Stigmergy is usually associated with semantically simple problems such as routing. It can be applied to more complex problems by encoding them in the environment through which sti...
H. Van Dyke Parunak, Theodore C. Belding, Robert B...
We introduce the foundation of a system modeling environment targeted at capturing the anticipated interactions of hardware and software behaviors -- not just their co-execution. ...
Neal K. Tibrewala, JoAnn M. Paul, Donald E. Thomas
We present a novel system for notification management and report results from two studies testing its performance and impact. The system uses statistical models to realize defer-t...
A Multi-linked negotiation problem occurs when an agent needs to negotiate with multiple other agents about different subjects (tasks, conflicts, or resource requirements), and th...
Current perceptions of Instant Messaging (IM) use are based primarily on self-report studies. We logged thousands of (mostly) workplace IM conversations and evaluated their conver...
Ellen Isaacs, Alan Walendowski, Steve Whittaker, D...