Multiple-steps scenario optimisation for pumping plants activation in water supply systems

Economic aspects concerning the high costs related to energy requirements for managing complex water supply systems need a robust strategy, particularly considering the activation of pumping plants. Considering hydrological uncertainties, the definition of strategic rules can ensure energy savings and the well-timed activation of costly water transfers for shortage risk alleviation. The modelling approach has been developed aiming at defining strategic rules of pumps activation thresholds. It considers the need for seasonal variations of activation and the different costs of energy in diverse time slots, according to the usual cost rules adopted by the authorities. Starting with the traditional scenario analysis approach, a new algorithm has been developed considering a multiple-steps scenario optimisation implemented using GAMS interfaced with CPLEX solvers. The results should allow the water authority to establish a robust strategy for pumping activation to guarantee the fulfilment of water demands and to ensure an energy-saving policy.

Prediction of Adversary’s TTP using Caldera

Due to the ubiquity of the internet in all the lines of the disciplines, cyber security becomes essential in day to day life. To make the cyber assets resilient from the challenging attacks like Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), the experts needs a strategic rules and proactive decision-making models The Caldera is a adversarial emulator for both blue and red team to test the APT along with the cyber kill chain(CKC).The resilience could be achieved when the blue team and red team work together in analyzing the cyber threats based on the probabilistic of creating adversarial profile with different characteristic helps in finding the priority of the assets of the organization from the point of an adversary in launching the cyber -attack.

Practice and Modeling of Advertising Communication Strategy

Toward the building of a social/consumption simulation model, the objectives of this chapter are to understand in detail the practice of advertising communication through a framework aiming at quantification, to elucidate the goals and techniques of advertising communication, and to create a model for advertising communication strategies. First, the advertising communications goals, the advertising communications techniques, the motivations to become involved, and the consumer-generated contents are categorized. Next, the relationships between these categorized items are identified. Finally, the typical advertising communications strategies are identified and organized into three types models (two types of sender-driven strategies and one type of receiver-driven strategy). These models can be utilized to establish strategic rules for social simulations that include both senders and receivers of advertising.

Tossed in the Deep End

The purpose of this chapter is to minimize the shock and stigma of adding device users to a caseload in a school, medical, or rehabilitation setting. To this end, the author gives four strategic rules for adapting the device to the therapy setting as well as four additional strategies for improving carryover into activities of daily living, the classroom, and other settings with caregivers and loved ones. To illustrate each of these strategies, the case of Corey, an adult AAC device user, is presented. His case highlights the need for clinicians and support staff to work together towards the common goal of improving communication through the use of the computerized speech output device.