For several decades there has been a debate in the computing sciences about the relative roles of design and empirical research, and about the contribution of design and research ...
—We introduce the concept of a Visual Backchannel as a novel way of following and exploring online conversations about large-scale events. Microblogging communities, such as Twit...
A power grid is a complex system connecting electric power generators to consumers through power transmission and distribution networks across a large geographical area. System mo...
This paper details the implementation of a software framework that aids the development of distributed and self-configurable software systems. This framework is an instance of a n...
David Lillis, Rem W. Collier, Mauro Dragone, Grego...
Peer-assisted online storage and distribution systems have recently enjoyed large-scale deployment gaining increased popularity for multimedia content sharing in the Internet. Suc...