The creation of embedded systems requires multi-disciplinary methods. The class of embedded systems is a quite heterogeneous class of systems, ranging from small high volume integrated circuits to expensive one-of-a-kind systems, such as electron microscopes or air-traffic controllers. The Embedded Systems Institute has been founded on the assumption that multi-disciplinary methods to create em...

By design methodology we mean a specific scheme for organizing reasoning steps and domain knowledge to construct a solution for a particular problem in a particular domain. We are not referring to a general-purpose methodology for design. It provides both a conceptual framework for organizing design knowledge and a strategy for applying that knowledge [Sobolewski 1996]. It can provide the knowl...

Cloud computing, characterized by on demand availability of resources is gaining a lot of popularity in the present day business scenario. This new computing paradigm is predicted to revolutionize the Information Technology industry with its dynamic and scalable capabilities. Cloud computing is catering to the needs of a wide variety of users, across the different parts of the world with its hu...

This chapter discusses an action research study towards the development of a decision framework to support a fully integrated multi disciplinary Building Information Model (BIM) using a Model Server. The framework was proposed to facilitate multi disciplinary collaborative BIM adoption through, informed selection of a project specific BIM approach and tools contingent upon project collaborators...

Discrimination data analysis has been investigated for the last fifty years in a large body of social, legal, and economic studies. Recently, discrimination discovery and prevention has become a blooming research topic in the knowledge discovery community. This chapter provides a multi-disciplinary annotated bibliography of the literature on discrimination data analysis, with the intended objec...

Chaotic itinerancy is characterized here as a general mechanism of high-dimensional systems. The paper focuses on the interplay between the low-dimensional behavior in the vicinity of attractors and the transients of the embedding larger system. Using this interplay we chart the relationship of chaotic itinerancy to some other dynamical concepts and applied notions. From the dynamic computation...

The article by Lim [1] on the development of oncology services in Malaysia was both insightful and comprehensive. It is interesting to read that cancer services are growing from strength to strength, with a national cancer institute planned. The field of oncology has been transformed over the last few decades with a proliferation in technological advances and a revolution occurring in molecular...

During the past few years, people have started to consider using digital technologies to assist the multi-disciplinary work ( Sonnenwald, 2007; Mentzas & Bafoutsou, 2004; Bos & Zimmerman, 2007). Many design activities involve participants from different disciplines. Cross-disciplines require information sharing. Comprehension also becomes more complicated. Therefore the need of understanding th...

The skeleton and bone marrowmicroenvironment within bone acts as a critical organ for the development and spread of metastatic cancer. Bone metastases are common and have major impact on the physical function and quality of life of cancer patients. Over the last decade, as our understanding of the processes involved in metastasis has increased, it has become clear that bone marrow derived stem ...