3D MODELLING FROM UAV DATA IN HIERAPOLIS OF PHRIGIA (TK)

[EN] In areas of archaeological excavation with architectural complexes, the generation of 3D data and their spatial information updating can now benefit from UAV photogrammetry. This technique shows a very rapid development in many fields, as it provides effective results for high-resolution and detailed surfaces, adding to both quickness and suistainable costs, quite irrespective of the form and extension. That is very important in Documentation phases of Cultural Heritage. In the field of archaeological researches, the nadir view from low altitude has always been a preferential point of view, then the generation of very large-scale models and orthophotos is of great interest today, and it seems to promise high future developments. So the paper focuses on a workflow to obtain photogrammetrical products generation using eBee system, by Sensefly, of growing popularity in the scenario of survey techniques. The potential of outcomes is also given by the selected monumental case studies in the city of Hierapolis in Phrygian, on which the MAIER (Italian archaeological Mission of Hierapolis) operates from the 60s of the twentieth century. The variety and complexity of the buildings, as well as the height of their ruins offers numerous trouble spots that is interesting to deal. A particular attention on the accuracy of DSM (Digital Surface Model) will be evaluated and reported thanks to the GCPs (ground control points) that have been easily measured since these aerial photogrammetry experiences by UAV are the last of extensive previous metric surveys conducted in the recent past.Chiabrando, F.; D'andria, F.; Sammartano, G.; Spanò, A. (2016). 3D MODELLING FROM UAV DATA IN HIERAPOLIS OF PHRIGIA (TK). En 8th International congress on archaeology, computer graphics, cultural heritage and innovation. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 347-349. https://doi.org/10.4995/arqueologica8.2015.3587OCS34734

SeaClouds: An Open Reference Architecture for Multi-Cloud Governance

A. Brogi, J. Carrasco, J. Cubo, F. D'Andria, E. Di Nitto, M. Guerriero, D. Pérez, E. Pimentel, J. Soldani. "SeaClouds: An Open Reference Architecture for Multi-Cloud Governance". In B. Tekinerdogan et al. (Eds.): ECSA 2016, LNCS 9839, pp. 334–338, 2016.We present the open reference architecture of the SeaClouds solution. It aims at enabling a seamless adaptive multi-cloud management of complex applications by supporting the distribution, monitoring and reconfiguration of app modules over heterogeneous cloud providers.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

A survey on IoT-edge-cloud continuum systems: Status, challenges, use cases, and open issues

The rapid growth in the number of interconnected devices on the Internet (referred to as the Internet of Things—IoT), along with the huge volume of data that are exchanged and processed, has created a new landscape in network design and operation. Due to the limited battery size and computational capabilities of IoT nodes, data processing usually takes place on external devices. Since latency minimization is a key concept in modern-era networks, edge servers that are in close proximity to IoT nodes gather and process related data, while in some cases data offloading in the cloud might have to take place. The interconnection of a vast number of heterogeneous IoT devices with the edge servers and the cloud, where the IoT, edge, and cloud converge to form a computing continuum, is also known as the IoT-edge-cloud (IEC) continuum. Several key challenges are associated with this new computing systems’ architectural approach, including (i) the design of connection and programming protocols aimed at properly manipulating a huge number of heterogeneous devices over diverse infrastructures; (ii) the design of efficient task offloading algorithms aimed at optimizing services execution; (iii) the support for security and privacy enhancements during data transfer to deal with the existent and even unforeseen attacks and threats landscape; (iv) scalability, flexibility, and reliability guarantees to face the expected mobility for IoT systems; and (v) the design of optimal resource allocation mechanisms to make the most out of the available resources. These challenges will become even more significant towards the new era of sixth-generation (6G) networks, which will be based on the integration of various cutting-edge heterogeneous technologies. Therefore, the goal of this survey paper is to present all recent developments in the field of IEC continuum systems, with respect to the aforementioned deployment challenges. In the same context, potential limitations and future challenges are highlighted as well. Finally, indicative use cases are also presented from an IEC continuum perspective.This work was partially supported by the project «Towards a functional continuum operating system (ICOS)» funded by the European Commission (Project code/Grant Number: 101070177, call for proposal: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DATA-01, funded under HE|HORIZON-RIA\HORIZON-AG). For the UPC author, this work has been also partially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under grant PID2021-124463OB-I00, which is funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by ERDF A way of making Europe.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Accès et circulation dans les nécropoles antiques de Hiérapolis (Phrygie, Turquie)

