Simulador orçamentário desafia leitor a equilibrar contas públicas de 2016

Cortar ou não os recursos do Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social, com redução do Bolsa Família, como proposto pelo relator do Orçamento de 2016? Aumentar ou não a carga tributária, como pretende o Governo coma recriação da CPMF? Os dilemas enfrentados pelos políticos para equilibrar as contas públicas estarão agora ao alcance de alguns cliques, como um jogo interativo em que o leitor decidirá onde alocar o dinheiro do governo federal. Trata-se do Simulador Orçamentário, um projeto inédito que o Valor está lançando em parceria com a Diretoria de Análise de Políticas Públicas (DAPP) da Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Com cortes na Defesa e no Judiciário, leitores simulam R$ 23 bi de superávit em 2016

Fossem os políticos de Brasília, os leitores que já participaram do Simulador Orçamentário - ferramenta lançada pelo Valor e pela Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) - a peça orçamentária de 2016, em vez de um déficit de R$ 30 bilhões, como enviado pelo governo federal ao Congresso, teria um superávit de R$ 23 bilhões - equivalente a 0,4% do PIB estimado.

Leitores simulam cortes e equilibram o orçamento

O "ajuste fiscal" feito pelos leitores que já participaram do Simulador Orçamentário - lançado pelo Valor e pela FGV - conseguiu transformar o déficit de R$ 30 bilhões da proposta orçamentária de 2016 apresentada pelo governo em um superávit R$ 23 bilhões.

FGV-DAPP e Valor 'desafiam' leitor a zerar o orçamento

A Diretoria de Análise de Políticas Públicas da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-DAPP) lançou hoje, em parceria com o jornal Valor Econômico, o Simulador Orçamentário, uma ferramenta que mostra de uma maneira gráfica e intuitiva possibilidades de definir as prioridades do Orçamento Federal. O usuário da ferramenta, disponibilizada com exclusividade para os assinantes do Valor, é convidado a realizar o “seu” ajuste nas contas públicas, apontando as áreas que devem sofrer cortes e as que devem ser preservadas.

O uso de dois websites de compras on-line por usuários acima de 50 anos (older users): estudo de caso

Pós-graduação em Design - FAAC

Uso de tablets como ferramenta facilitadora em projetos de inclusão digital de idosos

Pós-graduação em Design - FAAC

Sistema para navegação de robôs móveis e interação humano-robô baseada em comandos de voz

This project is comprised by an interactive mobile robotics’ environment, focused in human-robot interaction. The system was developed to work in a smartphone, with Android operating system, embedded in a small size mobile robot. Information provided by the smartphone’s camera and microp hone, as well as by proximity sensors embedded in the robot, is used as inputs of a control architecture, implemented in software. It is a behavior-based and receptive to human commands control architecture, to assist the robot’s navigation. The robot is controlled by its own behaviors or by commands em it ted by humans

Desenvolvimento de uma aplicação para suporte ao t-learning

Pós-graduação em Televisão Digital: Informação e Conhecimento - FAAC

A HUMAN-CENTERED APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE USER EXPERIENCE OF SOFTWARE UPDATES

Software updates are critical to the security of software systems and devices. Yet users often do not install them in a timely manner, leaving their devices open to security exploits. This research explored a re-design of automatic software updates on desktop and mobile devices to improve the uptake of updates through three studies. First using interviews, we studied users’ updating patterns and behaviors on desktop machines in a formative study. Second, we distilled these findings into the design of a low-fi prototype for desktops, and evaluated its efficacy for automating updates by means of a think-aloud study. Third, we investigated individual differences in update automation on Android devices using a large scale survey, and interviews. In this thesis, I present the findings of all three studies and provide evidence for how automatic updates can be better appropriated to fit users on both desktops and mobile devices. Additionally, I provide user interface design suggestions for software updates and outline recommendations for future work to improve the user experience of software updates.

How much is that data in the window? Advertising your research data with QUT Library

