The complexity of orchestrating TEL scenarios prompts for a careful learning design by practitioners. Currently, teachers can use variety of tools and languages to express their designs, but they are unlikely to be supported in deploying such designs in the learning environment of their choice. This paper describes a multi-tier architecture and data model to support the deployment of learning d...

This paper describes a systematic model-based test approach for parameterized systems with a large configuration space called REDUCE. The major goal is to reduce the complexity of the test problem represented by the large number of configurations and possible test cases. The REDUCE approach presented here combines combinatorial and model-based techniques to determine test configurations and to ...

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The term space weather is used for the solar driven variability in particle and electromagnetic conditions of the near-Earth space that may harm the performance of ground-based and space-borne technology. The European Union (EU) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have started a common programme called the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES). Many of the GMES operational servi...

Pervasive learning will become increasingly important in technology-enhanced learning (TEL). In this context, development efforts focus on features such as context-awareness, adaptation, services retrieval and orchestration mechanisms. This paper proposes a process to assist the development of such systems, from conception through to execution. This paper focuses mainly on pervasive TEL systems...

This report presents power consumption results of 24-bit hybrid TCS (Tree Carry Select) adders using HEAT tool. Fast binary adder architectures which can be implemented using multiplexers have been proposed in 1]. This binary adders are carried out using fast redundant-to-binary (RB) converter. Two types of RB converters based on tree-type and carry-select were designed. In this report, the low...

The EU FutureHome project is focusing in the development of new modular building construction with several important features: high quality, variety of designs, mass production, reasonable cost, and etc. To reach this objective three main points can be study: a) integration approach during all the stages of the building design (from architectural design to civil engineering), b) standardization...

In the past, spies could enter one’s residence, organisations or companies and collect valuable information such as personal sensitive data, trade secrets or transaction records. Nowadays, the open architecture of the Internet has generated an environment in which there are more opportunities to quickly and easily obtain data than there used to be, as a variety of sensitive information can be c...

This conceptual paper discusses some principles for powerful learning environments based on a cognitive perspective. Throughout the paper, it is argued that the accommodation of different individual cognitive preferences is crucial for its alignment with the human cognitive architecture. The paper concludes that in order to be aligned with the human cognitive architecture, TEL (technology enhan...

2 This paper assesses the innovation capacities of the central and east European (CEE) candidate countries and the countries of the EU using a set of 25 indicators organized within the national innovation capacity (NIC) framework. Based on regression and cluster analysis the paper shows that NIC in the enlarged EU does not follow a simple 'East – West' divide. The wider Europe is structured int...