Collaboration Informatics

Elsewhere (N. Callaos and B. Callaos, 2014) 1 we have shown the conceptual necessity and the pragmatic importance of including Ethos, Pathos, and Logos in any systemic methodology for Information Systems Development (including software-based systems) and for the design and implementation of informing processes. This is the first article of a planned series in which we will try to apply what has been shown and concluded in the mentioned article to the specific case of Academic Informing or Academic Information Systems. Research activities include informing processes, which should address the respective Ethos. Our purpose in this article is to address one of the issues involved in this aspect. With this article we are trying to make a step forward according to the recommendations we included in the conclusions of the referred article (N. . To do so, we will briefly abridge previous work, provide some facts via real life examples, give few opinions and ask many questions. Few of these questions will be rhetorical ones while most of them will be oriented to generate reflections regarding the respective issue and potentially some research, intellectual enquiry, or practice based position papers. A main source of the mentioned series of articles, and of this first one, will be our about 45 years of academic and professional activities. This will be a main input to applying a mostly Reflexive Methodology, 4 regarding the issue described above. Part of this practice-based reflections and conclusions was the article mentioned above which mostly represent a product of our professional experience in the context of Information Systems and Informing Processes analysis, design, and implementation. In the mentioned article, we basically applied what Donald Schön (1983) proposed, in "The "Reflective Practitioner" in the context of our professional Practice. Now we will try to apply it in the context of our academic activities. Our aim in this paper is to make a short presentation of the main reflections and conclusions we have had during our academic practice in research-oriented informing activities (including peer review, conferences organization, journal editing, research administration, etc.). Educations and consulting will be addressed in following articles, and mentioned in this article when they have relationships with the main topic here. In this section we will address the intellectual and pragmatic importance of Academic Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Next articles will go in more details regarding this issue. Let us her provide a very brief discussion on this issue which objective is to provide Intellectual and Pragmatic context for following sections. We have been for a long time explicitly and frequently emphasizing in our classes, to our students and colleagues, in both Higher Education and Industrial contexts, that the very well known Medieval Trivium is not being adequately applied Higher Education 5 , or not applied at all in some 4

This research explores the crucial role of bridge makers in fostering the success of open innovations within innovation ecosystems. Emphasizing governance structures, this study highlights the importance of creating synergies among participants through effective intermediaries. Bridge makers act as connectors, facilitators, and integrators, crucial for fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders, aligning interests, and overcoming barriers to innovation. By integrating the bridge maker role into ecosystem strategies, stakeholders can ensure that the connections formed are not only numerous but also robust, inclusive, and capable of driving long-term innovation and collaboration. Given the fragmented nature of recent literature on the role of bridge makers, and the various terminologies used to describe similar roles, this research aims to provide a clear definition and comprehensive understanding of the bridge maker's role. The objective is to analyze different aspects and names attributed to this role within the context of innovation ecosystems. This paper concludes by discussing future research avenues that can build on the developed role typology, shedding further light on the process of open innovation ecosystem genesis. By incorporating the bridge maker role into the various ecosystem models, this research suggests that enhanced connectivity and synergy can be achieved, benefiting the entire ecosystem.

