E-BOOK ENGINEERING / CONSTRUCTION
Machine Tools
Machine Tools
- Creator
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Šooš, Ľubomír (editor)
Marek, Jiri (editor) - Date
- 2020
- Description
- Successful producers of machine tools today must offer customers highly efficient and accurate machines. This can only be achieved with the help of modern software in research, construction, production and quality control. Trends in development are oriented towards modular construction machines. The application of modern tools and the progressive construction of headstock has increased cutting speeds, thus significantly increasing the machine’s productivity. The first section of the book is focused on trends in the development of machines. A second very significant machine parameter is accuracy. The rigidity of the machine is a necessary condition for achieving its required accuracy. The second part of the book is dedicated to the effect of the individual constructional nodes on stability, the optimization of system rigidity, and the measuring of the accuracy of the machining tools. The aim of the third and final section of the book is to point out the widest possibilities for the application of machine tools in industry. An example is presented of the application of machining tools in the orthoses manufacture.
Machine Learning
Machine Learning
- Creator
- Sen, Jaydip (editor)
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Recent times are witnessing rapid development in machine learning algorithm systems, especially in reinforcement learning, natural language processing, computer and robot vision, image processing, speech, and emotional processing and understanding. In tune with the increasing importance and relevance of machine learning models, algorithms, and their applications, and with the emergence of more innovative uses–cases of deep learning and artificial intelligence, the current volume presents a few innovative research works and their applications in real-world, such as stock trading, medical and healthcare systems, and software automation. The chapters in the book illustrate how machine learning and deep learning algorithms and models are designed, optimized, and deployed. The volume will be useful for advanced graduate and doctoral students, researchers, faculty members of universities, practicing data scientists and data engineers, professionals, and consultants working on the broad areas of machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence.
Tribology of Machine Elements
Tribology of Machine Elements
- Title
- Tribology of Machine Elements
- https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/10848/authors_book/authors_book.pdf
- Creator
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Pintaude, Giuseppe (editor)
Cousseau, Tiago (editor)
Rudawska, Anna (editor) - Date
- 2022
- Description
- Tribology is a branch of science that deals with machine elements and their friction, wear, and lubrication. Tribology of Machine Elements - Fundamentals and Applications presents the fundamentals of tribology, with chapters on its applications in engines, metal forming, seals, blasting, sintering, laser texture, biomaterials, and grinding.
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
Diesel Engines
Diesel Engines
- Title
- Diesel Engines
- https://intech-files.s3.amazonaws.com/a043Y00000yuj5rQAA/0014832_Authors_Book%20%282024-05-29%2012%3A58%3A55%29.pdf
- Creator
- Koten, Hasan (editor)
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- This book discusses the current technology and future status of diesel engines. While gasoline engines are preferred for speed and jet engines, diesel engines are widely used in vehicles and machinery that require torque, such as ships, trains, tanks, unmanned ariel vehicles (UAVs), and heavy-duty vehicles. Some recent research on global climate change has focused on obtaining zero carbon, zero emissions, and decarbonization via clean combustion technologies. For this reason, restrictive emission regulations have forced engine manufacturers and research centers to turn to different technologies to achieve clean combustion in diesel engines. This book focuses on different combustion technologies, from artificial intelligence applications in diesel engines to alternative fuels. It discusses the roles of artificial intelligence in the design of diesel engines, the use of different fuels in diesel engines, and the effects of these on the performance and emission values of diesel engines. Solving the challenge of hydrogen storage in hydrogen-fed diesel engines will open a new era for internal combustion engines. In particular, the use of hydrogen fuel produced by the reaction of chemical ingredients with water in diesel engine cycles will have a significant impact on the industry. This book, which brings together the latest studies on clean combustion technologies, is an interesting resource for both industry and research centers.
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
Model-Based Control Engineering
Model-Based Control Engineering
- Title
- Model-Based Control Engineering
- https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/10778/authors_book/authors_book.pdf
- Creator
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Zakir Abdul Hamid, Umar (editor)
`Athif Mohd Faudzi, Ahmad (editor) - Date
- 2022
- Description
- Progress in industrialization and automation engineering is creating many new opportunities in the autonomous systems industry. With the uncertain and highly nonlinear dynamics of the real world where these new technologies will be deployed, a reliable control strategy is necessary. This book provides a high-level discussion on model-based control engineering and its various applications.
