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    Northeastern Illinois University, Academic Catalog 2023-2024

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    Pathway to Future Symbiotic Creativity

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    This report presents a comprehensive view of our vision on the development path of the human-machine symbiotic art creation. We propose a classification of the creative system with a hierarchy of 5 classes, showing the pathway of creativity evolving from a mimic-human artist (Turing Artists) to a Machine artist in its own right. We begin with an overview of the limitations of the Turing Artists then focus on the top two-level systems, Machine Artists, emphasizing machine-human communication in art creation. In art creation, it is necessary for machines to understand humans' mental states, including desires, appreciation, and emotions, humans also need to understand machines' creative capabilities and limitations. The rapid development of immersive environment and further evolution into the new concept of metaverse enable symbiotic art creation through unprecedented flexibility of bi-directional communication between artists and art manifestation environments. By examining the latest sensor and XR technologies, we illustrate the novel way for art data collection to constitute the base of a new form of human-machine bidirectional communication and understanding in art creation. Based on such communication and understanding mechanisms, we propose a novel framework for building future Machine artists, which comes with the philosophy that a human-compatible AI system should be based on the "human-in-the-loop" principle rather than the traditional "end-to-end" dogma. By proposing a new form of inverse reinforcement learning model, we outline the platform design of machine artists, demonstrate its functions and showcase some examples of technologies we have developed. We also provide a systematic exposition of the ecosystem for AI-based symbiotic art form and community with an economic model built on NFT technology. Ethical issues for the development of machine artists are also discussed

    Brain Computations and Connectivity [2nd edition]

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    This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Brain Computations and Connectivity is about how the brain works. In order to understand this, it is essential to know what is computed by different brain systems; and how the computations are performed. The aim of this book is to elucidate what is computed in different brain systems; and to describe current biologically plausible computational approaches and models of how each of these brain systems computes. Understanding the brain in this way has enormous potential for understanding ourselves better in health and in disease. Potential applications of this understanding are to the treatment of the brain in disease; and to artificial intelligence which will benefit from knowledge of how the brain performs many of its extraordinarily impressive functions. This book is pioneering in taking this approach to brain function: to consider what is computed by many of our brain systems; and how it is computed, and updates by much new evidence including the connectivity of the human brain the earlier book: Rolls (2021) Brain Computations: What and How, Oxford University Press. Brain Computations and Connectivity will be of interest to all scientists interested in brain function and how the brain works, whether they are from neuroscience, or from medical sciences including neurology and psychiatry, or from the area of computational science including machine learning and artificial intelligence, or from areas such as theoretical physics

    Workplace-Based Learning: A Study in BIM-enabled Construction Projects

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    Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a fast-emerging technology that has promoted digital transformation in the construction project lifecycle through changing the ways in which people work. However, empirical studies show that professionals in the construction industry are still reluctant to adopt BIM in their construction projects due to a lack of skills and suitable learning approaches. Furthermore, embracing an appropriate learning approach is still challenging in built environment projects, which are generally complex, temporary, unique and uncertain due to their fragmented nature. To achieve more successful BIM-enabled construction projects, a flexible and relevant learning approach for the workplace needs to be determined. Consequently, resolving this issue requires identification of the key learning aspects that influence creation of a suitable learning approach. The aim of this doctoral study is to explore how workplace-based learning could be designed and implemented in BIM enabled-construction projects. Learning that takes place in construction projects is predominantly determined by complex social practices. On the other hand, BIM – which professionals desire to adopt in construction projects – is interwoven with both interactions with humans and artefacts. To holistically investigate the learning in BIM-enabled construction projects, ‘Connectivism’, a new learning approach for the digital age, is adopted in this study. This explains the complex learning that happens in the work environment through a combination of principles by understanding the unrelated unseen events (chaos), exploring the learning as a collective (network), investigating the position between order and disorder (complexity) and analysing unpredictable and uncontrollable learning that occurs due to non-linear interactions (self-organising). Understanding the continuous learning in both human and non-human activities through Connectivism has helped to identify the links between the key learning aspects in the workplace. Examining the identified learning aspects in a connected way has encouraged professionals to figure out the most suitable learning approach for their project team. This study has been conducted in three phases: literature review, semi-structured interviews and a case study approach, in order to understand the learning that occurs in BIM-enabled construction projects. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 professionals working in BIM-enabled construction projects. Two case studies were selected to analyse BIM-enabled construction projects in the £30-60 million scale. Furthermore, six case studies within those selected projects were chosen for an in-depth investigation on the in-project learning. Data within the case studies were collected through project documents, semi-structured interviews and meeting observations. Nvivo was used to evaluate, interpret, explain and analyse the data collected from both semi-structured interviews and case studies. The study reveals that BIM-enabled construction projects are largely involved with information that is digitally linked with federated 3D models and project participants. Investigation shows that learning in in these projects is continuous, networked and depends on participation in addition to knowledge accumulation and knowledge creation. ‘Participation’ and ‘Interpretation’ as a combination have significant impacts on this complex learning that takes place in work environments. ‘Participation’ at work shows how each individual wants to get involved, interpret and learn in each situation that they participate. On the other hand, the multidisciplinary nature of BIM-enabled construction projects confirms that project participants need to focus on interpretation to agree on a common meaning of artefacts and information. Therefore, ‘Interpretation’ is identified as a form of thinking that comprises planning, monitoring one’s activities and problem-solving. Interpretation, which is enabled via thinking and sharing experience, helps to shape the decisions and solutions during Participation. To help construction projects in achieving a suitable learning approach which is vital for a success of a project, a model for learning in the workplace has been developed through merging the learning aspects that have been identified from chosen BIM-enabled construction projects. The novel model for workplace-based learning is a combination of participation and interpretation which is linked through three learning modes: Alignment, Insight and Engagement. The combination of these learning modes has contributed to interpret the ideas while participating at work. Consequently, it enabled project participants to align on a common meaning in an informative collaborative environment. The proposed model of learning in the workplace presents a systematic approach for achieving suitable learning in BIM-enabled projects by connecting the key learning aspects at the project level. Furthermore, this can be also used to employ skilled people and promote common standards on skills expectations associated with BIM-enabled projects

