The specialties

Article Abstract:

Developments in specialized branches of electrical engineering in 1990 are described. Artificial neural networks are an area receiving much attention from researchers, but to date there has been little progress made on finding an application identity for the technology. Most work currently emphasizes classification and regression machines trained by example for such applications as electric power load forecasting, medical diagnosis, mortgage brokering, explosives detection, speech recognition, remote sensing and racehorse handicapping. Also described are the Targeting and Allocation of Promotional Spend (TAPS) decision support system, changes anticipated to engineering undergraduate curricula, and technological impediments to universal adoption of what-you-see-is-what-you-get (Wysiwyg) publishing and word processing systems.

Industrial research, Neural networks, Word processing software, Decision support systems, Electrical engineering, Business conditions, Research and Development, Curriculum, Decision Support Software, Review of Past Year, Neural Network

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The specialties

Article Abstract:

Global models developed by political, economic, and social scientists are now available for use on personal computers, and are being used to examine ways to improve international stability through cooperative security systems. Using satellites as inspection devices for peacekeeping purposes is also being examined by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. Artificial-intelligence based heuristic search concepts and optimization in operations research and automatic control are also under examination. Two rapidly moving elements of reliability improvement are failure analysis techniques and computer aided reliability and maintainability. End-of-manufacturing testing of microcircuits will be replaced by in-line monitoring and testing and Statistical Process Controls by semiconductor manufacturers.

Professional organizations, Tests, Reliability (Trustworthiness), Security, Reliability, Models, Testing

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The specialties

Article Abstract:

Electronics experts cite pressing issues and developments in their specialties. The ergonomics of software development and human interaction with intelligent systems are considered important, as is work in integrating reliability and maintainability methods with computer-aided design. In engineering education, issues of computer usage, interaction between academic and industrial enterprises, and block-funded research are focal points. In information theory, coding on band-limited channels and neural networks in information processing are two compelling branches of current research.

Software, Computers, Digital computers, Information theory, Intelligent machines, Intelligent Devices

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