Title

Using Contexts To Supervise A Collaborative Process

Keywords

Context; Context-based reasoning; CSCW; Distributed development; Project management; Situational awareness

Abstract

This paper describes a research project that investigated the feasibility of using contextual reasoning to supervise the collaborative work of knowledge workers. In complex projects that require contributions from various experts but whose interaction may be limited to a web-based collaborative tool, proper management of the project is essential to ensure that the project objectives are met. This is typically the job of a project manager. We assert that having situational awareness is likewise essential to managing a project, and we utilize Context-based Reasoning (CxBR) as the tool of choice for implementing situational awareness in an agent that assists project managers. We use rocket design and manufacture as the domain to evaluate our approach. We make use of public domain rocket design software developed by NASA as a guide to the domain. The paper describes the investigation and the related works involved in collaborative design project, as embodied by designing and building a small rocket. © 2008 IEEE.

Publication Date

12-1-2008

Publication Title

Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Number of Pages

2706-2711

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSMC.2008.4811705

Socpus ID

69949158608 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/69949158608

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