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Showing 1 to 20 of 124 for “"Smart devices"”.
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Implementation of smart devices in the construction industry
… The exchange of information made possible by smart devices. This creates an opportunity to enhance productivity and communication among stakeholders of the construction industry. Firstly, this thesis explored the concept of smart devices. Secondly, the drivers, challenges and Critical Success …
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Inferences from Interactions with Smart Devices: Security Leaks and Defenses
<p>We unlock our smart devices such as smartphone several times every day using a pin, password, or graphical pattern if the device is secured by one. The scope and usage of smart devices' are expanding day by day in our everyday life and hence the need to make them more secure. In the near future, …
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Responsive IoT : using biosignals to connect humans and smart devices
… among others. Today, humans communicate with IoT devices through visual, voice or tactile interfaces. More natural and organic interaction requires more sophisticated communication methods. This thesis explores seamless interfaces between human and IoT devices. In particular, I focus on using …
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M 351 digital transitions - Smart Devices for Energetic, Biomedical and Environmental Applications
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Enhancing Landscape Performance Measurement Using Smart Devices, Data Visualization, and Longitudinal Tracking
This dissertation explores the use of smart devices to measure the environmental landscape performance (LP) of landscape projects. It proposes and evaluates an alternative landscape performance measurement framework (ALPMF) with smart device assistance. By providing new measurement methods and …
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Suspicion, control and desire - a criminological analysis of secretive conduct and smart devices
… a novel criminological perspective on how the smart technological devices integrated in the onlife ecology (with its technologies, features, design, instant online access, and messaging) aid specific instances of 'secretive conduct', involving regular and mundane episodes of suspicion, control …
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A survey of the hazards of using USB as a universal charging standard as pertains to smart devices
… severe security vulnerabilities. Plugging a USB smart device into a compromised port, even one purported to be solely a power delivery system, can allow an attacker to perform many different malicious actions, the range and severity of which depend on the length of time the device remains …
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Context Awareness in the Internet of Things and its Applications
… context awareness to situations , perceived by smart devices, and to conceptually stretch context modeling to a dynamic contextualization in human to machine interactions. The roots of the Internet of Things paradigma reside in the efforts reached in the Wireless Sensor Networks technology, …
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Smart Home Cybersecurity Challenges: An Assessment of End-User Knowledge and a Training Solution to Mitigate These Challenges
… transforming their traditional homes into smart homes, adopting semi- and fully automated smart devices. This transformative shift, fueled by advancements in information technology, presents vast social and economic opportunities. Despite the burgeoning number of smart devices in the …
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Internet of Things (IoT) Applications With Diverse Direct Communication Methods
… daily in homes, workplaces and industry. The IoT devices typically communicate via radio frequency (RF), such as WiFi and Bluetooth. In this dissertation we deeply analyze the various characteristics of different wireless communication methods in terms of range, energy-efficiency, and radiation …
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Language and Mental Models in Trigger-Action Programming
… to customize and manage the functions of their smart devices is essential in various contexts, ranging from automating daily routines in smart home environments to customizing educational paths in school classes. End-User Development (EUD) through Trigger-Action Programming represents a …
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File Tracking For Mobile Devices
Since 2010, the smart device has become an integral part of people’s daily lives. The popularity of smart devices has increased dramatically. However, as the number of devices owned by an individual user increases, so does the risk of data leakage and loss. This problem has started to draw …
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Shell Game: Randomized representative based election to defend against 51% attacks in Crowd sensing frameworks
Smart devices and wearable have become an epicenter of human lives and have increasingly become more complex and powerful to make people’s life easier. Smart devices like smart phones and wearable like a smart watch today are equipped to provide pervasive connectivity, quality communication and a …
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Magnopark, Smart Parking Detection Based on Cellphone Magnetic Sensor
… uses the availability of heavy crowds and their smart devices, to gain more result as to where potential parking is possible. By leveraging the raw magnetometer, gyroscope, and accelerometer data, we are able to detect parking spots through the natural movement exerted by the walking pedestrians …
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Mobile-Based Interactive Music for Public Spaces
With the emergence of modern mobile devices equipped with various types of built-in sensors, interactive art has become easily accessible to everyone, musicians and non-musicians alike. These efficient computers are able to analyze human activity, location, gesture, etc., and based on this …
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Drivers of change in the North American electric grid
… review of utility-scale energy storage devices is presented, which have a symbiotic relationship with the integration of renewables to balance real power supply. Also, the aggregate effect of smart devices at the residential level is evaluated towards reactive power voltage support. …
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Sensing Buildings: Environmental Impact of Sensor Technologies and Data Infrastructure in Buildings
… carbon solutions, improved heating and cooling devices offer cost and energy effective building services. Above all, “smart” devices promise remote control, oversight, and optimization of building operations. With the rising implementation of AI solutions to every sector, it is important to see …
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Development of Networked Control Technology of Multiple Smart Surveillance Systems for the Internet of Things
… networked control (NCS) techniques of multiple smart surveillance control systems for the internet of things. The prediction method has been popular in single agent control systems due to its capability of actively compensating for network- related constraints. This characteristic has motivated …
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Leveraging Resources on Anonymous Mobile Edge Nodes
<p>Smart devices have become an essential component in the life of mankind. The quick rise of smartphones, IoTs, and wearable devices enabled applications that were not possible few years ago, e.g., health monitoring and online banking. Meanwhile, smart sensing laid the infrastructure for smart …
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