This document summarizes pilot case studies conducted as part of the SHARE MCA experimentation project. It describes 11 pilot case studies across several European countries that analyzed alternatives for existing and planned hydropower plants using multi-criteria analysis. The pilot cases examined different alternatives for managing factors like minimum instream flows, hydropeaking, sediment, and discharge on river reaches. They also considered competing uses, river recreation activities, landscape and risk indicators when building decision trees to rank alternatives for each hydropower plant location.
Created team senior design poster presented for Senior Capstone Poster Day 2011, as well as at NASA Missouri Space Grant Consortium Midwestern Region Poster Competition.
Created team senior design poster presented for Senior Capstone Poster Day 2011, as well as at NASA Missouri Space Grant Consortium Midwestern Region Poster Competition.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Welcome to the first live UiPath Community Day Dubai! Join us for this unique occasion to meet our local and global UiPath Community and leaders. You will get a full view of the MEA region's automation landscape and the AI Powered automation technology capabilities of UiPath. Also, hosted by our local partners Marc Ellis, you will enjoy a half-day packed with industry insights and automation peers networking.
📕 Curious on our agenda? Wait no more!
10:00 Welcome note - UiPath Community in Dubai
Lovely Sinha, UiPath Community Chapter Leader, UiPath MVPx3, Hyper-automation Consultant, First Abu Dhabi Bank
10:20 A UiPath cross-region MEA overview
Ashraf El Zarka, VP and Managing Director MEA, UiPath
10:35: Customer Success Journey
Deepthi Deepak, Head of Intelligent Automation CoE, First Abu Dhabi Bank
11:15 The UiPath approach to GenAI with our three principles: improve accuracy, supercharge productivity, and automate more
Boris Krumrey, Global VP, Automation Innovation, UiPath
12:15 To discover how Marc Ellis leverages tech-driven solutions in recruitment and managed services.
Brendan Lingam, Director of Sales and Business Development, Marc Ellis
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Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Enhancing Performance with Globus and the Science DMZGlobus
ESnet has led the way in helping national facilities—and many other institutions in the research community—configure Science DMZs and troubleshoot network issues to maximize data transfer performance. In this talk we will present a summary of approaches and tips for getting the most out of your network infrastructure using Globus Connect Server.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
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In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
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The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
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Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
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Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !
Session3.2 pp2 alessandro vianello_wp7
1. SHARE MCA experimentation in different alpine
Pilot Case Studies supported by SESAMO software
Project final meeting
Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
Author
Dr. Alessandro Vianello
ARPA Veneto
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
2. SHARE PILOT CASE STUDIES
Project Partner Pilot Case Study
Dora Baltea
LP Arpa VdA
Chalamy
PP1 Regione Piemonte Dora Riparia - Chisone
Cordevole - Cordon
PP2 ArpaV
Astico
PP4 - PP5 E_Zavod + Ljubljana University Sava - Kokra
PP6 TUG Mur
PP7 - PP11 Innsbruck University Inn
PP9 Grenoble University Arc-Isère
PP10 GERES Var
PP11 Stuttgart University Lech
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
3. PPs – Pilot Case Studies
PP1 – CHISONE (116 km2)
1 existing HP
LP – DORA BALTEA (802 km2)
4 HP along Dora Baltea
+ 1 HP along Chalamy river
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
4. PPs – Pilot Case Studies
Cordon stream
Withdrawal
point
PP2 – ASTICO (536 km2)
1 existing HP
SHP
PP2 – CORDON (7.7 km2)
1 existing SHP +
1 planned SHP
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5. PPs – Pilot Case Studies
PP6 – MUR (1360 km2)