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
Advances in Logistics Engineering
Advances in Logistics Engineering
- Title
- Advances in Logistics Engineering
- https://intech-files.s3.amazonaws.com/a043Y000010JzALQA0/0015440_Authors_Book%20%282024-10-10%2006%3A18%3A37%29.pdf
- Creator
- Bányai, Ágota (editor)
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- The development of logistics systems plays an increasingly important role in the life of production and service companies, as the efficiency of logistics processes has a major impact on the efficiency of production and service processes. For in-plant material supply systems and global supply chains, logistics processes not only have an impact on efficiency but also have a significant impact on sustainability. This book offers a selection of chapters that explain the different aspects of logistics engineering. The aim of this book is to help students at all levels as well as managers and researchers to understand the advances in logistics engineering.
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
Concepts, Applications and Emerging Opportunities in Industrial Engineering
Concepts, Applications and Emerging Opportunities in Industrial Engineering
- Title
- Concepts, Applications and Emerging Opportunities in Industrial Engineering
- https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/9279/authors_book/authors_book.pdf
- Creator
- Moynihan, Gary (editor)
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- From their initial focus in manufacturing, the industrial engineering principles, tools, and techniques have spread across a spectrum of application areas. Topics covered in this book apply to this continuum of application, including operations planning, safety, quality, production control, inventory management, operations research, supply chain management, and continuous improvement. This edited book comes at an opportune time. It incorporates new knowledge and expertise in a rapidly changing engineering discipline that is a vital force in a wide range of manufacturing, service, educational, and government organizations. Such concepts as lean systems, sustainability, systems thinking, data analytics, and additive manufacturing, as well as utilization of advanced computer software, have further expanded industrial engineering’s breadth. Each chapter reflects important aspects of these advances.
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
Digital Transformation in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Digital Transformation in Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Title
- Digital Transformation in Semiconductor Manufacturing
- https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/39582/1/2020_Book_DigitalTransformationInSemicon.pdf
- Creator
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Keil, Sophia (editor)
Lasch, Rainer (editor)
Lindner, Fabian (editor)
Lohmer, Jacob (editor) - Date
- 2020
- Description
- This open access book reports on cutting-edge electrical engineering and microelectronics solutions to foster and support digitalization in the semiconductor industry. Based on the outcomes of the European project iDev40, which were presented at the two first conference editions of the European Advances in Digital Transformation Conference (EADCT 2018 and EADTC 2019), the book covers different, multidisciplinary aspects related to digital transformation, including technological and industrial developments, as well as human factors research and applications. Topics include modeling and simulation methods in semiconductor operations, supply chain management issues, employee training methods and workplaces optimization, as well as smart software and hardware solutions for semiconductor manufacturing. By highlighting industrially relevant developments and discussing open issues related to digital transformation, the book offers a timely, practice-oriented guide to graduate students, researchers and professionals interested in the digital transformation of manufacturing domains and work environments.
Electric Grid Modernization
Electric Grid Modernization
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- Electric Grid Modernization
- https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/10597/authors_book/authors_book.pdf
- Creator
- Ghofrani, Mahmoud (editor)
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Electrical grids worldwide are experiencing major changes in terms of energy generation, transmission, delivery, and distribution in order to enhance the entire system’s control, reliability, efficiency, and safety. Advanced energy systems and technologies such as renewable sources of energy, energy storage systems, and electric vehicles (EVs) as well as equipment such as sensors, smart meters, and communication devices along with innovations in computing technologies, machine learning, and data analytics are used to modernize the electric grid and the way it is planned, operated, and managed. This book provides an overview of several aspects of grid modernization including micro-grids, smart grids, energy storage, and communication systems.
Modeling and Control of Power Converters in Weak and Unbalanced Electric Grids
Modeling and control of power converters in weak and unbalanced electric grids
- Title
- Modeling and control of power converters in weak and unbalanced electric grids
- https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52191/1/just_hendrik.pdf
- Creator
- Just, Hendrik
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Grid converters increasingly affect power system operation due to the increasing share of renewable energy sources and less conventional power plants. This shift in power generation leads to converter-dominated weak grids, which show critical stability phenomena but also enable converters to contribute to grid stability and voltage support. This thesis presents critical parts of converter controls and describes models to assess their characteristics. These models are used to derive design criteria and dedicated stability analysis methods for grid converter controls.
