Trends and Advances in Information Systems and Technologies (eBook)

Volume 2

Álvaro Rocha, Hojjat Adeli, Luís Paulo Reis, Sandra Costanzo (Herausgeber)

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2018 | 1st ed. 2018
1518 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-77712-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book includes a selection of papers from the 2018 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'18), held in Naples, Italy on March27-29, 2018. WorldCIST is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss recent results and innovations, current trends, professional experiences and the challenges of modern information systems and technologies research together with their technological development and applications.

 

The main topics covered are: A) Information and Knowledge Management; B) Organizational Models and Information Systems; C) Software and Systems Modeling; D) Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools; E) Multimedia Systems and Applications; F) Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems; G) Intelligent and Decision Support Systems; H) Big Data Analytics and Applications; I) Human-Computer Interaction; J) Ethics, Computers & Security; K) Health Informatics; L) Information Technologies in Education; M) Information Technologies in Radiocommunications; N) Technologies for Biomedical Applications.

Inhalt

Preface 6
Organization 8
Conference 8
General Chair 8
Co-chairs 8
Advisory Committee 8
Program Committee 9
Workshops 17
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis Using Computer Science 17
Organizing Committee 17
Program Committee 17
Artificial Intelligence in Fashion Industry 17
Organizing Committee 17
Program Committee 18
Emerging Trends and Challenges in Business Process Management 18
Organizing Committee 18
Program Committee 18
Healthcare Information Systems: Interoperability, Security and Efficiency 19
Organizing Committee 19
Program Committee 19
Intelligent and Collaborative Decision Support Systems for Improving Manufacturing Processes 20
Organizing Committee 20
Program Committee 20
New Pedagogical Approaches with Technologies 20
Organizing Committee 20
Program Committee 21
Pervasive Information Systems 21
Organizing Committee 21
Program Committee 21
Technologies in the Workplace - Use and Impact on Workers 22
Organizing Committee 22
Program Committee 22
Contents 24
Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools 38
Interpersonal Relationships, Leadership and Other Soft Skills in Software Development Projects: A Systematic Review 39
Abstract 39
1 Introduction 39
2 Background 40
2.1 Interpersonal Relationships 40
2.2 Leadership 40
2.3 Soft Skills 41
3 Methodology 42
4 Results 43
4.1 Management of Software Development Projects 43
4.2 Interpersonal Relationships, Leadership and Other Soft Skills 43
4.3 Methods of Intervention 44
4.4 Software Development Projects and Interpersonal Relations 44
4.5 Software Development Projects and Leadership 45
4.6 Software Development Projects and Other Soft Skills 45
5 Discussion 46
6 Conclusions 48
Appendix A - List Studies Includes in SRL 48
References 50
Digital Signature Solution for Document Management Systems - The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro 52
Abstract 52
1 Introduction 52
2 Literature Review 53
3 Case Study 54
4 Solution Proposal 55
4.1 Architecture 55
4.2 Components Description 57
5 Results 57
6 Conclusions 59
Acknowledgements 60
References 61
Accuracy Comparison of Empirical Studies on Software Product Maintainability Prediction 62
Abstract 62
1 Introduction 62
2 Method 63
3 Analysis and Discussion 64
3.1 Techniques Used for SPMP (RQ1) 64
3.2 Datasets Used for SPMP (RQ2) 65
3.3 Types of Metrics Used for SPMP (RQ3) 66
3.4 Accuracy Criteria and Validation Procedures Used for SPMP (RQ4) 67
3.5 SPMP Techniques Reported Superior from Literature (RQ5) 68
4 SPMP Techniques Accuracy Comparison 68
5 Conclusion and Future Work 69
References 69
Measurement Based E-government Portals’ Benchmarking Framework: Architectural and Procedural Views 72
Abstract 72
1 Introduction 72
2 Guidelines to Build the MBeGPBF 73
3 Proposed E-government Portals’ Benchmarking Framework 74
3.1 MBeGPBF: An Architectural View 75
3.2 MBeGPBF: A Procedural View 76
4 Conclusion 80
References 80
Exploring Factors Affecting Mobile Services Adoption by Young Consumers in Cameroon 82
Abstract 82
1 Introduction 82
2 Theoretical Background 84
2.1 Uncertainty Avoidance (UA) 84
2.2 Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) 84
2.3 Perceived Usefulness (PU) 85
2.4 Trust (T) 85
2.5 Behavioral Intention (BI) 85
2.6 Control Variables (Gender, Age) 86
3 Methodology 86
4 Data Analysis and Results 87
4.1 Demographic Information 87
4.2 Demographic Features of Respondents 87
5 Discussions and Limitations 91
References 92
A Systematic Map of Mobile Software Usability Evaluation 94
Abstract 94
1 Introduction 94
2 Research Methodology 95
2.1 Research Questions 95
2.2 Research Strategy 95
2.3 Data Extraction Strategy and Synthesis 97
3 Results and Discussions 98
3.1 Publishing Channel (RQ1) 98
3.2 The Research Type and the Research Approach (RQ2 and RQ3) 99
3.3 The Frequency of Publications (RQ4) 99
3.4 Mobile Domains (RQ6) 100
3.5 Usability Evaluation Methods (RQ7) 100
3.6 Type of the Environment Testing (RQ9) 101
4 Conclusion and Future Work 101
References 102
Sorting Fused Images for Multi-time Analysis of the Area Surrounding the Headwaters of the Meta River 104
Abstract 104
1 Introduction 104
2 Materials and Methods 105
3 Methodology 106
4 Results and Discussion 108
5 Conclusions 111
References 112
The Gamification Systems Application Elements in the Marketing Perspective 113
Abstract 113
1 Introduction 113
2 The Gamification Origin and Progress 114
3 Elements of a Gamification System 114
3.1 Game Dynamics 114
3.2 Game Mechanics 115
3.3 Badges 115
3.4 Levels 115
3.5 Points 115
3.6 Challenges and Quests 116
3.7 Leaderboards 116
3.8 Rewards 116
3.9 Narrative 116
3.10 Groups of Gamification Elements 116
4 Gamification Areas of Application 117
4.1 Gamification in Business 117
4.1.1 SAP Community Network 118
4.1.2 Starbucks My Rewards Program 118
4.2 Gamification in Education 119
4.2.1 Gamification for Developing Learning Activities 119
4.2.2 STEM Applications with Gamification 119
4.3 Gamification in Health Care 119
4.3.1 Boston Heart Diagnostics 120
4.3.2 Zamzee 120
4.4 Gamification Elements Objectives 120
5 Conclusions 122
References 122
Suspended Solids in the Gulf of Urabá Colombia – Annual Average Estimation Using MODIS MYD09Q1 Images 124
Abstract 124
1 Introduction 124
2 Study Zone 125
3 Summary and Description of the Methodological Process 126
4 Model Selection 129
5 Results 129
6 Conclusions 131
References 132
HUEQUITAS: Web Application for Location of Low Cost Restaurants 134
1 Introduction 134
2 Background 135
3 Methodologies 136
3.1 Application scenario 136
3.2 Development Methodology 137
3.3 Architecture of the Application 137
3.4 Google Maps API and Its Implementation 138
3.5 Explanation of the Source Code Used refp: 138
4 Results 139
5 Conclusions 141
References 142
Software Tool for Evaluation of Road Pavement Energy Harvesting Devices 143
Abstract 143
1 Introduction 143
2 Description of the Software 144
2.1 Introduction 144
2.2 Inputs and Calculations 145
2.3 Outputs and Results Presentation 146
2.4 Sensitivity Analysis 149
3 Simulations and Results 150
3.1 Introduction 150
3.2 Technical and Economic Analysis 151
3.3 Cost Benefit Analysis 152
4 Conclusions 156
Acknowledgments 156
References 156
Sentiment Analysis of Social Network Data for Cold-Start Relief in Recommender Systems 158
Abstract 158
1 Introduction 158
2 Cold-Start in Recommender Systems 159
3 Sentiment-Based RS 160
