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Towards a Resilient Server with an external VMI in the Virtualization Environment
Full text linkCurrently, cloud computing technology is implemented by many industries in the world. This technology is very promising due to many companies only need to provide relatively smaller capital for their IT infrastructure. Virtualization is the core of cloud computing technology. Virtualization allows one physical machine to runs multiple operating systems. As a result, they do not need a lot of physical infrastructures (servers). However, the existence of virtualization could not guarantee that system failures in the guest operating system can be avoided. In this paper, we discuss the monitoring of hangs in the guest operating system in a virtualized environment without installing a monitoring agent in the guest operating system. There are a number of forensic applications that are useful for analyzing memory, CPU, and I/O, and one of it is called as LibVMI. Drakvuf, black-box binary analysis system, utilizes LibVMI to secure the guest OS. We use the LibVMI library through Drakvuf plugins to monitor processes running on the guest operating system. Therefore, we create a new plugin to Drakvuf to detect Hangs on the guest operating system running on the Xen Hypervisor. The experiment reveals that our application is able to monitor the guest operating system in real-time. However, Extended Page Table (EPT) violations occur during the monitoring process. Consequently, we need to activate the altp2m feature on Xen Hypervisor to by minimizing EPT violations
Secure Data Travelling User using Hybrid Cryptosystem with User Privacy Protection
Full text linkNowadays traveling is the activity that everyone likes the most, but sometimes there is one traveling member who is lost and confused looking for the location of the other members. When traveling, they must bring a smartphone because of its small size and easy to carry anywhere. For this reason, an Android-based smartphone application that is able to send GPS data to all travelling members is proposed. In order to secure data transmission, cryptography and group signature to ensure that only traveling members could find out the location are applied. We use hybrid cryptography, which is a combination of symmetric cryptography using AES and asymmetric cryptography using IB-mRSA. We also add group signature as verification that members are in the same traveling group. The test result showed that the proposed method is safer than the comparison method because the symmetric key is encrypted before the key is distributed, so the attacker can not know the key. The total processing time needed to send data until member get data is 2.01 s
Higher Rate Secret Key Formation (HRKF) based on Physical Layer for Securing Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication
Full text linkOne effort to secure vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication is to use a symmetrical cryptographic scheme that requires the distribution of shared secret keys. To reduce attacks on key distribution, physical layer-based key formation schemes that utilize the characteristics of wireless channels have been implemented. However, existing schemes still produce a low bit formation rate (BFR) even though they can reach a low bit error rate (BER). Note that V2V communication requires a scheme with high BFR in order to fulfill its main goal of improving road safety. In this research, we propose a higher rate secret key formation (HRKF) scheme using received signal strength (RSS) as a source of random information. The focus of this research is to produce keys with high BFR without compromising BER. To reduce bit mismatch, we propose a polynomial regression method that can increase channel reciprocity. We also propose a fixed threshold quantization (FTQ) method to maintain the number of bits so that the BFR increases. The test results show that the HRKF scheme can increase BFR from 40% up to 100% compared to existing research schemes. To ensure the key cannot be guessed by the attacker, the HRKF scheme succeeds in producing a key that meets the randomness of the NIST test
Design of Zero Voltage Switching Boost DC-DC Converter Using Bond Graph Model
Full text linkThe research in power supply design is moving towards improving efficiency by reducing losses. Another aspect of research in power converters is its modeling as it involves multiple domains such as electrical, mechanical, magnetic...etc. bond graph modeling is suitable for the multi domain systems. Here, a zero voltage switching boost converter is designed using its bond graph model. The bond graph simulated results which are done in MATLAB/SIMULINK are matched with the experimental results. The efficiency of the ZVS boost converter is calculated and is compared with the efficiency of conventional pulse width modulated (PWM) boost converter
An Empirical Research on Pilgrims Wayfinding Satisfaction Study: A Consideration for Improving Wayfinding Experience in Al Masjid Al Haram
Full text linkMillions of Muslims visit Makkah Al-Mukarramah every year for Hajj and Umrah. It is a mandatory part of both Hajj and Umrah rituals to visit Al Masjid Al Haram for various activities. Huge crowds and lack of prominent wayfinding signs make Hajis spend more time inside Haram trying to find their way that too in a tense and panicky state of mind. This paper aims at assessing the gravity of wayfinding associated challenges faced by Hajis by applying the well-known Customer Satisfaction Model and proposing possible solutions to minimize potential adverse effects. Convenience sampling was used to collect the data from the proposed sample size of 2000 from various nationalities and regions. A total of 618 responses were received. The structural equation modeling (SEM) method was used for path analysis using AMOS 21 analytical tool and results revealed a reasonable fit between data collected and the model used: chi2 (485.95), chi2 / DF (3.77), RMSEA (0.07), CFI (0.92), and all values of Cronbach's alpha are greater than 0.78. The results substantiated that Hajis face problems in wayfinding inside Haram, which leads to Hajis finding it challenging to navigate in the Haram area. When the respondents were presented with alternative solutions to improve their wayfinding inside Haram, the results showed a statistically significant improvement in the satisfaction level
Frequency Controlled Noise Cancellation for Audio and Hearing Purposes
