Integrating contributions received from other agents is an essential activity in multi-agent systems (MASs). Not only must related contributions be integrated together, but the co...
In this paper we investigate two related aspects of the formalization of open interaction systems: how to specify norms, and how to enforce them by means of sanctions. The problem...
"Improv Puppets'' is an interaction paradigm modeled after traditional puppet play. With physical puppets, children move their puppets' bodies and speak their ...
Service-based systems have many applications, including collaborative research and development, ebusiness, health care, environmental control, military applications, and homeland ...
Stephen S. Yau, Dazhi Huang, Haishan Gong, Hasan D...
This paper, referring to a work in progress, describes functional elements of the user interface of a Virtual World that may provide an important contribution to the process by wh...
Filipe Santos, Benjamim Fonseca, Leonel Morgado, P...