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PERVASIVE
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Studying the Use and Utility of an Indoor Location Tracking System for Non-experts
Abstract. Indoor location tracking systems have been a major focus of ubiquitous computing research, and they have much promise to help in collecting objective, real time data for ...
Shwetak N. Patel, Julie A. Kientz, Sidhant Gupta
PERVASIVE
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Specification and Verification of Complex Location Events with Panoramic
We present the design and evaluation of Panoramic, a tool that enables end-users to specify and verify an important family of complex location events. Our approach aims to reduce o...
Evan Welbourne, Magdalena Balazinska, Gaetano Borr...
PERVASIVE
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Tactile Wayfinder: Comparison of Tactile Waypoint Navigation with Commercial Pedestrian Navigation Systems
Abstract. In this paper we report on a field study comparing a commercial pedestrian navigation system to a tactile navigation system called Tactile Wayfinder. Similar to previous ...
Martin Pielot, Susanne Boll
PERVASIVE
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Using Height Sensors for Biometric Identification in Multi-resident Homes
Abstract. In this study, we evaluate the use of height for biometric identification of residents, by mounting ultrasonic distance sensors above the doorways in a home. Height senso...
Vijay Srinivasan, John A. Stankovic, Kamin Whiteho...
PERVASIVE
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Supporting Energy-Efficient Uploading Strategies for Continuous Sensing Applications on Mobile Phones
Abstract. Continuous sensing applications (e.g., mobile social networking applications) are appearing on new sensor-enabled mobile phones such as the Apple iPhone, Nokia and Androi...
Mirco Musolesi, Mattia Piraccini, Kristof Fodor, A...
EDCC
2006
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Fault-Tolerant Distributed Clock Generation in VLSI Systems-on-Chip
Matthias Függer, Ulrich Schmid, Gottfried Fuc...
CRITICAL
2005
13 years 10 months ago
Critical perspectives on dependability: an older person's experience of assistive technology
This paper considers multiple meanings of dependability as part of a project investigating home based assistive and smart home technology for older people. It argues that because ...
Mark Blythe, Darren J. Reed, Peter C. Wright, Andr...
CRITICAL
2005
13 years 10 months ago
Participatory design: the will to succeed
With its 10th biannual anniversary conference, Participatory Design (PD) is leaving its teens and must now be considered ready to join the adult world. In this article we encourag...
Dan Shapiro
CRITICAL
2005
13 years 10 months ago
Reflective design
As computing moves into every aspect of our daily lives, the process, values and assumptions that underlie our technical practices may unwittingly be propagated throughout our cul...
Phoebe Sengers, Kirsten Boehner, Shay David, Josep...