Essays about: "Alexander Hjelm"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Alexander Hjelm.
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1. Quality Assessment of OpenStreetMap Footpath Data
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : This project assesses the feasibility of reconstructing virtual cities from OpenStreetMap (OSM) road and building data, and will focus on the feasibility of including pedestrian footpaths. It will be examined how common it is that footpaths overlap with other map features such as roads and buildings. READ MORE
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2. Overcoming the Human Condition : An Arendtian analysis of the antipolitical tendencies in transhumanism
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : This article critically analyses transhumanism, an ideological movement that advocates the radical biomodification of the human body in order to overcome our deficiencies and progress towards our next phase in evolution. Following previous criticism against the depoliticization within transhumanism, the article will aim to highlight the difficulty within transhumanism to balance the respect for diversity against the imperative for human enhancement. READ MORE
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3. The Importance of Dignity : A Kantian Perspective on Transhumanism
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : The transhumanist movement has been hailed as optimistic and forward thinking in itsambition to “ascend humanity beyond its biological constraints” and bring it to the next stageof evolution. However, critics such as Nicholas Le Dévédec have claimed that the movementrepresents a reversal of the Enlightenment project of autonomy, despite claims otherwise. READ MORE
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4. Security and Privacy for Modern and Emerging Mobile Systems
University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)Abstract : The fundamentals of secure systems can be presentedas the three cornerstones: authentication (trustworthinessof senders), integrity (inability to alter messages) and confidentiality(inability to read messages for anyone except theintended recipient). In this project, an android application hasbeen programmed by the author with the purpose of sendinggeographical data over a bluetooth connection in a secure peerto-peer manner. READ MORE
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5. Security and Privacy for Modern and Emerging Mobile Systems
University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)Abstract : The fundamentals of secure systems can be presentedas the three cornerstones: authentication (trustworthinessof senders), integrity (inability to alter messages) and confidentiality(inability to read messages for anyone except theintended recipient). In this project, an android application hasbeen programmed by the author with the purpose of sendinggeographical data over a bluetooth connection in a secure peerto-peer manner. READ MORE
