Abstract Knowledge-based engineering (KBE) is a research field, which evolved in the
1980s within the context of artificial intelligence (AI), computer aided design (CAD) and …

Rapid advances in new generation information technologies, such as big data analytics,
internet of things (IoT), edge computing and artificial intelligence, have nowadays driven …

The adoption of the Circular Economy paradigm by industry leads to increased responsibility
of manufacturing to ensure a holistic awareness of the environmental impact of its …

The key role of information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve manufacturing
productivity within the paradigm of factory of the future is often proved. These tools are used …

Genetic algorithms are a powerful optimisation technique for the design of complex
engineering systems. Although computing power continuously grows, methods purely based …

KBE systems have been studied by researchers for about 30 years. Numerous papers have
been published, approaches have been formally built and methodologies have been …

This paper aims to explore the challenges and opportunities for Small and Medium-sized
Manufacturing Enterprises (SMMEs) in implementing data-driven techniques in their …

Abstract Design space exploration is usually required during the conceptual design of
hypersonic vehicle. Artificial neural network (ANN) is widely used for issues of design space …

Abstract The field of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) is a relatively new approach to
AI, with the aim to provide black box algorithms with human intelligible narrative …

This paper presents a prescriptive approach toward the integration of value and
sustainability models in an automated decision support environment enabled by machine …