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I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
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The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
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/
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
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4
The Future of Aerospace – More Software Please!
1. The Future of Aerospace
– More Software Please!
High Integrity Software Conference 2019
Mark Scully, Head of Technology - Advanced Systems & Propulsion
Aerospace Technology Institute – ATI-345-HIS2019 – Mark Scully • Date: 05.11.19
2. Securing global
position in
growing market
£GVA
Capturing
high value
content
Securing and
growing high
value skills
Technologies for
a competitive
aerospace
Technologies for
a greener
aerospace
The ATI…
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• Our mission: To lead technology in air transport
• Established in 2014 – independent backed by Government and industry
• Provides leadership for the UK’s aerospace technology community
• Defines the national aerospace technology strategy
• Leads development of an R&T portfolio worth £3.9bn to 2026
• Seeks new ways to stimulate technological innovation and create UK advantage
3. Working towards the economic mission
Convene
Connect
Problem solve
Shape projects
Evaluate projects
Analysis
Route maps
Strategy
Relationships
Trust
Influence
Networks
Securing global
position in
growing
market
£GVA
Capturing
high value
content
Securing and
growing high
value skills
Technologies for
a competitive
aerospace
Technologies
for a greener
aerospace
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4. Headline Portfolio Statistics
4
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PARTNERS IS 4 THE
MAJORITY OF PROJECTS INVOLVE BETWEEN 2 and 5
PARTNERS, WITH 20% INVOLVING 5 OR MORETHE AVERAGE SIZE OF GRANT
FUNDING OFFERED TO PROJECTS TO DATE
£5.1 million
PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ON CONTRACT HAVE
POTENTIAL TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN UP
TO UK JOBS65,000
260 UNIQUE PARTNERS
153 LIVE PROJECTS
£1.3 billion
£2.6 billionOF GRANT FUNDING HAS BEEN
AWARDED TO UK ORGANISATIONS…
…CONTRIBUTING TO THE UK AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME THAT NOW TOTALS
146 SMEs
260 PROJECTS
DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES ACROSS 4 ATI VALUE
STREAMS AND 5 KEY ENABLERS WITH
INVOLVED FROM EVERY NATION AND REGION OF
THE UK INCLUDING
HAVE RECEIVEDAND
£59M IN TOTAL GRANT FUNDING
Source: ATI Analysis of Innovate UK Public Data (1st October 2019)
6. Vision for Air Transport
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The aerospace industry is at a pivotal moment and the UK can achieve competitive advantage if we work to improve
the overall air transport system.
Advances in propulsion systems, aerodynamics, materials and advanced systems have potential to deliver a step change
in commercial aircraft performance and usher in exciting new air transport services to address our mobility needs
Raise UK competitiveness
The UK needs to raise its
competitiveness, whilst responding to
environmental imperatives
Setting an ambitious sustainability
agenda
The UK aviation industry should continue
to lead on meeting global and national
environmental imperatives
Addressing mobility challenges
Air transport can make a major
contribution to addressing global
mobility challenges and the UK must take
the lead to access these opportunities.
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7. Future Technology and Innovation Landscape
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Widebody
Regional &
Turbo Props
Urban Air Mobility
& UAS for Goods
Business Jets
Narrowbody
Sub-Regional
New entrants
(C919) and
derivatives (A321 XLR)
Current aircraft updates
All new families
All new long-range
aircraft
Current aircraft updates
New model variants
(e.g. B777-9)
New entrant (CR929)
Aircraft updates to
hybrid-electric Short-range full
electric
Hybrid-electric jet or
prop
Increased integration
of ground and air modes
Piloted passenger
vehicles and autonomous
BVLOS
Low volume VTOL
and BVLOS
operations
Autonomous multiple
mission specific
passenger vehicles
Short-range full
electric jet or prop
New regional jet
entrants
New rotor craft - tilt
and compound
systems
Boeing ‘NMA’
Extended capability
and capacity
New models in
large class New hybrid-electric
or all-electric aircraft
New supersonic jets
Current aircraft
updates
Possible new short range, hybrid-
electric 100-200 seat variants
$7 trillion of aircraft and $2.5 trillion of engineering services over the next 20 years…
Smart,
connected
Much more
electric
Light weight
More aero-
dynamic
Highly
integrated
2030 20402020
Technology
drivers
8. We have defined clear technological priorities with the sector
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Propulsion
1. UHBR turbo fan
2. Hybrid gas turbine / electric
3. All-battery / Fuel Cell
Aerostructures
1. Integrated structures
2. Complex multi-functional structures
3. Flexible, automated large-scale
assembly
Advanced Systems
1. Systems and equipment for future
wings and propulsion systems
2. Smart connectivity and data
3. Autonomous systems
Future Aircraft
1. Retain and grow whole aircraft design and analysis capability
2. Be a key player in the delivery of future sustainable commercial aircraft
3. Lead the way for sustainable air vehicles for urban and regional markets
Enabling Capabilities and Technologies
1. Develop high value design capabilities
2. Develop advanced materials, manufacturing and assembly
3. Advance through-life engineering technologies
10. • ATI uniquely placed to bring together multi-facetted consortium to develop world class
• UK investment in aerospace programmes such as SECT-AIR was critical for establishing the UK centre
of excellence in safety critical software
• The UK network has further capitalised on this unique set of inter-dependent capabilities and the
network has subsequently grown significantly in the ATI funded HICLASS programme
UK Software Centre of Excellence
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ATI Strategy 2015
•Identified need for
action for affordable
safety critical
software
ATI consortium
development
workshops
•Bringing together
potential partners
representing end
users, tool suppliers,
academia
•Developing
understanding of
collaboration needs
SECT-AIR proposal
•Developed with
guidance and
feedback from ATI to
maximise the UK
impact
•Successful in SRC
process
Raising Ambition
2016
•Reaffirmed the
increasing
importance of
software intensive
systems for the
aerospace sector
SECT-AIR project
•Led by Rolls-Royce
with a broad
consortium
•12 partners
•3 year project
12. Case study: SECTAIR
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• SECT-AIR’s aims were to develop strategies for the UK high integrity
software industry to significantly lower development costs and to
scope a UK aerospace software centre-of excellence to maintain
these strategies in the future.
