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Leader
of WP1 is Assoc. Prof.
Svetozar Ilchev, PhD. from IICT-BAS.
Participants
in the implementation of the work package:
Assoc. Prof. Rumen Andreev, PhD, Senior Assist. Alexander Alexandrov (PHASE 1), PhD, Assoc.
Prof. Svetozar Ilchev, PhD., Eng. Ani Boneva, PhD Student Teodor Savov, Assoc. Prof. Valentin Tsenev, PhD
The
main purpose of the package is to
research various types of sensor networks and systems. Basic
characteristics are determined and appropriate models are created, which
are used for simulation. For the purposes of experimental research,
prototypes of sensors are created, which exchange data in a sensor network.
The communication processes in sensor networks as well as their application
in intelligent educational systems will be studied. The tasks are: (a)
Research of the specific characteristics of communication in sensor
networks; (b) Research and
creation of models of sensors and sensor
networks; (c) Modeling and simulation of communication processes in sensor
networks; (d) Research and modeling of sensor networks for application in
intelligent educational systems.
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WP2.
Modeling knowledge and methods for personalized learning
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Leader
of WP2 is Assoc. Prof. Tatyana Ivanova, PhD from ТU – Sofia.
Participants
in the implementation of the work package: Assoc. Prof. Tatyana Ivanova, PhD, Assoc.
Prof., Malinka Ivanova,
PhD, Assoc. Prof. Valentin Tsenev, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Iliyan Petrov, PhD, Assist. Prof. Valentina Terzieva, PhD and
Assist. Katya Todorova
The
main purpose of the tasks in WP2 is
as follows: to perform an analysis of the state of the art and outline
modern trends in development of: (1) approaches and methods for adaptive
and personalized learning; (2) modeling and machine processing of knowledge
related to personalized learning (development and usage of ontological models),
including modeling of the process of personalized learning. The results
will be used in (a) development of conceptual models neural network–based
models and ontological models of
personalized learning and their verification; (b) in development and
evaluation of methods and strategies for
overcoming each student's learning difficulties, based on these
models; (c) exploration of the possibilities for wide application of the proposed models
for different learning purposes and in different subject areas. Optimization strategies and methods will
be developed to determine both the most important parameters characterizing
the models and the best models in a given context.
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WP3.
Design and research of an intelligent environment for education
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Leader
of WP3 is Assist. Prof.
Valentina Terzieva-Bogoycheva, PhD
from IICT-BAS.
Participants
in the implementation of the work package:
Assoc. Prof. Tatyana
Ivanova, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Malinka Ivanova, PhD,
Assoc. Prof. Svetozar
Ilchev, PhD, Senior Assist.
Alexander Alexandrov, PhD
, (PHASE 1) Ekaterina Otzetova-Dudin, PhD, Assist. Prof.
Valentina Terzieva--Bogoycheva, PhD,
Assist. Katya Todorova,
PhD student Theodor Savov, programmer Stoyan Ivanov
The purpose
of the work package is to perform project
modeling and research of an intelligent educational system (IES)
implemented with the help of sensor networks. The activities include the
review and critical analysis of existing ISO solutions, deriving the
necessary requirements for them as well as modeling the design and
implementation of such an environment by integrating sensor networks and
using semantic and other models to create a personalized learning process.
Conducting experimental research through simulations and/or prototypes of
ISO, in which the sensor networks developed in WP1 provide a continuous
flow of data in two aspects: 1) General - reading and control of the
physical parameters of the microenvironment (humidity, temperature, oxygen
saturation, luminosity, etc.) for the purpose of providing suitable
microclimate for the current activities or tasks in order to increase the
efficiency of the educational process. 2) Specialized - observation and
analysis of students' behavior (movement, eye tracking, etc.), in order to
adapt in real time the teaching approach according
to the conceptual models developed in WP2.
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WP4.
Dependability and quality of service in intelligent educational systems and sensor networks
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Leader
of WP4 is Assist. Prof. Edita Djambazova, PhD from IICT– BAS.