    PROCEEDINGS 5th PLATE Conference

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    The 5th international PLATE conference (Product Lifetimes and the Environment) addressed product lifetimes in the context of sustainability. The PLATE conference, which has been running since 2015, has successfully been able to establish a solid network of researchers around its core theme. The topic has come to the forefront of current (political, scientific & societal) debates due to its interconnectedness with a number of recent prominent movements, such as the circular economy, eco-design and collaborative consumption. For the 2023 edition of the conference, we encouraged researchers to propose how to extend, widen or critically re-construct thematic sessions for the PLATE conference, and the paper call was constructed based on these proposals. In this 5th PLATE conference, we had 171 paper presentations and 238 participants from 14 different countries. Beside of paper sessions we organized workshops and REPAIR exhibitions

    Annals of Scientific Society for Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics 2021

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    This Open Access proceedings presents a good overview of the current research landscape of assembly, handling and industrial robotics. The objective of MHI Colloquium is the successful networking at both academic and management level. Thereby, the colloquium focuses an academic exchange at a high level in order to distribute the obtained research results, to determine synergy effects and trends, to connect the actors in person and in conclusion, to strengthen the research field as well as the MHI community. In addition, there is the possibility to become acquatined with the organizing institute. Primary audience is formed by members of the scientific society for assembly, handling and industrial robotics (WGMHI)

    Digitization of the work environment for sustainable production

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    Global pandemics, devastating wars and natural disasters with increasing frequency and impact are disrupting previously carefully balanced manufacturing networks. All industrial companies are required to examine their operations and adjust accordingly. The increasing cost of resources require enterprises to re-design their value creation processes to be more sustainable, to optimize the supplier network to become more resilient and to accelerate digitizing of operations to enhance operational effectiveness. This year's WGAB research seminar is themed around Digitization of the work environment for sustainable production and seeks to contribute solutions to the current challenges. The scientific discourse aims to advance the sustainable and data-based organization of value creation processes. Exemplary efforts for the sustainable production of 3D printed footwear and the circular supply chain of energy production will be discussed. With advances in sensory data collection in cyber-physical production systems (CPPS), there are new opportunities for sensing the status of manufacturing systems, which enable advanced data analytics to contribute to a sustainable production. Intelligent processes enable sustainable value creation and bi-directional knowledge exchange between humans and machines. With people at the centre of the CPPS, production systems shall be both adaptive and personalized for every worker. People need to be involved in the technological and organizational changes. Simulating the migration from a linear economy to a circular economy supports the trend of regionalized production networks. Digital assistance systems are tested to back up resilient manufacturing. We would like to thank all authors for their efforts in preparing the contributions, which are valuable inputs to the discourse to solve the current challenges

    ICS Materials

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    This present book covers a series of outstanding reputation researchers’ contributions on the topic of ICS Materials: a new class of emerging materials with properties and qualities concerning interactivity, connectivity and intelligence. In the general framework of ICS Materials’ domain, each chapter deals with a specific aspect following the characteristic perspective of each researcher. As result, methods, tools, guidelines emerged that are relevant and applicable to several contexts such as product, interaction design, materials science and many more
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