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DMS
2008
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Emergency Control in Shipyard Safety Systems
Large shipyards for gigantic cruise ships require a special attention to safety due to the huge number of workers involved and to the complex structure of spaces. A critical issue...
Augusto Celentano, Fabio Furlan, Stefano Burcovich
DMS
2008
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Metaphorical Cartography for Knowledge Creation and Sharing
In this position paper we discuss the role of geographical metaphors as tools for representing, organizing and accessing heterogeneous shared information, typical of the Web 2.0. ...
Augusto Celentano, Piero Mussio, Fabio Pittarello
DMS
2008
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A Geometric-based Sketch Recognition Approach for Handwritten Mandarin Phonetic Symbols I
Inputting written Chinese, unlike written English, is a non-trivial operation using a standard keyboard. To accommodate this operation, numerous existing phonetic systems using th...
Paul Taele, Tracy Anne Hammond
DMS
2008
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A Multimedia Data Streams Model for Content-based Information Retrieval
: Multimedia applications nowadays are becoming the standard, for they utilize the enormous human brain computational power. In the past, the Relational Database Model was generali...
Shenoda Guirguis, Rohit Kulkarni, Shi-Kuo Chang
DMS
2008
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A Method to Diagnose Self-weaknesses for Software Development Organizations
A root cause is a source of a defect such that if it is removed, the defect is subsequently decreased or removed. By analyzing the root causes of defects of our software projects,...
Chi-Lu Yang, Yeim-Kuan Chang, Chih-Ping Chu
DMS
2008
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Testing Multi-agent Systems for Deadlock Detection Based on UML Models
There is a growing demand for Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) in the software industry. The autonomous agent interaction in a dynamic software environment can potentially lead to runtim...
Nariman Mani, Vahid Garousi, Behrouz Homayoun Far
DMS
2008
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STRAT: a Sketched-truss Recognition and Analysis Tool
The statically-determinate, pin-connected truss is a basic structural element used by engineers to create larger and more complex systems. Truss analysis and design are topics tha...
Joshua M. Peschel, Tracy Anne Hammond
DMS
2008
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Layered Context Modeling in Situated Information Processing
In this paper I propose a model for situated information processing based on a set of layers, each related to a different processing phase and to a different context type. The mod...
Augusto Celentano
DMS
2008
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Abstract Euler Diagram Isomorphism
Gem Stapleton, Andrew Fish, Peter Rodgers