Integration of knowledge-based, qualitative and numeric tools for real time dynamic systems supervision

The proposal presented in this thesis is to provide designers of knowledge based supervisory systems of dynamic systems with a framework to facilitate their tasks avoiding interface problems among tools, data flow and management. The approach is thought to be useful to both control and process engineers in assisting their tasks. The use of AI technologies to diagnose and perform control loops and, of course, assist process supervisory tasks such as fault detection and diagnose, are in the scope of this work. Special effort has been put in integration of tools for assisting expert supervisory systems design. With this aim the experience of Computer Aided Control Systems Design (CACSD) frameworks have been analysed and used to design a Computer Aided Supervisory Systems (CASSD) framework. In this sense, some basic facilities are required to be available in this proposed framework: ·

O livro na passagem de “átomos” a “bits”: as tecnologias digitais no contexto do livro electrónico

As Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação colocam em debate o modo de pensar e olhar o livro tradicional e originam novas materialidades para o texto e novas formas, espaços e géneros de leitura. A revolução originada por Gutenberg democratizou o acesso ao livro tradicional, alterando os processos de acesso ao conhecimento. As tecnologias eletrónicas trouxeram consigo uma nova revolução, virtualizando o acesso aos textos que alteraram a paisagem da cultura clássica do livro. Recorrendo à ideia original do investigador Nicholas Negroponte, pretende-se realizar uma análise das alterações que o livro sofreu, enquanto objeto de suporte ao texto, na sua passagem para contextos digitais ou na passagem de “átomos” para “bits”.

Intellectual property rights and sustainable development: a survey of major issues

Includes bibliography

O processo de apropriação social das novas tecnologias: as contribuições da televisão digital na formação e atuação dos professores da educação básica

Pós-graduação em Televisão Digital: Informação e Conhecimento - FAAC

Um dos caminhos da educação na Penitenciária de Marília / SP

Pós-graduação em Educação - FFC

Corporate Venture Capital: How established firms use external resources to create new competencies

This Doctoral Dissertation is triggered by an emergent trend: firms are increasingly referring to investments in corporate venture capital (CVC) as means to create new competencies and foster the search for competitive advantage through the use of external resources. CVC is generally defined as the practice by non-financial firms of placing equity investments in entrepreneurial companies. Thus, CVC can be interpreted (i) as a key component of corporate entrepreneurship - acts of organizational creation, renewal, or innovation that occur within or outside an existing organization– and (ii) as a particular form of venture capital (VC) investment where the investor is not a traditional and financial institution, but an established corporation. My Dissertation, thus, simultaneously refers to two streams of research: corporate strategy and venture capital. In particular, I directed my attention to three topics of particular relevance for better understanding the role of CVC. In the first study, I moved from the consideration that competitive environments with rapid technological changes increasingly force established corporations to access knowledge from external sources. Firms, thus, extensively engage in external business development activities through different forms of collaboration with partners. While the underlying process common to these mechanisms is one of knowledge access, they are substantially different. The aim of the first study is to figure out how corporations choose among CVC, alliance, joint venture and acquisition. I addressed this issue adopting a multi-theoretical framework where the resource-based view and real options theory are integrated. While the first study mainly looked into the use of external resources for corporate growth, in the second work, I combined an internal and an external perspective to figure out the relationship between CVC investments (exploiting external resources) and a more traditional strategy to create competitive advantage, that is, corporate diversification (based on internal resources). Adopting an explorative lens, I investigated how these different modes to renew corporate current capabilities interact to each other. More precisely, is CVC complementary or substitute to corporate diversification? Finally, the third study focused on the more general field of VC to investigate (i) how VC firms evaluate the patent portfolios of their potential investee companies and (ii) whether the ability to evaluate technology and intellectual property varies depending on the type of investors, in particular for what concern the distinction between specialized versus generalist VCs and independent versus corporate VCs. This topic is motivated by two observations. First, it is not clear yet which determinants of patent value are primarily considered by VCs in their investment decisions. Second, VCs are not all alike in terms of technological experiences and these differences need to be taken into account.

Ontologies and Methods for Interoperability of Engineering Analysis Models (EAMS) in an E-Design Environment

