Federated Collaborative Networks

PhD Theses

  • S.S. Msanjila, On inter-organizational trust engineering in networked collaborations : modeling and management of rational trust, Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, 2009, pp. vi, 196.
  • V. Guevara-Masis, Information management for telecaring virtual organizations, Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, 2007, pp.143.
  • E. C. Kaletas, Scientific Information Management in Collaborative Experimentation Environments, Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, 2004, pp. 270.
  • A. Benabdelkader, Information Intergration Among Heterogenous And Autonomous Application, Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, 2002, pp. 184.
  • C. O. Garita-Rodríguez, Federated Information Management For Virtual Enterprises, Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, 2001, pp. 228.

Book Authorship

2008

  • Collaborative Networks Reference modeling. (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh), ISBN: 978-0-387-79425-9, Springer, New York, 2008.

Book Editorship

2009

  • Leveraging Knowledge for Innovation in Collaborative Networks (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, I. Paraskakis – Editors), ISBN-10: 3-642-04567-7, Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2009.

2008

  • Methods and Tools for Collaborative Networked Organizations (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, M. Ollus- Editors), ISBN: 978-0-387-79423-5, Springer, New York, 2008.

2007

  • Establishing the Foundation of Collaborative Networks, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, P. Novais, C. Analide- Editors), ISBN 978-0-387-73797-3, Springer 2007.

2006

  • Network-Centric Collaboration and Supporting Frameworks, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, M. Ollus – Editors), ISBN 10: -0-387-38266-6, IFIP Vol. 224, Springer 2006.

2005

  • Virtual Organizations: Systems and Practices, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, M. Ollus – Editors), Springer, ISBN 0-387-23757-7, 2005.
  • Collaborative networks and their breeding environments, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, A. Ortiz – Editors), ISBN 0-387-28259-9, IFIP Vol. 186, Springer, 2005.

2004

  • Collaborative networked organizations – A research agenda for emerging business models, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh – Editors), 1st time published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in March 2004, and 2nd time published by the Springer in December 2004. ISBN 1-4020-7823-4, 2004

2003

  • Processes and foundations for virtual organizations, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh – Editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7638-X, 2003.

2002

  • Balancing Knowledge and Technology in Manufacturing and Services, (V. Marik, L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh – Editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Sep 2002.

2000

  • High Performance Computing and Networking, (M. Bubak, H. Afsarmanesh, R. Williams, L.O. Hertzberger – Editors), Lecture Notes in Computer Science N. 1823, Springer, ISSN 0302-9743, May 2000.
  • E-Business and Virtual Enterprises – Managing Business-to-Business Cooperation, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, R. Rabelo – Editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-7205-0, IFIP Vol. 184, Oct 2000.
  • Advances in Networked Enterprises – Virtual Organizations, Balanced Automation, and Systems Integration, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, H.-H. Erbe – Editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-7958-6, IFIP Vol. 181, Sep 2000.

1999

  • Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises – Networking industrial enterprises, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh – Editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8639-6, IFIP Vol. 153, Sep. 1999.

1998

  • Intelligent Systems for Manufacturing – Multi-agent systems and virtual organizations, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, V. Marik – Editors), Kluwver Academic Publishers, Jul. 1998, ISBN 0-412-84670-5, IFIP Vol. 130, Aug 1998.

1996

  • Balanced Automation Systems II – Implementation Challenges for Anthropocentric Manufacturing, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh – Editors), Chapman & Hall, ISBN 0-412-78890-X, IFIP Vol. 58, Jun. 96.

1995

  • Balanced Automation Systems – Architectures and Design Methods, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh – Editors), Chapman & Hall, ISBN 0412-72200-3, IFIP Vol. 20, Jul. 95.

Book Chapters

2009

  • H. Afsarmanesh,L.M. Camarinha-Matos. Management of Information Supporting Collaborative Networks. In Database and Expert Systems Applications. ISBN: 978-3-642-03572-2, LNCS 5690, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 2009. Pages: 1-6.

2008

  • H. Afsarmanesh, L. M. Camarinha-Matos, The ARCON modeling framework. In Collaborative networks reference modeling. ISBN: 978-0-387-79425-9, Springer, New York, 2008. Pages: 67-82.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, L. M. Camarinha-Matos, E. Ermilova, VBE reference framework. In Methods and Tools for collaborative networked organizations. ISBN: 978-0-387-79423-5, Springer, New York, 2008. Pages:35-68.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, M. Ollus, ECOLEAD and CNO base concepts. In Methods and Tools for collaborative networked organizations. ISBN: 978-0-387-79423-5, Springer, New York, 2008. Pages: 3-32.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, S.S. Msanjila, E. Ermilova, S. Wiesner, W. Woelfel, M. Seifert, VBE management system. In Methods and Tools for collaborative networked organizations. ISBN: 978-0-387-79423-5, Springer, New York, 2008. Pages: 119-154.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, Inter-organizational trust in VBEs. In Methods and Tools for collaborative networked organizations. ISBN: 978-0-387-79423-5, Springer, New York, 2008. Pages: 91-118.
  • E. Ermilova H. Afsarmanesh, A comprehensive semantic-indexing schema for ARCON. In Collaborative networks reference modeling. ISBN: 978-0-387-79425-9, Springer, New York, 2008. pages: 113 – 128.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, E. Klen, T. Cardoso, A reference curriculum for education on CNOs. In Methods and Tools for collaborative networked organizations. ISBN: 978-0-387-79423-5, Springer, New York, 2008. Pages:491-512.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, A Multi-Model Approach to Analyze Inter-organizational Trust. In Collaborative Networks reference modeling. ISBN: 978-0-387-79425-9, Springer, New York, 2008. Pages: 195-216.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Concept of Collaboration. In the Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations (G. Putnik, M. M. Cunha, Eds.), Idea Group. January 2008.
  • N. Galeano, E. Ermilova, J. Giraldo, H. Afsarmanesh, A. Molina, Definition of Competency Concept in Virtual organization Breeding Environments (VBEs). In the Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations (G. Putnik, M. M. Cunha, Eds.), Idea Group. January 2008.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Classes of Collaborative Networks. In the Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations (G. Putnik, M. M. Cunha, Eds.), Idea Group. January 2008.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, L. M. Camarinha-Matos, Related work on reference modeling for collaborative networks. In Collaborative networks reference modeling. ISBN: 978-0-387-79425-9, Springer, New York, 2008. Pages: 15-28.

2007

  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh Towards a reference model for collaborative networked organizations, in Information Technology for Balanced Manufacturing Systems, Pages 193-202, Volume 220/2006 , ISBN 978-0-387-36594-7_21, 2007.

