{"title":"Voice Quality Assessment and Visualization","authors":"S. Ueng, C. Luo, T. Tsai, H. Chang","doi":"10.1109/CISIS.2012.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISIS.2012.62","url":null,"abstract":"Commercial voice analysis systems are expensive and complicated. These equipments are only available at medical centers and need to be operated by well trained physicians. Thus the treatment costs of speech disorders are usually high. To improve this situation, we develop a software system dedicated to the assessment of human voice qualities. Our system is implemented in an ordinary personal computer. High precision electronic devices are not required for acquiring and analyzing voices. Therefore, the installation costs are low. Our system relies on four voice parameters to evaluate the qualities of voice signals. These parameters are fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, and harmonic-to-noise ratio. These measurements are widely used in otolaryngology to assess the pitch, variation of frequency, perturbation of amplitude, and harmony of human voice. Our system extracts these information from voice data and displays them by using graphical media. Consequently, the qualities of voice are more comprehensible. Users with little training and background knowledge can operate this system in their living rooms to assess their voices.","PeriodicalId":158978,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128029934","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":"Split Message-Based Anonymity for JXTA Applications","authors":"J. Arnedo-Moreno, Noemi Perez-Gilabert","doi":"10.1109/CISIS.2012.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISIS.2012.14","url":null,"abstract":"JXTA is an open peer-to-peer (P2P) protocols specification that, in its about 10 years of history, has slowly evolved to appeal to a broad set of applications. As part of this process, some long awaited security improvements have been included in the latest versions. However, under some contexts, even more advanced security requirements should be met, such as anonymity. Several approaches exist to deploy anonymity in P2P networks, but no perfect solution exists. Even though path-based approaches are quite popular, it is considered that, in dynamic groups, using a split message-based one is better. In this work, we propose ananonymity service for JXTA using such approach. The proposal takes advantage JXTA's core services, in a manner so that it can be easily integrated to existing end applications and services.","PeriodicalId":158978,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128071190","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":"An Experimental Study on X-Shaped Branching Waveguide in Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Structure","authors":"H. Maeda, Yongmei Zhang, Hiroyuki Terashima","doi":"10.1109/CISIS.2012.136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISIS.2012.136","url":null,"abstract":"Photonic crystal or electromagnetic band gap structure are expected to play important roles in optical signal processing and optical fiber communications, because of its unique and sensitive characteristics for wavelength based on photonic band gap theory. In such signal transmission and processing, high density multiplexing in wavelength domain is expected due to its sensitiveness with respect to optical wavelength. This is important to improve capacity of information transmission in the future photonic network. In this paper, experiments based on X-shaped branching wave guide reported by using scale models in microwave frequency. Comparisons of the parameters which could be indicated as Q factor and extinction ratio were summarized. Filtering characteristics of each structure were measured to be certified that X-shaped wave guide can be operated as filter components with good separation in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems.","PeriodicalId":158978,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121996536","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}
Marzio Guarnaccia, O. Gambino, R. Pirrone, E. Ardizzone
{"title":"An Explorable Immersive Panorama","authors":"Marzio Guarnaccia, O. Gambino, R. Pirrone, E. Ardizzone","doi":"10.1109/CISIS.2012.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISIS.2012.15","url":null,"abstract":"The immersive panoramas are widely used to provide virtual tours of real scene. Their use covers a wide field of applications: art, industry, space research, topography, forensic investigation and all those systems requiring the exploration of a virtual environment which simulates a real one. Often sophisticated devices are used to perform the panorama acquisition. In this paper, we present an image based immersive panorama requiring low cost devices for the acquisition task and provides an innovative human-computer interaction approach. Many panoramic images of the same location are captured. The visualization system changes the panorama in a transparent way with respect to the user interaction in function of the position of the virtual point of view. Indeed, the new and more detailed panorama is loaded each time the current point of view position corresponds to a point of acquisition. Our solution is particularly suited to tele-immersive software environments, because it is lighter than a full 3D scene, but the user can lives a full exploration experience of a scene.","PeriodicalId":158978,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121339928","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":"A Multi-fold Time Approach to Address Emotions in Live and Virtualized Collaborative Learning","authors":"M. Feidakis, T. Daradoumis, S. Caballé","doi":"10.1109/CISIS.2012.197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISIS.2012.197","url":null,"abstract":"The enrichment of Computer Supported Collaborative (CSCL) Systems with emotion awareness features (detect emotion patterns and respond effectively) opens a window to the future of learner-to-computer interaction. In the current paper we present a system's design that attempts to evaluate the learner's affective state while he/she is taking part into collaborative tasks, in three different time-points: (i) before the task, (ii) in real-time (while collaborating) and (iii) retrospective (after the task). For the emotion assessment process, self-reporting and sentiment analysis are explored. Based on effective production rules that correlate emotions or emotion sequences to affective feedback techniques, the system will provide emotion scaffolds corresponding to user needs and