In recent years, requirements for interoperability, flexibility, and reconfigurability of complex
automation industry applications have increased dramatically. The adoption of service …

The advent of future internet technologies, including cloud computing and the Internet of
Things (IoT), provides essential support to fulfilling these requirements and enhancing the …

Intelligent manufacturing systems rely on the capability to adapt and evolve to face the
volatility of dynamic markets. The complexity of these systems increases with the demand of …

The fundamental role played by “new technologies” to enhance the manufacturing
infrastructure, products and services is confirmed by the strategies, roadmaps and initiatives …

Energy Infrastructures) are increasingly evolving into complex and distributed networks of
Cyber-Physical Systems. Although the cyber systems provide great flexibility in the operation …

Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) are open and interconnected embedded systems that
control or interact with physical processes. Failures in CPSs can lead to loss of production …

The Advent of Internet-of-Things (IoT) paradigm has brought exciting opportunities to solve
many real-world problems. IoT in industries is poised to play an important role not only to …

Nowadays manufacturers are forced to shift from their traditional product-manufacturing
paradigm to the goodsservices continuum by providing integrated combination of products …

Nowadays manufacturing production systems are becoming more and more responsive in
order to succeed in a highly unstable environment. The capability of a production system to …

Current development in emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), service-
oriented and high-performance computing combined with the increasing advancement of …