While cloud-based BPM（Business Process Management） shows potentials of inherent scalability and expenditure reduction,such issues as user autonomy,privacy protection and efficiency have popped up as major concerns.U...While cloud-based BPM（Business Process Management） shows potentials of inherent scalability and expenditure reduction,such issues as user autonomy,privacy protection and efficiency have popped up as major concerns.Users may have their own rudimentary or even full-edged BPM systems,which may be embodied by local EAI systems,at their end,but still intend to make use of cloud-side infrastructure services and BPM capabilities,which may appear as PaaS（Platform-as-a-Service） services,at the same time.A whole business process may contain a number of non-compute-intensive activities,for which cloud computing is over-provision.Moreover,some users fear data leakage and loss of privacy if their sensitive data is processed in the cloud.This paper proposes and analyzes a novel architecture of cloud-based BPM,which supports user-end distribution of non-compute-intensive activities and sensitive data.An approach to optimal distribution of activities and data for synthetically utilizing both user-end and cloud-side resources is discussed.Experimental results show that with the help of suitable distribution schemes,data privacy can be satisfactorily protected,and resources on both sides can be utilized at lower cost.展开更多
Spreadsheets are very common for information processing to support decision making by both professional developers and non-technical end users.Moreover,business intelligence and artificial intelligence are increasingl...Spreadsheets are very common for information processing to support decision making by both professional developers and non-technical end users.Moreover,business intelligence and artificial intelligence are increasingly popular in the industry nowadays,where spreadsheets have been used as,or integrated into,intelligent or expert systems in various application domains.However,it has been repeatedly reported that faults often exist in operational spreadsheets,which could severely compromise the quality of conclusions and decisions based on the spreadsheets.With a view to systematically examining this problem via survey of existing work,we have conducted a comprehensive literature review on the quality issues and related techniques of spreadsheets over a 35.5-year period(from January 1987 to June 2022)for target journals and a 10.5-year period(from January 2012 to June 2022)for target conferences.Among other findings,two major ones are:(a)Spreadsheet quality is best addressed throughout the whole spreadsheet life cycle,rather than just focusing on a few specific stages of the life cycle.(b)Relatively more studies focus on spreadsheet testing and debugging(related to fault detection and removal)when compared with spreadsheet specification,modeling,and design(related to development).As prevention is better than cure,more research should be performed on the early stages of the spreadsheet life cycle.Enlightened by our comprehensive review,we have identified the major research gaps as well as highlighted key research directions for future work in the area.展开更多
Having provided an overview of the ideas of developing user-oriented interactive forecast system （UIFS） emerging in recent years, the authors proposed an idealized framework of the new-generation meteorological syst...Having provided an overview of the ideas of developing user-oriented interactive forecast system （UIFS） emerging in recent years, the authors proposed an idealized framework of the new-generation meteorological system, which includes the initial user-end module for configuring the forecast target, the physical predictive and downscaling components, and an incessant assessing module in association with decision-making at the user-end. A case study was carried out with a focus on applying the TIGGE （THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble; THORPEX stands for The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment） precipitation forecasts for the hydrological users in Linyi, a region richest in rivers and reservoirs in east- ern China. The preliminary results exhibited great potential of improvement in applications of weather forecasts by combining the user-end information. Although the TIGGE results provided by existing na- tional/international operating models were independent from the user-end, the case study enlightened ways of establishing an iteratively self-improving UIFS involving user-orientation throughout the forecast process.展开更多
This paper presents insights and perceptions of stakeholders involved in the development and implementation of residential smart grid pilot projects in the Netherlands, adding to the limited information that is curren...This paper presents insights and perceptions of stakeholders involved in the development and implementation of residential smart grid pilot projects in the Netherlands, adding to the limited information that is currently available in this area, while expectations about the potential benefits of smart grids are high. The main research questions of this study are: (1) How have some typical residential smart grid pilots in the Netherlands been set up? (2) Which stakeholders are involved in these pilots in the year 2014? (3) What are their views and perceptions with regards to the development and performance of residential smart grids? and (4) What do these stakeholders think about the products and services that may support an active participation of end-users in a smart energy home? To obtain information, we evaluated five residential smart grid pilot projects where smart energy products and services have been implemented. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine stakeholders involved in these projects. The Strategic Niche management framework was used to identify the present state of development and implementation of smart grid pilots. Our study shows that in the Netherlands residential smart grid pilots have been set-up and funded mainly by the government and grid operators. Other stakeholders involved include energy suppliers, end-users (as an energy cooperative or individual household), product and service suppliers, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies, and knowledge institutes. Currently a technology-push approach exists which barely includes an integrated approach towards smart grids products and services development. To the opinion of the interviewed stakeholders, current products and services offered in residential smart grid pilots are functionally attractive, but often too technically complex for the understanding of end-users. Hence, the general view held by respondents is that end-users should be the starting point in the development of smart grid products and services at 展开更多
