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Quality of Information and Communications Technology: 14th International Conference, QUATIC 2021, Algarve, Portugal, September 8–11, 2021, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1439)
by Ana Rosa Cavalli Ricardo Pérez-Castillo Ana C. R. Paiva Paula Ventura MartinsThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2021, held in Algarve, Portugal*, in September 2021.The 30 full papers and 9 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 98 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections: ICT verification and validation; software evolution; process modeling, improvement and assessment; quality aspects in quantum computing; safety, security, and privacy; quality aspects in machine learning, AI and data analytics; evidence-based software quality engineering; quality in cyber-physical systems; software quality education and training.*The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quality of Information and Communications Technology: 16th International Conference, QUATIC 2023, Aveiro, Portugal, September 11–13, 2023, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1871)
by José Maria Fernandes Guilherme H. Travassos Valentina Lenarduzzi Xiaozhou LiThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2023, held in Aveiro, Portugal, during September 11–13, 2023.The 17 full papers and 4 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Disseminating Advanced Methods, Techniques, and Tools for Supporting Quality ICT Engineering and Management Approaches.
Quality of Information and Communications Technology: 13th International Conference, QUATIC 2020, Faro, Portugal, September 9–11, 2020, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1266)
by Ricardo Pérez-Castillo Martin Shepperd Fernando Brito e Abreu Alberto Rodrigues da SilvaThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2020, held in Faro, Portugal*, in September 2020.The 27 full papers and 12 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections: quality aspects in machine learning, AI and data analytics; evidence-based software quality engineering; human and artificial intelligences for software evolution; process modeling, improvement and assessment; software quality education and training; quality aspects in quantum computing; safety, security and privacy; ICT verification and validation; RE, MDD and agile.*The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quality of Information and Communications Technology: 12th International Conference, QUATIC 2019, Ciudad Real, Spain, September 11–13, 2019, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1010)
by Mario Piattini Paulo Rupino da Cunha Ignacio García Rodríguez de Guzmán Ricardo Pérez-CastilloThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2019, held in Ciudad Real, Spain, in September 2019. The 19 full papers and 6 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections: security & privacy, requirements engineering, business processes, evidence-based software engineering, process improvement and assessment, model-driven engineering & software maintenance, data science & services, and verification and validation.
Quality of Information and Communications Technology: 15th International Conference, QUATIC 2022, Talavera de la Reina, Spain, September 12–14, 2022, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1621)
by Antonio Vallecillo Joost Visser Ricardo Pérez-CastilloThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2022, held in Talavera de la Reina, Spain, in September 2022.The 18 full papers and 3 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections: smart and advanced systems; verification and validation; skills and education; industrial experiences and applications; safety, security and privacy.
Quality of Spatial Data in Command and Control System (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #168)
by Václav Talhofer Šárka Hošková-Mayerová Alois HofmannThis monograph aims to familiarize readers with the problem of evaluating the quality and reliability of digital geographic information in terms of their use. It identifies the key requirements for the functionality of this information and describes the system of evaluating its quality and reliability. The whole text is supplemented by examples that document the impact of different quality of the information on the entire decision-making process in command and control systems at the rescue and military levels.The monograph is primarily intended for professionals who are responsible for the implementation of digital geographic information in command and control systems, or for those who use them in their work. For this reason, particular attention is paid especially to the user aspects of the digital geographic information used.Václav Talhofer is Full Professor of Cartography and Geoinformatics at the University of Defense in Brno, Czech Republic.Šárka Hošková-Mayerová is Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Defense in Brno, Czech Republic.Alois Hofmann is a teacher and scientist of Cartography and Geoinformatics at the University of Defense in Brno, Czech Republic.All authors contributing to this book have been extensively studying the methods and procedures for the use of digital geographic information, especially in the environment of the Czech Armed Forces.
