Data fusion and transfer learning empowered granular trust evaluation for Internet of Things

In the Internet of Things (IoT), a huge amount of valuable data is generated by various IoT applications. As the IoT technologies become more complex, the attack methods are more diversified and can cause serious damages. Thus, establishing a secure IoT network based on user trust evaluation to defend against security threats and ensure the reliability of data source of collected data have become urgent issues, in this paper, a Data Fusion and transfer learning empowered granular Trust Evaluation mechanism (DFTE) is proposed to address the above challenges. Specifically, to meet the granularity demands of trust evaluation, time–space empowered fine/coarse grained trust evaluation models are built utilizing deep transfer learning algorithms based on data fusion. Moreover, to prevent privacy leakage and task sabotage, a dynamic reward and punishment mechanism is developed to encourage honest users by dynamically adjusting the scale of reward or punishment and accurately evaluating users’ trusts. The extensive experiments show that: (i) the proposed DFTE achieves high accuracy of trust evaluation under different granular demands through efficient data fusion; (ii) DFTE performs excellently in participation rate and data reliability.     

非全日制研究生线上线下混合式教学模式研究 ——以《现代电气控制技术》为例

随着教育信息化技术的发展，线上线下混合式教学模式已成为一种趋势。为了解决非全日制研究生课堂教学召集困难、效果不佳等问题，提出了基于“互联网＋虚拟仿真技术”的线上线下混合式教学模式。本文以控制工程专业学位研究生为例，结合《现代电气控制技术》课程，探讨了线上线下混合式教学实现途径、师生互动方法、项目驱动案例教学法以及电气控制系统虚拟仿真实验平台的构建方法，切实提升非全日制研究生的培养质量。     

智融标识网络基础研究

现有互联网因其原始设计不足已在服务质量、资源利用率、管控能力等诸多方面暴露出严重弊端，难以支撑起"互联网+"新业态高速发展对通信网络与服务日趋复杂化、多元化的需求.因此，如何设计全新的互联网已成为信息领域最为迫切与核心的研究内容之一，受到学术界与产业界的高度重视.本文基于前期"标识网络"与"智慧标识网络"研究，创造性提出"智融标识网络"体系及其关键机制，通过全网多空间、多维度资源的智慧融合，实现个性化服务的按需供给与灵活化组网的有效支撑，为不同行业与用户提供高效的差异化、定制化通信网络服务，以普遍适用于高铁网络、工业互联网、车联网等各类迥异应用情景.     

物联网中基于Multi-Agent的物间动态关系发现

物联网中存在大量异构关系的实体，其信息间的交互造成了物联网的内在矛盾。针对这一问题，提出将物联网中实体抽象化为对应的Agent，并以个体人为中心，利用本体的语义匹配及改进的物间动态关系计算方法，计算出针对个体人的物间动态关系；将原本异构的实体关系转化为Agent间基于动态关系紧密度排序的网络关系。经实验验证，该方法构建的关系网络可明显改善异构实体间交互的矛盾，而且相比原有类似方法，该方法解决问题的准确率和误差率均有改善，说明了该方法的准确性和可行性。     

Hydrogen production by oxidative steam reforming of methanol over anodic aluminum oxide-supported Cu-Zn catalyst

Oxidative steam reforming of methanol (OSRM), which is a convenient reaction for producing hydrogen, suffers from the hot spot formation problem when conventional particle catalysts are used. Recently, an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO)-supported Cu-Zn catalyst was proposed as an OSRM catalyst for its high thermal conductivity through the aluminum metal body. In this study, OSRM was conducted in a prototype reactor packed with the AAO plate catalyst strips. It was verified that the high thermal conductivity of the catalyst effectively suppresses the hot spot formation and makes the temperature profile smooth along the reactor. The start-up time of the reactor depended on the preheating temperature and was very short (less than 2 min) for preheating over 503 K. The methanol conversion and reactor temperature increased with increasing O₂/CH₃OH mole ratio, indicating that the mole ratio can be used as a control variable to operate the reactor at desired conditions. Further, a reactor model was developed and verified, and the simulation showed that for a given total reactor volume, an optimal reactor configuration could be achieved by shortening the reactor length while widening the cross-sectional area.     

