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Orvalho, Joao
Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
 
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  Applying the metaverse
Kirkpatrick K. Communications of the ACM 65(11): 16-18, 2022.  Type: Article

The introductory article “Applying the metaverse” provides a brief summary of the state of the art, giving some references that, if insufficient, are useful. As mentioned in the article, James Kaplan, cofounder and chief executive offi...

Jul 13 2023  
  Resiliency of mobile OS security for secure personal ubiquitous computing
Lee S., Lee S., Kang T., Kwon M., Lee N., Kim H. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 22(1): 23-34, 2018.  Type: Article

More and more, mobile equipment is a working tool everywhere. The operating system is a fundamental component of the protection strategy, that is, by improving the operating system, we are contributing to more reliable equipment. One o...

Jun 25 2018  
  Fog computing in the Internet of Things: intelligence at the edge
Rahmani A., Liljeberg P., Preden J., Jantsch A., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2017. 172 pp.  Type: Book (978-3-319576-38-1)

The book is central to the understanding and advanced study of fog computing. It follows an effective model, based on eight scientific papers of a very high level, and is suitable for readers who want an introduction to the area, accor...

May 10 2018  
   The Dubuque electricity portal: evaluation of a city-scale residential electricity consumption feedback system
Erickson T., Li M., Kim Y., Deshpande A., Sahu S., Chao T., Sukaviriya P., Naphade M.  CHI 2013 (Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Paris, France, Apr 27-May 2, 2013) 1203-1212, 2013.  Type: Proceedings

The smart city movement is a very important research drive nowadays and the field of human–computer interaction (HCI) has much to contribute in “electricity consumption feedback research (ECF).” This paper describes...

Apr 3 2014  
  Studies on urban vehicular ad-hoc networks
Zhu H., Li M., Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2013. 90 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-461480-47-1)

This brief introductory book describes the representative work on urban vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). These networks are a promising approach to realizing smart cities, and can also help to overcome important transportation probl...

Jan 13 2014  
  Influencing individually: fusing personalization and persuasion
Berkovsky S., Freyne J., Oinas-Kukkonen H. ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems 2(2): 1-8, 2012.  Type: Article

The authors of this excellent paper state that the potential impact of fusing personalized and persuasive technologies is tremendous. Yes, it is!...

Nov 9 2012  
  Using cognitive fit theory to evaluate the effectiveness of information visualizations: an example using quality assurance data
Teets J., Tegarden D., Russell R. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 16(5): 841-853, 2010.  Type: Article

Cognitive fit theory was developed by Iris Vessey in 1991. According to Vessey,...

Dec 14 2010  
  Coverage control in sensor networks
Wang B., Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2010. 210 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-849960-58-8)

This very interesting book addresses sensor network issues. It is suitable for both students and researchers. In addition to its interesting content, its approximately 200-page size makes it very practical. The book is also easy to rea...

Jul 16 2010  
  Wireless applications for hospital epidemiology
Herman T., Pemmaraju S., Segre A., Polgreen P., Curtis D., Fries J., Hlady C., Severson M.  WiMD 2009 (Proceedings of the 1st ACM International Workshop on Medical-Grade Wireless Networks, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 18, 2009) 45-50, 2009.  Type: Proceedings

Today, projects that use computer technology to assist in limiting the spread of disease are very high on the list of required research. This paper describes a very interesting research project in this area. However, the project is, un...

Jul 8 2009  
   Analyzing e-governance mainstays on municipalities Websites
Rodriguez R., Giulianelli D., Vera P., Marko I., Trigueros A., Larrosa M.  CommunicabilityMS 2008 (Proceeding of the 1st ACM International Workshop on Communicability Design and Evaluation in Cultural and Ecological Multimedia System, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Oct 31, 2008) 31-38, 2008.  Type: Proceedings

This paper evaluates local government Web sites--30 municipalities that constitute the Bueno Aires Urban Cone--with regard to the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) tools. This evaluation loo...

Jan 15 2009  
 
 
 
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