Nous vivons aujourd'hui dans un monde de plus en plus complexe et interconnecté où de nombreuses entités, de plus en plus intelligentes, génèrent une multitude d'interactions qui peuvent contribuer à enrichir leurs capacités. Nous nous intéressons à la collaboration qui favorisera la réalisation de tâches complexes par ces machines d'aujourd'hui et de demain en stimulant ces interactions structurées et en intégrant des processus de décisions intelligents. Par ce biais, cela contribuera à améliorer leur fonctionnement et pourra participer à leur perfectionnement (meilleures connaissances de leur environnement, rapidité d'action et de décision, apport de nouvelles compétences). L'objectif principal de la thèse est donc de contribuer à la compréhension de ce qu'est la collaboration, de sa définition à sa mise en œuvre, en mettant en lumière ses concepts sous-jacents. Nous proposons une méthode d'analyse du besoin et des contraintes ainsi qu'un modèle d'architecture d'agent collaboratif (HACCA) permettant d'intégrer toutes les caractéristiques des processus collaboratifs que nous présentons. Nous présentons également une première implémentation dans la plateforme multi-agents GAMA.Dans le cadre de cette étude, nous nous intéressons à deux cas d'application d'entités mobiles : les drones et les véhicules connectés. Ainsi nous contribuons également plus largement aux besoins d'autonomie et de décision des drones, des véhicules connectés et autonomes du futur, dans un contexte temporel contraint où la qualité des interactions est primordiale pour optimiser le processus de réalisation des objectifs. / We live today in an increasingly complex and interconnected world where many entities, increasingly intelligent, generate a multitude of interactions that can contribute to enrich their capabilities.We are interested in collaboration that will enable complex tasks to be performed by these machines of today and tomorrow by stimulating these structured interactions and integrating intelligent decision-making processes. In this way, it will contribute to improve their functioning and will be able to participate in their improvement (better knowledge of their environment, speed of action and decision-making, provision of new skills).The main objective of the thesis is therefore to contribute to the understanding of what collaboration is, from its definition to its implementation, by highlighting its underlying concepts. We propose a method of analysis (needs and constraints) and a collaborative agent architecture model (HACCA) to integrate all the characteristics of the collaborative processes that we present. We are also showing a first implementation in the GAMA multi-agent platform.As part of this study, we are interested in two cases of application of mobile entities: drones and connected vehicles.Thus we also contribute more to the autonomy needs and decision-making process of drones, connected and autonomous vehicles of the future, in a constrained temporal context where the quality of interactions is essential to optimize the process of achieving objectives.

