This paper introduces a mechanism for regulating the interactions between the members of an ad hoc, heterogeneous and mobile multi-agent system, in order to ensure reliable and secure coordination between them. We demonstrate this mechanism, and its importance, by describing its application to a police team whose mission is to manage (i.e., monitor and control) the traffic in an area, by operat...

The purpose of this study was to identify the predominant leadership style fourth year high school students in a public educational institution Trujillo. research is simple descriptive scope with non-experimental design, Leadership Styles Test Robert R. Blake and Jane S. Mouton (1980) used as data collection instrument. instrument, being administered single moment 100 grade sections "A", "B", "...

Research in shared mental models has immeasurably aided our understanding of effective teamwork and taskwork. However, little research has focused on the role that leaders play, if any, in influencing, developing and/or fostering shared mental models and thereby improving team performance. We developed an agent-based computational model based on McComb's theory of three-phase mental model devel...

We propose to join the research efforts of Richard Brent’s team at ANU (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia) with those of the CACAO team from the “Centre de Recherche INRIA Nancy-Grand Est” (Nancy, France) into an INRIA associate team called ANC (Algorithms, Numbers, Computers). We wish to extend in such a way a long-term and successful cooperation between Richard Brent and Pau...

In 2009, Griffith University School of Dentistry and Oral Health, in Queensland, Australia, introduced into its various curricula the concept of team-based treatment planning (TBTP), aiming to facilitate intraprofessional, interdisciplinary training and peer learning among its students. Fifty student teams were organized, each of which included students from three programs (Dental Science, Oral...