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Lecturer face recognition for authorization of activitiesin the smart class room
Get PDFOne of the efforts made by the Instrumentation Engineering Department of the ITS Vocational Faculty in supporting the ITS eco campus program is to build a smart classroom equipped with smart class entry authority through face recognition of the lecturer in charge of the course which is integrated with my-its. This is because every ITS lecturer before teaching is required to fill in the material to be taught and student attendance through my-its, so that the integration of the lecturer\u27s face recognition with my-its will be able to provide a decision in the form of authority to enter the lecture room if the lecturer\u27s face matches the data in my-its. With this innovation, the use of electrical energy in each lecture can be recorded in the form of kWh and changed into the cost of using electrical energy and the amount of CO2 emissions contributed because electricity in Indonesia comes from fossil fuel power plants. This system consists of a camera for face recognition that is connected to the department\u27s Data Knowledge Base which contains photos of lecturers and lecture schedules in my-its. The knowledge base data contains a pair of lecturer photo data and lecture schedules in my-its and an authorization decision to open the door and run all systems related to lecture activities in the smart class room, if the lecturer\u27s face captured by the camera is the same as the data in the knowledge base data
Smart Cities and the Rural-Urban Divide in Moldova: Balancing Innovation and Tradition
Get PDFAs Moldova advances its smart city initiatives, supported by the EU4Moldova: Focal Regions programme, the country faces both opportunities and challenges in balancing urban innovation with rural traditions. This article explores the impact of digital transformation on Moldova’s urban-rural divide, focusing on the smart city projects in Cahul and Ungheni. These projects, financed by the European Union and implemented by UNDP and UNICEF, include upgrading water supply and waste disposal systems, streamlining public transport, and introducing intelligent public lighting and resource management systems. While these advancements bring significant benefits to urban areas—enhanced governance, improved services, and sustainable infrastructure—rural regions risk being left behind due to limited access to these digital resources. Thus, the digital divide remains a pressing issue as Moldova works to ensure that rural populations also benefit from technological progress. This article critically examines how smart initiatives can bridge the rural-urban divide, integrating rural communities into the digital transformation while preserving cultural traditions. It highlights the importance of public-private partnerships, community involvement, and inclusive policy-making to ensure that Moldova’s digital future benefits all citizens, both urban and rural. This research serves as a foundation for future empirical studies to deepen understanding of these dynamics and guide policymakers in designing effective, inclusive smart city and smart village strategies
The influence of edge computing on the development ofsmart cities
Get PDFWhen it comes to understanding the process of integrating technology into our daily lives, we need to know that processing data in a fast and secure way is one of the key factors to build up a smart city. Objectives of the study: to put into perspective how edge computing works and how it can be used in a smart city, reviewing information from publications that discuss how Internet of Things (IoT) can make the digitalization process easier. The paper is important because it summarizes how IoT can be the base of a smart city, putting the emphasis on how important is the process of transmitting and receiving data in a fast and secure way. Prior work: there are a numerous choices of articles that talk about how edge computing can be considered the center of the networking system in a smart city, proving that information theory in the context of passing data is crucial for the future society. Approach: systematic review of literature. Multiple scientific papers will be reviewed to get a proper understanding of the topic, focusing on answering a set of questions defined at the beginning of the study. Implications and value: this review can be a starting point for future research because the questions answered offer a different, more cohesive approach to the influence of the information theory domain on our society. It can also be viewed as a good introduction for engineers and developers on how data transmission is crucial to digitalization of a physical environment
Precision long-term monitoring of local weather at household level
Get PDFThis research aims to show that there are discrepancies between city-wide weather forecasts and household-level realtime conditions, which can help with disaster preparedness & mitigation, as well as improve the daily lives of residents with access to the data. Prior work: Previous studies have shown that, while weather forecasting systems are constantly increasing their precision and, due to the desire to avoid loss of lives & property, provide ever more frequent warnings for evacuation or sheltering, they still lack the precision necessary to provide forecasts for very small areas. Approach: A case study was conducted, in which a household solution for monitoring outdoor precipitation quantities, atmospheric pressure, humidity & temperature was implemented, with its results stored over a period of approximately 2 years and compared with statistical data for the city for the same interval. Results: The analyzed outcome showed that meteorological conditions at household level don’t always match the citywide forecasts, with significant differences in humidity, temperature & precipitation quantities versus the statistics recorded for the region. Implications: The extra data granularity proved that certain factors appear earlier or can linger for quite a while longer than the regional statistics show, which, if the solution would be applied on a larger scale, would improve issues like disaster response or yearly budgeting by the authorities, especially given the problems raised by climate change worldwide. Value: The results show that the sensors & software monitoring implemented at such granular level can greatly improve the precision of weather forecasting, with Machine Learning models being able to use the historical data to accurately predict the impact of regional weather patterns at household level
Influența practicii judiciare asupra acțiunilor de inteligențăColectivă în consolidarea rezilienței urbane în contextEuropean: Cazul României