Cœur d’un secteur tertiaire à l’influence économique majeure, les prestations de services souffrent pourtant incontestablement d’un manque de repères juridiques. Ainsi, en dépit de leur impact sur le quotidien des individus, des entreprises et des collectivités, le droit ne s’est que peu intéressé au sens même des services et ce, qu’ils soient rémunérés ou non. Dans la première hypothèse, la notion est même ignorée puisqu’il revient à des « mécanisme-tampon » historiques, contrat d’entreprise et mandat notamment, d’assurer l’intégration juridique de ces opérations. Par conséquent, exceptions faites des quelques frémissements observés en droit interne ou supranational, les éléments permettant l’acception des prestations de services se font rares. Il a de ce fait paru nécessaire d’en élaborer une définition apte à en faire ressortir la substance. Celle-ci est dominée par l’activité et fondée sur l’obligation latine aujourd’hui délaissée (car méconnue) de praestare (fournir). Exécuter une prestation de services c’est fournir son activité à autrui, la mettre à sa disposition en vue d’un résultat déterminé. C’est donc créer un lien entre des personnes (prestataire – bénéficiaire), construit sur un objet (l’activité) et tourné vers une finalité (le résultat). Mais ce lien semble en question dès lors qu’est introduit un élément particulier : la gratuité. Appréciée mais suspecte, crainte au moins autant qu’elle n’est attractive, celle-ci n’a bénéficié que d’une considération juridique limitée naissant de son anormalité présumée. Ainsi, donner ou agir sans contrepartie a toujours été dédaigné ou pire, mal vu. Dans l’ombre de l’onéreux, et partant, de la contrepartie dans le Code civil, l’opération altruiste a donc du se contenter d’une exposition juridique minimale. Lorsqu’il s’agit de s’intéresser aux situations d’assistance (entraide et secours-sauvetage, aide bénévole à autrui), le droit civil, par l’intermédiaire de sa jurisprudence, se montre hésitant et peine à trouver une réponse adaptée à ces actes désintéressés. La matière doit par conséquent être gagnée par un changement de philosophie et par une évolution des moyens. Le droit civil doit s’évertuer à changer son regard sur l’assistance en passant d’une vision mono-centrée a posteriori (gestion des conséquences / responsabilité) à une conception diversifiée a priori (détermination de natures et de régimes adaptés). Le législateur pourrait à cette fin mettre à disposition des juges des instruments originaux, les contrat et quasi-contrats de prestation de services gratuites, sources potentielles de nouvel équilibre entre les intérêts en présence et de cohabitation harmonieuse de la gratuité et des prestations de services en droit civil. / Heart of the tertiary sector which has major influence on modern economy, service delivery undoubtedly suffers from a lack of legal guidance. Thus, despite the impact of services on the lives of individuals, businesses and communities, the law has only limited interest in their meaning, whether paid or unpaid. In the first case, the concept is even ignored since it falls to "buffer mechanisms", contrat d’entreprise (service contract) and mandat (mandatum/mandate) in particular, to ensure the legal integration of these operations. Except for a few tremors observed in domestic law or supranational law, elements for a definition of services are rare. It therefore seemed necessary to bring out a suitable one. It is dominated by the activity and based on the latin obligation now abandoned of praestare (provide). Service delivery is matter of activity, provided for achieving a defined objective. It’s a link between people (provider - recipient), built on an object (the activity) and turned towards a fixed purpose (the result). But the legal nature of the link created is at issue when it comes to gratuity. Appreciated but suspect, at least as much feared that it is attractive, the latter has received only limited legal consideration. Give or take action without consideration has been scorned or worse, frowned upon. In the shadow of the consideration in the Civil Code, altruistic operations have had to settle for a minimum of legal exposure. While their existence on a daily basis is indisputable (assistance between people), their few common legal areas of expression have been shrunk (decline of gratuity in mandate and deposit) or are contested by the notion of interest which appears in various forms (marine rescue, entraide agricole (agricultural mutual support)). Moreover, when it comes to interest in situations of assistance (mutual aid and emergency-rescue volunteer help to others), civil law, through its jurisprudence, appears hesitant and struggles to find an appropriate response to these selfless acts.Thus, civil law must strive to change its philosophy and means. Change his view of assistance by moving from a mono-centric afterwards vision (civil liability) to a diversified a priori conception (determination of appropriate types and legal frameworks). The legislator should provide the judges original instruments, free service delivery contract and quasi-contracts, potential sources of a new balance between provider and recipient, as well as harmonious coexistence of gratuity and services in civil law.

With the quick development of multinational enterprise, the concept of “global team” has interiorized in people’s mind. Global collaboration keeps business ongoing around the clock. This thesis through theoretical and empirical survey archives original goal of finding global collaboration improvement. Three sub-level research questions all get fulfill answers from integrating theoretical and empirical research result. Good fundamental work environment with equal attitude, attention on individual behavior bases on different culture understanding, frequently communication with rich information construct the most important fact of effective collaboration. Correct choosing and renewing of collaboration tools can push work faster and safer. Modern Informatics as the main power of current society, also improve the development of remote collaboration work. Empirical survey conclusion as a kind of supplement completes current theory. / Program: Magisterutbildning i informatik

The research is a qualitative exploration of perceptions of adolescent mental health and collaborative working concerning this. There are rising numbers of young people with difficulties relating to mental health and a need to develop closer links between services and schools has been identified (Department for Education, 2015b). However, there is not enough known about how agencies work together, despite their differences, in order to effectively support adolescent mental health. Part one utilised semi structured interviews to explore, in depth, how, educational psychologists (EPs), Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) professionals and secondary school staff view adolescent mental health with regards to issues, practices, collaboration and how they view their own and other’s roles in supporting young people with mental health difficulties. Part two consisted of discussion groups guided by the use of vignettes, in order to explore the ways in which, EPs, CAMHS professionals and secondary school staff problem solve both in their own professional group and in a multi-agency group to explore the commonalities and differences in this. Findings from part one indicate that there are differences in perceptions of adolescent mental health across these three groups, with particular regards to their own and each other’s roles. Further to this findings indicate a lack of a shared understanding, characterised by a level of departmentalism. Findings from part two indicate that there are significant differences between the way in which schools, EPs and CAMHS professionals make sense of cases and in the way in which they work in their own professional group compared to how they work in multiagency groups. There were also indications that the differences that were found between groups in both part one and two, actually worked to increase the effectiveness of the approach in the multiagency groups, creating an enhanced and richer understanding of the problem given. Overall findings indicate that although on the surface thinking appears similar there are significant differences in thinking across EPs, CAMHS and schools in this area. Implications and recommendations for practice include; developing clarity and transparency regarding roles and fostering closer links by developing a shared understanding through opportunities for joint training.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of virtual peer-to-peer (P2P) workgroups as a platform for long-term collaboration in healthcare. Virtual peer-to-peer workgroups were developed and piloted by the Michigan Value Collaborative to increase knowledge and collaboration between providers across Michigan. The workgroups were designed to address barriers to change and long-term collaboration by allowing participants to share their improvement journey and provide feedback and ideas for improvement in a highly accessible platform. The pilot workgroups focused on heart failure readmission reduction initiatives as it is a much scrutinized metric and is penalized by public and private payers. Data on the workgroups were collected using pre and post-workgroup surveys filled out by participants. The results reveal that virtual peer-to- peer workgroups are effective in increasing knowledge and collaboration in the short term, but more study is required to judge their long term effectiveness in improving care at participating providers. Virtual peer-to-peer workgroups can serve as a foundation for increasing regional collaboration in healthcare as it is a very simple platform that does not require major financial or resource commitments.

