Radar-based Human Activities Classification with Complex-valued Neural Networks

Human activities classification in assisted living is one of the emerging applications of radar. The conventional analysis considers micro-Doppler signatures as the chosen input for feature extraction or deep learning classification algorithms, or, less frequently, other radar data formats such as the range-time, the range-Doppler, or the...

Implementation of Circular Business Models in Firms: Prospects and Barriers

The appearance of circular economy has been raised as a solution to rapidly diminishing resources and waste issues that constant economic growth entail. The transition from the current linear economy in which we take, make, use, and dispose of resources to a circular economy in which waste becomes raw material is expected to close material loop....

Circular economy and design for change within the built environment: preparing the transition

The built environment is considered as a key sector in which circular economy can be implemented. Within the H2020 project “Building as Material Banks” (BAMB), two innovative solutions are being forward to support this transition: i.e. Materials Passports and Reversible Building Design Protocols. Based on desk research and interviews with...

Exploring the Value Enabled by Big Open and Linked Data in Smart Cities: A foresight study for the smart cities Rotterdam and The Hague

Despite the high expectations regarding the potential value that Big Open and Linked Data (BOLD) can enable in smart cities, the research on the topic is scarce. The present study responds to this need by conducting a foresight study with core interest the long-term impact of BOLD on smart cities. Moreover, the research develops a model for...

The SIM card as control point for Mobile Network Operators: A secure means for authentication and identification services

The SIM card is as a secure authentication and identification means and that can be used for services that reach beyond the mobile world. Therefore this research tries identify markets where the SIM could possibly be exploited by applying the concept of control points.

Exploration of an Open ICT Platform for Energy Monitoring towards a Sustainable Economy

There are two important perspectives in Green ICT (Green Information & Communication Technology). First, is the Primary Level Segment (PLS) which deals with minimizing the negative impact of ICT use on environment and greening the ICT infrastructure of an organization [4]. Second, is the High Level Segment (HLS) which uses ICT as an enabler to...

Changing value networks in the downstream activities of the automotive industry due to transition to services

The transition to services is analyzed for the downstream activities of the West-European automotive industry. The research builds upon theory on the transition to product related services. The value system of the automotive industry is identified as a value network for the downstream activities. A multiple case study research design is used by...

What we still need to learn

Purpose: To outline perspectives for further work on the added value of FM and identify relevant ideas and topics for further research and development.<br/>Methodology: The chapter is based on a screening of all the former chapters in the book, input from various workshops with the authors, information from recent literature and exchange of...

The Voice Imperative: Providing Real-Time Person-to-Person Communication Services in an LTE-Envrironment

Qualitative research project into business models for communication service provision in a fully IP-based network environment.

Governing mobile service innovation in co-evolving value networks

Mobile service innovation requires a broad set of resources and capabilities that are not controlled by one single actor. Equipment manufacturers, operators, content providers and application developers have to work together in so-called value networks in order to develop and offer services to end-users. There is serious debate as to how the...

Quantifying the lean value network system; the lean value creation metrics of networked organizations

Designing Mobile Information Services; An approach for Organisations in a Value Network

The mobile telecommunications industry is searching for new services, not only to recoup its investments but also to stay competitive in the future. The industry is undergoing a radical transformation and organisations in the telecommunications, information technology and media sector are becoming increasingly interdependent. Organisations have...