• The Timing and Strength of Inequality Concerns in the UK Public Debate: Google Trends, Elections and the Macroeconomy 

      Seip, Knut Lehre; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Inequality among people has several unwanted effects, in humanistic, social and economic contexts. Several studies address distributional preferences among groups, but little is known about when inequality issues are focused ...
    • TLViz: Visualising and analysing tensor decomposition models with Python 

      Roald, Marie; Moe, Yngve Mardal (Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS);, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Multi-way data, also known as tensor data or data cubes, occur in many applications, such as text mining (Bader et al., 2008), neuroscience (Andersen & Rayens, 2004) and chemical analysis (Bro, 1997). Uncovering the ...
    • To wrap or not to wrap? A study of how long words are split when reflowed on magnified web pages 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Many low-vision users adjust the browser zoom level to make text more comfortable to read. Responsive websites attempt to fit the content within the viewport width, but several types of problems can potentially occur; ...
    • Toadstool: a dataset for training emotional intelligent machines playing Super Mario Bros 

      Svoren, Henrik; Thambawita, Vajira; Halvorsen, Pål; Jakobsen, Petter; Garcia-Ceja, Enrique; Noori, Farzan Majeed; Hammer, Hugo Lewi; Lux, Mathias; Riegler, Michael; Hicks, Steven (MMSys: Multimedia Systems;MMSys '20: Proceedings of the 11th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, Conference object, 2020)
      Games are often defined as engines of experience, and they are heavily relying on emotions, they arouse in players. In this paper, we present a dataset called Toadstool as well as a reproducible methodology to extend ...
    • Tools and Technologies for Blind and Visually Impaired Navigation Support: A Review 

      Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (IETE Technical Review;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-27)
      The development of navigation tools for people who are visually impaired had become an important concern in the research area of assistive technologies. This paper gives a comprehensive review of different articles published ...
    • Towards a framework for the design of quantitative experiments: Human-computer interaction and accessibility research 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika; Eika, Evelyn; Medola, Fausto Orsi (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;10907; Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Methods, Technologies, and Users, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-05)
      Many students and researchers struggle with the design and analysis of empirical experiments. Such issue may be caused by lack of knowledge about inferential statistics and suitable software tools. Often, students and ...
    • Towards a Hybrid Cloud Platform Using Apache Mesos 

      Xue, Noha; Haugerud, Hårek; Yazidi, Anis (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 10356, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06)
      Hybrid cloud technology is becoming increasingly popular as it merges private and public clouds to bring the best of two worlds together. However, due to the heterogeneous cloud installation, facilitating a hybrid cloud ...
    • Towards a Plant Bio-Machine 

      Nichele, Stefano; Risi, Sebastian; Tufte, Gunnar; Beloff, Laura (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Plants are very efficient computing machines. They are able to sense diverse environmental conditions and quickly react through chemical and electrical signaling. In this paper, we present an interface between plants and ...
    • Towards a Standardized Identity Federation for Internet of Things in 5G Networks 

      Santos, Bernardo; Do, Van Thuan; Feng, Boning; Do, van Thanh (2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI);, Conference object, 2018-12-06)
      With the upcoming introduction of 5G networks for our daily usage and convenience and with the purpose of accommodating a countless amount of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and applications alongside the billion devices ...
    • Towards a Visualisation Ontology for Data Analysis in Industrial Applications 

      Zheng, Zhuoxun; Zhou, Baifan; Soylu, Ahmet; Kharlamov, Evgeny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
    • Towards accessible representations of time: learning from the preferences of children and adults 

      Ali, Hamza; Singh, Gursharn; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Conference object, 2019)
      Representations of time are used in many contexts, yet the decoding of time can be challenging for users with various cognitive profiles. The digital representation of time is perhaps the most common. This study performed ...
    • Towards Accessible Self-service Kiosks through Intelligent User Interfaces 