4 Sentiment-Trimmed, Social-Based RS for Cold Starters 161
5 Experiment and Results 163
6 Conclusion and Future Work 166
Acknowledgments 166
References 166
Virtualization-Based Techniques for the Design, Management and Implementation of Future 5G Systems w ... 169
Abstract 169
1 Introduction 169
2 State of the Art on Network Slicing 171
3 Virtualization Techniques and Future 5G Networks 172
3.1 Terminology and Global Overview 173
3.2 Design and Network Architectures 174
3.3 Improvements in Network Management 176
4 Experimental Validation: Simulations 176
5 Conclusions and Future Works 177
Acknowledgments 178
References 178
An Intra-slice Chaotic-Based Security Solution for Privacy Preservation in Future 5G Systems 180
Abstract 180
1 Introduction 180
2 State of the Art 182
3 An Intra-slice Privacy Preservation Solution 183
3.1 Mathematical Formalization 183
3.2 Proposed Algorithm and Circuit 187
4 Experiments 187
5 Conclusions and Future Works 188
Acknowledgments 188
References 188
Big Data Meets the Food Supply: A Network of Cattle Monitoring Systems 191
Abstract 191
1 Background 191
2 System Components and Architecture 192
3 System Operation 195
4 Data Collection and Analysis 195
5 Conclusion 198
References 198
A Mobile Application to Provide Personalized Information for Mobility Impaired Tourists 200
Abstract 200
1 Introduction 200
2 Goals and Requirements 201
3 Related Work 202
4 Contribution and Challenges 204
4.1 Contribution 204
4.2 Challenges 204
5 Proposal and Experiments 205
5.1 Prototype 206
5.2 Discussion 208
6 Conclusions and Future Work 208
References 209
Using Online Artificial Vision Services to Assist the Blind - an Assessment of Microsoft Cognitive S ... 210
Abstract 210
1 Introduction 210
2 Testing the Online Artificial Vision Services 211
2.1 The Testbed System to Test the Online Services 211
2.2 Assessment of Google Cloud Vision and Microsoft Cognitive Services 212
2.3 Trials by Blind Persons 215
2.3.1 Methodology 215
2.3.2 Results 216
2.3.3 A Note Regarding Latency 217
3 Conclusions and Discussion 218
Acknowledgement 218
References 218
Single Sign-On Demystified: Security Considerations for Developers and Users 221
1 Introduction 221
2 Key Components of SSO Implementation 222
2.1 Web Browser 223
2.2 Identity Provider (IDP) 223
2.3 Service Provider (SP) 223
3 State Transitions during Sign-On, Sign-Out, and Time-Outs 224
3.1 User Sign-On Activity: No Active Signed-On Sessions 224
3.2 Sign-Out Activity 225
3.3 Inactivity and Session Timeouts 228
3.4 Accessing other SPs after Authorization for First SP 229
4 Solutions to Avoid Undesired Active Sessions 229
4.1 Notifying the User during Sign-Out 229
4.2 Triggering IDP Session Invalidation during Service Provider Sign-Out/Time-Out 229
4.3 Synchronization of the SP and the IDP Time-Outs 230
4.4 Automatically Sign-Out at Browser Window Closing Event 230
5 Specification and Algorithm for Synchronization of Time-Outs 230
6 Conclusion 232
References 232
XSS Attack Detection Approach Based on Scripts Features Analysis 233
Abstract 233
1 Introduction 233
2 Why It Is Important to Tackle XSS Attacks? 234
3 Cross-Site Scripting Attack Detection Approaches 234
4 Our Proposed Approach 236
4.1 Training phase 236
4.2 Detection phase 238
5 Experimental Results 241
6 Results and Discussion 242
7 Conclusion 242
References 242
Recognizing Dynamic Fields in Network Traffic with a Manually Assisted Solution 244
1 Introduction 244
2 Dynamic Field Detection 245
3 Why Automatic Field Detection is Not Feasible 246
4 A Solution for Manually Assisted Field Detection 248
4.1 A GUI for Manual Annotation 249
4.2 Challenges and Potential Improvements 251
5 Conclusions 252
References 252
Online Social Networks Analysis Visualization Using Socii 254
Abstract 254
1 Introduction 254
2 Related Work 255
2.1 Our Proposition 257
3 Socii: OSN Analysis and Visualization System 258
3.1 Socii Architecture 258
3.2 Socii Functionalities 260
4 Conclusion 263
Acknowledgements 264
References 264
API Documentation 265
1 Introduction 265
2 Basic Elements of API Documentation 266
2.1 API Overview 267
2.2 Get Started Guide 267
2.3 Sample Code 267
2.4 Video Tutorials 268
2.5 Document API Reference 268
2.6 Document the API Directives 268
2.7 Document Status and Error Codes 268
3 Evaluating the Basic API Documentation Elements 268
3.1 Experimental Design 269
3.2 Result and Discussion 269
4 API Documentation Evaluation Model 270
5 Applying the Model to Evaluate API Documentation 270
5.1 Experimental Design 271
5.2 Results and Discussion 271
6 Related Work 272
7 Conclusion and Future Work 273
References 274
Using Emotion Recognition in Intelligent Interface Design for Elderly Care 276
Abstract 276
1 Introduction 276
2 Related Work 277
3 Methodology and Design 278
4 Results and Discussions 280
5 Conclusion and Future Work 281
Acknowledgement 282
References 282
Design of an HMI in Web Server of PLC’s S7-1200/1500 for the Control of a Multivariable Process of a Didactic Module 284
Abstract 284
1 Introduction 284
2 General Description 285
3 Case Study 286
4 Results 288
5 Conclusions 290
6 Limitations of Research and Future Work 291
References 291
Manage Software Requirements Specification Using Web Analytics Data 293
1 Introduction 293
2 The REQAnalytics System 294
2.1 REQAnalytics Architecture 294
2.2 REQAnalytics Process 295
3 REQAnalytics Outputs 296
3.1 Traceability Matrix Report 296
3.2 Recommendations to the Requirements Specification 297
3.3 Feature's Execution Sequences 297
3.4 Impact Analysis 297
4 Related Work 300
5 Conclusions 301
References 301
Defining a Collaborative Platform to Report Machine State 303
Abstract 303
1 Introduction 303
2 MANTIS Architecture 305
3 Proposed Platform 306
3.1 Problem Identification 308
3.2 Interaction 308
3.3 Report Generation 310
4 Multi-agent System 311
4.1 Problem Organizer Agent 311
4.2 InterAction Agent 311
4.3 Report Organizer Agent 312
5 Conclusions and Future Work 313
Acknowledgements 314
References 314
Analysis of Heat Transfer Between a Coolant Fluid and a Plastic Blowing Matrix Using the ANSYS CFD Tool 316
Abstract 316
1 Introduction 316
2 Experimental Investigation 318
3 Conclusions 323
References 323
Fostering Students-Driven Learning of Computer Programming with an Ensemble of E-Learning Tools 325
Abstract 325
1 Introduction 325
2 State of the Art 326
3 The Ensemble Framework 328
4 Experiment 329
5 Conclusions and Future Work 331
Acknowledgments 332
References 333
Implementing Resource-Aware Multicast Forwarding in Software Defined Networks 335
1 Introduction 335
2 Related Work 336
3 Background 337
3.1 Multicast Data Delivery 337
3.2 SDN and OpenFlow 337
4 Solution Design and Implementation 337
4.1 Dimensioning Multicast Flows 339
5 Performance Evaluation 340
5.1 Testing Strategy 340
5.2 Flow Selection Results 341
5.3 Flow Setup Time 342
6 Conclusions 343
References 343
Immersive Edition of Multisensory 360 Videos 345
1 Introduction 345
2 Immersive Multisensory 360 Video Editor 347
2.1 Requirement Analysis 347
2.2 Prototype Implementation 348
3 Evaluation of the Proposed Solution 349
3.1 Sample 349
3.2 Materials 350
3.3 Procedure 350
3.4 Variables 352
4 Results 352
5 Discussion 352
6 Conclusions and Final Remarks 353
References 354
Accessibility and Usability Assessment of a Web Platform: DADS (Doctors And Dyslexic System) 355
Abstract 355
1 Introduction 355
2 Related Work 356
2.1 GraphoGame 356
2.2 Dybuster Ortograph 357
2.3 Ainda Estou a Aprender (AEA) 358
3 DADS - Design and Implementation 359
4 DADS - Accessibility and Usability Assessment Using an Automatic Tools 362
4.1 Methods 362
4.2 Procedures 363
4.3 Results and Discussion 363
5 DADS - Usability Assessment Using Experts (Nielsen’ Heuristics) 364
5.1 Methods 364
5.2 Procedures 365
5.3 Results and Discussion 365
