Smart Cyber Physical Systems: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities ISBN: 9780367337889 Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) are the new generation of collaborative computational entities, with a prime focus on integration of the physical world and cyber space. Through a feedback mechanism, the system adapts itself to new conditions in real time. The scope of this book includes research experience by experts in CPS infrastructure systems, incorporating sustainability by embedding computing and communication in day-to-day applications. CPS, integrated with Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data, Cloud Computing and Communication, lay a foundation for the fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0. This book will be of immense use to practitioners in industries with a focus on autonomous and adaptive configuration, and on optimization, leading to increased agility, elasticity and cost effectiveness. The contributors of this book include renowned academics, industry practitioners and researchers. It offers a rigorous introduction to the theoretical foundations, techniques and practical solutions, through case studies. Building CPS with effective communication, control, intelligence and security is discussed in terms of societal and research perspectives. The objective of this book is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas and to achieve progress in CPS by highlighting applications, advances and research challenges. It is highly recommended to be used as a reference book for graduate and post-graduate level programmes in universities, with a focus on research in computer science-related courses.

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) have emerged as a unifying name for systems where cyber parts (i.e., the computing and communication parts) and physical parts are tightly integrated, both in design and during operation. Such systems use computations and communication deeply embedded in and interacting with human physical processes as well as augmenting existing and adding new capabilities. As such, CPS is an integration of computation, networking, and physical processes. Embedded computers and networks monitor and control the physical processes, with feedback loops where physical processes affect computations and vice versa. The economic and societal potential of such systems is vastly greater than what has been realized, and major investments are being made worldwide to develop the technology. Artificial Intelligence Paradigms for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems focuses on the recent advances in Artificial intelligence-based approaches towards affecting secure cyber-physical systems. This book presents investigations on state-of-the-art research issues, applications, and achievements in the field of computational intelligence paradigms for CPS. Covering topics that include autonomous systems, access control, machine learning, and intrusion detection and prevention systems, this book is ideally designed for engineers, industry professionals, practitioners, scientists, managers, students, academicians, and researchers seeking current research on artificial intelligence and cyber-physical systems.

Cybersecurity is a paramount concern in both Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) due to the interconnected and often critical nature of these systems. The integration of AI/ML into the realm of IoT and CPS security has gained significant attention and momentum in recent years. The success of AI/ML in various domains has sparked interest in leveraging these technologies to enhance the security, resilience, and adaptability of IoT and CPS. Secure and Smart Cyber-Physical Systems provides an extensive exploration of AI/ML-based security applications in the context of IoT and CPS. Features Presents cutting-edge topics and research in IoT and CPS Includes contributions from leading worldwide researchers Focuses on CPS architectures for secure and smart environments Explores AI/ML and blockchain approaches for providing security and privacy to CPS including smart grids, smart cities, and smart healthcare Provides comprehensive guidance into the intricate world of software development for medical devices Covers a blueprint for the emergence of 6G communications technology in Industry 5.0 and federated-learning-based secure financial services This book covers state-of-the-art problems, existing solutions, and potential research directions for CPS researchers, scholars, and professionals in both industry and academia.

Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Leadership and Human Resource Management - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,8, University of applied sciences, Düsseldorf, language: English, abstract: Can humans be replaced by robots or intelligent systems such as artificial intelligence? Are they becoming less important because of the digital revolution? Are humans changing in terms of the orientation of their competences, also due to the effects of the digital revolution? These questions are often asked in the context of the work between man and machine. In order to find about more about a possible change in competences, caused by the effects of the digital revolution, this Master thesis deals with the “Influence of digitalization on the requirements and competencies in the area of sales management An empirical study of DAX companies and educational institutions” First of all, a basic theoretical knowledge will be provided in order to work on and answer this topic. On the one hand, the digital transformation, the area of leadership and on the other hand the area of competence takeover by intelligent systems will be presented. To collect and evaluate data, an empirical study was conducted at DAX companies and Germany's leading universities and colleges in order to be able to identify possible shifts in competence on the basis of valid data. The result of the empirical analysis is a competence structure, which results in an interesting form. The study has shown that, contrary to expectations, the technical and IT-heavy competences as well as the competences related to the digital revolution are not as important for leaders as other competences, such as personal, ethical and social-communicative competences, which are important for leaders acting in the digital age. This and other results, such as the distribution within the competence classes and whether a competence shift from man to machine and other intelligent systems is possible, are presented in the final part of this Master thesis.

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Mechatronics and Semiconductor Materials (ICMSCM 2013), September 28-29, 2013, Xi’an, China

The 51st volume of "International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa" includes peer-reviewed manuscripts reflecting the research results in the fields of materials science, applied mechanics, mechanical and power engineering, biomass processing, communication, construction, engineering management, and applied use of computational procedures and optimization methods in the research practice. The presented scientific articles can be appreciated by the majority of engineers, academic teachers, and students majoring in the fields of engineering science.

