V. Velasco-Martínez, M. Flores-Medina, F. Flores-García
{"title":"First Analysis of Custom WSN Architecture as Hardware for Pervasive Computing","authors":"V. Velasco-Martínez, M. Flores-Medina, F. Flores-García","doi":"10.1109/IE.2012.55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2012.55","url":null,"abstract":"This paper introduces some concepts of WSN and Pervasive Computing, then presents AesSidhe, a WSN architecture currently under design in Instituto Tecnológico de la Laguna. The features and constraints of the hardware architecture are described, and the current work in the software architectureis described and commented. An analysis of usage of the architecture in pervasive computer systems for three generations is done after. Finally, the conclusions on the results of the analysis of the architecture are presented.","PeriodicalId":156841,"journal":{"name":"2012 Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"78 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130781739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mathias Versichele, Roel Huybrechts, T. Neutens, N. Weghe
{"title":"Intelligent Event Management with Bluetooth Sensor Networks","authors":"Mathias Versichele, Roel Huybrechts, T. Neutens, N. Weghe","doi":"10.1109/IE.2012.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2012.25","url":null,"abstract":"This paper outlines the potential use of Bluetooth tracking of mobile devices in an urban environment for an intelligent and adaptive management of large-scale events. The used methodology is explained in detail, and its information potential is demonstrated through results that were gathered and processed offline. Additionally, a near-future project where the methodology will also generate real-time information is outlined, together with the system architecture necessary for this aim.","PeriodicalId":156841,"journal":{"name":"2012 Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133486103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. A. O. Zezzatti, Julio César Ponce Gallegos, Jons Sanchez, A. H. Aguirre, Alice Makalawele
{"title":"Implementation of a Mobile Device to Determine Danger in a Great City Based on Ubiquity","authors":"C. A. O. Zezzatti, Julio César Ponce Gallegos, Jons Sanchez, A. H. Aguirre, Alice Makalawele","doi":"10.1109/IE.2012.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2012.60","url":null,"abstract":"Juarez City has been a victim of the consequences brought about organized crime, such as killing of innocent people as the main fact assaults, kidnappings, multi homicides, burglary, among other consequences, including 487500 people abandoned the city. What has pushed the population of the city to take action of different kinds to minimize the violence in a society with 17900 violent homicides during this period of time, the reason which we present the following project, which aims to provide people moving in this city a technological tool that provides an indicator to the user information based statistics compiled by the Centre for Social Research at Juarez City University and public sources so uncertain is the place where you are. This research try to combine a Mobile Device based on Cultural Algorithms and Data Mining to determine the danger of stay in a part of the city in a specific time.","PeriodicalId":156841,"journal":{"name":"2012 Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114286133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intelligent In-Car-Infotainment Systems: A Contextual Personalized Approach","authors":"S. R. Garzon","doi":"10.1109/IE.2012.70","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2012.70","url":null,"abstract":"In the last decade, on-board computers were continuously substituted by sophisticated in-car-infotainment systems due to the ever increasing demand for mobile services and entertainment features. As a consequence, the automotive user interfaces became more complex and a driver is now faced with the time and attention-consuming task of traversing a menu structure in order to execute a desired functionality. Extending an in-car-infotainment system with the ability to trace recurrent user behavior within an intelligent environment opens up new opportunities for user-adaptive and context-aware user interfaces. This paper introduces two different approaches to simplify the task of executing a preferred feature by either personalizing a list of context-dependent shortcuts or by automatically executing regularly used features. Both approaches are evaluated against an in-car-infotainment system that is currently available on the market. Additionally, a fully functional prototype with a real world driving simulator was implemented in order to conduct an user study within our labs.","PeriodicalId":156841,"journal":{"name":"2012 Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"60 36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133074674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toward Supporting Constructivist Instruction through CSCL Activities Embedded in LMSs","authors":"Erik Ramos, Moises Ramirez, Jorge Hernández, Lluvia Morales, Mónica García, Jorge Rodríguez","doi":"10.1109/IE.2012.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2012.36","url":null,"abstract":"Integrating CSCL activities is something that has been widely discussed in the CSCL community but as yet only implemented in a reduced set of domain specific tools. In this paper we propose the integration of a set of default and authoring CSCL tools into a standard LMS, as a complete sequence of learning activities based on a constructivist approach. An experiment was also carried out in order to verify the usability and extent of the collaborative work in a real context. Based on results of evaluation, we conclude that the integration of chat was a useful addition to the concept map building tool. This highlighted the professor role as a moderator entity maintaining a central role during the learning experience. The tests were carried out in presence of professors who felt that software would be useful to promote the participation of students and facilitate continuous assessment for this courses and other courses.","PeriodicalId":156841,"journal":{"name":"2012 Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126125559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James McNaull, J. Augusto, M. Mulvenna, P. Mccullagh
