M. Fakrudeen, Amala V. Rajan, A. Alameri, Amna Mohammed Lafi Obaid Almheiri
{"title":"Assessing Higher Education Websites in the Middle East: A Comparative Analysis of UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar","authors":"M. Fakrudeen, Amala V. Rajan, A. Alameri, Amna Mohammed Lafi Obaid Almheiri","doi":"10.1109/itt59889.2023.10184230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/itt59889.2023.10184230","url":null,"abstract":"Web technologies are the fundamental platforms for educational organizations, and thus, assessing their usability and accessibility is inevitable. The study examines the usability and accessibility of 134 university homepages in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. The websites are evaluated using automated online testing techniques. The research indicates that the evaluated websites had low levels of WCAG 2.0 compliance. According to the findings, websites in Qatar performed better in terms of homepage usability and accessibility than websites in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Usability and security were not significant concerns, but there was room for advancement. This study provides web developers with recommendations for improving the accessibility and usability of university websites and homepages.","PeriodicalId":223578,"journal":{"name":"2023 9th International Conference on Information Technology Trends (ITT)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123606713","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}
Burcu Ataer Aydin, Muhammad Hussain, Richard Hill, Hussain Al-Aqrabi
{"title":"Domain Modelling For A Lightweight Convolutional Network Focused On Automated Exudate Detection in Retinal Fundus Images","authors":"Burcu Ataer Aydin, Muhammad Hussain, Richard Hill, Hussain Al-Aqrabi","doi":"10.1109/ITT59889.2023.10184244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITT59889.2023.10184244","url":null,"abstract":"Retinal Fundus images contain important signs implying various stages of diabetic retinopathy. One of the early signs of diabetic retinopathy is exudates. The timely detection of this sign from fundus images can prevent or at least suppress the advancement of this condition. To this effect, this research presents a CNN-based automated exudate detection architecture for the timely detection of this early sign. In order to overcome the challenges of a limited dataset several domain specific augmentations are proposed for improving the generalization capacity of the developed architecture. The lightweight architecture consists of only 6.42 million parameters, compared to Resnet-18 (11.69 million) whilst achieving an overall F1 score of 89%","PeriodicalId":223578,"journal":{"name":"2023 9th International Conference on Information Technology Trends (ITT)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125773238","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":"The Business of Sustainability in the Airbnb Market: Insights from London Using AI-based Analysis","authors":"Asif Malik, Melina Silva, Salem Alteneiji","doi":"10.1109/ITT59889.2023.10184229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITT59889.2023.10184229","url":null,"abstract":"This research examined the role of sustainability in the Airbnb market in London, using machine learning. The study found that approximately 7.59% of words in property descriptions were sustainability-related, implying hosts acknowledge the value of sustainable practices in hospitality. Higher sustainability ratings correlate with higher prices, highlighting sustainability’s potential as a competitive advantage. Proximity to amenities was another key factor for hosts and guests, as indicated by frequently used keywords like \"walk\", \"access\", and \"central\". The findings underscore the importance of sustainability and location convenience in the evolving hospitality industry, influencing guest attraction and pricing.","PeriodicalId":223578,"journal":{"name":"2023 9th International Conference on Information Technology Trends (ITT)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126672738","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}