This paper presents the experience of teaching an Artificial Intelligence course at the Faculty of Computer Science in the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. The objective of this course is to introduce the students to this field, to prepare them to contribute to the evolution of the technology, and to qualify them to solve problems in the real world using Artificial Intelligence technolo...

We present a literature review that identifies a gap in business intelligence knowledge regarding the fit between technology and the tasks solved using the technology. We propose a model that frames the fit between task characteristics and the use of business intelligence. The model represents task, system, and information quality as independent constructs with task compatibility as the depende...

In this paper, some application of computational intelligence techniques in active networking technology well be presented. Computational intelligent techniques, e.g., neural networks, fuzzy systems, neuro-fuzzy systems, and evolutionary algorithms have been successfully applied for many engineering problems. The introduction of active networking adds a high degree of flexibility in customizing...

The Acumence Manufacturing Business Intelligence Solution is a comprehensive business intelligence solution that supports realtime decision-making in high-volume manufacturing enterprises. It is uniquely architected for the real-time information technology needs and constantly changing operating environment of today’s manufacturers, so that operations and supply chain performance can be easily ...

Article history: Received 20 April 2009 Received in revised form 3 August 2009 Accepted 18 September 2009 The explosive growth of the Internet has led to a dramatic increase in data sources for (competitive) technology intelligence. Appropriate implementation and use of IT tools to gather and analyze these data is of key importance for the creation of actionable technology intelligence. A strat...

now days, competitive power, according to the company’s survival. competitiveintelligence as a strategic management tool and one of the fastest growing areas of thebusiness world is one. the purpose of the present studies, competitive intelligence andinvestigate its impact on managers are thinking strategically. first of intelligenceterminology the competitive aspects of the market, competitors...

For a long time people have kept emotions out of the deliberate tools of medicine and science; scientists, physicians, and patients have often felt and sometimes expressed emotion, but no tools could sense, measure, and respond to their affective information. A series of recent studies indicates that emotions, particularly stress, anger, and depression, are important factors with serious and si...

Current thinking about the methodology of health technology assessment (HTA) seems to be dominated by two fundamental tensions: [1] between maintaining a tight focus on quality-adjusted life-years and broadening its concern out to pay attention to a broader range of factors, and [2] between thinking of the evaluative dimensions that matter as being objectively important factors or as ones that ...