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This paper evaluates the status quo of modern society and identifies the neglect of humanism as the root cause of many of today’s global challenges. Note that “smart cities” are not excluded from this indictment. The “Ptolemaic Universe” offers a means to restore our symbiosis with the environment. The ReSeT model is proposed as a tool to analyze the Ptolemaic Universe. Using ReSeT: Homo Sapiens becomes dependent on AI resulting in Homo Digitalis, with further evolution in concert with AI resulting in Homo Digitus. All of these stages are then analyzed in the context of global trusted dependability (GTD). The wellness domain, provides the design specification framework for Homo Digitus’ human-centered and resilient “smart city” ecosystem. This ultimately leads to a better world of increased wellness for Homo Hominus, with better smart cities emphasizing education and science, promoting wisdom and common sense, and rejecting violence. In summary, humanity has generated diverse social structures with erratic outcomes. On the other hand, technology provides a successful foundation for modern society especially in the Pandemic Era. However, technology’s contributions are generally not publicly acknowledged. The paper concludes with several initiatives designed to establish a trusted and resilient society.
Donald Bliss; Raymond Garbos; Patrick Kane; Vyacheslav Kharchenko; Thaddeus Kochanski; Andrzej Rucinski. Homo Digitus: Its Dependable and Resilient Smart Ecosystem. Smart Cities 2021, 4, 514 -531.
AMA StyleDonald Bliss, Raymond Garbos, Patrick Kane, Vyacheslav Kharchenko, Thaddeus Kochanski, Andrzej Rucinski. Homo Digitus: Its Dependable and Resilient Smart Ecosystem. Smart Cities. 2021; 4 (2):514-531.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDonald Bliss; Raymond Garbos; Patrick Kane; Vyacheslav Kharchenko; Thaddeus Kochanski; Andrzej Rucinski. 2021. "Homo Digitus: Its Dependable and Resilient Smart Ecosystem." Smart Cities 4, no. 2: 514-531.
The article is devoted to analysis of problems of the computer system development in the domain of critical applications. The main trends of this development were highlighted, which consisted in increased demands for performance based on parallelization of calculations, processing of approximate data and ensuring functional safety in accordance with the need for structuring for parallelism and fuzziness of the natural world, as well as with increased responsibility in decisions made. Analysis of problems encountered in implementation of existing solutions was carried out. There was a lag behind theories limited by the model of exact data from the practice of processing approximate data for modern systems receiving initial data from sensors, including safety-related systems. The problems of matrix structures, which underlie the design of modern computer systems and demonstrate low efficiency in performance and power consumption, as well as in providing functional safety, important for critical applications, are disclosed. The application of fault-tolerant solutions as the basis of functional safety and distrust of these solutions, which is manifested in the practice of using dangerous imitation modes, were noted. They recreate emergency conditions to improve the checkability in solving the problem of hidden faults, since a fault-tolerant solution does not become fail-safe when there is a shortage of checkability. An analysis was given to the sources of the problems considered and the possibilities of solving them from the point of view of a resource-based approach, which identifies the problem of hidden faults as a challenge of growth with a lag of components from the development of the system. The role of matrix structures in the backlog of components and the need to solve the problem by repeating the version redundancy for these structures are shown. Method of introduction of version redundancy into matrix structure on the basis of strongly connected versions for solution of problems of fault tolerance and checkability in complex is proposed. The effectiveness of the method is estimated on an example of the iterative array multiplier using its software model.
Andrzej Rucinski; Igor S. Kovalev; Myroslav O. Drozd; Oleksandr V. Drozd; Viktor V. Antoniuk; Yulian Yu. Sulima. DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN CRITICAL APPLICATIONS: PROBLEMS, THEIR ORIGINS AND SOLUTIONS. Herald of Advanced Information Technology 2020, 3, 252 -262.
AMA StyleAndrzej Rucinski, Igor S. Kovalev, Myroslav O. Drozd, Oleksandr V. Drozd, Viktor V. Antoniuk, Yulian Yu. Sulima. DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN CRITICAL APPLICATIONS: PROBLEMS, THEIR ORIGINS AND SOLUTIONS. Herald of Advanced Information Technology. 2020; 3 (4):252-262.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrzej Rucinski; Igor S. Kovalev; Myroslav O. Drozd; Oleksandr V. Drozd; Viktor V. Antoniuk; Yulian Yu. Sulima. 2020. "DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN CRITICAL APPLICATIONS: PROBLEMS, THEIR ORIGINS AND SOLUTIONS." Herald of Advanced Information Technology 3, no. 4: 252-262.