6 Conclusions 367
Acknowledgments 367
References 367
An Implementation on Matlab Software for Non-linear Controller Design Based on Linear Algebra for Quadruple Tank Process 369
Abstract 369
1 Introduction 369
2 Mathematical Modelling 370
3 Controller Design 372
3.1 Euler Method and Markov Property 372
3.2 Linear Algebra Theory 372
4 Simulation Results 373
5 Conclusion 375
References 376
Prototyping Use as a Software Requirements Elicitation Technique: A Case Study 377
Abstract 377
1 Introduction 377
2 Work Related 378
3 Research Methodology 379
4 Development of the Case Study 379
4.1 Definition of the Case Study 379
4.2 Prototyping Procedure 381
4.3 Obtaining Gold Standard 381
4.4 Eliciting Requirements 382
4.5 Discussion of Results 384
5 Conclusions 385
Acknowledgements 385
References 386
Enhancing the Assessment of (Polish) Translation in PROMIS Using Statistical, Semantic, and Neural N ... 387
Abstract 387
1 Introduction 387
2 PROMIS Evaluation Process 389
3 Preparation of Automatic Evaluation Metrics and Data 390
3.1 SMT System Preparation 391
3.2 Bilingual Evaluation Understudy (BLEU) 392
3.2.1 Key Features of BLEU 392
3.3 NIST Metric 394
3.4 TER Metric 394
3.5 METEOR Metric 394
3.6 Support Vector Machine Classifier Evaluation 395
3.7 HMEANT Metric 396
4 Results 397
5 Conclusions 399
References 400
Mixing Textual Data Selection Methods for Improved In-Domain Data Adaptation 403
Abstract 403
1 Introduction 403
2 State of the Art 404
3 Combined Corpora Adaptation Method 405
3.1 TF-IDF 405
3.2 Perplexity 406
3.3 Levenshtein Distance 407
3.4 Combined Methods 407
4 Evaluation 408
4.1 Statistical Significance Tests 408
5 Results and Conclusions 409
References 412
Association Rules Mining for Culture Modeling 414
1 Introduction 414
2 Literature Review 415
3 Our Perception of Culture 416
3.1 Culture as a Relational Dynamics 416
4 Culture Types Discovery Characterization 417
4.1 Apriori Algorithm 417
4.2 Extract Association Rules 418
5 Experimentations 418
5.1 Data Sets Construction 418
5.2 Results and analysis 421
6 Conclusion 423
References 423
An Information System to Remotely Monitor Oncological Palliative Care Patients 424
Abstract 424
1 Introduction 424
2 Methodology 426
3 The Information System 426
3.1 Assessing the Patients’ Status 426
3.2 Architecture 427
3.3 Prototype 428
4 Conclusions and Discussion 429
Acknowledgments 430
References 430
Automatic Directions for Object Localization in Virtual Environments 433
Abstract 433
1 Introduction 433
2 Related Work 434
3 Computational Model of Perceptual Saliency for 3D Objects in Virtual Environments 435
3.1 Modeling the Individual Saliency 436
3.2 Modeling the Contextual Saliency 436
3.3 General Saliency 437
4 User Modeling and Virtual Semantics 438
4.1 Semantics of Virtual Worlds 438
4.2 User Modeling 438
5 Automatic Generation of Directions for Locating Objects in VEs 439
5.1 Algorithm for the Selection of the Best Reference Object 440
5.2 Algorithm for the Selection of the Spatial Relation 440
6 Conclusions 441
References 442
A Survey on the Impact of Risk Factors and Mitigation Strategies in Global Software Development 444
1 Introduction 444
2 Analytical Framework's Summary 445
3 Survey's Design 446
3.1 General Information 446
3.2 ``Task - Actor'' Interdependency 446
3.3 ``Task - Structure'' Interdependency 446
3.4 ``Actor - Structure'' Interdependency 447
3.5 ``Technology'' Component 447
4 Results 447
4.1 General Information 448
4.2 ``Task - Actor'' Interdependency 449
4.3 ``Task - Structure'' Interdependency 449
4.4 ``Actor - Structure'' Interdependency 450
4.5 ``Technology'' Component 450
5 Threats to Validity 451
6 Conclusion 451
References 452
The Application of Change Indicators in Mining Software Repositories 454
Abstract 454
1 Introduction 454
2 Literature Review 455
2.1 Software Change Request 455
2.2 Presentation of EVOLIS Framework 456
3 Methodology 457
3.1 Data Analysis 457
4 Change Indicator 458
4.1 Data Analysis of System A 458
4.2 Definition and Implementation of the Change Indicator on System A 459
4.3 Evaluation of the Change Indicator with System B 461
5 Contributions 461
6 Conclusion 463
References 463
Application of a Risk Management Tool Focused on Helping to Small and Medium Enterprises Implementing the Best Practices in Software Development Projects 465
Abstract 465
1 Introduction 465
2 Background 466
2.1 Risk Management 466
2.2 Risk Management Tool 466
2.3 Case Study 471
3 Implementation of Case Study 471
3.1 Design and Planning of Case Study 471
3.2 Preparation of Data Collection 472
3.3 Data Collection 473
3.4 Analysis of the Collected Data 473
3.5 Results Report 475
4 Results of Application of the Risk Management Tool 475
5 Conclusions 475
Acknowledgments 475
References 476
On the Fly Model-Checking of TPN: TPN-TCTLh 477
1 Introduction 477
2 Preliminaries 478
3 TCTLh Model-Checking of Time Petri Nets 480
3.1 TPN-TCTLh as an Application of TCTLh on TPN 480
3.2 TCTLh Decidability and Complexity for Time Petri Nets 482
4 On the Fly TCTLh Model-Checking 483
4.1 Model-Checking EUk Properties 483
4.2 Model-Checking AUk Properties 484
4.3 A Case Study 484
5 Conclusion 486
References 487
Multimedia Systems and Applications 488
Polynomiography via the Hybrids of Gradient Descent and Newton Methods with Mann and Ishikawa Iterations 489
1 Introduction 489
2 Iterations 490
3 Two Methods and their Hybrids for Solving Complex Polynomial Equations 491
4 The Hybrid Methods with Mann and Ishikawa Iterations 493
5 Examples of Polynomiographs 494
6 Conclusions and the Future Work 497
References 498
Accuracy and Performance Analysis of Time Coherent 3D Animation Reconstruction from RGB-D Video 499
1 Introduction 499
2 Data Acquisition 501
3 Time Coherent 3D Animation Reconstruction 502
3.1 Sparse Matching 504
3.2 Dense Matching 505
4 Results and Analysis 508
4.1 Silhouette Overlap 510
4.2 Bounding Box Containment 510
4.3 Deformation Measure 511
4.4 Analysis 511
5 Conclusions 513
References 513
The Method Proposal of Image Retrieval Based on K-Means Algorithm 515
1 Introduction 515
2 Related Works 516
3 Binary Signature and Similarity Measure 517
3.1 Creating Color Palette 517
3.2 Extracting Interest Objects of Image 517
3.3 Binary Signature of Image and Similarity of Measure 517
3.4 Similarity Measure 518
4 Binary Signature Clustering Applied to Image Retrieval 518
4.1 The Improved K-Means Applied to Binary Signatures 518
4.2 Image Retrieval Algorithm 519
5 Experiment 520
5.1 Model of Experiment 520
5.2 Experimental Results 521
6 Conclusions 523
References 523
Performance Analysis of Vehicle Detection Techniques: A Concise Survey 525
Abstract 525
1 Introduction 525
2 Vehicle Detection and Segmentation Techniques 526
2.1 Background Subtraction Methods 527
2.2 Vehicular Feature Based Methods 528
2.3 Motion Based Methods 529
3 Experimental Results 530
4 Conclusion 532
References 532
Personalised Dynamic Viewer Profiling for Streamed Data 535
1 Introduction 535
2 Stream Profiling 536
2.1 Off-Line 536
2.2 On-Line 537
3 Individual Model Update 538
4 Experiments and Results 539
4.1 Data Set 539
4.2 Evaluation Metrics 539
4.3 Evaluation Protocol 540
4.4 Experiments 540
5 Conclusions 543
References 544
Extending AES with DH Key-Exchange to Enhance VoIP Encryption in Mobile Networks 545
Abstract 545
1 Introduction 545
2 Related Work 547
3 AES with DH Extension 550
4 Validation 551
5 Experimental Results 552
6 Conclusion and Future Work 554
References 554
Weaving the Non-pharmacological Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy into Mobile Personalized Digital Memory Book Application 556
Abstract 556
1 Introduction 556
2 Mobile Technology in Health Care 557
3 Materials and Method 558
3.1 Contents of the Application 558
3.2 The Participant 559
3.3 Analysis 560
