H. Sommerkamp, J. Schulte, Reinhard Keil, Johann Rybka, F. Ferber
{"title":"LTM-SOLA - a service-oriented application to integrate high-tech laboratories and virtual knowledge spaces","authors":"H. Sommerkamp, J. Schulte, Reinhard Keil, Johann Rybka, F. Ferber","doi":"10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8378","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8378","url":null,"abstract":"High-tech laboratories are an important kind of knowledge source, nevertheless most of today's laboratory architectures consist of tight coupled devices with proprietary interfaces. Although there are several approaches to implement cross-functional and heterogeneous infrastructures, these solutions do not consider high-tech laboratories. Therefore, we developed a service-oriented architecture for laboratories called LTM-SOLA, an application to control the devices by a modern web interface based on JavaEE and Seam technologies. Furthermore, we show how to use field bus couplers instead of programmable logic controllers (PLC) to enable single laboratory devices to be used in different test environments.","PeriodicalId":232795,"journal":{"name":"2009 5th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122477180","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. Schulte, Ingo Döpke, Reinhard Keil, K. Stark, Johann Eder
{"title":"Enhanced security management for flexible and dynamic cooperative environments","authors":"J. Schulte, Ingo Döpke, Reinhard Keil, K. Stark, Johann Eder","doi":"10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8377","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the challenge to create an authorization and authentication infrastructure for virtual knowledge spaces. Virtual knowledge spaces are a concept to build up flexible and adjustable environments for cooperative work and learning processes. When developing authorization concepts for virtual knowledge spaces, different boundary conditions have to be considered. Basically, we identify the specific requirements for the creation of coherent and intuitive rules to reduce the administrative complexity to a minimum and prevent mistakes. Furthermore we turn attention to flexibility of the authorization infrastructure as well as performance issues. The rights management described in this paper ought to fulfill these requirements.","PeriodicalId":232795,"journal":{"name":"2009 5th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126610262","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}
E. Martin, Ling Liu, Matt Weber, Péter Pesti, M. Woodward
{"title":"Unified analytical models for Location Management costs and optimum design of location areas","authors":"E. Martin, Ling Liu, Matt Weber, Péter Pesti, M. Woodward","doi":"10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8320","url":null,"abstract":"Within collaborative computing, computer mediated communications are evolving rapidly thanks to the development of new technologies. The facilitation of awareness and discovery of users in the communications networks is a key requirement for the success of these collaborative systems. Besides the need for location awareness, the emergence of heterogeneous wireless environments, where users can freely roam, is making Location Management (LM) an increasingly important topic for network operators. In this paper, we use a general model for LM signaling costs to obtain analytical expressions for their optimization. These expressions are applicable to different LM algorithms and scenarios, contributing towards the development of a standardized performance evaluation technique and to deliver guidelines for the optimum design of Location Areas (LAs). We also illustrate how modifications in the different parameters involved in the LM costs affect the optimum number of cells per LA and the value of the optimum LM costs.","PeriodicalId":232795,"journal":{"name":"2009 5th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129395720","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":"No hotel in D.C.","authors":"F. Bolici","doi":"10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8389","url":null,"abstract":"CouchSurfing.com (CS) is an online non-profit network that connects travelers with locals in over 230 countries around the world. The project was lunched in 2004 and presently there are more than one million of registered CouchSurfers. CS community is a nexus of online and face to face relationships where most of Web 2.0 and social network externalities, privacy, security, etc. This is a first, brief, in progress and interpretative analysis of the SC system based on a participatory observation study started in August 2008.","PeriodicalId":232795,"journal":{"name":"2009 5th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132369700","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}
P. Dewan, P. Agarwal, Gautam M. Shroff, Rajesh Hegde
{"title":"Experiments in distributed side-by-side software development","authors":"P. Dewan, P. Agarwal, Gautam M. Shroff, Rajesh Hegde","doi":"10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8295","url":null,"abstract":"In distributed side-by-side software development, a pair of distributed team members are assigned a single task and allowed to (a) work concurrently on two different computers and (b) see each others' displays. They can control when they communicate with each other, view each others' actions, and input concurrently. To understand how this control is exerted in practice, we have performed experiments at two different organizations, Microsoft Research and Tata Consultancy Services, which involved about forty six person hours of distributed side-by-side development. The experimental tasks were typical of the kind carried out at these organizations. A mix of qualitative, quantitative, and visualization analysis shows that (a) distribution and conflicting changes are not an issue; (b) developers use the unique capabilities provided by distributed