This article presents a number of ways in which ontologies-schematic descriptions of the
contents of domain knowledge-can be constructed and can be used to improve the …

Since the beginning of recorded history, people have been fascinated with the idea of non-
human agencies. 1 Popular notions about androids, humanoids, robots, cyborgs, and …

This paper offers a multi-disciplinary review of knowledge acquisition methods in human
activity systems. The review captures the degree of involvement of various types of agencies …

Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) was devised by George Kelly in 1955 as a new
method in psychotherapy. Since then, his techniques have been applied widely throughout …

Due to the rapidly increasing number of Internet-connected objects, a huge amount of data
is created, stored, and shared. Depending on the use case, this data is visualized, cleaned …

Since Canis lupus familiaris first shared a fire with man more than 15,000 years ago, dogs
have been trusted and valued coworkers. Yet the relatively new field of canine ergonomics …

What do snake oil salesmen, TV evangelists, chicken sexers, small motor mechanics,
geologists, radiologists, and computer scientists all have in common? They all meet the …

Tacit knowledge of health-care experts is an important source of experiential know-how, yet
due to various operational and technical reasons, such health-care knowledge is not entirely …

We give a preliminary perspective on the basic principles and pitfalls of adjustable
autonomy and human-centered teamwork. We then summarize the interim results of our …

The COVID-19 pandemic brought abrupt changes for international events that promote
entrepreneurship and innovation. Usually, such events bring together thousands of …