2005

  • E.C. Kaletas, H. Afsarmanesh, M. Anastasiou, L.M. Camarinha-Matos, Emerging technologies and standards, in Virtual Organizations: Systems and Practices, chap. 2.2, Springer, ISBN 0-387-23755-0, 2005
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Collaborative Networks – A new scientific discipline, in Virtual Organizations: Systems and Practices, chap. 1.6, Springer, ISBN 0-387-23755-0, 2005.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Brief historical perspective for virtual organizations, in Virtual Organizations: Systems and Practices, chap. 1.1, Springer, ISBN 0-387-23755-0, 2005.

2004

  • H. Afsarmanesh, V. Marik, L.M. Camarinha-Matos, Challenges of collaborative networks in Europe, in Collaborative Networked Organizations – A research agenda for emerging business models, chap. 3.3, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7823-4, 2004.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, H. A strategic roadmap for advanced virtual organizations, Loeh, F. Sturm, M. Ollus, in Collaborative Networked Organizations – A research agenda for emerging business models, chap. 7.2, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7823-4, 2004.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, A roadmapping methodology for strategic research on VO, in Collaborative Networked Organizations – A research agenda for emerging business models, chap. 7.1, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7823-4, 2004.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Formal modeling methods for collaborative networks, in Collaborative Networked Organizations – A research agenda for emerging business models, chap. 6.3, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7823-4, 2004.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Emerging behavior in complex collaborative networks, in Collaborative Networked Organizations – A research agenda for emerging business models, chap. 6.2, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7823-4, 2004.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, V. Tschammer, H. Afsarmanesh, On emerging technologies for VO, in Collaborative Networked Organizations – A research agenda for emerging business models, chap. 5.4, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7823-4, 2004.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Support infrastructures for new collaborative forms, in Collaborative Networked Organizations – A research agenda for emerging business models, chap. 5.2, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7823-4, 2004.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Targeting major new trends, in Collaborative Networked Organizations – A research agenda for emerging business models, chap. 3.2, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7823-4, 2004.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, E. Banahan, J. Sousa, F. Sturm, H. Afsarmanesh, J. Barata, J. Playfoot, V. Tschammer, Emerging collaborative forms, in Collaborative Networked Organizations – A research agenda for emerging business models, chap. 2.4, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7823-4, 2004.

2003

  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Designing the information technology subsystem, invited chapter, in Handbook on Enterprise Architecture, P. Bernus, L. Nemes, G. Schmidt (Eds.), Springer, 2003, pp. 617-680, ISBN 3-540-00343-6.

2002

  • C. Garita, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger, A Survey of Distributed Information Management Approaches for Virtual Enterprise Infrastructures, in Managing Virtual Web Organizations in the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges, U. J. Franke, Ed.: Idea Group Publishing, 2002.

2001

  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Virtual Enterprise Modeling and Support Infrastructures: Applying Multi-Agent Systems Approaches, (invited) in Multi-Agent Systems and Applications, M. Luck, V. Marik, O. Stpankova, R. Trappl (eds.), Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence LNAI 2086, pp.335-364, Springer, ISBN 3-540-42312-5, July 2001.

1998

  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, and H. Afsarmanesh. Virtual Enterprises: Life Cycle Supporting Tools and Technologies. In Handbook of Life Cycle Engineering: Concepts, models and technologies, A. Molina, A. Kusiak, J. Sanchez (Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998, pp. 535-571, ISBN 0-412-81250-9.

1992

  • H. Afsarmanesh and F. Tuijnman. The Information Modeling within the Archon Architecture. In book “ARCHON – An Architecture for Multi-Agent Systems” (Thies Wittig editor). Pages 59-76. Ellis Horwood Publication Series in Artificial Intelligence, 1992.

1990

  • H. Afsarmanesh, D. Knapp, D. McLeod, and A. Parker. An Extensible Object-Oriented Approach to Databases for VLSI/CAD. In book “Readings in Object-Oriented Database Systems'” (S. Zdonik and D. Maier, editors). Pages 607-618. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1990.

1986

  • D. McLeod and H. Afsarmanesh. A Framework for Semantic database Models. In book “New directions for Database Systems”. Ablex Publishing Corporation, Norwood, New Jersey 1986.

Journal Editorship

2009

  • International Journal of Production Research (Taylor & Francis); Special issue: Virtual Enterprises – Methods and Approaches for Coalition Formation. Vol. 47, No. 17, September 1, 2009. ISSN: 0020-7543. Editors: H. Afsarmanesh and C. Analide.
  • International Journal of Information Technology and Management – IJITM (Inderscience). Special issue on Information Management for Collaborative Networks. Vol 8, issue 3, April 11, 2009. Editors: X. Boucher, L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh.

2007

  • International Journal of Production Research (Taylor & Francis), Special issue on Enhancing Performance in Industrial Collaborative Networks. On-line version in April 2007. ISBN: 00207543, Vol. 46, No. 5, Printed version March, 2008. Editors: L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh.

2004

  • International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organizations (Inderscience), Special issue on Infrastructures for new virtual organizations, Vol. 2, Nº 3, October 2004. Editors: H. Afsarmanesh, L. M. Camarinha-Matos.

2003

  • International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organizations (Inderscience), Special issue on Brokerage and contract negotiation, Vol. 2, N. 1, August 2003. Editors: L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh.

2001

  • Journal of Future Generation Computer Systems (Elsevier), Vol. 17, Number 8, Jun 2001, ISSN: 0167-739X. Editors: H. Afsarmanesh, M. Bubak.

1999

  • Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Elsevier), Special issue on Multi-Agent Systems Applications, Vol. 27, N. 1-2, 30 April 99. Editors: L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, V. Marik.
  • Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems (Kluwer Academic), Special issue on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 26, Issue 3/4, Nov 99, ISBN 0921-0296. Editors: L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh.

Journal Articles

2009

  • H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos, S.S. Msanjila. On Management of 2nd Generation Virtual Organizations Breeding Environments. In the Journal of Annual Reviews in Control. Elsevier. Vol.33, Issue 2, December 2009. ISBN 1367-5788, pages 209-219.
  • O. Unal , H. Afsarmanesh. Schema Matching and Integration for Data Sharing Among Collaborating Organizations. Journal of Software. Vol.4, No.3, May 2009, pp. 248-261.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, N. Galeano, A Molina. Collaborative Networked Organizations – Concepts and Practice in Manufacturing enterprise. In Journal of Computers & Industrial Engineering. Elservier. Volume 57, Issue 1, Agust 2009, Pages 46-60.
  • O. Unal, H. Afsarmanesh. Semi-Automated Schema Integration with SASMINT. In the Journal of Knowledge and Information Systems. Springer, London, published online, June 2009, ISSN 0219-1377.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, E. Ermilova, S.S. Msanjila, L. M. Camarinha-Matos. Modeling and Management of Information Supporting Functional Dimension of Collaborative Networks. In the Transactions on Large Scale Data- and knowledge-centered Systems (Lecture Notes publications), Vol. 5740, August 2009. ISBN 978-3-642-03721-4, Pages 1-37.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, L. M. Camarinha-Matos, On the classification and management of virtual organization breeding environments. In the International Journal of Information Technology and Management – IJITM, Inderscience publisher. Vol. 8, No. 3, 2009, ISSN 1461-4111, pg. 234-259.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh. On development of TrustMan system assisting configuration of temporary consortiums. In the International Journal of Production Research; Special issue: Virtual Enterprises – Methods and Approaches for Coalition Formation. Taylor & Francis. Vol. 47, No. 17, September 2009. ISSN: 0020-7543.

