Multi-agent systems are increasingly being used in complex applications due to features such as autonomy, proactivity, flexibility, robustness and social ability. Thus, techniques to detect and avoid defects in such systems are valuable. In particular, it is desirable to detect issues as early as possible in the development lifecycle. This research aims to find ways in which to ensure the corre...

This study described the various ways that newcomers proactively attempt to gain feelings of personal control during organizational entry and examined their longitudinal effects on self-reported performance and satisfaction in a sample of organizational newcomers. The results suggest that individuals engage in proactive activities such as information and feedback seeking, relationship building,...

We advocate for the use of predictive techniques in interactive computer music systems. We suggest that the inclusion of prediction can assist in the design of proactive rather than reactive computational performance partners. We summarize the significant role prediction plays in human musical decisions, and the only modest use of prediction in interactive music systems to date. After describin...

In a pervasive system it is essential to understand the intent of the user in order to predict his/her future behaviour. This in turn will help to minimise the user’s administrative overheads and assist the user to achieve his/her goals. The aim of this paper is to present some aspects of how user intent may be handled. It focuses on the architecture supporting the proactive features of the Per...

Proactive behavior at work is about making things happen. It involves self-initiated, anticipatory action aimed at changing either the situation or oneself. Examples include taking charge to improve work methods, proactive problem solving, using personal initiative, making i-deals, and proactive feedback seeking. In this chapter, we define proactive behavior and distinguish it from related conc...

Want to get more experience in research, but find it difficult as an undergraduate? A summer research project may be the answer and there are many ways to organize this. Various universities around the world offer summer undergraduate research programs. These tend to be very competitive; hundreds, even thousands of students can apply for only a handful of positions. However, with some proactivi...

Agent-based systems are potentially extremely powerful, but agent properties such as autonomy and proactivity raise significant challenges for usability. This paper argues that too little attention is being paid to human-agent communication from the user’s perspective. To justify the aspirations of agent designers, fundamental usability questions must be addressed more systematically than is cu...

INTRODUCTION 4 RELEVANCE OF INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE 4 DEFINITION OF PERFORMANCE 5 PERFORMANCE AS A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONCEPT 6 TASK PERFORMANCE 6 CONTEXTUAL PERFORMANCE 6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TASK AND CONTEXTUAL PERFORMANCE 7 PERFORMANCE AS A DYNAMIC CONCEPT 7 PERSPECTIVES ON PERFORMANCE 8 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES PERSPECTIVE 8 SITUATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 11 PERFORMANCE REGULATION PERSPECTIVE 13 RELAT...