Status of research at the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE)

Research conducted at the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering in applied mathematics, numerical analysis and computer science is summarized

Computer literacy in secondary education: The performance and engagement of girls

This research study examines performance and engagement in computer literacy of boys and girls (N = 873). Performance and engagement in computer literacy are established with CAST. Computer Alfabetisme Schalen Twente, a Dutch version of the Minnesota Computer Literacy Awareness Assessment. The results of the study show that girls perform lower and are less engaged in computer literacy than boys. Research on sex differences in mathematics and science education shows that three factors are important for the design of action programs for girls, viz. the expectation and behaviour of significant others, the perception of the usefulness of the subject for a future career and a positive attitude towards the subject. This study shows that these factors seem to be relevant for computer literacy too. It has been found that a positive attitude towards mathematics and physics is positively related to a positive attitude towards computer literacy. An examination of the relation between performance in computer literacy and attitude towards mathematics and physics shows no differences in performance between boys and girls with a negative attitude towards mathematics and physics. For boys and girls with a positive attitude towards mathematics and physics however a difference in performance in computer literacy has been found in favour of boy

Using CamiTK for rapid prototyping of interactive Computer Assisted Medical Intervention applications

Computer Assisted Medical Intervention (CAMI hereafter) is a complex multi-disciplinary field. CAMI research requires the collaboration of experts in several fields as diverse as medicine, computer science, mathematics, instrumentation, signal processing, mechanics, modeling, automatics, optics, etc

Theoretical Computer Science and Discrete Mathematics

This book includes 15 articles published in the Special Issue "Theoretical Computer Science and Discrete Mathematics" of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This Special Issue is devoted to original and significant contributions to theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics. The aim was to bring together research papers linking different areas of discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science, as well as applications of discrete mathematics to other areas of science and technology. The Special Issue covers topics in discrete mathematics including (but not limited to) graph theory, cryptography, numerical semigroups, discrete optimization, algorithms, and complexity

Mathematics and Computer Science :Proceedings of Annual Workshop on Mathematics and Computer Science, March 25, 2014, JOSAI UNIVERSITY

Mathematics and Computer Science : Proceedings of Annual Workshop on Mathematics and Computer Science, held at Josai University on March 25 in 2014 / edited by Masatoshi IIDA, Manabu INUMA, Kiyoko NISHIZAW

Preparing Undergraduate Students Majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics with Data Science Perspectives and Awareness in the Age of Big Data

AbstractUndergraduate students majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics are entering the workforce not only as programmers and mathematicians but also as data and business intelligent analysts. These job profiles require students to effectively utilize databases and data warehouses technologies, summarize data from external sources including the Internet and provide solutions to complicate, dynamic and ever-changing problems. These areas of hard skills have not been integrated as a major component of undergraduate programs in mathematics and computer science. This paper is aimed at showing how to motivate the significance of mastering data science proficiency as well as depicting examples and resources for lecturers in implementing data science in computer sciences and mathematics curriculum. Two case studies from Computer Science and Informatics Mathematics Programs at Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University in Bangkok, Thailand are presented

Mathematics and Computer Science :Proceedings of Annual Workshop on Mathematics and Computer Science, March 25, 2014, JOSAI UNIVERSITY

Mathematics and Computer Science : Proceedings of Annual Workshop on Mathematics and Computer Science, held at Josai University on March 25 in 2014 / edited by Masatoshi IIDA, Manabu INUMA, Kiyoko NISHIZAW