Annual Report 1994

Footnotes

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Terms written with capital initial letters designate well-defined UNU/IIST concepts. Examples are: Research, Training Workshop, and Advanced Development.

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-- So UNU/IIST covers a broad spectrum: From Domain Analysis via Requirements capture to Software Development; but it does so in a "narrow" sense: Focusing on Design Calculi -- i.e. formal methods.

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-- á la for example the European Union ESPRIT projects.

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UNU/IIST instead expects collaborating partners to obtain, with the active help of UNU/IIST such and other funding from which UNU/IIST then expects Consultancy and Training Fees in order to (partially) cover UNU/IIST expenses.

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UNU/IIST is often facing oftentimes severe delays in arrival of Fellows due to protracted visa "problems".

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In reference to industrial systems, "lean" means: capable of achieving results without using superfluous resources (e.g., equipment, workers, investments, stock), and "agile" means: capable of deciding quickly and intelligently and accordingly adapting operations quickly and easily.

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An industry is called "supply-based" if a large number of the parts in its products are procured from (a large number of) suppliers.

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SME: Small and Mid-sized Enterprise

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We thank him for outstanding service to UNU/IIST and expect to make good use of his services also in future.

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1994 saw a "major" disappointment: The Austrian Federal Government, after almost 2 years of protracted discussions, "suddenly pulled the rug" under an "old" MacSchubert project. See the 1993 Annual Report from UNU/IIST.

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Ralph-Johan Back (Finland), Eric C. R. Hehner (Canada), Michael Jackson (England), Jayadev Misra (USA), and Carroll Morgan (England)

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Prospects for a Viable Software Industry. Proceedings, IISF/ACM Japan; World Scientific Publishers, Singapore, pp 228-246; 1994

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The SDaM Paradigm: from Application Domain and Computing Platform Modelling, via Requirements Capture to Software Development using Software Devices and Mechanisms. Proceedings, KISS Conference.

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[86] Was (partially) listed in 1993 Annual Report.

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Available from SEA: Software Engineering Association. (Software Research Associates, Inc.), 1-1-1 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102, Japan.

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Vice Chairman of the Board 1992-1994

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Ms. da Rocha is a new member and replaces Prof. Margarita M. Pena, General Director, National Ministry of Education, Bogota, Colombia

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Chairman of the Board 1992-1994

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Prof. Zhou LiGao is a new member and replaces Prof. Mario Nascimento Ferreira, Rector, University of Macau, Macau

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UNU/IIST is saddened to report that Prof. Kim Hogil passed away suddenly and untimely shortly after the most pleasant UNU/IIST visit.

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UNU/IIST was encouraged to continue its joint activities with DPRK through statements made by the UNU Council at its December 1993 Session at the UNU HQ in Tokyo.

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Prof. Zhou Chaochen will go on an expected two year sabbatical from UNU/IIST to the Department of Computer Science, The Technical University of Denmark.

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Mr. Prehn has been succeeded by Mr. Chris W. George: 1.9.94 -- 31.8.95.

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Dr. Xu QiWen's initial appointment is for a two year, renewable, period.

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Dr. Li's Fellowship marks the first Fellow who re-visits UNU/IIST. Dr. LI has obtained, from the P.R. of China Government a grant to research, at the Software Institute of Academia Sinica, Beijing, the use of the Mean Value Duration Calculus -- whose basic Research is done at UNU/IIST -- in the specification and correctness and other property proof of electronic (VLSI) circuits, gates and registers. This marks a first time where a UNU/IIST Fellow successfully transfers research done at UNU/IIST to a home institution.

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See section 2.2.4.

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Dr. Wang's Fellowship marks the second Fellow who re-visits UNU/IIST.

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This topic would presently be: Hybrid Systems.

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This project would most likely be: MIICI.

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-- the two remaining being Events and Dissemination.

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The Macau Tourism and Entertainment Corporation

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PSAs are used in lieu of Staff positions for medium-to-long term "visitors"; So far UNU/IIST has had PSAs with Dr. Wong Wai. Mr. Alex Lai is also on a PSA.

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SSA's are usually made between UNU/IIST and short term off-shore experts. So far UNU/IIST has had SSA's with Messrs. Oliver Corff, MoTraS; Walther Neuper, "old" MacSchubert; and Jan Goossenaerts, MIICI and others.

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UNU/IIST is approaching the (New York, HQ) UN System co-ordinator responsible for Intellectual &c. Property Rights to clarify the issues involved and to make sure our policy is commensurate with UN System positions -- if reasonable and where relevant. Unfortunately the UNU does not anymore have a legal expert through which UNU/IIST could channel its inquiry.

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Usual calculation: costs + overheads.

Annual Report 1994