- Publisher
- The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Applied Electromechanical Devices and Machines for Electric Mobility Solutioons
Applied Electromechanical Devices and Machines for Electric Mobility Solutions
- Title
- Applied Electromechanical Devices and Machines for Electric Mobility Solutions
- https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/9290/authors_book/authors_book.pdf
- Creator
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El-Shahat, Adel (editor)
Ruba, Mircea (editor) - Date
- 2020
- Description
- In this book, highly qualified multidisciplinary scientists present their recent research that has been motivated by the significance of applied electromechanical devices and machines for electric mobility solutions. It addresses advanced applications and innovative case studies for electromechanical parameter identification, modeling, and testing of; permanent-magnet synchronous machine drives; investigation on internal short circuit identifications; induction machine simulation; CMOS active inductor applications; low-cost wide-speed operation generators; hybrid electric vehicle fuel consumption; control technologies for high-efficient applications; mechanical and electrical design calculations; torque control of a DC motor with a state-space estimation; and 2D-layered nanomaterials for energy harvesting. This book is essential reading for students, researchers, and professionals interested in applied electromechanical devices and machines for electric mobility solutions.
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
Polyimide for Electronic and Electrical Engineering Applications
Polyimide for Electronic and Electrical Engineering Applications
- Title
- Polyimide for Electronic and Electrical Engineering Applications
- https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/7783/authors_book/authors_book.pdf
- Creator
- Diaham, Sombel (editor)
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Polyimide is one of the most efficient polymers in many industries for its excellent thermal, electrical, mechanical, and chemical properties as well as its easy processability. In the electronic and electrical engineering industries, polyimide has widely been used for decades thanks to its very good dielectric and insulating properties at the high electric field and at high temperatures of around 200°C in long term-service. Moreover, polyimide appears essential for the development of new electronic devices where further considerations such as high power density, integration, higher temperature, thermal conduction management, energy storage, reliability, or flexibility are required in order to sustain the growing global electrical energy consumption. This book gathers interdisciplinary chapters on polyimide in various topics through state-of-the-art and original ongoing research.
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
Efficient Energy-Saving Control and Optimization for Multi-Unit Systems
Efficient Energy-Saving Control and Optimization for Multi-Unit Systems
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- Efficient Energy-Saving Control and Optimization for Multi-Unit Systems
- https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/92366/1/978-981-97-4492-3.pdf
- Creator
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Yao, Fulai
Yao, Yaming - Date
- 2024
- Description
- This open access book focuses on energy efficiency optimization control methods and energy efficiency optimization methods. The mathematical proof of the multi-unit operation energy efficiency prediction theory and engineering application solutions are given. By analyzing the commonalities of the efficiency curves of different devices and using the quantum optimization method proposed in the book, a nonlinear, integer-real-number mixed energy efficiency optimization method under constrained conditions has been demonstrated. Twelve application cases, including hydropower plants, transmission networks, distribution stations, water pumping stations, high-speed trains, electric vehicles, electric ships, central air conditioning systems, central heating systems, wind power hydrogen production and multi-engine rockets, have been studied in detail. A key feature of this book is that the energy efficiency optimization of the system can be achieved without establishing a complex mathematical model of the multi-unit system, this method is simple, practical, widely applicable and versatile. It is particularly suitable for readers who are interested in learning about energy efficiency optimization and energy saving and carbon reduction solutions. This book can benefit researchers, engineers and graduate students in the fields of electrical and electronic engineering, control engineering, power engineering and energy engineering.
Analysis and Experiment for Electric Power Quality
Analysis and Experiment for Electric Power Quality
- Creator
- Popa, Gabriel Nicolae (editor)
- Date
- 2025
- Description
- This Special Issue, entitled “Analysis and Experiment for Electric Power Quality”, presents a comprehensive collection of research articles focused on electric power quality in low- and medium-voltage applications, particularly harmonics; blackouts; under- and over-voltage; sags and swells; unbalance; and flickers. There are a variety of engineering solutions available to eliminate or reduce the effects of electric power quality problems, and this is a very active area of innovation and development.
