Speaking of "smart" technologies we may avoid the mysticism of terms like "artificial intelligence" (AI). To situate "smartness" I nevertheless explore the origins of smart technologies in the research domains of AI and cybernetics. Based in postphenomenological philosophy of technology and...

Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is a collaborative cross-sectoral approach to connect the resource supply and demand of various industries in order to optimize the resource use through exchange of materials, energy, water and human resources across different companies, while generating ecological,...

Artificial Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS) is the outsourcing of an external artificial intelligence (AI) company. AI as a service allows people and companies to try AI for a variety of purposes without much initial investment and little risk. The test could allow for the sampling of multiple...

A method for training artificial neural networks for intelligent decision support systems has been developed. The method provides training not only of the synaptic weights of the artificial neural network, but also the type and parameters of the membership function, architecture and parameters...

Corporate boards of directors mediate the agency costs between the corporation's managers and shareholders. For boards to do this well, they must include the right people. At present, most believe that the best kind of director is an independent director. Indeed, it is important that boards have...

Lots of technical issues that affect the sensor networks focusing on management, optimization and management. Many applications such as video conferencing, distance education etc., require to send a timely message from one end to the other selected base stations. These applications have...

We study the accuracy and usefulness of automated (i.e., machine-generated) valuations for illiquid and heterogeneous real assets. We assemble a database of 1.1 million paintings auctioned between 2008 and 2015. We use a popular machine-learning technique - neural networks - to develop a pricing...

To gain the potential benefit of autonomous intelligent systems, their design and development need to be aligned with fundamental values and ethical principles. We need new design approaches, methodologies and processes to deploy ethical thought and action in the contexts of autonomous...