Personal web page of A. G. Stankevicius

Contact Information (información de contacto)

Mg. Alejandro G. Stankevicius
(ags at cs.uns.edu.ar)

Departarmento de Ciencias e Ingeniería de la Computación
Universidad Nacional del Sur
San Andrés 800, Campus de Palihue
Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
Tel: (54) (291) 459-5135
Fax: (54) (291) 459-5136

Teaching (docencia)

Courses for this semester

Computer Networks (Redes de Computadoras)

Past courses

Computer Organization (Organización de Computadoras)
Computer Architecture (Arquitectura de Computadoras)
Introduction to the Operation of Personal Computers (Introducción a la Operación de Computadoras Personales)
Logic for Computer Science (Lógica para Ciencias de la Computación)
Web Services and the Semantic Web (Ingeniería de Aplicaciones para la Web Semántica)
Object Oriented Programming (Programación Orientada a Objetos)
Formal Laguages and Automata Theory (Fundamentos de Ciencias de la Computación)
Artificial Intelligence (Inteligencia Artificial)

Tutorials

The GNU/Linux Operating System (El Sistema Operativo GNU/Linux)

Talks

Software Como Producto vs. Software Como Servicio (handouts, slides)
Juegos Gratis para tu PC (handouts, slides)

Additional Material

Since I agree with the ideas behind the free software movement, you'll find most of the teaching material I've ever written available for download under the GNU Free Documentation License in this page. FIXME: Hacer esa página.

Research (investigación)

Main Interests

Knowledge Representation and Reasoning within Nonmonotonic Theories.
Defeasible Argumentation and Defeasible Logic Programming.
Blockchain Technology.
Electronic Voting.
Free Software.

Master's Thesis

Un Modelo Dialéctico para la Deliberación Multiagente. It roughly translates to "A Dialectical Model for Multiagent Deliberation". Available as: [PDF] [PS] [PSZ] [BiBTeX]

Selected Publications

An Alternative Semantics for Argumentative Systems. Alejandro G. Stankevicius and Guillermo R. Simari. Inteligencia Artificial, 10(32), 2006. Available as: [PDF] [PS] [PSZ] [DVI] [BiBTeX]
An Abstract Machine for the Execution of DeLP Programs. Alejandro G. Stankevicius and Alejandro J. García. In Proceedings del 10mo Congreso Argentino de Ciencias de la Computación (CACiC), 2004. Available as: [PDF] [PS] [PSZ] [DVI] [BiBTeX]
An Abstract Model for the Process of Deliberation within Multiagent Systems. Alejandro G. Stankevicius and Guillermo R. Simari. In Proceedings del 2do Workshop en Agentes y Sistemas Inteligentes (WASI), 7mo Congreso Argentino de Ciencias de la Computación (CACiC), 2001. Available as: [PDF] [PS] [PSZ] [DVI] [BiBTeX]
Compilation Techniques for Defeasible Logic Programs. Alejandro G. Stankevicius, Alejandro J. García and Guillermo R. Simari. In Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Informatics Engineering, 2000. Available as: [PDF] [PS] [PSZ] [DVI] [BiBTeX]
A Framework for Multiagent Deliberation Based on Dialectical Argumentation. Alejandro G. Stankevicius and Guillermo R. Simari. In Proceedings del 1er Workshop en Agentes y Sistemas Inteligentes (WASI), 6to Congreso Argentino de Ciencias de la Computación (CACiC), 2000. Available as: [PDF] [PS] [PSZ] [DVI] [BiBTeX]

You can find the rest of my publications here.

Personal Interests (intereses personales)

The concept of free software is truly fascinating. Even if you have never heard of it, chances are that you already have one or more pieces of free software running on your computer. For instance, the GNU/Linux operating system is composed of free software, the Firefox web browser is free software, and even the web server that gives you access to this page —Apache— is free software. Free software is not only free as in “free beer,” which is certainly a nice bonus, but also free as in “free speeach.” It allows me, as a user, to retain my freedom rather than surrender it —and that, ultimately, is priceless.

So, after reading a little about free software online, you think you might give it a try… Excellent! I invite you to take the next step and begin replacing the non-free software on your computer with free alternatives. There are many lists of readily available replacements for commonly used applications. Some people complain that there are several alternatives to choose from when replacing a single non-free program. However, remember that free software is all about freedom, so even that choice is not imposed on you! Ask around: someone will gladly lend you a hand or give you a copy of the particular software you need —now that they are free to do so. See how all the pieces fall into place?

On another topic, although not an entirely unrelated one, my late wife was vegan, and I still am. Wondering what that means? You can check wikipedia for the standard encyclopedic answer, but browsing the website of the Vegan Union may give you a broader understanding of why people willingly choose to stop consuming meat and other animal-derived products. If you are interested in the subject, you could start by reading this flyer from Vegan Outreach, which is also available in Spanish.

Other Stuff (otros)

These are some of the projects I work on in my spare time —which, unfortunately, is not much:

DLP - An Integrated Development Environment for Defeasible Logic Programming.
PubList - A little script for automating the generation of a list of publications.

I also work on another project in my spare time, although this one is not related to computers:

Unión Vegetariana de Bahía Blanca - Filial local de la Unión Vegana de Argentina.

Richard M. Stallman, the man who started it all, explains why he uses free software —and, more importantly, why you should too— in this talk. An Ogg Theora-compatible player is required.
Finally, here is my public key. You can use it to send me encrypted email or to verify the authenticity of my digital signature. It is also available from MIT’s key server.