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Towards model-based management of database fragmentation
( USENIX Association , 2013 , Conference Paper)The performance of a database can significantly deteriorate due to the fragmentation of data/index files. Manual database defragmentation and performance optimization remain time consuming and even infeasible as it requires ... -
Towards next generation cannulation simulators
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2020 , Article)Background: Cannulation, in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), is the act of inserting a cannula through the body1. For femoral veins, femoral arteries, and the jugular vein, the cannula stops at the inferior vena ... -
Towards next generation Savonius wind turbine: Artificial intelligence in blade design trends and framework
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article Review)Currently, the Savonius wind turbine (SWT) has established itself as a reliable wind turbine solution, particularly for small-scale wind farms. It is a reliable form of power generation owing to its self-starting capability, ... -
Towards NLP-based Semi-automatic Preparation of Content for Language Learning using LingoSnacks m-Learning Platform
( Institute of information System and Research Center (IISRC) , 2013 , Article)Vocabulary growth is an important element for language learning but it requires repeated and varied exposure to the new words and their usage in different context. However preparing suitable learning content for effective ... -
Towards pedagogy-driven learning design: A case study of problem-based learning design
( Springer Verlag , 2014 , Conference Paper)Existing learning design languages are pedagogy-neutral. They provide insufficient support to explicitly represent pedagogy-specific approaches such as problem-based learning (PBL). As the first step towards pedagogy-driven ... -
Towards Privacy Preserving Consensus Control in Multi-Agent Cyber-Physical Systems Subject to Cyber Attacks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference Paper)Multi-agent systems (MAS) require sharing their information with their neighboring agents to reach a consensus in a distributed manner. In this paper, a transformation-based consensus control methodology is developed and ... -
Towards Proactive Fault Management of Enterprise Systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)This paper introduces a model-based approach for autonomic fault management of computing systems. The proposed approach can recover a system from common faults while minimizing the impact on the system's quality of service ... -
Towards scalable traffic management in cloud data centers
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2014 , Article)Cloud Computing is becoming a mainstream paradigm, as organizations, large and small, begin to harness its benefits. This novel technology brings new challenges, mostly in the protocols that govern its underlying infrastructure. ... -
Towards secure and efficient energy trading in IIoT-enabled energy internet: A blockchain approach
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Nowadays, with the rapid development and wide application of Internet of Things technology, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has become an essential part of industrial systems. A large number of IoT devices has enabled ... -
Towards Secure IoT Networks in Healthcare Applications: A Game Theoretic Anti-Jamming Framework
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Article)The internet of Things (IoT) is used to interconnect a massive number of heterogeneous resource constrained smart devices. This makes such networks exposed to various types of malicious attacks. In particular, jamming ... -
Towards secure private and trustworthy human-centric embedded machine learning: An emotion-aware facial recognition case study
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge is transforming every aspect of the lives of human beings from scheduling daily activities to personalized shopping recommendations. Since the success of AI is to be ... -
Towards Sustainable Energy: A Systematic Review of Renewable Energy Sources, Technologies, and Public Opinions
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article)The use of renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind, and biomass will not diminish their availability. Sunlight being a constant source of energy is used to meet the ever-increasing energy need. This review discusses ... -
Towards Sustainable Public Open Spaces for Promoting Human Comfort, Health and Well-Being: The Case of Oxygen Park in Doha, Qatar
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)Public Open Spaces (POS) are an important and necessary component of the urban city design. Well-designed and well-functioning public open spaces provide a variety of social, economic, environmental, physical and psychological ... -
Towards sustainable society: Design of food waste recycling machine
( IEOM Society , 2018 , Conference Paper)Qatar is one of the top 10 countries in the world in terms of per capita food waste; which ranges from 584 to 657 kilograms per year. The combination of high food consumption rate and very low food waste recycle rate, ... -
Towards the design of smart video-surveillance system
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)Security and monitoring systems are increasingly demanding in terms of quality, reliability and flexibility especially those dedicated to video surveillance. The aim of this study is to identify some limiting factors in ... -
Towards the development of novel hybrid composite steel pipes: Electrochemical evaluation of fiber-reinforced polymer layered steel against corrosion
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Corrosion remains one of the major and most costly challenges faced by the steel industry. Various fiber-reinforced polymer coating systems have been proposed to protect metallic piping distribution networks against ... -
Towards the higher solubility and thermal stability of poly(aniline-co-m-bromoaniline)
( Institute forIonics , 2018 , Article)In the current study, we have described the synthesis and the physical properties of poly(aniline-co-m-bromoaniline) conducting copolymers. The copolymers of different composition are essentially obtained by varying the ... -
Towards u-health: An indoor 6LoWPAN based platform for real-time healthcare monitoring
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)Ubiquitous healthcare is the key to handle the challenges of the growing population around the world. A variety of u-healthcare systems have been developed using various short-range technologies and proprietary protocols ... -
Towards ultra high frequency and high efficiency gate drive circuits
(2013 , Conference Paper)Recent developments in semiconductor technology enabled developing converters with ultra high switching frequency to achieve high power densities which increased the complexity of designing optimized gate drive circuits. ... -
Towards understanding the effects of climatic and environmental factors on solar PV performance in arid desert regions (Qatar) for various PV technologies
( IEEE , 2012 , Conference Paper)The sensitivity of various solar photovoltaic technologies to dust, temperature and relative humidity is investigated for Qatar's environment. Results obtained show that mono-crystalline PVs have efficiencies as high as ...