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Correlated Estimation Problems and the Ensemble Kalman Filter
The Kalman flter is a recursive algorithm that estimates the state of a linear dynamical system from a sequence of noisy sensor measurements. Due to its relative simplicity, numerical efficiency and optimality, the Kalman ... -
Formalising Human Mental Workload as a Defeasible Computational Concept
(Trinity College Dublin, 2014)Human mental workload has gained importance, in the last few decades, as a fundamental design concept in human-computer interaction. It can be intuitively defined as the amount of mental work necessary for a person to ... -
Using stigmergy to build pervasive computing environments
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Computer Science and Statistics. Computer ScienceDublin, 2005)Pervasive computing looks beyond the age of the personal computer to a time when everyday devices will be embedded with technology and connectivity. The goal of pervasive computing is to make such devices available throughout ... -
Acceleration of cryptographic
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Computer Science and Statistics. Computer ScienceDublin, 2010)Graphics processing units (GPUs) can act as an attractive alternative to CPUs for general purpose computation in certain scenarios. Traditionally, the GPU has been developed to offload graphics processing from the CPU. In ... -
The Non-invasive Personalisation of Educational Video Games
(Trinity College DublinTrinity College Dublin, 2013)Educational video games present a progressive approach to technology enhanced learning that offer intrinsically rewarding experiences, high interactivity, an environment with low-risk of failure, and the freedom and ... -
Context Oriented Software Development
(University of Dublin, Trinity CollegeSchool of Computer Science and Statistics, 2012)Software in distributed and mobile computing environments needs to cope with variability, diversity of computing platforms and operates in different execution environments. Mobile computing environments are heterogeneous ... -
Leveraging Content from Open Corpus Sources for Technology Enhanced Learning
(Trinity College DublinUniversity of Dublin, Trinity College, 2009)As educators attempt to incorporate the use of educational technologies in course curricula, the lack of appropriate and accessible digital content resources acts as a barrier to adoption. Quality educational digital ... -
Mean-Shift Tracking for Surveillance: Evaluations and Enhancements
(University of DublinUniversity of Dublin, Trinity College, 2011)Mean-shift tracking is a technique for following an object of interest as it moves through a video sequence. It is a gradient ascent approach that models the image region to be tracked by its colour histogram. In this ... -
A Hybrid Software and Hardware System for Collision Detection
(University of Dublin, Trinity CollegeUniversity of Dublin, Trinity College, 2010)Collision detection is a fundamental problem in myriad applications, spanning a wide variety of fields. Although the core concept is relatively straightforward, significant complexities result from the demand for interactive ... -
Leveraging Content from Open Corpus Sources for Technology Enhanced Learning
(Trinity College DublinTrinity College Dublin, 2009)As educators attempt to incorporate the use of educational technologies in course curricula, the lack of appropriate and accessible digital content resources acts as a barrier to adoption. Quality educational digital ... -
Analogue Dynamics Engine (ADE)
(University of DublinDepartment of Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin, 2005)This report outlines the design and implementation of the Analogue Dynamics Engine (ADE). The ADE is a physics engine constructed from a hybrid, analogue and digital, computer. Software physics engines are becoming ... -
An Analysis of the Dynamics of Multi-Disciplinary Medical Team Meetings and the Use of Communication Technology
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Completely unanticipated dynamic adaptation of software
(Trinity College DublinDublin University - Trinity College, Department of Computer Science, 2004)Dynamic adaptation of software behaviour refers to the act of changing the behaviour of some part of a software system as it executes, without stopping or restarting it. It is difficult to dynamically adapt software if ... -
A Trust-Based Reputation Management System
(Trinty College Dublin. School of Computer Science and Statistics. Computer Science, 2008-11-10)Since its inception in the early 1990s, e-commerce in consumer-to-consumer (C2C) markets has achieved great success, with significant projected growth. For example, the Internet auction provider, eBay, has established ... -
Aspect-Based Properties
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Computer Science and Statistics. Computer Science, 2008-11-10)Component frameworks are said to support contextual composition when crosscutting functionality is bound to component instances by declarative selection of context properties, rather than through direct connections, such ... -
Designing telecommunication service management systems
(Trinity College Dublin.School of Computer Science and Statistics.COMPUTER SCIENCE, 2006)In today's telecommunication industry, the management of services is seen as a key enabler and differentiating factor in the flexible delivery of telecommunication solutions. Increased competition and globalisation of ... -
Computer Graphical Interfaces, Reflection and the Teaching and Learning of Music Composition - a Holistic Study.
(Trinity College Dublin.School of Computer Science and Statistics.COMPUTER SCIENCE, 2006)This thesis is a holistic study in the area of teaching and learning of music composition for children in the age range eight to eleven years. It investigates the role of graphical computer technology within the framework ... -
A Programming Model for Mobile Context-Aware Applications
(University of Dublin, Trinity College. Department of Computer Science, 2005-05)Continuing advances in hardware miniaturisation and networking technologies have contributed to the widespread deployment of a range of mobile computing devices. Ad hoc communication between mobile devices enables the ... -
Supporting Mobile Computing in Object-Oriented Middleware Architectures
(University of Dublin, Trinity College. Department of Computer Science, 2003-10)The distributed object paradigm is now widely accepted as a suitable abstraction for building distributed applications. Numerous system architectures based on the paradigm have been proposed, and software frameworks ... -
Simulation Frameworks for the Teaching and Learning of Distributed Algorithms
(University of Dublin, Trinity College. Department of Computer Science, 2006-02)Teaching and learning about distributed algorithms is difficult. This is because distributed algorithms are made up of multiple independent elements, each with their own state and control, who interact through the exchange ...