Global advancements, competitions and economic growth have lead to a drastic change in the technological world. The impact of technology both individually as well as collectively changed our life significantly. Nomatter whether it is commercial, transportation, banking, political, or educational field technology has done wonders in all ways. With the leaps and bounds in technological field educationists still make efforts towards new achievement and goals especially in the field of teaching-learning worlds also. If we talk about today's classroom conditions, we are still lagging behind in many aspects. We are not upto mark or update. So there is a need of adoption and inclusion of ICT and technology resources to be linked to our curriculum system. The role of teacher is quite important in molding shape of our coming generations and modern society. The teacher should make use of innovative devices and strategies while teaching in the classroom situations. The teaching-learning without innovations and technological based devices is meaningless unless we strengthen our whole educational system in terms of technology-based teacher's professional development through in-service or pre-services trainings, incorporation of latest electronic gadgets and devices in teaching-learning system etc. Thus, this paper focus on the universal design for learning practices for classroom testing and assessment practices, which is designed to minimize errors, adverse consequences, and unintentional actions to assist students in using them safely and efficiently. This paper has directed about the perceptions about the usability of web sites addressing technology which includes the new technologies, approaches, strategies and techniques to be adopted in the classroom for strengthening the potential and competencies of the students. The main objectives of the paper are-(1) To find out the latest techniques, tools and technology based on the classroom assessment and resources. (2) To find out the usability of the websites addressing new technologies and strategies. (3) To make students understand about technological usage for enhancing motivation and feedback thereby reducing errors and mistakes. For this research paper, the researcher consulted various conceptual research frameworks, reviews and trends in studies related to the use of web-sites enhancing technologies, strategies, equipments and resources. The results of the study highlighted major concerns in order to monitor the technology proficiency of the students, one must use multiple methods for presenting the instruction; use multiple assessment formats and tools to support one towards academic progress. Thus, the teachers, educators, stakeholders all have to monitor the technology-based curriculum process supporting assessment and evaluation tools, techniques and resources.

Global advancements, competitions and economic growth have lead to a drastic change in the technological world. The impact of technology both individually as well as collectively changed our life significantly. Nomatter whether it is commercial, transportation, banking, political, or educational field technology has done wonders in all ways. With the leaps and bounds in technological field educationists still make efforts towards new achievement and goals especially in the field of teaching-learning worlds also. If we talk about today's classroom conditions, we are still lagging behind in many aspects. We are not upto mark or update. So there is a need of adoption and inclusion of ICT and technology resources to be linked to our curriculum system. The role of teacher is quite important in molding shape of our coming generations and modern society. The teacher should make use of innovative devices and strategies while teaching in the classroom situations. The teaching-learning without innovations and technological based devices is meaningless unless we strengthen our whole educational system in terms of technology-based teacher's professional development through in-service or pre-services trainings, incorporation of latest electronic gadgets and devices in teaching-learning system etc. Thus, this paper focus on the universal design for learning practices for classroom testing and assessment practices, which is designed to minimize errors, adverse consequences, and unintentional actions to assist students in using them safely and efficiently. This paper has directed about the perceptions about the usability of web sites addressing technology which includes the new technologies, approaches, strategies and techniques to be adopted in the classroom for strengthening the potential and competencies of the students. The main objectives of the paper are-(1) To find out the latest techniques, tools and technology based on the classroom assessment and resources. (2) To find out the usability of the websites addressing new technologies and strategies. (3) To make students understand about technological usage for enhancing motivation and feedback thereby reducing errors and mistakes. For this research paper, the researcher consulted various conceptual research frameworks, reviews and trends in studies related to the use of web-sites enhancing technologies, strategies, equipments and resources. The results of the study highlighted major concerns in order to monitor the technology proficiency of the students, one must use multiple methods for presenting the instruction; use multiple assessment formats and tools to support one towards academic progress. Thus, the teachers, educators, stakeholders all have to monitor the technology-based curriculum process supporting assessment and evaluation tools, techniques and resources.

This paper presents two activities carried out by Engineering students from the Telecommunication Engineering School of the University of Vigo. The activities described have been organized within the subject "Reliability of Electronic Systems", which covers the four aspects of RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety). The activities focus on collaboration with local companies and institutions, so that the students can undertake real tasks related to the content of the subject as part of the subject assessment system. The first activity gets the students to work with real problems inside a local company. The second one is carried out by Engineering students in collaboration with Translation students from the Faculty of Philology and Translation of the University of Vigo and the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification. This collaboration implies joint efforts of students from different degrees and active involvement in their own training. The methodology of both activities stimulates active and collaborative learning and introduces the students to professional activity and interdisciplinary group work. The results achieved clearly demonstrate the interest of encouraging interdisciplinary teamwork competences and involving local companies and institutions in the training of university students.

