Learning through Computer Model Improvisations

It has been convincingly argued that computer simulation modeling differs from traditional science. If we understand simulation modeling as a new way of doing science, the manner in which scientists learn about the world through models must also be considered differently. This article examines how researchers learn about environmental processes through computer simulation modeling. Suggesting a conceptual framework anchored in a performative philosophical approach, we examine two modeling projects undertaken by research teams in England, both aiming to inform flood risk management. One of the modeling teams operated in the research wing of a consultancy firm, the other were university scientists taking part in an interdisciplinary project experimenting with public engagement. We found that in the first context the use of standardized software was critical to the process of improvisation, the obstacles emerging in the process concerned data and were resolved through exploiting affordances for generating, organizing, and combining scientific information in new ways. In the second context, an environmental competency group, obstacles were related to the computer program and affordances emerged in the combination of experience-based knowledge with the scientists' skill enabling a reconfiguration of the mathematical structure of the model, allowing the group to learn about local flooding.

I am free

Desarrollo de una aplicación basada en la localización y creación de rutas para personas discapacitadas, mayores, con movilidad reducida, con Alzheimer o demencia senil y personas que no puedan comunicarse verbalmente. La función de la aplicación es saber siempre su ubicación y, en caso de sufrir alguna crisis, llamar a sus cuidadores o familiares.

PuzleFotoApp

Memòria del projecte final de carrera de l'aplicació PuzleFotoApp. Aquesta aplicació és un joc educatiu (pel sistema operatiu Android) que permet resoldre puzles lliscants.

Desenvolupament d'una App nativa Android

Memòria del PFM de desenvolupament en software lliure. Primera versió de l'aplicació nativa Android, RemoteDomo, aplicable al control d'instal·lacions domòtiques OpenDomo.

Euskofarma : Aplicación Android para búsqueda de farmacias en el País Vasco

EuskoFarma es una aplicación Android para buscar las farmacias en el País Vasco. Se pueden seleccionar farmacias por provincia o localidad. La aplicación permite filtrar por un radio de búsqueda, marcar/desmarcar farmacias como favoritas, realizar llamadas a las farmacias y ver la ruta a seguir desde la posición del usuario hasta la farmacia seleccionada.

SocialPolis : Aplicación Android de buzón ciudadano

SocialPolis es una aplicación para la plataforma Android que implementa un sistema de buzón ciudadano que permite a los usuarios recoger y compartir quejas, sugerencias o mejoras sobre su localidad.

Control doméstico por voz desde Android

El proyecto consiste en el desarrollo de un producto de software para el sistema operativo Android que permite la gestión de equipos ODControl mediante comandos de voz.

Beercode scanner : Escanejador de cerveses

L'objectiu d'aquest treball final de màster (TFM) ha sigut el de realitzar una aplicació per a dispositius mòbils que permeti als usuaris poder rebre informació detallada de certs productes, en aquest cas cerveses, donar la seva valoració i veure la valoració que hagin fet altres usuaris.

Estudi de la usabilitat en la plataforma Garlanet

Al ser el nostre TFC orientat a la interacció humana amb els ordinadors, ens centrarem en realitzar un estudi de la usabilitat de la plataforma Garlanet, actualment en la seva versió 0.2. Un cop coneguem el seu rendiment, plantejarem les millores que creguem necessàries per a optimitzar tot el possible els serveis de la plataforma que requereixen interacció amb l'usuari; en aquest cas, l'aplicació general. Finalment, realitzarem una proposta de disseny per poder dur la implementació final a diversos dispositius mòbils, com poden ser les plataformes Android i iOS (iPad i iPhone).

Aplicació Android per a la gestió d'un club esportiu

Aplicació Android per a la gestió i comunicació d'una associació esportiva. Permet seguir els resultats, classificació, notícies i calendari dels equips del club així com informació complementària de l'associació.

Comblike poly(a-alkyl g glutamate)s: computer simulation studies of an intermediate thermal phase.

Monte Carlo (MC) simulations have been used to study the structure of an intermediate thermal phase of poly(R-octadecyl ç,D-glutamate). This is a comblike poly(ç-peptide) able to adopt a biphasic structure that has been described as a layered arrangement of backbone helical rods immersed in a paraffinic pool of polymethylene side chains. Simulations were performed at two different temperatures (348 and 363 K), both of them above the melting point of the paraffinic phase, using the configurational bias MC algorithm. Results indicate that layers are constituted by a side-by-side packing of 17/5 helices. The organization of the interlayer paraffinic region is described in atomistic terms by examining the torsional angles and the end-to-end distances for the octadecyl side chains. Comparison with previously reported comblike poly(â-peptide)s revealed significant differences in the organization of the alkyl side chains.

Privacy as a Tradeoff: Introducing the Notion of Privacy Calculus for Context-Aware Mobile Applications

Evidences collected from smartphones users show a growing desire of personalization offered by services for mobile devices. However, the need to accurately identify users' contexts has important implications for user's privacy and it increases the amount of trust, which users are requested to have in the service providers. In this paper, we introduce a model that describes the role of personalization and control in users' assessment of cost and benefits associated to the disclosure of private information. We present an instantiation of such model, a context-aware application for smartphones based on the Android operating system, in which users' private information are protected. Focus group interviews were conducted to examine users' privacy concerns before and after having used our application. Obtained results confirm the utility of our artifact and provide support to our theoretical model, which extends previous literature on privacy calculus and user's acceptance of context-aware technology.

Business model design: an evaluation of paper-based and computer-aided canvases

In recent years, Business Model Canvas design has evolved from being a paper-based activity to one that involves the use of dedicated computer-aided business model design tools. We propose a set of guidelines to help design more coherent business models. When combined with functionalities offered by CAD tools, they show great potential to improve business model design as an ongoing activity. However, in order to create complex solutions, it is necessary to compare basic business model design tasks, using a CAD system over its paper-based counterpart. To this end, we carried out an experiment to measure user perceptions of both solutions. Performance was evaluated by applying our guidelines to both solutions and then carrying out a comparison of business model designs. Although CAD did not outperform paper-based design, the results are very encouraging for the future of computer-aided business model design.