TY - JOUR T1 - Simulating a Biorefinery Ecosystem to Manage and Motivate Sustainable Regional Nutrient Circulation JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2021 A1 - Olli Koskela A1 - Clemens Dempers A1 - Maritta Kymäläinen A1 - Jarkko Nummela KW - Bioreactor KW - circular economy KW - nutrient recycling KW - simulation KW - waste management AB - Creating an ecologically sustainable circulation of nutrients requires local solutions with commitment from all participating parties. Due to vast differences between various regions, it is very complicated, if not impossible, to create fair, simple, and applicable legislation that can consider all of these differences in a meaningful way. Thus, there is a need for clear and easy ways of developing sustainable and viable solutions locally, as well as communicating them with local community and all the way up to the supervising governmental representatives. To meet this need, we developed a simulation tool that allows the user to explore the effectiveness and impact of a local biorefinery in waste management. As an iterative model based on state machine agents, it can easily be modified for a multitude of scenarios with changes taking place over time, while considering the viewing points of all involved. In this article, we report the first version of this tool and demonstrate its usefulness in estimating suitable biogas reactor size in a biorefinery. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 11 UR - timreview.ca/article/1421 IS - 2 U1 - Häme University of Applied Sciences Olli Koskela is currently working as a research manager at Häme University of Applied Sciences with a data science team. His research areas include many bioeconomic processes, such as dairy production, feed quality management, and soil maintenance. He holds a Master of Science degree in applied mathematics from Helsinki University and is finalizing his PhD thesis in the field of biomedical engineering at Tampere University. U2 - University of Pretoria Clemens Dempers obtained a MSc in Physics at the University of Natal and is a registered professional physicist. He is interested in multi-paradigm data science and modeling & simulation of complex systems, and how these methodologies can enable better decision making. Clemens has been involved in multiple consulting projects, in South Africa, Botswana, India, New Zealand, and Finland. He is currently enrolled in a PhD program at the University of Pretoria in the Industrial & Systems Engineering department. U3 - Häme University of Applied Sciences Maritta Kymäläinen is currently working as a principal research scientist and leader of a biomass refining team at Häme University of Applied Sciences. She has expertise in valorization of biowastes and side streams by thermal and biotechnical processes, and considerable experience in managing R&D projects related to circular bioeconomy, nutrient recycling, algae production, and overall utilization chains of waste and side streams from horticulture, agriculture, and the food industry. She holds a Doctor of Science (technology) degree in chemical engineering from Åbo Akademi University, and a M.Sc. degree in bioengineering at Helsinki University of Technology. U4 - Häme University of Applied Sciences Jarkko Nummela is currently working as a research service manager in Häme University of Applied Sciences. He has worked as a researcher in various applied research projects mainly with circular economy and especially nutrient circulation. Conversion of biomasses into algae, biogas or biochar has been the main method utilized in his nutrient circulation projects. Jarkko received his MSc (tech) degree in mechanics from the Technical University of Lappeenranta. He has work experience for many years in the metal industry. In early 2000, he graduated from a Biotechnology and Food Engineering degree program at Häme University of Applied Sciences. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - TIM Lecture Series – Cybersecurity Metrics and Simulation JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - George Cybenko KW - cybersecurity KW - metrics KW - modelling KW - simulation PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/839 IS - 10 U1 - Dartmouth College George Cybenko is the Dorothy and Walter Gramm Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, United States. He has made multiple research contributions in signal processing, neural computing, information security, and computational behavioural analysis. He was the Founding Editor-in-Chief of both IEEE/AIP Computing in Science and Engineering and IEEE Security & Privacy. He has served on the Defense Science Board (2008–2009), on the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (2012–2015), and on review and advisory panels for DARPA, IDA, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Cybenko is a Fellow of the IEEE and received his BS (Toronto) and PhD (Princeton) degrees in Mathematics. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Protecting Critical Infrastructure by Identifying Pathways of Exposure to Risk JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2013 A1 - Philip O’Neill KW - critical infrastructure KW - cybersecurity KW - directed graph KW - modelling KW - path analysis KW - risk analysis KW - simulation KW - strongest-path method AB - Increasingly, our critical infrastructure is managed and controlled by computers and the information networks that connect them. Cyber-terrorists and other malicious actors understand the economic and social impact that a successful attack on these systems could have. While it is imperative that we defend against such attacks, it is equally imperative that we realize how best to react to them. This article presents the strongest-path method of analyzing all potential pathways of exposure to risk – no matter how indirect or circuitous they may be – in a network model of infrastructure and operations. The method makes direct use of expert knowledge about entities and dependency relationships without the need for any simulation or any other models. By using path analysis in a directed graph model of critical infrastructure, planners can model and assess the effects of a potential attack and develop resilient responses. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 3 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/714 IS - 8 U1 - Deep Logic Solutions Philip O'Neill is Chief Scientist at Deep Logic Solutions Inc. He holds a PhD in Combinatorics and Optimization from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He is a specialist in operational research and risk analysis, and has additional expertise in mathematical modelling, quantitative analysis, algorithms, and decision support. His career has included 17 years of practice in the Operational Research Division of the Department of National Defence (DND); he has served as chairman of the NATO Panel 7 Specialist Team on the Evaluation of Readiness and Sustainment Policy; and he was chosen by the DND to model dependency relationships among infrastructures in Canada as part of risk analysis for the millennium turnover. Since 2001, he has designed and managed the software development of RiskOutLook, an analytical tool for risk analysis that identifies and quantifies risks that result from dependency relationships. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Editorial: Insights (November 2012) JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Chris McPhee KW - competitive advantage KW - global entrepreneurship KW - green innovation KW - innovation KW - process adaptability KW - process alignment KW - process ambidexterity KW - simulation KW - startups KW - supply chains PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/623 IS - 11 U1 - Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen's University in Kingston. He has over 15 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Simulation of Supply-Chain Networks: A Source of Innovation and Competitive Advantage for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Giacomo Liotta KW - competitive advantage KW - innovation KW - simulation KW - small and medium-sized enterprises KW - SME KW - supply-chain network AB - On a daily basis, enterprises of all sizes cope with the turbulence and volatility of market demands, cost variability, and severe pressure from globally distributed competitors. Managing uncertainty about future demand requirements and volumes in supply-chain networks has become a priority. One of the ways to deal with uncertainty is the utilization of simulation techniques and tools, which provide greater predictability of decision-making outcomes. For example, simulation has been widely applied in decision-making processes related to global logistics and production networks at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels, where it is used to predict the impact of decisions before their implementation in complex and uncertain environments. Large enterprises are inclined to use simulation tools whereas small and medium-sized enterprises seem to underestimate its advantages. The objective of this article is to emphasize the relevance of simulation for the design and management of supply-chain networks from the perspective of small and medium-sized firms. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/625 IS - 11 U1 - University of Southern Denmark Giacomo Liotta is Assistant Professor in the Institute of Technology and Innovation at the University of Southern Denmark. His research interests concern sustainability and innovation in supply-chain networks, including the simulation of networked logistics-production systems as well as product-lifecycle management. He received a PhD in Economics and Management Engineering at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy; he also holds MBA, MSc, and BSc degrees in Management and Industrial Engineering from this university. His current teaching activities focus on the design of global supply-chain networks and environmental issues related to their design and implementation. Dr. Liotta is author of more than 20 papers published in international journals, books, and conference proceedings. He has been involved in national and European co-funded research and development projects. ER -