Quality of Work-Life During Pandemic: Data Analysis and Mathematical Modeling (Studies in Big Data #100)
by Gitanjali Rahul Shinde Soumi Majumder Haribhau R. Bhapkar Parikshit N. MahalleThis book is focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different sectors, i.e., education, real estate, health, and agriculture. The lockdown has been announced to control the spread of COVID-19 infections, however people/industries/organizations were not ready for lockdown and it has greatly affected their growth. The front workers in the healthcare sector suffered a lot as major responsibilities they needed to carry on. The education sector is also hampered due to the pandemic as schools, colleges were closed and teaching, examinations were carried out on online platforms. These platforms were new to teachers as well as students. The real estate sector faced tremendous loss in this pandemic as people were scared and no one ready to invest their money in such an uncertain time. The agriculture filed is also suffered as raw materials required for agriculture were not available readily due to pandemic. This book presents a survey that is conducted to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the quality of work-life in various sectors. The survey is focused majorly on four sectors, i.e. education, healthcare, real estate and agriculture. Data analysis is done based on responses of survey and mathematical modeling is provided for each case study.
Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Systems: 14th EAI International Conference, Qshine 2018, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, December 3–4, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #272)
by Trung Q. Duong Nguyen-Son Vo Van Ca PhanThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 14th EAI International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Networks, QShine 2018, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in December 2018. The 13 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. The papers are organized thematically in tracks, starting with security and privacy, telecommunication systems and networks, networks and applications.
Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Systems: 19th EAI International Conference, QShine 2023, Shenzhen, China, October 8 – 9, 2023, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #573)
by Victor C. M. Leung Xiping Hu Zhaolong Ning Hezhang LiThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 19th EAI International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Networks, QShine 2023, held in October 2023. The 78 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 200 submissions. They are organized in these topical sections: Part I: E-Health networks; transportation networks; reliability and scalability; E-Health networks II; artificial intelligence and machine learning I; networks and applications. Part II: Robustness; Network Security and Privacy; Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE); Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning II; Autonomous Vehicles.
Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Systems: 19th EAI International Conference, QShine 2023, Shenzhen, China, October 8 – 9, 2023, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #574)
by Victor C. M. Leung Xiping Hu Zhaolong Ning Hezhang LiThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 19th EAI International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Networks, QShine 2023, held in October 2023. The 78 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 200 submissions. They are organized in these topical sections: Part I: E-Health networks; transportation networks; reliability and scalability; E-Health networks II; artificial intelligence and machine learning I; networks and applications. Part II: Robustness; Network Security and Privacy; Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE); Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning II; Autonomous Vehicles.
Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Systems: 15th EAI International Conference, QShine 2019, Shenzhen, China, November 22–23, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #300)
by Wei Wang Dan Wang Bo Li Xiaowen Chu Hongbo JiangThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 15th EAI International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Networks, QShine 2019, held in Shenzhen, China, in November 2019. The 16 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. The papers are organized thematically in tracks, starting with mobile systems, cloud resource management and scheduling, machine learning, telecommunication systems, and network management.
Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Systems: 16th EAI International Conference, QShine 2020, Virtual Event, November 29–30, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #381)
by Xi Wu Kaishun Wu Cong WangThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 15th EAI International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Networks, QShine 2020, held in November 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 19 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. The papers are organized thematically in tracks on Network Reliability and Security an Emerging Applications
Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Systems: 17th EAI International Conference, QShine 2021, Virtual Event, November 29–30, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #402)
by Xun Yi Xingliang Yuan Wei Bao Nguyen Hoang TranThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 17th EAI International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Networks, QShine 2021, held in November 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 20 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. The papers are organized thematically in tracks Machine Learning in Distributed Networks; 5G Networks and Security; IoT Security and Lightweight Cryptography; Network Security; and Privacy-preserving Emerging Networked Applications.
Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Systems: 13th International Conference, Qshine 2017, Dalian, China, December 16-17, 2017, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #234)
by Wenbing Zhao Tie Qiu Lei WangThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Networks, QShine 2017, held in Dalian, China, in December 2017. The 25 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. The papers are organized thematically in tracks, starting with mobile and wireless networks, quality and reliability, wireless networking algorithms and protocols, and smart applications.
