This paper aims at proposing a general formal framework for dialogue between autonomous agents which are looking for a common agreement about a collective choice. The proposed set...
Distributed systems generally require their component parts to interact cooperatively, in order for the system as a whole to function effectively. For any given activity, several ...
In this paper we describe a software tool that allows investigators to make comparisons across different online forums and media by analyzing word counts in userspecified categori...
Adam D. I. Kramer, Susan R. Fussell, Leslie D. Set...
Electronic Commerce is expanding from the simple notion of Electronic Store to the notion of Virtual Enterprises (VE) where existing enterprises dynamically form temporary allianc...
Panos K. Chrysanthis, Sujata Banerjee, Shi-Kuo Cha...
Research in Ambient Intelligence and Ubiquitous Computing has put computational devices into many social settings while leaving intact much of the "task support and informati...