Full text linkMethods for hearing aids sought to compensate for loss in hearing by amplifying signals of interest in the audio band. In real-world, audio signals are prone to outdoor noise which can be destructive for hearing aid. Eliminating interfering noise at high speed and low power consumption became a target for recent researches. Modern hearing compensation technologies use digital signal processing which requires minimum implementation costs to reduce power consumption, as well as avoiding delay in real time processing. In this paper, frequency controlled noise cancellation (FCNC) strategy for hearing aid and audio communication is developed with low complexity and least time delay. The contribution of the current work is made by offering a method that is capable of removing inherent distortion due filter-bank insertion and assigning adaptive filtering to a particular sub-band to remove external noise. The performance of the proposed FCNC was examined under frequency-limited noise, which corrupts particular parts of the audio spectrum. Results showed that the FCNC renders noise-immune audio signals with minimal number of computations and least delay. Mean square error (MSE) plots of the proposed FCNC method reached below -30 dB compared to -25 dB using conventional sub-band method and to -10 dB using standard full-band noise canceller. The proposed FCNC approach gave the lowest number of computations compared to other methods with a total of 346 computations per sample compared to 860 and 512 by conventional sub-band and full-band methods respectively. The time delay using FCNC is the least compared to the other methods
Load Frequency Control of Three area Multi-Unit Deregulated Power System with FOSMC and Performance analysis using Regulation constant
Full text linkThis paper presents three area multi-unit Deregulated Power System (DPS) for Load Frequency Control (LFC) using Fractional Order Sliding Mode Controller (FOSMC) along with Thyristor Controlled Phase Shifters (TCPS) and Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) combination. The FOSMC can be used to overcome nonlinearities and uncertainties of the system for bilateral and unilateral transactions under different Step Load Perturbations (SLPs). The deregulated power system performance is analyzed for different Regulation constants (R) such as 1.8, 2.4 and 3.0. For stabilization of oscillations in frequency and to stabilize the deregulated power system dynamically for different SLPs, TCPS is incorporated with the tie line in series and SMES is used as an energy storage unit. The dynamic responses of LFC problems have been simulated and analyzed with MATLAB/Simulink-based computer simulations. Further simulation results have also been tabulated as a comparative performance with respect to peak overshoot and settling time. 
Thermal Analysis of Solar Air Heater with Ventilator Turbine and Fins
Full text linkSolar air heater (SAH) is a renewable energy application for the drying process. SAH has a challenge to produce high performance under uncertain weather. The performance of SAH can be enhanced by providing the absorber plate by adding the fins. This study aims to evaluate the thermal performance of SAH with rectangular fins SAH at low air velocity. This study compares the performance of SAH without fins and SAH with rectangular fins. Two variations of a tilt angle of SAH are 0° and 30° which are observed in this study. The SAH uses a ventilator turbine to suck air into the collector box. The air velocity is 0.01 m/s. The method is experimental. The SAH is tested under real condition from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The measurement tools consist of a pyranometer, an anemometer, a temperature sensor in the inlet section, 3 sensors in the absorber plate, a sensor in the outlet section, 6 temperature sensors in the drying cabinet. The result showed the thermal efficiency of SAH with rectangular fins is 29.67 % higher than SAH without fins at 0˚ tilt of angle at noon. The thermal efficiency of SAH with rectangular fins is 25.26 % higher than that of without fins at 30˚ tilt of angle at noon
Eligibility Study on Floating Solar Panel Installation over Brackish Water in Sungsang, South Sumatra
Full text linkElectric generation using the photovoltaic (PV) effect is considered ideal in South Sumatra as a response to the government policy to increase the utilization of renewable energy to support the depletion of conventional energy. PV panels can be installed in a fishing village in the Sungsang Estuary. This paper examined the eligibility analysis for the installation of PV panels on brackish water. In this research, two Panels are installed, the first one is floating over a water body, and the second is ground mounted as a comparison of electricity produced and efficiency. The Jsc floating and ground mounting differ in 0.4435 A. The measured Jload in floating PV panels is 0.3900 A higher than the ground mounting. The measured Voc at the floating PV panels is 0.2935 V higher, and the Vload of the floating PV panel is 3.0742 V higher than the ground mount. The differences are due to the floating PV panel surface temperature being lower than ground mounting. Electricity generated by floating PV panels is averagely 11.89 Watt higher, and the efficiency is 4% higher than that of ground installation. This experiment also shows that PV panels can be installed over brackish water in the fishing village of Sungsang Estuary
Patient's Feedback Platform for Quality of Services via “Free Text Analysis” in Healthcare Industry
Full text linkData analysis of social media posting continues to offer a huge variety of information about the health situation faced by an individual. Social networking or social media websites provide us a wealth of information generated by users in a variety of domains, that generated information are unstructured and unlabeled and are not captured in an exceedingly systematic manner, as info generated is not humanly possible to process due to its size. One traditional way of collecting patients experience is by conducting surveys and questionnaires, as these methods ask fixed questions and are expensive to administer. In this paper, a patient feedback platform (PFP) using free text sentiment analysis is developed to computationally identify and categorize the polarity expressed in a piece of text. Six machine learning latest algorithms have been used as key evaluation for evaluating accuracy of the developed (PFP) model. Results achieved have shown 88 % accuracy on the basis of which it is recommended that developed (PFP) patient feedback platform could be used to improve E-health care services indeed