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2020

Decision Intelligence in Street Lighting Management

Autores
Nunes, D; Teixeira, D; Carneiro, D; Sousa, C; Novais, P;

Publicação
Trends and Innovations in Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2, WorldCIST 2020, Budva, Montenegro, 7-10 April 2020.

Abstract
The European Union has been making efforts to increase energy efficiency within its member states, in line with most of the industrialized countries. In these efforts, the energy consumed by public lighting networks is a key target as it represents approximately 50% of the electricity consumption of European cities. In this paper we propose an approach for the autonomous management of public lighting networks in which each luminary is managed individually and that takes into account both their individual characteristics as well as ambient data. The approach is compared against a traditional management scheme, leading to a reduction in energy consumption of 28%. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.

2020

Architecture model for a holistic and interoperable digital energy management platform

Autores
Senna, PP; Almeida, AH; Barros, AC; Bessa, RJ; Azevedo, AL;

Publicação
Procedia Manufacturing

Abstract
The modern digital era is characterized by a plethora of emerging technologies, methodologies and techniques that are employed in the manufacturing industries with intent to improve productivity, to optimize processes and to reduce operational costs. Yet, algorithms and methodological approaches for improvement of energy consumption and environmental impact are not integrated with the current operational and planning tools used by manufacturing companies. One possible reason for this is the difficulty in bridging the gap between the most advanced energy related ICT tools, developed within the scope of the industry 4.0 era, and the legacy systems that support most manufacturing operational and planning processes. Consequently, this paper proposes a conceptual architecture model for a digital energy management platform, which is comprised of an IIoT-based platform, strongly supported by energy digital twin for interoperability and integrated with AI-based energy data-driven services. This conceptual architecture model enables companies to analyse their energy consumption behaviour, which allows for the understanding of the synergies among the variables that affect the energy demand, and to integrate this energy intelligence with their legacy systems in order to achieve a more sustainable energy demand. © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the FAIM 2021.

2020

Models for the two-dimensional level strip packing problem - a review and a computational evaluation

Autores
Bezerra, VMR; Leao, AAS; Oliveira, JF; Santos, MO;

Publicação
JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY

Abstract
The two-dimensional level strip packing problem has received little attention from the scientific community. To the best of our knowledge, the most competitive model is the one proposed in 2004 by Lodi et al., where the items are packed by levels. In 2015, an arc flow model addressing the two-dimensional level strip cutting problem was proposed by Mrad. The literature presents some mathematical models, despite not addressing specifically the two-dimensional level strip packing problem, they are efficient and can be adapted to the problem. In this paper, we adapt two mixed integer linear programming models from the literature, rewrite the Mrad's model for the strip packing problem and add well-known valid inequalities to the model proposed by Lodi et al. Computational results were performed on instances from the literature and show that the model put forward by Lodi et al. with valid inequalities outperforms the remaining models with respect to the number of optimal solutions found.

2020

The impact of Industry 4.0 on work: A synthesis of the literature and reflection about the future

Autores
Simoes, AC; Rodrigues, JC; Neto, P;

Publicação
Proceedings - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation, ICE/ITMC 2020

Abstract
Industry 4.0 is a result of technological evolution and is intended to promote technological transformations in industry at different levels. The impact in human employment has been perceived as a major threat and is a matter of concern. Some authors argue that automation will bring unimaginable changes as soon as computers get more intelligence and as machines become able to perform complex tasks more efficiently than humans. However, technological progress is also pointed out as a stimulus for human-beings to develop the competencies that differentiate them from the machines. In this context, this study aims to explore the impacts of adopting Industry 4.0 technologies on work. The results of a comprehensive literature review provide an integrated perspective to identify and understand such impacts, analysing them in four categories: evolution of employment and creation of new jobs, human-machine interaction, new competencies creation/ development, and, organizational and professional changes. © 2020 IEEE.

2020

Scheduling in Cloud and Fog Architecture: Identification of Limitations and Suggestion of Improvement Perspectives

Autores
Barros, C; Rocio, V; Sousa, A; Paredes, H;

Publicação
Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management

Abstract
Application execution required in cloud and fog architectures are generally heterogeneous in terms of device and application contexts. Scaling these requirements on these architectures is an optimization problem with multiple restrictions. Despite countless efforts, task scheduling in these architectures continue to present some enticing challenges that can lead us to the question how tasks are routed between different physical devices, fog nodes and cloud. In fog, due to its density and heterogeneity of devices, the scheduling is very complex and in the literature, there are still few studies that have been conducted. However, scheduling in the cloud has been widely studied. Nonetheless, many surveys address this issue from the perspective of service providers or optimize application quality of service (QoS) levels. Also, they ignore contextual information at the level of the device and end users and their user experiences. In this paper, we conducted a systematic review of the literature on the main task by: scheduling algorithms in the existing cloud and fog architecture; studying and discussing their limitations, and we explored and suggested some perspectives for improvement.

2020

Drill-Down Dashboard for Chairing of Online Master Programs in Engineering

Autores
Silva, ACe; Morgado, L; Coelho, A;

Publicação
Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education - Second International Conference, TECH-EDU 2020, Vila Real, Portugal, December 2-4, 2020, Proceedings, 3

Abstract
Online masters’ program chairs need up-to-date information to monitor efficiently and effectively all the courses in the program for which they are responsible. Learning Management Systems supporting the operation of the online programme collect vast amounts of data about the learning process. These systems are geared to support individual teachers and students, not program chairs. This article presents the process that led to the development of a Dashboards for program chairs, based upon an analysis of their regular supervision tasks, decision-making information needs, and available data in the learning management system, Moodle. The information presented via the dashboard is aggregated and contextualised for all students enrolled in the program, in all its courses, contributing to improve decision-making in program chairing. The dashboard prototype is presented as a concrete outcome of this process, which can be replicated to achieve more advanced and updated versions, hopefully contributing to better program chairing. © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

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