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In recent years the importance of mathematics as a basic discipline not only for the sciences but also for the humanities has been rediscovered and become the subject of interdisciplinary investigations. Two examples among many are the publication Die mathematischen Wurzeln der Kultur. Mathematische Innovationen und ihre kulturellen Folgen (The mathematical roots of culture — mathematical innovations...
In this paper, we consider the energy-efficient coordination of a set of appliances in a smart-building. We introduce a theoretical formulation of the coordination problem and an Integer Linear Programming model for its resolution. Our formalization is complemented by an analysis of the properties and limits of the model. We also define a practical smart-building setting in which our formalization...
One of key technologies for future large-scale location-aware services in access is a scalable indoor localization technique. In this paper, we report preliminary results from our investigation on the use of deep neural networks (DNNs) for hierarchical building/floor classification and floor-level location estimation based on Wi-Fi fingerprinting, which we carried out as part of a feasibility study...
This paper demonstrates a methodology for how the organizations that employ complex enterprise systems of systems can significantly improve cyber defense while decreasing overall operating costs by using formal methods. The paper demonstrates an approach that uses an event-based methodology to formalize all types of enterprise behavior, to include system, human, and environmental events.
Prof. Edward Crawley has stated what an architecture is through the so-called FCF paradigm: "Architecture [..] consists of: Function, related by Concept, to Form". This definition has the merit to be simple, operative and applicable to all kind of engineered systems. However, by reviewing it thoroughly, we may expose some limitation, especially when trying to set-up a framework for architecture...
In this paper we review some of the fundamental limits of dc-dc power converters described in 1966 and 1969 and generate an averaged power model that is useful to perform high-level comparison of power converters and architectures. The model is extended to 3 port power converters, which is used to calculate the minimum possible internal power to be processed by the components of the power stage of...
Based on a literature analysis, this paper examines the nature of evolution in Systems of Systems (SoS) by attempting to answer why, where and how change occurs in this new kind of complex systems as well as what unprecedented underlying challenges makes it difficult to manage. This paper gives special focus on how state-of-the-art research efforts are attempting to solve those challenges and ultimately...
Over the last decades, information technology in the field of computer networks and Internet is improved rapidly. Hence, in order to achieve high efficiency of information systems in the dispersed environments, it is needed to provide dynamic and distributed applications. There are various kinds of information system architectures to deploy information systems such as Agent-Base Architecture, Enterprise...
The possibilities of application and development of the INDUSTRIE 4.0 concept considered for the transport industry. One of the main opportunities is related to the creation of multimodal intelligent transportation systems (MITS) for the coordinated use of various types of transport — road, rail, sea, and aviation. MITS first generation was local and focused on solving multimodal planning and routing...
This report shows that the architecture of Big Banks' Management Control Systems can be presented as a two or three-tier structure without separating the functional components to the front and back office. The report also examines the key legislative and regulatory documents that define the specific requirements for the Big Banks' Management Control Systems' Software. Functional components' classification...
Today, rapid business and technology innovations are producing an array of advanced commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) systems that can deliver massive amounts of SATCOM capacity at a fraction of current cost and offer communications diversity that is critical for achieving resilience in a military contested environment. Recognizing the alignment of commercial capabilities with the Department...
The purpose of the following study is present the MOOC Information System Generic Architecture as a result of the analysis of quality characteristics found in the literature concerning of MOOC, and the application of the Discovering Hybrid ARchitectures by Modelling Actors (DHARMA) method based on the use of i∗. Generic Architecture refers to the identification of MOOC system actors, the services...
The use of serious games as a mediator to the learning process has risen a lot over the last few years. This article goes beyond, by using the act of building a serious game as a learning construct. It introduces an educational game that helps the user to learn about art, history and architecture. This game was developed using the Challenge Based Learning method (CBL), which has been applied in elementary...
More than 6,849.32 new research journal articles are published every day! Who has time to read every article or document that's relevant to their research? Access to the right and relevant information is paramount for scientific discoveries. Filtering relevant information has become a fundamental challenge in the actual scientific deluge panorama. As information glut grows ever worse, understanding...
Recent advances in the Internet-of-Things has given rise to the possibility of connecting different kinds of devices to the internet. With low computing resources constraining most IoT devices and their networks, managing the capabilities and services of the various constrained devices over the internet has been an issue for IoT implementations. Existing approaches to this problem lack end-to-end...
The purpose of the study is to investigate correlation between environmental awareness and environmental knowledge using “AKASA” model which is the awareness, knowledge, attitude, skills and action for 2nd year and 3rd year of architecture undergraduate students from selected private university. The study intends to investigate the relationship of environmental literacy components specifically environmental...
This paper identifies a small, essential set of static software code metrics linked to the software product quality characteristics of reliability and maintainability and to the most commonly identified sources of technical debt. A plug-in is created for the Understand code visualization and static analysis tool that calculates and aggregates the metrics. The plug-in produces a high-level interactive...
The connectivity of industrial automation domain systems has been enhanced by the employment of information and communication technologies. This permits the implementation of systems that are aligned with the vision of the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0. In this scope, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), i.e., integration of cyber and physical systems, enables the control and monitoring of...
This paper describes our blockchain architecture as a new system solution to supply a reliable mechanism for secure and efficient medical record exchanges. The Advanced Block-Chain (ABC) approach was designed to meet the demands in healthcare growth as well as in the new form of social interactive norms. It is going to revolutionize the e-Health industry with greater efficiency by eliminating many...
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