HCIS

Abstract In the context of MapReduce task scheduling, many algorithms mainly focus on the scheduling of Reduce tasks with the assumption that scheduling of Map tasks is already done. However, in the …

Neda Maleki, Hamid Reza Faragardi, Amir Masoud Rahmani, Mauro Conti & Jay Lofstead

Abstract Smart devices are effective in helping people with impairments, overcome their disabilities, and improve their living standards. Braille is a popular method used for communication by visuall…

Sana Shokat, Rabia Riaz, Sanam Shahla Rizvi, Abdul Majid Abbasi, Adeel Ahmed Abbasi & Se Jin Kwon

Abstract The fast propagation of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices has driven to the development of collaborative healthcare frameworks to support the next generation healthcare industry for quali…

Abdul Rehman Javed, Muhammad Usman Sarwar, Mirza Omer Beg, Muhammad Asim, Thar Baker & Hissam Tawfik

Abstract Analysis of time series data has been a challenging research subject for decades. Email traffic has recently been modelled as a time series function using a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) an…

Khandu Om, Spyros Boukoros, Anupiya Nugaliyadde, Tanya McGill, Michael Dixon, Polychronis Koutsakis & Kok Wai Wong

Abstract The basic idea behind the vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET) is the exchange of traffic information between vehicles and the surrounding environment to offer a better driving experience. Priva…

Saad Ali Alfadhli, Songfeng Lu, Abdulaziz Fatani, Haider Al-Fedhly & Mahmut Ince

Abstract Vehicular cooperation mechanisms are known to provide efficiency and scalability benefits but for the mechanisms to be human-centric, there is a need for them to be robust and resilient to a…

Ali Aliedani, Seng W. Loke & Sebastien Glaser

Abstract Today, many people use dashcams, and videos recorded on dashcams are often used as evidence of accident fault. People can upload videos of dashcam recordings with specific accident clips and…

Taehyoung Kim, Im Y. Jung & Yih-Chun Hu

Abstract The existing action recognition systems mainly focus on generalized methods to categorize human actions. However, the generalized systems cannot attain the same level of recognition performa…

Sunder Ali Khowaja, Bernardo Nugroho Yahya & Seok-Lyong Lee

Abstract Cloud computing can provide users with basic hardware resources, and there are three instance types: reserved instances, on-demand instances and spot instances. The price of spot instance is…

Wenqiang Liu, Pengwei Wang, Ying Meng, Caihui Zhao & Zhaohui Zhang

Abstract Email is of critical importance as a communication channel for both business and personal matters. Unfortunately, it is also often exploited for phishing attacks. To defend against such thre…

Daniel Jampen, Gürkan Gür, Thomas Sutter & Bernhard Tellenbach

Abstract Wi-Fi-based indoor positioning for determining accurate wireless indoor location information has become crucial in meeting increasing demands for location-based services by leveraging the In…

Tran Trong Khanh, VanDung Nguyen, Xuan-Qui Pham & Eui-Nam Huh

Abstract Cloud computing based on OpenStack is widely used as a distributed computing platform. OpenStack has progressed at a rapid pace, incorporating a variety of service modules; it is supported b…

Youngjong Kim & Jinho Park

Abstract This study proposes a context-aware auction solution suitable for the intelligent user. The solution informs the most reasonable prices for brokers after considering the size of each species…

Yeong-Seok Seo & Jun-Ho Huh

Abstract Parameterized computation theory has developed rapidly over the last two decades. In theoretical computer science, it has attracted considerable attention for its theoretical value and signi…

Wenjun Li, Yang Ding, Yongjie Yang, R. Simon Sherratt, Jong Hyuk Park & Jin Wang

Abstract The possibility of performing complex data analysis through sets of cooperating personal smart devices has recently encouraged the definition of new distributed computing paradigms. The gene…

Federico Concone, Giuseppe Lo Re & Marco Morana