4 Evaluation 560
5 Discussion 561
6 Conclusion 562
References 562
Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems 564
Integrated Inventory Management System for Outdoors Stocks Based on Small UAV and Beacon 565
Abstract 565
1 Introduction 565
2 Related Works 566
3 Integrated Inventory Management System Architecture Based on UAV 567
4 System Implementation 570
5 Conclusions 572
References 573
Cyclostationary Spectrum Sensing Based on FFT Accumulation Method in Cognitive Radio Technology 574
Abstract 574
1 Introduction 574
2 Cyclostationary Feature Detection 575
2.1 Cyclostationarity Theory 576
2.2 Cyclic Autocorrelation Function 576
2.3 Cyclic Spectrum Estimation 577
3 Simulation Model of FFT Accumulation Method 578
3.1 FAM Implementation 579
3.2 Detection Method 581
4 Results and Discussions 581
5 Conclusion 583
References 583
Geomultihoming: A New Connectivity Term Between WiFi Networks and Mobile Networks 585
Abstract 585
1 Introduction 585
2 Related Works 586
3 Architecture and Components Created 587
3.1 Application Architecture 587
3.2 Components Created 588
4 Evaluation 592
4.1 Evaluation of the Application Developed vs the Traditional Way 592
4.2 Evaluation of Usability of the Application vs the Traditional Way 593
5 Conclusions 595
References 595
Indoor Location Using Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons 597
1 Introduction 597
2 Related Work on Location-Aware Systems 598
2.1 Technologies for Indoor Location 598
2.2 Comparison of Low Level Location Technologies 600
2.3 BLE Beacon 600
3 Indoor Location System Architecture 602
3.1 Calibration 603
3.2 Distance Calculation 604
3.3 Noise Filtering 605
4 Evaluation 607
4.1 Mobile Application 607
4.2 Calibration Process 608
5 Conclusion and Future Work 610
References 611
Use Case Scenarios of Dynamically Integrated Devices for Improving Human Experience in Collective Computing 613
Abstract 613
1 Introduction 613
2 Background Concepts 615
3 Related Work 616
4 Use Case Scenarios 616
4.1 Use Case 1: Traffic Lights Regulated Intersection Context 617
4.2 Use Case 2: Toll Station Context 619
5 Discussion 621
6 Conclusion and Future Work 622
Acknowledgement 622
References 623
I Am in Here: Implicit Assumptions About Proximate Selection of Nearby Places 625
Abstract 625
1 Introduction 625
2 Related Work 626
3 Research Design 628
4 Results 628
4.1 The Place Environment 629
4.2 Position at the Place 630
5 Conclusions 633
Acknowledgements 633
References 634
Trusting Sensors Measurements in a WSN: An Approach Based on True and Group Deviation Estimation 635
Abstract 635
1 Introduction 635
2 Related Work 636
3 Sensor Trust Metrics 637
3.1 True Deviation Metric 638
3.2 Group Deviation Metrics 639
4 A Trust Management Scheme for WSN 640
5 Results and Discussion 641
5.1 Experimental Setup 642
5.2 First Experiment 642
5.3 Second Experiment 643
6 Conclusion 644
References 644
How Insufficient Send Socket Buffer Affects MPTCP Performance over Paths with Different Delay 646
Abstract 646
1 Introduction 646
2 Overview of Multipath TCP and Related Work 647
2.1 MPTCP Data Transfer Procedures 647
2.2 Related Work on MPTCP Performance Evaluation 650
3 Experimental Settings 650
4 Results of Performance Evaluation 651
4.1 Overall Results 651
4.2 Time Variation of Throughput and Cwnd 652
4.3 Detailed Analysis Focusing on Data Sequence Number 653
5 Conclusions 655
References 655
Modeling and Defining the Pervasive Games and Its Components from a Perspective of the Player Experience 657
Abstract 657
1 Introduction 657
2 State of the Art 658
2.1 Application Fields 659
2.2 Instances of Game Experiences 660
3 Analysis and Results 661
4 PG-Ontology Design 665
5 Discussion and Future Work 665
Acknowledgments 665
References 666
Ubiquitous Systems as a Learning Context to Promote Innovation Skills in ICT Students 668
Abstract 668
1 Introduction 668
2 Related Work 669
3 Research Context 670
4 Results 670
4.1 Technical Scope 670
4.2 Project Topics and Team Work 672
4.3 Multidisciplinary Work 673
4.4 Project Organization 675
5 Conclusions 676
Acknowledgements 677
References 677
Intelligent and Decision Support Systems 678
Extended Association Rules in Semantic Vector Spaces for Sentiment Classification 679
1 Introduction 679
2 Proposed Method 680
2.1 Description of the AR-SVS Method 680
2.2 Classification with AR-SVS 682
3 Methodology 683
4 Results and Discussion 684
4.1 Classification 684
4.2 Generated Rules 685
5 Conclusions 687
References 688
Technologies Sustainability Modeling 689
Abstract 689
1 Introduction 689
2 Integrated Acceptance and Sustainability Assessment Model Development 691
2.1 Static Estimation of Technologies Sustainability 691
2.2 Dynamics of the Technology Sustainability Index Prediction 694
3 Conclusion 696
Acknowledgements 697
References 697
Blood Cell Classification Using the Hough Transform and Convolutional Neural Networks 699
1 Introduction 699
2 Methodology 700
2.1 Red Blood Cells Detection 701
2.2 Red Blood Cells Classification 702
3 Experiments 702
4 Conclusion 707
References 707
The Informational Platform of the São Paulo State Innovation Ecosystem: A Semantic Computing Model in Support of Innovation 709
Abstract 709
1 Introduction 709
2 Innovation 710
3 The Innovation Ecosystem in the State of São Paulo 711
3.1 Domain Model of the São Paulo State Innovation Ecosystem 712
3.2 InovaOnto: The Ontology of the São Paulo State Innovation Ecosystem 713
4 Final Remarks 714
References 715
Design and Ex ante Evaluation of an Architecture for Self-adaptive Model-Based DSS 716
Abstract 716
1 Introduction 716
2 State of the Art 717
3 Research Method 718
4 The Model-/System-Controller Architecture 719
5 Ex ante Evaluation 722
5.1 Eval 1 Activity 723
5.2 Eval 2 Activity 724
6 Conclusions and Outlook 724
References 725
Generic POLCA: An Assessment of the Pool Sequencing Decision for Job Release 727
Abstract 727
1 Introduction 727
2 Generic POLCA - Background 728
3 Simulation Study 729
3.1 Overview of the Simulation Model 729
3.2 Overview of the Simulation Model 730
3.3 Experimental Design and Performance Measures 731
4 Simulation Results and Discussion 732
5 Conclusions 734
Acknowledgments 734
References 734
Iterative Optimization-Based Simulation: A Decision Support Tool for Job Release 736
Abstract 736
1 Introduction 736
2 Literature Review 737
2.1 Job Release 737
2.2 Simulation Optimization 738
3 Decision Support Tool for Job Release 739
3.1 Iterative Optimization-Based Simulation Framework 739
3.2 Simulation Model and Optimization Procedure 739
4 Conclusions and Managerial Implications 741
Acknowledgments 742
References 742
A Dive into the Specific Electric Energy Consumption in Steelworks 744
1 Introduction 744
2 Data Pre-processing 746
2.1 Variable Selection and NN-Based SEE Prediction 747
3 Optimization 748
4 Numerical Results 750
5 Conclusion and Future Work 752
References 752
Short-Term Simulation in Healthcare Management with Support of the Process Mining 754
Abstract 754
1 Introduction 754
2 Short-Term Simulation and Process Mining 755
3 Literature Review 757
4 Proposed Framework 762
5 Conclusions and Expected Results 763
Acknowledgements 764
References 764
Improving Productive Processes Using a Process Mining Approach 766
Abstract 766
1 Introduction 766
2 Related Work 767
3 Modeling the Process 769
4 The Process Mining 771
5 Analysis of Results 773
6 Conclusions and Future Work 774
Acknowledgments 774
References 774
Data Prediction of a Wind Turbine Using ANNs 776
Abstract 776
1 Introduction 776
2 Data Base 777
3 Model Design 781
3.1 MLP ANN 781
3.2 Determination Coefficient (R2) 782
4 Materials and Methods 782
5 Results 783
6 Conclusion 784
References 784
Case Study on Modeling the Silver and Nasdaq Financial Time Series with Simulated Annealing 785
1 Introduction 785
