ACEC 2015 Track Report: Adaptive computing (and agents) for enhanced collaboration

This report describes the culmination of the 13th installment of the “Adaptive Computing (and Agents) for Enhanced Collaboration” (ACEC) track. ACEC focuses on collaborative computing that occurs dynamically among Web-accessible software systems and devices. The articulation of these network artifacts must be controlled by adaptive, intelligent control mechanisms, sometimes realized as agents. ACEC has for over 13 years brought together researchers from multiple disciplines to address the challenges associated with effective, just-in-time collaboration. The track this year showcases papers that explore emerging models and design patterns for adaptive architectures for a varied set of domains such as robotic and crowdsourcing.