To discover causal relations, we use both grammatical patterns and time series analysis. In that manner we are able to recognise not only explicit but also implicit causal relations.

 

Applications

  • Analysis of the effect of interactions between people with cognitive impairments
  • Discovery of preconditions and effects for planning operators

For more information on causal relations discovery, have a look at the following papers:

  • “Discovering Causal Relations from Textual Instructions”, which can be downloaded from here.
  • “Discovery of Causal Relations in the Challenging Behaviour of People with Dementia”, which can be downloaded from here.