The purpose of improving weather forecast isto enhance the accuracy in weather prediction.An idealforecasting system would incorporate user-end information.In recent years,the meteorological community hasbegun to real...The purpose of improving weather forecast isto enhance the accuracy in weather prediction.An idealforecasting system would incorporate user-end information.In recent years,the meteorological community hasbegun to realize that while general improvements to thephysical characteristics of weather forecasting systems arebecoming asymptotically limited,the improvement fromthe user end still has potential.The weather forecastingsystem should include user interaction because user needsmay change with different weather.A study was conductedon the conceptual forecasting system that included adynamic,user-oriented interactive component.Thisresearch took advantage of the recently implementedTIGGE(THORPEX interactive grand global ensemble)project in China,a case study that was conducted to test thenew forecasting system with reservoir managers in LinyiCity,Shandong Province,a region rich in rivers andreservoirs in eastern China.A self-improving forecastsystem was developed involving user feedback throughouta flood season,changing thresholds for flood-inducingrainfall that were responsive to previous weather andhydrological conditions,and dynamic user-oriented assessmentsof the skill and uncertainty inherent in weatherprediction.This paper discusses ideas for developinginteractive,user-oriented forecast systems.展开更多
笔式用户界面软件以其自然、高效的交互方式,在很多领域中有着广泛的应用.笔式用户界面软件具有以交互为中心、用户个性化需求高的特点,由此也决定了用户在软件设计中的主导地位.以用户为中心的设计的关键问题在于,如何使用户的思想如...笔式用户界面软件以其自然、高效的交互方式,在很多领域中有着广泛的应用.笔式用户界面软件具有以交互为中心、用户个性化需求高的特点,由此也决定了用户在软件设计中的主导地位.以用户为中心的设计的关键问题在于,如何使用户的思想如实地反映到设计中.通过建立笔式用户界面软件特征模型PUIDM(the domain model for pen-based user interface software),构造了一个连接用户与软件设计的平台.从上下文、软件实体、界面特征、体系结构等角度,对该模型的建立进行分析,并给出了相应的XML描述.在此基础上,描述了用户使用该模型进行软件设计的过程.实例表明,PUIDM能够正确引导用户进行设计,将用户意图充分地引入到软件设计和最终实现中,使软件满足可用性要求.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Basic Research 973 Program of China under Grant No.2007CB310805the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 90412010,60970131 and 60903048+1 种基金the National High-Tech Research and Development 863 Program of China under Grant No.2006AA01A106the Beijing Natural Science Foundation under Grant No.4092046
文摘While cloud-based BPM（Business Process Management） shows potentials of inherent scalability and expenditure reduction,such issues as user autonomy,privacy protection and efficiency have popped up as major concerns.Users may have their own rudimentary or even full-edged BPM systems,which may be embodied by local EAI systems,at their end,but still intend to make use of cloud-side infrastructure services and BPM capabilities,which may appear as PaaS（Platform-as-a-Service） services,at the same time.A whole business process may contain a number of non-compute-intensive activities,for which cloud computing is over-provision.Moreover,some users fear data leakage and loss of privacy if their sensitive data is processed in the cloud.This paper proposes and analyzes a novel architecture of cloud-based BPM,which supports user-end distribution of non-compute-intensive activities and sensitive data.An approach to optimal distribution of activities and data for synthetically utilizing both user-end and cloud-side resources is discussed.Experimental results show that with the help of suitable distribution schemes,data privacy can be satisfactorily protected,and resources on both sides can be utilized at lower cost.
文摘Spreadsheets are very common for information processing to support decision making by both professional developers and non-technical end users.Moreover,business intelligence and artificial intelligence are increasingly popular in the industry nowadays,where spreadsheets have been used as,or integrated into,intelligent or expert systems in various application domains.However,it has been repeatedly reported that faults often exist in operational spreadsheets,which could severely compromise the quality of conclusions and decisions based on the spreadsheets.With a view to systematically examining this problem via survey of existing work,we have conducted a comprehensive literature review on the quality issues and related techniques of spreadsheets over a 35.5-year period(from January 1987 to June 2022)for target journals and a 10.5-year period(from January 2012 to June 2022)for target conferences.Among other findings,two major ones are:(a)Spreadsheet quality is best addressed throughout the whole spreadsheet life cycle,rather than just focusing on a few specific stages of the life cycle.(b)Relatively more studies focus on spreadsheet testing and debugging(related to fault detection and removal)when compared with spreadsheet specification,modeling,and design(related to development).As prevention is better than cure,more research should be performed on the early stages of the spreadsheet life cycle.Enlightened by our comprehensive review,we have identified the major research gaps as well as highlighted key research directions for future work in the area.
