Produktbild: E-Cargo and Role-Based Collaboration

E-Cargo and Role-Based Collaboration Modeling and Solving Problems in the Complex World

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Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

02.12.2021

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John Wiley & Sons Inc

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400

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23,5/15,7/2,6 cm

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702 g

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Englisch

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978-1-119-69306-2

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Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

02.12.2021

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

400

Maße (L/B/H)

23,5/15,7/2,6 cm

Gewicht

702 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-69306-2

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  • Produktbild: E-Cargo and Role-Based Collaboration
  • Author Biography xi

    Preface xiii

    A Guide to Reading This Book xvii

    Acknowledgments xix

    Symbols and Notations (Nomenclature) xxi

    Part I Backgrounds 1

    1 Introduction 3

    1.1 Collaboration and Collaboration Systems 3

    1.1.1 Collaboration 4

    1.1.2 Collaboration Systems 12

    1.2 Collaboration as "Divide and Conquer" 13

    1.3 Key Components of Collaboration 16

    1.4 The Nature of Collaboration 18

    1.5 The Complexity of Collaboration 20

    1.6 Collectivism or Individualism 21

    1.7 Collaboration and Complex Systems 24

    1.7.1 What Are Complex Systems? 24

    1.7.2 Examples of Complex Systems 26

    1.8 Collaboration and Problem Solving 27

    1.9 Summary 29

    References 30

    Exercises 34

    2 Role Concepts 35

    2.1 Terminology 35

    2.2 Modeling-Roles 40

    2.3 Roles in Agent Systems 42

    2.4 Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) 45

    2.5 Roles in CSCW Systems 48

    2.6 Roles in Social Psychology and Management 51

    2.7 Convergence of Role Concepts 53

    2.8 Summary 58

    References 60

    Exercises 67

    Part II Methodologies and Models 69

    3 Role-Based Collaboration 71

    3.1 Requirements for Role-Based Collaboration 71

    3.2 Architecture of an RBC System 74

    3.3 The Environment Established by Role-Based Collaboration 76

    3.4 The Process of Role-Based Collaboration 79

    3.5 Fundamental Principles of RBC 83

    3.5.1 Object Principles 84

    3.5.2 Agent Principles 85

    3.5.3 Role Principles 85

    3.5.4 Group Principles 86

    3.6 Benefits of Role-Based Collaboration 87

    3.6.1 Establish Trust in Collaboration 87

    3.6.2 Establish Dynamics 88

    3.6.3 Facilitate Interaction 90

    3.6.4 Support Adaptation 91

    3.6.5 Information Sharing 92

    3.6.6 Other Benefits 93

    3.7 Summary 93

    References 94

    Exercises 101

    4 The E-CARGO Model 103

    4.1 First Class Components 103

    4.1.1 Objects and Classes 105

    4.1.2 Roles and Environments 107

    4.1.3 Agents and Groups 113

    4.2 Second Class Components 118

    4.2.1 Users or Human Users 118

    4.2.2 Message 118

    4.2.3 System 120

    4.3 Fundamental Relationships in E-CARGO 121

    4.3.1 The Relations Among Roles 122

    4.3.2 The Relations Between Roles and Agents 129

    4.3.3 The Relations Between Agents 130

    4.3.4 Properties of an RBC System 132

    4.4 Related Work 133

    4.5 Summary 135

    References 136

    Exercises 140

    5 Group Role Assignment (GRA) 141

    5.1 Role Assignment 141

    5.2 A Real-World Problem 142

    5.3 Extended Expression of the E-CARGO Model 145

    5.4 Group Role Assignment Problems 146

    5.4.1 Simple Role Assignment 146

    5.4.2 Rated Group Role Assignment 147

    5.4.3 Weighted Role Assignment 148

    5.5 General Assignment Problem and the K-M Algorithm 148

    5.6 Solutions to GRA Problems 152

    5.7 Implementation and Performance Analysis 159

    5.8 Case Study by Simulation 161

    5.9 Related Work 165

