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Showing 1 to 20 of 102 for “"user-centric"”.
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User-centric cloud application management
… this has originated a big challenge for cloud users, specifically for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) users who find it difficult to choose a particular Virtual Machine (VM) type from the Cloud Providers (CP). Cloud application performance variability and IaaS pricing diversity amongst the …
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User-centric framework for device aggregation
… or aggregate, device functionality to provide a user with a better experience grows. Currently, the user must have a detailed understanding of the physical properties of the devices, the software services offered, and the dynamic behavior of the environment in order to form an appropriate …
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P2F: A User-Centric Privacy Protection Framework
… electronic collections of personal data about users. While the main objective of such data collections is to enhance marketing efforts, they also create a golden opportunity for misuse. The dramatic rise in identity theft in recent years is a prime example of such misuses. Current laws and …
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User-Centric Power Management For Mobile Operating Systems
… managed to provide a satisfied battery life to users. This target, however, recently has become more and more difficult to complete. We still cannot expect the battery life problem be solved economically shortly, even though researchers already addressed many aspects of this problem. …
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Dynamic traffic congestion pricing mechanism with user-centric considerations
… difficulty, we propose a novel mechanism called User-Centric Dynamic Pricing (UCDP) based on recent advances in algorithmic mechanism design. The mechanism allows for congestion-free traffic in general road networks with heterogeneous users, while satisfying each user's travel preference. The …
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Model-based guidelines for user-centric satellite control software development
Three persistent common problems in satellite ground control software used by satellite controllers are obsolescence, lack of desired features and flexibilities, and endless software bug fixing. The obsolescence problem occurs when computer and ground equipment hardware become obsolete usually …
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Reinforcement Learning-based User-centric Handover Decision-making in 5G Vehicular Networks
… drops. The shift from the base station-centric view to the user-centric view helps to cope with the smaller communication range and ultra-density of 5G networks. In this thesis, we propose a series of strategies to improve connection stability through efficient handover decision-making. …
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A holistic intelligent environment quality traceability approach for user-centric context-aware systems
… to deliver life-critical systems that empower users by reducing their dependence on others. Appreciating this role and the impact of context-aware systems (CaSs), especially in healthcare and AAL, is crucial to ensuring that such systems are delivered to meet acceptable system qualities and be …
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User-centric power-friendly quality-based network selection strategy for heterogeneous wireless environments
… vision is built around the scenario of a mobile user seamlessly roaming within a multi-operator multi-technology multi-terminal multi-application multi-user environment supported by the next generation of wireless networks. In this heterogeneous environment, users equipped with multi-mode …
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A User-Centric Tabular Multi-Column Sorting Interface For Intact Transposition Of Columnar Data
… are not procedurally intuitive for software users. A good example of software usability involves tabular sorting in a spreadsheet. Single-column sorting, activated with a mouse click to a column header or toolbar button, often produces rearranged listings that reduce cognitive organization …
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DalSegno: User-centric preference elicitation strategies for mitigating cold start in music recommender systems
… struggle to personalize suggestions for new users as they heavily rely on extensive listening histories to make accurate suggestions — an issue known as the new user cold start problem. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that most commercial recommender systems lack transparency and …
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Assessing the suitability of user centric design methods when applied in a developing world context
… Within the field of HCI, it is recognised that user-centred design (UCD) methodologies need to be applied if ICT4Dev activities are to yield locally appropriate technologies. However, there is no overarching methodology or framework for the application of UCD within 4Dev design initiatives. This …
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Supporting Requirements Reuse in a User-centric Design Framework through Task Modeling and Critical Parameters
… use of scenario-based approaches offers natural user centricity and facilitates knowledge reuse through the generation of claims. Unfortunately, the requirements-analysis phase of scenario-based design does not offer sufficient built-in and explicit techniques needed for capturing the …
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A User Centric Interface for the Management of Past, Present and Future Events [PhD thesis presentation]
… and a simplified model is proposed for a user centric personal event management system which is fundamentally different from any existing system. Facts as a priori and stories as a posteriori has been separated by formal definition. Novel visualization and interaction is proposed to meet …
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Developing a user-centric distributed middleware for SLA monitoring in SaaS cloud computing using RESTful services
… discussions in the cloud computing field is user satisfaction with the associated services. It is important to maintain trusted relationships between clients and providers, for customers who pay subscriptions to receive these services in a timely and accurate manner. Despite the overwhelming …
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A User Centric Interface for the Management of Past, Present and Future Events [PhD thesis full text]
… and a simplified model is proposed for a user centric personal event management system which is fundamentally different from any existing system. Facts as a priori and stories as a posteriori has been separated by formal definition. Novel visualization and interaction is proposed to meet …
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Redesigning the United States Department of Education for localized ideation through user-centric research and organizational design
Education inequality in the United States is a complex challenge to tackle, and one that a centralized enterprise isn't always equipped to address. The United States Department of Education has a mission to bring a quality, globally-competitive education to all students in the US, but leaves to the …
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User-Centric resource allocation through a power-efficient jamming-proof RAN on top of a multi-tenant backhaul
… Radio Access Network (RAN) that provides mobile users with wireless access to a Core Network (CN). The CN allows access to the Internet and enables end-to-end communications by routing users data and calls. We take both energy and security aspects into account, by proposing a power-efficient and …
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Analysis of users' psycho-physiological parameters in response to affective multimedia - A mutlimodal and implicit approach for user-centric multimedia tagging
The affective state of a user, during an interaction with a computer, is a great source of information for the computer in order to (i) employ the information for adapting an interaction, make the interaction flawless, leading in adaptive affective interfaces. The computer may also use emotional …
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The use of a user-centric smart mobile application prototype for supporting safety and security in a city: a design science method
… community engagement, through a chat room and user-logged incident reports, as well as a customised safe route planning functionality where users can send emergency signals to comembers with the use of GPS live location tracking. The research shows participants are willing to adopt the use of …
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