2008

  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh. On Architectural Design of TrustMan System Applying HICI Analysis Results. The case of technological perspective in VBEs. In the International Journal of Software. Academy Publisher, ISSN 1796-217X. Vol. 3, No. 4, April 2008, pg. 17-30.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, On reference models for collaborative networked organizations. In the International Journal of Production Research, Vol 46, Nº 9, May 2008, pp 2453 – 2469.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh. FETR: A Framework to Establish Trust Relationships Among Organizations in VBEs. In the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing; Special issue: Trust, Value Systems and Governance in Collaborative Networks. Springer, Published online: November 2008.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, Trust Analysis and Assessment in Virtual Organizations Breeding Environments. In the Int. Journal of Production Research, available on-line April 2007, ISSN: 0020-7543, Taylor & Francis publisher, Vol. 46, No. 5, March 2008.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Enhancing performance in industrial collaborative networks, (short article]. In the International Journal of Production Research.ISSN: 0020-7543, Taylor & Francis publisher, Vol. 46, No.5, pp. 1203-1205. March 2008.

2007

  • E. Ermilova, H. Afsarmanesh, Modeling and management of Profiles and Competencies in VBEs. In  Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Springer Netherlands publisher. ISSN: 0956-5515 (Print) 1572-8145 (Online), Volume 18, Number 5, DOI: 10.1007/s10845-007-0066-0, pp. 561-586, October 2007.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, A comprehensive modeling framework for collaborative networked organizations. In the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Springer publisher. Volume 18, Number 5, pp. 527-615, October 2007.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, Specification of the TrustMan System for Assisting Management of VBEs. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer. LNCS: 4657, pp. 34-43, September, 2007.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Results assessment and impact creation in collaborative research – An example from the ECOLEAD project, TECHNOVATION – International Journal of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Management , Elsevier publisher, Volume 27(1-2), pp 65-77, 2007.
  • S. S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, Modeling Trust Relationships in Collaborative Networked Organizations. In the International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, Inderscience publisher. ISSN (Print): 1470-6075. Vol. 6, Issue 1. pp. 40-55, July, 2007.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, A framework for Virtual Organization creation in a breeding environment, Int. Journal Annual Reviews in Control, Elsevier publisher, Vol. 31, Issue1, pp 119-135, 2007.

2006

  • O. Unal, H. Afsarmanesh, SASMINT System for Database Interoperability in Collaborative Networks, in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 4275/2006 (electronic), ISBN978-3-540-48287-1, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg, PP. 91-108, November 30, 2006.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Results assessment and impact creation in collaborative research – An example from the ECOLEAD project, International Journal of Technology Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Management – TECHNOVATION, Elsevier, (Printed version to appear in 2007). electronic version of the Journal, October 2006.

2005

  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Collaborative networks: A new scientific discipline, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, vol. 16, Nº 4-5, pp439-452, ISSN: 0956-5515, 2005. (*with a note from the publisher that in December 2005, this paper was the most viewed paper in the Journal for the last 90 days).

2004

  • E. C. Kaletas, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger. A Collaborative Experimentation Environment for Biosciences. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organizations, Inderscience, 2004 ,Vol. 2, No. 3, 2004, pp.209-231, ISSN 1470-9503.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, A multi-agent based infrastructure to support virtual communities in elderly care , in International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organizations, Inderscience, 2004 Vol. 2, No. 3, 2004, pp.246-266, ISSN 1470-9503.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, TeleCARE: Collaborative virtual elderly care support communities, The Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare, Vol. 2, Issue 2, London, Apr 2004, pp 73-86, ISSN 1479-649X.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, V. Guevara, L.O. Hertzberger, Management of federated information in tele-assistance environments, The Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare, Vol. 2, Issue 2, London, Apr 2004.

2003

  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, R. Rabelo, Infrastructure developments for agile virtual enterprises, Int. Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, ISSN 0951-192X, Vol. 16, N. 4-5, Jun-Aug 2003, pp 235-254.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Elements of a base VE infrastructure, J. Computers in Industry, Vol. 51, Issue 2, Jun 2003, pp. 139-163.

2002

  • H. Afsarmanesh, R. Belleman, A. S. Z. Belloum, A. Benabdelkader, J. F. J. van den Brand, T. M. Breit, H. Bussemaker, G. B. Eijkel, A. Frenkel, C. Garita, D. L. Groep, A. W. van Halderen, R. M. A. Heeren, Z. W. Hendrikse, J. Kaandorp, E. C. Kaletas, V. Klos, P. M. A. Sloot, R. D. Vis, A. Visser, and H. H. Yakali, “VLAM-G: A Grid Based Virtual Laboratory”, to appear in Scientific Programming Journal Special Issue on Grid Computing, 2002.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Trends in virtual organizations and support infrastructures, Journal of Japanese Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers, 2002.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, R. Rabelo, Infrastructure developments for agile virtual enterprises, Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, special issue on e-Transition, 2002.
  • A. S. Z. Belloum, E. C. Kaletas, A. W. van Halderen, H. Afsarmanesh, L. O. Hertzberger, and A. J. H. Peddemors, “A Scalable Web Server Architecture”, World Wide Web Journal, 2002.

2001

  • H. Afsarmanesh, E. Kaletas, A. Benabdelkader, C. Garita, and L. O. Hertzberger, A Reference Architecture for Scientific Virtual Laboratories, Journal Future Generation Computer Systems (Elsevier), Vol. 17, Number 8, Jun 2001, ISSN: 0167-739X.
  • C. Garita, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger, “The PRODNET Federated Information Management Approach for Virtual Enterprise Support”, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, vol. 12, pp. 151-170, 2001.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, A. L. Osório, Flexibility and safety in a web-base infrastructure for virtual enterprises, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (Taylor & Francis), Vol. 14, N. 1, Jan 2001, pp 66-82.

1999

  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, C. Lima, Hierarchical Coordination in virtual enterprise infrastructures, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Vol. 26, Issue 3/4, pp 267-287, Nov. 99, ISSN 0921-0296.
  • R. Rabelo, L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Multi-agent-based agile scheduling, Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Elsevier), Vol. 27, N. 1-2, April 1999, ISSN 0921-8890, pp. 15-28.

1998

  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, C. Garita, and C. Lima. Towards an Architecture for Virtual Enterprises. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 9, Issue 2, Apr 1998, ISSN 0956-5515, pp 189-199.