side-by-side software development; and (c) the exact usage depends on several factors such as the collaboration task, developers, and software-development abstraction and environment.","PeriodicalId":232795,"journal":{"name":"2009 5th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing","volume":"555 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123314763","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":"Aggregating uncertain access risk estimations from different sources invited paper","authors":"Qun Ni, E. Bertino","doi":"10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8272","url":null,"abstract":"Risk-based access control raises some novel problems that have not yet been investigated. In particular, the ability to aggregate uncertain risk estimations from different experts is crucial to the success of risk-based access control systems. A K-Algebra is proposed in this paper for this purpose. The algebra is not only able to support the specification of existing aggregation rules but also makes it possible to generalize these rules based on their logical explanations.","PeriodicalId":232795,"journal":{"name":"2009 5th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123418998","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 Quality Social Network: A collaborative environment for personalizing Web access","authors":"A. Perego, B. Carminati, E. Ferrari","doi":"10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8368","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present a collaborative social networking environment, referred to as Quality Social Network (QSN), which enhances the social tagging paradigm by using it as a basis to evaluate the quality of Web resources, on the basis of the user preferences specified by each QSN member. Such features give end users the ability of being aware of the “quality” of the resources they are accessing, based on the opinions of the members of their community, and of being informed whether such resources can be safely used, according to the requirements specified by end users themselves. Besides illustrating the main characteristics of the QSN and its architecture, we describe its prototype implementation, carried out in the framework of the QUATRO Plus EU project, and its application to a use case scenario, involving groups of teenagers from three different European countries, acting as Youth Panels of the Safer Internet EU Programme.","PeriodicalId":232795,"journal":{"name":"2009 5th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing","volume":"41 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123477105","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":"Formal verification of mediatedweb service interactions considering client's expected behaviours","authors":"Zhangbing Zhou, Sami Bhiri, Lei Shu, M. Hauswirth","doi":"10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8270","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a formal technique to verify whether or not an expected interaction is adaptable. We first present our observation that a mediated service interaction is synchronizable. This fact is a prerequisite of our approach. Hereafter, we formally model a protocol scenario (i.e., a part of a service protocol to be enacted in an expected interaction) and an adapter, generate an adaptation logic, and formalize a mediated service interaction and its conversation. These formalization enables one to perform a formal verification that checks whether or not, as well as under which condition, an expected interaction is achievable. The technique presented in this paper complements the efforts of adapter synthesization for ensuring the achievability of a certain expected interaction.","PeriodicalId":232795,"journal":{"name":"2009 5th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124056264","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 opensocial extension for enabling user-controlled persona in online social networks","authors":"R. Lopes, Hakan Akkan, W. Claycomb, Dongwan Shin","doi":"10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8401","url":null,"abstract":"User privacy is a challenging issue that must be addressed urgently in current online social networking (SN) sites. One of the fundamental problems associated with the issue is the lack of support of a user-centric approach to managing and sharing user profile information in current SN systems. In this paper we present a user-centric approach based on a credential system to enabling a user-controlled attribute (persona) sharing in online SN sites. Specifically we extend a Google-initiated open source project called OpenSocial, which provides a framework to support user attribute sharing between gadgets and online SN sites, in order to allow users to selectively share their attributes among online SN sites. This paper details the design and implementation of our extension.","PeriodicalId":232795,"journal":{"name":"2009 5th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129103902","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":"Information retrieval on mind maps - what could it be good for?","authors":"J. Beel, Bela Gipp, Jan-Olaf Stiller","doi":"10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.COLLABORATECOM2009.8298","url":null,"abstract":"Mind maps are used by millions of people. In this paper we present how information retrieval on mind maps could be used to enhance expert search, document summarization, keyword based search engines, document recommender systems and determining word relatedness. For instance, words in a mind map could be used for creating a skill profile of the mind maps' author and hence enhance expert search. This paper is a research-in-progress paper which means no research results are presented but only ideas.","PeriodicalId":232795,"journal":{"name":"2009 5th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129813484","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}