This dissertation encompasses three articles concerning Sawyer's (2007) theory of group flow in the context of higher education, including a literature review, and two interpretive studies. In the literature review and in the first interpretive research article, the results of the research illuminated the applicability of themes of group flow in collaborative settings in higher education in themes of vision, ownership and contribution, and communication. The final article provides a description of the roles of student lead and professor in this environment and the unique ways that they may have encouraged those themes in the studio. The context for this study was the BYU Animation Studio, using video footage of students working in the computer lab, in their Daily meetings, and video interviews with students and professors in the program. The footage focused on one year of the senior project, with a core group of students coordinating efforts to create an animated short. Students involved in the senior film were mostly juniors and seniors coming from different academic departments, including Fine Arts, Engineering, and Computer Science. In the descriptive article, we gained further insights into the experience of group flow in a higher education setting. Several of the themes from the data resonated with the literature on group flow. Students working on the project had both project and people-oriented goals. They took initiative to solve problems and work through personal conflicts with group decisions, and made efforts to share their knowledge with other students. As group members communicated, they often validated and built off of others' ideas, putting the interests of the group above personal interests. In the same context, using the same methods, we were able to observe ways that student leads and teachers tried to enhance the group experience. Student leads and teachers made different contributions in that respect. Student leads contributed the actual project vision, breaking up the project into tasks for which students could volunteer and take initiative. Student leads also promoted friendship and communication within the group. Professors taught collaboration skills, and supported student initiatives. Professors also provided opportunities for students to collaborate across departments, while practicing collaboration between faculty members.

Multi-user computer-aided design (CAD) is an emerging technology that promises to facilitate collaboration, enhance product quality, and reduce product development lead times by allowing multiple engineers to work on the same design at the same time. The BYU site of the NSF Center for e-Design has developed advanced multi-user CAD prototypes that have demonstrated the feasibility and value of this technology. Despite the possibilities that this software opens up for enhanced collaboration, there are now a new variety of challenges and opportunities to understand and address. For multi-user CAD to be used effectively in a modern engineering environment, it is necessary to understand and address both human and technical collaboration challenges. The purpose of this dissertation is to understand and address these challenges. Two studies were performed to better understand the human side of engineering collaboration: (1) engineers from multiple companies were interviewed to assess the collaboration challenges they experience, and (2) players of the multi-player game Minecraft were surveyed and studied to understand how a multi-user environment affects design collaboration. Methods were also developed to address two important technical challenges in multi-user CAD: (1) a method for detecting undo conflicts, and (2) additional methods for administering data access. This research addresses some of the important human and technical collaboration challenges in multi-user CAD. It enhances our understanding of collaboration challenges in engineering industry and how multi-user CAD will help address some of those challenges. It also enhances our understanding of how a multi-user design environment will affect design collaboration. The method developed for detecting conflicts that occur during local undo in multi-user CAD can be used to block conflicts from occurring and provide the user with some information about the cause of the conflict so they can collaborate to resolve it. The methods developed for administering data access in multi-user CAD will help protect against unauthorized access to sensitive data.

