Der folgende Artikel gibt einen Kurzüberblick über ein Promotionsvorhaben im Bereich der Quantitativen Modellierung. In der Dissertation soll die Modellierungsmethodik FMC-QE (Fundamental Modeling Concepts for Quantitative Evaluation) beschrieben werden. FMC-QE basiert auf der Modellierungssprache FMC sowie den Modellierungsund Berechnungsmethoden der Warteschlangentheorie und der Zeitbehaftete...

Teaching mathematics in a high school and in a community college in the New York City, I have noticed that students grasp mathematical concepts more quickly and understand them better when a connection between the concept and the world of business is established. Students were visibly more interested and involved when business applications were presented first, laying the groundwork for technol...

Fixed–mobile convergence (FMC) is a radical innovation for telecommunication companies because it requires them to move into unknown territories that are beyond traditional business lines and underlying technologies. In the meantime, understanding what types of telecommunication companies are better at doing business through the early adoption of FMC has become increasingly important in the con...

A dictum long-held has stated that the adult mammalian brain and spinal cord are not capable of regeneration after injury. Recent discoveries have, however, challenged this dogma. In particular, a more complete understanding of developmental neurobiology has provided an insight into possible ways in which neuronal regeneration in the central nervous system may be encouraged. Knowledge of the ro...

Recent advances in system design are presented. The shift towards flexible hardware architectures that can support a variety of applications via programmability and re-configurability is underlined. Essential to this process is the definition and use of platforms. We give an abstract definition of platform and show its use in system design drawing examples from the automotive system design field.