Abstract: A method controls a robot. One or more processors receive sensor readings from one or more sensors that are monitoring a human in real time, where the human is currently observing a robotic action by a robot, and where the robotic action is a physical movement performed by the robot. The processor(s) determine a cognitive state of the human while the human is observing the robotic action by the robot, and then adjust the robotic action being performed by the robot based on the cognitive state of the human.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provides methods, computer program products, and a system for determining and displaying an image selected from a plurality of images based on a physical displacement of a device. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to generate a composite model based on a collected plurality of images. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to determine an image for display selected from the generated composite model based on a physical displacement of a device.

Abstract: A touch detection system is provided. The touch detection system includes a hardware processor. The touch detection system further includes a touch input surface mounted using a set of torque sensors, where a location of a touch on the touch input surface is calculated by the hardware processor based on collective results from the set of torque sensors, the touch comprising a user input.

Abstract: A touch detection system is provided. The touch detection system includes a hardware processor. The touch detection system further includes a touch input surface mounted using a set of torque sensors, where a location of a touch on the touch input surface is calculated by the hardware processor based on collective results from the set of torque sensors, the touch comprising a user input.

Abstract: A system, computer program product and computer-implemented method for presenting data. The system includes a sensor that obtains a measurement related to a viewing parameter of a viewer in the environment, a presentation surface that provides data for viewing by the viewer, and a processor. The viewing parameter of the viewer indicates the viewer's ability to perceive the data. The processor determines the viewing parameter of the viewer from the obtained measurement and dynamically alters a presentation parameter of the presentation surface based at least in part on the viewing parameter of the viewer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provides methods, computer program products, and a system for determining and displaying an image selected from a plurality of images based on a physical displacement of a device. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to generate a composite model based on a collected plurality of images. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to determine an image for display selected from the generated composite model based on a physical displacement of a device.

Abstract: A method controls a robot. One or more processors receive sensor readings from one or more sensors that are monitoring a human in real time, where the human is currently observing a robotic action by a robot, and where the robotic action is a physical movement performed by the robot. The processor(s) determine a cognitive state of the human while the human is observing the robotic action by the robot, and then adjust the robotic action being performed by the robot based on the cognitive state of the human.

Abstract: A method and associated systems for enabling digital asset reuse. Users are each associated with a collection of digital assets and each user and each asset is assigned an eminence value. When a first user initially accesses an asset, the asset is copied to the first user's collection, thus indicating the first user's favorable view of the asset. When a second user accesses the first user's copy, the asset is copied to the second user's collection, and the eminence of the first user and of the asset are increased. If a third user accesses the second user's copy, the asset is copied to the third user's collection and eminence values of the first and second users and of the asset increase. The second user may locate an asset in the first user's collection through means that include the second user's decision to “follow” the first user.

Abstract: A system, computer program product and computer-implemented method for presenting data. The system includes a sensor that obtains a measurement related to a viewing parameter of a viewer in the environment, a presentation surface that provides data for viewing by the viewer, and a processor. The viewing parameter of the viewer indicates the viewer's ability to perceive the data. The processor determines the viewing parameter of the viewer from the obtained measurement and dynamically alters a presentation parameter of the presentation surface based at least in part on the viewing parameter of the viewer.

Abstract: A scheduling system and method for high-performance computing (HPC) applications includes a network management component stored in physical memory and executed by a processor. The management component is configured to transform HPC resources into a schedulable resource catalog by transforming multi-dimensional HPC resources into a one dimension versus time resource catalog with a dependent graph structure between resources such that HPC resources are enabled to be provisioned into a service environment with predictable provisioning using the resource catalog. A graphical user interface component is coupled to the network management component and configured to provide scheduling visibility to entities and to enable a plurality of different communication modes for scheduling and communication between entities.

Abstract: A system and method for scheduling resources includes a memory storage device having a resource data structure stored therein which is configured to store a collection of available resources, time slots for employing the resources, dependencies between the available resources and social map information. A processing system is configured to set up a communication channel between users, between a resource owner and a user or between resource owners to schedule users in the time slots for the available resources. The processing system employs social mapping information of the users or owners to assist in filtering the users and owners and initiating negotiations for the available resources.

