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Based on a brief reviewof the state of the art, it is argued that the abstract concept of “collaborative problem solving” is a merger of the two concepts “problem solving” and “collaboration”. Though this seems immediately obvious, this fact also holds for the more formal model layer, namely “distributed constraint problems” as a unification of “constraint problems” and “multi-agent systems”, as well as for the technological layer, namely “distributed constraint technology” as a junction of “constraint technology” and “agent technology”. In addition, we discuss pitfalls of collaborative problem solving and introduce autonomous dynamic reconfiguration as a means to improve it.
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(2002). 2. Basics of Collaborative Problem Solving. In: Hannebauer, M. (eds) Autonomous Dynamic Reconfiguration in Multi-Agent Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2427. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45834-4_2
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