International audienceSituée dans le sud-ouest de la Turquie, dans l’ancienne province de Phrygie, la cité antique et médiévale de Hiérapolis est installée sur un plateau en bordure de vallée. Fondée au III e siècle avant Jésus-Christ, sous la dynastie séleucide, la cité se développe à partir de l’époque romaine et devient un centre de pèlerinage important à l’époque byzantine et médiévale, avant d’être finalement abandonnée au XII e siècle (D’Andria 2001). Classé au Patrimoine Mondial de l’Unesco, ce site est avant tout connu d’un point de vue archéologique pour la tombe de Saint-Philippe et le culte qui s’est développé autour de celle-ci, ainsi que pour l’étendue et la conservation des nécropoles antiques qui s’étendent en périphérie de l’agglomération.Dans ce cadre qui constitue un témoin privilégié pour observer et comprendre l’organisation et l’évolution des espaces funéraires sur un temps long, plusieurs questions relatives à l’accès, à la circulation et aux aménagements autour et à l’intérieur des tombes se posent, notamment dans le but d’appréhender les gestes et pratiques funéraires des groupes qui ont inhumé leurs proches dans ces ensembles funéraires. Deux programmes de recherches actuellement en cours1, travaillent sur ces questions par le biais de la fouille d’une chambre souterraine (tombe 163d, nécropole nord) et celle d’un complexe de tombes (complexe de la tombe C92, nécropole est)

The touristic sector in the 5G technology era: the 5G-TOURS project approach

5G mobile networks are designed to fulfill very stringent requirements and support new vertical use cases. This transition to a vertical oriented delivery model will have a strong impact in the touristic sector. In this context, the "touristic city node" of 5G-TOURS, built in the city of Turin, aims at exploiting the potential of the media vertical. The objective is to develop an innovative tourism concept based on complementary and linked trials for five specific use cases. The trials will promote an overall integrated indoor/outdoor immersive experience to the visitors using any possible device, enhancing the accessibility to the technology especially for disadvantaged and disabled people. They will also utilize 5G to drive "remote tourism" based on AR/VR experiences and bridge the gap between the physical and virtual worlds for tourism. This paper provides an overview of the 5G technology deployed in the touristic node, explaining the different services to be provided and discussing the need of 5G technology to support this vision. This work also assesses the business potential of each of the considered use cases, corroborating their potential in the context of future network services.This work was supported in part by the European Commission under the 5G-TOURS: SmarT mObility, media and e-health for toURists and citizenS (H2020-ICT-2018-2020 call, grant number 856950)

Biologics as well as inhaled anti-asthmatic therapy achieve clinical remission: Evidence from the Severe Asthma Network in Italy (SANI)

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of severe asthma (SA) treatments after 12 months in achieving clinical remission (CR) within the context of the Severe Asthma Network in Italy (SANI) using the recent SANI definition of CR on treatment. Methods: CR has been defined by SANI as complete, partial, and no CR. Complete CR is defined by the absence of oral corticosteroids (OCS), no symptoms, no exacerbations, and stable lung function, and partial CR requires the absence of OCS and the fulfillment of 2 out of the other 3 criteria. Patients who do not meet the previous criteria do not reach CR. Results: After 12 months of treatment, 283 patients were selected to evaluate the effectiveness of biologics (225 patients) and inhaled therapy (58 patients) in achieving CR. Among patients treated with biologic agents, 45.8% reached complete CR, 23.1% partial CR, and 31.1% no CR. Differences in CR achievement according to type of biologic agent administered were observed. Interesting results were found when assessing the inhaled therapy (ICS/LABA/LAMA and no biologics) effectiveness: 34.5% patients reached complete CR, 34.5% partial CR, and 31.0% did not reach CR. This finding is noteworthy since it further supports the efficacy of inhaled treatment in certain SA patients and highlights the relevance of using CR as a modern outcome of SA treatments. Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) comorbidity was associated, though not significantly, with CR achievement in patients treated with biologics. Asthma Control Test (ACT) and Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) scores significantly impacted CR (p = 0.003 and p = 0.027, respectively), while biomarkers, namely IgE, blood eosinophils, or fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), were not associated with CR achievement. Conclusions: This study confirmed the effectiveness of biologics in reaching CR and demonstrated also inhaled therapies able to achieve CR. These innovative findings should encourage post hoc analysis of randomized clinical trials or even retrospective analysis of SA patient cohorts to evaluate CR with different inhaled treatments and further define the populations eligible for each treatment

La "mappa di Soleto" nel contesto archeologico e topografico del Salento (V sec. a.C.)

Il contributo discute l'importante rinvenimento epigrafico della "mappa" della Messapia, incisa su un frammento ceramico; i dati desunti dal frammento iscritto sono analizzati all'interno del sistema insediativo del Salento di V sec. a.C