ABSTRACT ONTOLOGIES AND METHODS FOR INTEROPERABILITY OF ENGINEERING ANALYSIS MODELS (EAMS) IN AN E-DESIGN ENVIRONMENT SEPTEMBER 2007 NEELIMA KANURI, B.S., BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES PILANI INDIA M.S., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Directed by: Professor Ian Grosse Interoperability is the ability of two or more systems to exchange and reuse information efficiently. This thesis presents new techniques for interoperating engineering tools using ontologies as the basis for representing, visualizing, reasoning about, and securely exchanging abstract engineering knowledge between software systems. The specific engineering domain that is the primary focus of this report is the modeling knowledge associated with the development of engineering analysis models (EAMs). This abstract modeling knowledge has been used to support integration of analysis and optimization tools in iSIGHT FD , a commercial engineering environment. ANSYS , a commercial FEA tool, has been wrapped as an analysis service available inside of iSIGHT-FD. Engineering analysis modeling (EAM) ontology has been developed and instantiated to form a knowledge base for representing analysis modeling knowledge. The instances of the knowledge base are the analysis models of real world applications. To illustrate how abstract modeling knowledge can be exploited for useful purposes, a cantilever I-Beam design optimization problem has been used as a test bed proof-of-concept application. Two distinct finite element models of the I-beam are available to analyze a given beam design- a beam-element finite element model with potentially lower accuracy but significantly reduced computational costs and a high fidelity, high cost, shell-element finite element model. The goal is to obtain an optimized I-beam design at minimum computational expense. An intelligent KB tool was developed and implemented in FiPER . This tool reasons about the modeling knowledge to intelligently shift between the beam and the shell element models during an optimization process to select the best analysis model for a given optimization design state. In addition to improved interoperability and design optimization, methods are developed and presented that demonstrate the ability to operate on ontological knowledge bases to perform important engineering tasks. One such method is the automatic technical report generation method which converts the modeling knowledge associated with an analysis model to a flat technical report. The second method is a secure knowledge sharing method which allocates permissions to portions of knowledge to control knowledge access and sharing. Both the methods acting together enable recipient specific fine grain controlled knowledge viewing and sharing in an engineering workflow integration environment, such as iSIGHT-FD. These methods together play a very efficient role in reducing the large scale inefficiencies existing in current product design and development cycles due to poor knowledge sharing and reuse between people and software engineering tools. This work is a significant advance in both understanding and application of integration of knowledge in a distributed engineering design framework.

La edición en instituciones académicas : Normalización e interoperabilidad para favorecer el acceso y la visibilidad de la información publicada en revistas científicas

Este trabajo, que se encauza en una experiencia particular de cooperación entre bibliotecarios y editores de revistas científicas de humanidades y ciencias sociales, suscitada en la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata -Argentina- se propone: 1) reflexionar sobre el rol de los bibliotecarios en los equipos de edición científica y académica, resaltando la importancia de su participación para la correcta identificación y descripción de las contribuciones a las revistas a partir de la utilización de estándares internacionales que permitan su normalización y también la interoperabilidad con otros sistemas; 2) exponer y sistematizar la metodología de trabajo emprendida en la Facultad con sus revistas para favorecer el acceso y la visibilidad de la información en ellas publicada, en la que se involucran diversos actores y sectores de la institución para lograr la interoperabilidad entre los sistemas de información bibliográfica existentes tanto internos como externos a la institución. Como resultado del trabajo se explica la sistematización de la experiencia a fin de que pueda ser aprovechada por instituciones de características similares. Para concluir, se realizan una serie de comentarios finales sobre el rol central que ocupan los bibliotecarios en metodologías de trabajos como la aquí compartida. Se enfatiza en que los conocimientos acerca del control bibliográfico, la normalización de información y la ductilidad para interoperar sistemas de información posicionan a este profesional para trabajar junto a los editores en razón de lograr una efectiva accesibilidad al conocimiento científico editorial generado por la institución académica y una mayor visibilidad nacional, regional e internacional

La edición en instituciones académicas : Normalización e interoperabilidad para favorecer el acceso y la visibilidad de la información publicada en revistas científicas

Este trabajo, que se encauza en una experiencia particular de cooperación entre bibliotecarios y editores de revistas científicas de humanidades y ciencias sociales, suscitada en la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata -Argentina- se propone: 1) reflexionar sobre el rol de los bibliotecarios en los equipos de edición científica y académica, resaltando la importancia de su participación para la correcta identificación y descripción de las contribuciones a las revistas a partir de la utilización de estándares internacionales que permitan su normalización y también la interoperabilidad con otros sistemas; 2) exponer y sistematizar la metodología de trabajo emprendida en la Facultad con sus revistas para favorecer el acceso y la visibilidad de la información en ellas publicada, en la que se involucran diversos actores y sectores de la institución para lograr la interoperabilidad entre los sistemas de información bibliográfica existentes tanto internos como externos a la institución. Como resultado del trabajo se explica la sistematización de la experiencia a fin de que pueda ser aprovechada por instituciones de características similares. Para concluir, se realizan una serie de comentarios finales sobre el rol central que ocupan los bibliotecarios en metodologías de trabajos como la aquí compartida. Se enfatiza en que los conocimientos acerca del control bibliográfico, la normalización de información y la ductilidad para interoperar sistemas de información posicionan a este profesional para trabajar junto a los editores en razón de lograr una efectiva accesibilidad al conocimiento científico editorial generado por la institución académica y una mayor visibilidad nacional, regional e internacional

La edición en instituciones académicas : Normalización e interoperabilidad para favorecer el acceso y la visibilidad de la información publicada en revistas científicas