The purpose of this research is to develop teaching materials to read English for special purposes ESP Informatics English-based multimedia in students of informatics at the Department of Electrical Engineering Manado State Polytechnic. This study uses research and development (Research and Development) with stage design, and development of the steps: identification, exploration, realization context, the realization of pedagogical and physical products, while at the stage of evaluation of the measures expert testing and development class , Analysis of measurement data is done by means of qualitative and quantitative. Data on field test results on the effectiveness of the design is processed using a t-test. The measurement results show that an increase in student reading comprehension of the material presented. The results of this study are expected to be used by faculty and students who teach and learn English at Informatics program at the Polytechnic of Manado.

This chapter introduces the concept of a Virtual Organization (VO), using the Internet to link geographically separated participants in an efficient and novel manner. In particular, the chapter contrasts the attributes of Project VOs and Community VOs. The former tend to be more formal and arise for a particular collaborative goal with a limited lifetime. The latter are less formal and more open-ended, with a less specific purpose, largely aimed at developing an online community as an end in itself. The features of Project and Community VOs are compared and the various technologies are discussed. Two case studies are presented as examples. This is a rapidly changing area with new technologies becoming rapidly available, but the underlying concepts and reasons for the existence of VOs in the support of virtual collaborative practice remain more stable.

Background and purpose: Working collaboratively as a multidisciplinary team in the treatment and care of cancer patients is proven effective in increasing the quality of patient care. A multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting (MDTM) is the main vehicle that facilitates this collaborative work between different healthcare specialities, and an appropriate meeting record is essential to communicate the meeting's outcomes. There is limited research to date regarding MDTM documentation, and here we report on a sample of healthcare professional's perspectives on current practices. Methodology: A survey, distributed to a purposive snowball sample, is used to collect the perceptions on recordkeeping at MDTMs from involved healthcare workers. The survey is descriptive and exploratory in nature and uses closed and open-ended questions offered in both English and Swedish. Results: With a response of 37 healthcare workers, several commonly understood practices of MDTMs are confirmed, documentation is mostly electronic, encompasses suggested information, and the record is mostly acceptable in quality. The issues of responsibility, registering attendance, and verification of documentation can be improved. Conclusion: Electronic documentation is a laudable step that shows advancement in MDTM record-keeping. The highlighted quality of the records suggests that MDTM proceedings are reasonably well documented. There remain some important questions, with regard to standardization, centralization, and the responsibility for record-keeping at MDTMs.

Global advancements, competitions and economic growth have lead to a drastic change in the technological world. The impact of technology both individually as well as collectively changed our life significantly. Nomatter whether it is commercial, transportation, banking, political, or educational field technology has done wonders in all ways. With the leaps and bounds in technological field educationists still make efforts towards new achievement and goals especially in the field of teaching-learning worlds also. If we talk about today's classroom conditions, we are still lagging behind in many aspects. We are not upto mark or update. So there is a need of adoption and inclusion of ICT and technology resources to be linked to our curriculum system. The role of teacher is quite important in molding shape of our coming generations and modern society. The teacher should make use of innovative devices and strategies while teaching in the classroom situations. The teaching-learning without innovations and technological based devices is meaningless unless we strengthen our whole educational system in terms of technology-based teacher's professional development through in-service or pre-services trainings, incorporation of latest electronic gadgets and devices in teaching-learning system etc. Thus, this paper focus on the universal design for learning practices for classroom testing and assessment practices, which is designed to minimize errors, adverse consequences, and unintentional actions to assist students in using them safely and efficiently. This paper has directed about the perceptions about the usability of web sites addressing technology which includes the new technologies, approaches, strategies and techniques to be adopted in the classroom for strengthening the potential and competencies of the students. The main objectives of the paper are-(1) To find out the latest techniques, tools and technology based on the classroom assessment and resources. (2) To find out the usability of the websites addressing new technologies and strategies. (3) To make students understand about technological usage for enhancing motivation and feedback thereby reducing errors and mistakes. For this research paper, the researcher consulted various conceptual research frameworks, reviews and trends in studies related to the use of web-sites enhancing technologies, strategies, equipments and resources. The results of the study highlighted major concerns in order to monitor the technology proficiency of the students, one must use multiple methods for presenting the instruction; use multiple assessment formats and tools to support one towards academic progress. Thus, the teachers, educators, stakeholders all have to monitor the technology-based curriculum process supporting assessment and evaluation tools, techniques and resources.