1996

  • H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, L.O. Hertzberger, F.J. Negreiros Gomes, A. Provedel, R.C. Martins, and E.O.T. Salles. Cooperation of CIM Expert Systems supported by PEER. Special issue of Journal of Studies in Informatics and Control, 5(2): 157-169. IC Publications, Romania, June 1996.
  • I. Mazón, H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, F. Rojas, A. Pérez, and L.O. Hertzberger. Control Information Management in a Balanced Automated System. Special issue of the Journal of Studies in Informatics and Control, 5(2) : 119-130. IC Publications, Romania, June 1996.

1994

  • H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, N.P. Moreira, and A.C. Ferreira. Design of a Distributed Database for a Concurrent Engineering Environment. Special issue of Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences, 16(3) : 298-310, December 1994.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, F.J. Negreiros, R.C. Lopes, and R.C. Martins. Integration of anOptimization Expert System within a CIM Distributed Database System. Special issue of Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences, 16(3) : 318-327, December 1994.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, A.C. Ferreira, and N.P. Moreira. Distributed Database Support for a Concurrent Engineering Environment. Journal of Studies in Informatics and Control, 5(2,3) : 135-143. IC Publications, Romania, September 1994.

1993

  • F. Tuijnman and H. Afsarmanesh. Management of shared data in federated cooperative PEER environment. International Journal of Intelligent and Cooperative Information Systems (IJICIS), 2(4):451-473, December 1993.

1989

  • H. Afsarmanesh and D. McLeod. The 3DIS: An Extensible Object-Oriented Information Management Environment. ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS), 7(4) : 339-377, October 1989.

Peer reviewed international conference papers

2009

  • H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos. Towards Modeling a Collaborative Environment for Extension of Professional Active Life. In the proceedings of the 10th IFIP Working Conference on virtual enterprises (PRO-VE 2009), Thessaloniki, Greece, Springer, pp. 721-732, September 2009.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh. The Need for a Strategic R&D Roadmap for Active Ageing. In the proceedings of  the 10th IFIP Working Conference on virtual enterprises (PRO-VE 2009), Thessaloniki, Greece, Springer, pp. 669-681, September 2009.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh. On hard and soft models to analyze trust life cycle for mediating collaboration. In the proceedings of the 10th IFIP Working Conference on virtual enterprises (PRO-VE 2009), Thessaloniki, Greece, Springer, pp. 381-392, September 2009.
  • W. Leonard, H. Afsarmanesh, S.S. Msanjila, J. Playfoot. Exploring the gap for effective extension of professional life in Europe. n the proceedings of the 10th IFIP Working Conference on virtual enterprises (PRO-VE 2009), Thessaloniki, Greece, Springer, pp. 695-706, September 2009.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos, S.S. Msanjila. A well-conceived vision for extending professional life of senior. In the proceedings of the 10th IFIP Working Conference on virtual enterprises (PRO-VE 2009), Thessaloniki, Greece, Springer, pp. 682-694, September 2009.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh. Collaborative mechanisms for a new perspective on active ageing, in the Proceedings of DEST 2009 – 3rd IEEE Int. Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey,1-3 Jun 2009.

2008

  • E. Ermilova, H. Afsarmanesh, Competency modeling targeted on promotion of organizations towards VO involvement. In the proceedings of PRO-VE 2008 – 9th IFIP Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises. Pages 3-14. Poznan, POLAND. September 8 – 10, 2008.
  • E. Ermilova, H. Afsarmanesh. Managing characteristic organization knowledge in Collaborative Networks. In the Proceedings of ICEIS’08 International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Pages 313-320. Barcelona, Spain. June 12-16, 2008.
  • E. Ermilova, H. Afsarmanesh, A unified ontology for VO Breeding Environments. In the Proceedings of DHMS’08 – IEEE SMC International Conference on Distributed Human-Machine Systems. ISBN: 978-80-01-04027-0, pp. 176-181 , Athens, Greece. March 9-12, 2008.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, Automating trust assessment for configuration of temporary partnerships. In the proceeding of international conference on information technology for balanced automation system (BASYS2008). Springer, Porto, Portugal. ISBN: 978-0-387-09491-5, Pages 95-105. June 23-25 2008.
  • E. Ermilova, H. Afsarmanesh, An ontology based approach for development and operation of Virtual organization Breeding Environments. In the Proceedings of SE’08 Int. Conf. on Software Engineering, ISBN: 978-0-88986-715-4, pp. 147-152, Innsbrusk, Austria. February 12-14, 2008.

2007

  • H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos, S.S. Msanjila. Virtual Organizations Breeding Environment: Key Results from ECOLEAD. In the Proceedings of .the Int. conference on Cost Effective Automation in Networked Product Development and Manufacturing – IFAC-CEA’2007. pp. 2(1-8). Monterey, Mexico, October 2007.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, Towards Establishing Trust Relationships among Organizations in VBEs. In the proceedings of 8th Internation PRO-VE2007 conference. Establishing foundation of collaborative networks, Springer, pp. 3-14. Guimarães, Portugal. September 2007.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, E. Ermilova, Ontology Engineering and Management for VO Breeding Environments. In the Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Modern Information Technology in the Innovation Processes of the Industrial Enterprises – MITIP’07, pp. 124-137, Florence Italy. September 2007.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, Specification of the TrustMan System for Assisting Management of VBEs. In the proceedings of international conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business – TrustBus’07, Springer, pp.34-43, Regensburg, Germany. September 2007.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, HICI: An Approach for Identifying Trust Elements: The case of technological perspective in VBE. In proceedings of second international conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2007], ISBN 0-7695-2775-2/07, pp 757-764, April 10-13, 2007. Vienna, Austria.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos, Towards a semi-typology for virtual organization breeding environments, COA’07 – 8th IFAC Symposium on Cost-Oriented Automation, Vol. 8, part 1. pp. 22(1-12). Habana, Cuba, 12-14 Feb 2007.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Collaborative networks in industry and services: research scope and challenges, COA’07 – 8th IFAC Symposium on Cost-Oriented Automation, Vol. 8, part 1. pp. 10 (1-16), Habana, Cuba, 12-14 Feb 2007.

