Abstract. The agent paradigm can be seen as an extension of the notion of (active) objects by concepts like autonomy, cooperation, and goal-oriented behavior. Mainstream object-ori...
Activity theory is based on the concept of tools mediating between subjects and objects. In this theory, an individual's creative interaction with his or her surroundings can ...
Morten Fjeld, Kristina Lauche, Martin Bichsel, Fre...
The development of software products has become a highly cooperative and distributed activity involving working groups at geographically distinct places. These groups show an incr...
Abstract. Management of development processes in di erent engineering disciplines is a challenging task. We present an integrated approach which covers not only the activities to b...
Effective human-robot cooperation requires robotic devices that understand human goals and intentions. We frame the problem of intent recognition as one of tracking and predicting...