Planning and Scheduling Technology Laboratory

The laboratory synthesizes technology to empower humans in performing both difficult and everyday tasks. We were born as a group studying automated problem solving with AI techniques. We have extended our interests to artificial systems that together with humans create a mixed-initiative interaction space.

At present we study autonomous and interactive systems, innovative technologies for aging well, human-robot interaction and the automated solution of complex dynamic problems.

Web page:

http://pst.istc.cnr.it/

validation & verification

User Evaluation

timeline-based reasoning

Reasoning for Autonomy

Mixed-Initiative Planning and Scheduling

ICT supports for the aging people

Human-Robot Interaction

Human-Computer Interaction

health systems

constraint-based reasoning

automated problem solving

artificial Intelligence

ambient assisted living

Additional info

Profile

The Planning and Scheduling Technology (PST) Lab has been founded in 1997 as a research group focused on automated and interactive techniques for planning problems. We have obtained results on specialized constraint reasoning, (meta) heuristics for scheduling, mixed-initiative problem solving, timeline-based planning. The group has been involved for over ten years in a collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). Three of our problem solving tools are in continuous daily use in the mission planning ground facility at ESA-ESOC, Darmstadt. During the last five years we have broadened our research interests toward new areas thus acquiring competences in robotics, ambient assisted living, cognitive systems for training, and health systems for aging well. In FP7 we have projects in different topics (Space, ICT, Security, and AAL).

Associates

Stephen F. Smith, CMU - Carnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute

Members

Former Members:

Simone Fratini (PhD 2006) ESA - European Space Agency, Germany
Marcelo Oglietti (PhD 2005) CONAE - Argentine Space Agency
Nicola Policella (PhD 2005) ESA - European Space Agency, Germany
Federico Pecora (PhD 2007) Orebro University, Sweden
Lorenza Tiberio (PhD 2014) CCNP SAN PAOLO

Publications

Articolo

2014

Intelligent dynamic part routing policies in Plug&Produce Reconfigurable Transportation Systems

Carpanzano, Emanuele, Cesta, Amedeo, Orlandini, Andrea, Rasconi, Riccardo, Valente, Anna

Source: CIRP annals 63 (2014): 425–428. doi:10.1016/j.cirp.2014.03.111, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Carpanzano, Emanuele; Cesta, Amedeo; Orlandini, Andrea; Rasconi, Riccardo; Valente, Anna/titolo:Intelligent dynamic part routing policies in Plug&Produce Reconfigurable Transportation Systems/doi:10.1016/j.cirp.2014.03.111/rivis

Planning meets verification and validation in a knowledge engineering environment

Orlandini, A., Bernardi, G., Cesta, Finzi

Source: Intelligenza artificiale (Online) 8 (2014): 87–100. doi:10.3233/IA-140063, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Orlandini, A., Bernardi, G., Cesta, A., Finzi, A./titolo:Planning meets verification and validation in a knowledge engineering environment/doi:10.3233/IA-140063/rivista:Intelligenza artificiale (Online)/anno:2014/pagina_da:87/pa

Robot di telepresenza ed anziani: indagini sulla loro applicazione per monitoraggio, comunicazione e riabilitazione

Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Orlandini A., Tiberio L.

Source: Rivista italiana di ergonomia 9 (2014): 51–62., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Cesta A., Cortellessa G., Orlandini A., Tiberio L./titolo:Robot di telepresenza ed anziani: indagini sulla loro applicazione per monitoraggio, comunicazione e riabilitazione/doi:/rivista:Rivista italiana di ergonomia/anno:2014/p

Training for crisis decision making - An approach based on plan adaptation

Cesta, Amedeo, Cortellessa, Gabriella, De Benedictis, Riccardo

Source: Knowledge-based systems 58 (2014): 98–112. doi:10.1016/j.knosys.2013.11.011, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Cesta, Amedeo; Cortellessa, Gabriella; De Benedictis, Riccardo/titolo:Training for crisis decision making - An approach based on plan adaptation/doi:10.1016/j.knosys.2013.11.011/rivista:Knowledge-based systems/anno:2014/pagina_d

Verification and validation meet planning and scheduling

Bensalem, Saddek, Havelund, Klaus, Orlandini, Andrea

Source: International journal on software tools for technology transfer (Print) 16 (2014): 1–12. doi:10.1007/s10009-013-0294-x, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Bensalem, Saddek; Havelund, Klaus; Orlandini, Andrea/titolo:Verification and validation meet planning and scheduling/doi:10.1007/s10009-013-0294-x/rivista:International journal on software tools for technology transfer (Print)/a

2013

Developing a smart environment for crisis management training

Bacon, L., MacKinnon, L., Cesta, Amedeo, Cortellessa, Gabriella

Source: Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 4 (2013): 581–590. doi:10.1007/s12652-012-0124-0, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Bacon, L.; MacKinnon, L.; Cesta, Amedeo; Cortellessa, Gabriella/titolo:Developing a smart environment for crisis management training/doi:10.1007/s12652-012-0124-0/rivista:Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing/a

Efficient energy management for autonomous control in rover missions

Díaz, Daniel Armando, Cesta, Amedeo, Oddi, Angelo, Rasconi, Riccardo, R-Moreno, María Dolores

Source: IEEE computational intelligence magazine 8 (2013): 12–24. doi:10.1109/MCI.2013.2279558, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Díaz, Daniel Armando; Cesta, Amedeo; Oddi, Angelo; Rasconi, Riccardo; R-Moreno, María Dolores/titolo:Efficient energy management for autonomous control in rover missions/doi:10.1109/MCI.2013.2279558/rivista:IEEE computational in

Psychophysiological Methods to Evaluate User's Response in Human Robot Interaction: A Review and Feasibility Study

Tiberio L., Cesta A., Olivetti Belardinelli M.

Source: Robotics (Basel) 2 (2013): 92–121. doi:10.3390/robotics2020092, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Tiberio L., Cesta A., Olivetti Belardinelli M./titolo:Psychophysiological Methods to Evaluate User's Response in Human Robot Interaction: A Review and Feasibility Study/doi:10.3390/robotics2020092/rivista:Robotics (Basel)/anno:2

Using emotional intelligence in training crisis managers: The pandora approach

Mackinnon, Lachlan Mhor, Bacon, Liz Paige, Cortellessa, Gabriella, Cesta, Amedeo

Source: International journal of distance education technologies 11 (2013): 66–95. doi:10.4018/jdet.2013040104, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Mackinnon, Lachlan Mhor; Bacon, Liz Paige; Cortellessa, Gabriella; Cesta, Amedeo/titolo:Using emotional intelligence in training crisis managers: The pandora approach/doi:10.4018/jdet.2013040104/rivista:International journal of

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