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The problem of the discovery and marketing of new drugs can be vastly accelerated through High Performance Computing (HPC), molecular modeling techniques, and more specifically by means of the techniques commonly named as computational drug discovery (CDD) and in silico high throughput screening. These techniques usually assume a unique interaction site (active site) between potential drugs and a...
It is very convenience to use the combination of design patterns as a key participant when on programming. However, in the methods of combination design patterns at present, there are several existing description methods often apply to one or several simple patterns. They are weak in supporting the combination of design patterns and the application tools; In this paper we use a new extension technology...
A standardized Communication / Information Protocol is necessary for implementing the 4 upper digitalization layers of Industrie 4.0-compliant solutions. OPC UA is one of the leading and preferred technology. Currently, there are many different OPC UA implementations available on the market. This paper gives an overview of existing solutions and shows the results of an initial benchmarking based on...
Industrial functional safety managers claim that there is no safety (S) without quality (Q) possible. The contribution is to make aware of the importance of standards and the compliance with processes. An overview of relevant functional safety analysis activities is given based on industrial experience in the area of automotive and railway. Even though these methods and software development processes...
Automated decision-making techniques are useful to support engineers when performing requirements engineering tasks. However, to be effectively used in practice they need to be integrated into the organisational context, in which stakeholder engagement becomes a critical adoption factor. In this paper, we propose a tool-supported collaborative requirements prioritisation process, called GRP, which...
A developer of mobile or desktop applications is responsible for implementing the network logic of his software. Nonetheless: i) Developers are not network specialists, while pressure for emphasis on the visible application parts places the network logic out of the coding focus. Moreover, computer networks undergo evolution at paces that developers may not follow. ii) From the network resource provider...
The software development industry has a vital role in the economic development of Africa. However, there are limited studies investigating the software industry in Africa. In this work, we attempt to close this gap through the study of the software industry in Sudan (East Africa). This paper presents a questionnaire based survey exploring the demographics, software development practices and risks...
An information service (IT service) in the context of the company informatics supports to execute business processes. Business processes need to be supported by targeted and relevant information services to ensure high performance. Company management perceives the information services as a necessary part of the business process and expects their error-free performance. An IT service does not represent...
The objective of this research is to explore the perception of internal auditor in public companies on the use of Generalized Audit Software (GAS) to improve the transparency and accountability of financial report. Qualitative approach was used by conducting face-to-face semi structured interview with internal auditors from Indonesian public companies. This research uses Agency Theory and Technology...
In any sufficiently complex software system there are experts, having a deeper understanding of parts of the system than others. However, it is not always clear who these experts are and which particular parts of the system they can provide help with. We propose a framework to elicit the expertise of developers and recommend experts by analyzing complexity measures over time. Furthermore, teams can...
Platforms are defined as multisided marketplaces with business models that enable producers and users to create value together by interacting with each other. In recent years, platforms have benefited from the advances of digitalization. Hence, digital platforms continue to triumph, and continue to be attractive for companies, also for startups. In this paper, we first explore the research of platforms...
This document analyzes the impact of the Information Technology application in the companies in R. Macedonia. The impact on Project management is especially emphasized. The survey includes companies in R. Macedonia, with various number of employees that mostly run their business throughout the projects. The results from the survey could be useful for understanding business effectiveness of the companies...
Advances in software and hardware technology open up new potential for context-aware vertical social software. Companies are facing the challenge to incorporate these ideas into their existing software solutions. In this paper, we propose a reference architecture for Context-Aware Vertical Social Software platforms to facilitate reuse and enable synergies across different existing and new social software...
Software testing is a sub area of software engineering which is also a knowledge intensive and collaborative activity. Our previous study results revealed that knowledge in the repositories were outdated, internal documents are unstructured and varied formats, less accessing facilities and lack of targeted delivery methods, such that software testers from software companies are highly affected by...
As the new trend for smart devices becomes a reality, critical infrastructure (CI) systems are equipped with new toolsets from the information technology domain and move from secluded, closed systems to interconnected infrastructures that communicate directly or indirectly with highly insecure networks (eg. Internet). This transition enables a wide range of cyber-security attacks that can harm both...
Coordination in software projects is a challenge, particularly when it comes to distributed software development (DSD). Agile software development is a well-known paradigm for improving software development; however, there is little understanding of its impact on DSD projects. This paper describes an empirical study conducted within two Software Factory settings in Finland and Italy to investigate...
System landscapes within logistical scenarios is highly heterogenic. Adding specific mechanisms, e.g. to support planing, monitoring and analyses for fully electrical powered vehicles, could become a mess or at least a challenge. While our project Smart City Logistic (SCL) is trying to manage this extension for multiple logistic scenarios, other projects want to do comparable system extensions as...
This paper is a short story of my adventures of the past 20 years trying to integrate academic research with software engineering problems in industry. I share the challenges I encountered on the way, my failures and successes, evolution of my research, and its adoption in industry. Though I faced many hardships, I feel great satisfaction in knowing that my research is applied today in the design...
The API Economy trend is nowadays a concrete opportunity to go beyond the traditional development of vertical ICT solutions and to unlock additional business value by enabling innovative collaboration patterns between different players, e.g., companies, public authorities and researchers. Thus, an effective API Economy initiative has to be comprehensive, focusing not only on technical issues but also...
Dynamic Multipoint IPsec VPNs (DMVPN) is a software optimization technique proposed firstly by the Cisco Company to overcome the limitations of the classical Virtual Private Network (VPN) implementations. In this paper, we discuss and simulate a DMVPN phase2 (spoke to spoke tunnel). The implementation and simulation is carried in GNS3 network simulation software.
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