Avoiding Road Bumps: Four Reliable Wheels For Biomedical Start-Ups,
2011
Singapore Management University
Avoiding Road Bumps: Four Reliable Wheels For Biomedical Start-Ups, Knowledge@Smu
Knowledge@SMU
Starting up a business in the biomedical industry is much like driving a car. According to Ting Choon Meng, a doctor and chief executive officer of HealthStats Singapore, there are four main 'wheels' that the entreprenuers must learn to operate. And just as in a real car, all four wheels must run in unison, or the business will not advance according to plan.
Networks - Ii: Error Estimation In Angle Of Arrival In Smart Antenna,
2011
UIT, Karachi, Pakistan
Networks - Ii: Error Estimation In Angle Of Arrival In Smart Antenna, Sangita Lalchand, Muhammad Mazhar Manzoor, Amir Ijaz, Imran Ahmed Awan, Asad Ali Siddique
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
Rapidly growing demand in mobile communication system required technology which will provide minimum errors and maximize SNR in a particular angle/direction. Smart antenna has a system for directed a beam towards desired angle/direction and suppress/cancel interference from undesired angle/direction. MUSIC (Multiple Signal Classification) has capability to estimate number of signals in an array and angle/direction of arrival of desired signal. ESPRIT (Estimation of Signal Parameters via Rotational Invariance Techniques) is used for the estimation of direction of arrival of multiple sets of identical doublets, provides parallel processing. This Paper provides comparative analysis and simulation of angle of arrival (AOA) estimation, …
Image Processing – I: Morphological And Gradient Based Fingerprint Image Segmentation,
2011
Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Image Processing – I: Morphological And Gradient Based Fingerprint Image Segmentation, M. Usman Akram, Anaum Ayaz, Junaid Imtiaz
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
For personal identification the use of fingerprint identification systems is mostly common. First step for an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) is the segmentation of fingerprint from the acquired image. Extraction of region of interest (ROI) from the desired fingerprint impression is the main purpose of segmentation. In this paper, we present a new technique for fingerprint segmentation using morphological operations and modified gradient based technique. The distinct feature of our technique is that it gives high accuracy for fingerprint segmentation even for low quality fingerprint images. The proposed algorithm is applied on standard fingerprint databases, FVC2002 and FVC2004. Experimental …
Image Processing – I: Pointing And Target Selection Of Object Using Color Detection Algorithm Through Dsp Processor Tms320c6711,
2011
Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
Image Processing – I: Pointing And Target Selection Of Object Using Color Detection Algorithm Through Dsp Processor Tms320c6711, Waseem Ahmed, M. Irfan, Mr. Muzammil, Mr. Yaseen
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
In the field of robotic and image vision technologies, the embedded computing and optimization of the image processing algorithm is quite significant in order to provide the real time processing. In the current era, for making the real time system for such high extensive computation and processing for providing the high speed and real time standalone system, several industrial giants continuously providing the solutions which are in the form of dedicated DSP processors and generalized FPGAs. Beside such high speed processor implementation, the image processing based algorithm plays significant role in machine vision based solution for industries, robotic and field …
Application Of Ict: A Comparative Analysis Of Power And Device Utilization Of Ldpc And Turbo Encoders,
2011
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Application Of Ict: A Comparative Analysis Of Power And Device Utilization Of Ldpc And Turbo Encoders, Sohaib A. Qazi, Samra Kahkashan
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
Today, the exponentially emergent requirements for high performance communication systems operating in noisy environments arise the need of high data rate with error free communication. Due to this reason, design of channel encoders becomes critical and a performance metric is required to qualify encoder for optimized solution. In this paper, we present two encoding techniques i.e. Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) and Turbo encoder. These techniques are evaluated on the basis of FPGA resource utilization and power consumption. Post PAR simulation results show that Low Density Parity Check encoder is more efficient in terms of through put, resource utilization and …
Image Processing – I: Automated System For Fingerprint Image Enhancement Using Improved Segmentation And Gabor Wavelets,
2011
Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Image Processing – I: Automated System For Fingerprint Image Enhancement Using Improved Segmentation And Gabor Wavelets, Amna Saeed, Anam Tariq, Usman Jawaid
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
This research revolves around the fingerprint image enhancement. It is used for automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS) for extracting the best quality fingerprint images. Accurate feature extraction and identification is the basic theme of this enhancement. This paper is on the fingerprint image enhancement using wavelets. Wavelets are famous for their special localization property and orientation flow estimation. The proposed technique is basically comprises of three main steps: segmentation followed by image sharpening and then Gabor wavelet filtering. Segmentation distinguishes between image background and foreground which in turn reduces processing time. Our sharpening stage of enhancement algorithm sharpens the edges …
Application Of Ict: Potential Of Cloud Computing Architecture,
2011
PAF-KIET, Karachi, Pakistan
Application Of Ict: Potential Of Cloud Computing Architecture, Saira Begum, Muhammad Khalid Khan
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
