Introduction to the special section on advances in internet-based collaborative technologies

Individuals, organizations, and government agencies are increasingly relying on Internet-enabled collaboration among distributed teams of humans, computer applications, and autonomous entities such as robots to develop products and deliver services. Technology trends in areas such as networking, data analytics, and distributed systems have significantly shifted the landscape of Internet-based collaborative tools and services. This particular special issue contains articles describing novel and innovative Internet-based collaborative technologies that leverage emerging technologies and enable seamless collaboration. © 2019 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).