• ResUNet++: An Advanced Architecture for Medical Image Segmentation 

      Jha, Debesh; Smedsrud, Pia; Riegler, Michael; Johansen, Dag; de Lange, Thomas; Halvorsen, Pål; Johansen, Håvard D. (IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia; 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM), Conference object, 2020-01-16)
      Accurate computer-aided polyp detection and segmentation during colonoscopy examinations can help endoscopists resect abnormal tissue and thereby decrease chances of polyps growing into cancer. Towards developing a fully ...
    • Saving the planet with bin packing - Experiences using 2D and 3D bin packing of virtual machines for greener clouds 

      Hage, Thomas; Begnum, Kyrre; Yazidi, Anis (Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom), 2014 IEEE 6th International Conference on;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Greener cloud computing has recently become an extremely pertinent research topic in academy and among practitioners. Despite the abundance of the state of the art studies that tackle the problem, the vast majority of ...
    • Searching databases without query-building aids: implications for dyslexic users 

      Berget, Gerd; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Information research;20(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-04)
      Introduction. Few studies document the information searching behaviour of users with cognitive impairments. This paper therefore addresses the effect of dyslexia on information searching in a database with no tolerance for ...
    • A Simple Content-based Strategy for Estimating the Geographical Location of a Webcam 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika (Lecture Notes in Computer Science = Lecture notes in artificial intelligence;6297, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      This study proposes a strategy for determining the approximate geographical location of a webcam based on a sequence of images taken at regular intervals. For a time-stamped image sequence spanning 24 hours the approximate ...
    • Simplified cloud-oriented virtual machine management with MLN 

      Begnum, Kyrre (Journal of Supercomputing;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-03-25)
      System administrators are faced with the challenge of making their existing systems power-efficient and scalable. Although Cloud Computing is offered as a solution to this challenge by many, we argue that having multiple ...
    • Speech Driven by Artificial Larynx: Potential Advancement Using Synthetic Pitch Contours 

      Jian, Hua-Li (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06-18)
      Despite a long history of development, the speech qualities achieved with artificial larynx devices are limited. This paper explores recent advances in prosodic speech processing and technology and assesses their potentials ...
    • Teaching Computer Science to Students with Asperger’s Syndrome 

      Ribu, Kirsten (Norsk Informatikkonferanse;2010, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      As more young people enter higher education, there will be an increasing number of students with physical and mental disabilities. Hidden disabilities like dyslexia, Attention Deficit (Hyperactive) Disorders, (ADD and ...
    • Teaching Universal Design : How and Why 

      Ribu, Kirsten (The proceedings of Unitech : International Conference on Universal Technologies;2010, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Universal design is a product design philosophy that strives to give freedom to all; the freedom of mobility, the freedom to work, to enjoy entertainment, and to use ones’ physical and mental abilities without encountering ...
    • 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 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 ...
    • Twenty five years of training and education in ICT Design for All and Assistive Technology 

      Whitney, Gill; Keith, Suzette; Bühler, Christian; Hewer, Sue; Lhotska, Lenka; Miesenberger, Klaus; Sandnes, Frode Eika; Stephanidis, Constantine; Velasco, Carlos A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-07-20)
      Over the last twenty to twenty-five years ‘Design for All’ principles and practices including Assistive Technologies have been collected into formal and informal courses which have been used to train designers of Information ...
    • Unsupervised and Fast Continent Classification of Digital Image Collections using Time 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2010-08)
      Advances in storage capacity means that digital cameras can store huge collections of digital photographs. Typically such images are given non-descriptive filenames names such as a unique identifier, often an integer. ...
    • User Identification based on Touch Dynamics 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika; Zhang, Xiaoli (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012-09)
      Touch interaction has quickly become the de-facto means of interacting with handheld devices due to its perceived attractiveness and low hardware cost. This study proposes a strategy for identifying users based on touch ...
    • User Interface Design for Public Kiosks : an Evaluation of the Taiwan High Speed Rail Ticket Vending Machine 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika; Jian, Hua-Li; Huang, Yo-Ping; Huang, Yueh-Min (Journal of information science and engineering;26 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Low hardware costs and high staffing costs have resulted in an increase in public information and transaction kiosks. Ticket vending machines are one important subset of such kiosks. These machines must offer efficient ...
    • Using Type-2 Fuzzy Models to Detect Fall Incidents and Abnormal Gaits Among Elderly 

      Huang, Yo-Ping; Liu, Wei-Heng; Chen, Szu-Ying; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Proceedings of System, Man and Cybernetics Conference SMC;2013, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      — June 2012, 11% of the overall population in Taiwan was over the age of 65. This ratio is higher than the average figure for the United Nations (8%) . Critical issues concerning elderly in healthcare include fall ...
    • Visual Scoping and Personal Space on Shared Tabletop Surfaces 

      Hagen, Simen; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing;3(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Information is often shared between participants in meetings using a projector or a large display. Shared touch-based tabletop surface is an emerging technology. The shared display may not be able to accommodate all the ...
    • Visual Scoping of Private Information Displayed on Shared Tabletop Surfaces 

      Hagen, Simen; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Informations sharing in meetings or conference calls are often done by displaying the information on a shared display, e.g. a projected or shared display, or a shared surface as a table. The amount of information on the ...
    • Water Quality Monitoring with Ubiquitous Computing 

      Huang, Yo-Ping; Chou, Change-Tse; Jau, Jung-Shian; Sandnes, Frode Eika (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Traditionally, data collected from water quality monitoring systems are typically stored in closed repositories that are not shared with the public. Due to the cost and environmental limitations traditional water quality ...