Bringing ideas from cybernetics to current challenges in AI

We used two ideas from cybernetics—the sociotechnical system and the feedback loop—to explore ways to deal with some current challenges in the design and application of AI systems, e.g., in Human-Machine Teaming and Algorithmic Decision Making. As thought experiments, we envisioned two ‘cybernetic’ systems. Our goal is to explore the usefulness...

UKF-based Identification of Time-Varying Manual Control Behaviour

This paper describes a novel method for time-varying identification of Human Controller (HC) manual control parameters (called UKF-FPV), based on a steady-state (constant state covariance) Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF). This approach requires no a priori assumptions on the shape of HO parameter variations, which is expected to be an advantage...

Self Adaptive Safe Provisioning of Wireless Power Using DCOPs

Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) technologies aim at getting rid of cables used by consumer devices for energy provision. As long distance WPT is becoming mature, the health impact of WPT becomes increasingly important to consider. In this paper we look at how to maximize the wireless power transfer to remote devices, while maintaining a safe level...

Interoperability in self-organizing systems of multiple enterprises - A case on improving turnaround time prediction at logistics hubs

Besides supporting bilateral transactions, enterprise interoperability can also be applied to coordinate operational processes of stakeholders. With today's technology, each of these stakeholders can be equipped with actuators like applications on smart devices. Where applications support interaction of a user with its environment, smart devices...

Use cases, requirements and assessment criteria for future self-organising radio access networks

Self-organisation (self-optimisation, self-configuration, and self-healing) methods are a promising concept to automate wireless access network planning, deployment and optimisation. This paper contains a mind setting exercise. First the mechanisms for which self-organisation is anticipated to be effective and feasible are identified. Then...

Automated support for adaptive incident management

The project CIM, started in 2003, addresses the problem of automated support for incident management. In this paper some intermediate results are shown, especially on automated support of analysis of errors in traces of incident management. For such traces it can be checked automatically which dynamic properties hold or fail. The potential of...

Automated support for adaptive incident management [Extended Abstract]

Reageren op avances van een Cybernetic Transport System

Een vloot van cybercars -schone, stille, zuinige en automatische voertuigen- een centraal besturingssyteem en de bijbehorende infrastructuur vormen samen een Cybernetic Transport System (CTS). In het stedelijk gebied waar steeds stringentere eisen aan leefomgeving en ruimtegebruik worden gesteld, is een CTS een aantrekkelijke optie. Maar hoe...

Simple in-car route guidance information from another perspective: Modality versus coding

A previous field study concerning electronic navigation aids showed the advantage, in terms of navigational errors, of auditory presentation of route guidance instructions as compared to visual instructions (see W. B. Verwey and W. H. Janssen, 1988). In the present work, an experiment that tries to approach the issue of optimal route...