Civil and Environmental Engineering for the Sustainable Development Goals
Civil and Environmental Engineering for the Sustainable Development Goals
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering for the Sustainable Development Goals
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/56999/978-3-030-99593-5.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- Creator
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Antonelli, Manuela (editor)
Della Vecchia, Gabriele (editor) - Date
- 2022
- Description
- This open access volume collects emerging issues in Environmental and Civil Engineering, originating from outstanding doctoral dissertations discussed at Politecnico di Milano in 2021. The advanced innovative insights provided are presented with reference to the relevant sustainable development goals (SDGs), hoping that scientists, technicians and decision makers will find them as a valid support to face future sustainability challenges. Indeed, the fast evolution of our society often falls short in properly taking into consideration its relationship with the environment, which is not only the primary source of any resource and the sink of all the wastes we generate throughout our activities, but also the cause of most of the loading and constraints applied to structures and infrastructures. The lack of a proper consideration of the relationship between the needs of both the society and the environment may lead to strong disequilibria, generating a large amount of threats for a robust, resilient and continuous development. In this perspective, the SDGs set by the United Nations represent the criteria to revise our development model, towards the ability to conjugate different needs to build a safe relation between anthropic activities and the environment. Civil and Environmental Engineering plays a relevant role in providing methods, approaches, risk and impact assessments, as well as technologies, to fulfil the SDGs. Research in these fields may in fact provide technical knowledge and tools to support decision makers and technicians in: (i) planning mitigation and adaptation actions to climate change, extreme weather, earthquakes, drought, flooding and other natural disasters; (ii) designing efficient and sustainable strategies for resources exploitation, minimizing the impact and the unequal distributions; (iii) increasing the safety of structures and infrastructures under exceptional loadings and against the deterioration due to their lifecycle; (iv) adopting a holistic risk management approach and appropriate technologies to reduce pollution and environment deterioration, which increase vulnerability; (v) providing a safe drinking water and sanitation system to protect human health.
Advances in Civil Engineering
Advances in Civil Engineering
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- Advances in Civil Engineering
- https://intech-files.s3.amazonaws.com/a043Y000011YPunQAG/0015967_Authors_Book%20%282025-02-13%2010%3A05%3A10%29.pdf
- Creator
- Bahadori-Jahromi, Ali (editor)
- Date
- 2025
- Description
- Discover the forefront of construction and materials science innovation with Advances in Civil Engineering - Sustainable Materials and Resilient Structures. This expertly curated volume offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge advancements and sustainable solutions in civil engineering, focusing on reinforced concrete, sustainable materials, and resilient structural design. Bridging theory and practice, the book provides invaluable insights into modern engineering challenges and the latest technological approaches to overcome them. From integrating recycled and nanohybrid materials to advanced modelling techniques and seismic retrofitting strategies, this book showcases the versatility and potential of sustainable materials and resilient structures in addressing contemporary infrastructure needs. It emphasizes sustainability, durability, and resilience, aligning with global efforts to minimize environmental impact while enhancing structural performance. With contributions from leading experts, this volume is an essential resource for civil engineers, researchers, policymakers, and construction industry professionals. Its practical applications and forward-thinking approaches make it a vital tool for anyone seeking to push the boundaries of innovation in civil engineering. Advances in Civil Engineering - Sustainable Materials and Resilient Structures equips readers with the knowledge to design and build for a sustainable and resilient future.
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
Sand in Construction
Sand in Construction
- Title
- Sand in Construction
- https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/11186/authors_book/authors_book.pdf
- Creator
- Hemeda, Sayed (editor)
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Sand is commonly used in construction, often providing bulk, strength, and stability to other materials such as asphalt, concrete, mortar, render, cement, and screed. This book presents recent advances in the sand in construction techniques with special emphasis on contemporary issues in non-destructive testing (NDT) and evaluation. Chapters cover such topics as the origin, classification, and technology of sand control in construction, the importance of using sand in construction, and the various types of sand and their purposes in different types of construction.
