System Dependability - Theory and Applications

Wojciech Zamojski has been a Professor of Computer Engineering at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, and at The University of Zielona Góra, the Collegium Witelona in Legnica, and the DSW University of Lower Silesia in Wrocław. His research interests focus on the theory of system dependability, computer systems and networks, artificial intelligence and their applications, modelling and simulation of transport systems. He is the founder of an academic school of dependability of computer systems. Apart from DepCoS Conferences, he was the main organizer of cyclic conferences Reliability and Exploitation of Computer Systems RELCOMEX and MICROCOMPUTER Schools. He is the author, co-author and editor of scientific publications (articles, books, notebooks, reports, proceedings) related to computer engineering and dependability.Jacek Mazurkiewicz is an assistant professor at Faculty of Information and Communication Technology at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST), Poland. He received MSc and PhD degrees in Computer Science from WUST in, respectively, 1992 and 2001. He is a member Polish Neural Network Society and Polish Safety and Reliability Association. Author or co-author of over 180 papers in international journals, book chapters, and proceedings. His fields of interest include soft computing, computer architecture, wireless systems, dependability, functional analysis, and modelling of systems.Jarosław Sugier received MSc and PhD degrees in computer science from Wrocław University of Science and Technology and is currently an assistant professor at the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology. His research interests include programmable digital circuits, hardware implementation of cryptographic algorithms and modelling of human behaviour in computer simulators. He is an author or co-author of approx. 90 scientific publications and has been an editor of 20 monographs and conference proceedings.Tomasz Walkowiak is a scientist working in the field of machine learning. He is one of the leading designers of the concept and architecture of the CLARIN-PL Language Technology Centre, which is built upon parallel, distributed, and efficient text processing. It processes several millions of user requests each year. Tomasz Walkowiak consistently serves as a member of program committees and as a reviewer for Machine Learning and NLP-related international journals and scientific conferences. Additionally, he is an editor of 10 monographs and has authored or co-authored over 240 papers.Janusz Kacprzyk is a Professor of Computer Science at the Systems Research Institute of Polish Academy of Sciences, and also at The Warsaw School of Information Technology, PIAP – Industrial Institute of Automation and Measurements, and Cracow University of Technology. He has been a visiting professor at many universities in the USA, England, Italy, UK and Mexico. He is Academician (Full Member) of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Fellow of IEEE and IFSA, and Foreign Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences. His research interests include intelligent systems, soft computing, fuzzy logic, decision making, decision analysis and decision support, database querying, information retrieval, data analysis, data mining, etc. He has authored or co-authored 5 books, 50 volumes, and ca. 400 papers.

• Chapter 1. Large language models for data extraction in slot-filling tasks.- Chapter 2. Anonymization of Bids in Blockchain Auctions Using Zero-Knowledge Proof.- Chapter 3. Survival Signature for Reliability Quantificationof Large Systems and Networks.- Chapter 4. Using Resizing Layer in U-net to Improve Memory Efficiency.- Chapter 5. Multiprocessor task scheduling with probabilistic task duration.- Chapter 6. On-line scheduling multiprocessor tasks in the non-predictive environment.- Chapter 7. Solving a Vehicle Routing Problem for a real-life parcel locker-based delivery.- Chapter 8. Hammering test for tile wall using AI.- Chapter 9. Models of Resilient Systems with Online Verification Considering Changing Requirements and Latent Failures.- Chapter 10. Performance Optimizations of Real World Map Transformations for 3D Realtime Mobile Games.- Chapter 11. Preliminary Study on the Detection of Subtle Variations in Image Sequences for Identifying False Starts in Speedway Racing.- Chapter 12. Bibliometric Analysis of the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Renewable Energy Sources: Trends.- Chapter 13. Impact of the statistics of the learning data on the performance of a recommendation system based on MovieLens data.- Chapter 14. Randomly Initiated Cyclostationary Excitations for Dimensionality Reduction in Wiener System Identification.- Chapter 15. Wireless employee safety monitoring system with measurement of biomedical parameters.- Chapter 16. Artificial Intelligence Methods for Pet Emotions Recognition.- Chapter 17. Parallel Swarm Intelligence: Efficiency Studywith Fast Range Search in Euclidean Space.- Chapter 18. Digital Transformation Impacts on Industry 4.0 Evolution.- Chapter 19.  Optimization of procurement strategy supportedby simulated annealing and genetic algorithm.- Chapter 20. Tumor volume measurements in animal experiments: current approaches and their limitations.- ....etc.