Several domain-specific assistants in the form of chatbots have conquered many commercial and private areas. However, there is still a limited level of systematic knowledge of the distinctive characteristics of design elements for chatbots to facilitate development, adoption, implementation, and...

Predictive maintenance (PdM) is an important application of the Internet of Things (IoT) discussed in many companies, especially in the manufacturing industry. PdM uses data, usually sensor data, to optimize maintenance activities. We develop a taxonomy to classify PdM business models that...

Today´s derivate pricing base on stochastic models developed in the 70´s. These models base on some unrealistic assumptions. The system WARRANT PRO 1 presented here combines the software agent PISA (Partially Intelligent Software Agent) and the neurosimulator FAUN (Fast Approximation with...