In this paper we focused on developing a methodology to promote innovation through industry-university collaboration. So we analyzed two different scenarios. On one hand we have the traditional firm, that is striving to survive in the global knowledge-driven economic framework and on the other we have world class research universities that are trying to find the best way to put their knowledge in the market place, fostering spin-offs as well as promoting knowledge transfer to the traditional industry. We have analyzed the behavior of successful high-technology spin-offs, and knowledge transfer experiences worldwide. In particular, we have focused on the management paradigm of the “knowledge creating company”, proposed by Nonaka [11], since it is one of the models that best describes the organizational environment in such successful experiences. Finally, we present the methodology developed as a result of this study that is currently being applied in our State University

This paper argues that Kant’s philosophy of mind sheds light on Heinz Von Foerster’s cybernetic thinking, and that both thinkers help us identify dubious theoretical assumptions within computer science and cybersecurity. Specifically, these two thinkers discuss the importance of integration within systems, a position which contrasts with a reductionist form of thinking currently common in approach leads to the design of insecure software systems. To develop an improved theory of security and vulnerability, we look for inspiration to Kant and von Foerster. Our approach focuses on two types of integration within Kant’s philosophy of mind – the “unity of apperception,” and the unity of the mental faculties – and then traces these same themes in the thought of von Foerster. Building on that, we argue two points: 1.) a secure software system never directly takes its structure or operations from the external environement, and 2.) the more integrated a software system is, the more secure i...

Paper presents new method how to share and process the sensitive data into complex information systems. The usage of this method is in that areas where data elements are stored and managed by different public/private organizations located on different places, for example ITS area. On the other hand a lot of applications are based on the connections and further processing of shared data elements. This fact yields into requirements for new dynamical electronic identifiers that protect communication channel against sensitive information connection. We present the basic concept of application of dynamical identifiers.

ITSs (Intelligent Transport systems) are associated with serious expectations and getting ITS applications in the real practice is understood as essential potential to significantly faster resolve many transport challenges. Research is concentrated on the promotion of ITS architecture in real ITS practice and using it for solving the different ITS optimization tasks. In this paper main afford is oriented to the communications key support of the ITS architecture.

This paper presents new attitude to adaptive control of the multi-path and multi-technology technology wireless access communications solutions. Presented approach represents response on transport processes management requirements to provide complex seamless wireless communication services in the selection of different modes coverage and guaranteed quality. Such solutions are related to communications of the vehicle to infrastructure as well as vehicle to vehicle. Such communications networking must include the inter-vehicle communication interconnect, as well. CALM based system represent relevant data routing/switching with vertical RM OSI compatible communications architecture, however, with horizontal hierarchical management structure. Authentic decision processes within these access wireless communications CALM routing/switching structures are, however, in literature discusses quite rarely. Decision processes measurable i.e. precisely enumerated system requirements are quantifie...

We analyzed the heartbeat interval by the detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) in models and humans. In models, the myocardium of the healthy heart contracted regularly. The deteriorated heart model, however, showed alternating beats so-called “alternans.” The DFA revealed that if the heart is having “alternans” exhibited there is a declined scaling exponent (~0.5). In humans, the heart that had “alternans” also showed a low scaling exponent (~0.6). We consider that the coexistence of “alternans” and a low scaling exponent can be a risk marker in predictive and preventative diagnosis, supporting the idea that “alternans” can be a harbinger of sudden death.

