Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication: Selected Papers from the 17th International Conference on Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication, RelStat’17, 18-21 October, 2017, Riga, Latvia

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This book reports on cutting-edge theories and methods for analyzing complex systems, such as transportation and communication networks and discusses multi-disciplinary approaches to dependability problems encountered when dealing with complex systems in practice. The book presents the most noteworthy methods and results discussed at the International Conference on Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication (RelStat), which took place in Riga, Latvia on October 18 – 21, 2017. It spans a broad spectrum of topics, from mathematical models and design methodologies, to software engineering and data security issues, as well as practical problems in technical systems, such as transportation, and telecommunications. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Smart Specialisation Strategies: An Online Platform for Strategy Design and Assessment (Anastasia Panori, Nicos Komninos, Christina Kakderi, Katharina Fellnhofer)....Pages 3-16 A Multistakeholders Multicriteria Decision Support Platform for Assessing Urban Freight Transport Measures (Eftihia Nathanail)....Pages 17-31 Front Matter ....Pages 33-33 From Travel Time and Cost Savings to Value of Mobility (Tatiana Kováčiková, Giuseppe Lugano, Ghadir Pourhashem)....Pages 35-43 Synchronisation of Timetables for Public Bus Lines Using Genetic Algorithms and Computer Simulations (Vitalii Naumov)....Pages 44-53 Modelling the Location of Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles in Urban Areas (Larisa Grackova, Irina Oleinikova, Gaidis Klavs)....Pages 54-64 The System of the School Routes’ Development and Their Safety Assessment (Irina Makarova, Ksenia Shubenkova, Vadim Mavrin, Aleksey Boyko)....Pages 65-74 The Impact of Selected Road Freight Transport Management Measures for the Society and Environment (Tatjana Vasiljeva, Michael Minx)....Pages 75-84 Contribution to the Optimization of the Operation of an Urban Railway Line. Case Study: Constantine Tramway (Kahlouche Abdelaziz, Chaib Rachid)....Pages 85-89 Front Matter ....Pages 91-91 Risk Assessment of Emission Abatement Technologies for Clean Shipping (Sina Atari, Gunnar Prause)....Pages 93-101 Strategic Energy Partnership in Shipping (Eunice O. Olaniyi, Patrick Gerber, Gunnar Prause)....Pages 102-111 Smart and Sustainable Cross-Sectoral Stakeholder Integration into Macro-Regional LNG Value Chain (Laima Gerlitz, Robert Philipp, Anatoli Beifert)....Pages 112-126 Time Series Analysis and Prediction Statistical Models for the Duration of the Ship Handling at an Oil Terminal (Julia Rudnitckaia, Tomáš Hruška)....Pages 127-136 Advanced Vibration Diagnostics for Perspectives of Helicopter Technical Maintenance (Aleksey Mironov, Pavel Doronkin, Alexander Priklonsky)....Pages 137-149 Evaluation of the Risk Management Issues in the Seaports of Latvia and Lithuania (Darius Bazaras, Ramūnas Palšaitis)....Pages 150-156 Front Matter ....Pages 157-157 Advanced Structural Health Monitoring and Diagnostics of Transport, Industrial and Energy Facilities (Aleksey Mironov, Deniss Mironovs, Igor Kabashkin)....Pages 159-171 Risk Management of Innovative Projects: New Aspects (Alina Konovalova)....Pages 172-181 Estimation and Evaluation of Risk in the Railway Infrastructure (Piotr Smoczyński, Adam Kadziński)....Pages 182-191 An Empirical