Quanten-Zufallszahlengenerierung: Theorie und Praxis
by Stefan Rass Stefan Schauer Christian Kollmitzer Benjamin RainerDieses Buch bietet einen Überblick über die neuesten Implementierungen von Quanten-Zufallszahlengeneratoren (QRNGs) und untersucht insbesondere deren Beziehung zu klassischen statistischen Zufallsmodellen und numerischen Techniken zur Berechnung von Zufallszahlen. Der Leser - der idealerweise einen Hintergrund in klassischer Statistik, Informatik oder Kryptographie hat - wird Schritt für Schritt in die Welt der Quantenbits eingeführt, und es werden explizite Beziehungen zwischen QRNGs und ihren klassischen Gegenstücken aufgezeigt. Die Erzeugung von Zufallszahlen ist eine wichtige Säule der Kryptographie. Die Nutzung des Zufalls, der Quantenphänomenen innewohnt, ist ein sich rasch entwickelnder Zweig der Quantenkryptografie mit unzähligen Anwendungen für die Zukunft. Der Wert der Quantenzufälligkeit für kryptografische Zwecke wird empirisch durch statistische Auswertungen der Leistung von QRNGs im Vergleich zu klassischen Techniken zur Erzeugung echter und pseudozufälliger Zahlen nachgewiesen. Das Buch bietet dann einen Überblick über die technischen Implementierungen von QRNGs, bevor eine abschließende Diskussion über die wichtigsten Errungenschaften und verbleibenden Hindernisse auf diesem Gebiet die Berichterstattung abrundet und gleichzeitig die Tür für zukünftige Forschungsrichtungen öffnet.
Quantencomputer: Von der Quantenwelt zur Künstlichen Intelligenz
by Klaus MainzerDie Quantenwelt ist längst im Alltag angekommen, ohne dass es vielen bewusst ist. Dazu gehören Transistoren, Dioden und Laser, die aus Alltagsgeräten nicht mehr fortzudenken sind. Nach dieser ersten Generation der Quantentechnologien leben wir derzeit in der zweiten Generation, in der Grundprinzipien der Quantenmechanik gezielt in quantenmechanischen Geräten umgesetzt werden. Dazu gehören erste Prototypen von Quantencomputern, klassische Supercomputer mit Quantensimulation, Quantenkryptographie und Quantenkommunikation, Quantensensorik und Quantenmesstechnik. Was Einstein 1935 als spukhafter Effekt vorkam, ist längst Grundlage umwälzender Quantenkommunikation in Glasfasernetzen und Satellitentechnik, die ein zukünftiges Quanteninternet ankündigt. Quantencomputer als Mehrzweckrechner sind nur die Spitze des Eisbergs mit einer Technologie, die sich schrittweise als Netzwerk unserer Zivilisation ausbreitet. Umso dringender ist es, die Grundlagen der Quantenwelt als Hintergrund dieser Technologie zu verstehen. Grundlagen und Zusammenhänge begreifen, von den mathematischen und physikalischen Grundlagen bis zu den technischen Anwendungen, ist ein zentrales Ziel des Buchs. Ein weiteres Anliegen dieses Buchs ist das Zusammenwachsen mit der Künstlichen Intelligenz. In meinem Buch „Künstliche Intelligenz. Wann übernehmen die Maschinen?“ (Springer 2. Aufl. 2019) wird Machine learning herausgestellt, das Automatisierung in Robotik, Industrie- und Arbeitswelt verwirklicht. Mit Quantentechnologie, Quantencomputer und künstlicher Intelligenz zeichnet sich aber nicht nur eine Potenzierung neuer Möglichkeiten ab, sondern auch von Gefährdungen. Daher erhebt sich die Forderung nach frühzeitiger Technikgestaltung, damit Quantentechnologie und Künstliche Intelligenz sich als Dienstleistung in der Gesellschaft bewähren.
Quantencomputing für Dummies (Für Dummies)
by Hans-Jurgen Steffens Christian Zöllner Kathrin SchäferQuantencomputing könnte die Informatik wie wir sie heute kennen revolutionieren. Die Möglichkeiten dieser Technologie sind enorm. Aber was steckt eigentlich dahinter? Mit diesem Buch führen Sie die Autoren so verständlich wie möglich in dieses komplexe Thema ein. Sie erklären Ihnen was es mit dem Quantencomputing überhaupt auf sich hat und erläutern die mathematischen und physikalischen Modelle, die ihm zugrunde liegen. Sie vergleichen Quantencomputing mit der aktuellen Informatik und werfen einen Blick darauf welche Anwendungen dadurch schon bald und welche in der weiteren Zukunft denkbar sind.
