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- BHiveSense: sn integrated information system architecture for sustainable remote monitoring and management of apiaries based on IoT and microservicesPublication . Cota, Duarte; Martins, José; São Mamede, Henrique; Branco, Frederico; Martins, JoséPrecision Beekeeping, a field of Precision Agriculture, is an apiary management strategy based on monitoring honeybee colonies to promote more sustainable resource usage and maximise productivity. The approach related to Precision Beekeeping is based on methodologies to mitigate the stress associated with human intervention in the colonies and the waste of resources. These goals are achieved by supporting the intervention and managing the beekeeper’s timely and appropriate action at the colony’s level. In recent years, the growth of IoT (Internet-of-Things) in Precision Agriculture has spurred several proposals to contribute to the paradigm of Precision Beekeeping, built on different technical concepts and with different production costs. This work proposes and describes an information systems architecture concept named BHiveSense, based on IoT and microservices, and different artefacts to demonstrate its concept: (1) a low-cost COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) hive sensing prototype, (2) a REST backend API, (3) a Web application, and (4) a Mobile application. This project delivers a solution for a more integrated and sustainable beekeeping activity. Our approach stresses that by adopting microservices and a REST architecture, it is possible to deal with long-standing problems concerning interoperability, scalability, agility, and maintenance issues, delivering an efficient beehive monitoring system.
- Inven!RA Architecture for sustainable deployment of immersive learning environmentsPublication . Morgado, Leonel; Coelho, António; Beck, Dennis; Gütl, Christian; Cassola, Fernando; Baptista, Ricardo; Van Zeller, Maria; Pedrosa, Daniela; Cruzeiro, Tiago; Cota, Duarte; Grilo, Ricardo; Schlemmer, ElianeThe objective of this work was to support the sustainable deployment of immersive learning environments, which face varied obstacles, including the lack of support infrastructures for active learning pedagogies. Sustainability from the perspective of the integration of these environments in educational practice entails situational awareness, workload, and the informed assessment ability of participants, which must be supported for such activities to be employed in a widespread manner. We have approached this wicked problem using the Design Science Research paradigm and produced the Inven!RA software architecture. This novel result constitutes a solution for developing software platforms to enable the sustainable deployment of immersive learning environments. The Inven!RA architecture is presented alongside four demonstration scenarios employed in its evaluation, providing a means for the situational awareness of immersive learning activities in support of pedagogic decision making.
- InventiveTr@ining – Inven!RA architecture Activity Provider modules for online tracking of microelectronics studentPublication . Cota, Duarte; Cruzeiro, Tiago; Beck, Dennis; Coelho, António; Morgado, LeonelThe Inven!RA architecture is an approach for online tracking of progression towards learning objectives, from analytics of distributed learning activities, provided by multiple third parties. However, there are few examples on how to implement such third-party learning activities, known as Activity Provider modules. We followed the Inven!RA architecture interfacing specification to create and implement two sample learning activities: a technical documentation analysis activity and an Arduino microelectronics programming activity. Integration tests with an Inven!RA architecture prototype confirmed the adequacy of this implementation. Thus, these samples provide clarification on how to design and develop Inven!RA Activity Provider modules.
- Relatório Final - inventiveTr@ining: sistema de acompanhamento online de projetos de microeletrónicaPublication . Cota, Duarte; Morgado, LeonelO objetivo do projeto inventiveTr@ining é criar uma ferramenta destinada a formadores, que lhes permita conceber, planear e acompanhar o desenvolvimento de projetos tecnológicos na área de Eletrónica e Automação. Consiste este projeto no desenho e desenvolvimento de componentes para permitir que a plataforma online Inven!RA possa ser utilizada para acompanhamento de projetos curriculares no âmbito das UFCD de cursos profissionais (nível 4) e CET (nível 5), inseridas na área de formação 523-Eletrónica e Automação, de acordo com o Catálogo Nacional de Qualificações.