VieCAR - Enabling Self-adaptive Collaboration Services

Abstract

Novel forms of collaboration increasingly distribute control among e-workers, thereby allowing agile and autonomous collaboration. However, this requires a novel blend of infrastructure and algorithms for self-adaptation of collaboration services. We present VieCAR (Vienna Collaborative Activity and Resource Management Framework), a framework that addresses the requirements of new collaborative service-oriented environments. Self-adaptive collaboration services depend on the user¿s context. VieCAR combines service-oriented architectures with activity-centric computing enabling people to interact and collaborate regardless of their location and across organizational boundaries. Based on VieCAR¿s activity model, we present a ranking algorithm determining the relevant input for service adaptation.