2 Learning in the L-FABS Simulator via Simulated Annealing 786
3 Empirical Evaluation of L-FABS 787
4 Conclusions 790
A The Simple Financial Agent Based Simulator 790
References 792
Partitioning and Bucketing in Hive-Based Big Data Warehouses 794
Abstract 794
1 Introduction 794
2 Related Work 795
3 Testing Data and Infrastructure 797
4 Results 798
4.1 Star Schema 798
4.2 Denormalized Table 800
5 Conclusions 802
Acknowledgments 803
References 803
Big Data Analytics in IOT: Challenges, Open Research Issues and Tools 805
Abstract 805
1 Introduction 805
2 Overview of Big Data and IoT 806
2.1 Big Data 806
2.2 IoT 807
2.3 Big Data Analytics 808
3 Challenges in BDA 808
3.1 Data Storage and Analysis 809
3.2 Knowledge Discovery and Computational Complexities 809
3.3 Scalability and Visualization of Data 810
3.4 Information Security 810
4 Open Research Problems in IoT for BDA 810
5 Tools for Big Data Processing 812
5.1 Apache Hadoop and MapReduce 812
5.2 Apache Spark 813
5.3 Dryad 814
5.4 Apache Drill 814
5.5 Storm 814
5.6 Splunk 815
5.7 Jaspersoft 815
5.8 Apache Mahout 815
6 Suggestions for Future Work 815
7 Conclusions 816
Acknowledgments 816
References 816
The Role of Perceived Control, Enjoyment, Cost, Sustainability and Trust on Intention to Use Smart Meters: An Empirical Study Using SEM-PLS 819
Abstract 819
1 Introduction 819
2 Literature Review 820
2.1 Perceived Control 821
2.2 Perceived Enjoyment 821
2.3 Perceived Cost 821
2.4 Sustainability 822
2.5 Trust 822
3 Methodology 822
4 Data Analysis 823
5 Discussion 827
References 828
Evaluating Decision Support Systems’ Effect on User Learning: An Exploratory Study 830
Abstract 830
1 Introduction 830
2 DSS Evaluation and DSS Effects on Decision Makers 831
2.1 DSS Evaluation 831
2.2 DSS Effects on Users: Learning 832
2.3 Factors Affecting User’s Learning 833
3 Research Hypotheses, Methodology and Design 834
3.1 Research Objective and Hypothesis 834
3.2 System Description 834
3.3 Subjects 835
3.4 Measurements 835
3.5 Findings 836
4 Discussion and Conclusion 837
References 838
A Unified System for Clinical Guideline Management and Execution 840
1 Introduction 840
2 Existing Systems for CIG Management and Execution 841
2.1 Existing CIG Tools 841
2.2 Existing Systems for CIG Execution 842
3 An Architeture for CIG Management and Execution 844
4 Execution Examples 846
5 Conclusions and Future Work 848
References 849
Computer Aided Wound Area Detection System for Dermatological Images 850
Abstract 850
1 Introduction 850
2 System Overview 852
2.1 Adaptive Weighted Median Filter 853
2.2 Otsu’s Thresholding Method 854
2.3 Sobel Kernel Based Canny Egde Detection Algorithm 854
3 Experimental Study 855
4 Conclusion and Future Works 858
References 858
A Novel Curvature Feature Embedded Level Set Method for Image Segmentation of Coronary Angiograms 861
Abstract 861
1 Introduction 861
2 Related Work 862
3 Level Set Method 862
3.1 Level Set Model Using Curvature Feature 864
4 Experimental Results 866
5 Conclusion 869
References 869
StratVision - A Framework for Strategic Vision Formalization 872
1 Introduction 872
2 Related Works 873
3 StratVision 875
4 Experiments 876
5 Discussion and Future Works 877
References 879
AdaptHAs: Adapting Theme and Activity Selections for a Co-creation Process for High Ability Students 881
Abstract 881
1 Introduction 881
2 Background 882
2.1 High Ability Students 882
2.2 Co-CreHAs: A Co-creation Model 882
2.3 Adaptation in the Co-creation Process 883
3 AdaptHAs 884
3.1 Profiles Model 884
3.2 Adaptation Methods 884
4 Conclusions 886
Acknowledgements 887
References 887
Brain Waves Processing, Analysis and Acquisition to Diagnose Stress Level in the Work Environment 889
Abstract 889
1 Introduction 889
2 Brainwaves 890
2.1 Emotiv Insight Device 891
2.2 Brain Computer Interface (BCI) 891
2.3 Structure of a BCI System 892
3 System Description 892
4 Testing Analysis 893
5 Conclusions and Future Work 895
References 896
Big Data Analytics and Applications 897
Improvement of Implemented Infrastructure for Streaming Outlier Detection in Big Data with ELK Stack 898
Abstract 898
1 Introduction 898
2 Related Work 899
3 Comparison Between Anomaly Detection Tools 900
4 Infrastructure for Outlier Detection in Real Time Big Data 901
5 Visualizing the CSV Log Data with Kibana 902
6 Anomaly Detection with Timelion 904
7 Conclusion 904
References 905
Setting up a Mechanism for Predicting Automobile Customer Defection at SAHAM Insurance (Cameroon) 907
Abstract 907
1 Introduction 907
2 Literature Review 908
2.1 Data Selection and Preprocessing 908
2.2 Data Mining 909
2.3 Interpretation and Evaluation of the Model 910
3 Methodology 910
3.1 Variable Selection 910
3.2 Selection of the Relevant Technique 912
3.3 Data Extraction and Model 912
4 Results and Discussion 913
4.1 Variables Selected 913
4.2 Technique Selected 913
4.3 Construction and Evaluation of the Model 914
5 Managerial Implications 915
6 Conclusion and Future Directions 915
References 916
Quality Analysis of Urban Transit System in St. Petersburg 918
Abstract 918
1 Introduction 918
2 Related Works 919
3 Data Description 919
4 Methodology 920
5 Results 921
6 Conclusion 926
Acknowledgments 926
References 927
Density Based Clustering for Satisfiability Solving 928
1 Introduction and Motivation 928
2 Problem Statement 929
3 Preliminaries 930
3.1 SAT and Its Solvers Categories 930
3.2 Clustering Techniques 930
3.3 Density Based Clustering 931
3.4 Clustering and SAT 931
4 Modelling DBSCAN for SAT 931
4.1 Definitions and Terminology 932
4.2 DBSCAN Modelling 933
5 Experimentation 933
5.1 Benchmark Description and Cleaning 934
5.2 Region Definition and Radius 934
5.3 Use of DPLL Before the Clustering-Resolution 935
5.4 Region Definition and Density 936
6 Conclusion 936
References 937
System Evaluation of Construction Methods for Multi-class Problems Using Binary Classifiers 938
1 Introduction 938
2 Preliminaries 939
2.1 Outline of Rate-Distortion Theory 939
2.2 Trade-Off Model for System Evaluation 940
3 Multi-class System Using Binary Classifiers 941
3.1 Multi-class System Configuration 941
3.2 System Evaluation Method 942
4 Construction of Code Word Table 943
4.1 Generation of Exhaustive Codes 943
4.2 Construction of Shortened Exhaustive Codes 943
4.3 Construction by Error Correcting Codes 943
5 Experiments and Discussions 944
5.1 Results of Experiments and Discussions 944
5.2 Additional Experiment 947
6 Concluding Remarks 947
References 948
Exploring Data Analytics of Data Variety 949
Abstract 949
1 Introduction 949
2 Related Work 950
3 Experiment Description 951
3.1 Datasets Used 951
3.2 Technologies and Tools Used 951
3.3 Experiment Solution Architecture 952
3.4 Experiment Solution Testing 953
4 Results Discussion 955
5 Conclusions, Limitations and Future Work 957
5.1 Conclusions 957
5.2 Limitations 957
5.3 Future Work 957
Acknowledgments 957
References 957
From KDD to KUBD: Big Data Characteristics Within the KDD Process Steps 960
Abstract 960
1 Introduction 960
2 The KDD Process 961
3 Big Data 962
4 From KDD to KUBD 963
5 Conclusion 965
Acknowledgments 965
References 965
NoSQL2: SQL to NoSQL Databases 967
Abstract 967
1 Introduction 967
2 Related Work 968
3 NoSQL2 Architecture 969
4 NoSQL2 Implementation 970
4.1 Class Diagrams 971
4.2 The Tests 972
4.3 Test Extensibility 974
5 Conclusion 975
References 975
Using Pinterest to Improve the Big Data User Experience - A Comparative Analysis in Healthcare 978
Abstract 978
1 Introduction 978
2 Literature Review 979
2.1 Background 979
2.2 Big Data Uses 980
2.3 The Proposed Portal 981
3 Methodology 982
4 Reporting Results 983
5 Discussion Analysis 986
5.1 Lessons Learned 987
5.2 Limitations and Potential Threats to Validity 987
6 Conclusion and Future Work 988
References 988
