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Analysis of radiation and scattering problems with the use of hybrid techniques based on the discrete Green's function formulation of the FDTD method
PublicationIn this contribution, simulation scenarios are presented which take advantage of the hybrid techniques based on the discrete Green's function formulation of the finite-difference time-domain (DGF-FDTD) method. DGF-FDTD solutions are compatible with the finite-difference grid and can be applied for perfect hybridization of the FDTD method. The following techniques are considered: (i) DGF-FDTD for antenna simulations, (ii) DGF-based...
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Jakub Jan Chabik dr inż.
PeopleAbout Jakub Chabik graduated in Computing from Wrocław University of Technology as well as from MBA studies at Poznan University of Economics / Georgia State University Atlanta. He has a doctoral degree in management. Professional career For almost 30 years he's been working in international companies, taking positions in technology and management in IT. In the past he led the structural and cultural change in the bank during its...
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Combinatorial scheme of finding minimal number of periodic points for smooth self-maps of simply connected manifolds
PublicationLet M be a closed smooth connected and simply connected manifold of dimension m at least 3, and let r be a fixed natural number. The topological invariant D^m_r [f], defined by the authors in [Forum Math. 21 (2009), 491-509], is equal to the minimal number of r-periodic points in the smooth homotopy class of f, a given self-map of M. In this paper, we present a general combinatorial scheme of computing D^m_r [f] for arbitrary dimension...
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Efficient Fabry-Perot Open Resonator Analysis by the use of a Scattering Matrix Method
PublicationIn this paper a comparative study of the computational efficiency of two modeling methods applied to the analysis of the plano- and double-concave Fabry-Perot open resonators is presented. In both numerical approaches, a scattering matrix method was applied, which allows splitting the analysis of the resonator into several sections, including the one with a spherical mirror, which requires the largest computing resources. Two modeling...
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Practical Approach to IP Scheduled Throughput Measurements in Dual Connectivity Systems
PublicationIP scheduled throughput defined according to 3GPP TS 36.314 reflects user throughput regardless of traffic characteristics, and therefore has become one of the most important indicators for monitoring Quality of Service (QoS) of the end user in Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN). However, networks built on a distributed architecture make the above definition impossible to be applied directly due to the...
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Shared multi-processor scheduling
PublicationWe study shared multi-processor scheduling problem where each job can be executed on its private processor and simultaneously on one of many processors shared by all jobs in order to reduce the job’s completion time due to processing time overlap. The total weighted overlap of all jobs is to be maximized. The problem models subcontracting scheduling in supply chains and divisible load scheduling in computing. We show that synchronized...
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Accurate Computation of IGBT Junction Temperature in PLECS
PublicationIn the article, a new method to improve the accuracy of the insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) junction temperature computations in the piecewise linear electrical circuit simulation (PLECS) software is proposed and described in detail. This method allows computing the IGBT junction temperature using a nonlinear compact thermal model of this device in PLECS. In the method, a nonlinear compact thermal model of the IGBT is...
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Parallel Background Subtraction in Video Streams Using OpenCL on GPU Platforms
PublicationImplementation of the background subtraction algorithm using OpenCL platform is presented. The algorithm processes live stream of video frames from the surveillance camera in on-line mode. Processing is performed using a host machine and a parallel computing device. The work focuses on optimizing an OpenCL algorithm implementation for GPU devices by taking into account specific features of the GPU architecture, such as memory access,...
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Limitations of Emotion Recognition in Software User Experience Evaluation Context
PublicationThis paper concerns how an affective-behavioural- cognitive approach applies to the evaluation of the software user experience. Although it may seem that affect recognition solutions are accurate in determining the user experience, there are several challenges in practice. This paper aims to explore the limitations of the automatic affect recognition applied in the usability context as well as...
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Acceleration of the DGF-FDTD method on GPU using the CUDA technology
PublicationWe present a parallel implementation of the discrete Green's function formulation of the finite-difference time-domain (DGF-FDTD) method on a graphics processing unit (GPU). The compute unified device architecture (CUDA) parallel computing platform is applied in the developed implementation. For the sake of example, arrays of Yagi-Uda antennas were simulated with the use of DGF-FDTD on GPU. The efficiency of parallel computations...
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Tools, Methods and Services Enhancing the Usage of the Kepler-based Scientific Workflow Framework
PublicationScientific workflow systems are designed to compose and execute either a series of computational or data manipulation steps, or workflows in a scientific application. They are usually a part of a larger eScience environment. The usage of workflow systems, however very beneficial, is mostly not irrelevant for scientists. There are many requirements for additional functionalities around scientific workflows systems that need to be...
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Use of ICT infrastructure for teaching HPC
PublicationIn this paper we look at modern ICT infrastructure as well as curriculum used for conducting a contemporary course on high performance computing taught over several years at the Faculty of Electronics Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. We describe the infrastructure in the context of teaching parallel programming at the cluster level using MPI, node level using OpenMP and CUDA. We present...
