In recent years ontology-based systems engineering has grown significantly. Its raison d'etre
is to use ontologies to improve the systems engineering body of knowledge. Specifically …

The decision-making on green retrofitting of existing buildings relies on both explicit and
implicit knowledge, and its efficiency and reliability need improvement. Intelligent …

Aiming at accelerating customized innovative service design, a novel knowledge-centric
innovative service design (KISD) model is proposed through integrating memory-oriented …

Despite growing interest in enterprise architecture (EA) around the world in recent years, a
lack of common understanding is frequently described by EA researchers/practitioners. We …

Contradictions caused by the various design constraints present increasing challenges to
efficiency and innovation in product development. TRIZ provides Inventive Principles (IPs) …

Extant systems engineering standards are so fragmented that the conceptualization of a
cohesive body of knowledge is not easy. The discrepancies between different standards …

The building envelope is a key factor affecting the energy efficiency of buildings. Often,
building envelope design requires both explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge. In practice …

Nowadays, Enterprises are aware that the only existing certainty, is a future of great
uncertainty (Allen Paulos). Therefore, the potential drivers of change should be detected and …

The rising expectations of customers have considerably contributed to the need for
automated approaches supporting employees in online customer service. Since automated …

Currently, the industrial and economic environment is highly competitive, forcing companies
to keep up with technological progress and to be efficient in terms of quality and …