      Hagen, Simen; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Personal and Ubiquitous Computing;14 (8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-02-26)
      Public self-service kiosks provide key services such as ticket sales, airport check-in and general information. Such kiosks must be universally designed to be used by society at large, irrespective of the individual ...
    • Towards achieving a secure authentication mechanism for IoT devices in 5G networks 

      Santos, Bernardo; Dzogovic, Bruno; Feng, Boning; Do, Thuan Van; Jacot, Niels; Do, van Thanh (Chapter, 2019)
      Upon the new paradigm of Cellular Internet of Things, through the usage of technologies such as Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), a massive amount of IoT devices will be able to use the mobile network infrastructure to perform their ...
    • Towards AI-powered Cybersecurity Attack Modeling with Simulation Tools: Review of Attack Simulators 

      Alzarqawee, Aws Naser Jaber; Fritsch, Lothar (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems;Volume 571, Conference object, 2023-10-18)
      Cybersecurity currently focuses primarily on defenses that detect and prevent cyber-attacks. However, it is more important to regularly verify an organization’s security posture to reinforce its cybersecurity defenses as ...
    • Towards an Indoor Navigation Application for Emergency Evacuations and Persons with Visual Impairments – Experiences from First Responders and End Users 

      Giannoumis, George Anthony; Gjøsæter, Terje; Paupini, Cristina (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology;Volume 575, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-04)
      As natural and human disaster are increasingly affecting people’s lives around the globe in a growing and variegated way, the need to be prepared for a variety of conditions is imperative. Notwithstanding the relevance of ...
    • Towards calibration-free geo-localization of stationary outdoor webcams 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika (Norsk Informatikkonferanse; 2010, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      This study proposes two strategies for determining the approximate geographical location of outdoor webcams based on time-series comprising regularly sampled images. The strategies require an accurate account of universal ...
    • Towards Cloud Storage Tier Optimization with Rule-Based Classification 

      Khan, Akif Quddus; Nikolov, Nikolay Vladimirov; Matskin, Mihhail; Prodan, Radu; Bussler, Christoph; Roman, Dumitru; Soylu, Ahmet (Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object; Journal article, 2023)
      Cloud storage adoption has increased over the years as more and more data has been produced with particularly high demand for fast processing and low latency. To meet the users’ demands and to provide a cost-effective ...
    • Towards harmonious East-West educational partnerships: a study of cultural differences between Taiwanese and Norwegian engineering students 

      Jian, Hua-Li; Sandnes, Frode Eika; Huang, Yo-Ping; Huang, Yueh-Min; Hagen, Simen (Asia Pacific Education Review;11 (4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-07)
      The collaboration activities between educational institutions in the East and the West are on the increase as an increasingly globalized economy requires graduates to have the skills to work across cultural divides. Such ...
    • Towards Independent Navigation with Visual Impairment: A Prototype of a Deep Learning and Smartphone-based Assistant 

      Kuriakose, Bineeth; Shrestha, Raju; Sandnes, Frode Eika (PETRA: Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments; PETRA 2021: The 14th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference, Conference object, 2021-06-29)
      People with visual impairments may find it hard to navigate in unfamiliar spaces. Even though several systems have been proposed to make navigation easier, such systems often ignore two essential factors for anyone using ...
    • Towards Making a Cyborg: A Closed-Loop Reservoir-Neuro System 

      Aaser, Peter; Knudsen, Martinius; Huse Ramstad, Ola; van de Wijdeven, Rosanne; Nichele, Stefano; Sandvig, Ioanna; Tufte, Gunnar; Bauer, Ulrich Stefan; Halaas, Øyvind; Hendseth, Sverre; Sandvig, Axel; Valderhaug, Vibeke Devold (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The human brain is a remarkable computing machine, i.e. vastly parallel, self-organizing, robust, and energy efficient. To gain a better understanding into how the brain works, a cyborg (cybernetic organism, a combination ...