Evaluation of Central Bank-issued Digital Currency (CBDC) Implementation Designs using Transaction Cost Economics Perspective

The advancement in digital technology provides room for innovations in many sectors, including in the financial sector. The development of digital currencies is one example of digital advancements in this sector. Digital currencies can take many forms, and cryptocurrency is one of the most popular forms of digital currencies today. Bitcoin and...

Development of Climate Resilient Ports: Achieving Viable and Efficient Investments in Landlord Container Terminals

Being nodal points in global supply chain network, port operations disrupted by adverse climate change impacts would bear substantial costs. Therefore, adapting ports to climate change and building their climate resilience are essential. However, the needs may not have been adequately acknowledged by port stakeholders. A series of problem...

Tuning of Optical Beamforming Networks: A Deep Learning Approach

Optical beamforming networks (OBFNs), which consist of many small and flat antennas, called phased array antennas (PAAs), can be tuned such that the signal beam from the airplanes can be steered towards a satellite. This was proposed as a alternative to the mechanically steered antenna, which has many disadvantages. The problem of tuning a large...

A comparison of open data policies in different countries: Lessons learned for an open data policy in Indonesia

Many countries around the world have joined the open data movement. Data is being published for a various number of reasons which include for the public to reuse, to create a more efficient government, and to increase transparency. Recent development in this field is that the data published is expected to be in machine readable format. In...

Phase equilibrium calculations using an equation of state: Literature review

This literature study discusses computational methods for phase equilibrium problems using a single equation of state. In this case, two-phase, multiphase especially three phase, and critical point calculation methods are evaluated. Some methods are discussed in detail and the applicability is shown by examples of calculated systems. The...

Calculation of fluid phase equilibria in binary systems

The most common problems in the phase equilibrium calculations are convergence failures and the need for good initial estimates. In this work one of the computational methods is evaluated. The method was tried and extended by Stamoulis (1993). The method is based on the construction of closed loop curves formed when the independent field...