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Methodology of Selecting the Hadoop Ecosystem Configuration in Order to Improve the Performance of a Plagiarism Detection System
PublicationThe plagiarism detection problem involves finding patterns in unstructured text documents. Similarity of documents in this approach means that the documents contain some identical phrases with defined minimal length. The typical methods used to find similar documents in dig- ital libraries are not suitable for this task (plagiarism detection) because found documents may contain similar content and we have not any war- ranty that...
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Co stymuluje rozwój współczesnej teleinformatyki i jakie są istotne kierunki tego rozwoju?
PublicationCorocznie dokonuje się oceny stanu sztuki i tendencji w rozwoju światowej telekomunikacji i (tele)informatyki przywołując „mierzalne” i „niemierzalne” zmiany. W artykule przedstawiono charakter tych zmian oraz wskazano wyzwania badawcze i wdrożeniowe istotne dla rozwoju tych dyscyplin. Zaprezentowano i scharakteryzowano ewolucję infrastruktury sieciowej prowadzącą do sieci programowalnych SDN (Software Defined Network) oraz wykorzystania...
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Igor Garnik dr inż.
PeopleIgor Garnik graduated from the Faculty of Electronics at the Gdańsk University of Technology (1992). He works at the Gdańsk University of Technology since 1997 - first employed as an assistant in the Department of Ergonomics and Maintenance of Technical Systems at the Faculty of Management and Economics, and then - after obtaining the degree of doctor in 2006 as an assistant professor. In the years 2009–2015 he was the coordinator...
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Numerical Issues and Approximated Models for the Diagnosis of Transmission Pipelines
PublicationThe chapter concerns numerical issues encountered when the pipeline flow process is modeled as a discrete-time state-space model. In particular, issues related to computational complexity and computability are discussed, i.e., simulation feasibility which is connected to the notions of singularity and stability of the model. These properties are critical if a diagnostic system is based on a discrete mathematical model of the flow...
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Development and tuning of irregular divide-and-conquer applications in DAMPVM/DAC
PublicationThis work presents implementations and tuning experiences with parallel irregular applications developed using the object oriented framework DAM-PVM/DAC. It is implemented on top of DAMPVM and provides automatic partitioning of irregular divide-and-conquer (DAC) applications at runtime and dynamic mapping to processors taking into account their speeds and even loads by other user processes. New implementations of parallel applications...
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Dobór usług w środowiskach agentowych
PublicationPrzetwarzanie wszechobecne (ang. pervasive computing) zakłada zanurzenie użytkowników w przestrzeni inteligentnej, której elementami stają się przedmioty i urządzenia powszechnego użytku. W swoich założeniach przestrzeń ta ma dopasowywa się do użytkownika w sposób w pełni automatyczny, jednakże aby tak było, potrzebna jest seria nierzadko złożonych interakcji na styku użytkownik-przestrzeń inteligentna.Model agentowy, którego...
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Tuning matrix-vector multiplication on GPU
PublicationA matrix times vector multiplication (matvec) is a cornerstone operation in iterative methods of solving large sparse systems of equations such as the conjugate gradients method (cg), the minimal residual method (minres), the generalized residual method (gmres) and exerts an influence on overall performance of those methods. An implementation of matvec is particularly demanding when one executes computations on a GPU (Graphics...
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From Linear Classifier to Convolutional Neural Network for Hand Pose Recognition
PublicationRecently gathered image datasets and the new capabilities of high-performance computing systems have allowed developing new artificial neural network models and training algorithms. Using the new machine learning models, computer vision tasks can be accomplished based on the raw values of image pixels instead of specific features. The principle of operation of deep neural networks resembles more and more what we believe to be happening...
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Non-invasive blood glucose monitoring with Raman spectroscopy: prospects for device miniaturization
PublicationThe number of patients with diabetes has reached over 350 million, and still continues to increase. The need for regular blood glucose monitoring sparks the interest in the development of modern detection technologies. One of those methods, which allows for noninvasive measurements, is Raman spectroscopy. The ability of infrared light to penetrate deep into tissues allows for obtaining measurements through the skin without its...
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A multi-agent method for periodicity detection in distributed events
PublicationMulti-agent systems working in constantly changing environments may be challenged by instantaneous unavailability of their autonomous agents caused e.g. by limited computing resources. A new method of self-organization of distributed service components is proposed, suitable for multi-agent systems. This method relies on particular agents carrying out separate analyzes of their individual processing loads or other specific events....
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Efficient signal processing in spectroscopic optical coherence tomography
PublicationSpectroscopic optical coherence tomography (SOCT) is an extension of a standard OCT technique, which allows to obtain depth-resolved, spectroscopic information on the examined sample. It can be used as a source of additional contrast in OCT images e.g. by encoding certain features of the light spectrum into the hue of the image pixels. However, SOCT require computation of time-frequency distributions of each OCT A-scan, what is...
