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Esra Erdem Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Faculty Member (216) 483 9574 esraerdemsabanciunivedu

Personal Web

http://people.sabanciuniv.edu/~esraerdem/

Jobs

Faculty Member

Education

Ph.D. (Computer Sciences), The University of Texas at Austin, 2002. M.S. (Computer Sciences), The University of Texas at Austin, 1998. B.S. (Computer Sciences), Bilkent University, 1996.

Areas of Interest

Artificial intelligence. Knowledge representation. Automated reasoning. Cognitive Robotics.

Memberships

AAAI, ISCB, IEEE, ALP, ACM

Izmirlioglu, Yusuf and Erdem, Esra (2023) "Qualitative reasoning about 2D cardinal directions using answer set programming", Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, Vol.77, 1371-1453 (SCI)

Ahmad, Faseeh and Patoğlu, Volkan and Erdem, Esra (2023) "Hybrid planning for challenging construction problems: an answer set programming approach", Artificial Intelligence, Vol.319 (SCI)

Çoruhlu, Gökay and Erdem, Esra and Patoğlu, Volkan (2022) "Explainable robotic plan execution monitoring under partial observability", IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol.38, No.4, 2495-2515 (SCI)

Fidan, Müge and Erdem, Esra (2021) "Knowledge-based stable roommates problem: a real-world application", Theory and Practice of Logic Programming, Vol.21, No.6, 852-869 (SCI)

Nouman, Ahmed and Patoğlu, Volkan and Erdem, Esra (2021) "Hybrid conditional planning for robotic applications", International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol.40, No.2-3, 594-623 (SCI)

Boğatarkan, Aysu and Erdem, Esra (2020) "Explanation generation for multi-modal multi-agent path finding with optimal resource utilization using answer set programming", Theory and Practice of Logic Programming, Vol.20, No.6, 974-989 (SCI, CPCI-S)

Erdem, Esra and Fidan, Müge and Manlove, David and Prosser, Patrick (2020) "A general framework for stable roommates problems using answer set programming", Theory and Practice of Logic Programming, Vol.20, No.6, 911-925 (SCI, CPCI-S)

İzmirlioğlu, Yusuf and Erdem, Esra (2020) "Reasoning about cardinal directions between 3-dimensional extended objects using answer set programming", Theory and Practice of Logic Programming, Vol.20, No.6, 942-957 (SCI, CPCI-S)

Rizwan, Momina and Patoğlu, Volkan and Erdem, Esra (2020) "Human robot collaborative assembly planning: an answer set programming approach", Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (SI), Vol.20, No.6, 1006-1020 (SCI, CPCI-S)

Doğmuş, Zeynep and Erdem, Esra and Patoğlu, Volkan (2019) "Rehabrobo-query: answering natural language queries about rehabilitation robotics ontology on the cloud", Semantic Web (SI), Vol.10, No.3, 605-629 (SCI, SSCI)

Gençay, Eray and Schüller, Peter and Erdem, Esra (2019) "Applications of non-monotonic reasoning to automotive product configuration using answer set programming", Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol.30, No.3, 1407-1422 (SCI)

Sarıbatur, Zeynep G. and Patoğlu, Volkan and Erdem, Esra (2019) "Finding optimal feasible global plans for multiple teams of heterogeneous robots using hybrid reasoning: an application to cognitive factories", Autonomous Robots, Vol.43, No.1, 213-238 (SCI)

Erdem, Esra and Patoğlu, Volkan (2018) "Applications of ASP in robotics", Künstliche Intelligenz, Vol.32, No.2-3, 143-149 (ESCI)

Yalçıner, İbrahim Faruk and Nouman, Ahmed and Patoğlu, Volkan and Erdem, Esra (2017) "Hybrid conditional planning using answer set programming". Published Online First http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1471068417000321

Erdem, Esra and Gelfond, Michael and Leone, Nicola (2016) "Applications of answer set programming", AI Magazine, Vol.37, No.3, 53-68 (SCI)