Uncovering Aspects of Places for Fitness Activities Through Social Media 990
1 Introduction 990
2 Dataset 991
2.1 Identifying Fitness Places 992
3 Methods 993
3.1 Topic Modeling 993
3.2 Places Aspects Taxonomy 993
3.3 Tweets Classification 994
4 Conclusions 996
References 996
Human-Computer Interaction 998
How Different Versions of Layout and Complexity of Web Forms Affect Users After They Start It? A Pilot Experience 999
Abstract 999
1 Introduction 999
2 Methodology 1001
2.1 Different Versions of the Web Form 1001
2.2 Redirection Process 1002
2.3 Research Design and Sample 1002
3 Results 1003
4 Discussion 1005
5 Conclusions 1006
Acknowledgments 1006
References 1006
Generation of Test Samples for Construction of Dashboard Design Guidelines: Impact of Color on Layou ... 1008
Abstract 1008
1 Introduction 1008
2 Guidelines for Dashboard Development 1010
3 Framework for Guidelines Construction 1011
4 Generator of Dashboards 1012
5 Evaluation and Results 1015
6 Discussion 1016
7 Conclusion 1017
Acknowledgments 1017
References 1017
When You Write How People Want There Is No Guarantee of Success 1019
Abstract 1019
1 Introduction 1019
1.1 Related Work 1020
2 Survey Application 1021
2.1 Designing an Automatic Analyzer 1025
3 Data Analysis 1026
4 Conclusion and Future Work 1027
Acknowledgments 1028
References 1028
Human-Computer Interaction Communicability Evaluation Method Applied to Bioinformatics 1029
1 Introduction 1029
2 Background 1030
2.1 Metabolic Networks 1030
2.2 Quality in Use and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) 1030
3 Method 1031
3.1 Preparation 1031
3.2 Data Collection 1032
3.3 Interpretation 1033
3.4 Consolidation of Results 1033
3.5 Reporting of Results 1033
4 Results and Discussions 1033
5 Conclusion 1034
References 1035
3D Virtual System Based on Cycling Tracks for Increasing Leg Strength in Children 1037
Abstract 1037
1 Introduction 1037
2 System Implementation 1038
2.1 Data Acquisition 1039
2.2 Virtual Environment Development 1039
2.3 3D Bicycle Development 1040
2.4 Bluetooth Controller 1041
3 Test and Results 1042
3.1 Test 1042
3.2 Results 1043
4 Conclusions 1045
Acknowledgements 1045
References 1045
3D Virtual System for Strengthening Lower and Upper Limbs in Children 1048
Abstract 1048
1 Introduction 1048
2 System’s Development 1049
2.1 Signal Acquisition from Input Peripherals 1050
2.2 Script Development 1050
2.3 3D Environments Design 1052
3 Tests and Results 1052
3.1 Tests 1052
3.2 Results 1054
3.3 Movements Performed by the User When Executing the Tasks 1054
3.4 Generated Signals from the System in a Defined Reference 1054
4 Conclusions 1055
Acknowledgements 1056
References 1056
Fine Motor Rehabilitation of Children Using the Leap Motion Device – Preliminary Usability Tests 1058
Abstract 1058
1 Introduction 1058
2 Methodology for System Development 1059
2.1 Signals Acquisition 1060
2.2 Script Development 1060
2.3 Movements to Strengthen Fine Motor Skills 1061
2.4 3D Environments Design 1062
2.4.1 Game #1 Fingers Extension-Flexion 1062
2.4.2 Game #2 Pronation-Supination 1062
2.4.3 Game #3 Ulnar and Radial Deviation 1063
3 Description of 3D System Use 1063
4 Tests and Results 1064
5 Conclusions and Future Work 1065
Acknowledgements 1065
References 1065
Decision Making on Human Resource Management Systems 1068
Abstract 1068
1 Introduction 1068
1.1 Social Exchange Theory and Organizational Trust 1068
2 Objectives of the Study 1069
3 Methodology 1069
4 Results and Discussion 1070
4.1 Decision Making 1070
4.2 Concept of Adhesion of Employees 1070
4.3 Practices of High Involvement and Organizational Trust 1071
5 Conclusions 1072
Acknowledgments 1072
References 1072
An Assessment Tool for Measuring Human Centered Design Adoption in Software Development Process 1074
Abstract 1074
1 Introduction 1074
2 Literature Review 1075
3 Methodology 1077
4 Human Centered Design Adoption Model (HCDAM) 1077
4.1 Level 1 - Initiation Level 1079
4.2 Level 2 - Adoption Level 1079
4.3 Level 3 - Continuation Level 1080
4.4 Level 4 - Institutionalize Level 1081
4.5 Level 5 - Sustenance Level 1081
5 Conclusion 1082
References 1083
Possible Risks in Social Networks: Awareness of Future Law-Enforcement Officers 1084
Abstract 1084
1 Introduction 1084
2 Social Network: History and Current Situation 1085
3 Dimensions of Safety in Digital Space: Alarms and Routine 1087
4 Methodology of the Empiric Study 1088
5 Conclusions 1092
References 1093
Mobile Applications for Active Aging 1095
Abstract 1095
1 Introduction 1095
2 ICT in Support of Active Aging 1096
3 Existing Solutions 1098
4 Conclusions 1099
Acknowledgment 1100
References 1100
Affective Evaluation of Educational Lexicon in Spanish for Learning Systems 1102
1 Introduction 1102
2 Related Work 1103
3 Evaluation of the Affective Database 1104
3.1 Construction of an Affective Lexicon for Learning Systems 1104
3.2 Participants 1105
3.3 Procedure 1105
4 Results and Discussion 1105
4.1 Analysis Considering Gender and Personality 1105
4.2 Affective Dialogue Taxonomy of Educational Lexicon 1107
4.3 Application of the Educational Lexicon 1108
5 Discussion and Future Work 1109
References 1110
Ethics, Computers and Security 1112
Determinants of Cyber Security Use and Behavioral Intention: Case of the Cameroonian Public Administ ... 1113
Abstract 1113
1 Introduction 1113
2 Summary of Literature Review 1114
3 Conceptual Framework 1115
3.1 Core Constructs 1116
3.2 Moderator Constructs 1116
4 Methodology 1117
5 Results 1117
6 Discussion 1118
7 Limits and Contribution 1120
References 1121
Scramble the Password Before You Type It 1123
Abstract 1123
1 Introduction 1123
2 Background 1125
3 Experiments 1127
4 Proposed Mechanism 1129
5 Conclusions 1131
References 1132
A Secure, Green and Optimized Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol for IMS Network 1134
Abstract 1134
1 Introduction 1134
2 Related Works 1135
3 Backgrounds 1135
3.1 IMS-AKA Protocol 1135
3.2 Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem (ECC) 1137
4 Our Proposed Protocol: IMS-AKA+ 1137
4.1 Identity Protection 1137
4.2 Authentication and Key Agreement 1138
5 Security Analysis 1140
6 Energy Cost Analysis 1141
7 Performance Analysis 1141
7.1 Storage Cost 1141
7.2 Authentication Time 1142
8 Conclusion and Future Work 1143
References 1143
Health Informatics 1145
Obesity Cohorts Based on Comorbidities Extracted from Clinical Notes 1146
Abstract 1146
1 Introduction 1146
1.1 Related Works 1147
2 Materials and Methods 1147
2.1 Dataset 1147
2.2 Experts’ Annotation and Automatic Entities Extraction 1147
2.3 Cluster Analysis 1148
3 Experiments 1149
3.1 Experts’ Annotation and Automatic Entities Extraction Experiments 1149
3.2 Cluster Analysis Experiment 1150
4 Discussion 1153
5 Conclusion and Future Works 1154
References 1155
Business Intelligence for Cancer Prevention and Control: A Case Study at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute 1157
Abstract 1157
1 Introduction 1157
2 Business Intelligence in Healthcare 1159
3 Methodology 1160
4 INCA Case Study 1160
4.1 Data Sources 1161
4.2 Data Sources 1162
4.3 Data Mining 1163
5 Conclusions 1165
References 1166
Data Mining Techniques in Diabetes Self-management: A Systematic Map 1167
Abstract 1167
1 Introduction 1167
2 Related Work 1168
3 Research Methodology 1168
3.1 Research Questions 1168
3.2 Search Strategy 1169
3.3 Study Selection 1169
3.4 Data Extraction Strategy and Synthesis 1169
3.5 Threats to Validity 1170
4 Results 1170
4.1 Studies Selection 1170
4.2 RQ1: Which Are the Publishing Sources and Years of the Selected Studies on the Use of DMT in DSM? 1171
4.3 RQ2: Which Type(S) of Diabetes Took Most Attention in DM Based DSM? 1171
4.4 RQ3: Which Are the DM Tasks and the DMT Used in DSM? 1172
4.5 RQ4: What Are the Most Frequently Investigated DSM Tasks and What Are the Devices Where It Can Be Used? 1173