    5.10 Summary 166

    References 168

    Exercises 170

    6 Group Role Assignment with Constraints (GRA+) 173

    6.1 Group Multi-Role Assignment (GMRA) 173

    6.1.1 A Real-World Scenario 173

    6.1.2 Problem Formalization 175

    6.1.3 The CPLEX Solution and Its Performance Experiments 176

    6.1.4 Improvement of the CPLEX Solution 177

    6.1.5 Comparisons 180

    6.2 Group Role Assignment with Conflicting Agents (GRACA) 181

    6.2.1 A Real-World Scenario 181

    6.2.2 Problem Formalization 183

    6.2.3 The Benefits of Avoiding Conflicts 186

    6.2.4 GRACAR/G Problems Are Subproblems of an NP-Complete Problem 188

    6.2.5 Solutions with CPLEX 194

    6.3 Group Role Assignment with Cooperation and Conflict Factors 195

    6.3.1 A Real-World Scenario 195

    6.3.2 Problem Formalization 196

    6.3.3 A Practical Solution 200

    6.3.4 Performance Experiments 202

    6.3.5 The Benefits 203

    6.3.6 Cooperation and Conflict Factor Collection 204

    6.4 Related Work 206

    6.5 Summary 207

    References 208

    Exercises 212

    7 Group Role Assignment with Multiple Objectives (GRA++) 213

    7.1 Group Role Assignment with Budget Constraints (GRABC) 213

    7.1.1 A Real-World Scenario 213

    7.1.2 Problem Formalization 215

    7.1.3 Solutions with an ILP Solver 224

    7.1.4 Simulations of GRABC-WS and GRABC-Syn 226

    7.1.5 Performance Experiments and Improvements 227

    7.1.6 Synthesis 229

    7.2 Good at Many Things and Expert in One (GMEO) 229

    7.2.1 A Real-World Scenario 231

    7.2.2 Problem Formalizations 232

    7.2.3 A Solution with CPLEX 235

    7.2.4 Performance Experiments and Improvements 237

    7.2.5 A Simple Formalization of GMEO with an Efficient Solution 240

    7.2.6 A More Efficient Solution for GMEO-1 243

    7.3 Related Work 246

    7.4 Summary 248

    References 249

    Exercises 251

    Part III Applications 253

    8 Solving Engineering Problems with GRA 255

    8.1 Group Role Assignment with Agents' Busyness Degrees 255

    8.1.1 A Real-World Scenario 256

    8.1.2 Problem Formalization 257

    8.1.3 Solutions 259

    8.1.4 Simulations and Benefits 261

    8.2 Group Multi-Role Assignment with Coupled Roles 264

    8.2.1 A Real-World Scenario 265

    8.2.2 The Problem Specification 267

    8.2.3 The Solutions with CPLEX and Initial Results 269

    8.2.4 Verification Experiments 270

    8.3 Most Economical Redundant Assignment 271

    8.3.1 A Real-World Scenario 272

    8.3.2 Problem Formalizations 273

    8.3.3 A Solution with CPLEX 274

    8.3.4 A New Form of the MERA Problem and a More Efficient Solution 277

    8.4 Related Work 281

    8.5 Summary 283

    References 284

    Exercises 287

    9 Role Transfer 289

    9.1 Role Transfer Problems 289

    9.2 The M-M Role Transfer Problems 292

    9.2.1 M-1 Problem 294

    9.2.2 1-M Problem 294

    9.2.3 M-M Problem 294

    9.3 From M-M RTPs to Role Assignment Problems 297

    9.4 Temporal M-M Role Transfer Problems 300

    9.4.1 Temporal Transfer with Weak Restriction 300

    9.4.2 Temporal Transfer with Strong Restriction 304

    9.4.3 A Near-Optimal Solution to SRTP with the Kuhn-Munkres Algorithm 309

    9.4.4 Performance Experiments 314

    9.5 Role Transfer Tool 315

    9.6 Related Work 317

    9.7 Summary 318

    References 319

    Exercises 322

    10 More to Investigate 323

    10.1 Role Negotiation 323

    10.2 Role Specification 324

    10.3 Agent Evaluation 324

    10.4 Collective Group Role Assignment 327

    10.4.1 One-Way Collective Role Assignment 328

    10.4.2 Two-Way Collective Role Assignment 329

    10.5 Role Engine 330

    10.5.1 Role Dynamics 331

    10.5.2 Role Interaction 332

    10.5.3 Role Presentation 332

    10.6 Social Simulation 333

    10.7 Adaptive Collaboration 335

    10.8 Other Challenges in RBC and E-CARGO 336

    10.8.1 Optimizations 338

    10.8.2 Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE) 338

    10.8.3 Multi-Agent Systems 339

    10.9 Not the End 339

    References 341

    Index 349