Puzzle: A mobile application development environment using a jigsaw metaphor

ObjectiveCreate a visual mobile end user development framework, named Puzzle, which allows end users without IT background to create, modify and execute applications, and provides support for interaction with smart things, phone functions and web services.MethodsDesign of an intuitive visual metaphor and associated interaction techniques for supporting end user development in mobile devices with iterative empirical validation.ResultsOur results show that the jigsaw is an intuitive metaphor for development in a mobile environment and our interaction techniques required a limited cognitive effort to use and learn the framework. Integration of different modalities and usage of smart things was relevant for users.ConclusionPuzzle has addressed the main objective. The framework further contributes to the research on mobile end user development in order to create an incentive for users to go beyond consuming content and applications to start creating their own applications.PracticeUsage of a mobile end user development environment has the potential to create a shift from the conventional few-to-many distribution model of software to a many-to-many distribution model. Users will be able to create applications that fit their requirements and share their achievements with peers.ImplicationsThis study has indicated that the Puzzle visual environment has the potential to enable users to easily create applications and stimulate exploration of innovative scenarios through smartphones.     

Sharing your view: A distributed user interface approach for reviewing emergency plans

Emergency planning is an ongoing activity in which a multidisciplinary group of experts intermittently collaborate to define the most appropriate response to risks. One of the most important tasks of emergency planning is the review of plans as a way of maintaining, refining, and improving them. This review of plans is based on exchanging knowledge and experiences in order to take into account different perspectives and generate alternative solutions. An exploratory case study carried out within municipal organizations has disclosed how the application of rigid plan reviewing practices hinders team creativity and, consequently, effective decision-making. This paper presents a computer-based collaborative environment aimed at supporting unstructured team discussion during the post-hoc review of emergency plan. This collaborative environment allows emergency planning team members to share their view in a free manner by interacting with user interface components distributed across several input and output dimensions. The usage of the environment has proved how the application of new interactive technologies can create more dynamic work settings, fostering team creativity.     

车载安全应用广播性能分析*

在仿真软件NS-2.29和VanetMobiSim1.1下,搭建了车载通信网络仿真平台,讨论了广播信标信息在不同距离下的接收率,并对两类广播信息在EDCA方式下的接收率和接入时延进行了深入的分析和比较。仿真结果表明,隐藏终端导致广播数据的严重丢包而且不同竞争窗口对接入时延有很大的影响,尤其是在信道负荷比较重时。最后指出了可行的解决思路。     

基于加权语义网和有效信息的个性化用户兴趣建模*

为了提高个性化用户兴趣建模的准确率,对用户建模过程进行了优化。在计算文档相似度时,综合考虑特征词的语义关系以及在文档中的分布情况,引入加权语义网,提高了文档相似度计算精度;在计算兴趣度权值时,引入有效信息的概念及量化方法,以解决用户兴趣类权值计算过于主观的问题,并提出具体权值算法,提高了权值计算的准确性。实验结果表明,改进的方法在用户兴趣聚类和兴趣类别权值计算的准确率上都较以往方法有较大提高。     

手机人机交互界面设计趋势探究

随着技术平准化、手机产业价格竞争的环境出现,手机的人机交互界面(UI)给手机市场提供了新的卖点,同时凭借各企业固有的UI继续提高客户的忠诚度,渴望成为新的产业发展动力。手机UI的新设计与功能开发是根据各种客户群体的喜好及使用习惯而进行的。随着环境和生活方式的多样化,其开发范围和潜力正在无限扩大。这些新的趋势使得界面交互可能不再囿于某个具体产品本身与用户的互动,它可能涉及到与使用环境、其他用户之间的交流。根据对当前手机技术的分析以及对国外在人机交互及相关领域研究的关注,提出了"泛交互"的概念,并对新的趋势、新的设计进行了展望和探讨。     

基于用户行为和网络拓扑的Email蠕虫传播

通过分析用户行为规律和电子邮件网络拓扑特征,提出了能够准确描述Email蠕虫传播特性的仿真算法。首先,基于Enron Email数据集构建了能够表征Email网络特点的仿真环境,实验结果验证了仿真算法能够准确地体现Email蠕虫传播特性。然后从理论和实验两方面分析验证了关键节点被感染后会加速蠕虫的传播的结论,并讨论了不同防护措施对蠕虫传播的抑制效果。最后建立了Email蠕虫传播数学解析模型(Topo-SIS),与仿真结果的比较表明,该模型能够较好地预测Email蠕虫的传播规模。     

基于HTTP协议的安全代理研究

网上资金结算系统对传统资金结算系统的发展具有良好的推动作用,但安全问题是必须解决的核心问题之一。在分析了网上资金结算系统结构及安全需求的基础上,提出了一种基于HTTP协议的安全代理方案和相关数据处理的流程,并结合该流程设计了服务器安全代理和用户端安全代理,满足了网上资金结算对信息安全的要求。     

基于XML Web Service技术的校园网用户管理和计费系统的设计与实现

结合高校校园网管理的实际情况,提出了利用基于XML Web Service技术实现校园网用户管理和计费系统,并重点地分析了用户管理和计费管理系统的开发应用,可以高效地解决校园网管理中的一些复杂问题.     

基于行为的Web用户满意模型*

在激烈的商业竞争中, 努力使得用户满意是企业成功的根本保证之一。分析用户对产品以及服务的满意情况对产品的改进具有直接推动作用,但是在复杂多变的网络环境下,基于用户主观打分的满意分析方法和理论在时效性及灵活性上存在不足。提出了一个基于行为的Web用户满意模型, 以Web访问日志为数据来源,通过分析用户的访问行为来研究用户的客观满意。此模型针对分析对象实时获取、分析用户的访问信息和客观满意情况,保证了较好的时效性和灵活性。     

三维编织复合材料编织工艺过程仿真研究

总结了四步编织工艺的运动规律。对纱线的空间坐标进行三次B样条曲线拟合得到拟合坐标;设计实现了纱线实体的静态模型算法,根据拟合坐标得到纱线空间网格坐标并建立了纱线实体的静态模型;实现了纱线轨迹的动态展示以及实体生成过程的动态展示;构建了GUI界面并编译成了可脱离Matlab环境的独立运行程序。