This chapter explores the people‐driven collaborative processes, and the way to support the
interactions among participants using human–machine units. It also reviews the state‐of‐the …

Mobile computing has allowed us to conceive software systems to support mobile
collaborative work in several business domains, like hospital work, emergency response …

Ubiquitous collaborative systems are difficult to design; particularly those where the
participants are human beings and there is not a pre-established workflow to coordinate the …

A fundamental objective of human–computer interaction research is to make systems more
usable, more useful, and to provide users with experiences fitting their specific background …

ABSTRACT A number of design models and representations have been proposed in the
area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) to support user-centered system design. High …

The concept of awareness was introduced to underline the importance of shared knowledge
and enhance collaborative work. Actors require much knowledge about their work situation …

This chapter presents several models as a proposal to carry out the process of analysis for
CSCW systems, a stage of the model process which is essential in this type of systems. The …

Collaborative Systems go beyond user-system interaction, allowing users to cooperate,
coordinate and communicate with each other through the system. This kind of system has …

In recent years, there has been a wide interesting in how groups of people work together,
and in how collaboration might be supported. Some very important trends are only now …

Participatory design actively involves users throughout the design process, from initial
discovery of their needs to the final assessment of the system. As in all forms of interaction …