ICT security curriculum or how to respond to current global challenges

The paper presents some results obtained through the implementation of the Erasmus LLP “SALEIE” (Strategic Alignment of Electrical and Information Engineering in European Higher Education Institutions). The aim of the project was to bring together experts from European universities to enhance the competitiveness of Electrical and Information Engineering (EIE) education within Europe, especially in relation to modern global technical challenges and to provide higher education models in a few EIE fields in accordance with these challenges. One of the outcomes of the project was a new ICT Security curriculum for bachelor and master levels. The research methodology comprised such stages as: identifying the most important current global challenges, conducting a survey related to existing EIE programs in order to establish the top-level criteria for an EIE curriculum, analysing the results of the survey, obtaining the industry feedback related to technical and non-technical skills required for the specific field, and proposing a new curriculum for ICT Security programmes to respond to the modern technical challenges and to meet the needs of the industry, students, academics and graduates

International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies- CompSysTech’2003 Using the MSSP Module of PIC16F87X Microcontroller in Master Mode

Abstract: The paper considers the utilizing of the master synchronous serial port (MSSP) module of the microcontrollers of the PIC16F87X Microchip family in master mode for I 2 C communications. An algorithm for processing the status of the transfer is presented. Key words: microcontroller PIC16F87X, master synchronous serial port MSSP, I 2 C communications, special function registers

Industry 4.0 and beyond. Present trends, emerging solutions and future technologies in the area of the industrial automation

The constant development of new technologies and production methods and their integration in the various fabrication and manufacturing processes has fuelled several waves of novelties and innovations in the industrial domain, which are also known as the industrial revolutions. These transformative processes have changed humanity forever and have shifted the economic models and the manufacturing methods of our societies - from the hand-based farming and manual production of goods to the total utilization of information systems, machines and robots for the large-scale fabrication of high-quality products and the delivery of modern services. The industrial revolutions have led to increased production volumes, higher manufacturing efficiency, lower prices, better working conditions, improved salaries and to significant improvements of the infrastructure, the railroad and the road networks. The recent technological advancements and the development of novel paradigms for the use of autonomous robots, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence algorithms, quantum computing and nanotechnologies are slowly changing the overall landscape and are pushing humanity towards the next wave of Industrial revolutions. While these innovations are offer significant benefits, they are also presenting a new set of challenges for the companies and their staff. In this paper we present and discuss the present trends, emerging solutions and future technologies in the area of the Industrial Automation. The Introduction section of the paper provides a brief overview of the past and present Industrial revolutions and highlights the advantages and the disadvantages of their underlying technologies. The next chapter of the paper presents in more details the trending technologies and the solutions of the present-day Industrial Automation domain. The paper continues with discussions about the emerging Industry 5.0 technologies and solutions. The next chapter of the manuscript is dedicated to the potential future Industrial Automation technologies, which will most likely constitute the Industry 6.0 paradigm. Last, but not least, we conclude the paper with some discussions about the automation technologies and the main challenges, opportunities and needs of the Industrial sector