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Vertical Free-Swinging Photovoltaic Racking Energy Modeling: A Novel Approach To Agrivoltaics, Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Joshua M. Pearce
Vertical Free-Swinging Photovoltaic Racking Energy Modeling: A Novel Approach To Agrivoltaics, Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Joshua M. Pearce
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
To enable lower-cost building materials, a free-swinging bifacial vertical solar photovoltaic (PV) rack has been proposed, which complies with Canadian building codes and is the lowest capital-cost agrivoltaics rack. The wind force applied to the free-swinging PV, however, causes it to have varying tilt angles depending on the wind speed and direction. No energy performance model accurately describes such a system. To provide a simulation model for the free-swinging PV, where wind speed and direction govern the array tilt angle, this study builds upon the open-source System Advisor Model (SAM) using Python. After the SAM python model is validated, a …
A Novel Multidimensional Reference Model For Heterogeneous Textual Datasets Using Context, Semantic And Syntactic Clues, Ganesh Kumar, Shuib Basri, Abdullahi Abubakar Imam, Abdullateef Abdullateef Oluwagbemiga Balogun, Hussaini Mamman, Luiz Fernando Capretz
A Novel Multidimensional Reference Model For Heterogeneous Textual Datasets Using Context, Semantic And Syntactic Clues, Ganesh Kumar, Shuib Basri, Abdullahi Abubakar Imam, Abdullateef Abdullateef Oluwagbemiga Balogun, Hussaini Mamman, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
With the advent of technology and use of latest devices, they produces voluminous data. Out of it, 80% of the data are unstructured and remaining 20% are structured and semi-structured. The produced data are in heterogeneous format and without following any standards. Among heterogeneous (structured, semi-structured and unstructured) data, textual data are nowadays used by industries for prediction and visualization of future challenges. Extracting useful information from it is really challenging for stakeholders due to lexical and semantic matching. Few studies have been solving this issue by using ontologies and semantic tools, but the main limitations of proposed work were …
Search-Based Fairness Testing: An Overview, Hussaini Mamman, Shuib Basri, Abdullateef Balogun, Abdullahi Abubakar Imam, Ganesh Kumar, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Search-Based Fairness Testing: An Overview, Hussaini Mamman, Shuib Basri, Abdullateef Balogun, Abdullahi Abubakar Imam, Ganesh Kumar, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has demonstrated remarkable capabilities in domains such as recruitment, finance, healthcare, and the judiciary. However, biases in AI systems raise ethical and societal concerns, emphasizing the need for effective fairness testing methods. This paper reviews current research on fairness testing, particularly its application through search-based testing. Our analysis highlights progress and identifies areas of improvement in addressing AI systems’ biases. Future research should focus on leveraging established search-based testing methodologies for fairness testing.
Investigating Continual Learning Strategies In Neural Networks, Christopher Tam, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Investigating Continual Learning Strategies In Neural Networks, Christopher Tam, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
This paper explores the role of continual learning strategies when neural networks are confronted with learning tasks sequentially. We analyze the stability-plasticity dilemma with three factors in mind: the type of network architecture used, the continual learning scenario defined and the continual learning strategy implemented. Our results show that complementary learning systems and neural volume significantly contribute towards memory retrieval and consolidation in neural networks. Finally, we demonstrate how regularization strategies such as elastic weight consolidation are more well-suited for larger neural networks whereas rehearsal strategies such as gradient episodic memory are better suited for smaller neural networks.
