Ioan SUSNEA1, Cristian AXENIE2 1 University “Dunarea de Jos”, 47, Domnească Street, Galati, 800008, Romania ioan.susnea@ugal.ro 2 Technical University of Munich, Arcisstrasse 21, Munich, 80333, Germany cristian.axenie@tum.de Abstract: The core idea of the research described in this paper is that the processes of self-organization commonly called „swarm intelligence” can be …
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Assessing the Value of a Mobile Application in Fostering Ideation within a School Context
Gisli THORSTEINSSON1, Rosa GUNNARSDOTTIR2, Andrei NICULESCU3,4 Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the usefulness of the mobile application NeedIT in fostering ideation and idea generation in a school context. After having been used and tested in three public schools a research was undertaken in an elementary school …
Read More »Acceptance of e-Learning Systems: a Serial Multiple Mediation Analysis
Alexandru BALOG I C I Bucharest (National Institute for R & D in Informatics) 8-10 Averescu Blvd. 011455 Bucharest 1, Romania alexb@ici.ro Abstract: The success of an e-learning system depends strongly on understanding the factors that influence students’ use and acceptance of this kind of system. Technology acceptance models (TAMs) …
Read More »Collaborative Recommender System Development with Ubiquitous Computing Capability for Risk Awareness*
Nick VERCRUYSSEN1, Cosmin TOMOZEI2, Iulian FURDU2, Simona VARLAN2, Cristian AMANCEI3 1 ISSCO – International Software Solutions, Bacău, Romania nick.vercruyssen@issco.ro 2 “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, Bacău, Romania cosmin.tomozei@ub.ro 3 Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania cristian.amancei@ie.ase.ro Abstract: This paper outlines the architecture prototyping and development of ubiquitous computing for …
Read More »Calibrating Agent-Based Models Using a Genetic Algorithm
Enrique CANESSA1, Sergio CHAIGNEAU2 1 Facultad Ingeniería y Ciencias, CINCO, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Avda. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile ecanessa@uai.cl 2 Centro de Investigación de la Cognición, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Santiago, Chile sergio.chaigneau@uai.cl Abstract: We present a Genetic Algorithm (GA)-based tool …
Read More »Open and Collaborative Learning Model Based on Metacognitive Strategies
Liviana TUDOR1, Adrian MOISE2 1 Dept. of Informatics, Information Technology, Mathematics and Physics, Petroleum – Gas University of Ploiesti 39, Bd. Bucuresti, 100680, Ploiesti, Romania LTudor@upg-ploiesti.ro 2 Dept. of Automatic Control, Computers and Electronics, Petroleum – Gas University of Ploiesti Bd. Bucuresti Nr. 39, 100680, Ploiesti, Romania AMoise@upg-ploiesti.ro Abstract: In …
Read More »Embedded P.E.M. Fuel Cell Stack Nonlinear Observer by means of a Takagi-Sugeno Approach
Severus Constantin OLTEANU1, Abdel AITOUCHE1, Lotfi BELKOURA1, Adnan JOUNI2 1 Laboratoire CRIStAL (Research Center in Informatics, Signal and Automatic control in Lille), University of Lille 1, Cité Scientifique, Av. Paul Langevin, 59655, Villeneuve D’Ascq Cedex, France severus.olteanu@gmail.com, lotfi.belkoura@univ-lille1.fr, abdel.aitouche@hei.fr 2 Lebanese University of Beirut, Baabda, Beirut, Lebanon adnan_jouni@yahoo.fr Abstract: This …
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Optimal Infrastructure for Acquiring and Processing of
Data related to Anthropic Computer Incidents
Cornel RESTEANU1, Electra MITAN1, Marin ANDREICA2, Gheorghe PĂCURAR2 1 I C I Bucharest (National Institute for R & D in Informatics) 8-10 Averescu Blvd. 011455 Bucharest 1, Romania resteanu@ici.ro, electra.mitan@gmail.com 2 Economic Studies Academy, Bucharest 010374, Romania, marianadreica@gmail.com, gicu_p@yahoo.com Abstract: The paper presents a good practice in choosing optimal software …
Read More »A Hybrid Method for Assigning Containers to AGVs in the Dynamic Environment of Container Terminals
Radhia ZAGHDOUD1,2, Khaled MESGHOUNI2, Simon Collart DUTILLEUL3, Kamel ZIDI1, Khaled GHEDIRA1 Abstract: The handling operations performed in ports require the use of equipment operating in a dynamic environment. Some tasks may not be fully carried out due to equipment failure or power breakdown that may occur particularly with the automated …
Read More »A Control-aware QoS Adaptation Co-design Method for Networked Control Systems
Octavian ŞTEFAN, Toma-Leonida DRAGOMIR Politehnica University Timisoara, 2 Piata Victoriei, Timisoara, 300006, Romania octavian.stefan@upt.ro, toma.dragomir@upt.ro Abstract: The current study proposes a control-aware Quality of Service adaptation co-design method for networked control systems. The novel networked control structure is based on a remotely placed Quality of Service adapter that continuously changes …
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