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

Contributo in atti di convegno

2008

A Cross-Cultural Evaluation of Domestic Assistive Robots

Cortellessa, G., Scopelliti, M., Tiberio, L., Koch Svedberg, Loutfi, A., Pecora, F.

Source: AAAI Fall Symposium on AI in Eldercare: New Solutions to Old Problems, Arlington, VA, USA, 2008

An on-going evaluation of domestic robots

Cortellessa, G., Loutfi, A., Pecora, F.

Source: User Interaction, Interfaces and Companions in Assistive and Therapy Robotics, Amsterdam (the Netherlands), 2008

Innovative AI Technologies for Future ESA Missions

R-Moreno, M. D., Kurien, J., Cesta, A.

Source: ASTRA-08, 10th Workshop on Advanced Space Technologies for Robotics and Automation, Noordwijk (The Netherlands), 2008

Iterative Improvement Heuristics for Resource Constrained Scheduling with Time Windows

Oddi, A., Rasconi, R.

Source: Ragionamento Automatico e Rappresentazione della Conoscenza 2008, Udine (Italy), 2008

2007

AI infusion at ESA-ESOC: The user perspective on MEXAR2

Rabenau, E., Donati, A., Cesta, Oddi

Source: Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Space Applications at IJCAI-07, Hydebarad, India, 2007

An Innovative Product for Space Mission Planning -- an a posteriori evaluation

Cesta, A., Cortellessa, G., Fratini, S., Oddi, Policella. N.

Source: ICAPS 2007, 17th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, pp. 57–64, Providence, RI, United States, 22 September 2007 through 26 September 2007

Analysis of a Benchmark Generator for the Reactive Scheduling Problem

Cesta, A., Policella, N., Rasconi, R.

Source: Proceedings of SSC-07, ICAPS Workshop on Scheduling a Scheduling Competition, Providence, RI, USA, 2007

Articolo

2007

Boosting the Performance of Iterative Flattening Search

Oddi, A., Policella, N., Cesta, Smith, S.F.

Source: Lecture notes in computer science 4733 (2007): 447–458. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-74782-6_39, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Oddi, A., Policella, N., Cesta, A., and Smith, S.F./titolo:Boosting the Performance of Iterative Flattening Search/doi:10.1007/978-3-540-74782-6_39/rivista:Lecture notes in computer science/anno:2007/pagina_da:447/pagina_a:458/i

DCOP for Smart Homes: a Case Study

Pecora, F., Cesta, A.

Source: Computational intelligence 23 (2007): 397–419. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8640.2007.00313.x, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Pecora, F.; Cesta, A./titolo:DCOP for Smart Homes: a Case Study/doi:10.1111/j.1467-8640.2007.00313.x/rivista:Computational intelligence/anno:2007/pagina_da:397/pagina_a:419/intervallo_pagine:397–419/volume:23

From Precedence Constraint Posting to Partial Order Schedules. A CSP Approach to Robust Scheduling

Policella, N., Cesta, A., Oddi, Smith, S.F.

Source: AI communications (Print) 20 (2007): 163–180., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Policella, N., Cesta, A., Oddi, A. and Smith, S.F./titolo:From Precedence Constraint Posting to Partial Order Schedules. A CSP Approach to Robust Scheduling/doi:/rivista:AI communications (Print)/anno:2007/pagina_da:163/pagina_a

Improving Robustness of Spacecraft Downlink Schedules

Angelo Oddi, Nicola Policella

Source: IEEE transactions on systems, man and cybernetics. Part C, Applications and reviews 37 (2007): 887–896. doi:10.1109/TSMCC.2007.900661, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Angelo Oddi; Nicola Policella/titolo:Improving Robustness of Spacecraft Downlink Schedules/doi:10.1109/TSMCC.2007.900661/rivista:IEEE transactions on systems, man and cybernetics. Part C, Applications and reviews/anno:2007/pagi

Integrating Planning and Scheduling in Workflow Domain

R-Moreno, M. D., Borrajo, D., Cesta, A., Oddi

Source: Expert systems with applications 33 (2007): 389–406. doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2006.05.027, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:R-Moreno, M. D., Borrajo, D., Cesta, A., and Oddi, A./titolo:Integrating Planning and Scheduling in Workflow Domain/doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2006.05.027/rivista:Expert systems with applications/anno:2007/pagina_da:389/pagina_a:406/int

MEXAR2: AI Solves Mission Planner Problems

Cesta, A., Cortellessa, G., Denis, M., Donati, A., Fratini, S., Oddi, A., Policella, N., Rabenau, E., Schulster, J.

Source: IEEE intelligent systems 22 (2007): 12–19. doi:10.1109/MIS.2007.75, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Cesta, A.; Cortellessa, G.; Denis, M.; Donati, A.; Fratini, S.; Oddi, A.; Policella, N.; Rabenau, E.; Schulster, J./titolo:MEXAR2: AI Solves Mission Planner Problems/doi:10.1109/MIS.2007.75/rivista:IEEE intelligent systems/anno:

Psychological implications of domestic assistive technology for the elderly

Cesta, A., Cortellessa, G., Giuliani, M.V., Pecora, F., Scopelliti, M., Tiberio, L.

Source: Psychnology 5 (2007): 229–252., info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Cesta, A.; Cortellessa, G.; Giuliani, M.V.; Pecora, F.; Scopelliti, M.; Tiberio, L./titolo:Psychological implications of domestic assistive technology for the elderly/doi:/rivista:Psychnology/anno:2007/pagina_da:229/pagina_a:252

Synthesizing Proactive Assistance with Heterogeneous Agents

Cesta, A., Cortellessa, G., Pecora, F, Rasconi, R.

Source: Lecture notes in computer science 4733 (2007): 495–506. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-74782-6_43, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Cesta, A., Cortellessa, G., Pecora, F, and Rasconi, R./titolo:Synthesizing Proactive Assistance with Heterogeneous Agents/doi:10.1007/978-3-540-74782-6_43/rivista:Lecture notes in computer science/anno:2007/pagina_da:495/pagina_

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