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An Approach to Bass Enhancement in Portable Computers Employing Smart Virtual Bass Synthesis Algorithms
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to present a novel approach to the Virtual Bass Synthesis (VBS) algorithms applied to portable computers. The developed algorithms are related to intelligent, rule-based setting of synthesis parameters according to music genre of an audio excerpt and to the type of a portable device in use. To find optimum synthesis parameters of the VBS algorithms, subjective listening tests based on a parametric procedure...
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Computational issues of solving the 1D steady gradually varied flow equation
PublicationIn this paper a problem of multiple solutions of steady gradually varied flow equation in the form of the ordinary differential energy equation is discussed from the viewpoint of its numerical solution. Using the Lipschitz theorem dealing with the uniqueness of solution of an initial value problem for the ordinary differential equation it was shown that the steady gradually varied flow equation can have more than one solution....
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Cognitive Systems, Concepts, Processes, and Techniques for the Age of Industry 4.0
PublicationThe aim of this Guest Edition of Cybernetics and Systems is to present a wide-ranging scale of concepts and processes being currently researched, developed, and evaluated in real life settings in anticipation of incoming Industry 4.0 era. With the fourth industrial revolution expectation, the broad spectrum of cognitive approaches have emerged as an attempt to mimic and augment, in some way, human intelligence. Intelligence, in...
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JUST CULTURE MATURITY QUESTIONNAIRE VALIDATION IN A POLISH HOSPITAL
PublicationPurpose: (To present the results of the statistical validation of just culture maturity questionnaire (JCMQ), used to recognize the maturity level of JC among nurses in the hospital in Poland. Methodology: (The case study and 5-stage research with the use of a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire with 28 statements, distributed among nurses. The results were statistically processed with Statistica 13.1 software. Findings: We confirmed...
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Guaranteeing Threshold Attendance of W/WSAN nodes in a reverted security paradigm
PublicationWe consider a Wireline/Wireless Sensor and Actor Network composed of sensor/actor nodes and a data sink/command center (DSCC). Each node controls a generic device that can be in- or out-of-service, corresponding to the ENABLED or DISABLED node state. The node senses the device's intention to change state, and notifies and/or requests the DSCC for authorization to act upon the device. Motivated by requirements for critical infrastructures...
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Application of the discrete Green's function-based antenna simulations for excitation of the total-field/scattered-field interface in the FDTD method
PublicationIn this article, the discrete Green's function formulation of the finite-difference time-domain (DGF-FDTD) method is proposed for simulation of wire antennas irradiating inhomogeneous dielectric scatterers. Surface equivalence theorem in the discrete domain is used to separate the problem into an inhomogeneous domain and a wire antenna that are simulated with the use of FDTD and DGF-FDTD, respectively. Then, the excitation of the...
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Electricity Supplier Switching Process in Poland – a Process Based on the General Distribution Agreement
PublicationPoland, as a Member State of the European Union, is committed to respect the common rules on the electricity market, among other things. One of the most important examples of these regulations is the perception of energy as a commodity subject to competitive market mechanisms. Competitive processes introduced in the national electricity market enable energy consumers, i.a., choice of electricity supplier under the TPA formula....
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Potential Application of Solar Energy Systems for Electrified Urban Transportation Systems
PublicationThe paper presents a novel approach toward the use of solar energy systems in public transportation. The concept of energy generation in PV systems for supplying a trolleybus transportation system is proposed for the city of Gdynia (Poland). The suggested way of energy production allows reducing the environmental harm impact of the municipal transportation system. Moreover, the proposed way of green energy use can be a more profitable...
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FEM modelling of stress and strain distribution in weld joints of steel sandwich panels
PublicationThe development of laser welding technology has enabled the mass production of thin-walled structures, including steel sandwich panels. The technology of joining plating panels with stiffeners by welding allows us to create joints with a specific geometry and material properties. In comparison with other types of joints, laser welds are characterized by their specific behaviour under cyclic load and, as a consequence, a different...
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A Wind Energy Conversion System Based on a Generator with Modulated Magnetic Flux
PublicationIn this work, the concept of an energy conversion system for wind turbines based on the modified permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) is presented. In the generator, a pair of three-phase windings is used, one of which is connected in a “star” and the second in a “delta” configuration. At the outputs of both windings, two six-pulse uncontrolled (diode) rectifiers are included. These rectifiers are mutually coupled by a...
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The Boltzmann sequence-structure channel
PublicationWe rigorously study a channel that maps binary sequences to self-avoiding walks in the two-dimensional grid, inspired by a model of protein statistics. This channel, which we also call the Boltzmann sequence-structure channel, is characterized by a Boltzmann/Gibbs distribution with a free parameter corresponding to temperature. In our previous work, we verified experimentally that the channel capacity has a phase transition for...
