Functional diversity is central to the performance of product development teams in that multiple perspectives increase the team’s creativity. Failures in cross-functional product development teams (CFPDTs) are often attributed to a team’s inability to capitalize on their diversity. In this study we develop and test a model based on the representational gaps perspective (Cronin & Weingart, 2007a...

A framework to optimize energy utilization through battery management in a cooperative environment is proposed. Participating households share access community-owned farm and are equipped with lossy rechargeable batteries. The proposed optimization aims minimize expenditure while accounting for time- location-dependent electricity prices. discharging schedules optimized by using elements of cal...

2 ABSTRACT This paper describes the initial testing and evaluation of one of the key components of the Testbed Real-time Integrated Control and Evaluation Prototype System (TRICEPS). TRICEPS is a software platform that facilitates the implementation and evaluation of a wide range of algorithms for traffic control and Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS). TRICEPS supports research a...

In this paper, an approach of conflict classification and detection is proposed in a domain independent framework for conflict management, and deployed in Sensible Agent Architectures. Sensible agents are agents that operate in a multi-agent based system with the ability to dynamically adapt their level of autonomy. Conflicts are classified as goal, plan and belief conflicts. It is shown that s...

Game theory (GT) is a mathematical method that describes the phenomenon of conflict and cooperation between intelligent rational decision-makers. In particular, the theory has been proven very useful in the design of wireless sensor networks (WSNs). This article surveys the recent developments and findings of GT, its applications in WSNs, and provides the community a general view of this vibran...

the area of bargaining mechanisms has been well explored in both multi-agent systems and economics. in bargaining, participants raise/reduce their offers until an agreement is hopefully reached. in this dynamic environment, finding superior agreements without having the knowledge about the strategic private information of the counterpart is considerable. in this paper, we present a simple semi-...

Interpersonal relationship require sophisticated competences of cohabitation. However, the availability of training tools to develop conflict management skills is limited and problematic. The prisoner's dilemma game (PDG), the most widely known example of game theory, a nonzero-sum game, has been used, in higher education, to provide students with an opportunity of active learning and for under...