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
Generelized Topology Optimization for Structural Design
Generalized Topology Optimization for Structural Design
- Title
- Generalized Topology Optimization for Structural Design
- https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/103594/1/9789819645244.pdf
- Creator
- Xie, Yi Min
- Date
- 2025
- Description
- This book challenges many assumptions commonly used in structural topology optimization. These assumptions include: (1) to find the unique and globally optimal solution—the ‘best’ design, (2) under prescribed support conditions, (3) for given loading conditions, (4) within a predetermined design domain, and (5) without considering the designer’s aesthetic preferences. Through a systematic discussion and numerous examples, this book clearly shows that the traditional assumptions are not only unnecessary, but also imposing severe limitations on design freedom and hindering creativity in structural design. The generalized topology optimization framework presented in this book breaks the mold of many conventional thoughts in structural topology optimization. The new framework will enable topology optimization techniques to solve a much wider range of practical problems. This book appeals to researchers and graduate students working in structural design and optimization and is of interest to civil and structural engineers, architects, mechanical engineers, and product designers involved in creating innovative and efficient structures. This book is open access.
Failure Analysis
Failure Analysis
- Creator
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Ravindran, Gobinath (editor)
Mahesh, Vutukuru (editor)
Moufid Kassem, Moustafa (editor) - Date
- 2023
- Description
- Failure Analysis - Structural Health Monitoring of Structure and Infrastructure Components is a collection of chapters written by academicians, researchers, and practicing engineers from all over the world. The chapters focus on some developments as well as problems in structural health monitoring (SHM) in civil engineering structures and infrastructures. The book covers a variety of multidisciplinary topics, including SHM, risk analysis, seismic analysis, and various modeling and simulation methodologies. This book is an excellent resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics, and researchers across a wide variety of engineering disciplines, as well as for practicing engineers and other professionals in the engineering industry.
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
Non-destructive Testing in Civil Engineering
Non-destructive Testing in Civil Engineering
- Creator
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Hoła, Jerzy (editor)
Sadowski, Łukasz (editor) - Date
- 2022
- Description
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This Special Issue, entitled “Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering”, aims to present to interested researchers and engineers the latest achievements in the field of new research methods, as well as the original results of scientific research carried out with their use—not only in laboratory conditions but also in selected case studies. The articles published in this Special Issue are theoretical–experimental and experimental, and also show the practical nature of the research. They are grouped by topic, and the main content of each article is briefly discussed for your convenience. These articles extend the knowledge in the field of non-destructive testing in civil engineering with regard to new and improved non-destructive testing (NDT) methods, their complementary application, and also the analysis of their results—including the use of sophisticated mathematical algorithms and artificial intelligence, as well as the diagnostics of materials, components, structures, entire buildings, and interesting case studies.
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Designing Self-Organization in the Physical Realm
Designing Self-Organization in the Physical Realm
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- Designing Self-Organization in the Physical Realm
- https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/9921/designing-self-organization-in-the-physical-realm
- Creator
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Hamann, Heiko (editor)
Schranz, Melanie (editor)
Elmenreich, Wilfried (editor)
Trianni, Vito (editor)
Pinciroli, Carlo (editor)
Bredeche, Nicolas (editor)
Ferrante, Eliseo (editor) - Date
- 2020
- Description
- This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering
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- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/93827/978-1-4842-9651-6.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- Creator
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Damian, Daniela (editor)
Blincoe, Kelly (editor)
Ford, Denae (editor)
Serebrenik, Alexander (editor)
Masood, Zainab (editor) - Date
- 2024
- Description
- Creating an inclusive environment where different software developers can feel welcome and leverage their talents is an ethical imperative no company can ignore. Indeed, software organizations have in the last decade been trying to make changes for a more diverse and inclusive software development environment. The push for increased diversity in software has been a public one, from annual diversity reports by some of the worlds’ most visible companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Facebook, to large projects such as Linux Foundation’s Software Developer Diversity and Inclusion project that explores, evaluates, and promotes best practices from research and industry to increase diversity and inclusion in software engineering. Despite these many efforts, diversity remains low. Numbers from the software industry show that less than 25% of software engineers are women. Diversity is also low in regards to many other facets of diversity. This book provides an overview of research into the different aspects of diversity and inclusion in software engineering, as well as the tools, methods, and practices proposed to foster diversity and to build inclusive software teams and development environments. It describes research challenges in studying diversity and inclusion in software. Readers will be challenged to consider how they are contributing to a lack of inclusion and what they can do to improve inclusion in the software industry. What You Will Learn Aspects of diversity (e.g., age, culture, gender, race) and relationship to software engineering activities and outcomes How to measure diversity Investigations of intersectionality in software engineering Research methods for the study of diversity and inclusion in software engineering Empirical studies of effective practices to foster diversity and inclusion in software engineering Interventions and programs that have been used to successfully support retention in software engineering Software engineering education for diverse and inclusive software engineering, and proven teaching methods/environments that support diverse and inclusive software engineering Who This Book Is For For Researchers, the book presents a state-of-the-art collection of existing studies into many aspects of diversity, methods, and tools proposed and tried out in practice, challenges in research, and contributing to a research agenda on this topic for future studies. For Industry practitioners, the book describes efforts to investigate diversity in software teams, whether in corporate or open source environments. It also describes empirical evidence about effectiveness of certain methods and approaches to foster diversity and inclusion in software development. For Educators,the book describes practices and effective changes in Computer Science/Software Engineering curricula that were found as effective in engaging learners from minoritized groups, creating inclusive software teams that are diverse, and which relate to educational material useful for training for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Digital Twin
Digital Twin
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- Digital Twin
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/87638/978-3-031-51819-5.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- Creator
- Zhang, Yan
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- This book offers comprehensive, self-contained knowledge on Digital Twin (DT), which is a very promising technology for achieving digital intelligence in the next-generation wireless communications and computing networks. DT is a key technology to connect physical systems and digital spaces in Metaverse. The objectives of this book are to provide the basic concepts of DT, to explore the promising applications of DT integrated with emerging technologies, and to give insights into the possible future directions of DT. For easy understanding, this book also presents several use cases for DT models and applications in different scenarios. The book starts with the basic concepts, models, and network architectures of DT. Then, we present the new opportunities when DT meets edge computing, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, and distributed machine learning (e.g., federated learning, multi-agent deep reinforcement learning). We also present a wide application of DT as an enabling technology for 6G networks, Aerial-Ground Networks, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The book allows an easy cross-reference owing to the broad coverage on both the principle and applications of DT. The book is written for people interested in communications and computer networks at all levels. The primary audience includes senior undergraduates, postgraduates, educators, scientists, researchers, developers, engineers, innovators and research strategists.
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
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- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/59315/978-3-031-17040-9.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- Creator
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Stahl, Bernd Carsten
Schroeder, Doris
Rodrigues, Rowena - Date
- 2023
- Description
- This open access collection of AI ethics case studies is the first book to present real-life case studies combined with commentaries and strategies for overcoming ethical challenges. Case studies are one of the best ways to learn about ethical dilemmas and to achieve insights into various complexities and stakeholder perspectives. Given the omnipresence of AI ethics in academic, policy and media debates, the book will be suitable for a wide range of audiences, from scholars of different disciplines (e.g. AI science, ethics, politics, philosophy, economics) to policy-makers, lobbying NGOs, teachers and the educated public.
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
Model-Based Engineering of Collaborative Embedded Systems
Model-Based Engineering of Collaborative Embedded Systems
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- Model-Based Engineering of Collaborative Embedded Systems
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/46114/2021_Book_Model-BasedEngineeringOfCollab.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- Creator
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Böhm, Wolfgang (editor)
Broy, Manfred (editor)
Klein, Cornel (editor)
Pohl, Klaus (editor)
Rumpe, Bernhard (editor)
Schröck, Sebastian (editor) - Date
- 2021
- Description
- This Open Access book presents the results of the "Collaborative Embedded Systems" (CrESt) project, aimed at adapting and complementing the methodology underlying modeling techniques developed to cope with the challenges of the dynamic structures of collaborative embedded systems (CESs) based on the SPES development methodology. In order to manage the high complexity of the individual systems and the dynamically formed interaction structures at runtime, advanced and powerful development methods are required that extend the current state of the art in the development of embedded systems and cyber-physical systems. The methodological contributions of the project support the effective and efficient development of CESs in dynamic and uncertain contexts, with special emphasis on the reliability and variability of individual systems and the creation of networks of such systems at runtime. The project was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and the case studies are therefore selected from areas that are highly relevant for Germany’s economy (automotive, industrial production, power generation, and robotics). It also supports the digitalization of complex and transformable industrial plants in the context of the German government's "Industry 4.0" initiative, and the project results provide a solid foundation for implementing the German government's high-tech strategy "Innovations for Germany" in the coming years.