Erdem, Esra and Patoğlu, Volkan and Schüller, Peter (2016) "A systematic analysis of levels of integration between high-level task planning and low-level feasibility checks", AI Communications, Vol.29, No.2, 319-349 (SCI)

Doğmuş, Zeynep and Erdem, Esra and Patoğlu, Volkan (2015) "RehabRobo-Onto: design, development and maintenance of a rehabilitation robotics ontology on the cloud", Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (SI), Vol.33, 100-109 (SCI)

Doğmuş, Zeynep and Erdem, Esra and Patoğlu, Volkan (2015) "ReAct!: an interactive educational tool for AI planning for robotics", IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol.58, No.1, 15-24 (SCI)

Erdem, Esra and Öztok, Umut (2015) "Generating explanations for biomedical queries", Theory and Practice of Logic Programming, Vol.15, No.Part: , 35-78 (SCI)

Erdem, Esra and Patoğlu, Volkan and Sarıbatur, Zeynep Gözen and Schüller, Peter and Uras, Tansel (2013) "Finding optimal plans for multiple teams of robots through a mediator: a logic-based approach", Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (Sl), Vol.13, No.4-5, 831-846 (SCI)

Eiter, Thomas and Erdem, Esra and Erdoğan, Halit and Fink, Michael (2013) "Finding similar/diverse solutions in answer set programming", Theory and Practice of Logic Programming, Vol.13, No.3, 303-359 (SCI)

Erdem, Esra and Aker, Erdi and Patoğlu, Volkan (2012) "Answer set programming for collaborative housekeeping robotics: representation, reasoning, and execution", Intelligent Service Robotics, Vol.5, No.4, 275-291 ()

Çakmak, Duygu and Erdem, Esra and Erdoğan, Halit (2011) "Computing weighted solutions in ASP: representation-based method vs. search-based method", Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (SI), Vol.62, No.3-4, 219-258 (SCI)

Buller, Mark and Cuddihy, Paul and Davis, Ernest and Doherty, Patrick and Doshi-Velez, Finale and Erdem, Esra and Fisher, Douglas and Green, Nancy and Hinkelmann, Knut and McLurkin, James and Maher, Mary Lou and Maheswaran, Rajiv and Rubinelli, Sara and Schurr, Nathan and Scott, Donia and Shell, Dylan and Szekely, Pedro and Thoenssen, Barbara and Urken, Arnold B. (2011) "Reports of the AAAI 2011 spring symposia", Ai Magazine, Vol.32, No.3, 119-127 (SCI)

Eiter, Thomas and Erdem, Esra and Fink, Michael and Senko, Jan (2010) "Updating action domain descriptions", Artificial Intelligence, Vol.174, No.15, 1172-1221 (SCI)

Eiter, Thomas and Erdem, Esra and Faber, Wolfgang (2008) "Undoing the effects of action sequences", Journal of Applied Logic, Vol.6, No.3, 380-415 (NA)

Brooks, Dan and Erdem, Esra and Erdoğan, Selim and Minett, James and Ringe, Don (2007) "Inferring phylogenetic trees using answer set programming", Journal of Automated Reasoning, Vol.39, No.4, 471-511 (SCI)

Eiter, Thomas and Erdem, Esra and Fink, Michael and Senko, Jan (2007) "Comparing action descriptions based on semantic preferences", Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, Vol.50, No.3-4, 273-304 (SCI)

Eiter, Thomas and Faber, Wolfgang and Erdem, Esra and Senko, Jan (2007) "A logic-based approach to finding explanations for discrepancies in optimistic plan execution", Fundamenta Informaticae, Vol.79, No.1-2, 25-69 (SCI)

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Esra Erdem, Vladimir Lifschitz, and Don Ringe. Temporal Phylogenetic Networks and Logic Programming. In Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (TPLP), 6(5):539–558, 2006.

