To ensure user satisfaction and success of mobile applications, it is important to provide
highly performant applications. This is particularly important for resource-constrained …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to review and synthesize the literature on in-app
advertising, identify gaps and propose future research directions. Design/methodology …

High quality video streaming for mobile devices implies high energy consumption due to the
transmitted data and the variation of wireless signals. As an example, transmissions in …

Although streaming video at a higher bitrate (resolution) can lead to better Quality of
Experience (QoE), a larger amount of data will have to be downloaded and processed on …

Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) Streaming over cellular networks has been well studied in the
literature; however, existing ABR algorithms primarily focus on improving the end-user …

Reducing network latency in mobile applications is an effective way of improving the mobile
user experience and has tangible economic benefits. This paper presents PALOMA, a novel …

User experience of watching videos in smartphones while travelling is often limited by fast
battery drainage. Existing client video players use adaptive bitrate (ABR) streaming through …

Responsiveness is one of the most important properties of Android applications to both
developers and users. Recent survey on automated improvement of non-functional …

Facebook's “Mark Yourself Safe” or Google Person Finder are quite popular nowadays.
Such applications generate crisis maps based on crowdsourced information during or after …

Fifth generation mobile technology (5G) targets to meet user demands in terms of improved
capability, increased data rate, and best value of service. In order to meet these demands …