• A Colour Interpolation Scheme for Topologically Unrestricted Gradient Meshes 

      Lieng, Henrik; Kosinka, Jiri; Shen, Jingjing; Dodgson, Neil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Gradient meshes are a 2D vector graphics primitive where colour is interpolated between mesh vertices. The current implementations of gradient meshes are restricted to rectangular mesh topology. Our new interpolation method ...
    • A novel strategy for solving the stochastic point location problem using a hierarchical searching scheme 

      Yazidi, Anis; Granmo, Ole-Christoffer; Oommen, John; Goodwin, Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Stochastic point location (SPL) deals with the problem of a learning mechanism (LM) determining the optimal point on the line when the only input it receives are stochastic signals about the direction in which it should ...
    • A quantitative analysis of the uncertainty in grading of written exams in mathematics and physics 

      Hammer, Hugo Lewi; Habib, Laurence (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03-05)
      The most common way to grade students in courses at university and university college level is to use final written exams. The aim of final exams is generally to provide a reliable and a valid measurement of the extent to ...
    • A Queue Model for Reliable Forecasting of Future CPU Consumption 

      Hammer, Hugo Lewi; Yazidi, Anis; Bratterud, Alfred; Haugerud, Hårek; Feng, Boning (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Statistical queuing models are popular to analyze a computer systems ability to process different types requests. A common strategy is to run stress tests by sending artificial requests to the system. The rate and sizes ...
    • A relativistic trolley paradox 

      Matvejev, Vadim; Matvejev, Oleg; Grøn, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02)
      We present an apparent paradox within the special theory of relativity, involving a trolley with relativistic velocity and its rolling wheels. Two solutions are given, both making clear the physical reality of the Lorentz ...
    • A Simple MVC-Framework for Local Management of Online Course Material 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika; Eika, Evelyn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Managing online materials for large classes can be time-consuming and error prone. In particular, it can be challenging to manage long lists of students, lecture progress, and auditorium schedules as these often change on ...
    • A solution of the Mitra Paradox 

      Grøn, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The “Mitra paradox” refers to the fact that while the de Sitter spacetime appears non-static in a freely falling reference frame, it looks static with reference to a fixed reference frame. The coordinate-independent nature ...
    • Absorbers as detectors for unbound quantum systems 

      Selstø, Sølve (Physical Review A (PRA);Vol. 106, Iss. 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10-19)
      Complex absorbing potentials are frequently employed in quantum calculations. One of the advantages that such absorbers provide is the ability to attenuate outgoing waves in simulations of unbound systems, thus allowing ...
    • Achieving Fair Load Balancing by Invoking a Learning Automata-based Two Time Scale Separation Paradigm 

      Yazidi, Anis; Hassan, Ismail; Hammer, Hugo Lewi; Oommen, John (IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-05)
      In this article, we consider the problem of load balancing (LB), but, unlike the approaches that have been proposed earlier, we attempt to resolve the problem in a fair manner (or rather, it would probably be more appropriate ...
    • An adaptive knowledge evolution strategy for finding near-optimal solutions of specific problems 

      Huang, Yo-Ping; Chang, Yueh-Tsun; Hsieh, Shang-Lin; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Expert Systems with Applications;38 (4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-04)
      Most real-world problems cannot be mathematically defined and/or structured modularly for peer researchers in the same community to facilitate their work. This is partially because there are no concrete defined methods ...
    • Adaptive learning with artificial barriers yielding Nash equilibria in general games 

      Oommen, John B.; Yazidi, Anis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003)
      Artificial barriers in Learning Automata (LA) is a powerful and yet under-explored concept although it was first pro- posed in the 1980s. Introducing artificial non-absorbing barriers makes the LA schemes resilient to ...
    • Adaptive learning with artificial barriers yielding Nash equilibria in general games 

      Oommen, John B.; Yazidi, Anis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Artificial barriers in Learning Automata (LA) is a powerful and yet under-explored concept although it was first proposed in the 1980s. Introducing artificial non-absorbing barriers makes the LA schemes resilient to being ...
    • Adaptive Pursuit Learning for Energy‐efficient Target Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks 

      Upreti, Ramesh; Rauniyar, Ashish; Kunwar, Jeevan; Haugerud, Hårek; Engelstad, Paal E.; Yazidi, Anis (Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience; e5975, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-25)
      With the proliferation of technologies such as wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and the Internet of things (IoT), we are moving towards the era of automation without any human intervention. Sensors are the principal components ...
    • Addendum. On deformations of C*-algebras by actions of Kahlerian Lie groups 

      Tuset, Lars; Bielavsky, Pierre; Gayral, Victor; Neshveyev, Sergey (International Journal of Mathematics;Vol. 30, No. 11, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-19)
      We show that two approaches to equivariant deformation of C∗-algebras by actions of negatively curved K¨ahlerian Lie groups, one based on oscillatory integrals and the other on quantizations maps defined by dual 2-cocycles, ...
    • Adopt or Adapt? Unpacking the Role of Institutional Work Processes in the Implementation of New Regulations 

      Pemer, Frida; Skjølsvik, Tale (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Building on a longitudinal study of the implementation of a new regulation and a framework of institutional work, this article makes three contributions: first, it explains how nonpowerful regulatees, by engaging in ...
    • Advanced passive operating system fingerprinting using machine learning and deep learning 

      Hagos, Desta Haileselassie; Løland, Martin V.; Yazidi, Anis; Kure, Øivind; Engelstad, Paal E. (International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN); 2020 29th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-30)
      Securing and managing large, complex enterprise network infrastructure requires capturing and analyzing network traffic traces in real-time. An accurate passive Operating System (OS) fingerprinting plays a critical role ...
    • Aesthetics and the perceived stigma of assistive technology for visual impairment 

      dos Santos, Aline Darc Piculo; Ferrari, Ana Lya Moya; Medola, Fausto Orsi; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-05)
      Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify factors that influence the perceived stigma of two assistive devices for visual impairment, namely the white cane and smart glasses. Method: Face-to-face semi-structured ...
    • Aesthetics and the perceived stigma of assistive technology for visual impairment 

      Santos, Aline Darc Piculo; Ferrari, Ana Lya M.; Medola, Fausto Orsi; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The aim of this study was to identify factors that influence the perceived stigma of two assistive devices for visual impairment, namely the white cane and smart glasses. Method: Face-to-face semi-structured interviews ...
    • Affect Recognition in Muscular Response Signals 

      Boeker, Matthias; Jakobsen, Petter; Riegler, Michael; Stabell, Lena Antonsen; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Halvorsen, Pål; Hammer, Hugo Lewi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This study investigated the potential of recognising arousal in motor activity collected by wrist- worn accelerometers. We hypothesise that emotional arousal emerges from the generalised central nervous system which ...
    • An aggregation approach for solving the non-linear fractional equality Knapsack problem 

      Yazidi, Anis; Jonassen, Tore Møller; Herrera-Viedma, Enrique (Expert systems with applications;Volume 110, 15 November 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-15)
      In this paper, we present an optimal, efficient and yet simple solution to a class of the deterministic non-linear fractional equality knapsack (NEFK) problem — a substantial resource allocation problem. The solution is shown ...