Amedeo Cesta

TL;DR: A heuristic algorithm for solving RCPSP/max, the resource constrained project scheduling problem with generalized precedence relations, which relies on a constraint satisfaction problem solving (CSP) search procedure, which generates a consistent set of activity start times by incrementally removing resource conflicts from an otherwise temporally feasible solution.

TL;DR: A general overview of the GiraffPlus system is provided, which consists of a network of home sensors that can be automatically configured to collect data for a range of monitoring services; a semi-autonomous telepresence robot; a sophisticated context recognition system that can give high-level and long term interpretations of the collected data and respond to certain events.

TL;DR: This paper considers the problem of generating partial order schedules (POS), that is, schedules which retain temporal flexibility and thus provide some degree of robustness in the face of unpredictable execution circumstances, and develops two orthogonal procedures for constructing a POS.

TL;DR: A basic algorithm for incremental propagation of a new time constraint is presented which is a modification of the Bellman-Ford algorithm for the single-source shortest-path problem.

TL;DR: An evaluation of elderly people's perception of assistive robots and smart domotic environments shows how the acceptability of robotic devices in home setting does not depend only on the practical benefits they can provide, but also on complex relationships between the cognitive, affective and emotional components of people's images of robot.