@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 {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}} } @inbook {510, title = {Tablet Use Patterns and Drivers of User Satisfaction: A Gender Approach}, booktitle = {Human Computer Interaction}, volume = {8278}, year = {2013}, pages = {71{\textendash}78}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, chapter = {Tablet Use Patterns and Drivers of User Satisfaction: A Gender Approach}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

Understanding what for, when and where Computer Science students at the University of Costa Rica use tablets and identifying gender differences in their use were our goals. An online survey, which included closed and open questions, was conducted. Results show that women use their tablet more for leisure and appreciate it for its usability. Non-working men use tablets also for leisure but value their functionality. Finally, working men are more interested in tablets as support to their work, and value usability more than non-working men.

}, keywords = {Costa Rica, Gender, Tablet use}, isbn = {978-3-319-03068-5}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-03068-5_14}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03068-5_14}, author = {Calder{\'o}n, Marta and Mar{\'\i}n, Gabriela}, editor = {Collazos, C{\'e}sar and Liborio, Andr{\'e}ia and Rusu, Cristian} } @conference {370, title = {Gender gap in computer science programs from Costa Rican Public universities}, booktitle = {Informatica (CLEI), 2012 XXXVIII Conferencia Latinoamericana en Informatica (CLEI) }, year = {2012}, month = {10/2012}, abstract = {

There is evidence that women tend to be underrepresented in computer science programs (CS) in many countries. Based on this fact, we analyzed the gender situation in Costa Rica finding that this situation also applies to the four public universities in the country. Furthermore, similar to the case of the U.S., the percentage of women graduating from CS programs from such universities is decreasing. Based on previous studies, we attempt to explain the gender gap in Costa Rican public universities, and present recommendations to reduce it.

}, keywords = {computer science programs, Costa Rica, Gender, public universities}, isbn = {978-1-4673-0793-2 }, doi = {10.1109/CLEI.2012.6427245}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6427245/}, author = {F. J. Mata and A. Quesada and G. M. Ravent{\'o}s} }