The success of new System-on-a-Chip (SoC) initiatives depends on the availability of well-trained SoC designers who are able to bridge the gap between software centric system specification and hardware-software implementation in novel architectures. The Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse is working with its member Universities to facilitate the education of such designers – those capable of bridging...

Consider the following: Team members are hijacking team meetings and convincing others to deviate from the original goals. The team leader lacks the skills to recognize these dynamics. Furthermore, the leader struggles with determining a turnaround approach and leadership model to effectively regain control of this intense team and refocus the members to achieve the original goals and objective...

The Soccer Server system provides a rich and challenging multiagent, real-time domain. Agents must accurately perceive and act despite a quickly changing, largely hidden, noisy world. They must also act at several levels, ranging from individual skills to full-team collabo-rative and adversarial behaviors. This article presents the CMUnited-97 approaches to the above challenges which helped the...

Organizations are increasingly turning to crowdsourcing to solve difficult problems. This is often driven by the desire to find the best subject matter experts, strongly incentivize them, and engage them with as little coordination cost as possible. A growing number of authors, however, are calling for increased collaboration in crowdsourcing settings, hoping to draw upon the advantages of team...

Background: The project took place in a cancer service for teenagers and young adults (13-24 years) in the UK, as part of a large service change project. Chemotherapy that had traditionally been given in an inpatient setting was to be transformed into an ambulatory care model. Aim: The authors aimed to lead a change in practice whereby patients receiving chemotherapy would be taught to monitor ...

Humanoid soccer serves as a benchmark problem for artificial intelligence research and robotics. Every year, more teams are competing, for example, in the RoboCup Humanoid League. As the robots improve in the basic skills of walking, kicking, and getting up, teams can focus on soccer skills and team coordination. The complexity of soccer behaviors and team play calls for structured behavior eng...

Building Information Modelling (BIM) offers the possibility of prototyping building design and construction options in a simulated system, before construction begins, offering the potential for improvements in productivity, product quality and sustainability. In addition, the information resulting from the design and construction process can be transferred for use in the ongoing management and ...

This article focuses on key aspects of the "nontraditional" surgical subjects of organizational structure and team interaction. First, the deficiencies in team dynamics found within the modern operating room (OR) and their resultant consequences are highlighted. Next, essential human factors concepts related to error generation, organizational culture, high reliability, and team science as appl...