Cover Picture: Polyolefin Catalyst Research: A Product‐Driven Industrial Perspective (Chem. Rec. 7/2022)

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Picture Retrieval Systems: A Uni ̄ed Perspective and Research Issues

Picture Retrieval (PR) problem is concerned with retrieving pictures that are relevant to users' requests from a large collection of pictures, referred to as the picture database. We use the term picture in a very general context to refer to di®erent types of images originating in disparate application areas. The sources for these images range from satellites, diagnostic medical imaging, archit...

Data Mining - An Industrial Research Perspective

Data mining has burst into the limelight recently, thanks to a series of key application successes [2]. Big business and industry has raised the stakes by investing in this nascent technology, and has laid down high expectations for this emerging area. Although the methods and systems for data mining are based upon and in uenced by years of classical work in statistics, pattern recognition, inf...

The Future of Computer Architecture Research: An Industrial Perspective

This panel focuses on the industrial vision for the future of computer architecture research. The field of computer architecture is in critical need for focus, perhaps now more than ever. The underlying technology is presenting significant roadblocks for next generation designs. The applications that the world wants seem to be out of synch with mainstream research. The potential impact of our w...

Industrial Networks Trust Bonds: A Sociological Perspective

The core question that supports this paper aims to identify the role of trust bonds in a subcontracting/cooperation network. The empirical research relies on a case study of an industrial network, developed in the north of Portugal (Águeda and nearby), within the bicycles’ subsector, covering about 25 enterprises. We identified patterns of relationships amongst the subcontracting and subcontrac...