Cloud computing is a massively central advancement in the technique that businesses and users devour and work on computing. It's a elementary modify to an prepared model in which applications don't subsist out their lives on a specific section of hardware and in which possessions are more supplely deployed than was the historical standard. It's a primary shift to expansion and utilization model that replaces hard-wired, proprietary associations surrounded by software components and the clients of those components with unimportant Web services and Web-based software admittance. As difficulty under the virtualization is how to allocate resources to every application on-demand …
Image Processing – I: Automated System For Macula Detection In Digital Retinal Images,
2011
Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Image Processing – I: Automated System For Macula Detection In Digital Retinal Images, Maryam Mubbashar, Anam Usman, M. Usman Akram
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
In the field of medicines, medical image processing plays a vital role to detect the abnormalities of eye or eye diseases like glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. Macular degeneration is one of the medical conditions that affect the vision of elder people. If not detected in early stages it causes loss of eye sight. This paper presents an automated system for the localization and detection of macula in digital retinal images. In this paper, macula is first localized by making use of localized optic disc centre and enhanced blood vessels. Finally macula is detected by taking the distance from center of …
Artificial Intelligence - I: Fuzzy Logic Based Robust Pole-Placement Controller For Dc-Dc Buck Converter,
2011
Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology (INL), University of Lyon, CPE Lyon, France
Artificial Intelligence - I: Fuzzy Logic Based Robust Pole-Placement Controller For Dc-Dc Buck Converter, Ghulam Abbas, Umar Farooq, Muhammad Usman Asad
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
This paper describes the fuzzy logic based robust pole-placement controller for the buck converter working in Continuous Conduction Mode (CCM). The converter operates at a switching frequency of 500 KHz. Pole-placement controller does not show good robustness to the load variations and the change in supply and reference voltages. In order to improve the static and dynamic properties, pole-placement controller supported by decomposed PID fuzzy algorithm is investigated. The performance of both the controllers, pole-placement and optimal pole-placement, is compared and conclusions are drawn. It will be shown that optimal control shows better dynamic performance. MATLAB/SIMULINK based simulation results validate …
Artificial Intelligence – I: Adaptive Automated Teller Machines — Part I,
2011
Sukkur IBA, Sukkur, Pakistan
Artificial Intelligence – I: Adaptive Automated Teller Machines — Part I, Ghulam Mujtaba, Tariq Mahmood
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
During the past few years, the banking sector has started providing a variety of services to its customers. One of the most significant of such services has been the introduction of the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) for providing online support to bank customers. The use of ATMs has reached its zenith in every developed country, and thousands of ATM transactions are occurring on a daily basis. In order to increase the customers' satisfaction and to provide them with more user-friendly ATM interfaces, it becomes important to mine the ATM transactions to discover useful patterns about the customers' interacting behaviors. In …
Artificial Intelligence – I: A Preliminary Framework For Human-Agent Communication In Electronic Negotiations,
2011
GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
Artificial Intelligence – I: A Preliminary Framework For Human-Agent Communication In Electronic Negotiations, Moez Ur Rehman, Nosheen Riaz
International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies
Electronic negotiations are business negotiations conducted via electronic means using information and communications technologies (ICT). Two dominant types of electronic negotiation systems are automated negotiation systems for software agents and negotiation support systems (NSSs) for humans. However, the integration of two types for human-agent negotiations is an important task. In this paper, an extended communication model for human-agent business negotiations is presented. For this purpose, the underlying communication models of automated negotiations and NSSs are analyzed. The extended communication model is based on a common negotiation ontology which captures the negotiation agenda and paves the way for such hybrid communication, …
Using Skype As An Academic Tool: Lessons Learned,
2011
Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Using Skype As An Academic Tool: Lessons Learned, Martin Sivula
Technology
Several years ago I witnessed a graduate student speaking to person on his laptop screen. I asked, “who are you talking to?” He said to his wife in Turkey. I asked what software are you using? He said Skype, and it is free. Thus began my entry into the world of Skype. At first chance I downloaded Skype onto my personal computer. Since that time I have used Skype as a communication and instructional tool for academic purposes. Skype software allows communication (audio, video, and text) between and among various electronic devices (computers, mobile phones, smartphones, I pods, etc.) over …
E-Mail Management Of Japanese Hotels In Comparison With South Korean Hotels,
2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
E-Mail Management Of Japanese Hotels In Comparison With South Korean Hotels, Kyoko Morikoshi
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
There has been little study done concerning the service quality of Japanese hotels toward foreign guests; especially e-mail management in English has not been analyzed in Japan before. Since e-mail inquiries in English from foreign guests could be the first step for Japanese hotels to provide good service to prospective guests, managing English e-mails efficiently is a key to attracting more foreign guests. Therefore this study examined the actual condition of e-mail management at Japanese hotels by sending an English inquiry to them. Korean hotels were also included because South Korea and Japan have similar linguistic and economic backgrounds. A …
