Genomic data are growing exponentially and are daily searched by thousands of biologists. To reduce the search time, efficient parallelism can be exploited by dispatching data among a cluster of processing units able to scan locally and independently their own data. If PC clusters are well suited to support this type of parallelism, we propose to substitute PCs by reconfigurable hardware closel...

The convergence of communication and computation over the past two decades has given us the Internet. We believe that the next phase of the information technology revolution will be the convergence of control, communication, and computation. This will provide the ability for large numbers of sensors, actuators, and computational units, all interconnected wirelessly or over wires, to interact wi...

A new method for local diagnosis in regularly interconnected massively parallel systems with fault-clusters presented here is based on comparison of self-test results and examination of the local neighbourhood. Several local diagnostic procedures can be initiated concurrently by system units. The radius of the neighbourhood to be examined depends on the size of the neighbourhood to be diagnosed...

A microgrid is a cluster of interconnected distributed generators, loads and intermediate storage units that cooperate with each other to be collectively treated by the grid as a controllable load or generator. Power quality events and pre-set conditions will make the microgrid disconnect from the main grid and operate as a separate island. This paper enumerates and discusses the issues concern...

The basic idea in neural nets is to define interconnected networks of simple units (let's call them "artificial neurons") in which each connection has a weight. Weight wij is the weight of the ith input into unit j. The networks have some inputs where the feature values are placed and they compute one or more output values. The learning takes place by adjusting the weights in the network so tha...

Process Synthesis seeks to develop systematically process flowsheets that convert raw materials into desired products. In recent years, the optimization approach to process synthesis has shown promise in tackling this challenge. It requires the development of a network of interconnected units, the process superstructure, that represents the alternative process flowsheets. The mathematical model...

A comprehensive digital computer model of the two-area interconnected power system including the governor deadband non-linearity, steam reheat constraints and the boiler dynamics is developed. The improvement in AGC with the addition of a small capacity Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) unit is studied. Time domain simulations are used to study the performance of the power system a...

This paper describes a tentative model for how discrete memories transform into an interconnected conceptual network, or worldview, wherein relationships between memories are forged by way of abstractions. The model draws on Kauffman's theory of how an information-evolving system can emerge through the formation and closure of an autocatalytic network. Here, the information units are not cataly...

In response to a growing influence of patients, higher specialisation, technological advancement and the need provide care services more efficiently, issue sustainability in healthcare has gained prominence. The purpose this paper is investigate how social economic are dependent on interconnecting resources across organisational borders different settings over time. Adopting product development...