This paper proposes FMAP (Forward Multi-Agent Planning), a fully-distributed multi-agent
planning method that integrates planning and coordination. Although FMAP is specifically …

While executing its plan in a dynamic environment where multiple agents are operating, an
autonomous agent may suffer a failure due to discrepancies between the expected and …

In this paper, novel ideas are presented for solving the automated web service composition
problem. Some of the possible real world problems such as partial observability of the …

Many real world problems involve hybrid systems, subject to (continuous) physical effects
and controlled by (discrete) digital equipments. Indeed, many efforts are being made to …

During the last decades, many approaches and tools were developed that enable a flexible
enactment of repetitive business processes. By contrast, knowledge-intensive processes …

Hierarchical resource reasoning is one of the key issues to successfully apply Hierarchy
Task Network (HTN) planning into emergency decision-making. This paper proposes a …

This paper describes the approach for calibration of environmental models with the
presence of time and quality restrictions. Advantages of the suggested strategy are based on …

Inefficiency airport ground handing operations is one of the main reasons for flight delays, as
it comprises a series of processes and collaborations between various airport's services …

There is need for software systems in order to coordinate the activities of healthcare
professionals involved in the treatment of a patient, aligning the care delivery around …

This paper describes a logic-based formalism for qualitative spatial reasoning with cast
shadows (Perceptual Qualitative Relations on Shadows, or PQRS) and presents results of a …