We are investigating techniques for developing distributed and adaptive collections of information agents that coordinate to retrieve, filter and fuse information relevant to the user, task and situation. In our system of agents, information gathering is seamlessly integrated with decision support. In this paper we present the distributed system architecture, agent collaboration interactions, a...

In this demonstration we present an early version prototype of an automated system for postmortem identification based on dental radiograph comparison. We overview the structure of the proposed automated dental identification system (ADIS) prototype that we are currently developing. We briefly discuss some of the techniques we use in developing the prototype ADIS, as well as initial testing res...

The production task queue has a great significance for manufacturing resource allocation and scheduling decision. Man-made qualitative queue optimization method has a poor effect and makes the application difficult. A production task queue optimization method is proposed based on multi-attribute evaluation. According to the task attributes, the hierarchical multi-attribute model is established ...

In this paper, two computational models of ethical reasoning, one that compares pairs of truth-telling cases and one that retrieves relevant past cases and principles when presented with an ethical dilemma, are described and discussed. Lessons learned from developing and experimenting with the two systems, as well as challenges of building programs that reason about ethics, are discussed. Final...

RAPID Engineering Project #4 (Bracken et al., 1997a) summarized past efforts and developed guidelines for contemporaneous PE monitoring. Guidelines for PE study design provide recommendations for selecting the field characteristics to be measured; selecting appropriate instrumentation; developing a sampling strategy; establishing time-activity record-keeping protocols; and developing plans for ...

planning of cities in order to respond to considerable needs of urban population, is one of the most important concerns of urban managers and authorities. urban development plans which have been provided to respond to these issues, have different objectives and characteristics. hence different plans are developed to plan and organize cities. most of these plans are being prepared without consid...