Information professionals and copyright literacy: a multinational study

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present findings from a multinational survey on copyright literacy of specialists from libraries and other cultural institutions. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is based on a multinational survey of copyright literacy competencies of Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals and those who work in the cultural heritage sector (archives and museums), conducted in 13 countries, namely Bulgaria (BG), Croatia (CR), Finland (FI), France (FR), Hungary (HU), Lithuania (LT), Mexico (MX), Norway (NO), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Turkey (TR), UK and USA in the period July 2013-March 2015. An online survey instrument was developed in order to collect data from professionals regarding their familiarity with, knowledge and awareness of, and opinions on copyright-related issues. Findings: Findings of this study highlight gaps in existing knowledge of copyright, and information about the level of copyright literacy of LIS and cultural sector professionals. Also attitudes toward copyright learning content in academic education and continuing professional development training programs are investigated. Originality/value: This study aimed to address a gap in the literature by encompassing specialists from the cultural institutions in an international comparative context. The paper offers guidance for further understanding of copyright in a wider framework of digital and information literacy; and for the implementation of copyright policy, and the establishment of copyright advisor positions in cultural institutions. The recommendations support a revision of academic and continuing education programs learning curriculum and methods

Connecting identification and robust control: a new challenge

Until recently identification theory had not focused upon delivering accurate uncertainty bounds around the estimated model. In addition, in adaptive control design, not much effort has been devoted to the effect of the controller on the quality of the identified model. In this paper, the interactions between identification and control design are illustrated, and a number of recent results is presented that aim at enhancing the synergy between these two fields.Anglai

On the use of MATLAB in robot identification and control

Reports on the use of the MATLAB software package including its control system and system identification toolboxes for identifying the transfer functions of a 5-DOF velocity controlled robotic manipulator in view of designing new position controllers for all the robot axes.Anglai

Traffic modelling and control for metro circle lines

Most of the metro networks are operated as loop lines: a given number of trains are operated on a closed circuit, with the consequence that the delays are cumulated from circuit to circuit. The paper deals with modelling, stability and feedback control for the traffic on such loop lines. It extends the results obtained in the rather unrealistic case of open lines. The authors develop a mathematical model and state space formulations, putting in evidence the traffic instability on loop lines, and propose state feedback traffic control laws ensuring the stability of the closed loop system. Simulation results show the benefit to be expected from an efficient traffic control.Anglai

Speeding up smart card RSA computations with insecure coprocessors

Treats the problem how small devices such as smart cards can efficiently compute signatures, execute signature verifications and and decipher encrypted messages based on the RSA algorithm, making use of the computing power of `insecure' auxiliary devices such as POS, banking and telephone terminals.Anglai

Iterative modular division over GF(2/sup m/): novel algorithm and implementations on FPGA

Public key cryptography is a concept used by many useful functionalities such as digital signature, encryption, key agreements, ... For those needs, elliptic curve cryptography is an attractive solution. Cryptosystems based on elliptic curve need a costly modular division. Depending on the choice of coordinates, this operation is requested at each step of algorithms, during a precomputation phase or at the end of the whole computation. As a result, efficient modular division implementations are useful for both area constrained designs working in affine coordinates and high-speed processors. For that purpose, this paper highlights the most efficient iterative modular division algorithm and explores different time and area tradeoffs on FPGA. First, thanks to a novel algorithm, the computational time is divided by two with an area increase of one half. Second, using the single-instruction multiple-data feature of the selected algorithm, the area is divided by two with a doubling of the computational time. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first report about an iterative digit-serial modular division algorithm, the first area and time tradeoff analysis of an iterative algorithm and the best result among the very few implementations on FPGA.Anglai

CORSAIR: a chip card with fast RSA capability

Firstly the authors; describe the evolution of smart cards: the first experiment was the two-chip card in France, with only small capability (for the memory and cryptographic algorithms); then physical security was much augmented with the one-chip card; the next step was the smart card with DES capability and its full use of the power of secret key algorithms; now it is time for the smart card including the RSA capability, opening the door for public key algorithms (signature, key exchange, identification using zero-knowledge protocols). A typical organization of a smart card with fast RSA capability, CORSAIR, Chip Organization for RSA In a Rush, is described and some detailed are given about the technical specifications and the expected performance.Anglai

Adaptive control of the temperature of a glass furnace

This paper describes an application of adaptive generalized predictive control to the regulation of the glass temperature in an industrial furnace operated by the Glaverbel Company (Belgium). Basic features of the algorithm are described and the results show a significant improvement with respect to the previous manual operation of the furnace.Anglai

Multi‐Dimensional Context‐Aware Adaptation for Web Applications

This tutorial presents the state-of-the-art of adaptation for web interfaces concerning multi-dimensionality and context-awareness. The specific goals include the presentation of: (i) fundamental concepts, as motivations, definitions and relevant context information; (ii) adaptation techniques for web applications, as methods, models, strategies and technologies; (iii) adaptable and adaptive web applications in scientific and commercial aspects