We analyzed the heartbeat interval by the detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) in models and humans. In models, the myocardium of the healthy heart contracted regularly. The deteriorated heart model, however, showed alternating beats so-called “alternans.” The DFA revealed that if the heart is having “alternans” exhibited there is a declined scaling exponent (~0.5). In humans, the heart that had “alternans” also showed a low scaling exponent (~0.6). We consider that the coexistence of “alternans” and a low scaling exponent can be a risk marker in predictive and preventative diagnosis, supporting the idea that “alternans” can be a harbinger of sudden death.

In order to cope with the challenges of current markets, enterprises need to be technically as well as socially capable of development. The necessary ability of innovation for structural and process adaptation can be achieved through the key competence of learning capability (Reinhardt/Pawlowsky, 1998). Instruments for the practical support of learning processes in enterprises are becoming increasingly important in this context. Simulation games can prove to increase the learning capability of groups and teams of employees, and to stimulate organisational learning processes (Heidack, 1995). The aim of this paper is to present a three-level-model of learning processes within a simulation game. The model is based on "feedback" structures, which are also used in the field of entrepreneurial cybernetics for the control of enterprise processes. According to Argyris & Schon (1978), these feedback structures consist of the following three processes: result-oriented learning (Single-Loop Learning), experienceoriented learning (Double-Loop Learning) and process-oriented learning (Deutero Learning). The practical application of the model will be explained using the board game "Q-Key-Quality Management". It supports enterprises in the implementation of TQM-models by promoting quality-awareness and motivation among employees. The game offers the possibility of simultaneously promoting social, methodical and knowledge competencies among employees (Heidack, 1995). The board game "Q-Key" can convey abstract Quality Management concepts in a clear and "living" way, which leads to these concepts being successfully transferred into day-today life within enterprises.

The paper presents multi-path communications access systems decision processes applied within ITS (Intelligent Transport System). A competent decision process based on precisely quantified system requirements using a performance indicators tolerance range represents a critical part of the ITS access communications system. The goal of the described process is to keep the communications service continuously available with no influence on changing conditions in time and served space. Either the family of CALM standards based system or the specifically designed and configured L3/L2 switching represent relevant a solution for such a multi-path access communication system. The method of different paths service quality evaluation and the selection of the best possible active communications access path are introduced. The proposed approach is based on Kalman filtering, which separates a reasonable part of noise and also allows the prediction of the individual parameters' near future behavior. The presented classification algorithm applied to the filtered measured data combined with deterministic parameters is trained using training data, i.e., a combination of the parameters' vectors time line and relevant decisions. The classification process results are dependent on the size and quality of the training sets.

Software development has rapidly moved toward collaborative development models where multiple partners collaborate in creating and evolving software intensive systems or components of sophisticated ubiquitous socio-technical-ecosystems. In this paper we extend the concept of software interface to a flexible high-level interface as means for accommodating change and localizing, controlling and managing the exchange of knowledge and functional, behavioral, quality, project and business related information between the partners and between the developed components.

Even when a large software project is organized as sets of cooperating agile teams, it relies on numerous pre-existing technical and business artifacts, and generates or modifies others, with multiple, often intricate connections and dependences. These include not only the standard product and process artifacts, but also knowledge and regulations, contracts, security, and intellectual property constraints that need to be managed. Such an extended dependence net is magnified and intensified when multiple organizations are involved. But the more complicated the net, the greater the challenge in providing understandable, concise and specific views for different technical, project management and business roles and stakeholders. Furthermore, products and projects evolve continuously. The impacting changes have multiple diverse sources and entail updates to multiple artifacts and dependences to ensure consistency, and to trigger the needed verification and validation activities. Explicit or manifest changes are well handled by current traceability tools. However, implicit information changes may also arise as patterns uncovered by business analytics and related processes, from other projects or enterprise activities, or through changes to the overall enterprise information base. Conversely, new artifacts or relationships may provide input for other projects or for knowledge engineering activities. In this paper we propose extensions to the traditional requirements traceability models and tools, which we call "colored" traceability, supporting interaction with the knowledge management layer, with the potential to handle additional independent or differentiated sources of information, compartmentalization, and searches, knowledge acquisition and application, and to simplify the navigation across an integrated enterprise information base. We contend that such extensions are vital to the efficiency and scalability of modern software development enterprises and projects, which are increasingly multi-organizational, collaborative, and widely geographically distributed.