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Security Information Sharing for the Polish Power System
PublicationThe Polish Power System is becoming increasingly more dependent on Information and Communication Technologies which results in its exposure to cyberattacks, including the evolved and highly sophisticated threats such as Advanced Persistent Threats or Distributed Denial of Service attacks. The most exposed components are SCADA systems in substations and Distributed Control Systems in power plants. When addressing this situation...
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Multi-objective optimization of the ORC axial turbine for a waste heat recovery system working in two modes: cogeneration and condensation
PublicationDue to the demand of the district heating network and electric power grid ORC turbines can operate in the condensation and cogeneration modes. This approach requires the design of an expander which is characterized by high efficiency in each mode of operation. The paper is devoted to a multi-objective efficiency optimization of a one stage axial ORC turbine working on MM (Hexamethyldisiloxane). An Implicit Filtering algorithm (IF)...
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Photogrammetry image-based approach for imperfect structure modelling and FE analysis
PublicationThis study aims to model and analyse imperfect tructures using real measurements, employing photogrammetry technique commonly used in the geodesy. The study highlights the capability of the photogrammetry in aiding the structural analysis of imperfect engineering objects. Firstly, the photogrammetry measurements of a stiffened plate are carried out using a specially designed for the purpose experimental stand. Then, the plate surface...
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The Influence of a Photovoltaic Micro-Installation on the Low-Frequency Parameters of Electricity at PCC and Its Impact on the Thermal Characteristics of Selected Devices
PublicationThis manuscript illustrates the measurement results of parameters describing the quality of energy at the PCC (point of common coupling) of a photovoltaic micro-installation that can significantly affect devices in the same power grid. The analyses reflecting heating of selected devices used in domestic installations, which were performed in an isolated laboratory environment, are also indicated. The conducted study aimed at checking...
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Power Converter Solutions for Industrial PV Applications—A Review
Publication: As the use of photovoltaics becomes more widespread, new technologies for more efficient energy generation, transmission, and distribution based on power electronics converters are being developed. The most common applications are grid-on, energy storage, hybrid, and high voltage gain applications. These applications impose several additional requirements in the design of power converters associated with the solar battery’s maximum...
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Energy neutrality versus carbon footprint minimization in municipal wastewater treatment plants
PublicationThis work aimed to compare the carbon footprint (CF) of six full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The CF was estimated in the range of 23–100 kg CO2e per population equivalent. In the total CF, the direct emissions held the highest share (62–74%) for the plants with energy recovery from biogas. In the plants depending entirely on the power grid, the indirect emissions due to energy consumption dominated the total CF (69–72%)....
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Interpolation methods in GPR tomographic imaging of linear and volume anomalies for cultural heritage diagnostics
PublicationThis paper presents results of a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey conducted in St. Joseph’s Church in Gdańsk, Poland. The aim of the study was to produce tomographic imaging of a renovated floor as well as the objects buried under the floor to detect linear and volume inclusions. The assumed track spacing was meaningfully greater than the single signal spacing in each track, which induced the need for interpolation methods...
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Parallel implementation of a Sailing Assistance Application in a Cloud Environment
PublicationSailboat weather routing is a highly complex problem in terms of both the computational time and memory. The reason for this is a large search resulting in a multitude of possible routes and a variety of user preferences. Analysing all possible routes is only feasible for small sailing regions, low-resolution maps, or sailboat movements on a grid. Therefore, various heuristic approaches are often applied, which can find solutions...
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Angelica Pegani Mgr
PeopleAbsolwentka Wydziału Zarządzania i Ekonomii Politechniki Gdańskiej (2017), studiów podyplomowych dla kadry kierowniczej wyższego szczebla Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA, 2021) oraz Doctor of Business Administration (DBA, 2021) w Głównej Szkole Menedżerskiej oraz Apsley Business School w Londynie. Ukończyła również Program Przedsiębiorczości na Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PgC, 2021). Po dwóch latach...
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Bahaa Bou Kalfouni
PeopleBahaa Bou Kalfouni (1993 - Lebanese). Architect, urban designer, PhD candidate, and assistant professor at the Gdansk University of Technology (GUT). Architectural - Exhibition Curator, Facilitator, and plenary speaker. Member of ISOCARP (International Society of City and Regional Planners) - Young Planner Professional (YPPs). Architect Volunteer at Humanitarian crises (2011 - 2022). Completed bachelor studies in Lithuania at Kaunas...
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International Conference on Security in Pervasive Computing
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Workshop on Power Aware Computing and Systems
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Computing in Education Group of Victoria Conference
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International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing
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Asian International Mobile Computing Conference
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Workshop on Nature Inspired Distributed Computing
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