Participants
in the implementation of the work package: Assoc. Prof. Iliyan Petrov, PhD, Assist. Prof. Edita Djambazova, PhD, programmer Stoyan Ivanov, PhD student Pavlin Kutinchev,
Eng. Ani Boneva, Assoc. Prof.
Valentin Tsenev, PhD
The
objective is to do a
thorough research of the
approaches, methods, and techniques for dependability and quality of
service analysis and improvement and to adapt them
to the specifics of the platforms and systems for intelligent education
both in normal conditions and in
case of increased risks of social, technical, and environmental nature.
Based on the
interdisciplinary approach for
“Model-based system engineering (MBSE)” and the methods of entropy
and hierarchy of
information, some refined techniques will be developed for complexity,
dependability, and quality of
service assessment. In contrast to the traditional approaches, in the project
will be considered and modeled not only the importance of the technical
devices and components but also
the specific impact of the human factor. The goal of such an integral
approach is to make the educational environment more
adaptive, to improve the network
resilience, and to increase the education effectiveness through
development of presence-distance educational methods and through optimized
use of the available technical and human resources in the
presence of increased risks. The dependability of a distributed ISO will be
modeled and studied. A software product will be developed to simulate
system’s operation and to investigate the impact of different environmental
factors on its dependability characteristics. Thus, the critical points in distributed
system’s operation will be outlined.
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WP5.
Dissemination and multiplication of results
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Leader
of WP5 is Ekaterina Otsetova-Dudin, PhD
of IICT-BAS.
Participants
in the implementation of the work package:
Assoc. Prof. Iliyan Petrov,
PhD,
Assoc. Prof.
Rumen Andreev, PhD, Assoc.
Prof. Svetozar Ilchev, PhD, Senior Assist. Prof. Alexander Alexandrov
(PHASE 1), PhD
, Ekaterina Otzetova-Dudin, PhD, Eng. Ani Boneva, Assist. Prof. Edita Djambazova, PhD,
Assist. Prof. Valentina Terzieva, PhD, PhD student Teodor Savov, PhD student Pavlin Kutinchev, Assist. Katya Todorova, Assoc. Prof. Tatyana Ivanova, PhD,
Assoc. Prof. Malinka Ivanova, PhD,
Assoc. Prof. Valentin Tsenev, PhD,
programmer Stoyan Ivanov
WP5
covers tasks
associated with promotion, dissemination, and multiplication of the results
achieved among the following target groups:
experts in the thematic area; developers of intelligent systems and
sensor networks; real customers from the field of education. The respective
activities in WP5 refer to presentation of project results among experts
and researchers in the thematic area through scientific publications in
journals, monographs, proceedings, etc., participation in conferences,
workshops, reporting of results from PhD theses, operational prototypes
registered as patents/utility models at the Patent Office of the Republic
of Bulgaria. Attention will be payed to the
promotion, advertisement, and dissemination of the results among the broad
community through presentation of project’s results in popular-science
publications for the media (newspapers and electronic media), ensuring access to project
results (in the periodically updated project’s internet portal),
participation in national exhibitions.
Basic principles for openness and publicity will be observed: periodical
announcement and following the activities at the project’s Web portal;
periodic reports; accurate reference to the financing programme.
At the end of the project period, research results will be systemized in a
thematic book and monographs
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WP6.
Project management plan
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The methodology for
realization of the project proposal will follow the good practice and
project management stages: preparation of management plan; establishment of
management structure; planning and update of project tasks (order,
resources, duration, etc.); management and control of the execution;
control of the schedule, management and evaluation of the costs; project
quality control; planning of human
resources, planning of communications and information dissemination;
planning of purchases, etc. All project management activities are put in a
separate work package – WP6. Project leader will be Assoc. Prof. Iliyan Petrov, PhD –
IICT-BAS, while in the
activities will take part representatives of the two institutions: Assoc. Prof. Tatyana Ivanova, PhD – local
coordinator for TU – Sofia and Assoc. Prof., Svetozar Ilchev,
PhD – local coordinator for IICT-BAS.
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Project
Schedule
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Figure 2 presents a Gantt
timeline for project implementation
Fig. 2 Diagram of
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