基金Supported by the China Meteorological Administration Special Public Welfare Research Fund (GYHY200706001 and GYHY200906007)
文摘Having provided an overview of the ideas of developing user-oriented interactive forecast system （UIFS） emerging in recent years, the authors proposed an idealized framework of the new-generation meteorological system, which includes the initial user-end module for configuring the forecast target, the physical predictive and downscaling components, and an incessant assessing module in association with decision-making at the user-end. A case study was carried out with a focus on applying the TIGGE （THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble; THORPEX stands for The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment） precipitation forecasts for the hydrological users in Linyi, a region richest in rivers and reservoirs in east- ern China. The preliminary results exhibited great potential of improvement in applications of weather forecasts by combining the user-end information. Although the TIGGE results provided by existing na- tional/international operating models were independent from the user-end, the case study enlightened ways of establishing an iteratively self-improving UIFS involving user-orientation throughout the forecast process.
文摘This paper presents insights and perceptions of stakeholders involved in the development and implementation of residential smart grid pilot projects in the Netherlands, adding to the limited information that is currently available in this area, while expectations about the potential benefits of smart grids are high. The main research questions of this study are: (1) How have some typical residential smart grid pilots in the Netherlands been set up? (2) Which stakeholders are involved in these pilots in the year 2014? (3) What are their views and perceptions with regards to the development and performance of residential smart grids? and (4) What do these stakeholders think about the products and services that may support an active participation of end-users in a smart energy home? To obtain information, we evaluated five residential smart grid pilot projects where smart energy products and services have been implemented. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine stakeholders involved in these projects. The Strategic Niche management framework was used to identify the present state of development and implementation of smart grid pilots. Our study shows that in the Netherlands residential smart grid pilots have been set-up and funded mainly by the government and grid operators. Other stakeholders involved include energy suppliers, end-users (as an energy cooperative or individual household), product and service suppliers, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies, and knowledge institutes. Currently a technology-push approach exists which barely includes an integrated approach towards smart grids products and services development. To the opinion of the interviewed stakeholders, current products and services offered in residential smart grid pilots are functionally attractive, but often too technically complex for the understanding of end-users. Hence, the general view held by respondents is that end-users should be the starting point in the development of smart grid products and services at
基金This work was supported by the National Department Public Benefit Research Foundation of China(GYHY200706001 and GYHY200906007).
文摘The purpose of improving weather forecast isto enhance the accuracy in weather prediction.An idealforecasting system would incorporate user-end information.In recent years,the meteorological community hasbegun to realize that while general improvements to thephysical characteristics of weather forecasting systems arebecoming asymptotically limited,the improvement fromthe user end still has potential.The weather forecastingsystem should include user interaction because user needsmay change with different weather.A study was conductedon the conceptual forecasting system that included adynamic,user-oriented interactive component.Thisresearch took advantage of the recently implementedTIGGE(THORPEX interactive grand global ensemble)project in China,a case study that was conducted to test thenew forecasting system with reservoir managers in LinyiCity,Shandong Province,a region rich in rivers andreservoirs in eastern China.A self-improving forecastsystem was developed involving user feedback throughouta flood season,changing thresholds for flood-inducingrainfall that were responsive to previous weather andhydrological conditions,and dynamic user-oriented assessmentsof the skill and uncertainty inherent in weatherprediction.This paper discusses ideas for developinginteractive,user-oriented forecast systems.
文摘笔式用户界面软件以其自然、高效的交互方式,在很多领域中有着广泛的应用.笔式用户界面软件具有以交互为中心、用户个性化需求高的特点,由此也决定了用户在软件设计中的主导地位.以用户为中心的设计的关键问题在于,如何使用户的思想如实地反映到设计中.通过建立笔式用户界面软件特征模型PUIDM(the domain model for pen-based user interface software),构造了一个连接用户与软件设计的平台.从上下文、软件实体、界面特征、体系结构等角度,对该模型的建立进行分析,并给出了相应的XML描述.在此基础上,描述了用户使用该模型进行软件设计的过程.实例表明,PUIDM能够正确引导用户进行设计,将用户意图充分地引入到软件设计和最终实现中,使软件满足可用性要求.