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
Developing Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Software Systems
Developing Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Software Systems
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- Developing Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Software Systems
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/61276/978-3-031-11658-2.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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Kruglov, Artem
Succi, Giancarlo - Date
- 2023
- Description
- This open access book provides information how to choose and collect the appropriate metrics for a software project in an organization. There are several kinds of metrics, based on the analysis of source code and developed for different programming paradigms such as structured programming and object-oriented programming (OOP). This way, the book follows three main objectives: (i) to identify existing and easily-collectible measures, if possible in the early phases of software development, for predicting and modeling both the traditional attributes of software systems and attributes specifically related to their efficient use of resources, and to create new metrics for such purposes; (ii) to describe ways to collect these measures during the entire lifecycle of a system, using minimally-invasive monitoring of design-time processes, and consolidate them into conceptual frameworks able to support model building by using a variety of approaches, including statistics, data mining and computational intelligence; and (iii) to present models and tools to support design time evolution of systems based on design-time measures and to empirically validate them. The book provides researchers and advanced professionals with methods for understanding the full implications of alternative choices and their relative attractiveness in terms of enhancing system resilience. It also explores the simultaneous use of multiple models that reflect different system interpretations or stakeholder perspectives.
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming
Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming
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- Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/39587/2020_Book_AgileProcessesInSoftwareEngine.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- Creator
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Stray, Viktoria (editor)
Hoda, Rashina (editor)
Paasivaara, Maria (editor)
Kruchten, Philippe (editor) - Date
- 2020
- Description
- This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2020, which was planned to be held during June 8-12, 2020, at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was postponed until an undetermined date. XP is the premier agile software development conference combining research and practice. It is a hybrid forum where agile researchers, academics, practitioners, thought leaders, coaches, and trainers get together to present and discuss their most recent innovations, research results, experiences, concerns, challenges, and trends. Following this history, for both researchers and seasoned practitioners XP 2020 provided an informal environment to network, share, and discover trends in Agile for the next 20 years. The 14 full and 2 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: agile adoption; agile practices; large-scale agile; the business of agile; and agile and testing.
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
Quantum Software
Quantum Software
- Title
- Quantum Software
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/93242/978-3-031-64136-7.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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Exman, Iaakov (editor)
Pérez-Castillo, Ricardo (editor)
Piattini, Mario (editor)
Felderer, Michael (editor) - Date
- 2024
- Description
- This open access book explains the state of the art in quantum software engineering and design, independent from a specific hardware. It deals with quantum software theoretical aspects and with classical software engineering concepts like agile development approaches, validation, measurement, and deployment applied in a quantum or hybrid environment, and is complemented by a number of various industry applications. After an introductory chapter overviewing the contents of the subsequent chapters, the book is composed of three parts. It starts with a theoretical part on quantum software, as a bold declaration that quantum software theory is deep and valuable independent from the existence of specific quantum hardware. It is based upon the claim that quantum software is the more general theory subsuming classical and hybrid software system theories. The second, more extensive part deals with quantum software system and engineering design. Its quality follows from the comparison of the broad diversity of sometimes conflicting views. Moreover, the variety of approaches to design, enable the reader to make a well-pondered rational choice of preference. The book concludes with a third part, referring to multiple software applications and corresponding laboratory experiences, in order to understand their implications in practice and avoid repeating past mistakes. This book is of interest to industry professionals and researchers in academia, which are either producing or applying quantum software systems in their work or are considering their potential utility in the future. Furthermore, it also could be beneficial for practitioners already experienced with classical software engineering who desire to understand the fundamentals or possible applications of quantum software.