2006

  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Creation of virtual organizations in a breeding environment, in Proceedings of INCOM 2006, 12th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems Manufacturing, Saint-Etienne, France, 17-19 May 2006.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh Collaborative networks: Value creation in a knowledge society, (invited keynote paper) in Proceedings of PROLAMAT 2006, IFIP Int. Conf. On Knowledge Enterprise – New Challenges, Springer, Shanghai, China, Jun 2006.
  • O. Unal, H. Afsarmanesh, Using Linguistic Techniques for Schema Matching. in Proceedings of the ICSOFT 2006 – International conference on Software and Data Technologies, pp 115-120, Setubal, Portugal, 11-14 Sept. 2006.
  • E. Ermilova, H. Afsarmanesh, Competency and profiling management in virtual organization breeding environments, in Proceedings of PRO-VE’06, Network-centric collaboration and Supporting Frameworks, Springer, pp 131-142, Helsinki, Finland, 25-27 Sep 2006.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh Towards a reference model for collaborative networked organizations, , in Proceedings of 7th BASYS’07, Information Technology for Balanced Manufacturing Systems (W. Shen, Ed.) (Springer), Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. IFIP Series, Vol. 220, ISBN: 0-387-36590-7, 4-6 Sep 2006.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, Assessment and creation of trust in VBEs, in Proceedings of 7th PRO-VE’06, Network-centric collaboration and Supporting Frameworks, Springer, pp 161-172, Helsinki, Finland, 25-27 September 2006.
  • O. Unal, H. Afsarmanesh, Interoperability in Collaborative Network of Biodiversity Organizations. in Proceedings of 7th PRO-VE’06, Network-centric collaboration and Supporting Frameworks, Springer, pp 515-524, Helsinki, Finland, 25-27 Sep 2006.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh Modeling framework for collaborative networked organizations, in Proceedings of 7th PRO-VE’06, Network-centric collaboration and Supporting Frameworks (Springer), pp 3-14, Helsinki, Finland25-27 Sep 2006.
  • V. Guevara-Masis, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger, “An agent-based federated information system for telecare environments,” in Proceedings of the ITAB 2006 – International Special Topic Conference on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Ioannina, Greece, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, October 2006.
  • O. Unal, H. Afsarmanesh, SASMINT System for Database Interoperability in Collaborative Networks, in Proceedings of the CoopIS 2006, 14th International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems, Springer-Verlag, PP. 91-108, Montpellier, France, 1-3 November 2006.
  • S.S. Msanjila, H. Afsarmanesh, Understanding and Modeling Trust Relationships in Collaborative Networked Organizations, in Proceedings of Business, Law & Technology present and Emerging Trends, Volume 2, ISBN 87-991385-1-4, IAITL, pp 402-416, Copenhagen, Denmark , 5-7 December 2006.

2005

  • H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos – A framework for management of virtual organizations breeding environments, in Proceedings of 6th PRO-VE’05 – Collaborative Networks and their Breeding Environments, Springer, pp. 35-48, Valencia, Spain, 26-28 Sept 2005.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh – Infrastructure for Collaborative Networks – An application in elderly care, in Proceedings of SAINT’05 – 2005 Symposium on Applications and the Internet, IEEE Computer Society press, ISBN 0-7695-2262-9, pp 94-101, Trento, Italy, 31 Jan-4 Feb 2005.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, M. Ollus – ECOLEAD: A holistic approach to creation and management of dynamic virtual organizations, in Proceedings of 6th PRO-VE’05 – Collaborative Networks and their Breeding Environments, Springer, pp. 3-16, Valencia, Spain, 26-28 Sept 2005.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, I. Silveri, H. Afsarmanesh , A.I. Oliveira – Towards a framework for creation of dynamicvirtual organizations, in Proceedings of 6th PRO-VE’05 – Collaborative Networks and their Breeding Environments, Springer, pp. 69-80, Valencia, Spain, 26-28 Sept 2005.

2004

  • V. Guevara-Masis, E. kaletas, O. Unal, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. B. Hertzberger, Using ontologies for collaborative information management: Some challenges & ideas, In proceedings of the Advances in Information Systems (ADVIS’04), Izmir, Turkey, 2004.
  • V. Guevara-Masis, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. B. Hertzberger, Service-Oriented Architecture for TeleCARE, in proceedings of the On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2004: OTM 2004 workshops: OTM confederated International Workshops and Posters, GADA, JTRES, MIOS, WORM, WOSE, PhDS, and INTEROP 2004, Agia NAPA, Cyprus, 2004
  • E.C. Kaletas, H. Afsarmanesh, L. O. Hetzberger, Analysis of requirements for collaborative scientific experimentation environments, in Proceedings of BASYS’04 – Emerging Solutions for Future Manufacturing Systems, Springer, ISBN 0-387-22828-4, pp. 251-262, 27-29 Sep 2004.
  • V. Guevara-Masis, H. Afsarmanesh, L. O. Hetzberger, Ontology-based automatic data structure generation for collaborative networks, in Proceedings of 5th PRO-VE’04 – Virtual Enterprises and Collaborative Networks, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-8138-3, pp 163-174, 23-26 Aug 2004.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, The emerging discipline of collaborative networks, in Proceedings of PRO-VE’04 – Virtual Enterprises and Collaborative Networks, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-8138-3, pp 3-16, 23-26 Aug 2004.
  • E.C. Kaletas, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger. A Methodology for Integrating New Scientific Domains and Applications in a Virtual Laboratory Environment. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2004).
  • H. Afsarmanesh, V. Guevara-Masis, L. O. Hertzberger, Federated management of information for TeleCARE, in Proceedings of TELECARE 2004 – Int. Workshop on Tele-Care and Collaborative Virtual Communities in Elderly Care, 13 Apr 2004, Porto, Portugal, INSTICC Press, pp 49-62, ISBN 972-8865-10-4.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, TeleCARE: Collaborative virtual elderly support communities, in Proceedings of TELECARE 2004 – Int. Workshop on Tele-Care and Collaborative Virtual Communities in Elderly Care, 13 Apr 2004, Porto, Portugal, INSTICC Press, pp 1-12, ISBN 972-8865-10-4.

2003

  • E.C. Kaletas, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger. Modelling Multi-Disciplinary Scientific Experiments and Information. In Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (ISCIS’03), 2003.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, V. Guevara Masis, L.O. Hertzberger Virtual Community support in TeleCARE, in Proceedings of PRO-VE’03 – Processes and Foundations for Virtual Organizations, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Oct 2003.
  • C. Garita, H. Afsarmanesh, O. Unal, L.O. Hertzberger Building a virtual laboratory for scientific experimentation in molecular biology, in Proceedings of PRO-VE’03 – Processes and Foundations for Virtual Organizations, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Oct 2003.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, A roadmap for strategic research on virtual organizations, in Proceedings of PRO-VE’03 – Processes and Foundations for Virtual Organizations, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Oct 2003.

2002

  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Dynamic Virtual Organizations, or not so dynamic?, in Proceedings of BASYS’02 – Knowledge and technology integration in production and services, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7211-2, pp. 111-124, Sept 2002.
  • C. Garita, E. C. Kaletas, H. Afsarmanesh, L.O. Hertzberger, A Service Interface Definitions Catalogue for Virtual Enterprises in Tourism, to appear in the 5th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Information Technology for Balance Automation Systems in Production and Transportation – BASYS’2002, Cancun, Mexico
  • E. C. Kaletas, H. Afsarmanesh, L. O. Hertzberger, Virtual Laboratories and Virtual Organizations Supporting Biosciences, Proceedings of PRO-VE’02, in Collaborative Business Ecosystems and Virtual Enterprises, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7020-9, pp469-480, May 2002.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Design of a virtual community infrastructure for elderly care, Proceedings of PRO-VE’02, in Collaborative Business Ecosystems and Virtual Enterprises, (L.M. Camarinha-Matos ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 1-4020-7020-9, pp439-450, May 2002.

