The ability to predict the maintenance needs of machines is generating increasing interest in a wide range of industries as it contributes to diminishing machine downtime and costs while increasing efficiency when compared to traditional maintenance approaches. Predictive maintenance (PdM) methods, based on state-of-the-art Internet of Things (IoT) systems and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, are heavil...
Sustainable Development is recognized as one of the biggest societal challenges of the twenty-first century. Higher Education Institutions have the vision, the knowledge and the power to lead this transition, and to induce the changes towards this new paradigm. As a result, sustainability values need to be incorporated in Higher Education Institutions? mission and practice. Although some successful case studies...
As Instituições de Ensino Superior têm um papel fundamental na resposta aos desafios que a humanidade se tem vindo a defrontar, principalmente no que confere ao desafio do desenvolvimento sustentável. Dentro deste paradigma, o uso sustentável da água é um tema critico por via da sua relação com o desenvolvimento humano, mas também da sua relação com o meio ambiente. Este documento apresenta uma proposta para um...