La capacité à se localiser est d’une importance cruciale pour la navigation des robots. Cette importance a permis le développement de plusieurs techniques de localisation de grande précision. Notre contribution consiste à proposer un passage de la technique de localisation visuelle inertielle du cas individuel, au cas multi collaboratif. Ce travail a pour objectif d’aboutir à une localisation collaborative aussi rapide, robuste et précise que la technique individuelle de départ. Notre approche se base sur le filtrage en couplage serré Multi State Constraint Kalman Filter (MSCKF) pour la fusion de données. Les caractéristiques de ce filtrage sont d’abord étudiées dans le cas individuel pour tester la robustesse et la précision dans différentes conditions et avec différents modèles d’observation. Les résultats de cette étude nous ont orienté vers la structure la mieux adaptée à une augmentation au cas de localisation collaborative. L’algorithme collaboratif proposé, est basé sur un processus hiérarchique en trois étapes. Une localisation collaborative est initialisée sur la base des mesures relatives de distances Ultra Large Bande (ULB). Une localisation collaborative améliorée se base ensuite sur le chevauchement des images en utilisant un modèle de mesure adapté, et une structure de fusion de données qui absorbe l’excédent en temps de calcul provoqué par le traitement collaboratif. Enfin, pour augmenter la précision, une extraction des contraintes de structure environnement, suivie d’une intégration à l’aide d’une troncature dans le filtre sont proposées. / Localization is of crucial importance for robots navigation. This importance has allowed the emergence of several precise localization techniques. Our contribution consists of proposing a transition from an individual inertial visual localization technique to the multi-robots collaborative localization case. This work aims to achieve a collaborative localization as fast, robust and accurate as the individual starting technique. We adopt a tightly coupled MSCKF (Multi State Constraint Kalman Filter) approach to achieve the data fusion. The characteristics of this data fusion are first studied in the individual case to test the robustness and the precision under different conditions and with different observation models. The results of this study directed us towards the best structure adapted to an augmentation to the collaborative localization case. The proposed collaborative algorithm is a hierarchical process of three stages. A collaborative localization is initialized based on the relative distance measurements using Ultra-Wide Band (ULB) sensors. Then, a collaborative localization based on images overlapping using a suitable measurement model, and a data fusion structure that absorbs the computation time excess caused by the collaboration is achieved. Finally, to increase precision, an extraction of the environment constraints, followed by an integration using a truncation in the filter are proposed.

This study examined the factors that influence a local government’s decision to engage in regional collaborations. Analysis of 7 local government managers and eleven elected officials revealed that the decision to engage in regional collaboration was influenced by external factors, organizational factors, and internal motivations. Elected officials and local government managers identified a disaster occurrence, fiscal stress, outside agencies, jurisdictional benefit, and communication as key factors. Further, this research highlights the importance of the role of the elected official in intergovernmental arrangements, the role of the local government manager as the policy entrepreneur, and the influence of shared norms and values.

Aujourd’hui, le processus de conception de produits fait face à une mondialisation des marchés, conduit par des équipes géographiquement distribuées. Ces équipes sont ainsi amenées à travailler ensemble afin de concevoir ces produits nouveaux. Les activités de conception ont donc évolué au fil du temps pour pouvoir constamment répondre aux nouvelles contraintes industrielles, de la même manière que les processus de fabrication se sont adaptés aux marchés. Ainsi, afin de faciliter les phases de travail en commun, de nouvelles stratégies de gestion de la collaboration, notamment à travers de nouveaux systèmes d’information, sont mises en place. Ces systèmes d’information sont nombreux et prennent différentes formes, ce qui rend souvent difficiles la sélection et le pilotage de ces derniers. Or, pour les équipes projet, la gestion de ces nouveaux outils informatiques fait partie intégrante des éléments clés du processus de conception de produits. Ainsi, dans le cadre de nos travaux, nous nous focalisons sur l’aide au pilotage de l’ingénierie collaborative en mode projet pour la conception et le développement de produits matériels techniques. Notre objectif est d’aider le chef projet à mieux gérer son projet en utilisant au moment adéquat l’outil d’aide à la collaboration le plus adapté. Dans nos travaux, nous avons souligné la nécessité d’utiliser un indicateur quantitatif de pilotage de la conception collaborative. Cet indicateur apporte ainsi une approche complémentaire de l’évaluation de la pertinence de la collaboration en cours, en prenant en compte son impact sur l’évolution du projet. Le calcul de cet indicateur s’appuie sur une métrique spécifique et concerne l’évolution de la complétude de la donnée CAO. De plus, nous avons montré que ce nouvel indicateur peut être intégré à une approche organisationnelle de type PLM afin de faciliter le stockage des données et le calcul de la complétude, cette dernière étant liée aux outils utilisés et aux jalons projet. / Today, product design process is facing a market globalization led by distributed teams. Moreover, the international market context in which the companies evolves, leads them to work in large multi-disciplinary collaborative teams using in collaborative practices. In this context, product design process is led by the integration and optimization of stakeholders’ collaboration. Thus, to facilitate collaboration steps, new management strategies are defined and new information systems can be used. These information systems are numerous and take various forms, leading to difficulties for companies to select one of them and manage them. However, to the design teams, the management and the choice of those are key elements of the product design process.Toward this ends, in the present thesis, we focalize our research on the topic of collaborative design project management. Our objective is to assist the project leader to better manage her or his product design project using optimal collaborative tool all along the design project. We have underlined the necessity to use quantitative and non-intrusive indicator during the management of collaborative design phases in order to subjective evaluation. The tracking of this indicator is performed in parallel to the existing approaches of the evaluation of the suitability of the collaboration. It defines the impact of the collaboration steps on the design project evolution. The computation of this indicator is based on a precise metric which details the completeness of the CAD model based on the used collaborative tools and the project milestones. Moreover, we have showed that this new indicator can be integrated to an organizational approach, as a PLM, to facilitate data storage and completeness computation.