4 existing HP
PP4&PP5
KOKRA (128 km2)
1 planned HP
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6. PPs – Pilot Case Studies
PP7 – INN (9313 km2)
1 existing HP
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7. PPs – Pilot Case Studies ARC river
PP9 - ARC-ISERE (11800 km2)
HP system
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
8. PPs – Pilot Case Studies
PP11 – LECH
(1800 km2)
1 existing HP
PP10 – VAR (346 km2)
many SHPs
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
9. PPs-PCS – HP plants
Pilot Case Study ex ante / ex post Catchment area (km2) HP installed power (MW)
La Salle (Champagne II) 27.0 MW
Nus (Saint-Clair) 31.0 MW
Dora Baltea 5 existing plants 802.0 Saint Clair (Montjovet) 50.0 MW
Montjovet (Hone I) 18.5 MW
Bard (Bard) 3.2 MW
Chalamy 1 existing plant 47.0 Champdepraz 2.3 MW
Chisone 1 existing plant 116.0 Pourrières 17.0 MW
Cordon 1 existing plant + 1 planned plant 7.7 (6.9) 0.19 MW
Astico 1 existing plant 536.4 Bessè 2.88 MW
Sava (Kokra) 1 planned plant 128.0 1.0 MW
Bodendorf 7.0 MW
1360.0 St. Georgen 6.0 MW
Mur 4 existing plants (Bodendorf) Murau 4.4 MW
Untzmarkt 4.6 MW
Inn 1 existing plant 9313.0 Kirchbichl 24.0 MW
Arc-Isère big existing HP plants system 11800.0 2520.0 MW
Var micro - HP plants 346.5 < 1.0 MW
Lech 1 existing plant 1200.0 Dessau 10.3 MW
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
10. PPs-PCS – HPP and Alternatives
Project Partner Pilot Case Study HPP Alternatives
Dora Baltea 5 existent plants MIF release amount
LP ArpaVdA
Chalamy 1 existent plant MIF release amount
planned plant
PP1 Regione Piemonte Chisone 1 existent plant
configuration/management
Cordon 1 existent plant +
planned plant configuration
PP2 ArpaV (Cordevole) 1 planned plant
Astico 1 existent plant MIF release amount
E-Zavod & Ljubljana MIF release amount
PP4 & PP5 Kokra (Sava) 1 planned plant
University (+ planned plant configuration)
PP6 TUG Mur 4 existent plants sediment management
MIF release amount
Innsbruck University &
PP7 & PP11 Inn 1 existent plant + plant configuration change
Stuttgart University
(fish ladder)
discharge and sediment
PP9 Grenoble University Arc-Isère existent plants
management
discharge and sediment
PP10 Geres Var micro HP plants
management
hydropeaking discharge
PP11 Stuttgart University Lech 1 existent plant
management
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
11. PPs-PCS – HP plants
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12. PPs-PCS – HP plants
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13. PPs-PCS – HPP and Alternatives
• ANALYSIS OF THE MCA
ALTERNATIVES
► TWO MAIN GROUPS
Existent hydropower plants
- Sediment management
- Discharge management
(MIF, hydropeaking)
Planned hydropower plants
- Location
- Structure
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
14. MCA application spatial scale
• “Large” application scale • “Little” application scale
– Dora Riparia-Chisone (PP1) – Lech (PP11)
► It considers the HP effect both ► Effects of different HP and
in the derived reach and in the water release management
reach downstream the release – Astico (PP2)
– Arc-Isère (PP9) ► Effects of different MIF amount
► It considers the whole river on the derived reach
basin – Inn (PP7)
– Mur (PP6) ► Effects of different MIF amount
► It consideres a sequence of 4 on the derived reach
HPP, involving a 40 km long – Chalamy (LP)
river reach
► Effects of different MIF amount
– Kokra (PP4-PP5) on the derived reach
► It considers the insertion of a – Dora Baltea (LP)
new SHP inside an existing
► Effects of different MIF amount
long sequence of SHPs
on the derived reach
– Cordon (PP2)
► It considers the exploitment of
a longer river reach, in
comparison with the existing
situation
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
15. HPP locations
Is the Hydropower Plant installed on a little stream or is it installed on a big
river? Upper basin or lower basin?
• Whole basin
• Upper basin • Lower basin
– Kokra (PP4-PP5) – Dora Baltea (LP) Arc-Isère (PP9)
– Cordon (PP2) – Dora Riparia-Chisone (PP1)
– Mur (PP6)
– Chalamy (LP)
– Lech (PP11)
– Astico (PP2)
– Inn (PP7)
– Var (PP10)
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
16. Hydromorphological indicators
Do the considered alternatives influence the formative hydrological regime
and change river morphological conditions?
