Jupyter notebooks provide an interactive programming environment that allows writing code, text, equations, and multimedia resources. They are widely used as a teaching support tool in computer science and engineering courses. However, manual grading...
Cloud computing use is exponentially increasing with the advent of industrial revolution 4.0 technologies such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and digital transformations. These technologies require cloud data centers to process m...
Currently, multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can cooperatively work as mobile edge computing (MEC) servers in the sky to provide computation services to ground terminals (GTs). Such an MEC-enabled multi-UAV system will greatly benefit the GTs,...
Internet of Things (IoT) has emerged as an enabling platform for smart cities. In this paper, the IoT devices’ offloading decisions, CPU frequencies and transmit powers joint optimization problem is investigated for a multi-mobile edge computin...
This manuscript describes the computational process to calculate an airplane path and display it in a 2D and 3D coordinate system on a computer screen. The airplane movement is calculated as a function of its dynamic’s conditions according to p...
This article explores what impact a program of IT programming (Scratch and Python) activities has on the logical-mathematical reasoning of high school children. The sample comprised a group of 388 high school students, spanning first-year compulsory...
The growing adoption of supercomputers across various scientific disciplines, particularly by researchers without a background in computer science, has intensified the demand for parallel applications. These applications are typically developed using...
We present our experience with developing active learning activities in a collaborative teacher setting, along with guidelines for teachers to create them. We focus on developing learner skills in colours, design, and visualisation. Typically, teache...
Fractional-order partial differential equations have gained significant attention due to their wide range of applications in various fields. This paper employed a novel technique for solving nonlinear multidimensional fractional differential equation...
Recent advancements in intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) driven by artificial intelligence (AI) have attracted substantial research interest, particularly in the domain of computer programming education. Given the diversity in learners’ backgr...
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Europe, with low survival rates primarily due to late-stage diagnosis. Early detection can significantly improve survival rates, but lung cancer screening is not currently implemented in It...
Educational games are widely used to introduce programming concepts and foster computational thinking skills among young learners by offering engaging and interactive environments that enhance motivation and encourage active participation. However, l...
Symbolic regression and symbolic classification generate explicit mathematical expressions that combine predictive modelling with direct model interpretability. However, symbolic learning based on genetic programming can be computationally expensive...
In the dynamic flexible job shop scheduling problem (DFJSP) where the environment changes irregularly, priority rules are used to calculate priorities for each job and machine, determining the processing order. To achieve efficient scheduling, it is...
Lung cancer has one of the worst morbidity and fatality rates of any malignant tumour. Most lung cancers are discovered in the middle and late stages of the disease, when treatment choices are limited, and patients’ survival rate is low. The ai...
In the fog computing paradigm, fog nodes are placed on the network edge to meet end-user demands with low latency, providing the possibility of new applications. Although the role of the cloud remains unchanged, a new network infrastructure for fog n...
The continuous data-flow application in the IoT integrates the functions of fog, edge, and cloud computing. Its typical paradigm is the E-Health system. Like other IoT applications, the energy consumption optimization of IoT devices in continuous dat...
In this paper, we generalize the problems of finding simple polygons with minimum area, maximum perimeter, and maximum number of vertices, so that they contain a given set of points and their angles are bounded by
In a world characterized by unpredictable change, students in Computer Science education must be deeper self-directed learners who can take ownership of their learning and transfer knowledge and skills to new contexts. This article reports on how pro...
In order to cope with the ever-increasing traffic demands and stringent latency constraints, next generation, i.e., sixth generation (6G) networks, are expected to leverage Network Function Virtualization (NFV) as an enabler for enhanced network flex...
There is a debate about the way to introduce computational thinking (CT) in schools. Different proposals are on the table; these include the creation of new computational areas for developing CT, the introduction of CT in STEM areas, and the cross-cu...
The opportunities provided by new information technologies, object-oriented programming tools, and modern operating systems for solving boundary value problems in CFD described by partial differential equations are discussed. An approach to organizin...
In this research, the authors aim to detect the marginal appreciation of construction and neighbourhood characteristics of property prices at three different time points: before the COVID-19 pandemic, two years after the first COVID-19 alert but befo...
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into computer science (CS) education is evolving, yet its specific application in database instruction remains underexplored. This systematic review analyzes 31 empirical studies published between 2020...
As information explosion and algorithms are proliferated in the digital age, computational thinking becomes more critical. Nevertheless, most activities that promote computational thinking are always presented in a programming or block language, whic...
The waste heat generated by high-performance computing (HPC) represents an opportunity for advancing the decarbonization of energy systems. Seasonal storage is necessary to regulate the balance between waste heat production and demand. High-temperatu...