The Internet shutdown muzzle(s) freedom of expression in Ethiopia: competing narratives

Freedom of expression is a foundational stone for democracy and embraces a number of other rights, including – freedom to seek, receive, and impart information using any medium. Around 16 million Ethiopians, comprising 15.4% of the total population, use the Internet. The Ethiopian Internet shutdown saga has been marked by competing narratives. On one hand, the government has been using two governing narratives, i.e. national security narrative and ‘economic growth’ narrative to justify shutdowns of the Internet. But, the individuals’ self-expressions on social media find itself as competing narrative. Since 2016, the Internet has been closed more than six times under the cloak of national security, quelling rising protests, controlling strikes, and exam cheating. As such, freedom of expression of millions has been muzzled. The article argues blanket Internet shutdowns do not meet the caveats of human rights law.     

P-IoT自组网模式研究

为降低专网物联网(P-IoT)的建网成本,实现灵活部署和增强抗毁性以满足行业用户的应用要求,需对P-IoT自组网模式进行研究。首先,阐述了P-IoT自组网模式的重要性;在此基础上,从系统架构、支持的拓扑类型、协议栈设计以及技术优势对P-IoT自组网模式加以分析;最后,分析了P-IoT自组网模式在智能抄表与智能林防领域的创新应用。P-IoT自组网模式在多种应用环境下都能很好地满足行业用户的需求,在未来专网市场P-IoT自组网模式必将具备极强的竞争力。     

A review on China's wind power accommodation in the background of “Internet+” strategy

The consumption of fossil fuel has resulted in global warming, environmental pollution, and many other crucial problems. Replacing fossil fuel with renewable energy has become an important issue over the recent decades. As a renewable clean energy, wind power is a relatively well‐developed and promising energy method for current technology development in China. Under the background of growing demand for electricity and enhancing awareness for environmental, the “Internet+ wind power” concept has emerged based on both the wind power's characteristics that renewable and non‐polluting, and the rapid development of the Internet in China. Through querying an amount of literature and information, this paper reveals the resource endowment and policy environment about wind power and energy Internet at first. Then, the PEST‐SWOT strategy analysis model is used to analyze the internalities (strengths and weaknesses) and the externalities (opportunities and threats) of “Internet+ wind power”. According to these results, the paper puts forward some measures (development and utilization, business mode) for wind power accommodation. Then some policy recommendations have been proposed. The government should provide favorable conditions for wind power grid with the “Internet+” technology innovation.     

Potential pitfalls of smart city development: A study on parking mobile applications (apps) in Hong Kong

Smart cities are built upon information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enable a broad range of advanced services. Through a comprehensive literature review, this study identified four pitfalls brought by the pervasive application of ICT, including information insecurity, privacy leakage, information islands, and digital divide. Therefore, a questionnaire survey together with 27 interviews was conducted in Hong Kong to investigate how the public perceived these pitfalls within the context of mobile apps providing real-time parking information which form a major part of smart mobility. System insecurity and privacy leakage were found to arouse worries among the app-users while their awareness of protecting personal data was found to have room for improvement. Islands of real-time parking information occur as a result of the lack of collaboration among private carpark operators. Digital divide existed widely among the disadvantaged groups and the problem cannot be solved by mere provision of ICT facilities. Overall, technologies alone cannot make a city smart or smarter. It is the suitable way in which ICTs are used to serve all citizens that matters.     

Why do people purchase virtual goods? A uses and gratification (U&G) theory perspective

Few literature studies have investigated the relationships between different uses and gratifications (U&Gs) of mobile instant messaging (MIM) apps, continuation, and purchase intentions. To address this gap, the researchers aimed to examine the influence of the content, social, process, and technology U&Gs of MIM on continuation intentions toward MIMs, and purchase intentions toward virtual goods available on MIMs. A comprehensive research model was developed based on the U&G theory, which was tested using cross-sectional data from 309 Japanese MIM users. The study considered six different U&Gs of MIM as independent variables and purchase intentions towards stickers and continuation intentions towards MIM as dependent variables. The study results suggest that exposure U&G has a significant positive association with MIM sticker purchase intentions. The entertainment and affection U&G are positively associated with continuation intentions towards MIM use. The study contributes to the literature by investigating U&Gs that motivate MIM users to have both positive purchase intentions toward virtual goods, such as stickers, and continuation intentions toward MIMs. The study has significant theoretical and practical implications for both researchers and practitioners who are interested in virtual goods, the virtual economy, MIM apps, social media, new media, and the service economy.