@article {115, title = {Human aspects of ubiquitous computing: a study addressing willingness to use it and privacy issues}, journal = {Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing}, year = {2016}, pages = {1{\textendash}15}, abstract = {

Identifying the human aspects related to ubiquitous systems focused on people{\textquoteright}s willingness to use them and privacy concerns was our goal. We selected two ubiquitous systems: a wearable system (Google Glass) and an embedded in context system (Smart Environments). An online survey, with more than 400 participants, which included questions about how people perceive privacy issues related to the use of these two different ubiquitous systems, was conducted. Results show that privacy is not the only factor defining predisposition or aversion towards using ubiquitous systems. Financial, risk, and convenience factors are the others. We discovered that the importance of these factors on the decision to use them or not depends on the system. Regarding privacy, Google Glass generates a higher degree of concern than the Smart Environments alternative. Female participants tend to be more worried than male participants, independently of the ubiquitous system considered. Finally, the youngest participants (16{\textendash}25 years old) are the most concerned about privacy threats, which was unexpected.

}, keywords = {Age, Ambient intelligence, Gender, Privacy, Ubiquitous Computing}, issn = {1868-5145}, doi = {10.1007/s12652-016-0438-4}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12652-016-0438-4}, author = {L{\'o}pez, Gustavo and Mar{\'\i}n, Gabriela and Calder{\'o}n, Marta} } @inbook {494, title = {Towards Smart Notifications - An Adaptive Approach Using Smart Devices}, booktitle = {Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence}, volume = {10069}, year = {2016}, pages = {372{\textendash}384}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

The use of smart devices is increasing rapidly; this trend is changing the paradigm in which notifications are delivered to users. Smart devices are important to provide user awareness. However, their use must be controlled and human perception should be considered to avoid information overload. In this paper, we present a dynamic mechanism to coordinate the distribution of notification across smart devices. This personalized notification mechanism uses an inference engine and a set of rules to generate notification alternatives and select the {\textquotedblleft}best{\textquotedblright} one. A continuous refinement approach is also used to improve notification delivery. Our system was evaluated and the baseline rules were established by 11 expert users. The main results show that in some scenarios, the notification mechanism selection converged quickly and results are promising. However, further work is required to provide not only personalized but integrated (i.e., more than one device at the time) notification management.

}, keywords = {Ambient intelligence, Human perception, Information overload, Personalized notification management, Rule-based decision making, Smart devices, User awareness}, isbn = {978-3-319-48746-5}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-48746-5_38}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48746-5_38}, author = {L{\'o}pez, Gustavo and Guzm{\'a}n, Marcelo and Mar{\'\i}n, Gabriela and Guerrero, Luis A.}, editor = {Garc{\'\i}a, Carmelo R. and Caballero-Gil, Pino and Burmester, Mike and Quesada-Arencibia, Alexis} } @inbook {467, title = {Characterizing Ubiquitous Systems Privacy Issues by Gender and Age}, booktitle = {Ambient Assisted Living. ICT-based Solutions in Real Life Situations}, volume = {9455}, year = {2015}, pages = {247-258}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, abstract = {

Characterizing ubiquitous systems privacy issues by gender and age was our goal. We selected two ubiquitous systems: a wearable system (Google Glass) and an embedded in context system (Smart Office). An online survey, with 400+ participants, which included questions about how people perceive privacy issues related to the use of these two different ubiquitous systems, was conducted. Results show that Google Glass generates a higher degree of concern than the Smart Office. Female participants tend to be more worried than male, independently of the ubiquitous system considered. Finally, the youngest participants (16 to 25 years old) are the most concerned about privacy threats, which was unexpected.

}, keywords = {Age, Ambient intelligence, Gender, Privacy}, isbn = {978-3-319-26409-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-26410-3_23}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26410-3_23}, author = {L{\'o}pez, Gustavo and Mar{\'\i}n, Gabriela and Calder{\'o}n, Marta}, editor = {Cleland, Ian and Guerrero, Luis and Bravo, Jos{\'e}} } @conference {498, title = {TIC@ULA: Design of non-traditional technologies for resource classrooms in Costa Rica}, booktitle = {REV 2014, 11TH International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation}, year = {2014}, month = {02/2014}, address = {Oporto, Portugal}, abstract = {

TIC@ULA is a framework that uses non-traditional technologies aimed at literacy acquisition\  in children with intellectual disabilities. The development involves two stages as follows: At a first stage, a mobile device prototype was designed, based on a web architecture for creating, centralizing and sharing learning objects with IEEE LOM standard. These objects are elements of the method for literacy acquisition Troncoso and Del Cero for children with Down Syndrome. This architecture pretends to enhance the adaptation of the method to the Costa Rican reality and extend its application to children with moderate intellectual disability. At a second stage, a novel prototype will be developed to expand the functionality to a smart classroom. The main feature of the user interface is that it will be easy to configure for non-technical users like teachers, therapists or parents. New concepts will be applied like Ambient intelligence (AmI), Natural User Interfaces (NUI) and tangible user interface (TUI).

}, keywords = {Ambient intelligence, IEEE LOM standard, learning objects, Method of literacy acquisition Troncoso and Del Cerro, Natural user interfaces, Tangible User Interface}, author = {Jadan-Guerrero, J. and Guerrero, L.A.} } @inbook {503, title = {Development and Evaluation of an Augmented Object for Notifications of Particular Emails}, booktitle = {Ambient Assisted Living and Active Aging}, volume = {8277}, year = {2013}, pages = {128{\textendash}131}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, chapter = {Development and Evaluation of an Augmented Object for Notifications of Particular Emails}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

Email is an essential tool for most of the people. However, the amount of messages, including spam, we receive every day complicates our ability to concentrate on messages we consider important. In this project we design and develop a prototype of an augmented object that notifies users when important mail arrives. The process of design, development and testing is described and discussed in this paper.

}, keywords = {Ambient intelligence, Augmented Objects, Ubiquitous Computing}, isbn = {978-3-319-03092-0}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-03092-0_19}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03092-0_19}, author = {Herrera, Gustavo L{\'o}pez and L{\'o}pez, Mariana and Guerrero, Luis A.}, editor = {Nugent, Christopher and Coronato, Antonio and Bravo, Jos{\'e}} } @inbook {529, title = {Improving the Process for Developing Augmented Objects: An HCI Perspective}, booktitle = {Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence. Context-Awareness and Context-Driven Interaction}, volume = {8276}, year = {2013}, pages = {111{\textendash}118}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, chapter = {Improving the Process for Developing Augmented Objects: An HCI Perspective}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

The process of designing and creating fine Augmented Objects is not an easy task. In this paper we state that Augmented Objects are just interfaces for specific software systems. In this way, the process of design, construction and testing of Augmented Objects should be part of a Software Engineering methodology, likewise Human Computer Interaction deals with software interfaces. A previously proposed methodology for creating Augmented Objects was evaluated.\  Three new augmented objects were created. Advantages and disad-vantages for using this methodology for creating no-traditional interfaces are reported.

}, keywords = {Ambient intelligence, Augmented Objects, HCI, Ubiquitous Computing}, isbn = {978-3-319-03176-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-03176-7_15}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03176-7_15}, author = {L{\'o}pez, Gustavo and L{\'o}pez, Mariana and Guerrero, Luis A.}, editor = {Urzaiz, Gabriel and Ochoa, Sergio F. and Bravo, Jos{\'e} and Chen, Liming Luke and Oliveira, Jonice} }