Due to rapid advancements on the Internet of Things (IoT), unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs), also known as drones, are transforming numerous military and civil application …

Corrosion is still the most common contributor to failures in Water Distribution Networks
(WDNs), causing detrimental techno-socio-economic impacts. Although the corrosion …

In emergency decision making, it can be difficult for decision-makers (DMs) to identify all
possible scenarios due to a lack of information and the evolution of emergency situations …

Autonomous vehicles (AV) s have become a trending topic nowadays since they have the
potential to solve traffic problems, such as accidents and congestion. Although AV systems …

Recent advances in science and technology have made modern computing and
engineering systems more powerful and sophisticated than ever. The increasing complexity …

Reliability assessment refers to the process of evaluating reliability of components or
systems during their lifespan or prior to their implementation. In the manufacturing industry …

Fault tree analysis (FTA) is an important method to analyze the failure causes of engineering
systems and evaluate their safety and reliability. In practical application, the probabilities of …

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods have developed a strong foothold in
the design space in industry. These methods have proven fruitful when the right method is …

A method of optimizing the cost and reliability of a system represented by a fault tree is
proposed which is useful in choosing the technology options for basic events that are …

Ultrareliable low-latency communication (URLLC) constitutes a key service class of the fifth
generation (5G) and beyond cellular networks. Notably, designing and supporting URLLC …