Analysis of Time Headways on Two-Lane Roads with Mixed Traffic (Rupali Roy, Pritam Saha)....Pages 192-203 Shared Risks at Interface Between Railway Undertakings and Infrastructure Managers (Piotr Smoczyński, Adrian Gill)....Pages 204-212 Risks Associated with the Use of High-Strength Titanium Alloys in Transportation Systems (Mykola Chausov, Pavlo Maruschak, Olegas Prentkovskis, Myroslav Karpets)....Pages 213-220 Front Matter ....Pages 221-221 Markov-Modulated Linear Regression: Tasks and Challenges in Transport Modelling (Nadezda Spiridovska)....Pages 223-231 Spatiotemporal Big Data Challenges for Traffic Flow Analysis (Dmitry Pavlyuk)....Pages 232-240 Wide-Scale Transport Network Microscopic Simulation Using Dynamic Assignment Approach (Mihails Savrasovs, Irina Pticina, Valery Zemlyanikin)....Pages 241-251 The Riga Public Transport Service Reliability Investigation Based on Traffic Flow Modelling (Irina Yatskiv (Jackiva), Irina Pticina, Kateryna Romanovska)....Pages 252-261 Modelling Kinetics of Dynamic Crack Propagation in a Gas Mains Pipe as Cyclic Random Process (Iaroslav Lytvynenko, Pavlo Maruschak, Olegas Prentkovskis, Andriy Sorochak)....Pages 262-269 Front Matter ....Pages 271-271 Multi Criteria Decision Making in Life Cycle Management of Modular Ships with Test System (Igor Kabashkin, Andrejs Zvaigzne)....Pages 273-283 The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP): Prospects for Application in Supply Chain Management (Valery Lukinskiy, Vladislav Lukinskiy)....Pages 284-289 Methodology for Assessment of Electronic Payment Systems in Transport Using AHP Method (Ivana Olivková)....Pages 290-299 Intellectualization of the Spare Parts Supplier Selection by the Analysis of Multi-criterial Solutions (Irina Makarova, Ksenia Shubenkova, Polina Buyvol, Eduard Mukhametdinov)....Pages 300-310 Front Matter ....Pages 311-311 Models of Inventory Management in Multi-level Distribution Systems (Valery Lukinskiy, Vladislav Lukinskiy)....Pages 313-319 The Development of Models of Supply Chain Management in Retailing (Tatyana Odintsova, Nataliya Kocherjagina, Olga Ryzhova)....Pages 320-326 Factors Influencing Local Food Sales Through Green Public Procurement in Rezekne Municipality (Anda Zvaigzne, Inita Krivašonoka, Inta Kotāne)....Pages 327-337 Determination of Parameters for Forming Right Allocation of Items in Picking Area (Raitis Apsalons, Genady Gromov)....Pages 338-346 Front Matter ....Pages 347-347 The Main Challenges of Winter Road Service to be Solved Within the Framework of Intelligent Transportation System (Boriss Jelisejevs)....Pages 349-359 Effective Wireless Communications for V2G Applications and Objects in Motion (Aleksandr Krivchenkov, Alexander Krainyukov, Rodion Saltanovs)....Pages 360-370 Weigh-in-Motion by Fibre-Optic Sensors: Problem of Measurement Errors Compensation for Longitudinal Oscillations of a Truck (Alexander Grakovski, Alexey Pilipovecs)....Pages 371-380 Experimental Research on Introduction of Distributed Road Tracking System for Road Traffic Registration in Latvia (Alexander Dudko, Irina Yatskiv, Yasushi Kiyoki)....Pages 381-391 Introducing Fixed-Wing Aircraft into Cooperative UAV Collision Avoidance System (Dmitrijs Lancovs)....Pages 392-399 Front Matter ....Pages 401-401 The Importance of Mapping Regional Disparities and Regional Development: Case Study of the ICT Sector in the Slovak Republic (Emilia Madudova)....Pages 403-412 Quantitative Analysis of the Competitive Environment in the Electronic Communications Sector (Lucia Madleňáková, Mária Matúšková, Radovan Madleňák, Paweł