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Using Self-Organizing Maps for Comparing Students’ Academic Performance in Online and Traditional Learning Environments

Zsuzsanna ONEȚ-MARIAN*, Gabriela CZIBULA, Mariana MAIER Babeș-Bolyai University, 1 Mihail Kogălniceanu Street, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania zsuzsanna.onet@ubbcluj.ro (*Corresponding author), gabriela.czibula@ubbcluj.ro, mariana.dindelegan@ubbcluj.ro Abstract: Nowadays, there is an increasing development of online learning and digitalisation in the field of education. In the current pandemic context, when teaching and evaluation activities, including lectures, assignments and …

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Model-Free DC Bus Voltage and Energy Management Control for Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Haoping WANG, Yuzhi LI, Yang TIAN*, Congcong WANG Sino-French International Joint Laboratory of Automatic Control and Signal Processing (LaFCAS), School of Automation, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing 210094, China tianyang@njust.edu.cn (*Corresponding author) Abstract: In this paper, a model-free DC bus voltage control and energy management strategy are designed for …

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Automation and Computers and Their Contribution to Human Well-being and Resilience

Florin Gheorghe FILIP The Romanian Academy, 125 Calea Victoriei, Bucharest, Romania ffilip@acad.ro Abstract: By tradition, automation has been defined as a process that controls a number of functions or tasks without direct human intervention. In the mid ‘80s, some doubts about the opportunity and technical feasibility of full automation were expressed and influential …

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A New Watershed Algorithm for Pothole Image Segmentation

Tutuk INDRIYANI1,2, Mohammad Imam UTOYO3, Riries RULANINGTYAS4* 1 Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Airlangga Surabaya, Indonesia 2 Department of Informatics, Institut Teknologi Adhi Tama Surabaya, Indonesia tutuk@itats.ac.id 3 Department of Mathematics, University of Airlangga Surabaya, Indonesia m.i.utoyo@fst.unair.ac.id 4 Department of Physics, University of Airlangga Surabaya, Indonesia riries-r@fst.unair.ac.id (*Corresponding …

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Advanced Sliding Mode Control of Heating and Ventilation Unit in a Light Rail Vehicle

Awais SHAH, Deqing HUANG, Tianpeng HUANG, Na QIN* Southwest Jiaotong University, Xipu, Chengdu, 615305, China kazmi002@hotmail.com, elehd@home.swjtu.edu.cn, tphuang@my.swjtu.edu.cn, qinna@home.swjtu.edu.cn (*Corresponding author) Abstract: There is a pressing need for energy management with regard to modern rail vehicles, particularly in the case of electric vehicles (EVs), where various forms of energy and loads …

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Active Contours Driven by Cellular Neural Networks for Image Segmentation in Biomedical Applications

Bogdan BELEAN National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Centre of Research and Advanced Technologies for Alternative Energies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania bogdan.belean@itim-cj.ro Abstract: This paper proposes a novel approach for image segmentation in the context of biomedical applications. The medical images considered for this analysis are both microarray images …

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An Approach for Selection of the Most Desirable Internet Network Based on the Cross-Efficiency Model in Data Envelopment Analysis

Elham ALIPOUR CHAVARI, Mohsen ROSTAMY-MALKHALIFEH*, Farhad HOSEINZADE LOTFI Department of Mathematics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran elham1446_alipour@yahoo.com, mohsen.rostamy@yahoo.com (*Corresponding author), farhad@hosseinzadeh.ir Abstract: Choosing an optimized Internet network by the users and providing a desired network by the internet service providers have always been big challenges in this …

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Quorum-based Blockchain Network with IPFS to Improve Data Security in IoT Network

Sethuraman BALAKUMAR1*, Angamuthu Rajasekaran KAVITHA2 1 Anna University, Chennai, India elk.bala@gmail.com (*Corresponding author) 2 Department of CSE, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Vadapalani Campus, Chennai, India arkavithabalaji@gmail.com Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology. It enables users and various IoT-enabled devices to be linked across the IoT …

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Evaluation of HTTP/3 Protocol for Internet of Things and Fog Computing Scenarios

Marjan MILOŠEVIĆ, Vladimir MLADENOVIĆ, Uroš PEŠOVIĆ* University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Technical Sciences Čačak, Svetog Save 65, Čačak, 32102, Serbia marjan.milosevic@ftn.kg.ac.rs, vladimir.mladenovic@ftn.kg.ac.rs, uros.pesovic@ftn.kg.ac.rs (*Corresponding author) Abstract: The paper investigates the performance properties of the new HTTP/3 protocol in IoT scenarios, with the focus on fog computing. A specific experimental environment is created, …

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Influence of Blockchain Adoption on Technology Transfer, Performance and Supply Chain Integration, Flexibility and Responsiveness. A Case Study from IT&C Medium-Sized Enterprises

Sebastian-Ion CEPTUREANU1, Roy CERQUETI2, Adriana ALEXANDRU3, Doina I. POPESCU1, Gurjeet DHESI4, Eduard-Gabriel CEPTUREANU1* 1 The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romana Square, Bucharest, 010374, Romania sebastian.ceptureanu@man.ase; doina.popescu@man.ase.ro; eduard.ceptureanu@man.ase.ro (*Corresponding author) 2 Sapienza University of Rome/London South Bank University, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy roy.cerqueti@uniroma1.it 3 National Institute for …

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