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2012

A Ubiquitous Ambient Assisted Living Solution to Promote Safer Independent Living in Older Adults Suffering from Co-morbidity

Authors
Prescher, S; Bourke, AK; Koehler, F; Martins, A; Ferreira, HS; Sousa, TB; Castro, RN; Santos, A; Torrent, M; Gomis, S; Hospedales, M; Nelson, J;

Publication
2012 ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC)

Abstract
This paper describes the development, deployment and trial results from 9 volunteers using the eCAALYX system. The eCAALYX system is an ambient assisted living telemonitoring system aimed at older adults suffering with co-morbidity. Described is a raw account of the challenges that exist and results in bringing a Telemedicine system from laboratory to real-world implementation and results for usability, functionality and reliability.

2012

Short-term electricity prices forecasting in a competitive market by a hybrid PSO-ANFIS approach

Authors
Pousinho, HMI; Mendes, VMF; Catalao, JPS;

Publication
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS

Abstract
In this paper, a novel hybrid approach is proposed for electricity prices forecasting in a competitive market, considering a time horizon of 1 week. The proposed approach is based on the combination of particle swarm optimization and adaptive-network based fuzzy inference system. Results from a case study based on the electricity market of mainland Spain are presented. A thorough comparison is carried out, taking into account the results of previous publications, to demonstrate its effectiveness regarding forecasting accuracy and computation time. Finally, conclusions are duly drawn.

2012

Assertion-based slicing and slice graphs

Authors
Barros, JB; da Cruz, D; Henriques, PR; Pinto, JS;

Publication
FORMAL ASPECTS OF COMPUTING

Abstract
This paper revisits the idea of slicing programs based on their axiomatic semantics, rather than using criteria based on control/data dependencies. We show how the forward propagation of preconditions and the backward propagation of postconditions can be combined in a new slicing algorithm that is more precise than the existing specification-based algorithms. The algorithm is based on (a) a precise test for removable statements, and (b) the construction of a slice graph, a program control flow graph extended with semantic labels and additional edges that "short-circuit" removable commands. It improves on previous approaches in two aspects: it does not fail to identify removable commands; and it produces the smallest possible slice that can be obtained (in a sense that will be made precise). Iteration is handled through the use of loop invariants and variants to ensure termination. The paper also discusses in detail applications of these forms of slicing, including the elimination of (conditionally) unreachable and dead code, and compares them to other related notions.

2012

Scalable Integration of Multiple Health Sensor Data for Observing Medical Patterns

Authors
Ferreira, HS; Sousa, TB; Martins, A;

Publication
COOPERATIVE DESIGN, VISUALIZATION, AND ENGINEERING (CDVE)

Abstract
With an aging global population, Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) attempts to improve life expectancy and quality of life through the remote monitoring of various health signals using personal and home-based sensors. Possible medical conditions can be early ascertained by observable patterns over the patients' health data. However, aggregating multiple raw signals and matching against medical protocols can be computational and bandwidth intensive. Moreover, adding new protocols requires non-trivial expertise to define necessary rules. This paper describes a lightweight, scalable, and composable mechanism that captures, processes and infers possible health problems from raw data obtained from multiple sensors.

2012

On the convergence to Walrasian prices in random matching Edgeworthian economies

Authors
Pinto, AA; Ferreira, M; Finkenstaedt, BF; Oliveira, B; Yannacopoulos, AN;

Publication
CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Abstract
We show that for a specific class of random matching Edgeworthian economies, the expectation of the limiting equilibrium price coincides with the equilibrium price of the related Walrasian economies. This result extends to the study of economies in the presence of uncertainty within the multi-period Arrow-Debreu model, allowing to understand the dynamics of how beliefs survive and propagate through the market.

2012

A multiyear dynamic transmission expansion planning model using a discrete based EPSO approach

Authors
da Rocha, MC; Saraiva, JT;

Publication
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS RESEARCH

Abstract
This paper presents a multiyear dynamic transmission expansion planning, TEP, model aiming at minimizing operation and investment costs along the entire planning horizon while ensuring an adequate quality of service and enforcing constraints modeling the operation of the network along the planning horizon. The developed model profits from the experience of planners when preparing a list of possible branch (lines and transformers) additions each of them associated to the corresponding investment cost. The objective of solving a TEP problem is to select a number of elements of this list and provide its scheduling along the planning horizon such that one is facing a mixed integer optimization problem. In this case, this problem was solved using a discrete evolutionary particle swarm optimization algorithm, DEPSO. based on already reported EPSO approaches but particularly suited to treat discrete problems. Apart from detailing the developed DEPSO, this paper describes the mathematical formulation of the TEP problem and the adopted solution algorithm. It also includes results of the application of the DEPSO to the TEP problem using two test networks widely used by other researchers on this area.

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