• A User-Centered Approach to Digital Household Risk Management 

      Paupini, Cristina; Giannoumis, G. Anthony; Gjøsæter, Terje (Communications in Computer and Information Science;Volume 1226, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-10)
      Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to become as common as electricity (OECD 2016) and there is a high probability for connected homes to become central parts of critical societal. IoT technologies might access, manage ...
    • User-centred Design For a not Straightforward University Wayfinding 

      Picazo, Javier Poves; Hazenoot, Amber; Otaduy, Celia Martínez; Braux, Marie; Bong, Way Kiat (E&PDE;DS 104, Conference object, 2020)
      OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University receives thousands of students and visitors annually. Its main campus consists of many buildings in which students, staff and visitors navigate. Unfortunately, navigating around the ...
    • Users Perceptions of Headphones and Earbuds in Norway and Brazil: An Empirical Study Based on a Kahoot Quiz 

      Figliolia, Amanda Coelho; Sandnes, Frode Eika; Medola, Fausto Orsi (Lecture Notes in Computer Science;12768, Conference object, 2021-07-03)
      Headphones and earbuds are seemingly more popular than ever with the wide availability of smartphones and music streaming services. Such personal audio systems are also essential for many blind and visually impaired computer ...
    • Users’ Satisfaction with an Assistive Device and Quality of Life: A preliminary study on lower limb prosthetics 

      Garcez, Letícia Vasconcelos Morais; Rodrigues, Ana Claudia Tavares; Medola, Fausto Orsi; Baleotti, Luciana Ramos; Sandnes, Frode Eika; Vaezipour, Atiyeh (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Quality of life refers to the individual perception of each person regarding their objectives, expectations and achievements, according to their stage of life and contexts of material, physical, emotional and social ...
    • Using 3D Convolutional Neural Networks for Real-time Detection of Soccer Events 

      Rongved, Olav Andre Nergård; Hicks, Steven; Thambawita, Vajira L B; Stensland, Håkon Kvale; Zouganeli, Evi; Johansen, Dag; Riegler, Michael Alexander; Halvorsen, Pål (International Journal of Semantic Computing (IJSC);Volume 15, Issue 02, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Developing systems for the automatic detection of events in video is a task which has gained attention in many areas including sports. However, there are still a number of shortcomings with current systems, such as high ...
    • Using Fuzzy Systems to Infer Memory Impairment from MRI 

      Huang, Yo-Ping; Zaza, Samuele M. M.; Chu, Wen-Jang; Krikorian, Robert; Sandnes, Frode Eika (International Journal of Fuzzy Systems;March 2018, Volume 20, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-21)
      Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a common form of dementia which mostly affects elderly people. Gradual loss in memory and declining cognitive functions are core symptoms associated with AD. Conventional brain images do not ...
    • Using Local, Contextual, and Deep Convolutional Neural Network Features in Image Registration 

      Shrestha, Raju (International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation;ICCMS '20: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation, Conference object, 2020-06)
      Image registration is a well-known problem that arises in many applications in the fields of computer vision, remote sensing, and medical imaging. Many registration methods have been proposed in the literature. However, no ...
    • Using MOOCs to promote digital accessibility and universal design, the MOOCAP experience 

      Gilligan, John; Chen, Weiqin; Darzentas, Jenny (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics;256, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The recently completed Massive Open Online Course for Accessibility Partnership project (MOOCAP), had the twin aims of establishing a strategic partnership around the promotion of Universal Design and Accessibility for ...
    • Using non-speech sounds to increase web image accessibility for screen-reader users 

      Thapa, Ratan Bahadur; Ferati, Mexhid; Giannoumis, G. Anthony (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Screen-reader users access images on the Web using alternative text delivered via synthetic speech. However, research shows that this is a tedious and unsatisfying experience for blind users, because text-to-speech ...
    • Using Smartphones as Magnifying Devices: A Comparison of Reading Surface Finger Tracking and Device Panning 

      Shirehjini, Alireza Shoaei; Sandnes, Frode Eika (PETRA: Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments; PETRA '20: Proceedings of the 13th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, Conference object, 2020-06)
      Smartphones can be used as magnifying devices to compensate for low visual acuity. However, it can be challenging to pan both vertically and horizontally. To simplify panning we implemented a magnifier where the user moves ...
    • Using the Hurst Exponent and Entropy Measures to Predict Effective Transmissibility in Empirical Series of Malaria Incidence 

      Sequeira, Joao; Louca, Jorge; Mendes, Antonio; Lind, Pedro (Applied Sciences;Volume 12 / Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-05)
      We analyze the empirical series of malaria incidence, using the concepts of autocorrelation, Hurst exponent and Shannon entropy with the aim of uncovering hidden variables in those series. From the simulations of an agent ...
    • Using Tsetlin Machine to discover interpretable rules in natural language processing applications 

      Saha, Rupsa; Granmo, Ole-Christoffer; Goodwin, Morten (Expert systems;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Tsetlin Machines (TM) use finite state machines for learning and propositional logic to represent patterns. The resulting pattern recognition approach captures information in the form of conjunctive clauses, thus facilitating ...
    • 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 ...
    • Using virtual reality and rapid prototyping to co-create together with hospitalized children 

      Usó, Vanessa Ghiraldeli; Sandnes, Frode Eika; Medola, Fausto Orsi (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing;volume 975, Chapter; Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-05)
      This study reports on a social project involving a collaborative process to co-create toys together with hospitalized children, using Virtual Reality, play practices and 3D Printing technologies. The project had two main ...
    • Utilization of primary health care services based on countrywide register database in Norway, 10 years after the introduction of the Patient List System 

      Goth, Ursula-Georgine Småland; Hammer, Hugo Lewi; Claussen, Bjørgulf (Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;11(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-03-21)
      Utilization of services is an important indicator for estimating access to healthcare. In Norway, the General Practitioner Scheme, a patient list system, was established in 2001 to enable a stable doctor-patient relationship. ...
    • Validation Methods for Energy Time Series Scenarios From Deep Generative Models 

      Cramer, Eike; Rydin Gorjao, Leonardo; Mitsos, Alexander; Schäfer, Benjamin; Witthaut, Dirk; Dahmen, Manuel (IEEE Access;Volume: 10, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-11)
      The design and operation of modern energy systems are heavily influenced by time-dependent and uncertain parameters, e.g., renewable electricity generation, load-demand, and electricity prices. These are typically represented ...
    • Viewing Browser Content from Extreme Angles with Partial Perspective Corrections 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika (AVI: Advanced Visual Interfaces;AVI 2022: Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, Conference object, 2022-06-06)
      Displays viewed from extreme angles become perceptually distorted due to perspective projections. Perspective correction has been discussed as a remedy, yet there are few general and practical implementations available to ...
    • Viscous Lambda CDM universe models 

      Grøn, Øyvind; Mostafapoor, Nouraddin (Astrophysics and Space Science;333 (2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-03-30)
      We explore flat ACDM models with bulk viscosity, and study the role of the bulk viscosity in the evolution of these universe models. The dynamical equations for these models are obtained and solved for some cases of ...
    • Visual augmentation of printed materials with intelligent see-through glass displays: A prototype based on smartphone and pepper’s ghost 

      Sandnes, Frode Eika; Eika, Evelyn (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      —Augmented reality technologies have been applied in educational contexts to enhance traditional textbooks with socalled mixed reality books where static printed context is augmented with dynamic content. These techniques ...
    • 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 ...