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Library offers a range of resources and services to researchers as part of their research support portfolio. This poster will present key features of two of the data management services offered by research support staff at QUT Library. The first service is QUT Research Data Finder (RDF), a product of the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) funded Metadata Stores project. RDF is a data registry (metadata repository) that aims to publicise datasets that are research outputs arising from completed QUT research projects. The second is a software and code registry, which is currently under development with the sole purpose of improving discovery of source code and software as QUT research outputs. RESEARCH DATA FINDER As an integrated metadata repository, Research Data Finder aligns with institutional sources of truth, such as QUT’s research administration system, ResearchMaster, as well as QUT’s Academic Profiles system to provide high quality data descriptions that increase awareness of, and access to, shareable research data. The repository and its workflows are designed to foster better data management practices, enhance opportunities for collaboration and research, promote cross-disciplinary research and maximise the impact of existing research data sets. SOFTWARE AND CODE REGISTRY The QUT Library software and code registry project stems from concerns amongst researchers with regards to development activities, storage, accessibility, discoverability and impact, sharing, copyright and IP ownership of software and code. As a result, the Library is developing a registry for code and software research outputs, which will use existing Research Data Finder architecture. The underpinning software for both registries is VIVO, open source software developed by Cornell University. The registry will use the Research Data Finder service instance of VIVO and will include a searchable interface, links to code/software locations and metadata feeds to Research Data Australia. Key benefits of the project include:improving the discoverability and reuse of QUT researchers’ code and software amongst QUT and the QUT research community; increasing the profile of QUT research outputs on a national level by providing a metadata feed to Research Data Australia, and; improving the metrics for access and reuse of code and software in the repository.

Specifying Reuse Interfaces for Task-Oriented Framework Specialization

Reuse of existing carefully designed and tested software improves the quality of new software systems and reduces their development costs. Object-oriented frameworks provide an established means for software reuse on the levels of both architectural design and concrete implementation. Unfortunately, due to frame-works complexity that typically results from their flexibility and overall abstract nature, there are severe problems in using frameworks. Patterns are generally accepted as a convenient way of documenting frameworks and their reuse interfaces. In this thesis it is argued, however, that mere static documentation is not enough to solve the problems related to framework usage. Instead, proper interactive assistance tools are needed in order to enable system-atic framework-based software production. This thesis shows how patterns that document a framework s reuse interface can be represented as dependency graphs, and how dynamic lists of programming tasks can be generated from those graphs to assist the process of using a framework to build an application. This approach to framework specialization combines the ideas of framework cookbooks and task-oriented user interfaces. Tasks provide assistance in (1) cre-ating new code that complies with the framework reuse interface specification, (2) assuring the consistency between existing code and the specification, and (3) adjusting existing code to meet the terms of the specification. Besides illustrating how task-orientation can be applied in the context of using frameworks, this thesis describes a systematic methodology for modeling any framework reuse interface in terms of software patterns based on dependency graphs. The methodology shows how framework-specific reuse interface specifi-cations can be derived from a library of existing reusable pattern hierarchies. Since the methodology focuses on reusing patterns, it also alleviates the recog-nized problem of framework reuse interface specification becoming complicated and unmanageable for frameworks of realistic size. The ideas and methods proposed in this thesis have been tested through imple-menting a framework specialization tool called JavaFrames. JavaFrames uses role-based patterns that specify a reuse interface of a framework to guide frame-work specialization in a task-oriented manner. This thesis reports the results of cases studies in which JavaFrames and the hierarchical framework reuse inter-face modeling methodology were applied to the Struts web application frame-work and the JHotDraw drawing editor framework.

A network forensics tool for precise data packet capture and replay in cyber-physical systems

Network data packet capture and replay capabilities are basic requirements for forensic analysis of faults and security-related anomalies, as well as for testing and development. Cyber-physical networks, in which data packets are used to monitor and control physical devices, must operate within strict timing constraints, in order to match the hardware devices' characteristics. Standard network monitoring tools are unsuitable for such systems because they cannot guarantee to capture all data packets, may introduce their own traffic into the network, and cannot reliably reproduce the original timing of data packets. Here we present a high-speed network forensics tool specifically designed for capturing and replaying data traffic in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems. Unlike general-purpose "packet capture" tools it does not affect the observed network's data traffic and guarantees that the original packet ordering is preserved. Most importantly, it allows replay of network traffic precisely matching its original timing. The tool was implemented by developing novel user interface and back-end software for a special-purpose network interface card. Experimental results show a clear improvement in data capture and replay capabilities over standard network monitoring methods and general-purpose forensics solutions.

A Vision-Based Micro-Newton Static Force Sensor Using a Displacement-Amplifying Compliant Mechanism (DaCM)

A micro-newton static force sensor is presented here as a packaged product. The sensor, which is based on the mechanics of deformable objects, consists of a compliant mechanism that amplifies the displacement caused by the force that is to be measured. The output displacement, captured using a digital microscope and analyzed using image processing techniques, is used to calculate the force using precalibrated force-displacement curve. Images are scanned in real time at a frequency of 15 frames per second and sampled at around half the scanning frequency. The sensor was built, packaged, calibrated, and tested. It has simulated and measured stiffness values of 2.60N/m and 2.57N/m, respectively. The smallest force it can reliably measure in the presence of noise is about 2 mu N over a range of 1.4mN. The off-the-shelf digital microscope aside, all of its other components are purely mechanical; they are inexpensive and can be easily made using simple machines. Another highlight of the sensor is that its movable and delicate components are easily replaceable. The sensor can be used in aqueous environment as it does not use electric, magnetic, thermal, or any other fields. Currently, it can only measure static forces or forces that vary at less than 1Hz because its response time and bandwidth are limited by the speed of imaging with a camera. With a universal serial bus (USB) connection of its digital microscope, custom-developed graphical user interface (GUI), and related software, the sensor is fully developed as a readily usable product.

