• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3794-3820
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• 2019

In recent years, a cloud environment with the ability to detect illegal behaviours along with a secured data storage capability is much needed. This study presents a cloud storage framework, wherein a 128-bit encryption key has been generated by combining deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) cryptography and the Hill Cipher algorithm to make the framework unbreakable and ensure a better and secured distributed cloud storage environment. Moreover, the study proposes a DNA-based encryption technique, followed by a 256-bit secure socket layer (SSL) to secure data storage. The 256-bit SSL provides secured connections during data transmission. The data herein are classified based on different qualitative security parameters obtained using a specialized fuzzy-based classification technique. The model also has an additional advantage of being able to decide on selecting suitable storage servers from an existing pool of storage servers. A fuzzy-based technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) model has been employed for this, which can decide on the set of suitable storage servers on which the data must be stored and results in a reduction in execution time by keeping up the level of security to an improved grade.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.229-239
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• 2016

본 논문의 목적은 대학의 신임교수선택 문제를 해결하기 위해서, TOPSIS 방법을 퍼지 환경에 적용시키는 것이다. 이를 위해서, 본 논문에서 각 후보자에 대한 평가와 평가기준에 대한 가중치는 사다리꼴 퍼지 수로 표현되는 언어적 용어로 기술된다. 여기서 두 사다리꼴 퍼지 수들 간의 거리는 vertex 방법으로 측정한다. 그리고 TOPSIS 개념에 따라서, 근접계수를 구해서 모든 후보자들의 우선순위를 결정한다. 본 연구에서는 1) 신임교수선택을 위한 4 개 평가기준(연구실적, 교육연구역량, 인성, 전공 적합성), 2) 집단의사결정을 위한 퍼지 TOPSIS 방법의 5단계 절차, 3) 신임교수선택 사례를 통해서 4명 후보자들의 우선순위를 도출했다. 본 논문의 결론은 퍼지 자료를 분석하려는 전문가에게 활용될 수 있고, 또한 인사관리에서 직원선택문제를 해결하는 다기준 의사결정 도구로도 유용하게 사용될 수 있다. 끝으로 이와 같은 연구결과가 갖는 이론적 및 실천적 함의를 논의했고, 향후 연구방향을 제시했다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.4952-4975
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• 2018

An induced hesitant linguistic aggregation operator is investigated in the paper, in which, hesitant fuzzy linguistic evaluation values are associated with probabilistic information. To deal with these hesitant fuzzy linguistic information, an induced hesitant fuzzy linguistic probabilistic ordered weighted averaging (IHFLPOWA) operator is proposed, monotonicity, boundary and idempotency of IHFLPOWA are proved. Then andness, orness and the entropy of dispersion of IHFLPOWA are analyzed, which are used to characterize the weighting vector of the operator, these properties show that IHFLPOWA is extensions of the induced linguistic ordered weighted averaging operator and linguistic probabilistic aggregation operator. In this paper, IHFLPOWA is utilized to gather linguistic information and create fuzzy ontologies, and a movie fuzzy ontology as an illustrative case study is used to show the elaboration of the proposed method and comparison with the existing linguistic aggregation operators, it seems that the IHFLPOWA operator is an useful and alternative operator for dealing with hesitant fuzzy linguistic information with probabilistic information.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.107-128
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• 2017

Energy is a major component of almost all economic, production, and service activities, and rapid population growth, urbanization and industrialization have led to ever growing demand for energy. Limited energy resources and increasingly evident environmental effects of fossil fuel consumption has led to a growing awareness about the importance of further use of renewable energy sources in the countries energy portfolio. Renewable hydrogen production is a convenient method for storage of unstable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy for use in other place or time. In this study, suitability of 25 cities located in Iran's western region for renewable hydrogen production are evaluated by multi-criteria decision making techniques including TOPSIS, VIKOR, ELECTRE, SAW, Fuzzy TOPSIS, and also hybrid ranking techniques. The choice of suitable location for the centralized renewable hydrogen production is associated with various technical, economic, social, geographic, and political criteria. This paper describes the criteria affecting the hydrogen production potential in the study region. Determined criteria are weighted with Shannon entropy method, and Angstrom model and wind power model are used to estimate respectively the solar and wind energy production potential in each city and each month. Assuming the use of proton exchange membrane electrolyzer for hydrogen production, the renewable hydrogen production potential of each city is then estimated based on the obtained wind and solar energy generation potentials. The rankings obtained with MCDMs show that Kermanshah is the best option for renewable hydrogen production, and evaluation of renewable hydrogen production capacities show that Gilangharb has the highest capacity among the studied cities.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2009

