OCAMS is a practical engineering application of multi-agent systems technology, involving redesign of the tools and practices in a complex, distributed system. OCAMS is designed to...
William J. Clancey, Maarten Sierhuis, Chin Seah, C...
We consider the problem of assisting vulnerable people and their carers to reduce the occurrence, and concomitant consequences, of accidents in the home. A wireless sensor network ...
Hamid K. Aghajan, Juan Carlos Augusto, Chen Wu, Pa...
This paper presents a novel online discussion environment that efficiently supports listening processes inspired by more collaborative management practices. This participative man...
Baldo Faieta, Bernardo A. Huberman, Paul Verhaeghe
Many instant messenger (IM) clients let a person specify the identifying name that appears in another person’s contact list. We have noticed that many people add extra informati...
As communications systems increasingly gather and propagate information about people’s reachability or “presence”, users need better tools to minimize undesired interruption...