• May be
• Yes
– Dora Riparia-Chisone (PP1) – Lech (PP11)
► With the dam or without the dam?
– Arc-Isère (PP9) – Astico (PP2)
► With energy production or without
energy production – Cordon (PP2)
– Mur (PP6)
► Flushing management effect – Chalamy and Dora Baltea (LP)
– Kokra (PP4-PP5)
► Impact of a new SHP
– Inn (PP7)
► Morphological effects on the
meander
– Var (PP10)
► Impact on sediment budgets
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
17. Ecological relevance
The Environmental Criteria and sub-Criteria have a great relevance for the river reaches
considered in those Pilot Case Studies where important is the river natural status
mantainance, such as:
• Chalamy (LP)
being the majority located into the upper part of the basins
• Cordon (PP2)
(steep mountain streams)
• Kokra (PP4-PP5)
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
18. SHARE Project’s WP7
• WP7 is focused on testing of adaptive management measures
& decision making procedure in national case studies through
MCA analysis
• The Pilot Case Studies will concern basins with existing or
planned HP plants and significant historical information related
to river ecosystems
– Action 7.1 and 7.2: set of databases of each test basin
and HP plant and relatives implemented MCA indicators
– Action 7.3: appliance of MCA methodology on 11
national basins
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
19. MCA – Decisional trees
MCA decisional trees GENERAL TREESTRUCTURE
SESAMO software
ENERGY
- evaluation matrix – indicators data ECONOMY
- UF for each indicator ENVIRONMENT
RIVER REACH
SUSTAINABILITY
- weights weighted objectives EVALUATION
RIVER FRUITION
matrix
LANDSCAPE
- alternatives ranking analyzed
and sensitivity analysis COMPETING
WATER USES
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20. MCA – Decisional
Tree
ENERGY
ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENT
OTHER USES
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21. MCA – Decisional
Tree
INDICATORS EVALUATION
(Evaluation Matrix) - DATA
UTILITY FUNCTION
NORMALIZED DATA
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22. MCA – Decisional
Tree
WEIGHTED MATRIX
WEIGHTING
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS - correlations
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24. Competing uses
Which are the competing uses to be considered inside decisional trees?
PILOT CASE STUDY IRRIGATION FACTORIES POLLUTANT DRINKING
DILUTION WATER
Chalamy (LP) NO NO NO NO
Dora Baltea (LP) NO NO NO NO
Dora Riparia-Chisone (PP1) NO NO NO NO
Astico (PP2) NO NO NO NO
Cordon (PP2) NO NO NO NO
Kokra (PP4-PP5) NO NO NO NO
Mur (PP6) NO NO NO NO
Inn (PP7) NO NO NO NO
Arc-Isère (PP9) YES YES NO YES
Var (PP10) YES YES NO NO
Lech (PP11) NO NO NO NO
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
25. River fruition
Which are the river fruition activities to be considered inside decisional trees?
PILOT CASE STUDY TOURISM FISHING CANOING AND
WATER SPORTS
Chalamy (LP) YES YES NO
Dora Baltea (LP) YES YES NO
Dora Riparia-Chisone (PP1) YES YES NO
Astico (PP2) NO YES NO
Cordon (PP2) NO YES NO
Kokra (PP4-PP5) YES YES NO
Mur (PP6) YES YES NO
Inn (PP7) NO NO NO
Arc-Isère (PP9) YES YES YES
Var (PP10) YES YES NO
Lech (PP11) YES YES NO
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012
26. Landscape & Risk
Risk and Landscape indicators to be considered inside decisional trees?
PILOT CASE STUDY RISK LANDSCAPE
MANAGEMENT
Chalamy (LP) NO YES
Dora Baltea (LP) NO YES
Dora Riparia-Chisone (PP1) NO NO
Astico (PP2) NO YES
Cordon (PP2) NO YES
Kokra (PP4-PP5) NO NO
Mur (PP6) YES NO
Inn (PP7) NO YES
Arc-Isère (PP9) YES YES
Var (PP10) YES NO
Lech (PP11) NO NO
SHARE, Final meeting – Aosta – Italy, 24th May 2012