{"title":"Multi-agent System Feedback and Support for Ambient Assisted Living","authors":"James McNaull, J. Augusto, M. Mulvenna, P. Mccullagh","doi":"10.1109/IE.2012.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2012.53","url":null,"abstract":"Technology has been adopted to mitigate adverse effects associated with aging. Ambient Assisted Living solutions provide user assistance and support which is potentially both efficient and effective. This paper describes initial evaluation results for a Multi-Agent system prototype that provides assistance and support during the day and night through an interface that is adapted according to a person's requirements profile, time of day and current activity or event. Appropriate feedback based on user context is important. This includes historical feedback which may indicate trends, which may not be apparent, particularly where the user may be forgetful.","PeriodicalId":156841,"journal":{"name":"2012 Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124743428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tiina Kymäläinen, J. Heinilä, T. Tuomisto, J. Plomp, T. Urhemaa
{"title":"Creating Scenes for an Intelligent Nursing Environment: Co-design and User Evaluations of a Home Control System","authors":"Tiina Kymäläinen, J. Heinilä, T. Tuomisto, J. Plomp, T. Urhemaa","doi":"10.1109/IE.2012.50","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2012.50","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we describe the co-design process of a proof-of-concept home control system, and how it was carried out by utilising a user-centred design methodology. The aim was to develop a demonstrator of a home control system that supports elderly people in living more independently in their homes. The focus of the research was on the configuration tool of the environment, which was meant to be exploited in a nursing home. The home control system was intended to be used and configured by non-technologically versed users: mainly the care personnel, but also the inhabitants and their close relatives. The system was co-designed and evaluated at first with nurses, who were considered to be the local experts of the chosen ecosystem. The final web-based proof-of-concept system was evaluated with nurses and end-users.","PeriodicalId":156841,"journal":{"name":"2012 Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"134 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124968122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a Robotic Helicopter for Monitoring Pollution and Habitat in Estuaries","authors":"M. Tarokh, Minjuan Wang","doi":"10.1109/IE.2012.61","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2012.61","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the development of an robotic helicopter for monitoring pollution and habitat in natural reserves. The particular environment under investigation is Tijuana River Estuary (TRE) south of the city of San Diego on the US-Mexico border. The ecology of TRE is briefly reviewed and the motivation for using an robotic helicopter is discussed. Next the application of aerial imaging to natural reserves is mentioned. An overview of the helicopter and its autonomy is given. The autonomous flight and capturing of images tagged with GPS and attitude are described. A method is presented to correct (rectify) aerial images that are distorted due to helicopter rolling and pitching leading to non-vertical photography. Flight test results are also provided.","PeriodicalId":156841,"journal":{"name":"2012 Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122828763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Explorations of Autonomy: An Investigation of Adjustable Autonomy in Intelligent Environments","authors":"Matthew Ball, V. Callaghan","doi":"10.1109/IE.2012.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2012.62","url":null,"abstract":"There are many arguments for and against the use of autonomous-agents in intelligent environments. Some researchers maintain that it is of utmost importance to give complete control to users, and hence greatly restrict autonomy of agents, whereas, others believe that is it preferable to increase user convenience by allowing agents to operate autonomously on the user's behalf. While both of these approaches have their distinct merits, they are not suitable for all users. As people's opinions and concerns regarding agent autonomy are highly individual, depending on a wide range of factors and often changing over time, a much more dynamic approach to agent autonomy is needed. This work explores how it is possible to equip intelligent environments with an adjustable autonomy mechanism, which allows an individual user to increase or decrease agent autonomy in order to find their own comfortable sweet-spot between maintaining/relinquishing control and gaining/losing convenience. This paper presents the Adjustable Autonomy Intelligent Environment (AAIE) model, discusses how adjustable autonomy can be achieved in intelligent environments, and discusses the major findings from a recent online survey and user study, which highlight the major factors and concerns of users that determine their personal preferences towards different levels of autonomy.","PeriodicalId":156841,"journal":{"name":"2012 Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121753786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. G. Olascuaga-Cabrera, Andres Mendez-Vazquez, E. López-Mellado
{"title":"A Novel Distributed Energy-Efficient Self-Organized Algorithm for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks","authors":"J. G. Olascuaga-Cabrera, Andres Mendez-Vazquez, E. López-Mellado","doi":"10.1109/IE.2012.37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2012.37","url":null,"abstract":"Wireless ad-hoc networks require a special management because of their hardware and energy limitations compared with wired networks. The problem of constructing a backbone structure over wireless ad-hoc networks has been widely researched. The basic problem is to minimize the wireless backbone size by taking into consideration the node's capabilities. Therefore, an efficient, self-organized, scalable, and fault-tolerant algorithm is proposed, where node connection in the backbone is minimal. The proposed algorithm groups the node elements in clusters by means of a self-organization strategy based in four possible roles for each node in the network: leader, gateway, member and bridge. In order to show the performance of the algorithm, an implementation in the NS2 simulator is used. This simulation allows evaluating the structure built by the proposed algorithm. This allows showing that the proposed algorithm can obtain better results, in wireless backbone size and energy consumption, when comparing with MWAC algorithm.","PeriodicalId":156841,"journal":{"name":"2012 Eighth International Conference on Intelligent Environments","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127725044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}