Inter-organizational collaboration is no longer entirely a free choice, but is close to a necessity imposed by economic, technical, and knowledge-related concerns. A deep understanding of collaboration will assist in making intelligent decisions on entering, operating, and evaluating collaborative ventures. The nature of the partners—industrial corporations, consultants, academic institutions and others—and the collaborative structure are important, but so too is the nature of the product. We consider its effects in the collaborative domain on knowledge, intellectual property, and catastrophic risk.

In the Fourth Industrial Revolution some important leading technologies are identified as emerging technologies with unknown in advance potential risks. Emphasized is the need for new approaches and solutions for forming of increased information awareness, knowledge and competencies in the present and future generations to use the possibilities of Industry 4.0 for technological breakthroughs. A method for evaluation and prognosis of the knowledge, skills and competencies of the students in the virtual education space is proposed in the form of a five-step process. The method can be adapted to new technologies and applications. Research and analysis of the method are carried out in the academic course ‘Artificial Intelligence’ at the Burgas Free University with the application of the instruments of the Orange system for experimentation and inference.

This discussion paper considers examples of informal communication among multidisciplinary medical teams in the context of their weekly meeting. Informal exchanges are frequent, particularly at the beginnings and endings of meetings, are often private (1-2-1). This opportunity for synchronous face-to-face informal exchange is highly valued and reported to be a strong motivator for attendance at MDT meetings. The exchanges are both task and non-task related and tend to be conversational. We suggest that the informal communication we observe plays an important role in helping team cohesiveness.

This paper highlights the issues involved in gathering a corpus of data on the multimodal interaction that occurs at a team meeting of medical specialists. Difficulties in capturing the data are described, and the ethical issues are emphasised. Methods to investigate the internal structure of meetings, at the level of discussion topic (patient case discussion) are summarised and the potential benefit that such meeting records promise are reviewed. The hospital setting where the corpora are proposed experience issues in common with any business venture, but in addition demonstrate additional sensitivities because of health service complexities and patient privacy issues.

The methods for evaluating the system effectiveness of a user behavior profile are considered. For a class of users united by the same role in an information system, we consider the problem of transition from the general to the personal user behavior adaptive profile. It is formally shown that the profile, taking into account all the peculiarities of the behavior of a particular person, effectively detects anomalous behavior. Experiments performed to identify the characteristics of the profile that are important for use in real applications are additionally realized.

Identifying an appropriate method to evaluate the use of technology during patient case discussions at multidisciplinary medical team (MDT) meetings, is problematic. A number of approaches conducted over an extended period of study are described and the lessons learned are explained. A framework is proposed to serve as a basis for evaluation of technology use in these complex collaborative work settings that incorporates hospital, technology and people perspectives. 978-1-4799-1053-3/13/$31.00 c 2013 IEEE CBMS 2013 355 Authorized licensed use limited to: TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY DUBLIN. Downloaded on August 22,2020 at 16:44:53 UTC from IEEE Xplore. Restrictions apply.

Identifying an appropriate method to evaluate the use of technology during patient case discussions at multidisciplinary medical team (MDT) meetings, is problematic.
A number of approaches conducted over an extended period of study are described and the lessons learned are explained. A framework is proposed to serve as a basis for evaluation of technology use in these complex collaborative work settings that incorporates hospital, technology
and people perspectives.

There has been much research that demonstrates the effectiveness of using ontology to support the construction of knowledge during the learning process. However, the widespread adoption in classrooms of such methods are impeded by the amount of time and effort that is required to create and maintain an ontology by a domain expert. In this paper, we propose a method to automatically generate a contents model by analyzing learning materials with the aim of supporting the construction of knowledge structures. A map of the keyword nodes is constructed by applying text mining techniques to find the important words and phrases and their relations contained within the learning materials. The process retains links between the nodes and the original learning materials, and it is therefore possible to recommend and rank sections that cover a concept contained within the contents model map.