This paper situates the process of economic sustainability in the wider context of regional specialization and geographic concentration. The main object is to analyze the implications of increasing importance of sustainable development. In this conte...
Partitioning rectangular and rectilinear shapes in n-dimensional binary images into the smallest set of axis-aligned n-cuboids is a fundamental problem in image analysis, pattern recognition, and computational geometry, with applications in object de...
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Program outcome assessment is a complex process that demands careful planning and resources in order to accurately assess higher-order thinking skills. A well-defined assessment approach provides detailed insights into program weaknesses and leads to...
The experiment was undertaken to assess whether the continuation or change of the parents’ diet affects the previously programmed bone metabolism of the male offspring during its growth and development. A total of 16 male and 32 female Wistar r...
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) lacks effective molecular targets, leading to poor prognosis. Previous computational methods to identify targets have suffered from low druggability, high complexity, and lack of robust validation. We propose a hy...
Competitions are being widely used to motivate students in diverse learning processes, including those in computer programming. This paper presents a methodology for designing and assessing competitive learning scenarios that allow students to develo...
How to reconstruct drawing and handwriting traces from surface electromyography (sEMG) signals accurately has attracted a number of researchers recently. An effective algorithm is crucial to reliable reconstruction. Previously, nonlinear regression m...
In this paper, we introduce an immersive Spatial Augmented Reality (SAR) arena where multiple mobile robots interact with virtual sensors and actuators, enabling novice students to explore distributed and parallel algorithms. The arena uses overhead...
Background and Objectives: Research on the effectiveness of different exercise programs on reducing fall risk and improving gait parameters among frail patients after open heart surgery is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate and...
In past decades, the deployment of renewable-energy-based power generators, namely solar photovoltaic (PV) power generators, has been projected to cause a number of new difficulties in planning, monitoring, and control of power distribution grids. In...
As a playground for cloud computing and IoT networking environment, IoTcloudServe@TEIN has been established in the Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN). In the IoTcloudServe@TEIN platform, a cloud orchestration for conducting the flow of IoT task...
The preliminary task of a project consists of the definition of the scenarios that will guide further development work and validate the results. In this paper, we present an approach for the systematic generation of validation scenarios using a speci...
Teaching the fundamentals of computer programming in a first course (CS1) is a complex activity for the professor and is also a challenge for them. Nowadays, there are several teaching strategies for dealing with a CS1 at the university, one of which...
A new method is presented to measure strain over a large area of a single crystal. The 4D-ED data are collected by recording a 2D diffraction pattern at each position in the 2D area of the TEM lamella scanned by the electron beam of STEM. Data proces...
Floods can cause damage to transportation and energy infrastructure, disrupt the delivery of services, and take a toll on public health, sometimes even causing significant loss of life. Although scientists widely stress the compelling need for resili...
This work focuses on optimizing the scheduling of virtual power plants (VPPs)—as implemented in the Portuguese national project New Generation Storage (NGS)—to maximize social welfare and enhance energy trading efficiency within modern en...
In this paper, a novel soft computing technique is designed to analyze the mathematical model of the steady thin film flow of Johnson–Segalman fluid on the surface of an infinitely long vertical cylinder used in the drainage system by using art...
In the traditional way of computing the arithmetic mean, there are various alternatives that support the same objective. Since the proposal of fuzzy sets by Zadeh, Bellman and Zadeh have developed a basic framework for decision-making in a fuzzy envi...
A lot of libraries for neural networks are written for Turing-complete programming languages such as Python, C++, PHP, and Java. However, at the moment, there are no suitable libraries implemented for a p-complete logical programming language L. This...
There is evidence of an association between hypertension and retinal arteriolar narrowing. Manual measurement of retinal vessels comes with additional variability, which can be eliminated using automated software. This scoping review aims to summariz...
In order to meet the learning demands and challenges of the 21st century, computational thinking (CT) skills are important to start developing in early childhood education. The best way to cultivate CT skills, such as algorithmic thinking, is by impl...
Parallel performance depends not only on programming language and runtime design, but also on how the dominant execution bottleneck changes as parallelism increases. We present a controlled cross-language study of Rust, Julia, Haskell, and Python usi...
Stream ciphers usually rely on highly secure Boolean functions to ensure safe communication within unsafe channels. However, discovering secure Boolean functions is a non-trivial optimization problem that has been addressed by many optimization techn...
The transition from traditional legacy cities to smart cities represents a pivotal juncture in urban development and governance. As cities worldwide grapple with the challenges of rapid urbanization, resource constraints, and the need to enhance the...
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