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2019 in the subject Computer Science - IT-Security, grade: 87 %, Bharathidasan University, language: English, abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing play a vital role in the field of Information Technology. The goal of IoT is to link objects of heterogeneous in nature to avail smart services and application anywhere, anytime using any device. Cloud Computing allows computer users to conveniently rent access to fully featured applications, to software development and deployment environments, and to computing infrastructure assets such as network-accessible data storage and processing with its salient features of on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. Though the Cloud and IoT have emerged as independent technology, merging these two technologies brings renaissance in the field of future networks and in building smart environment. This new evolvement is known as CloudIoT. One of the important challenges in CloudIoT is security. Challenges on the integration of the Cloud within IoT are to be a major bottleneck. The integration of security mechanism and data privacy are also a major concern. Any leakage of information from any of the CloudIoT could severely damage the privacy and authenticity of the users and data. Researchers all over the world put on efforts in integrating smart CloudIoT services to satisfy the needs of the CloudIoT Users. But no prominent architecture has been authenticated so far. Hence, it is imperative to design architecture to integrate CloudIoT smart services and applications to access smart services in a secured manner at anywhere, anytime. The major challenges in implementing this scenario are security factors such as authenticity, confidentiality, integrity, and privacy. In network security, there are several types of attacks which can harm the network resources and services. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is one of the malicious attacks which can harm data communication in CoT potentially. There is a problem that may render customers to withdraw from the cloud services. A traditional DDoS attack aims at servers and/or the bandwidth of a network or a website in order to make them unavailable to their intended users. However, attackers can generate DDoS attack to harm the cloud resources in the same way as the cloud has a huge pool of resources which are larger than attackers resources.

Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 94/110, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", language: English, abstract: This thesis deals with Big Data as a key driver of Change Management and the importance of Culture Change in transformation processes. It aims to answer the following questions: What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution’s enabling technology that companies need to concentrate on extraction value in the phase of volatility and uncertainty? How can companies use change management theories and practices to stay competitive and agile? How do companies deal with the resistance to change? What is the role of Culture Change? Throughout the research, the Industry 4.0 as the background and central statue behind der study is examined. Change Management and Big Data are explored broadly in primary academic sources. This research contributes to the literature by providing a comprehensive picture of the essential determinants of successful change management that connects the gab between the different aspects raised in the literature. The world is transforming every day: customer needs are changing; technology is advancing, and the economy is evolving. Businesses who fail to embrace change can easily wind up as dinosaurs. This study analyses decisive change drivers coming with Industry 4.0, particularly Big Data. The core to effectively proceeding Industry 4.0 is to move from a traditional waterfall concept to an agile manner. Effective change management is crucial. Big Data transformations require an innovative way of thinking about how change impacts people, culture, organisations, processes and more. While resistance is the normal human reaction in times of change, Culture Change is critically essential to transformation and can mitigate much of the resistance. Digital transformation is not mainly about technology, it is about agility – organisations’ culture plays a decisive role in the digital transformation of every business.

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2022 in the subject Computer Science - Commercial Information Technology, grade: 2,1, University of Duisburg-Essen, language: English, abstract: This thesis addresses the research question of what impact the use of blockchain technology has on improving sustainability in a smart city. For this purpose, first an insight into the emergence of blockchain technology, as well as its structure, characteristics and various consensus mechanisms is given. This is followed by insights into the different types of blockchain and the advantages and disadvantages of blockchain technology in order to create as comprehensive an understanding as possible. Due to the continuous progress of urbanization and the associated environmental pollution and destruction, it is becoming increasingly important to find innovative solutions to these problems. The United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) offer countries and cities a basis for improving their sustainability. SDG 11 addresses the development of sustainable smart cities and communities. Smart cities use innovative technologies that are interconnected with each other across all areas of a city to drive sustainable and resource-saving urban development and provide citizens with a high quality of life. These technologies use sensors and other devices to collect data from their immediate environment, which is then analyzed to identify problems in their early stages and make improvements. However, the large amount of sensitive and personal data also increases the risk of security vulnerabilities. One of these technologies that could help improve sustainability in smart cities and also reduce risks is blockchain technology.

The questions regarding specialized languages are important topics in applied linguistics research. A growing number of areas witness the current trend of automation, robotization and artificial intelligence (AI). Therefore, converting information into a form that can be understood by machines is of utmost importance in the future. These three technological advancements require the precise description of languages, consequently, the systematic description of the features of specialized languages is one of the current tasks of linguistics. This book discusses the changed environment of technical communication, the processes, and the legal and standardization backgrounds. The authors delved into the typological, semantic and lexical features of technical texts in the field of technical documentation, and also focused on research related to terminology, translation and text analysis, as well as their relevance in higher education in connection with documentation, content development and technical writing.