Abstract: Analytics and visualization for logical dependency mapping of computer servers may be provided. Data collected from computer servers is received and analyzed to discover logical dependencies among the computer servers, for example, to discover communications between one or more of operating systems, middleware and applications associated with the computer servers. The computer servers may be grouped into one or more dependency groups based at least on a user-defined grouping criterion. The one or more dependency groups and their logical dependencies may be output.

Abstract: A method and associated systems for enabling digital asset reuse. Users are each associated with a collection of digital assets and each user and each asset is assigned an eminence value. When a first user initially accesses an asset, the asset is copied to the first user's collection, thus indicating the first user's favorable view of the asset. When a second user accesses the first user's copy, the asset is copied to the second user's collection, and the eminence of the first user and of the asset are increased. If a third user accesses the second user's copy, the asset is copied to the third user's collection and eminence values of the first and second users and of the asset increase. The second user may locate an asset in the first user's collection through means that include the second user's decision to “follow” the first user.

Abstract: A method and associated systems for reusing digital assets and automatically updating user and asset eminence values associated with each asset reuse. Users each control a collection of digital assets and each user and each asset is assigned an eminence value that represents a relative importance of a user or asset. When a first user accesses an asset, that asset is copied to the first user's collection. When a second user accesses the first user's copy, the asset is copied to the second user's collection, and the eminence of the first user and of the asset are increased. When a third user accesses the second user's copy, the asset is copied to the third user's collection and first-user's, second-user's, and asset's eminence values increase. The second user may automatically locate an asset in the first user's collection by “following” the first user.

Abstract: Techniques for coordinating application migration processes. A method includes selecting at least one migration service for an application based on analysis of application information and information pertaining to multiple migration services, creating a migration plan to migrate the application to a target cloud based on the at least one selected migration service, and executing the migration plan, utilizing the at least one selected migration service, to migrate the application to the target cloud.

Abstract: Systems and articles of manufacture for coordinating application migration processes include selecting at least one migration service for an application based on analysis of application information and information pertaining to multiple migration services, creating a migration plan to migrate the application to a target cloud based on the at least one selected migration service, and executing the migration plan, utilizing the at least one selected migration service, to migrate the application to the target cloud.

Abstract: A polling method, online polling system and program product therefor. A system avatar unit creates, maintains and controls system avatars distributed throughout a virtual world. System avatars receive questions received from polling system clients. A dialogue module manages dialogs between system avatars presenting the questions to user avatars in the virtual world. A report generator generates reports responsive to responses given by user avatars to system avatars.

Abstract: Techniques for providing a reservation system are provided. The techniques include displaying a scalable visualization object, wherein the scalable visualization object comprises an expanded view element of the reservation system depicting information in connection with a selected interval of time and a compressed view element of the reservation system depicting information in connection with one or more additional intervals of time, maintaining a visual context between the expanded view and the compressed view within the visualization object, and enabling a user to switch between the expanded view and the compressed view to facilitate use of the reservation system.

Abstract: A method and associated systems for enabling digital asset reuse. Users are each associated with a collection of digital assets and each user and each asset is assigned an eminence value. When a first user initially accesses an asset, the asset is copied to the first user's collection, thus indicating the first user's favorable view of the asset. When a second user accesses the first user's copy, the asset is copied to the second user's collection, and the eminence of the first user and of the asset are increased. If a third user accesses the second user's copy, the asset is copied to the third user's collection and eminence values of the first and second users and of the asset increase. The second user may locate an asset in the first user's collection through means that include the second user's decision to “follow” the first user.

Abstract: A system and method for scheduling resources includes a memory storage device having a resource data structure stored therein which is configured to store a collection of available resources, time slots for employing the resources, dependencies between the available resources and social map information. A processing system is configured to set up a communication channel between users, between a resource owner and a user or between resource owners to schedule users in the time slots for the available resources. The processing system employs social mapping information of the users or owners to assist in filtering the users and owners and initiating negotiations for the available resources.