Get PDFReziliența urbană este acum o prioritate strategică pentru abordarea provocărilor economice, sociale și de mediu, având în vedere transformările care au avut loc în mediul urban european. Prezenta cercetare vizează examinarea impactului jurisprudenței asupra acțiunilor de inteligență colectivă cu scopul de a îmbunătăți reziliența urbană în România, în context european. Practica judiciară are un rol esențial în crearea reglementărilor care permit colaborarea între instituțiile publice, comunitățile și sectorul privat, facilitând soluții inovatoare, adecvate nevoilor urbane contemporane. Analiza se axează pe influența deciziilor instanțelor din România asupra dezvoltării strategiilor urbane de reziliență, fie direct, fie indirect, prin mecanisme juridice care promovează sustenabilitatea și încurajează participarea comunităților la procesele de luare a deciziilor. Studiul, examinând un eșantion reprezentativ de cazuri, subliniază problemele specifice generate de cadrul legislativ național, precum și oportunitățile oferite pentru implementarea acțiunilor de inteligență colectivă cu impact pozitiv asupra comunităților urbane. Inteligența colectivă este vitală pentru adaptarea orașelor la riscuri majore, cum ar fi schimbările climatice, urbanizarea rapidă și creșterea vulnerabilităților sociale, conform obiectivelor europene. Practica judiciară din România poate contribui la aceste procese prin îmbunătățirea standardelor și crearea unui mediu de colaborare care încurajează soluțiile durabile și incluzive. Lucrarea subliniază importanța sistemului juridic pentru îmbunătățirea rezilienței urbane și evidențiază necesitatea alinierii practicilor judiciare naționale cu directivele europene privind dezvoltarea urbană durabilă. Contribuie prin evidențierea efectelor unei jurisprudențe adaptate asupra îmbunătățirii politicilor urbane și a creșterii rezilienței în comunitățile din România și Europa
Cybersecurity, the challenge of the present
Get PDFCyber security can be defined as a sum of rules, technologies, processes, and controls to protect systems, networks, programs, devices and data from cyber attacks.Cybersecurity plays an important role in the field of information technology .Securing the information have become one of the biggest challenges in the present day. This paper mainly focuses on challenges faced by cyber security in the European Union and presents the latest policies in cyber security and the trends that changes the world daily
Towards an architecture framework for management platforms in the public sector – Security considerations in times of transformation –
Get PDFObjectives: This paper addresses the digital transformation of public administration in Germany, especially in the context of security aspects of digital transformation of public administration. The importance lies in the creation of flexible, secure, and collaborative structures that ensure both efficiency and data protection and promote a sustainable culture of innovation. Prior Work: The concept builds on international experience with platform architectures and leading practices from the private sector. The study by Doubrava and Sikes (2022) shows that the use of platform and cloud approaches in public administration is not yet widespread, although the ‘Government as a Platform’ model outlined by Tim O\u27Reilly (2011) promises considerable efficiency potential. The technical architecture is also based on established security standards (e.g. B. ISO 27001) and principles such as defence-in-depth and role-based access control. Approach:The survey was conducted analysing existing platform solutions in the public sector and comparing reference architectures in Switzerland. In addition, empirical experiences from pilot applications, in particular on workflow automation, data integration and user roles, were evaluated. The technical architecture was modelled iteratively based on practical examples and current security requirements. Results:The framework enables a clear separation between innovation space, operational data processing, and protected data management. In the open innovation area, employees and external partners can develop digital solutions collaboratively without access to sensitive data. The data plane ensures the integration and automation of processes through automated workflows, role-based access rights and connectors to specialist applications. The protected data centre ensures the secure processing and storage of application data in compliance with the highest data protection and compliance requirements. Implications: In terms of administrative practice, the framework means a significant reduction in media disruptions, scalability without infrastructure investments and a strengthening of employees\u27 personal responsibility. Researchers will receive a blueprint for the development of secure, flexible platform architectures in the public sector. For decision-makers, architecture offers a way to reconcile innovation, data protection, and economic efficiency. Value:The contribution of the paper lies in the first systematic description and empirical validation of a three-part platform framework for public administration. The combination of an open innovation space, automated data level and protected data centre is new in this form and addresses the specific challenges of administrative digitalization. The framework provides a practical, scalable, and legally secure basis for sustainable digital transformation in the public sector
Integration of AI and IoT for Smart and Secure Mobility
Get PDFThe convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) presents transformative opportunities for enhancing mobility in urban environments. Smart and secure mobility systems enable real-time traffic optimization, predictive maintenance, passenger safety monitoring, and robust cybersecurity frameworks. This paper proposes an integrated AI-IoT framework tailored for urban transport, focusing on safety, efficiency, and security. Through simulated deployments and case studies, we analyze the architecture, implementation strategies, and performance of the system, highlighting improvements in traffic flow efficiency (up to 28%), predictive fault detection (87% accuracy), and enhanced security measures. Figures and tables illustrate the system architecture, IoT sensor network, AI-driven analytics pipeline, and comparative results against baseline methods. The paper concludes with guidelines for scalable deployment, privacy-preserving data strategies, and future research directions in secure urban mobility
Would The Smart Cities’ Entities Be More Systemically-And-Indicatorial Comparatively Self-Asserted By The Respective Previous/Current Cities-Focused-Evolution?