Technology Base Self Service In Hospitality Industry,
2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Technology Base Self Service In Hospitality Industry, Wan Chi Chen
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
There are more and more technology based self service (TBSS) encountering people’s daily life, even hospitality industry, where people pay to get service, has began to add TBSS as part of their service. Some people believe this TBSS is the trend for the future, but some others who have experienced this service believe that traditional human touch service (THTS) will be remain as the main service providing channel. While people are wondering what kind of service to provide as they want to get a high return on their investment, they need to have a better understanding on self service technology. …
Evaluating Websites By Features: Do Independent Hotels In Singapore Get It Right?,
2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Evaluating Websites By Features: Do Independent Hotels In Singapore Get It Right?, Prasetya Purnawan
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This study aims to evaluate the websites of independent hotels in Singapore in the business-to-consumer (B2C) framework. The modified balanced scorecard (BSC) approach is incorporated into the evaluation by features method in order to avoid the dominance of the marketing perspective by including technical, customer, and destination information perspectives. A set of website evaluation criteria representing these four perspectives is then used to examine the websites of 37 independent hotels. Almost three of four hotels get it right in developing, utilizing, and maintaining their websites. These websites have the presence of features that are known to be contributing towards website …
Temperature Control Device With A Flexible Temperature Control Surface,
2011
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Temperature Control Device With A Flexible Temperature Control Surface, Phil D. Belgrader, Christopher G. Cooney, Robert D. Doebler, Anna D. Hickerson, Bruce D. Irvine, Ali D. Nadim, James D. Sterling, Reza Miraghale
Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works
A device for controlling temperature in a reaction chamber is disclosed. The device comprises: a bladder assembly comprising a housing dimensioned to hold a reaction chamber disposed within an interior Volume of the housing; and a first temperature-control bladder disposed within the housing, the first temperature-control bladder is configured to receive a temperature-control fluid and comprises a flexible, heat conductive Surface that comes in contact with at least a portion of an exterior surface of the reaction chamber after receiving the temperature-control fluid. Also disclosed are a bladder thermal cycler, a temperature-control bladder assembly and methods for producing a thermal …
Value Capture In Global Production Networks:Evidence From The Taiwanese Electronics Industry,
2011
Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Value Capture In Global Production Networks:Evidence From The Taiwanese Electronics Industry, Namchul Shin, Alan Eisner
Cornerstone 3 Reports : Interdisciplinary Informatics
No abstract provided.
Managing Risk In A Failing It Project: A Social Constructionist View,
2011
Singapore Management University
Managing Risk In A Failing It Project: A Social Constructionist View, Wee-Kiat Lim, Siew Kien Sia, Adrian Yeow
CCX Research
Why do IT projects continue to stumble, despite the proliferation of risk management methodologies and a growing body of knowledge on project risk assessment and mitigation? In this paper, we propose an alternative theoretical perspective that views project risk as a social construction process shaped by the risk accounts of social groups and actors within an implementation context. Risk management is embedded in the social processes where risks are negotiated and contested, with some risk accounts amplified and some attenuated. Through the analysis of a large IT implementation in an Asian logistics firm and its trajectory of successive crises, we …
The Impact Of Transnational Intellectual Property Rights On Firms’ Knowledge Formation: Evidence From China-Us Patent Dyads,
2011
Singapore Management University
The Impact Of Transnational Intellectual Property Rights On Firms’ Knowledge Formation: Evidence From China-Us Patent Dyads, Kenneth Guang-Lih Huang
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
As firms and organizations increasingly operate and conduct R&D in emerging economies, “transnational patenting” – patenting of the same invention across more than one country – is becoming the cornerstone of their intellectual property strategy. Drawing on works from signaling theory and intellectual property strategy, I examine the dynamics and impact of transnational patenting on technological knowledge formation across distinct intellectual property right (IPR) institutions. Using a novel dataset of 4226 China-US patent dyads covering 1104 firms and organizations, I find patent grant to technological invention under a weak IPR institution such as China significantly increases (by up to 108%) …
Relation-Specific Creative Performance In Voluntary Collaborations: A Micro-Foundation For Competitive Advantage?,
2011
Singapore Management University
Relation-Specific Creative Performance In Voluntary Collaborations: A Micro-Foundation For Competitive Advantage?, Terence Ping Ching Fan, Duncan Robertson
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
A fundamental question in the strategy literature is how sustainable competitive advantage can be generated within one firm and yet difficult to copy by another. We offer one solution to this conundrum by way of relation-specific performance that is developed in creative projects – where the individuals involved have significant latitude on the intended objectives as well as their collaborators on these projects. Because higher-level cognition is involved in navigating such projects from conception to implementation, there is heightened relation-specificity in their performance – as measured by how widely they are adopted by third-party users. This relationspecificity means that any …