5 Discussion 1173
5.1 RQ1: Which Are the Publishing Sources and Years of the Selected Studies on the Use of DMT in DSM? 1173
5.2 RQ2: Which Type(S) of Diabetes Took Most Attention in DM Based DSM? 1174
5.3 RQ3: Which Are the DM Tasks and the DMT Used in DSM? 1174
5.4 RQ4: What Are the Most Frequently Investigated DSM Tasks and What Are the Devices Where It Can Be Used? 1174
6 Conclusion 1175
Acknowledgment 1175
References 1175
Comparative Analysis Between Different Facial Authentication Tools for Assessing Their Integration i ... 1178
Abstract 1178
1 Introduction 1178
2 Background 1179
2.1 OpenFace 1180
2.2 Smowl 1181
3 A Comparative Analysis of Facial-Based Authentication Tools in the Context of FAMAP 1181
3.1 Smowl 1182
3.2 OpenFace 1183
3.3 Weaknesses and Strengths 1184
4 Conclusions and Future Work 1185
Acknowledgements 1185
References 1185
SOCIAL Platform 1187
Abstract 1187
1 Introduction 1187
2 Motivation and Background 1188
3 Requirements of the SOCIAL Platform 1189
4 High Level Architecture 1191
5 Conclusion 1192
Acknowledgements 1192
References 1193
IAQ Evaluation Using an IoT CO2 Monitoring System for Enhanced Living Environments 1194
Abstract 1194
1 Introduction 1194
2 Related Work 1196
3 Materials and Methods 1197
4 Discussion and Results 1199
5 Conclusion 1200
References 1201
Relationship Between Upper Arm Muscle Index and Upper Arm Dimensions in Blood Pressure Measurement in Symmetrical Upper Arms: Statistical and Classification and Regression Tree Analysis 1203
Abstract 1203
1 Introduction 1204
2 Methodology 1204
3 Results and Discussions 1205
4 Potentiality and Limitations 1210
5 Theoretical and Practical Contributions 1210
6 Conclusion 1210
References 1210
Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Telemedicine Satisfaction 1213
Abstract 1213
1 Introduction 1213
2 Background on Telemedicine and Satisfaction 1214
3 Procedures for Conducting the Review 1215
4 Conceptual Framework 1216
4.1 Dimensions of Satisfaction 1217
4.2 Stakeholders 1217
4.3 Type of Care 1218
4.4 Type of System 1218
4.5 Context 1218
4.6 Methodologies 1219
5 Discussion and Conclusions 1219
6 Declaration of Conflicts of Interests and Funding 1220
References 1220
Miscoding Alerts Within Hospital Datasets: An Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach 1223
Abstract 1223
1 Introduction 1223
2 Methods 1225
2.1 All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group (APR-DRG) 1225
2.2 Hospitalization Data 1225
2.3 Partitioning Hospital Cases into Homogeneous Groups 1225
2.4 Comparing the Distribution of SOI Subclasses and Codes Among Patient Subgroups 1226
3 Results 1227
4 Discussion 1230
5 Conclusion 1231
Acknowledgments 1231
References 1231
Data Preprocessing for Decision Making in Medical Informatics: Potential and Analysis 1233
Abstract 1233
1 Introduction 1233
2 Research Methodology 1234
2.1 Research Questions 1234
2.2 Search Strategy 1235
2.3 Study Selection 1235
2.4 Data Extraction 1236
3 Results and Discussion 1236
3.1 RQ1. In Which Year, Publication Channels and Sources were the Selected Papers Published? 1237
3.2 RQ2. Which Preprocessing Tasks are Used in Medical DM? 1238
3.3 RQ3. What Types of Research have been Published? 1239
4 Threats to Validity 1240
5 Conclusion 1240
Acknowledgements 1241
References 1241
Assessing the Target’ Size and Drag Distance in Mobile Applications for Users with Autism 1244
Abstract 1244
1 Introduction 1244
2 Related Work 1245
3 Experimental Design 1246
3.1 Method 1246
3.1.1 Participants 1247
3.1.2 Instruments 1247
3.1.3 Procedure 1247
4 Results 1249
5 Discussion 1250
6 Conclusions and Future Work 1252
Acknowledgments 1252
References 1253
Perioperative Data Science: A Research Approach for Building Hospital Knowledge 1254
Abstract 1254
1 Introduction 1255
1.1 Context 1255
1.2 Motivation and Rationale 1255
1.3 Objectives 1255
1.4 Contributions 1256
2 Background and Literature Review 1256
2.1 Hospital Information System 1256
2.2 Perioperative Electronic System as a HIS 1256
2.3 Data Science in Healthcare 1257
2.4 Knowledge Management in Healthcare 1258
3 Research Methodology 1259
3.1 Sample and Setting 1259
3.2 Type of Study 1260
3.3 Data Collection 1260
3.4 Preparedness Planning 1260
3.4.1 Electronic Perioperative System Creation and Implementation 1260
3.4.2 Perioperative Nurses Observation 1261
3.5 Statistical Methods 1261
3.6 Ethical Procedures 1261
4 Results and Discussion 1262
4.1 Decision Making Process 1262
4.2 Discussion 1262
5 Conclusions and Final Recommendations 1263
References 1263
A Novel Approach in Virtual Rehabilitation for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Evaluation of an Emotion Detection System 1265
Abstract 1265
1 Introduction 1266
2 Related Work 1267
3 Methods 1268
3.1 The Participant 1268
3.2 Instrumentation 1268
3.3 Procedure 1269
4 Results 1271
4.1 The Emotional Outcomes 1271
5 Discussion and Conclusions 1272
Acknowledgments 1273
References 1273
A Groundbreaking Technology in Virtual Rehabilitation to Improve Falls in Older People 1276
Abstract 1276
1 Introduction 1277
2 Related Work 1278
3 Methods 1279
3.1 Participants 1279
3.2 NBAL Description 1279
3.3 Procedure 1280
4 Results 1281
4.1 Outcomes 1281
5 Discussion and Conclusions 1283
Acknowledgments 1284
References 1284
Towards to a System for Predicting an Insufficient Wake State in Professional Drivers 1287
Abstract 1287
1 Introduction 1287
1.1 Sleep Detection 1287
1.2 Antisleep Seat 1288
1.3 Brain Computer Interface (BCI) 1288
1.4 HealthyDrive and HealthyRoad 1288
1.5 Cocomi 1289
1.6 SURF (Speeded Up Robust Feature) 1289
1.7 Optalert 1289
1.8 Resume 1289
2 Objectives 1290
3 Method 1290
4 Results 1292
5 Conclusions, Limitations and Future Work 1294
References 1295
Information Technologies in Education 1297
Proposal of a Knowledge Management Model and Virtual Educational Environment in the Degree of Law-Business 1298
Abstract 1298
1 Introduction 1298
2 Literature Review 1299
3 The Knowledge Conversion Process Associated with ICTs in a University Setting 1301
4 Knowledge Management Model and Virtual Educational Environment: A Case Study in Law-Business Degree 1302
5 Results 1305
6 Conclusions 1306
References 1307
Designing Documentary Videos in Online Courses 1310
Abstract 1310
1 Introduction 1310
2 Method 1311
2.1 Participants 1312
2.2 Design 1312
2.3 Materials 1313
2.4 Procedure 1314
3 Results and Discussion 1315
3.1 Data Analysis 1316
3.2 Discussion 1316
4 Conclusions 1317
Acknowledgments 1317
References 1318
Are University Professors of the South American Countries Preparing Students for Digital Transformation? 1319
Abstract 1319
1 Introduction 1319
2 State of the Art 1321
3 Research Methodology 1321
4 Analysis and Discussion of Results 1322
5 Conclusions and Future Work 1327
References 1328
Learning State Estimation Method by Browsing History and Brain Waves During Programming Language Learning 1330
1 Introduction 1330
2 Previous Works 1331
2.1 Web-Based Learning Log Collection System 1331
2.2 Applicability of Brain Waves to Learning 1331
3 Problems 1332
4 Proposal 1333
4.1 Proposed System 1333
4.2 Proposed Algorithm 1333
5 Experiment 1334
5.1 Experimental Outline 1334
5.2 Acquiring Method of Browsing History 1334
5.3 Measurement Method of Brain Waves 1334
5.4 Result of Experiment 1335
6 Analysis 1336
6.1 Result of Analysis 1336
6.2 Discussion of Results 1336
7 Conclusion 1338
References 1338
Designing Collaborative Strategies Supporting Literacy Skills in Children with Cochlear Implants Usi ... 1340
Abstract 1340
1 Introduction 1340
2 Literacy Skills Process 1341
2.1 Auditory Disability 1342
2.2 Collaborative Learning 1342
3 The Proposed Model 1343
4 Case Study 1343
4.1 Profile of the Child with Cochlear Implant 1344
4.2 Initial Conditions 1345
4.3 Structuring Collaboration 1346