2001

  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, E. Kaletas, T. Cardoso, Service federation in Virtual Organizations, Proceedings oof PROLAMAT’01, 6-9 Nov 2001, Budapest, Hungary, Digital Enterprise Challenges (G.L. Kovács, P. Bertók, G. Haidegger, Ed.s), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-7556-4.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Virtual communities and elderly support, Proceedings of MIV’01 in “Advances in Automation, Multimedia and Video Systems, and Modern Computer Science”, (V.V. Kluev, C.E. D’Attellis, N. E. Mastorakis ed.s), WSES, ISBN 960-8052-44-0, pp. 279-284, Sept 2001.
  • A. Belloum, Z. Hendrikse, D. L. Groep, E. C. Kaletas, A. W. van Halderen, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger, “The VL Abstract Machine: A Data and Process Handling System on the Grid”, in proceedings of The 9th International Conference and Exhibition on High-Performance Computing and Networking (HPCN Europe 2001), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2001.
  • A. Frenkel, H. Afsarmanesh, G.B. Eijkel and L.O. Hertzberger. Information Management for Material Science Applications in a Virtual Laboratory. In the Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications – DEXA 2001, Munich, Germany, September 3-7, 2001.

2000

  • A. Frenkel, H. Afsarmanesh, C. Garita, L. O. Hertzberger, Information access rights in virtual enterprises, Proceedings of PRO-VE 2000 – 2nd IFIP Working Conference on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-7205-0, pp.177-192, Florianopolis, Brasil, 4-6 Dec 2000.
  • R. Rabelo, H. Afsarmanesh, L. M. Camarinha-Matos, Federated multi-agent scheduling in virtual enterprises, Proceedings of PRO-VE 2000 – 2nd IFIP Working Conference on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-7205-0, pp.145-156, Florianopolis, Brasil, 4-6 Dec 2000.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, R. Rabelo, Supporting agility in virtual enterprises, Proceedings of PRO-VE 2000 – 2nd IFIP Working Conference on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-7205-0, pp.89-104, Florianopolis, Brasil, 4-6 Dec 2000.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, A systematic approach to IPR definition in cooperative projects, Proceedings of PRO-VE 2000 – 2nd IFIP Working Conference on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-7205-0, pp.465-476, Florianopolis, Brasil, 4-6 Dec 2000.
  • C. Garita, H. Afsarmanesh, Y. Ugur, and L. O. Hertzberger, “Federated Query Processing for Distributed Process Coordination in Virtual Enterprises”, presented at 4th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Information Technology for Balance Automation Systems in Production and Transportation – BASYS’2000, Berlin, Germany, 2000.
  • C. Garita, Y. Ugur, A. Frenkel, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger, “DIMS: Implementation of a Federated Information Management System for PRODNET II”, presented at 11th International Conference and Workshop on Database and Expert Systems Applications – DEXA ‘2000, London, England, 2000.
  • A. Benabdelkader, H. Afsarmanesh, and L.O. Hertzberger. MegaStore: Advanced Internet-based Electronic Commerce Service for Music Industry. In Proceedings of 11th IEEE International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications – DEXA’2000, Springer, London – Greenwich, United Kingdom, September 2000.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, L. M. Camarinha-Matos, Future smart organizations: A virtual tourism enterprise, Proceedings of WISE 2000 – 1st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, Vol. 1 (Main Program), pp 456-461, IEEE Computer Society Press, ISBN 0-7695-0577-5, Hong Kong, 19-20 June 2000.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Frameworks for agile virtual enterprises, Proceedings (Preprints) of MIM 2000 – IFAC Symposium on Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Supervision, pp 84-89, Patras, Greece, 12-14 Jul 2000.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, A. Benabdelkader, E. C. Kaletas, C. Garita, and L. O. Hertzberger, “Towards a Multi-layer Architecture for Scientific Virtual Laboratories”, in proceedings of The 8th International Conference and Exhibition on High-Performance Computing and Networking (HPCN Europe), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2000.
  • E. C. Kaletas, A. W. van Halderen, F. van der Linden, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger, “Evaluation of an RCube-based Switch Using a Real World Application”, in proceedings of The 8th International Conference and Exhibition on High-Performance Computing and Networking (HPCN Europe), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2000.

1999

  • R. Rabelo, H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos, Applying federated databases to inter-organizational multi-agent scheduling, Proceedings of MAS99 – IFAC Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems, pp. 277-282 (Preprints, P. Kopacek – Editor), 2-4 Dec. 99, Vienna, Austria.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, C. Garita, Y. Ugur, A. Frenkel, L. O. Hertzberger, Design of the DIMS architecture for PRODNET, Proceedings of PRO-VE’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8639-6, pp. 127-146, Oct 99, Porto, Portugal.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, C. Garita, Y. Ugur, A. Frenkel, L. O. Hertzberger, Federated information management requirements for virtual enterprises, Proceedings of PRO-VE’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8639-6, pp. 31-48, Oct 99, Porto, Portugal.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, C. Antunes, J. F. Clavier, C. Garita, P. Gibon, A. Klen, H. Lenz, C. Lima, J. Mota, A. L. Osório, R. Rabelo, H. Ribeiro, A. Schreiber, L. M. Spinosa, Y. Ugur, The PRODNET demonstrator, Proceedings of PRO-VE’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8639-6, pp. 279-290, Oct 99, Porto, Portugal.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Infrastructures for VE: A summary of achievements, Proceedings of PRO-VE’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8639-6, pp. 483-490, Oct 99, Porto, Portugal.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Further developments in virtual enterprises, Proceedings of PRO-VE’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8639-6, pp. 491-496, Oct 99, Porto, Portugal.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, The PRODNET goals and approach, Proceedings of PRO-VE’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8639-6, pp. 97-108, Oct 99, Porto, Portugal.
  • L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, The PRODNET architecture, Proceedings of PRO-VE’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8639-6, pp. 109-126, Oct 99, Porto, Portugal.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, The virtual enterprise concept, Proceedings of PRO-VE’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8639-6, pp. 3-14, Oct 99, Porto, Portugal.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Tendencies and general requirements for virtual enterprises, Proceedings of PRO-VE’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises (L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8639-6, pp. 15-30, Oct 99, Porto, Portugal.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, Flexible coordination and information sharing for virtual enterprises in PRODNET, Proceedings of APMS’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Global Production Management (K. Mertins, O. Krause, B. Schallock- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8605-1, pp. 67-75, Sept 99, Berlin, Germany.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, T. Cardoso, Partners search and quality related information exchange in a virtual enterprise, Proceedings of APMS’99 – IFIP Int. Conf. on Global Production Management (K. Mertins, O. Krause, B. Schallock- Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-8605-1, pp. 76-84, Sept 99, Berlin, Germany.
  • A. Benabdelkader, H. Afsarmanesh, and L.O. Hertzberger. Database Support for Multi-media Information In Web Based Applications. In the proceedings of International Conference on Computer Technologies MICCT’99, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, June 1999.

