The conceptual framework for SME's strategic positioning in the global value chain in industry 4.0 environment
Developing a Blockchain-Based Supply Chain System for Advanced Therapies: Protocol for a Feasibility Study
Published in JMIR Research Protocols
Background Advanced therapies, including cell and gene therapies, have shown therapeutic promise in curing life-threatening diseases, such as leukemia and lymphoma. However, these therapies can be complicated and expensive to deliver due to their sensitivity to environment; troublesome tissue, cell, or genetic material sourcing; and complicated reg...
Smart Metering for Challenging Scenarios: A Low-Cost, Self-Powered and Non-Intrusive IoT Device †
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
In this work, a novel current metering device was presented. This device was intended to bring current metering capabilities to a wide variety of scenarios: Developing countries, rural areas, or any situation with technological constraints. The device was designed to provide a straightforward installation with no intrusion in the electrical panels....
SARL: A reinforcement learning based QoS-aware IoT service discovery model
Published in Journal of Electrical Engineering
The IoT environment includes the enormous amount of atomic services with dynamic QoS compared with traditional web services. In such an environment, in the service composition process, discovering a requested service meeting the required QoS is a di cult task. In this work, to address this issue, we propose a peer-to-peer-based service discovery mo...
Spatiotemporal event detection: a review
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Autonomous Corrosion Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Feasibility Study.
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
In this work, technological feasibility of autonomous corrosion assessment of reinforced concrete structures is studied. Corrosion of reinforcement bars (rebar), induced by carbonation or chloride penetration, is one of the leading causes for deterioration of concrete structures throughout the globe. Continuous nondestructive in-service monitoring ...
Internet-of-Things Skills Among the General Population: Task-Based Performance Test Using Activity Trackers
Published in JMIR Human Factors
Background The health internet-of-things (IoT) can potentially provide insights into the present health condition, potential pitfalls, and support of a healthier lifestyle. However, to enjoy these benefits, people need skills to use the IoT. These IoT skills are expected to differ across the general population, thereby causing a new digital divide....
How does a (Smart) Age-Friendly Ecosystem Look in a Post-Pandemic Society?
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health
COVID-19 has impacted not only the health of citizens, but also the various factors that make up our society, living environments, and ecosystems. This pandemic has shown that future living will need to be agile and flexible to adapt to the various changes in needs of societal populations. Digital technology has played an integral role during COVID...
Federated Learning in Smart City Sensing: Challenges and Opportunities
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Smart Cities sensing is an emerging paradigm to facilitate the transition into smart city services. The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the widespread use of mobile devices with computing and sensing capabilities has motivated applications that require data acquisition at a societal scale. These valuable data can be leveraged to train ad...
Trusted systems of records based on Blockchain technology ‐ a prototype for mileage storing in the automotive industry
Blockchain technology has the potential to bring transparency and trust to a multitude of use cases. Our research demonstrates that the technology can reduce asymmetric information in markets by bridging trust gaps. The combination of blockchain and Internet of Things technology that automatically collects sensor data, provides a feasible, decentra...