The spatial distribution of doctors is a subject of great value to
society, since it is a factor that relates to the social welfare of
the population in any locality, since they are the main providers
of health services. In addition, the guarantee of universal access
to health services is a worrying challenge. This work
contributes to minimizing the impact of the imbalance of
medical distribution. For this, there were elaborated and
displayed temporal cartographic information of the
Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (RMBH), located in
the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, which demonstrate the
dynamics of the organization over the last years. In this way the
approach of the geography of health was used, using the tools
of statistics under the optics of spatial analysis and
technological support of geographic information systems. The
distribution of health care has presented significant
concentration in the capital, without change over the years even
with the growth of the population contingent in the surrounding
cities

Case study method is one of the widely used methods in MBA programs around the world. Its effectiveness has been
demonstrated for marketing and management courses. It is rather difficult to implement case study method for quantitative
courses (such as a managerial statistics course). The challenge is to use this approach for basic statistics course assuming that
students did not have statistics course before. In this paper we discuss a case study related to evaluation of study programs in
Latvian universities and colleges in 2012. In addition, three real-life examples from different areas of statistics are also analyzed.
The case study and real-life examples were gradually introduced in a business statistics course during the period of several
years. Analysis of the results of the survey among students showed that not only the interest to the course has risen but also
the willingness to apply statistical methods at work.
Keywords: Real-life problem; business statistics; measurement scales; regression analysis; sample.

This paper tries to answer the question whether the multi-agent approach to social science simulation embeds all other types of social simulation, and in which cases it is sensible to use multi-agent methods for modeling. To find this answer, we classify earlier modeling approaches and discuss which kinds of agents must be used to replace a traditional model by a multi-agent model. We use a test case to analyze problems of compatibility between agent kinds and interaction modes.

Software development has rapidly moved toward collaborative development models where multiple partners collaborate in creating and evolving software intensive systems or components of sophisticated ubiquitous socio-technical-ecosystems. In this paper we extend the concept of software interface to a flexible high-level interface as means for accommodating change and localizing, controlling and managing the exchange of knowledge and functional, behavioral, quality, project and business related information between the partners and between the developed components.

Even when a large software project is organized as sets of cooperating agile teams, it relies on numerous pre-existing technical and business artifacts, and generates or modifies others, with multiple, often intricate connections and dependences. These include not only the standard product and process artifacts, but also knowledge and regulations, contracts, security, and intellectual property constraints that need to be managed. Such an extended dependence net is magnified and intensified when multiple organizations are involved. But the more complicated the net, the greater the challenge in providing understandable, concise and specific views for different technical, project management and business roles and stakeholders. Furthermore, products and projects evolve continuously. The impacting changes have multiple diverse sources and entail updates to multiple artifacts and dependences to ensure consistency, and to trigger the needed verification and validation activities.

This discussion paper considers examples of informal communication among multidisciplinary medical teams in the context of their weekly meeting. Informal exchanges are frequent, particularly at the beginnings and endings of meetings, are often private (1-2-1). This opportunity for synchronous face-to-face informal exchange is highly valued and reported to be a strong motivator for attendance at MDT meetings. The exchanges are both task and non-task related and tend to be conversational. We suggest that the informal communication we observe plays an important role in helping team cohesiveness.

This study of collaboration among a multidisciplinary team of healthcare workers demonstrates that elements intrinsic to the interaction constitute a delicate ecosystem. As the balance between actors, digital media and paper artefacts fluctuates, so too the nature of the interaction and collaboration changes. Intrinsic to the multidisciplinary team (MDT) ecosystem is specialist knowledge, radiological images, pathology samples, together with the interpretation of the patient's findings, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the active participants and observer collaborators.