5 Conclusions and Future Work 1348
References 1348
The Use of Technology in Portuguese Higher Education: Building Bridges Between Teachers and Students 1350
Abstract 1350
1 Introduction 1350
2 Background 1351
2.1 Generation Z – Who Are They, What Are Their Characteristics? 1351
2.2 Technology in Education 1352
2.3 Barriers to Adopt ICT in Education 1352
3 Research Design 1353
3.1 Stage 1 – Teachers 1353
3.2 Stage 2 – Students 1353
4 Analysis and Discussion of Results 1354
4.1 Stage 1 – Teachers 1354
4.2 Stage 2 – Students 1356
5 Comparison Between the Perspective of Teachers and Students 1357
6 Conclusions 1358
References 1359
Let the Learning Management System Grow on You – The Effect of Experience on Satisfaction 1360
Abstract 1360
1 Introduction 1360
2 Background 1362
3 Methodology 1362
4 Results 1363
5 Discussion, Conclusions and Future Work 1365
A Appendix: Survey Instrument 1366
References 1366
Virtual Reality in the Learning Process 1368
Abstract 1368
1 Introduction 1368
2 Background 1369
3 Methodology 1370
3.1 Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria 1370
3.2 Procedure to Select an Article 1371
3.3 Quality Evaluation of the Results 1372
4 Results 1372
4.1 Research Questions 1373
5 Discussion of Results 1376
6 Conclusions 1377
References 1377
GAMIFY-SN: A Meta-model for Planning and Deploying Gamification Concepts Within Social Networks - A Case Study 1380
1 Introduction 1380
2 Related Works 1381
3 GAMIFY-SN 1382
4 Results 1384
4.1 Case Study 1384
4.2 Research Question and Findings 1385
5 Conclusions, Limitations and Future Works 1388
References 1389
Opportunities and Challenges for Efficient and Effective STEM Teachers’ Competence Development 1390
Abstract 1390
1 Introduction 1390
2 Related Work 1391
3 Approach and Methodology 1392
3.1 Aims and Objectives of the Event 1392
3.2 The EASW Methodology 1392
3.3 Rationale for Selection of Participants 1393
3.4 Rationale for Selection of Specific Issues for Discussion 1393
4 Implementation 1393
4.1 Setting and Context 1393
4.2 Structure 1394
5 Main Outcomes 1395
5.1 Outcomes of Raising Issues Session 1395
5.2 Negotiating Over the Issues Session 1397
5.3 Structuring Issues Session - SWOT Analysis Results 1398
6 Conclusions 1398
Acknowledgments 1399
References 1399
Let’s Reinvent Note Taking 1401
Abstract 1401
1 Introduction 1401
2 A Brief Discussion on Note Taking 1402
3 LodeBox: Functionality and Architecture 1403
4 Discussion and Conclusions 1407
Acknowledgments 1408
References 1408
COCO: Semantic-Enriched Collection of Online Courses at Scale with Experimental Use Cases 1409
1 Introduction 1409
2 The Proposed Dataset 1410
2.1 Collection Methodology 1411
2.2 Semantic Enrichment Methodology 1412
2.3 Structure 1413
2.4 Statistics 1414
3 Experimental Use Cases 1415
3.1 Multi-class Content-Based Course Classification 1416
3.2 Course Recommendation 1416
4 Other Existing Datasets 1417
5 Conclusions 1418
References 1418
Didactic System for Process Control Learning: Case Study Flow Control 1420
Abstract 1420
1 Introduction 1420
2 Implementation of the Didactic System 1421
2.1 Visualization Interface for Obtaining the Mathematical Model 1422
2.2 Interface for the Controller Design 1422
2.3 Implementation of the PID Controller 1424
2.4 Visualization Interface 1425
3 Tests and Results 1426
3.1 Tests 1426
3.2 Results 1426
4 Conclusion 1428
References 1428
Perceptions of the Educational Benefits of Mobile Devices in Language Teaching and Learning 1429
Abstract 1429
1 Introduction 1429
2 Background 1430
2.1 Mobile Devices in the Classroom 1430
2.2 Enhancing Awareness in Language Teaching 1431
3 Research Questions 1431
4 Methodology 1432
5 Results 1432
6 Discussion 1435
7 Conclusion 1437
8 Limitations of the Study 1437
References 1437
Towards the Measuring Criteria of IT Project Success in University Context 1439
1 Introduction 1439
2 Project Quality 1440
2.1 Internal Quality 1441
2.2 External Quality 1442
3 Project Efficiency 1443
3.1 Defining Measurements Units 1444
3.2 Productivity and Efficiency Metrics 1444
4 Social Factors and Stakeholders' Satisfaction 1445
4.1 Teamwork Quality 1446
4.2 Personal Success 1446
5 Conclusions and Future Works 1447
References 1447
User-Generated Content: Perceived Affordances in Students’ Usage of the Web for Tertiary Learning Ac ... 1450
Abstract 1450
1 Introduction 1450
2 Background 1451
3 Methods 1452
4 Results 1453
4.1 Information Sources 1453
4.2 Tasks and Purposes 1453
4.3 Perceived Affordances 1454
5 Conclusion and Discussion 1454
Acknowledgements 1455
References 1455
Autism and Web-Based Learning: Review and Evaluation of Web Apps 1457
Abstract 1457
1 Introduction 1457
2 Background and Related Work 1459
3 Methodology 1460
3.1 Apps Search 1460
3.2 Rating Tool 1460
3.3 Data Analysis 1461
4 Results 1461
5 Discussion 1464
6 Conclusions and Future Work 1465
References 1465
Student Play: A Didactic Tool to Educate in Values 1467
Abstract 1467
1 Introduction 1467
2 Encourage Through Agent SocialMetric 1468
3 Student Play, an Educational and Didactic Module of Agent SocialMetric 1469
3.1 Methodologies and Design Model 1470
3.2 Value Modeling 1471
4 Results 1472
5 Conclusions and Future Work 1473
References 1473
Computer-Assisted Reading and Spelling Intervention with Graphogame Fluent Portuguese 1475
Abstract 1475
1 Introduction 1475
2 Method 1476
2.1 Design 1476
2.2 Participants 1476
2.3 Measures 1477
2.4 Interventions 1478
2.5 Procedure 1480
3 Results 1480
4 Discussion 1481
References 1482
Information Technologies in Radiocommunications 1484
Generation of Land-Clutter Maps for Cognitive Radar Technology 1485
Abstract 1485
1 Introduction 1485
2 Radar Calibration 1486
2.1 Targets: Corner Reflectors and Spheres 1487
2.2 Calibration Methods and Losses Estimation 1488
3 Experimental Results 1489
3.1 RCS Estimation of Corner Reflectors, Spheres, Fixed Target and Land Clutter 1490
4 Conclusions 1492
References 1492
Quadrature Receiver Benefits in CW Doppler Radar Sensors for Vibrations Detection 1493
Abstract 1493
1 Introduction 1493
2 CW Doppler Radar Basics 1494
3 Numerical Results 1496
4 Conclusion and Future Developments 1498
References 1499
Adaptive Dual Color Visible Light Communication (VLC) System 1500
1 Introduction 1500
2 System Description and Signal Processing 1501
3 Experimental Results 1505
4 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 1508
References 1509
Multi-band Fractal Microwave Absorbers 1510
Abstract 1510
1 Introduction 1510
2 MA Unit Cell Geometry 1511
2.1 Miniaturized Fractal MAs for UHF-RFID Band 1512
2.2 Multiband MA Cells 1513
3 Conclusions 1514
References 1515
Fast Diagnostics of Conformal Arrays 1516
1 Introduction 1516
2 Matrix Method 1517
3 Solution of the Linear System 1517
4 Preliminary Results 1518
4.1 Back Slash MATLAB Division 1519
4.2 SVD in Economic Version 1520
4.3 Sampled Matrix Plus Economic SVD 1520
4.4 CVX 1520
5 Conclusions 1522
References 1522
Technologies for Biomedical Applications 1524
Complex Permittivity Effect on the Performances of Non-invasive Microwave Blood Glucose Sensing: Enhanced Model and Preliminary Results 1525
Abstract 1525
1 Introduction 1525
2 Enhanced Cole-Cole Model 1526
3 Preliminary Numerical Validations 1527
4 Conclusion and Future Developments 1530
References 1531
Author Index 1532

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.3.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
• Reihe/Serie: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
• Zusatzinfo: XXXVIII, 1518 p.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: information systems • Information Technologies • intelligent computing • WorldCIST‘18 • WORLDCIST 2018
• ISBN-10: 3-319-77712-2 / 3319777122
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-77712-2 / 9783319777122