LIVIA - um software para classificação não supervisionada de áreas foliares infectadas pela ferrugem do café.

O objetivo deste comunicado é apresentar a implementação JavaTM do software LIVIA (Library for Visual Image Analysis). Trata-se de um módulo de processamento de imagens digitais aplicado à agricultura, desenvolvido na Embrapa Informática Agropecuária (Campinas/SP), sob demanda da Embrapa Meio Ambiente (Jaguariúna/SP).

Uma proposta de plataforma de software para integração e interoperabilidade de serviços Web - Webagritec: estudo de caso.

Este trabalho tem por finalidade apresentar os resultados obtidos no contexto do projeto de pesquisa, cujo objetivo foi definir uma infraestrutura de software para implantação de um portal de integração e interoperabilidade de serviços desenvolvidos pela Embrapa Informática Agropecuária denominado WebAgritec.

An analysis of manufacturing simulation software.

As a management tool Similation Software deserves greater analysis from both an academic and industrial viewpoint. A comparative study of three packages was carried out from a 'first time' use approach. This allowed the ease of use and package features to be assessed using a simple theoretical benchmark manufacturing process. To back the use of these packages an objective survey on simulation use and package features was carried out within the manufacturing industry.This identified the use of simulation software, its' applicability and preception of user requirements thereby proposing an ideal package.

A software development package for intelligent supervisory systems

Barnes, D. P., Hardy, N. W., Lee, M. H., Orgill, C. H., Sharpe, K. A. I. A software development package for intelligent supervisory systems. In Proc. ACME Res. Conf., Nottingham, September 1988, pp. 4

Model-Based Reasoning: A Principled Approach for Software Engineering

Lee M.H., Model-Based Reasoning: A Principled Approach for Software Engineering, Software - Concepts and Tools,19(4), pp179-189, 2000.

Intelligent software for laboratory automation

Whelan, K. E. and King, R. D. (2004) Intelligent software for laboratory automation. Trends in Biotechnology 22 (9): 440-445

Comparing Student Software Designs Using Semantic Categorization

Eckerdal, A. McCartney, R. Mostr?m, J.E. Ratcliffe, M. Zander, C. Comparing Student Software Designs Using Semantic Categorization. Proceedings of the Fifth Finnish/Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education, 2005

Can Graduating Students Design Software Systems?

Eckerdal, A. Ratcliffe, M. McCartney, R. Mostr?m, J.E. Zander, C. Can Graduating Students Design Software Systems? Proc. 37th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. 2006

Modelo de engenharia de software para o desenvolvimento de jogos e simulações interactivas

Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como partes dos requisitos para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia Informática, ramo de Computação Móvel

O comportamento do consumidor de software de gestão e contabilidade das PMEs em Portugal, França e Espanha

Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciências Empresariais.

DSpace Manual: Software version 1.5

DSpace is an open source software platform that enables organizations to: - Capture and describe digital material using a submission workflow module, or a variety of programmatic ingest options - Distribute an organization's digital assets over the web through a search and retrieval system - Preserve digital assets over the long term This system documentation includes a functional overview of the system, which is a good introduction to the capabilities of the system, and should be readable by nontechnical personnel. Everyone should read this section first because it introduces some terminology used throughout the rest of the documentation. For people actually running a DSpace service, there is an installation guide, and sections on configuration and the directory structure. Note that as of DSpace 1.2, the administration user interface guide is now on-line help available from within the DSpace system. Finally, for those interested in the details of how DSpace works, and those potentially interested in modifying the code for their own purposes, there is a detailed architecture and design section.

Camera Canvas: Image Editing Software for People with Disabilities

Poster is based on the following paper: C. Kwan and M. Betke. Camera Canvas: Image editing software for people with disabilities. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCI International 2011), Orlando, Florida, July 2011.

Camera-Based Interfaces and Assistive Software for People with Sever Motion Impairments

Intelligent assistive technology can greatly improve the daily lives of people with severe paralysis, who have limited communication abilities. People with motion impairments often prefer camera-based communication interfaces, because these are customizable, comfortable, and do not require user-borne accessories that could draw attention to their disability. We present an overview of assistive software that we specifically designed for camera-based interfaces such as the Camera Mouse, which serves as a mouse-replacement input system. The applications include software for text-entry, web browsing, image editing, animation, and music therapy. Using this software, people with severe motion impairments can communicate with friends and family and have a medium to explore their creativity.

Integrating Sensor-Network Research and Development into a Software Engineering Curriculum

The emergence of a sensor-networked world produces a clear and urgent need for well-planned, safe and secure software engineering. It is the role of universities to prepare graduates with the knowledge and experience to enter the work-force with a clear understanding of software design and its application to the future safety of computing. The snBench (Sensor Network WorkBench) project aims to provide support to the programming and deployment of Sensor Network Applications, enabling shared sensor embedded spaces to be easily tasked with various sensory applications by different users for simultaneous execution. In this report we discus our experience using the snBench research project as the foundation for semester-long project in a graduate level software engineering class at Boston University (CS511).

Legal regulation of the software "patentable subject matter" requirement in the US and in Europe: The need for certainty, predictability and uniformity

This thesis critically investigates the divergent international approaches to the legal regulation of the patentability of computer software inventions, with a view to identifying the reforms necessary for a certain, predictable and uniform inter-jurisdictional system of protection. Through a critical analysis of the traditional and contemporary US and European regulatory frameworks of protection for computer software inventions, this thesis demonstrates the confusion and legal uncertainty resulting from ill-defined patent laws and inconsistent patent practices as to the scope of the “patentable subject matter” requirement, further compounded by substantial flaws in the structural configuration of the decision-making procedures within which the patent systems operate. This damaging combination prevents the operation of an accessible and effective Intellectual Property (IP) legal framework of protection for computer software inventions, capable of securing adequate economic returns for inventors whilst preserving the necessary scope for innovation and competition in the field, to the ultimate benefit of society. In exploring the substantive and structural deficiencies in the European and US regulatory frameworks, this thesis develops to ultimately highlight that the best approach to the reform of the legal regulation of software patentability is two-tiered. It demonstrates that any reform to achieve international legal harmony first requires the legislature to individually clarify (Europe) or restate (US) the long-standing inadequate rules governing the scope of software “patentable subject matter”, together with the reorganisation of the unworkable structural configuration of the decision-making procedures. Informed by the critical analysis of the evolution of the “patentable subject matter” requirement for computer software in the US, this thesis particularly considers the potential of the reforms of the European patent system currently underway, to bring about certainty, predictability and uniformity in the legal treatment of computer software inventions.