Abstract. Query reformulation techniques based on semantic knowledge have been used in two ways in database management systems, namely for query optimization and for data integrati...
Abstract. If we wish to implement dialogue systems which express emotion, dialogue corpora annotated for emotion would be a valuable resource. In order to develop such corpora we r...
This paper compares within the MAS framework two separate threads in the formal study of epistemic change: belief revision and argumentation theories. Belief revision describes how...
Trust is arguably the most crucial aspect of agent acceptability. At its simplest level, it can be characterized in terms of judgments that people make concerning three factors: an...
Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Hyuckchul Jung, Shriniwas Kul...
Abstract. A long-running transaction is an interactive component of a distributed system which must be executed as if it were a single atomic action. In principle, it should not be...