This work aims at bringing empirical knowledge on Human-Robot Interaction obtained from
user studies closer to being integrated into the capabilities of robots currently available on …

Emergencies are typically characterized by abruptness, time urgency, and complexity, which
give rise to challenges such as incomplete information, compromised information …

Ontologies facilitate concise communication across applications and people, by means of
precisely defined terms that provide a shared and common understanding. However …

Among different spatial data models, the topological model for spatial regions explicitly
represents common boundaries. This model pursues the efficiency of topology-related …

The topological model for spatial objects identifies common boundaries between regions,
explicitly storing adjacency relations, which not only improves the efficiency of …

When it comes to Big Data ecosystems, main technical challenges pertain to defining links
between data, information and knowledge, thus reaching interoperability. Interoperability …

Undeniably, in this rapidly changing world some knowledge granules change over time.
Tracking these changes seems to be one of the most crucial processes in knowledge …

Abstract Knowledge granularity is often regarded as one of the essential factors of
knowledge repositories basically in terms of ways of knowledge gathering and storing as …

1 Préambule Ce mémoire présente une partie des recherches que j'ai menées ou
encadrées entre 2012 et 2018 au sein du laboratoire LE2I de l'Université de Bourgogne. Le …

The realm of science and its progress have always been built on research, and ultimately on
the experience that precedes it. In order to arrive at scientific results appropriately …