Responding to computer-initiated notifications requires a shift in attention that disrupts the flow of work. The degree of cost associated with resuming the original task following...
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...
In human-robot interaction (HRI) it is essential that the robot interprets and reacts to a human’s utterances in a manner that reflects their intended meaning. In this paper we...
Michael Brenner, Nick Hawes, John D. Kelleher, Jer...
Abstract— Software components embedded in ubiquitous systems, especially those using wireless networking, are subject to unpredictable behaviors inherent to using these systems i...
Taking care of an elderly in loss of cognitive autonomy is a challenging task. Artificial agents, such as the Telehealth Smart Home (TSH) system can facilitate that task. However,...