Towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in the Internet of Things (IoT): Opportunities and Challenges

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), possessing the capacity to comprehend, learn, and execute tasks with human cognitive abilities, engenders significant anticipation and intrigue across scientific, commercial, and societal arenas. This fascination extends particularly to the Internet of Things (IoT), a landscape characterized by the interconnection of countless devices, sensors, and systems, collectively gathering and sharing data to enable intelligent decision-making and automation. This research embarks on an exploration of the opportunities and challenges towards achieving AGI in the context of the IoT. Specifically, it starts by outlining the fundamental principles of IoT and the critical role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in IoT systems. Subsequently, it delves into AGI fundamentals, culminating in the formulation of a conceptual framework for AGI's seamless integration within IoT. The application spectrum for AGI-infused IoT is broad, encompassing domains ranging from smart grids, residential environments, manufacturing, and transportation to environmental monitoring, agriculture, healthcare, and education. However, adapting AGI to resource-constrained IoT settings necessitates dedicated research efforts. Furthermore, the paper addresses constraints imposed by limited computing resources, intricacies associated with large-scale IoT communication, as well as the critical concerns pertaining to security and privacy

An Innovative Human Machine Interface for UAS Flight Management System

The thesis is relative to the development of an innovative Human Machine Interface for UAS Flight Management System. In particular, touchscreena have been selected as data entry interface. The thesis has been done together at Alenia Aermacch

Virtual Learning Environments for Manufacturing

Since the advent of globalization, the manufacturing industry has been subject to continuous pressure ofcompetition. Products have to be developed faster than before, with equivalent or higher quality, and atsignificantly lower cost. Whilst modern manufacturing systems provide the technological edge to meetthese challenges, one tends to forget that education and training of the workforce also has to be keptup-to-date. Only a workforce that is familiar with the latest advancements in the manufacturing sectorand well trained in the use of state-of-the-art technology and tools will be able to effectively face thecompetition. Although fundamental education and training may have been provided by the academicsector, employees need to continue developing their professional skills and competencies throughouttheir entire professional life. One potential approach to education and training of engineers in the manufacturingsector is the utilization of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs). Such VLEs are currentlywidely used for fundamental engineering education in academia, but they also hold a huge potentialfor successful deployment in distributed corporate settings. Manufacturing-related VLEs may provideemployees at all sites of a company across the globe with an affordable and safe environment for educationand training, ranging from the fundamentals of modern manufacturing to expert level training inmanufacturing process planning and simulation, without any need for, or cost of, physical equipment,materials, tools or travel. In this chapter the authors discuss how Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)for manufacturing-related education and training can be utilized in the corporate sector

Introduction to Social Justice Oriented Arts-Based Inquiry

abstract: ABSTRACT This dissertation addresses the question of how participation in an arts-based sojourn influences university instructors’ perspectives and understanding as related to working with international female Muslim students (FMS). It also addresses what participation in a social justice oriented arts-based inquiry reveals about transformation of perspectives and practices of FMS in instructors’ long-term trajectories. Social justice oriented arts-based inquiry is a powerful tool to unearth issues and challenges associated with creating and sustaining equitable practices in the classroom. This type of inquiry provided instructor-participants with a platform that facilitated their use of “equity lenses” to examine and reflect on external phenomena which may influence their classroom practices as related to FMS. Participation in the art-based sojourn facilitated multiple opportunities for the instructor-participants to reflect critically on their practices, understanding, and perspectives of FMS. This study revealed that the most significant shifts in understanding and perspectives about FMS followed from long-term events and moments in the instructor-participants’ teaching careers.Dissertation/ThesisDoctoral Dissertation Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 201

Writing the Digital History of Nazi Germany

This book will consider how the outcomes of “doing history digitally” include different kind of sources and data, as well as new ways of researching historical questions, and innovative forms of presenting history. All contributions focus on aspects related to the history of National Socialism, World War II and the Holocaust