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Computers, Volume 13, Issue 8

August 2024 - 31 articles

Cover Story: As the global deployment of Fifth-Generation (5G) technology continues, the exploration of potential Sixth-Generation (6G) wireless networks has begun. Sixth-Generation technology aims to surpass 5G by providing a ubiquitous communication experience through integrating diverse Radio Access Networks (RANs) and fixed-access networks, creating a “network of networks.” This paper proposes a novel user plane protocol architecture called 6G Recursive User Plane Architecture (6G-RUPA). It focuses on scalability, flexibility, and energy efficiency, improving network federation, protocol overhead, and mobility management mechanisms, among other elements. 6G-RUPA enhances overall performance and sustainability, bringing mobile networks one step closer to the “network of networks” vision. View this paper
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Articles (31)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,708 Views
16 Pages

Impact of Video Motion Content on HEVC Coding Efficiency

  • Khalid A. M. Salih,
  • Ismail Amin Ali and
  • Ramadhan J. Mstafa

18 August 2024

Digital video coding aims to reduce the bitrate and keep the integrity of visual presentation. High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) can effectively compress video content to be suitable for delivery over various networks and platforms. Finding the opt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,849 Views
14 Pages

Semantic-Aware Adaptive Binary Search for Hard-Label Black-Box Attack

  • Yiqing Ma,
  • Kyle Lucke,
  • Min Xian and
  • Aleksandar Vakanski

18 August 2024

Despite the widely reported potential of deep neural networks for automated breast tumor classification and detection, these models are vulnerable to adversarial attacks, which leads to significant performance degradation on different datasets. In th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,717 Views
17 Pages

Time Series Forecasting via Derivative Spike Encoding and Bespoke Loss Functions for Spiking Neural Networks

  • Davide Liberato Manna,
  • Alex Vicente-Sola,
  • Paul Kirkland,
  • Trevor Joseph Bihl and
  • Gaetano Di Caterina

15 August 2024

The potential of neuromorphic (NM) solutions often lies in their low-SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power) capabilities, which often drive their application to domains that could benefit from this. Nevertheless, spiking neural networks (SNNs), with their in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,532 Views
29 Pages

Training and Certification of Competences through Serious Games

  • Ricardo Baptista,
  • António Coelho and
  • Carlos Vaz de Carvalho

15 August 2024

The potential of digital games, when transformed into Serious Games (SGs), Games for Learning (GLs), or game-based learning (GBL), is truly inspiring. These forms of games hold immense potential as effective learning tools as they have a unique abili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,164 Views
12 Pages

15 August 2024

Facial palsy causes the face to droop due to sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face. Computer-added assistance systems for the automatic recognition of palsy faces present a promising solution to recognizing the paralysis of faces at...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,354 Views
18 Pages

Virtual Reality Integration for Enhanced Engineering Education and Experimentation: A Focus on Active Thermography

  • Ilario Strazzeri,
  • Arnaud Notebaert,
  • Camila Barros,
  • Julien Quinten and
  • Anthonin Demarbaix

15 August 2024

The interconnection between engineering simulations, real-world experiments, and virtual reality remains underutilised in engineering. This study addresses this gap by implementing such interconnections, focusing on active thermography for a carbon f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,569 Views
27 Pages

15 August 2024

The integration of the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, and machine learning (ML) has pioneered a transformation across several fields. Equipping electrical engineering students to remain abreast of the dynamic technological landscape is vital. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,856 Views
31 Pages

15 August 2024

The detection of Android malware is of paramount importance for safeguarding users’ personal and financial data from theft and misuse. It plays a critical role in ensuring the security and privacy of sensitive information on mobile devices, the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,156 Views
23 Pages

Usage of Gamification Techniques in Software Engineering Education and Training: A Systematic Review

  • Vincenzo Di Nardo,
  • Riccardo Fino,
  • Marco Fiore,
  • Giovanni Mignogna,
  • Marina Mongiello and
  • Gaetano Simeone

14 August 2024

Gamification, the integration of game design elements into non-game contexts, has gained prominence in the software engineering education and training realm. By incorporating elements such as points, badges, quests, and challenges, gamification aims...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,396 Views
12 Pages

An Efficient QC-LDPC Decoder Architecture for 5G-NR Wireless Communication Standards Targeting FPGA

  • Bilal Mejmaa,
  • Malika Alami Marktani,
  • Ismail Akharraz and
  • Abdelaziz Ahaitouf

14 August 2024

This novel research introduces a game-changing architecture design for Quasi-Cyclic Low-Density Parity-Check (QC-LDPC) decoders in Fifth-Generation New-Radio (5G-NR) wireless communications, specifically designed to meet precise specifications and le...

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