Knowledge diffusion takes place over network structures and is also a mechanism of network creation. The use of network analysis techniques and of the ideas coming from recent developments of the theory of complex networks may be of utility to study knowledge diffusion processes among organizational populations. In this work, the network approach is used to analyze the results obtained by an ag...

This paper analyses the geographical concentration of 32 manufacturing sectors over the 1972-1996 period, based on annual employment and export data for 13 European countries. Concentration has increased continuously over the sample period in employment terms, while remaining roughly unchanged in export terms. On average, increases in concentration were stronger prior to the launch of the Singl...

The deburring processes of parts with complex geometries usually present many challenges to be automated. This paper outlines the machine vision techniques involved in the design and set up of an automated adaptive cognitive robotic system for laser deburring of metal casting complex 3D high quality parts. To carry out deburring process operations of the parts autonomously, 3D machine vision te...

Nora Honken holds degrees in industrial engineering from Virginia Tech and Arizona State University. She will receive a PHD in Education Leadership, Foundations and Human Development from the University of Louisville in May 2014. She has held positions in engineering and management for Axxess Technologies, Varian, Amoco and Corning, and has taught in industry, at community college and at the gr...

This paper intends to verify the impact of geographical proximity on the processes of knowledge acquisition and exploitation by high-tech start-ups considering at the same time the role of both the social and cognitive dimensions of proximity. Our basic assumption is that proximity means a lot more than just geography. The findings from this research broaden our understanding of how start-ups l...

The importance rating of the technical skills and their related knowledge of industrial engineering and business management graduates are developed. A survey was conducted at the Faculty of Economics of the Budapest Tech to measure and evaluate 17 technical skills required by employers. The study utilized questionnaires to rate and rank these skills based on student assessment. The research was...

Over a very long period of time, in fact from very early stages of human evolution, technology has played a major role in shaping life on earth. The Cambridge Dictionaries of American English (2007) defines the term technology as " the methods for using scientific discoveries for practical purposes, " implying that it is the fusion between science and practice that brings technologies into a me...

Suruchi Deodhar, NDSSL, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech , Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Keith R. Bisset, NDSSL, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech Jiangzhuo Chen, NDSSL, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech Yifei Ma, NDSSL, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech , Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Madhav V. Marathe...