ABSTRACT Identifying an appropriate method to evaluate the use of technology during patient case discussions at multidisciplinary medical team (MDT) meetings, is problematic. A number of approaches conducted over an extended period of study are described and the lessons learned are explained. A framework is proposed to serve as a basis for evaluation of technology use in these complex collaborative work settings that incorporates hospital, technology and people perspectives.

This paper reviews the practices of multidisciplinary teamwork (MDT) for cancer care in three large teaching hospitals in separate jurisdictions. Ethnographic observations provide the main source of data, which are verified though interviews, and in some cases by surveys and analysis of video recordings. We demonstrate how MDT practices develop among different groups, and in different jurisdictions. Common practices are identified and differences explained. Work practice analysis is an integral part of our research, and this study provides insights into medical teamwork and decision-making.

Our purpose in the 17 th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2013) is to provide, in these increasingly related areas, a multi-disciplinary forum, to foster interdisciplinary communication among the participants, and to support the sharing process of diverse perspectives of the same transdisciplinary concepts and principles.

The papers of this book comprise the proceedings of the conference mentioned on the title and the cover page. They reflect the authors' opinions and, with the purpose of timely disseminations, are published as presented and without change. Their inclusion in these proceedings does no necessarily constitute endorsement by the editors.

Wikipedia is suitable, indeed recommended, for encyclopaedic entries on all museums. However, further more extended use by museums for their own purposes is not encouraged or appropriate in general. If this is required, it is possible for a museum to set up its own wiki with suitable technical support. Alternatively, if support is not available, iti s possible to use other external wiki facilities. A museums wiki has been set up expressly for this purpose and other experiments concerning museum-related information.

This paper highlights the issues involved in gathering a corpus of data on the multimodal interaction that occurs at a team meeting of medical specialists. Difficulties in capturing the data are described, and the ethical issues are emphasised. Methods to investigate the internal structure of meetings, at the level of discussion topic (patient case discussion) are summarised and the potential benefit that such meeting records promise are reviewed. The hospital setting where the corpora are proposed experience issues in common with any business venture, but in addition demonstrate additional sensitivities because of health service complexities and patient privacy issues.

This study of collaboration among a multidisciplinary team of healthcare workers demonstrates that elements intrinsic to the interaction constitute a delicate ecosystem. As the balance between actors, digital media and paper artefacts fluctuates, so too the nature of the interaction and collaboration changes. Intrinsic to the multidisciplinary team (MDT) ecosystem is specialist knowledge, radiological images, pathology samples, together with the interpretation of the patient's findings, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the active participants and observer collaborators.

This chapter introduces the concept of a Virtual Organization (VO), using the Internet to link geographically separated participants in an efficient and novel manner. In particular, the chapter contrasts the attributes of Project VOs and Community VOs. The former tend to be more formal and arise for a particular collaborative goal with a limited lifetime. The latter are less formal and more open-ended, with a less specific purpose, largely aimed at developing an online community as an end in itself. The features of Project and Community VOs are compared and the various technologies are discussed. Two case studies are presented as examples. This is a rapidly changing area with new technologies becoming rapidly available, but the underlying concepts and reasons for the existence of VOs in the support of virtual collaborative practice remain more stable.

This paper explores issues related to record keeping at multidisciplinary medical team (MDT) meetings. Based on questionnaire and interview data with MDT members of various specialities, roles and teams, the information priorities for inclusion in a MDT meeting are identified. The utility and need for records after the meeting is discussed, and methods for gathering the information considered. Concerns are expressed that real-time data gathering at the meeting takes more time and risks turning the meeting into a group form-filling exercise. The value of interactive discussion among multidisciplinary peers is restated. The difficulties identified are discussed in the context of design implications for record-keeping at meetings. The role of records as a co-ordinating mechanism for tasks conducted after the meeting is emphasised, The dichotomy of having a record of a i) detailed prescriptive treatment plan, or ii) detailed diagnostic information with little treatment plan articulated, is explained.