Energy environment has been changing rapidly such as the fluctuation of oil prices and the effect on UNFCCC. Oil price change affects Korea's economy heavily due to her poor natural resources and large dependence of consumed energy resources. Korea takes the 4th place of importing the crude oil and 9th place in $CO_2$ emissions with the 1st place of $CO_2$ emissions increasing rate. Considering the current statue of Korea including oil price change and UNFCCC, Korea will be expected to be the Annex I nation due to Korean energy environments and the quantity of $CO_2$ emission. Energy technology development is a crucial key to cope with Korea's national energy security and environments. In this study, we establish the framework, which allocates the relative weights of assessment criteria and sub-criteria, for assessing and selecting R&D programs of energy technologies strategically. We integrated fuzzy theory and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach since the fuzzy AHP approach reflects the vagueness of human thoughts and perception effectively as making pairwise comparisons of criteria and alternatives. The fundamental data of this research results will support R&D planning phase for policy-makers and the production of well focused R&D outcomes.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.199-208
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• 2023

Taguchi method is one of the most popular approaches for design optimization such that performance characteristics become robust to uncontrollable noise variables. However, most previous Taguchi method applications have addressed a single-characteristic problem. Problems with multiple characteristics are more common in practice. The multi-criteria decision making(MCDM) problem is to select the optimal one among multiple alternatives by integrating a number of criteria that may conflict with each other. Representative MCDM methods include TOPSIS(Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution), GRA(Grey Relational Analysis), PCA(Principal Component Analysis), fuzzy logic system, and so on. Therefore, numerous approaches have been conducted to deal with the multi-characteristic design problem by combining original Taguchi method and MCDM methods. In the MCDM problem, multiple criteria generally have different measurement units, which means that there may be a large difference in the physical value of the criteria and ultimately makes it difficult to integrate the measurements for the criteria. Therefore, the normalization technique is usually utilized to convert different units of criteria into one identical unit. There are four normalization techniques commonly used in MCDM problems, including vector normalization, linear scale transformation(max-min, max, or sum). However, the normalization techniques have several shortcomings and do not adequately incorporate the practical matters. For example, if certain alternative has maximum value of data for certain criterion, this alternative is considered as the solution in original process. However, if the maximum value of data does not satisfy the required degree of fulfillment of designer or customer, the alternative may not be considered as the solution. To solve this problem, this paper employs the desirability function that has been proposed in our previous research. The desirability function uses upper limit and lower limit in normalization process. The threshold points for establishing upper or lower limits let us know what degree of fulfillment of designer or customer is. This paper proposes a new design optimization technique for multi-characteristic design problem by integrating the Taguchi method and our desirability functions. Finally, the proposed technique is able to obtain the optimal solution that is robust to multi-characteristic performances.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.57-73
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• 2006

제조 라인의 설계에 있어서 물류설비의 선정은 매우 중요한 부분이다. 생산라인의 특성을 충분히 고려하여 물류설비를 선정하기 위해서는 다양한 요소들이 고려되어야 하며 그 요소들 가운데는 정량적인 요소(예, 자재 부피, 무게)들 뿐만 아니라 정성적인 요소(예, 유지 보수, 통합성)들도 포함된다. 정량적인 요소는 해당 물류설비의 사양 등을 통해 보다 쉽게 평가가 가능하지만 정성적인 요소는 객관적인 분석이 매우 어려운 부분이다. 실제 사례에서도 물류설비선정 시 정량적인 요소들만 검증되고 정성적인 요소들은 대부분 배제되는 것으로 나타나고 있다. 본 연구에서는 물류설비의 보다 효율적인 평가 및 선정을 위해 정량적인 요소뿐만 아니라 정성적인 요소들을 반영할 수 있는 방안을 제시하고자 한다. 이를 위해 전문가 지식 기반의 룰 (Rule) 및 퍼지 로직을 연계한 통합 방안을 개발하였다. 우선 전문가 지식 기반의 룰을 통해 해당 공정간 적절한 물류설비 유형 및 가능한 대안 유형들을 찾아내고 이들 중 정성적인 요소들까지를 반영하여 최적의 물류설비를 선정하기 위해 퍼지이론이 적용되었다. 본 연구를 통해 퍼지 이론의 제조 물류부분 적용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2013

