Ontological Design for Cognitive Cities

2019 ◽  
pp. 183-211
Author(s):  
Sara D'Onofrio ◽  
Astrid Habenstein ◽  
Edy Portmann
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Systems ◽  
Use Case ◽  
The Future ◽  
Ontological Design ◽  
The Relationship

Based on the advancements of a smart city, the cognitive city focuses on the communication between the city's stakeholders and cognitive systems to create a human-machine symbiosis in which human and machine can interact directly with each other. To develop the cognitive city means to design this sociotechnical relationship. This requires a variety of approaches, methods, and tools. To this purpose, the authors of this chapter suggest the concept of ontological design. This principle helps to develop a research methodology toolbox that can be applied to create research and development strategies suitable for shaping the relationship between human and environment. This chapter is an essay with the aim to encourage the reader to reflect. Ontological design means that it is necessary to become aware of the influences of today's actions on the future. With the help of an illustrative use case, this chapter wants to demonstrate why and to what extent the concept of ontological design can support urban development.

Participatory Design of Use Cases for an IoT Open Platform to Support Smart Urban Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 469-489
Author(s):  
Alice Schweigkofler ◽  
Katrien Romagnoli ◽  
Gabriel Sanz Salas ◽  
Dieter Steiner ◽  
Michael Riedl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Social Impact Assessment ◽  
Open Platform ◽  
The City

The chapter describes the approach for the South Tyrolean city of Meran in the creation of use cases and the implementation of an urban agenda (roadmap) for the development of the city from a smart city perspective, with the involvement of citizens, experts, and local administrators. A list of key services, based on a technical and economic pre-feasibility study and social impact assessment, has been developed and will be able to be provided through a digital platform. In particular, the example of the concrete development of a use case about public lighting is presented in detail: starting from the identification of the use case to the execution of the installation of 100 intelligent streetlights and 5 test-sites for the monitoring of water consumption up to the visualization of the collected data.

scholarly journals Smart Technologies, Back-to-the-Village Rhetoric, and Tactical Urbanism

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Graziano
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Alternative Models ◽  
Tactical Urbanism ◽  
The Future ◽  
Smart Technologies ◽  
The Village

This viewpoint article is aimed at critically scrutinizing both institutional and bottom-up narratives about post-COVID planning scenarios in Italy. Through a critical multimedia discourse analysis, the article tries to deconstruct the most recurring narratives about the future of cities in Italy, particularly those interlacing smart city rhetoric with alternative models of settlements and “soft” planning micro-actions, in order to highlight both conflictual perspectives and new potential paths to follow for a more inclusive tech-led urban development.

scholarly journals Smart city based on digital twins

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Deren ◽  
Yu Wenbo ◽  
Shao Zhenfeng
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Twin Cities ◽  
Digital Twin ◽  
Digital Twins ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Future ◽  
City Construction ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractDigital twins are considered to be a new starting point for today’s smart city construction. This paper defines the concepts of digital twins and digital twin cities, discusses the relationship between digital twins and smart cities, analyzes the characteristics of smart cities based on digital twins, and focuses on the five main applications of smart cities based on digital twins. Finally, we discuss the future development of smart cities based on digital twins.

scholarly journals Concept of Smart City and Ict Risks

2020 ◽  
pp. 116-127
Author(s):  
L.E. Varshavsky
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication

The article briefly analyzes trends in urban development. The definitions of «smart» cities are given; the features of a number of widely used ratings are analyzed. Development trends of the market of solutions for «smart» cities both in the world and in Russia are analyzed. Risks associated with the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) are discussed in detail, as well as still unresolved problems, which in the future may slow down the pace of implementation of «smart» cities projects

scholarly journals Smart city of the 22 century: a closing circle

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-16
Author(s):  
Zlata Gaevskaya ◽  
Sergey Mityagin
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Economic Models ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Energy Internet ◽  
Vertical Control ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Living Organisms