Quantenkommunikationsnetze
by Riccardo Bassoli Holger Boche Christian Deppe Roberto Ferrara Frank H. Fitzek Gisbert Janssen Sajad SaeedinaeeniDieses Buch bietet ein Tutorial über Quantenkommunikationsnetze. Die Autoren erörtern aktuelle Paradigmenwechsel in Kommunikationsnetzen, die erforderlich sind, um die einfachen Transportkonzepte der vorherrschenden Netze um Rechen- und Speicherfunktionen zu ergänzen. Sie zeigen, wie diese "softwarisierten" Lösungen neue Wege beschreiten, um Latenzzeiten zu reduzieren und die Ausfallsicherheit zu erhöhen. Die Autoren erörtern, wie diese Lösungen trotz der ihnen innewohnenden Probleme aufgrund der eingeführten Rechenlatenz und des Energieverbrauchs durch hybride klassisch-quantische Kommunikationsnetze gelöst werden können. Das Buch bringt Quantennetzwerke, Quanteninformationstheorie, Quantencomputer und Quantensimulation zusammen.
Quantification of Uncertainty: QUIET selected contributions (Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering #137)
by Marta D’Elia Max Gunzburger Gianluigi RozzaThis book explores four guiding themes – reduced order modelling, high dimensional problems, efficient algorithms, and applications – by reviewing recent algorithmic and mathematical advances and the development of new research directions for uncertainty quantification in the context of partial differential equations with random inputs. Highlighting the most promising approaches for (near-) future improvements in the way uncertainty quantification problems in the partial differential equation setting are solved, and gathering contributions by leading international experts, the book’s content will impact the scientific, engineering, financial, economic, environmental, social, and commercial sectors.
Quantified: Biosensing Technologies in Everyday Life
by Dawn NafusWhat is at stake socially, culturally, politically, and economically when we routinely use technology to gather information about our bodies and environments? Today anyone can purchase technology that can track, quantify, and measure the body and its environment. Wearable or portable sensors detect heart rates, glucose levels, steps taken, water quality, genomes, and microbiomes, and turn them into electronic data. Is this phenomenon empowering, or a new form of social control? Who volunteers to enumerate bodily experiences, and who is forced to do so? Who interprets the resulting data? How does all this affect the relationship between medical practice and self care, between scientific and lay knowledge? Quantified examines these and other issues that arise when biosensing technologies become part of everyday life.The book offers a range of perspectives, with views from the social sciences, cultural studies, journalism, industry, and the nonprofit world. The contributors consider data, personhood, and the urge to self-quantify; legal, commercial, and medical issues, including privacy, the outsourcing of medical advice, and self-tracking as a “paraclinical” practice; and technical concerns, including interoperability, sociotechnical calibration, alternative views of data, and new space for design.ContributorsMarc Böhlen, Geoffrey C. Bowker, Sophie Day, Anna de Paula Hanika, Deborah Estrin, Brittany Fiore-Gartland, Dana Greenfield, Judith Gregory, Mette Kragh-Furbo, Celia Lury, Adrian Mackenzie, Rajiv Mehta, Maggie Mort, Dawn Nafus, Gina Neff, Helen Nissenbaum, Heather Patterson, Celia Roberts, Jamie Sherman, Alex Taylor, Gary Wolf
Quantifizieren der Vision Zero: Gesamtheitliche Effektivitätsbewertung von Fahrerassistenzsystemen (AutoUni – Schriftenreihe #165)
by Lukas StarkModerne Fahrzeuge sind mit einer Vielzahl an elektronischen Systemen ausgestattet, die unter anderem dazu beitragen, die Verkehrssicherheit zu erhöhen. Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Untersuchung der Wirksamkeit von Fahrerassistenzsystemen und automatischen Fahrfunktionen hinsichtlich der Vermeidung von schweren Verkehrsunfällen. Die entwickelte gesamtheitliche Methodik zur Effektivitätsbewertung adressiert folgende Themenschwerpunkte: Bewertungsmethodik, Datengrundlage und Integration der zu bewertenden Systeme in die Bewertungsumgebung.