Esra Erdem and Vladimir Lifschitz. Tight Logic Programs. In Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (TPLP), 3(4–5):499–518, 2003.

Esra Erdem and Pierre Flener. Completing Open Logic Programs by Constructive Induction. In International Journal of Intelligent Systems (IJIS), 14(10):995–1020, 1999.

REFEREED CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PAPERS

Thomas Eiter, Esra Erdem, Michael Fink, and Jan Senko. Comparing Action Descriptions based on Semantic Preferences. In Proceedings of the Tenth European Conference on Logics in Artificial Intelligence (JELIA’06), pages 124–137, 2006.

Esra Erdem and Alfredo Gabaldon. Representing Action Domains with Numeric-Valued Fluents. In Proceedings of the Tenth European Conference on Logics in Artificial Intelligence (JELIA’06), pages 151–163, 2006.

Thomas Eiter, Esra Erdem, Michael Fink, and Jan Senko. Resolving Conflicts in Action Descriptions. In Proceedings of the Eleventh Workshop on Nonmonotonic Reasoning (NMR’06), Action and Change Track, pages 353–361, 2006.

Esra Erdem and Elisabeth Tillier. Genome Rearrangement and Planning. In Proceedings of the Twentieth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI’05), pages 1139–1144, 2005.

Esra Erdem and Alfredo Gabaldon. Cumulative Effects of Concurrent Actions on Numeric-Valued Fluents. In Proceedings of the Twentieth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI’05), pages 627–632, 2005.

Thomas Eiter, Esra Erdem, Michael Fink, and J´an Senko. Updating Action Domain Descriptions. In Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI’05), pages 418–423, 2005.

Esra Erdem and Alfredo Gabaldon. Cumulative Effects of Concurrent Actions on Numeric-Valued Fluents. In Working Notes of the Sixth Workshop on Nonmonotonic Reasoning, Action, and Change (NRAC’05), pages 28–33, 2005.

Daniel R. Brooks, Esra Erdem, James W. Minett, and Don Ringe. Character-Based Cladistics and Answer Set Programming. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Practical Aspects of Declarative Languages (PADL’05), pages 37–51, 2005.

Esra Erdem and Martin Wong. Rectilinear Steiner Tree Construction using Answer Set Programming. In Proceedings of the Twentieth International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP’04), pages 386–399, 2004.

Thomas Eiter, Esra Erdem, andWolfgang Faber. Plan Reversals for Recovery in Execution Monitoring. In Proceedings of the Tenth Workshop on Nonmonotonic Reasoning (NMR’04), Action and Causality Track, pages 147–154, 2004.

Esra Erdem, Vladimir Lifschitz, Luay Nakhleh and Don Ringe. Reconstructing the Evolutionary History of Indo-European Languages using Answer Set Programming. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Practical Aspects of Declarative Languages (PADL’03), pages 160–176, 2003.

Esra Erdem and Vladimir Lifschitz. Fages’ Theorem for Programs with Nested Expressions. In Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP’01), pages 242–254, 2001.

Esra Erdem and Vladimir Lifschitz. Transitive Closure, Answer Sets and Predicate Completion. In Proceedings of American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Spring Symposium, pages 60–65, 2001.

Esra Erdem and Pierre Flener. A New Declarative Bias for ILP: Construction Modes. In Work-in-Progress Reports of the Tenth International Conference on Inductive Logic Programming (ILP’00), pages 60–78, 2000.

Esra Erdem, Vladimir Lifschitz, and Martin D. F. Wong. Wire Routing and Satisfiability Planning. In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computational Logic (CL’00), pages 822–836, 2000.

Yuliya Babovich, Esra Erdem and Vladimir Lifschitz. Fages’ Theorem and Answer Set Programming. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Workshop on Non-Monotonic Reasoning (NMR’00), 2000.

Esra Erdem and Vladimir Lifschitz. Transformations of Logic Programs Related to Causality and Planning. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning (LPNMR’99), pages 107–116, 1999.