Abstract. In this paper, we consider the design of convivial multi-agent systems. Conviviality has recently been proposed as a social concept to develop multi-agent systems. In this paper we introduce temporal dependence networks to model the evolution of dependence networks and conviviality over

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Abstract. Conviviality is usually considered a positive concept related to sociability, however, further analysis reveals a negative side related to regulations. In this survey paper, we examine the multifaceted concept of conviviality and raise the question: Which definition of conviviality can

The topic of this dissertation had long been a blank spot in the historiography of German music. I seek to explore the reasons for this omission, and provide a general overview of the social, intellectual and musical factors that determined the practice of multipart lied performance in Germany in the 18 th and early 19 th centuries. In contrast to earlier historians, I emphasize the importance of collective performance throughout the 18 th-century lied repertory, and propose that choral singing of entire lieder and particularly refrains may have been much more common than contemporary printed editions might at first suggest. This fact seems relevant, since it was precisely such choral refrains that started to call for more than one vocal part after around the mid-1760s. Following the relative demise of polyphonic singing in the first decades of the

-based conviviality classes. In particular, low levels without cooperation among objects are mapped to lower conviviality classes, and high levels with complex cooperative IT objects are mapped to higher conviviality classes. Finally, we introduce new conviviality measures for the Internet of Things, and an iterative

Abstract. Information exchange among heterogenous entities is com-mon in most distributed systems. To facilitate information exchange, we first need ways to evaluate it. The concept of conviviality was recently in-troduced to model and measure cooperation among agents. In this paper, we use

In this paper we study tools for conviviality to develop user-friendly multiagent systems. First, we show how to use the social-cognitive concept of conviviality in multiagent system technology by relating it to agent power and social dependence networks. Second, we define conviviality masks

Abstract: Our belief is that conviviality is a concept of great depth that plays an important role in any social interaction. A convivial relation between individuals is one that allows participating individuals to behave and interact with each other following a set of conventions either shared

Traditionally video and film stories have been developed by a single author for a single release movie. Increasingly, video databases will be constructed as content libraries. These libraries will be used to deliver personalized messages to people who know very little about video story construction or editing. The challenge in making these systems usable is to develop story telling tools for those unsophisticated users. Story generation presumes some input by the user, first to create appropriate video description and second to suggest a story to tell. This paper offers an overview of some methods of description which have been associated with particular types of video logging and databases in the past. A general problem with these systems has been how to develop video annotations with efficiency and consistency. A new approach, story based annotation, is proposed. In this method a tool set is used for creating a top down story abstraction. Coupled with automatic database selection, this tool set allows the user to encode story based annotations and expert knowledge about editing into the database while producing stories. As the database grows, it becomes structured and annotated by a

Traditionally, video and film stories have been developed by a single author for a single release movie. Increasingly, video databases will be constructed as content libraries. These libraries will be used to deliver personalized messages to people who know very little about video story construction or editing. The challenge in making these systems usable is to develop storytelling tools for those unsophisticated users. Story generation presumes some input by the user, first to create appropriate video description and second to suggest a story to tell. This paper offers an overview of some methods of description which have been associated with particular types of video logging and databases in the past. A general problem with these systems has been how to develop video annotations with efficiency and consistency. A new approach, story based annotation, is proposed. In this method a tool set is used for creating a top down story abstraction. Coupled with automatic database selection, this tool set allows the user to encode story based annotations and expert knowledge about editing into the database while producing stories. As the database grows, it becomes structured and annotated by a