1998

  • H. Afsarmanesh, A. Benabdelkader and L.O.Hertzberger. A Flexible Approach to Information Sharing in Water Industries. In Proceedings of the International Conference On Information Technology, CIT’98, pages 135-142, Bhubaneswar, India, December 1998.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos and H. Afsarmanesh. Flexible Coordination in Virtual Enterprises. In Proceedings of the 5th International IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, IMS’98, pages 43-48, Gramado, Brasil, Nov 1998.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, C. Garita, L. M. Camarinha-Matos, and C. Pantoja-Lima. Workflow Support for Management of Information in PRODNET II. In Proceedings of the 5th International IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, IMS’98, pages 49-54, Gramado, Brasil, Nov 1998.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, A. Benabdelkader and L.O.Hertzberger. Cooperative Information Management for Distributed Production Nodes.In Proceedings of the 10th International IFIP WG Conference On The Globalization of Manufacturing in the Digital Communications Era of the 21st Century: Innovation, Agility, and the Virtual Enterprise, PROLAMAT’98, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pages 13-27, Trento, Italy, September 1998.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, C. Garita and L.O.Hertzberger. Virtual Enterprises and Federated Information Sharing. In Proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA’98, pages 374-383, Vienna, Austria, August 1998.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, R.J. Rabelo and L.M. Camarinha-Matos. Multiagent Perspectives to Agile Scheduling.In Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Information Technology for Balanced Automation Systems In Manufacturing, BASYS’98, pages 51-66, Prague, Czech Republic, August 1998.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos. Cooperative Systems Challenges in Virtual Enterprises. In Proceedings of the 2nd IMACS International Multiconference on Computational Engineering in Systems Application, CESA’98, Nabeul-Hammamet, Tunisia, Abstract on page 416 (the paper on CD), April 1998.

1997

  • H. Afsarmanesh, C. Garita, L.O. Hertzberger, and V. Santos-Silva. Management of Distributed Information in Virtual Enterprises – The PRODNET Approach. In Proceedings of the IV International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising ICE’97, Nottingham, UK, pages 241-257. October 1997.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos. Federated Information Management for Cooperative Virtual Organizations. In Proceedings of the VIII International Conference on Database and Expert System Applications DEXA’97, Toulouse, France, Springer Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS 1308), pages 561-573. September 1997.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, C. Garita, and C. Lima. Towards an Architecture for Virtual Enterprises (keynote paper). In Proceedings of the II World Congress on Intelligent Manufacturing Processes & Systems IMPS’97, Springer Verlag, pages 531-542, Budapest, Hungary, June 1997.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos, and F.J. Martinelli. Federated Knowledge Integration and Machine Learning in Water Distribution Networks. In Proceedings of the IFIP/IEEE/OE International Conference on Integrated and Sustainable Industrial Production ISIP’97, pages 121-140, Chapman & Hall, Lisbon, Portugal, May 1997.
  • A. Kok, J. Van Lawick, and H. Afsarmanesh. The 3D Object Mediator: Handling 3D Models on Internet. In Proceedings of the V International Conference on High Performance Computing and Networking HPCN’97, Vienna, Austria. Springer Verlag Lecture notes in Computer Science (LNCS 1225), pages 147-156, April 1997.

1996

  • M. Wiedijk, H. Afsarmanesh, I. Mazón, F. Rojas, and A. Pérez. Information Management for Intelligent Supervision of Hybrid Process Control. In Proceedings of the IEEE/ECLA/IFIP 2nd International Conference for Balanced Automation Systems BASYS’96, Lisbon, Portugal, pages 115-125, Chapman&Hall, June 1996.
  • M. Wiedijk, H. Afsarmanesh, and L.O. Hertzberger. Co-working and Management of Federated Information-Clusters. In Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications DEXA’96, Zurich, Switzerland, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS 1134), Springer Verlag, pages 446-455. September 1996.

1995

  • H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, L.O. Hertzberger, F.J. Negreiros Gomes, A. Provedel, R.C. Martins, and E.O.T. Salles. A Federated Cooperation Architecture for Expert Systems Involved in Layout Optimization. In Proceedings of the IEEE/ECLA/IFIP International Conference on Architecture and Design Methods for Balanced Automation Systems BASYS’95, Vitoria, Brazil, pages 287-300, Chapman & Hall, July 1995.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, and J.R. Reinaldo Silva. Multiagent Systems in FMS/FAS. In J. Paiuk and J. Weisz, editors, In Proceedings of the 4th IFAC Symposium on Low Cost Automation, Buenos Aires, Argentina, pages 180-187. IFAC/AADECA, September 1995.
  • J. Reinaldo Silva, H. Afsarmanesh, D.D. Cowan, and C.J P. Lucena. An Object-Oriented Approach to the Design of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. In Proceedings of the IEEE/ECLA/IFIP International Conference on Architecture and Design Methods for Balanced Automation Systems BASYS’95, Vitoria, Brazil, pages 91-106, July 1995.
  • G. Loria, I. Mazón, F. Rojas, H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, and L.O. Hertzberger. Supporting the Information Management of Control Activities in a CIM Shop Floor Environment. In Proceedings of the IEEE/ECLA/IFIP International Conference on Architecture and Design Methods for Balanced Automation Systems BASYS’95, Vitoria, Brazil, pages 253-264, Chapman & Hall, July 1995.

1994

  • H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, and L.O. Hertzberger. Flexible and Dynamic Integration of Multiple Information Bases. In Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications DEXA’94, Athens, Greece, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) 856, pages 744-753. Springer Verlag, September 1994.
  • L.M. Camarinha-Matos and H. Afsarmanesh. Federated Information Systems in Manufacturing. In Proceedings of the IEEE European Robotics and Intelligent Systems Conference EURISCON’94, Vol. 3 (Stream C), Malaga, Spain, pages 1598-1613, August 1994.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, N.P. Moreira, and A.C. Ferreira. Design of a Distributed Database for a Concurrent Engineering Environment. In Proceedings of the ECLA.CIM workshop, Florianopolis, Brazil, pages 35-43, June 1994.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, F.J. Negreiros, R.C. Lopes, and R.C. Marins. Intergration of Optimization Expert Systems with a CIM Distributed Database Systems. In Proceedings of the ECLA.CIM workshop, Florianopolis, Brazil, pages 2-10, June 1994.

