accurate and correct performance of controller in cruise control systems is important. hence, in such systems, controller should optimize itself against noise and probable changes in system dynamic. as a matter of fact, in this article three approaches have been conducted to-ward this purpose: mit, direct estimation and indirect estimation. these approaches are used as controllers to track refe...

In this paper an instructional framework is proposed for supporting personalised learning in the context of webbased adaptive educational hypermedia systems. A learning-focused approach of instruction is adopted aiming to address learners’ needs and accommodate their learning style preferences and progress during interaction. In particular, the proposed framework unifies several processes that ...

This 5-year follow-up study examined the stability of adaptive functioning in two cognitive ability groups of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Nonverbal intelligence (NVIQ) was assessed at the time of this study and no participant changed cognitive group membership from the previous study (High NVIQ 97; Low NVIQ 56). In each group, adaptive skills, as measured by the Vineland Ad...

Coordinated Adaptation for Adaptive Context-aware Applications Christos Efstratiou Computing Department Lancaster University Submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. October 2004. The ability to adapt to change is critical to both mobile and context-aware applications. This thesis argues that providing sufficient support for adaptive context-aware applications requires support for coor...

Methodologies for the design and engineering of web applications evolve to accommodate the increased dynamic nature of modern web applications. In this paper we show and demonstrate the similarity between the dynamics in web applications and adaptive hypermedia systems using a general purpose model-driven web design methodology (Hera). To do so we use a simple example. We also stress advantages...

Can we use the constructed predictive model as a basis for action-selection? We develop an event-based anticipation framework for performing latent learning and we provide two mathematical tools to identify relevant relationships between events. These tools allow us to build a predictive model which is then embedded in an action-selection architecture to generate adaptive behavior. We first ana...

The development of adaptive skills is determined by factors inherent to a person, as well as by opportunities and expectations of the socio-cultural environment in which the person grows up. This paper analyses the adaptive behaviour of children with mild intellectual disability (MID) living with families or in institutions for children without parental care. The sample consisted of 95 children...

The growing interest in developing adaptive systems has led to numerous proposals for approaches aimed at supporting their development. Some approaches define adaptation mechanisms in terms of architectural design, consisting of concepts such as components, connectors and states. Other approaches are requirements-based, thus concerned with goals, tasks, contexts and preferences as concepts in t...

In this paper we present the architecture of an Adaptive Educational Hypermedia System, named INSPIRE. This particular system, throughout its interaction with the learner, dynamically generates lessons that gradually lead to the accomplishment of the learning goals selected by the learner. The lessons are generated according to the learner’s knowledge level, learning style and follow his/her pr...

The increasingly dynamic nature of resource discovery and binding in modern large-scale distributed and mobile systems poses significant challenges for existing middleware platforms. Future platforms must provide strong support for adaptive behaviour in order both to maintain and optimise services in the face of changing context. We use a survey of existing middleware systems to develop some co...