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AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 12 months ago
The Dynamic Selection of Coordination Mechanisms
This paper presents and evaluates a decision making framework that enables autonomous agents to dynamically select the mechanism they employ in order to coordinate their inter-rela...
Cora B. Excelente-Toledo, Nicholas R. Jennings
CRIWG
2001
14 years 1 months ago
Coordination of Collaborative Activities: A Framework for the Definition of Tasks Interdependencies
The coordination of interdependencies between tasks in collaborative environments is a very important and difficult endeavor. The separation between tasks and interdependencies al...
Alberto Barbosa Raposo, Léo Pini Magalh&ati...
STAIRS
2008
131views Education» more  STAIRS 2008»
14 years 1 months ago
Multi-Agent Collaboration: A Satellite Constellation Case
Abstract. Physical agents such as robots are generally constrained in their communication capabilities. In a multi-agent system composed of physical agents, these constraints have ...
Grégory Bonnet, Catherine Tessier
ICWS
2008
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
A Dependable Infrastructure for Cooperative Web Services Coordination
A current trend in the web services community is to define coordination mechanisms to execute collaborative tasks involving multiple organizations. Following this tendency, this w...
Eduardo Adílio Pelinson Alchieri, Alysson N...
CRIWG
2007
14 years 1 months ago
Coordinating Multi-task Environments Through the Methodology of Relations Graph
Abstract. This paper presents Relations Graph – GR a methodology to automate the generation of coordination mechanisms in computational environments. GR explores encapsulation an...
Adailton José Alves Da Cruz, Léo Pin...
CLIMA
2007
14 years 1 months ago
Plan-Coordination Mechanisms and the Price of Autonomy
Abstract. Task-based planning problems for multi-agent systems require multiple agents to find a joint plan for a constrained set of tasks. Typically, each agent receives a subset...
J. Renze Steenhuisen, Cees Witteveen, Yingqian Zha...
ECAI
2000
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
Run-Time Selection of Coordination Mechanisms in Multi-Agent Systems
Abstract. This paper presents a framework that enables autonomous agents to dynamically select the mechanism they employ in order to coordinate their inter-related activities. Adop...
Rachel A. Bourne, Cora B. Excelente-Toledo, Nichol...
HICSS
2005
IEEE
104views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2005»
14 years 5 months ago
Vicious and Virtuous Cycles in Global Virtual Team Role Coordination
Role coordination is an important aspect of task performance in teams. This phenomenon has received little attention in global virtual teams (GVT) with their coordination hurdles....
Juliana Sutanto, Chee Wei Phang, Huei Huang Kuan, ...
ETFA
2006
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
A Component Framework for Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks
Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks (WSANs) constitute an emerging and pervasive technology that is attracting increased interest for a wide range of applications. WSANs have two m...
Manuel Díaz, Daniel Garrido, Luis Llopis, B...
CDVE
2007
Springer
101views Visualization» more  CDVE 2007»
14 years 6 months ago
IT Services Design to Support Coordination Practices in the Luxembourguish AEC Sector
In the Architecture Engineering and Construction sector (AEC) cooperation between actors is essential for project success. The configuration of actors’ organization takes differe...
Sylvain Kubicki, Annie Guerriero, Damien Hanser, G...