B4948 - Cognitive Sematics for Artificial Intelligence (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student knows and can apply formal, ontological and computational methods to deal with the semiotic interpretation of multimodal data and content. The interpretations considered will concern different ontological levels. A 4E (embodied, enactive, embedded, extended) approach will be assumed.

Course contents

This course covers interdisciplinary research across semiotics, ontology, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science.

Readings/Bibliography

De Giorgis, S., Gangemi, A., Russo, A. Neurosymbolic graph enrichment for Grounded World Models. Information Processing & Management, 62, 4, 2025, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030645732500069X

Gangemi, A. and Nuzzolese, A.G. Logic-Augmented Generation. Journal of Web Semantics, 2025, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1570826824000453

Ciroku, F., De Giorgis, S., Gangemi, A., Martinez-Pandiani, D.S., Presutti, V. Automated multimodal sensemaking: Ontology-based integration of linguistic frames and visual data. Computers in Human Behavior, 107997, 2024, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_2ju5yg_3vxrQXW-KgP903DhNJ6csLan/view

Gangemi, A., Presutti, V., 2022. Formal Representation and Extraction of Perspectives. Vossen, P. et al. (eds.): Creating a More Transparent Internet: The Perspective Web, 2022, https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qmaoifmxwqfklvixs629n/WebOfPerspectives-GangemiPresutti.pdf?rlkey=e82o49dz4crwgf84yue0eiupv&dl=0

Gangemi, A. Closing the Loop between Knowledge Patterns in Cognition and the Semantic Web. Semantic Web, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 139-151, https://semantic-web-journal.net/system/files/swj2334.pdf

Teaching methods

The course will be given in 3-hours slots, with mixed lectures and hands-on sessions. Practical experiments will be reproduced or newly designed on specific sessions.

Assessment methods

The final exam will consist of a project implementing a model of cognitively-inspired sense-making on a specific topic agreed with the teacher, and a discussion.

Students with disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders are entitled to special adjustments according to their condition, subject to assessment by the University Service for Students with Disabilities and SLD. Please do not contact teachers or Department staff, but make an appointment with the Service. The Service will then determine what adjustments are specifically appropriate, and get in touch with the teacher. For more information, please visit the page:
https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students

Teaching tools

Online and desktop apps with artificial intelligence capabilities will be regularly used during the course.

Office hours

See the website of Aldo Gangemi