Advanced manufacturing depends on the timely acquisition, distribution, and utilization of
information from machines and processes across spatial boundaries. These activities can …

There is an ongoing paradigm shift in manufacturing, in which the modern manufacturing
industry is changing towards global manufacturing networks and supply chains. This will …

The concept of cloud manufacturing is emerging as a new promising manufacturing
paradigm, as well as a business model, which is resha** the service-oriented, highly …

Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) is emerging as a ubiquitous and dense ecosystem in
which novel devices and smart objects interoperate to establish smart cities, smart buildings …

Hierarchies are one of the most common structures used to understand and conceptualise
the world. Within the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) planning, which deals with the …

Intelligent Transportation Systems need methods to automatically monitor the road traffic,
and especially track vehicles. Most research has concentrated on highways. Traffic in …

In the last years, Web Service composition has undoubtedly become the most promising
way to integrate business-to-business applications. However, the industry and the academia …

Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) represents the future technology trend of sensing,
computing, and communication. Under the Wisdom Web of Things (W2T) vision, the next …

A smart city can be defined as a city exploiting information and communication technologies
to enhance the quality of life of its citizens by providing them with improved services while …

There is a semantic gap between simple but high-level action instructions like “Pick up the
cup with the right hand” and low-level robot descriptions that model, for example, the …