One of the major difficulties in controlling software development project cost overruns and schedule delays has been developing practical and accurate software cost models. Software development could be modeled as an ...
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One of the major difficulties in controlling software development project cost overruns and schedule delays has been developing practical and accurate software cost models. Software development could be modeled as an economic production process and we therefore propose a theoretical approach to software cost modeling. Specifically, we present the Minimum Software Cost Model (MSCM), derived from economic production theory and systems optimization. The MSCM model is compared with other widely used software cost models, such as COCOMO and SLIM, on the basis of goodness of fit and quality of estimation using software project data sets available in the literature. Judged by both criteria, the MSCM model is comparable to, if not better than, the SLIM, and significantly better than the rest of the models. In addition, the MSCM model provides some insights about the behavior of software development processes and environment, which could be used to formulate guidelines for better software project management polic es and practices.
This paper demonstrates model-based dynamic optimization through the coupling of two open source tools: OpenModelica, which is a Modelica-based modeling and simulation platform, and CasADi, a framework for numerical o...
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This paper demonstrates model-based dynamic optimization through the coupling of two open source tools: OpenModelica, which is a Modelica-based modeling and simulation platform, and CasADi, a framework for numerical optimization. The coupling uses a standardized XML format for exchange of differential-algebraic equations (DAE) models. OpenModelica supports export of models written in Modelica and the optimization language extension using this XML format, while CasADi supports import of models represented in this format. This allows users to define optimal control problems (OCP) using Modelica and optimization language specification, and solve the underlying model formulation using a range of optimization methods, including direct collocation and direct multiple shooting. The proposed solution has been tested on several industrially relevant optimal control problems, including a diesel-electric power train.
Optical Bloch Equations (OBE) describe the coherent exchange of energy between a quantum bit (qubit) and a quasi-resonant driving field in the presence of a thermal bath. Despite it being an ubiquitous process in quan...
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This paper presents a property-directed approach to verifying recurrent neural networks (RNNs). To this end, we learn a deterministic finite automaton as a surrogate model from a given RNN using active automata learni...
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The problem of the rational use of energy resources remains constantly relevant and requires the search for new approaches. One of them is power control. In AC circuits, the authors see the most promising method of ph...
The problem of the rational use of energy resources remains constantly relevant and requires the search for new approaches. One of them is power control. In AC circuits, the authors see the most promising method of phase AC power control. Based on it, a power control module was developed. The structural and circuit diagrams of the developed device are presented to implement the proposed solution. The authors produced its experimental prototype and conducted experimental testing at various levels of regulated power. Savings when using the proposed power control module were calculated using the example of energy consumption in various sectors of energy-intensive systems. According to the data obtained, the module allows saving energy consumption without significant discomfort to the energy user. The calculated results allow concluding that the proposed AC power control module is fully operational, and its widespread use will significantly reduce the need for electricity.
With the increasing number of IoT devices, there is a growing need for bandwidth to support their communication. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of available bandwidth due to preallocated bands for various services...
With the increasing number of IoT devices, there is a growing need for bandwidth to support their communication. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of available bandwidth due to preallocated bands for various services. To address this issue, Cognitive Internet of Things (CR-IoT) enables devices to optimize their efficiency and enhance their communication capabilities by intelligently accessing available bandwidth. This is achieved through the use of soft sensing metrics, where devices continuously monitor the RF environment and transmit data opportunistically in overlay mode if a free channel is detected, or in underlay mode if not. In this paper, a soft sensing metric based hybrid transmission framework is proposed for CR-IoT devices to meet the data rate requirement for the smart city applications. The efficacy of this approach is demonstrated through simulation results.
Developing a rapid, but also reliable and efficient, method for classifying the seismic damage potential of buildings constructed in countries with regions of high seismicity is always at the forefront of modern scien...
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Developing a rapid, but also reliable and efficient, method for classifying the seismic damage potential of buildings constructed in countries with regions of high seismicity is always at the forefront of modern scientific research. Such a technique would be essential for estimating the pre-seismic vulnerability of the buildings, so that the authorities will be able to develop earthquake safety plans for seismic rehabilitation of the highly earthquake-susceptible structures. In the last decades, several researchers have proposed such procedures, some of which were adopted by seismic code guidelines. These procedures usually utilize methods based either on simple calculations or on the application of statistics theory. Recently, the increase of the computers' power has led to the development of modern statistical methods based on the adoption of Machine Learning algorithms. These methods have been shown to be useful for predicting seismic performance and classifying structural damage level by means of extracting patterns from data collected via various sources. The present paper attempts to compare and evaluate the capability of various Machine Learning methods to adequately classify the seismic damage potential of R/C buildings. A large training dataset is used for the implementation of the classification algorithms. To this end, 90 3D R/C buildings with three different masonry infills' distributions are analysed utilizing Nonlinear Time History Analysis method for 65 real seismic records. The level of the seismic damage is expressed in terms of the Maximum Interstory Drift Ratio. A large number of Machine Learning algorithms is utilized in order to estimate the buildings' damage response. The most significant conclusion which is extracted is that the Machine Learning methods that are mathematically well-established and their operations that are clearly interpretable step by step can be used to solve some of the most sophisticated real-world problems in consideratio
This article dwells upon research concerning human language processing techniques, namely emotion analysis, conducted to identify emotions of author quotations in English newspaper articles. The publication describes ...
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This article dwells upon research concerning human language processing techniques, namely emotion analysis, conducted to identify emotions of author quotations in English newspaper articles. The publication describes general information about human language processing, brief description of analogues based on machine learning and neural network to analyse emotions in text. The main goal is to develop intelligent system for sentiment analysis of English language quotations and keywords identification that influences public opinion. The article describes sequence of program actions and tools that have been used. Then, statistics of tasks performed by neural networks with various functions of activators have been described. In the publication, product demo version has been described, and primary usage scenario has been depicted. In the end, research results have been summarised.
We aim to advance the state-of-the-art in Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization formulation with a focus on cryptography algorithms. As the minimal QUBO encoding of the linear constraints of optimization problem...
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