Aplicación de la Programación lineal a la asignación de personal en un centro de llamadas

[ES] La necesidad de gestionar y repartir eficazmente los recursos escasos entre las diferentes operaciones de las empresas, hacen que éstas recurran a aplicar técnicas de la Investigación de Operaciones. Éste es el caso de los centros de llamadas, un sector emergente y dinámico que se encuentra en constante desarrollo. En este sector, la administración del trabajo requiere de técnicas predictivas para determinar el número de trabajadores adecuado y así evitar en la medida de lo posible tanto el exceso como la escasez del mismo. Este trabajo se centrará en el estudio del centro de llamadas de emergencias 112 de Andalucía. Partiendo de los datos estadísticos del número medio de llamadas que se realiza en cada franja horaria, facilitados por la Junta de esta Comunidad Autónoma, formularemos y modelizaremos el problema aplicando la Programación Lineal. Posteriormente, lo resolveremos con dos programas de software, con la finalidad de obtener una distribución óptima de agentes que minimice el coste salarial, ya que supone un 65% del gasto de explotación total. Finalmente, mediante la teoría de colas, observaremos los tiempos de espera en cola y calcularemos el número objetivo de agentes que permita no sólo minimizar el coste salarial sino mejorar la calidad de servicio teniendo unos tiempos de espera razonables.

A dinâmica cibercultural na ressignificação do conhecimento geométrico: uma proposta metodológica para o ensino da geometria espacial

O estudo que apresento está assentado em questões, cujo aprofundamento pretende trazer contribuição à ressignificação dos processos de ensino-aprendizagem, especialmente no âmbito da geometria espacial. Dentre as questões destaco: (1) a relação entre cibercultura e processos de ensinar-aprender, especialmente no que se refere ao conteúdo da geometria espacial, (2) os modos de sentir, de expressar-se e de aprender que a mediação da cultura digital traz contemporaneamente para os jovens; (3) a pesquisa entendida como acontecimento/experiência, cuja dimensão de intervenção permite a pesquisador e pesquisados relacionarem-se dialogicamente, reconhecendo-se como co-autores do processo de investigação. O principal interesse da pesquisa foi investigar se a dinâmica do uso das tecnologias em redes, própria da cibercultura, pode ressignificar o aprendizado do conhecimento de geometria espacial de jovens alunos do Ensino Médio. A abordagem teórico-metodológica está fundamentada nos princípios bakhtinianos da dialogia e da alteridade e no conceito vigotskiano de mediação. Sob a orientação da abordagem histórico-cultural, outros interlocutores teóricos contribuiram de modo significativo para a compreensão das questões que envolvem a relação entre educação e processos comunicacionais pós-massivos, tendo sido indispensáveis à construção e interpretação dos dados Dentre eles, cito Lucia Santaella, Maria Teresa Freitas, Pierre Lévy, Marília Amorim, Maria Helena Bonilla, Nelson Pretto, Edmea Santos, Guaracira Gouvêa, Maria Luiza Oswald, entre outros. O estudo foi realizado numa escola da rede estadual na cidade de Cabo Frio/RJ, sendo sujeitos da pesquisa 78 alunos/as do 2 e 3 ano do Ensino Médio. Para colher as informações de caráter objetivo, foi aplicado um questionário através do aplicativo Google Docs. Os dados qualitativos foram construídos por intermédio da dinâmica de convergência de mídias que engloba a metodologia Webquest, a interface wiki e o software Geogebra. Tendo em vista os pressupostos do estudo que relacionam propostas autorais, posturas alteritárias e práticas cotidianas procurei construir uma estratégia metodológica em que a apropriação das dinâmicas ciberculturais e das interfaces digitais fosse capaz de me auxiliar a identificar como usar estes dispositivos no processo de ressignificação da construção do conhecimento geométrico, bem como descobrir os limites de sua aplicação. Os resultados alcançados, ainda que provisórios dado o inacabamento dos acontecimentos que fazem da pesquisa uma experiência inacabada, apontam para a necessidade de reconhecer os jovens como produtores de saberes que deveriam ser legitimados para que a prática de ensinar-aprender geometria resultasse em conhecimento que articula ciência e vida cotidiana. Essa foi a valiosa lição que a pesquisa trouxe à minha própria prática de professora de matemática, lição que, espero, possa ecoar para outros professores.