Droździel)....Pages 413-421 The Analysis of the System that Includes Two Ferromagnetic Spheres in Outer Magnetic Field (Yury A. Krasnitsky)....Pages 422-431 Model of Wireless Data Network in GPSS Language (Aleksandr Krivchenkov)....Pages 432-442 Front Matter ....Pages 443-443 Automatic Gender and Emotion Recognition System as Important Factor for Safety Improvement (Jacek Mazurkiewicz)....Pages 445-455 Implementation Efficiency of BLAKE2 Cryptographic Algorithm in Contemporary Popular-Grade FPGA Devices (Jarosław Sugier)....Pages 456-465 Performance Comparison of Observer Design Pattern Implementations in JavaScript (Artur Zochniak, Tomasz Walkowiak)....Pages 466-475 Multistage Hammerstein–Wiener System Identification with the Help of Binary Excitation (Marcin Biegański, Grzegorz Mzyk)....Pages 476-484 Towards CLARIN-PL LTC Digital Research Platform for: Depositing, Processing, Analyzing and Visualizing Language Data (Marcin Pol, Tomasz Walkowiak, Maciej Piasecki)....Pages 485-494 Front Matter ....Pages 495-495 Assessing the Design and Operation of Riga’s International Coach Terminal (Maria Tsami, Evelina Budilovich (Budiloviča), Vissarion Magginas, Giannis Adamos, Irina Yatskiv (Jackiva))....Pages 497-506 Mechanism for Investment in the Transport Infrastructure Development in Latvia (Irina Kuzmina-Merlino, Oksana Skorobogatova, Niels Schmidtke, Fabian Behrendt)....Pages 507-518 Analysis of Riga International Airport Flight Delays (Iyad Alomar, Juri Tolujew, Aleksandrs Medvedevs)....Pages 519-529 Modelling and Simulation of the Riga International Airport to Reduce Turnaround Times of Crucial Clearance Processes (David Weigert, Alina Rettmann, Iyad Alomar, Juri Tolujew)....Pages 530-539 A Thorough Review of Big Data Sources and Sets Used in Transportation Research (Maria Karatsoli, Eftihia Nathanail)....Pages 540-550 Evaluating Smart Urban Freight Solutions Using Microsimulation (Ioannis Karakikes, Lambros Mitropoulos, Mihails Savrasovs)....Pages 551-560 Front Matter ....Pages 561-561 Industry 4.0 – For Sustainable Development of Lean Manufacturing Companies in the Shipbuilding Sector (Anatoli Beifert, Laima Gerlitz, Gunnar Prause)....Pages 563-573 Corporate Governance Disclosures: The Case of Latvian Companies Listed on Baltic Stock Exchange (Ieva Kozlovska)....Pages 574-584 Customer Satisfaction with Banking Services and Its Estimation (Ishgaley Ishmuhametov)....Pages 585-596 Socially Responsible Investing and Public Pension Fund Performance in Latvia (Irina Kuzmina-Merlino, Svetlana Saksonova)....Pages 597-607 The Role of Productivity in Increasing Latvian Competitiveness (Ilze Sproģe, Sandra Jekabsone, Irina Skribane)....Pages 608-616 Adjustment of Banking Activity According to Basel III Requirements: Experience and Problems of Eastern Europe Countries (Natalia Konovalova, Nina Trubnikova)....Pages 617-626 Assessment of the Competitive Environment of Passengers in Rail Transport: Case Study of Lithuania (Aldona Jarašūnienė, Nijolė Batarlienė, Kristina Čižiūnienė)....Pages 627-635 Front Matter ....Pages 637-637 Career Management in a Technical University as an Essential Factor Influencing Its Competitiveness (Yulia Stukalina)....Pages 639-648 Learning Analytics and Software Engineering Competences (Boriss Misnevs, Aliaksandr Puptsau)....Pages 649-658 Ensuring the Academic Workforce Age Balance as a Personnel Management Tool (Oksana Pozdnyakova, Anatoly Pozdnyakov)....Pages 659-669 Mobile Education: Review of Literature on Negative Effects of Multitasking (Kristīne Užule)....Pages 670-677 Back Matter ....Pages 679-680