Advancements in the field of Computer-Assisted Structure Elucidation (CASE) of Natural Products achieved in the past five years are discussed. This process starts with a dereplication procedure, supported by structure-spectrum databases. Both commercial and free products are available to support the procedure. A number of new programs,as well as advancements in existing ones, are presented. Fin...

The picture of computer and network security painted in my 2005 ACSAC paper was bleak. I learned at the conference that the situation is even bleaker than it seemed. We connect our most sensitive networks to less-secure networks using low-security products, creating high-value targets that are extremely vulnerable to sophisticated attack or subversion. Only systems of the highest security are s...

In this paper we continue the partition explorations made possible by Omega, the computer algebra implementation of MacMahon’s Partition Analysis. The focus of our work has been partitions associated with directed graphs. The graphs considered here are made up of chains of hexagons, and the related generating functions are infinite products. Somewhat unexpectedly, while the generating functions...

In the five decades of modern project management (the computer age), PM software developers have made constant strides in providing support within their tools for the continuing challenge of assigning resources to projects and tasks. Many of these solutions have failed to garner the support of the tools users. Some products have totally flopped and have quickly been removed from the market. Oth...

The application of Internet Things (IoT) technology has realized the transformation people’s production and lifestyle, also promoted education teaching mode. At present, informatization in field product packaging is increasing. Advanced methods techniques for visual presentation using virtual reality technology. This study aimed to realize process optimization new energy design context promote ...

Dermatologically used topical products contain active ingredients and excipients, the latter including, for example, preservatives, surfactants, emollients, emulsifiers, and fragrances. Some computer databases aid in the prescription of topical products to patients who are allergic to specific ingredients; for example, the Contact Allergen Management Program and Contact Allergen Replacement Dat...

This paper explores location-based product authentication in a situation where only the past locations of products that flow in a supply chain are known. We transform location-based authentication into a pattern recognition problem and investigate different solutions based on machine-learning techniques. The proposed solutions are studied with computer simulations that model the flow of genuine...

Currently almost all complex products, including physical products as well as information-based products are developed through the interaction of many participants that work on different elements of project. This creates a need for increased adoption of information technology and computer-based communication tools to manage the entire process of product development. This work proposes a framewo...