Many real-world AI problems (e.g. in configuration) are weakly constrained, thus requiring a mechanism for characterizing and finding the preferred solutions. Preferencebased sear...
In the literature, optimization models deal with planning and scheduling of several subsystems of the petroleum supply chain such as oilfield infrastructure, crude oil supply, ref...
Much computer-based learning is largely passive, based primarily on task-based, exercise-driven interactions. We argue that computers have greater potential for promoting more act...
Wi-Fi hotspots are one of the most promising scenarios for mobile computing. In this scenario, a very limiting factor is the shortage of energetic resources in mobile devices. Leg...
Giuseppe Anastasi, Marco Conti, Enrico Gregori, An...
When people engage in conversation, they tailor their utterances to their conversational partners, whether these partners are other humans or computational systems. This tailoring...
Marilyn A. Walker, Steve Whittaker, Amanda Stent, ...