Quantifying Aesthetics of Visual Design Applied to Automatic Design
by Ali JahanianIn this thesis, the author makes several contributions to thestudy of design of graphical materials. The thesis begins with a review of therelationship between design and aesthetics, and the use of mathematical modelsto capture this relationship. Then, a novel method for linking linguistic concepts to colorsusing the Latent Dirichlet Allocation Dual Topic Model is proposed. Next, the thesis studies the relationship between aesthetics and spatial layout by formalizing the notion of visual balance. Applying principles of salience and Gaussian mixture models over a body of about 120,000 aesthetically rated professional photographs, the author provides confirmation of Arnhem's theory about spatial layout. The thesis concludes with a description oftools to support automatically generating personalized design.
Quantifying and Processing Biomedical and Behavioral Signals (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #103)
by Anna Esposito Marcos Faundez-Zanuy Francesco Carlo Morabito Eros PaseroThe book is based on interdisciplinary research on various aspects and dynamics of human multimodal signal exchanges. It discusses realistic application scenarios where human interaction is the focus, in order toidentify new methods for data processing and data flow coordination through synchronization, and optimization of new encoding features combining contextually enacted communicative signals, anddevelop shared digital data repositories and annotation standards for benchmarking the algorithmic feasibility and successive implementation of believable human–computer interaction (HCI) systems.This book is a valuable resource for a. the research community, PhD students, early stage researchersc. schools, hospitals, and rehabilitation and assisted-living centerse. the ICT market, and representatives from multimedia industries
Quantifying Quality of Life: Incorporating Daily Life into Medicine (Health Informatics)
by Katarzyna Wac Sharon WulfovichThis open access book presents the rise of technology-enabled methods and tools for objective, quantitative assessment of Quality of Life (QoL), while following the WHOQOL model. It is an in-depth resource describing and examining state-of-the-art, minimally obtrusive, ubiquitous technologies. Highlighting the required factors for adoption and scaling of technology-enabled methods and tools for QoL assessment, it also describes how these technologies can be leveraged for behavior change, disease prevention, health management and long-term QoL enhancement in populations at large. Quantifying Quality of Life: Incorporating Daily Life into Medicine fills a gap in the field of QoL by providing assessment methods, techniques and tools. These assessments differ from the current methods that are now mostly infrequent, subjective, qualitative, memory-based, context-poor and sparse. Therefore, it is an ideal resource for physicians, physicians in training, software and hardware developers, computer scientists, data scientists, behavioural scientists, entrepreneurs, healthcare leaders and administrators who are seeking an up-to-date resource on this subject.
Quantifying Software: Global and Industry Perspectives (Routledge Research In Constitutional Law Ser.)
by Capers JonesSoftware is one of the most important products in human history and is widely used by all industries and all countries. It is also one of the most expensive and labor-intensive products in human history. Software also has very poor quality that has caused many major disasters and wasted many millions of dollars. Software is also the target of frequent and increasingly serious cyber-attacks. <P><P>Among the reasons for these software problems is a chronic lack of reliable quantified data. This reference provides quantified data from many countries and many industries based on about 26,000 projects developed using a variety of methodologies and team experience levels. The data has been gathered between 1970 and 2017, so interesting historical trends are available. <P><P>Since current average software productivity and quality results are suboptimal, this book focuses on "best in class" results and shows not only quantified quality and productivity data from best-in-class organizations, but also the technology stacks used to achieve best-in-class results. The overall goal of this book is to encourage the adoption of best-in-class software metrics and best-in-class technology stacks. It does so by providing current data on average software schedules, effort, costs, and quality for several industries and countries. <P><P>Because productivity and quality vary by technology and size, the book presents quantitative results for applications between 100 function points and 100,000 function points. It shows quality results using defect potential and DRE metrics because the number one cost driver for software is finding and fixing bugs. The book presents data on cost of quality for software projects and discusses technical debt, but that metric is not standardized. Finally, the book includes some data on three years of software maintenance and enhancements as well as some data on total cost of ownership.