Abstract Allen's Interval Algebra constitutes a framework for reasoning about temporal
information in a qualitative manner. In particular, it uses intervals, ie, pairs of endpoints, on …

Addressing the lack of social, cognitive, and physical stimuli among elders is a key factor to
contrast Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) that can arise during the third age. Against such …

We introduce, study, and evaluate a novel algorithm in the context of qualitative constraint-
based spatial and temporal reasoning that is based on the idea of variable elimination, a …

The RCC 8 language is a widely-studied formalism for describing topological arrangements
of spatial regions. Two fundamental reasoning problems that are associated with RCC 8 are …

Partial singleton weak path-consistency, or partial Image 1-consistency for short, is essential
for tackling challenging fundamental reasoning problems associated with qualitative …

Purpose Robots face fundamental challenges in achieving reliable and stable operations for
complex home service scenarios. This is one of the crucial topics of robotics methods to …

Currently, the use of mobile applications for smart environments have multiplied, and they
play a fundamental role in people's daily lives. While there are many applications based on …

Smart home environment supports in simplifying the daily routines of the residents by
learning the repetitive tasks and automating the activities. Sensors provide an unobtrusive …

Given a qualitative constraint network (QCN), a singleton-style consistency focuses on each
base relation (atom) of a constraint separately, rather than the entire constraint altogether …

Present day sophisticated, adaptive, and autonomous (to a certain degree) robotic
technology is a radically new stimulus for the cognitive system of the human learner from the …