Este trabajo, que se encauza en una experiencia particular de cooperación entre bibliotecarios y editores de revistas científicas de humanidades y ciencias sociales, suscitada en la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata -Argentina- se propone: 1) reflexionar sobre el rol de los bibliotecarios en los equipos de edición científica y académica, resaltando la importancia de su participación para la correcta identificación y descripción de las contribuciones a las revistas a partir de la utilización de estándares internacionales que permitan su normalización y también la interoperabilidad con otros sistemas; 2) exponer y sistematizar la metodología de trabajo emprendida en la Facultad con sus revistas para favorecer el acceso y la visibilidad de la información en ellas publicada, en la que se involucran diversos actores y sectores de la institución para lograr la interoperabilidad entre los sistemas de información bibliográfica existentes tanto internos como externos a la institución. Como resultado del trabajo se explica la sistematización de la experiencia a fin de que pueda ser aprovechada por instituciones de características similares. Para concluir, se realizan una serie de comentarios finales sobre el rol central que ocupan los bibliotecarios en metodologías de trabajos como la aquí compartida. Se enfatiza en que los conocimientos acerca del control bibliográfico, la normalización de información y la ductilidad para interoperar sistemas de información posicionan a este profesional para trabajar junto a los editores en razón de lograr una efectiva accesibilidad al conocimiento científico editorial generado por la institución académica y una mayor visibilidad nacional, regional e internacional

An infrastructure for semantic web portals

This paper presents our Semantic Web portal infrastructure, which focuses on how to enhance knowledge access in traditional Web portals by gathering and exploiting semantic metadata. Special attention is paid to three important issues that affect the performance of knowledge access: i) high quality metadata acquisition, which concerns how to ensure high quality while gathering semantic metadata from heterogeneous data sources; ii) semantic search, which addresses how to meet the information querying needs of ordinary end users who are not necessarily familiar with the problem domain or the supported query language; and iii) semantic browsing, which concerns how to help users understand and explore the problem domain.

D6.6 – Summary, Analysis, Road-mapping and Production of Training materials

This deliverable summarizes, validates and explains the purpose and concept behind the RAGE knowledge and innovation management platform as a self-sustainable Ecosystem, supporting innovation processes in the Applied Gaming (AG) industry. The Ecosystem portal will be developed with particular consideration of the demand and requirements of small and medium sized game developing companies, education providers and related stakeholders like AG researchers and AG end-users. The innovation potential of the new platform underlies the following factors: a huge, mostly entire collection of community specific knowledge (e.g., content like media objects, software components and best practices), a structured approach of knowledge access, search and browse, collaboration tools as well as social network analysis tools to foster efficient knowledge creation and transformation processes into marketable technology assets. The deliverable provides an overview of the current status and the remaining work to come, preceding the final version in month 48 of the RAGE project.

A “COMMODITIZAÇÃO” DO CONHECIMENTO TRADICIONAL: notas sobre o processo de regulamentação jurídica

Resumo Observa-se que a CDB e MP recorreram às “velhas” categorias vinculadas à ordem privada para “enquadrar”  as “novas” situações relacionadas às “populações indígenas” e “comunidades locais”, como são designados esses grupos sociais portadores de identidade étnica. Nesse sentido, o  presente trabalho procura articular a noção de “sujeito de direito” e de “contrato” com intuito de compreender as conseqüências desse processo de regulamentação jurídica do acesso ao conhecimento tradicional associado à biodiversidade,  na medida em que essas transformações tendem a desarticular as relações construídas, ameaçando de forma paradoxal a própria diversidade, que objetiva proteger. Na verdade, trata-se de colocar  em suspenso os dispositivos legais que regulamentam o acesso, sob pena de não conseguirmos apreendê-los.   Abstract It´s observed that CDB and MP resorted to “old” categories bonded to the private law in order to “square” the “new” situations related to “native American communities” and to the “local communities”, how these social groups, which carry ethnic identity, are assigned. In this direction, the present work intents to articulate the notion of “subject of right” and “contract” with the purpose to understand the consequences of the legal regulation process of traditional knowledge access associated to the biodiversity, at the same time that these transformations tend to disarticulate the constructed relations, threatening in a paradoxical way the own diversity that it objectives to protect. In the truth, it´s treated to place the legal devices that regulate the access in suspended, duly warned not to obtain apprehends them.

Audio as medium for content distribution (providing access to knowledge)

Reaching and educating the masses to the benefit of all of mankind is the ultimate goal and through the use of this technology facility/tool many can be reached in their own language, in their own community, in their own time and at their own pace. Making this content available to those who will benefit from the information, is vital. These people who want to consume the content are not necessarily that interested in the qualification, they need the information. Making the content available in an auditory format may also help those who may not be as literate as others. The uses of audio/ recorded lessons have a number of uses and should not just be seen as a medium for content distribution to distant communities. Recording lectures makes it possible for a lecturer to present lectures to a vast number of students, while just presenting the lecture once.

UPCommons: global access to Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) knowledge

Programa de mà lliurat en la presentació del pòster 'UPCommons', exposat al primer COMMUNIA Workshop on Technology and the Public Domain, celebrat a Torí (Itàlia) el 18 de gener de 2008.