Get PDFThe rhetoric inquiry from the title of this co-authored study does not firmly follow a deterministic quasi-statistically based trend (that would be suited for a ‘brighter-and-smarter’ nexus as the National Statistic Centers); i.e. caused mostly by the ‘absence’ of related data to the cohorts-populations of Smart Cities comparatively to the actual worldwide Metropolis. E.g. Is New York a Smart City? If partially-YES, then ‘Are the members of a respective Smart-Segment in the Metropolis interested/informed by an INDICATORIAL EVOLUTION from the PREVIOUS CITY – INDICATORIAL-ENTITIES to the New York Smart City’s RECENT INDICATORIAL-ENTITIES’? Or, have the New Yorkers fuzzy-indifference related to the existent ‘local asserted’ stance and/or related to the near future existent ‘Indicatorial Comparatively asserted’ stance?Indifferent of the situation -but considering that the INDICATORIAL EVOLUTION is somehow asserted- then, it stands up a great-new COGNITIVE and PRAXIS-ACTIONAL context, and let the COMPARISONs effect to be open. Would all these influences, at least, to the LEADERSIP of the respective Smart City? I.e. {other plans/ programs; other objectives; other experts/other positions-jobs; other city-style; ‘originality’ …}!?!But it is possible that, also, some segments of population to be SUBTLE INFLUENCED too – and to appear SMART CITIZENSHIP’S (RE-)ACTIONS – more or less significant into the large Smart City’s life and adapted/changed management for a rational improved (re-)action versus these COMPARISONs / new type of smart-citadin data... / unexpected new types of city-style and ‘originality’ / …Each line of this INDICATORIAL EVOLUTION must be on an EQUIVALENT SUITABLE BASIS FOR A COMPARISON: e.g. at a comparatively equivalent set of population – e.g. per 100,000 PREVIOUS CITIZENS versus an equivalent (possible more than) 100,000+ CURRENT CITIZENS.This co-authored study is bordering a set of CONSTRUCTS-TENSIONS of a still possible INDICATORIAL EVOLUTION (ASCEND / STATIONARITY / DESCEND) per each ‘new’ SURVEY – i.e. evolutions from the CONTEMPORARY KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY towards a SMART CITY SOCIETY. Is this ‘last stage’ a facete of a CONSCIOUSNESS SOCIETY – or ‘fuzzy not yet’? If ‘not’, then ‘When and how would it be’?So, here and now, it is bordering the following set of INDICATORs for/towards: per 100,000 PREVIOUS/CURRENT CITIZENS the numeric data on: {Cybernetic Criminality / ‘Classical’ Criminality // Level of (e-)Education/Abandon/Illiteracy/(e-)Books Reading // Level of Happiness/Alienation / Active-Reactive Evolving Knowledge / Knowledge Usefulness at the Jobs Finding/Changing / Emigration/Immigration // Specific Level of Diversity / Genders-balance multi-ratio / Changed Sex // Marriages/Divorces/Separations // Level for Problematic-Childhoods // Problematic-Health --- mostly Depressions // Levels of (e-)Liberty/Prosecution // Levels of (e-)Administration // Levels of (e-)Peace-role …}
Fundamental Goals and Purposes of Education in the Modern Digital World
Get PDFIn recent years, the question of what smart education should be has become relevant in the global scientific community. This process has become more active during the pandemic, as everyone in the world has actively started using technology and artificial intelligence, it has become an integral part of our daily lives. Researchers in the field often hold discussions about the concept of smart education, pedagogical experience in implementing online education, and the use of the latest technologies.The general public often asks about the risks that are associated with this process. What challenges can there be and/or is there a readiness to respond to these challenges? Research A study was conducted in Georgia (Tbilisi) to clarify these issues and the results of the study showed that currently, ChatGPT and Translate applications are the most popular among undergraduate students in Georgian universities. The readiness of students and professors to use artificial AI systems is average or lower, the incorrect purpose of using these applications and incorrect expectations related to them are common, and the issues of confidentiality and security are also unclear. Accordingly, it can be said that the main goal of education policy makers should be to provide the population (regardless of age and profession) with an existing manual (framework project) on a permanent basis, which explains in detail the ways, methods and risks of using AI systems to ensure smart education and promote the development of society