Welcome to the Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia (IAM) Group.
IAM is a broad-based, multi- and inter- disciplinary group focusing on the design and application of computing systems for complex information and knowledge processing tasks. We seek to undertake world-class research in the theory, design, implementation and application of such systems and to provide leadership on their potential socio-economic impact. Our main focus is on the development of systems composed of multiple actors, some human some artificial agents, from different organisations that act based on the best available information and interact in flexible ways in order to achieve their individual and collective aims. More
Featured Project: GEANT IPv6 Working Group
Recent Publications
Harnad, S. (2009) Open Access Scientometrics and the UK Research Assessment Exercise. Scientometrics, 79 (1).
Bernstein, M., Van Kleek, M., Karger, D. and schraefel, m. (2007) Information Scraps: How and Why Information Eludes our Personal Information Management Tools. Transactions on Information Systems . (In Press)
Harnad, S., Brody, T., Vallieres, F., Carr, L., Hitchcock, S., Gingras, Y., Oppenheim, C., Hajjem, C. and Hilf, E. (2008) The Access/Impact Problem and the Green and Gold Roads to Open Access: An Update. Serials review, 34 (1). pp. 36-40.
Harnad, S. (2007) The Green Road to Open Access: A Leveraged Transition. In: The Culture of Periodicals from the Perspective of the Electronic Age, pp. 99-105, L'Harmattan.
Guan, T., Zaluska, E. and Roure, D. (2008) A Semantic Service Matching Middleware for Mobile Devices Discovering Grid Services. In: Third International Conference on Grid and Pervasive Computing.
New social networking tool to improve well-being awareness
Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new social networking tool that users have described as not only improving reflection and awareness of their own well-being, but also raising their interest in others.
ECS Professors influence UK policy change on public data
ECS Professors Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Nigel Shadbolt are behind the significant change in policy towards public data announced by the Prime Minster yesterday (17 November).
ECS Professor appointed e-Social Science National Strategic Director
Professor David De Roure has been appointed to the new role of the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) National Strategic Director of e-Social Science, with Dr Marina Jirotka of the Oxford e-Research Centre as Deputy Director. Both are part of the e-Research South consortium.
