Abstract. There are many domains in which a multi-agent system needs to maximize a "system utility" function which rates the performance of the entire system, while subje...
Many studies have established the difficulties inherent in both cross-cultural and distance communication. Distance work interferes with close collaboration and trust. Physical di...
Pervasive personal communication technologies offer the potential for important social benefits for individual users, but also the potential for significant social difficulties an...
Abstract—A primary goal of vehicular communication systems is the enhancement of traffic safety by equipping vehicles with wireless communication units to facilitate cooperative...
To supplement existing forms of communication such as telephone and e-mail, this research proposes a new method of communicating “awareness” between people who are separated b...