국제적 경쟁이 치열해지고 급속한 기술발전이 진행되고 있는 기업환경에서 좋은 정보시스템 인력을 선발하고 평가할 수 있는 방법은 매우 중요한 이슈이다. 그럼에도 불구하고 정보시스템 인력이 보유해야 할 지식과 스킬에 대해서는 많은 연구가 진행되었지만 이들 인력을 선발하고 평가하는 방법에 대해서는 그렇지 못한 것이 사실이다. 인력 선발은 정성적인 측정치와 정략적인 측정치 모두를 포함하는 다기준 의사결정 문제인데 본 연구에서는 정보시스템 인력의 스킬, 능력, 지식에 기초하여 이들의 선발과 평가 과정에서 이들을 분류할 수 있는 모형을 제시하였다. 본 모형은 신경망 알고리즘 모형에서 도출한 것으로서 Jaccard 선택함수 기반의 퍼지 ART 알고리즘을 적용하였다. 실제 인사자료를 활용하여 제안된 모형의 사용 용이성과 효과성을 검정해 본 결과 본 접근방법이 필드에서 충분히 활용될 수 있는 것으로 판단되었다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.240-263
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• 2021

One of the biggest challenges that the software industry is facing today is to create highly efficient applications without affecting the quality of healthcare system software. The demand for the provision of software with high quality protection has seen a rapid increase in the software business market. Moreover, it is worthless to offer extremely user-friendly software applications with no ideal security. Therefore a need to find optimal solutions and bridge the difference between accessibility and protection by offering accessible software services for defense has become an imminent prerequisite. Several research endeavours on usable security assessments have been performed to fill the gap between functionality and security. In this context, several Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) approaches have been implemented on different usability and security attributes so as to assess the usable-security of software systems. However, only a few specific studies are based on using the integrated approach of fuzzy Analytic Network Process (FANP) and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) technique for assessing the significant usable-security of hospital management software. Therefore, in this research study, the authors have employed an integrated methodology of fuzzy logic, ANP and TOPSIS to estimate the usable - security of Hospital Management System Software. For the intended objective, the study has taken into account 5 usable-security factors at first tier and 16 sub-factors at second tier with 6 hospital management system softwares as alternative solutions. To measure the weights of parameters and their relation with each other, Fuzzy ANP is implemented. Thereafter, Fuzzy TOPSIS methodology was employed and the rating of alternatives was calculated on the foundation of the proximity to the positive ideal solution.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2010년도 학술발표회
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• pp.798-802
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• 2010

The integration of GIS and fuzzy MCDA(Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis) allows the engineer to determine the preferred alternative for each spatial location in the study area. The next step is to recommend to the final decision makers a single flood management alternative for the entire region. Note that if the study area is large, it might be possible to use the kind of information to recommend different alternatives for different portions of the region. However, for this study it is assumed that only a single alternative will be used. In this study, a "cost of uniformity" metric is proposed that allows decision makers to compute the impact of selecting a single alternative for the entire floodplain. This metric represents the increase in the average distance metric value as compared to the spatially diverse solution from the MCDA and GIS analysis. The results could be applied to any region of the floodplain as desired. Whether the decision makers decide to apply these calculations to the entire floodplain or to specific important regions within the floodplain, an analysis of the increases in the cost of uniformity provides an integrated way for the decision maker to rank the alternatives. This should provide an improvement in their engineering analysis.