Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Shrestha, Raju"

Accessible Driver Announcement in Public Transportation: A Solution based on Speech-to-Text and Display

Sapkota, Abhijeet; Shrestha, Raju (IEEE International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (iSCI); 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Smart City and Informatization (iSCI), Conference object, 2021-02-11)

Today, the information in public transport, especially when an unforeseen event such as signal failure, platform change, etc. occurs, is largely provided by making an audio announcement. This, in many situations, is hardly ...

A comparative study between Microservices and Serverless in the cloud

Arafath, Beebu Nisha Yasar (ACIT;2022, Master thesis, 2022)

The revolutionary transformation toward cloud computing microservices has gained rapid momentum among IT circles due to its agility, scalability, and resiliency. Many applications are deployed using microservices at their ...

DeepNAVI: A deep learning based smartphone navigation assistant for people with visual impairments

Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Expert Systems With Applications;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

Navigation assistance is an active research area, where one aim is to foster independent living for people with vision impairments. Despite the fact that many navigation assistants use advanced technologies and methods, ...

Developing speech recognition in public transportation for universally designed information flow

Sapkota, Abhijeet (Master thesis, 2019)

Today, information in public transport is largely provided through speakers. This is especially true in unforeseen events, such as signal failures, platform change and in emergencies such as fire, evacuation and the like. ...

Distance Estimation Methods for Smartphone-Based Navigation Support Systems

Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems;295, Conference object, 2021-08-03)

Distance estimation is a key element of a navigation system. Various methods and instruments are used in distance estimation procedures. The methods and instruments used usually depend on the contexts of the application ...

Evaluate Kubernetes for Stateful and highly available enterprise database solutions

Sharma, Anurag (Master thesis, 2023)

With the increasing adoption of containerization and microservices, Kubernetes has become a popular choice for managing complex distributed systems. This project evaluates the feasibility of setting up a high availability ...

Exploring the User Experience of an AI-based Smartphone Navigation Assistant for People with Visual Impairments

Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Chapter; Conference object, 2023)

Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and smartphone technology have spurred the development of naviga- tion assistants aiming to improve the independent mobility experi- ence of people with visual ...

A framework and methodology for spectral color vision deficiency imaging

Shrestha, Raju (Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference;Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2019, Conference object, 2020-05-20)

People with color vision deficiency (CVD) face difficulties in everyday life and may get frustrated when they miss some of the important features in an image because of their inability to perceive differences between certain ...

A Framework for an automatic evaluation of image description based on an image accessibility guideline

Dogra, Himmat (MAUU;2020, Master thesis, 2020)

In this digital world, it is mandatory to have equal access for all the people to understand the images. Inaccessible image descriptions can create barriers for some users to access the images. This paper presents a framework ...

GenerativeAutoAi - A generative model for cars

Chatterjee, Shiladitya (Master thesis, 2023)

The car industry at the Indian subcontinent has been a booming industry over the decade. As new and new cars have arrived at the Indian market it becomes extremely difficult for a consumer to keep track of the cars launched ...

High Availability and Performance of Database in the Cloud - Traditional Master-slave Replication versus Modern Cluster-based Solutions

Shrestha, Raju (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)

High availability (HA) of database is critical for the high availability of cloud-based applications and services. Master-slave replication has been traditionally used since long time as a solution for this. Since ...

Improving image accessibility through touchup information

Amatya, Nikhil (MAUU;2021, Master thesis, 2021)

Image is pictorial scripts or visual artifacts that are two-dimensional that resembles a subject that is usually a physical object. People with visibility disabilities find it challenging to access the image as it requires ...

Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System for Homes Using Solid Fuels: A Universal Design Approach Integrating Sensor Network with Human Computer Interaction

Musoro, Tamugri King Asa (Master thesis, 2019)

The Universal Design (UD) approach to develop technology to combat the effects of Indoor air pollution (IAP), as a result of burning solid fuels or biomass in this project, required a wide range detection of pollutants, ...

LiDAR-Based Obstacle Detection and Distance Estimation in Navigation Assistance for Visually Impaired

Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 13309, Conference object, 2022-06-16)

People with visual impairments can face challenges with independent navigation and therefore may use traditional aids such as guide dogs, white canes, or a travel companion for navigation assistance. In recent years, ...

Mind Your Step: A Diary Study of a Person with Visual Impairment Navigating a City with a Smart Cane

Kuriakose, Bineeth; Cosescu, Irina; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Communications in Computer and Information Science;, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object; Journal article, 2023)

Several studies have documented the navigation requirements and preferences of people with visual impairments. The primary methods used in such studies were interviews and surveys. With the same goal, this study employed ...

Multimodal Navigation Systemsfor Users with Visual Impairments—A Review and Analysis

Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Multimodal Technologies and Interaction;Volume 4, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-16)

Multimodal interaction refers to situations where users are provided with multiple modes for interacting with systems. Researchers are working on multimodality solutions in several domains. The focus of this paper is within ...

A neural network model and framework for an automatic evaluation of image descriptions based on NCAM image accessibility guidelines

Shrestha, Raju (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)

Millions of people who are either blind or visually impaired have difficulty understanding the content in an image. To address the problem textual image descriptions or captions are provided separately or as alternative ...