• SECT-AIR planned to:
• define processes and technologies that will make a step change
reduction to software development costs;
• gain adoption of these through certification authorities and wider
industry engagement, and
• to ensure a better flow of technology between academia and industry
in these areas in the future.
13. Case study: HICLASS
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• HICLASS is a project to enable the delivery of the most complex
software-intensive, safe and cyber-secure systems in the world.
• It is a strategic initiative to drive new technologies and best-
practice throughout the UK aerospace supply chain, enabling the
UK to affordably develop systems for the growing aircraft and
avionics market expected over the next decades.
• It includes key primes, system suppliers, software companies and
universities working together to meet the challenge of growing
system complexity and size.
• HICLASS will allow development of new, complex, intelligent and
internet-connected electronic products, safe and secure from
cyber-attack that can be affordably certified.
15. Aerospace Innovation Funding Landscape
Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme
£3.9 billion to 2026
ATI Strategic
Programme
International Bilateral
Funding Calls
Collaborative R&D
(CR&D) Calls
NATEP
Key Dates
Ongoing
- Monthly Calls for Expressions of
Interest (Stage 1)
- Quarterly Full Application (Stage 2)
Key Facts
Total grant funding: £1.9bn
Annual budget: £150m
Project grant (average): £5.1m
Project duration (average): 3 years
TRL 3 - 6
Key Facts
Total grant funding: up to £20m
2019 call grant: £8m
Project grant: £250k to £750k
Project duration: 1-3 years
TRL 2 - 6
Key Facts
Total grant funding: £13.7m
2019 call grant: £8m
Project grant: up to £150k
Project duration: up to 18 months
TRL 4 - 6
Key Facts
Total grant funding: up to £2.25m
Details announced in 2020
TRL 4 - 6
Key Dates
Next call opens 25th November
2019, closes 23rd January 2020
Key Dates
NATEP 3 Open – 6 monthly calls
opens 21st October 2019, closes
4th December 2019
Key Dates
Details announced in 2020
Other Info:
SME-led (Fast Track)
Industrially-led (R&D and Feasibility
Studies)
Exploitation: typically within 3 years
Other info:
Supply chain-led
Exploitation: typically within 3 years
Other Info:
Industrially-led.
Research or academia can lead for
capital projects
Exploitation: various typically 5 years
Other info:
First Bi-Lateral call 2018 UK-Sweden
EUREKA Call
Future Flight
Key Facts
Total grant funding: £125m
Project grant: £5m - £20m
Project duration: by phase
Key Dates
Discovery Workshop (Phase 1) live,
opens 30th September 2019, closes
13th November 2019
Other info:
Industrial led, academia participation
Exploitation: 5 year programme, 3
phases – Discover, Develop and
Demonstrate
Industrial Strategy
Challenge Fund (ISCF)
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16. Supporting Aerospace Startups
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• Looking for startups engaged in technologies around Industry 4.0 &
Sustainability. In terms of startup maturity we are targeting companies who
are:
− Seed stage
− Software technology focused
− Have some level of business traction with POCs/ contracts already in place
− Not necessarily already in the aerospace sector
• Aero Guru as part of the ATI’s Innovation Strategy aims to be part of a
supportive aerospace ecosystem to encourage further ambitious initiatives
to emerge
• Focused on helping startups solve their biggest challenges and test their
solutions against some of the brightest brains in aerospace
Register interest
at:
https://atiboeing
accelerator.co.uk/
To pitch or act as a
Guru register your
interest by emailing:
aeroguru@ati.org.uk
ATI Boeing Horizon X Accelerator
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18. Engaging with the ATI
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• Visit our web site: www.ati.org.uk
• Subscribe to Elevation, our bimonthly eNewsletter
• Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn
• Download our INSIGHT papers
• Send us an email:
• info@ati.org.uk
@UKAeroInstitute Aerospace Technology Institute