HCIS

Abstract This paper presents a novel evaluationary approach to extract color-texture features for image retrieval application namely Color Directional Local Quinary Pattern (CDLQP). The proposed desc…

Santosh Kumar Vipparthi & Shyam Krishna Nagar

Abstract Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) distinguish for their low cost nature that makes them very attractive for providing wireless Internet connectivity. Such infrastructures can be used to deploy c…

Admir Barolli, Shinji Sakamoto, Tetsuya Oda, Evjola Spaho, Leonard Barolli & Fatos Xhafa

Abstract Human face processing and evaluation is a problem due to variations in orientation, size, illumination, expression, and disguise. The goal of this work is threefold. First, we aim to show th…

Debotosh Bhattacharjee

Abstract Background Incorrect snake identification from the observable visual traits is a major reason for death resulting from snake bites in tropics. So far no automatic classification method has …

Alex Pappachen James, Bincy Mathews, Sherin Sugathan & Dileep Kumar Raveendran

Abstract The idea of multiple antenna arrays has evolved into multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system, which provides transmit and receive diversities. It increases robustness of the effect of m…

Jin Hui Chong, Chee Kyun Ng, Nor Kamariah Noordin & Borhanuddin Mohd Ali

Abstract A Multi Agent System that provides a (cared for) person, the subject, with assistance and support through an Ambient Assisted Living Flexible Interface (AALFI) during the day while complemen…

James McNaull, Juan Carlos Augusto, Maurice Mulvenna & Paul McCullagh

Abstract The production of software systems with specific demand on reliability, availability, maintenance, and performance (RAMP) is one of the greatest challenges facing software engineers at all l…

Mohammad Isam Malkawi

Abstract Despite many assistive tools available for browsing the web, blind persons are not able to perform the tasks using internet that are done by persons without such disability. Even the futuris…

Prabhat Verma, Raghuraj Singh & Avinash Kumar Singh

Abstract Bandwidth allocation plays a crucial role in ensuring overall quality of service in WiMAX. WiMAX supports non-contention based bandwidth allocation mechanism, where the responsibility of ban…

Siddu P Algur & Niharika P Kumar

Abstract In this paper, we propose a methodology to enhance the evaluation tools in semantic learning systems. Our proposal’s aim is to evaluate two types of open questions in hybrid exams. The propo…

Eman Elsayed, Kamal Eldahshan & Shaimaa Tawfeek

Abstract Social design feedback is a novel approach to usability evaluation where user participants are asked to comment on designs asynchronously in online ad-hoc groups. Two key features of this ap…

Asbjørn Følstad, Kasper Hornbæk & Pål Ulleberg

Abstract This paper aims to present and discuss the concept of a subjective job scheduler based on a Backpropagation Neural Network (BPNN) and a greedy job alignment procedure. The subjective criteri…

Anilkumar Kothalil Gopalakrishnan

Abstract Decentralization in every walk of life has resulted in the development of Global Grid networking. Data sharing and access depends on their availability, capability, cost and user requirement…

Jaspher Willsie Kathrine Gnanaraj, Kirubakaran Ezra & Elijah Blessing Rajsingh

Abstract In this article we examine the relationship between usability, hedonic attributes and general appeal of two types of video games, first-person shooters, and massively multi-player online rol…

Georgios Christou

Abstract Panoramic photography is becoming a very popular and commonly available feature in the mobile handheld devices nowadays. In traditional panoramic photography, the human structure often becom…

Shih-Ming Chang, Hon-Hang Chang, Shwu-Huey Yen & Timothy K Shih