Report from the 2nd Int. Workshop on Education through Advanced Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence (EASEAI '20)

In the past years, with the development and widespread of digi- tal technologies, everyday life has been profoundly transformed. The general public, as well as specialized audiences, have to face an ever-increasing amount of knowledge and learn new abilities. The EASEAI workshop series addresses that challenge by look- ing at software engineering, education, and arti cial intelligence research elds to explore how they can be combined. Speci cally, this workshop brings together researchers, teachers, and practi- tioners who use advanced software engineering tools and arti cial intelligence techniques in the education eld and through a trans- generational and transdisciplinary range of students to discuss the current state of the art and practices, and establish new future directions. More information at https://easeai.github.io.

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Microwave Processing of Ceramics - An Overview

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-269-3 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 269 ◽

Cited By ~ 65

Author(s):

Willard H. Sutton

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

Microwave Processing ◽

Microwave Energy ◽

Early Developmental Stage ◽

Future Directions ◽

New Developments ◽

The Past ◽

Current State ◽

Potential Benefits ◽

Early Developmental

ABSTRACTDuring the past decade, many exploratory studies and experiments have been performed on the microwave heating and processing of ceramics and composite materials. Much of this effort was stimulated by the unique and potential benefits that microwave energy can provide over conventional processing methods. While microwave processing of ceramics is still in an early developmental stage, there are many areas yet to be explored, challenges to be met, and economic and commercial payoffs to be substantiated.Since the first MRS International Symposium on Microwave Processing in 1988, interest in this field has grown and many new developments have occurred. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the recent advances, to discuss the current state-of-the-art, and to suggest some future directions.

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Towards an Understanding of Collaborations in Agile Course Projects

Computer Systems and Software Engineering ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3923-0.ch047 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1180-1198

Author(s):

Pankaj Kamthan

Keyword(s):

Software Engineering ◽

Software Development ◽

Engineering Education ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Pivotal Role ◽

Software Engineering Education ◽

Agile Methodologies ◽

The Social

The agile methodologies are part of a shift from predictive to adaptive approach towards software development. This change has had a notable impact on Software Engineering Education (SEE). In this chapter, a glimpse into the state-of-the-art of incorporating agile methodologies in software engineering courses is presented. In doing so, the reasons for including a project component in software engineering courses, and for committing to agile methodologies in software engineering courses, are given. To lend an understanding to the notion of collaboration in agile methodologies, a conceptual model for collaboration is proposed and elaborated. The pivotal role of collaboration in agile course projects is emphasized. The use of certain means for facilitating collaboration, including the Social Web, is discussed.

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Towards an Understanding of Collaborations in Agile Course Projects

Overcoming Challenges in Software Engineering Education - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-5800-4.ch003 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 36-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pankaj Kamthan

Keyword(s):

Software Engineering ◽

Software Development ◽

Engineering Education ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Pivotal Role ◽

Software Engineering Education ◽

Agile Methodologies ◽

The Social

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Surgery for Lone Atrial Fibrillation: Present State-of-the-Art

Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1097/imi.0b013e3181bb370f ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

pp. 248-255 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Jeanne Shen ◽

Marci Bailey ◽

Ralph J. Damiano

Keyword(s):

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Surgical Treatment ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Technical Difficulty ◽

Lone Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Future Directions ◽

The Past ◽

Current State ◽

Preoperative Diagnostic ◽

Diagnostic Technologies

For 2 decades, the cut-and-sew Cox-Maze III procedure was the gold standard for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) and proved to be effective at curing lone AF and preventing its most dreaded complication, stroke. However, this procedure was not widely adopted because of its complexity and technical difficulty. During the past 5 to 10 years, the introduction of new ablation technology has led to the development of the Cox-Maze IV procedure, as well as, more limited lesion sets, with the ultimate goal of performing a minimally invasive lesion set on the beating heart, without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass. This review summarizes the current state of the art and future directions in the surgical treatment of lone AF. The hope is that as we learn more about the mechanisms of AF and develop preoperative diagnostic technologies capable of precisely locating the areas responsible for AF, it will become possible to tailor specific lesion sets and ablation modalities to individual patients, making the surgical treatment of lone AF available to a larger population of patients.

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