Software Testing And Code Refactoring: A Survey With Practitioners, Danilo Leandro Lima, Ronnie Souza Santos, Guilherme Pires Garcia, Sildemir S. Silva, Cesar Franca, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Software Testing And Code Refactoring: A Survey With Practitioners, Danilo Leandro Lima, Ronnie Souza Santos, Guilherme Pires Garcia, Sildemir S. Silva, Cesar Franca, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Nowadays, software testing professionals are commonly required to develop coding skills to work on test automation. One essential skill required from those who code is the ability to implement code refactoring, a valued quality aspect of software development; however, software developers usually encounter obstacles in successfully applying this practice. In this scenario, the present study aims to explore how software testing professionals (e.g., software testers, test engineers, test analysts, and software QAs) deal with code refactoring to understand the benefits and limitations of this practice in the context of software testing. We followed the guidelines to conduct surveys in software …
Myths And Facts About A Career In Software Testing: A Comparison Between Students’ Beliefs And Professionals’ Experience, Ronnie Souza Santos, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Cleyton Magalhaes, Rodrigo Souza
Myths And Facts About A Career In Software Testing: A Comparison Between Students’ Beliefs And Professionals’ Experience, Ronnie Souza Santos, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Cleyton Magalhaes, Rodrigo Souza
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Testing is an indispensable part of software development. However, a career in software testing is reported to be unpopular among students in computer science and related areas. This can potentially create a shortage of testers in the software industry in the future. The question is, whether the perception that undergraduate students have about software testing is accurate and whether it differs from the experience reported by those who work in testing activities in the software development industry. This investigation demonstrates that a career in software testing is more exciting and rewarding, as reported by professionals working in the field, than …
Integrating Traditional Cs Class Activities With Computing For Social Good, Ethics, And Communications And Leadership Skills, Renato Cortinovis, Devender Goyal, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Integrating Traditional Cs Class Activities With Computing For Social Good, Ethics, And Communications And Leadership Skills, Renato Cortinovis, Devender Goyal, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Software and information technologies are becoming increasingly integrated and pervasive in human society and range from automated decision making and social media and entertainment, to running critical social and physical infrastructures like government programs, utilities, and financial institutions. As a result, there is a growing awareness of the need to develop professionals who will harness these technologies in fair and inclusive ways and use them to address global issues like health, water management, poverty, and human rights. In this regard, many academic researchers have expressed the need to complement traditional teaching of CS technical skills with computer and information ethics …
Explainable Software Defect Prediction From Cross Company Project Metrics Using Machine Learning, Susmita Haldar, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Explainable Software Defect Prediction From Cross Company Project Metrics Using Machine Learning, Susmita Haldar, Luiz Fernando Capretz
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Predicting the number of defects in a project is critical for project test managers to allocate budget, resources, and schedule for testing, support and maintenance efforts. Software Defect Prediction models predict the number of defects in given projects after training the model with historical defect related information. The majority of defect prediction studies focused on predicting defect-prone modules from methods, and class-level static information, whereas this study predicts defects from project-level information based on a cross-company project dataset. This study utilizes software sizing metrics, effort metrics, and defect density information, and focuses on developing defect prediction models that apply various …
Scheduling Electric Vehicle Charging For Grid Load Balancing, Zhixin Han, Katarina Grolinger, Miriam Capretz, Syed Mir
Scheduling Electric Vehicle Charging For Grid Load Balancing, Zhixin Han, Katarina Grolinger, Miriam Capretz, Syed Mir
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
In recent years, electric vehicles (EVs) have been widely adopted because of their environmental benefits. However, the increasing volume of EVs poses capacity issues for grid operators as simultaneously charging many EVs may result in grid instabilities. Scheduling EV charging for grid load balancing has a potential to prevent load peaks caused by simultaneous EV charging and contribute to balance of supply and demand. This paper proposes a user-preference-based scheduling approach to minimize costs for the user while balancing grid loads. The EV owners benefit by charging when the electricity cost is lower, but still within the user-defined preferred charging …
A Reference Framework For Variability Management Of Software Product Lines, Saiqa Aleem, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Faheem Ahmed
A Reference Framework For Variability Management Of Software Product Lines, Saiqa Aleem, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Faheem Ahmed
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Variability management (VM) in software product line engineering (SPLE) is introduced as an abstraction that enables the reuse and customization of assets. VM is a complex task involving the identification, representation, and instantiation of variability for specific products, as well as the evolution of variability itself. This work presents a comparison and contrast between existing VM approaches using “qualitative meta-synthesis” to determine the underlying perspectives, metaphors, and concepts of existing methods. A common frame of reference for the VM was proposed as the result of this analysis. Putting metaphors in the context of the dimensions in which variability occurs and …