Communications of people or devices eliminate the basic principles of vertical control. New technological breakthroughs based on the energy Internet will change the way people interact with each other and the environment. This brings them together with living organisms. In the world of nature, all life processes take place on the principle of a "closing circle". The "smart" city of the XX century will be built according to completely new energy, and economic models and ways of interacting with the nature. Digital urban development of the future should involve biosphere content.

scholarly journals Urbanization and cities of the future

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-245
Author(s):  
Andreea-Maria Tirziu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
World Population ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Relationship

World population is continuously and rapidly growing, urban areas representing the future. Citizens’ needs and requirements are becoming the focus points of urban development strategies. Therefore, developing sustainable strategies is essential for boosting the creation and development of more inclusive communities. This paper aims to present various ways in which urbanization is changing the world as we know it, smart urban planning contributing to smart urban areas’ development, formed by strong inclusive communities, giving as example different cities around the globe that have implemented successful projects. The methodology used to carry out this research is both bibliographic – opting to study and present the work of specialists in the field, authors from Romania and abroad, and empirical – formed by a case study on various smart cities around the world that have found ways to cope with the new change the world is facing today. The digital space is starting to be a very important issue in the evolution of smart cities, contributing at facilitating and improving the relationship between state and citizens. Although technology is a significant element, citizens and public institutions must be open to collaborate in order to find and implement the best solutions for solving communities’ problems.

A Meta-Analysis of Interviews and Cognitive Ability

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip L. Roth ◽  
Allen I. Huffcutt
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Employment Interviews ◽  
Moderator Analysis ◽  
The Future ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

The topic of what interviews measure has received a great deal of attention over the years. One line of research has investigated the relationship between interviews and the construct of cognitive ability. A previous meta-analysis reported an overall corrected correlation of .40 ( Huffcutt, Roth, & McDaniel, 1996 ). A more recent meta-analysis reported a noticeably lower corrected correlation of .27 ( Berry, Sackett, & Landers, 2007 ). After reviewing both meta-analyses, it appears that the two studies posed different research questions. Further, there were a number of coding judgments in Berry et al. that merit review, and there was no moderator analysis for educational versus employment interviews. As a result, we reanalyzed the work by Berry et al. and found a corrected correlation of .42 for employment interviews (.15 higher than Berry et al., a 56% increase). Further, educational interviews were associated with a corrected correlation of .21, supporting their influence as a moderator. We suggest a better estimate of the correlation between employment interviews and cognitive ability is .42, and this takes us “back to the future” in that the better overall estimate of the employment interviews – cognitive ability relationship is roughly .40. This difference has implications for what is being measured by interviews and their incremental validity.

Using the alveograph in developing requirements for the quality of flour for wafer sheet production

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 52-58
Author(s):  
E.P. Meleshkina ◽  
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S.N. Kolomiets ◽  
A.S. Cheskidova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Wheat Flour ◽  
Mathematical Statistics ◽  
Intended Purpose ◽  
The Future ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Objectively and reliably determined indicators of rheological properties of the dough were identified using the alveograph device to create a system of classifications of wheat and flour from it for the intended purpose in the future. The analysis of the relationship of standardized quality indicators, as well as newly developed indicators for identifying them, differentiating the quality of wheat flour for the intended purpose, i.e. for finished products. To do this, we use mathematical statistics methods.

Editor’s Pick: Regulatory and Ethical Issues in the New Era of Radiomics and Radiogenomics

EMJ Radiology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Pesapane
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Medical Images ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
New Era ◽  
Naked Eye ◽  
Disease Characteristics ◽  
The Future ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Radiomics is a science that investigates a large number of features from medical images using data-characterisation algorithms, with the aim to analyse disease characteristics that are indistinguishable to the naked eye. Radiogenomics attempts to establish and examine the relationship between tumour genomic characteristics and their radiologic appearance. Although there is certainly a lot to learn from these relationships, one could ask the question: what is the practical significance of radiogenomic discoveries? This increasing interest in such applications inevitably raises numerous legal and ethical questions. In an environment such as the technology field, which changes quickly and unpredictably, regulations need to be timely in order to be relevant.  In this paper, issues that must be solved to make the future applications of this innovative technology safe and useful are analysed.

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