feelings.","PeriodicalId":158978,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132529651","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":"Spatial Presence in Virtual Worlds as a Perceptual Emotion: An Expansion on Cognitive Feeling?","authors":"Tom Willans","doi":"10.1109/CISIS.2012.209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISIS.2012.209","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding learner's emotions within virtual worlds enables more effective learning solutions to be developed. Spatial presence as a 'feeling of being there' has a significant impact upon this effectiveness within immersive learning environments. This paper argues that spatial presence is a perceptual emotion and that such a view can be related to theories of affective emotion as a perception. It argues that existing models of spatial presence as cognitive feeling can be modified and related to perceptual theories of emotion such as Prinz's embodied appraisal theory and Deonna's perspectival view of emotion as perception. This supports the approach that spacial presence is better understood as an affective emotion. Applying embodied appraisal theory to the activation of motor areas and aspects of embodied cognition underlying Schubert's model highlights the perceptual nature of this emotion. Applying situated affordances and action potentials, as expressed in Deonna's model of emotion, as perception to frames of reference within a virtual world supports arguments for spatial presence as a perceptual emotion similar to Schubert's use of Wirth et al's model of spatial presence. This model may be useful when considering the learner scaffolding of games such as the Alice Civil Emergency game.","PeriodicalId":158978,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128134763","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":"Hand Grip Strength on a Large PDA: Holding While Reading Is Different from a Functional Task","authors":"F. Rajabiyazdi, Tom Gedeon","doi":"10.1109/CISIS.2012.110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISIS.2012.110","url":null,"abstract":"Several studies have been done measuring preferred hand grip strength, but none of them has measured preferred hand strength on a PDA or similar device when it is held and used. We measured dominant hand strength in two conditions similar to real PDA use, resting fore-arms on a table and holding the PDA without table support. We found that adult participants squeeze the device with their preferred hand significantly more than with their nonpreferred hand while holding. In addition, we examined users' hand strength while they were tapping on the back of the device with their right and left index fingers. Our results were different than expected from previous studies, as we found that there was no significant difference in dominant and non dominant hand strength during back tapping. Also participants' non preferred hand strength was not significantly different with their preferred hand when they tap on the back of the device. The results show that in such functional use during tapping, the dominant and non-dominant hands are used similarly which will contribute to future designs for PDAs and their interfaces. Our results may also contribute to design for more comfortable devices for users with hand disabilities.","PeriodicalId":158978,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128157012","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}
T. Krupa, P. Majewski, Bartosz Kowalczyk, Wojciech Turek
{"title":"On-Demand Web Search Using Browser-Based Volunteer Computing","authors":"T. Krupa, P. Majewski, Bartosz Kowalczyk, Wojciech Turek","doi":"10.1109/CISIS.2012.79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISIS.2012.79","url":null,"abstract":"Current solutions to the problem of finding valuable information on the Web suffer from several limitations, including inconvenient query languages, arbitrary sorting or results and out-of-date information. In this paper a different solution to this problem is described. It is based on the idea of distributed processing of web pages in real-time. To provide sufficient performance, the approach of volunteer computing is utilized. It is based on using web browsers of users visiting particular web pages. The browsers perform necessary computation in background, executing programs written in JavaScript. In this paper the architecture of the on-demand web crawling system is presented and details concerning implementation are provided.","PeriodicalId":158978,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128312510","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":"Semantic Interoperability on the Web of Things: The Semantic Smart Gateway Framework","authors":"Konstantinos I. Kotis, A. Katasonov","doi":"10.1109/CISIS.2012.200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISIS.2012.200","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to present authors' proposal regarding semantic interoperability for interconnected and semantically coordinated smart entities in a Web of Things. More specific, the paper presents a use case scenario and requirements related to the semantic registration, coordination and retrieval of smart entities. Motivated by these, the paper accentuates the need for, and emphasizes, a framework of Semantic Smart Gateways (SSGF) in the Semantic Web of Things (SWoT), proposing an ontology learning and an ontology alignment method respectively.","PeriodicalId":158978,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems","volume":"2 11","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131898747","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":"Study on Seam Carving for Image Fingerprint","authors":"M. Fujimura, H. Kuroda, K. Imamura","doi":"10.1109/CISIS.2012.160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISIS.2012.160","url":null,"abstract":"In past several years many image contents are distributed via internet. But illegal copy problem are rise up. Multimedia fingerprint techniques are tools for resist illegal copy. However today collusion attack such as average attack is appeared. Collusion attack is efficient method for breaking copyright protection scheme of image fingerprint. This paper presented an image fingerprint scheme to resistant collusion attack which is average attack especially. Proposed image fingerprint scheme is applied seam carving technique. Experimental results show that proposed image fingerprint scheme was good performance.","PeriodicalId":158978,"journal":{"name":"2012 Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133815256","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}