Advanced Nanoelectronics [The Editors’ Desk]

Musings from the Editors' Desk

Fuzzy-Set Based Information Retrieval for Advanced Help Desk

The effectiveness of a help desk system strongly depends on the ability to handle huge amounts of information. The precision of the information retrieval (IR) phase has a direct impact on both length and quality of the solution process and the improvement of precision is the focus of our research. Capitalizing on “type 2” fuzzy sets, we propose a keyword-based IR framework where relevance and c...

Guest Editors' Introduction the Federal Aviation Administration's Advanced Automation Program

14 W e started working on this issue with the objective of capturing 'VV our collective experiences in adapting and innovating modern computer science and system engineering techniques and methods to the problem of air traffic control systems design. We recognize that the Advanced Automation Program is a complex technological undertaking that requires government and industry to address issues a...

Integrated nanoelectronics for the future.

g ordon Moore’s prediction made over 40 years ago, that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit would double roughly every 24 months, continues to be the guiding principle of the semiconductor and computing industries. As transistor count increases, each transistor becomes smaller, faster and cheaper, leading to an unprecedented increase in microprocessor performance1. Today, the so-...

FROM THE DESK OF THE GUEST EDITORS Evolution of a Theory: HowMeasurement Has Shaped Ayres Sensory Integration

Scientific theory evolves through phases. Scientists observe phenomena, classify their observations, examine and explain causation, and attempt to understand their results in varied circumstances. If anomalies are found that do not mesh with the theory, revision occurs, and the theory is improved (Christensen, Carlile, & Sundahl, 2001). Each stage requires accurate and precise measurement and, ...