1993

  • F. Tuijnman and H. Afsarmanesh. Sharing Complex Objects in a Distributed PEER Environment. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems DCS’93, pages 186-193. IEEE, May 1993.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, F. Tuijnman, M. Wiedijk, and L.O. Hertzberger. Distributed Schema Management in a Cooperation Network of Autonomous Agents. In Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications DEXA’93, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) 720, pages 565-576. Springer Verlag, September 1993.
  • F. Tuijnman and H. Afsarmanesh. Distributed Objects in a Federation of Autonomous Cooperating Agents. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent and Cooperative Information Systems ICIS’93, pages 256-265. IEEE/AAAI, May 1993.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, A.C. Ferreira, and N.P. Moreira. An Approach to the Design of a Distributed CIM Database for a Brazilian Aerospace Industry. In Proceedings of the ECLA.CIM Workshop, Lisboa, Portugal, pages 81-88, November 1993.

1989

  • H. Afsarmanesh , E. Brotoatmodjo, K. J. Byeon, and A. Parker. The EVE VLSI Information management Environment. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design ICCAD ’89, , November 1989.

1986

  • H. Afsarmanesh, D. Knapp, D. McLeod, and A. Parker. Information Management for VLSI/CAD. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Design VLSI In Computers and Processors ICCD ’86. Rye Brook, New York, October 1986.

1985

  • H. Afsarmanesh, D. Knapp, D. McLeod, and A. Parker. An Extensible Object-Oriented Approach to Databases for VLSI/CAD. In Proceedings 11th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases VLDB’85, pages 13-24, Stockholm, Sweden, August 1985.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, D. Knapp, D. McLeod, and A. Parker. An Approach to Engineering Design Databases with Applications to VLSI/CAD. In Proceedings of the New Directions in Computing Systems Conference, Trondheim, Norway, August 1985.

1984

  • H. Afsarmanesh and D. McLeod. Framework for Semantic database Models. In Proceedings of the NYU Symposium on New Directions for Database Systems. New York, NY, May 1984.

Technical Reports

  • E. C. Kaletas, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger, “Virtual Laboratory Experimentation Environment Data Model”, University of Amsterdam, Informatics Institute, Amsterdam, Technical report CS-2001-01, 2001.
  • E. C. Kaletas, H. Afsarmanesh, T. M. Breit, and L. O. Hertzberger, “EXPRESSIVE – A Database for Micro-Array Gene Expression Studies”, University of Amsterdam, Informatics Intitute, Amsterdam, Technical report CS-2001-02, 2001.
  • A. Benabdelkader, H. Afsarmanesh, and L.O. Hertzberger. The Virtual MegaStore System Implementation. Technical Report CS-99-05, Faculty of Science, Research Institute Computer Science, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1999.
  • A. Benabdelkader, H. Afsarmanesh, and L.O. Hertzberger. The Virtual MegaStore System Architecture: Analysis and Design. Technical Report CS-99-04, Faculty of Science, Research Institute Computer Science, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1999.
  • A. Benabdelkader and H. Afsarmanesh. A Flexible Interoperation Framework for Distributed Multi-Agent Applications. Technical Report CS-98-08, Institute of Computer Science, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1998.
  • A. Benabdelkader and H. Afsarmanesh. Development of the PEER Federated Layer for Modules Integration in WATERNET. Technical Report CS-98-07, Institute of Computer Science, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1998.
  • A. Benabdelkader, H. Afsarmanesh, and C. Garita. Specification of an Object-Oriented Infrastructure for Data Management in Water Industries. Technical Report CS-98-06, Institute of Computer Science, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1998.
  • C. Garita, Y. Ugur, A. Frenkel, H. Afsarmanesh, and L. O. Hertzberger, “Implementation of the Distributed Information Management System in PRODNET II”, WINS Faculty – University of Amsterdam, Technical Report, CS-99-03, November 1999.
  • C. Garita and H. Afsarmanesh, “Information Management Requirements for Virtual Enterprises”, WINS Faculty – University of Amsterdam, Technical Report, CS-98-03, July 1998.
  • C. Garita and H. Afsarmanesh, “Modeling of Federated Information in Virtual Enterprises”, WINS Faculty – University of Amsterdam, Technical Report, CS-98-04, July 1998.
  • C. Garita and H. Afsarmanesh, “Federated Information Access Layer for PRODNET II”, WINS Faculty – University of Amsterdam, Technical Report, CS-98-05, July 1998.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, A. Benabdelkader, and C. Garita, “Specification of an Object-oriented Infrastructure for Data Management in Water Industries”, WINS Faculty – University of Amsterdam, Technical Report, CS-98-06, September 1998.
  • M. Wiedijk and H. Afsarmanesh. Information Modeling in a Robot Assembly Environment. In Proceedings of 27th ISATA International dedicated conference on Lean/Agile Manufacturing in the Automotive Industries, Aachen, Germany, pages 181-188, November 1994.
  • H. Afsarmanesh and M. Wiedijk. The PEER User Interface Tools Manual. Technical Report CS-94-15, Dept. of Computer Systems, University of Amsterdam, September 1994.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, F. Tuijnman, M. Bergman, and P. Trenning. The PEER Information Management Language User Manual. Technical Report CS-94-14, Dept. of Computer Systems, University of Amsterdam, September 1994.
  • F. Tuijnman, H. Afsarmanesh, M. Wiedijk, and L.O. Hertzberger. Distributed Schema Management in a Cooperation Network of Autonomous Agents. Technical Report CS-93-01, Dept. of Computer Systems, University of Amsterdam, January 1993.
  • H. Afsarmanesh and F. Tuijnman. Complex Object Management in a Distributed CIM Environment. Technical Report CS-92-14, Department of Computer Systems, University of Amsterdam, October 1992.
  • F. Tuijnman, H. Afsarmanesh, and G. Wiedijk. Specification of the Distributed Information Management. Archon Esprit Project P-2256 Technical Note Archon/UvA/TN11/7-92, July 1992.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, F. Tuijnman, P. Trenning, and G. Wiedijk. The 3DIS/ISL User Manual. Technical Report CS-92-08, Dept. of Computer Systems, University of Amsterdam, June 1992.
  • H. Afsarmanesh and F. Tuijnman. ISA: An Architecture to Support Sharing and Exchange of Information among Cooperative Archon Agents. Technical Report CS-91-07, Department of Computer Systems, University of Amsterdam, December 1991.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, F. Tuijnman, and G. R. Meijer. Information Management for Off-line Robot Programming. In Proceedings of the CAD/CAM, Robotics & Factories of the Future ’90.Pages 539-545, Springer-Verlag, 1991.
  • H. Afsarmanesh, F. Tuijnman, and G. R. Meijer. An Object-Oriented Database for Robot Programming. In Proceedings of the 23rd ISATA International Symposium on Automotive Technology & Automation. Vienna, Austria, December 1990.
  • H. Afsarmanesh. The 3 Dimensional Information Space (3DIS): An Extensible Object-oriented Framework for Information Management. PhD thesis, Technical Report TR-85-21, Computer Science Department, University of Southern California, July 1985.