Affect sensitivity is of the utmost importance for a robot companion to be able to display socially intelligent behaviour, a key requirement for sustaining long-term interactions ...
We present a novel specification language called JDC to be used at design phase of distributed components. The extensive seek for asynchrony in distributed components demands new ...
Antonio Cansado, Ludovic Henrio, Eric Madelaine, P...
Pervasive computing requires infrastructures that adapt to changes in user behaviour while minimising user interactions. Policy-based approaches have been proposed as a means of pr...
Domenico Corapi, Oliver Ray, Alessandra Russo, Aro...
This paper introduces a multi-agent system (MAS) approach for modelling social behaviours in children’s play. The children, the dynamics of their play, and the playground are mo...
The formal specification of design patterns is widely recognized as being vital to their effective and correct use in software development. It can clarify the concepts underlying ...