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
Demystifying Internet of Things Security
Demystifying Internet of Things Security
- Title
- Demystifying Internet of Things Security
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/22840/1007321.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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Cheruvu, Sunil
Kumar, Anil
Smith, Ned
Wheeler, David M. - Date
- 2020
- Description
- Break down the misconceptions of the Internet of Things by examining the different security building blocks available in Intel Architecture (IA) based IoT platforms. This open access book reviews the threat pyramid, secure boot, chain of trust, and the SW stack leading up to defense-in-depth. The IoT presents unique challenges in implementing security and Intel has both CPU and Isolated Security Engine capabilities to simplify it. This book explores the challenges to secure these devices to make them immune to different threats originating from within and outside the network. The requirements and robustness rules to protect the assets vary greatly and there is no single blanket solution approach to implement security. Demystifying Internet of Things Security provides clarity to industry professionals and provides and overview of different security solutions What You'll Learn Secure devices, immunizing them against different threats originating from inside and outside the network Gather an overview of the different security building blocks available in Intel Architecture (IA) based IoT platforms Understand the threat pyramid, secure boot, chain of trust, and the software stack leading up to defense-in-depth Who This Book Is For Strategists, developers, architects, and managers in the embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) space trying to understand and implement the security in the IoT devices/platforms.
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
Objective Information Theory
Objective Information Theory
- Title
- Objective Information Theory
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/62455/978-981-19-9929-1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- Creator
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Xu, Jianfeng
Wang, Shuliang
Liu, Zhenyu
Wang, Yashi
Wang, Yingfei
Dang, Yingxu - Date
- 2023
- Description
- Objective Information Theory (OIT) is proposed to represent and compute the information in a large-scale complex information system with big data in this monograph. To formally analyze, design, develop, and evaluate the information, OIT interprets the information from essential nature, measures the information from mathematical properties, and models the information from concept, logic, and physic. As the exemplified applications, Air Traffic Control System (ATCS) and Smart Court SoSs (System of Systems) are introduced for practical OITs. This Open Access book can be used as a technical reference book in the field of information science and also a reference textbook for senior students and graduate ones in related majors.
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
Modern Socio-Technical Persprectives on Privacy
Modern Socio-Technical Perspectives on Privacy
- Title
- Modern Socio-Technical Perspectives on Privacy
- https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/52825/978-3-030-82786-1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- Creator
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Knijnenburg, Bart P. (editor)
Page, Xinru (editor)
Wisniewski, Pamela (editor)
Lipford, Heather Richter (editor)
Proferes, Nicholas (editor)
Romano, Jennifer (editor) - Date
- 2022
- Description
- This open book provides researchers and professionals with a foundational understanding of online privacy as well as insight into the socio-technical privacy issues that are most pertinent to modern information systems, covering several modern topics (e.g., privacy in social media, IoT) and underexplored areas (e.g., privacy accessibility, privacy for vulnerable populations, cross-cultural privacy). The book is structured in four parts, which follow after an introduction to privacy on both a technical and social level: Privacy Theory and Methods covers a range of theoretical lenses through which one can view the concept of privacy. The chapters in this part relate to modern privacy phenomena, thus emphasizing its relevance to our digital, networked lives. Next, Domains covers a number of areas in which privacy concerns and implications are particularly salient, including among others social media, healthcare, smart cities, wearable IT, and trackers. The Audiences section then highlights audiences that have traditionally been ignored when creating privacy-preserving experiences: people from other (non-Western) cultures, people with accessibility needs, adolescents, and people who are underrepresented in terms of their race, class, gender or sexual identity, religion or some combination. Finally, the chapters in Moving Forward outline approaches to privacy that move beyond one-size-fits-all solutions, explore ethical considerations, and describe the regulatory landscape that governs privacy through laws and policies. Perhaps even more so than the other chapters in this book, these chapters are forward-looking by using current personalized, ethical and legal approaches as a starting point for re-conceptualizations of privacy to serve the modern technological landscape. The book’s primary goal is to inform IT students, researchers, and professionals about both the fundamentals of online privacy and the issues that are most pertinent to modern information systems. Lecturers or teacherscan assign (parts of) the book for a “professional issues” course. IT professionals may select chapters covering domains and audiences relevant to their field of work, as well as the Moving Forward chapters that cover ethical and legal aspects. Academicswho are interested in studying privacy or privacy-related topics will find a broad introduction in both technical and social aspects.
- Publisher
- Springer Nature