Gesture elicitation studies represent a popular and resourceful method in HCI to inform the
design of intuitive gesture commands, reflective of end-users' behavior, for controlling all …

We propose using virtual reality (VR) as a design tool for sketching and simulating spatially-
aware interactive spaces. Using VR, designers can quickly experience their envisioned …

Cross-device interactions enable ad hoc sharing of content and control in co-located
collaboration. Cross-device research often draws from proxemics theory for designing …

Interactive visualizations are external tools that can support users' exploratory activities.
Collaboration can bring benefits to the exploration of visual representations or …

ABSTRACT Smart Interactive Experiences (SIEs) are usage situations enabled by the
Internet of Things that empower users to interact with the surrounding environment. The goal …

In the last years, the debate about the success or failure of Linked Data (LD) has been
growing. Despite the ever-increasing number of available ontologies and LD datasets, there …

Smartphone applications (aka, apps) have become indispensable in our everyday life and
work. In practice, accomplishing a task on smartphones may require the user to navigate …

EFESTO-5W is a Web platform that implements a visual paradigm for allowing non-technical
users to define the behavior of smart objects. This paper presents the integration of the Node …

Digital technologies and social networks offer several possibilities for improving the quality
of life in Smart Cities. Citizens are willing to contribute to the efficiency of services that Smart …

Ensuring security for lightweight cryptosystems in mobile cloud computing is challenging.
Encryption speed and battery consumption must be maintained while securing mobile …