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Underground utilities and wastewater collection systems deteriorate over time demanding utility owners to involve in continuous revisions and development of their asset management frameworks to maintain the functionality of their assets. In any asset management framework, inspec…

Software defects are expensive, costing the US economy 60 billion annually [1]. However, quality control techniques are expensive and are further constrained by the availability of resources. Therefore, a large body of research focuses on efficient quality control activities. De…

Hybrid inspection systems, those in which humans and computers work cooperatively, have found increased application in today's complex manufacturing and service systems, as evidenced by their widespread use in inspection applications (e.g., printed circuit boards, aircraft compo…