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In this paper, we propose a framework for automated assessment of participation in classroom or professional meeting discussions using audio analysis. Participation is key to the success of businesses and schools; therefore, these establishments aim to measure, incentivise, and ultimately increase it. Currently, the assessment process is mostly subjective. The meeting chair or the teacher makes a...
The United Arab Emirates is focusing on cultivating Renewable Energy (RE) to meet its growing power demand. This also brings power planning to the forefront in regards to keen interests in renewable constrained economic dispatch. This paper takes note of UAE's vision in incorporating a better energy mix of Renewable Energy (RE), nuclear, hybrid system along with the existing power plants mostly utilizing...
Continuous growing interest in IoT applications particularly for a smart city setting has attracted many researchers. E-health applications in IoT networks are the newest area of interest in this research field. On the other hand, networking and communications fields are witnessing a revolution through the new concepts of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) characterised by latency sensitivity and geographical...
This paper proposes an education robotic platform that aims to improve teaching methods of programming and robotics skills, for both beginner and advanced users. We propose an innovative platform that consists of a versatile set of sensors and actuators, controlled by utilizing a user-friendly visual programming language through a mobile phone interface, or by utilizing a representational state transfer...
In this paper, we propose an automatic platform for mobile process monitoring by utilising wearable computing. The proposed system is implemented and tested for the process of the renewal of expired documents, that caters to both the clients and issuing governmental entities. The client-side system consists of a mobile application synced with a smart watch, which serves to receive notifications and...
Mobile government is an innovative research area where efforts are made to advance governmental and public services. As such, in this paper, we propose a crisis management system for real-time emergency notification of users using mobile applications and smart watches. We develop an intuitive web portal using a client server architecture for governmental agencies to easily and efficiently notify users...
In this paper, we propose a smart system for realtime tracking of airport luggage using mobile applications and smartwatches. We track using Kalman-filtered Wi-Fi fingerprints collected by active tags. Information about the flights and association with different luggage pieces is inputted pre-flight using QR codes. Our system uses a smart power management scheme fusing multi-sensor and flight data...
This paper proposes a novel vegetation index for the monitoring and study of vegetation in arid environments. Our aim is to help maintain a record of the area of vegetation available in relation to the total area of the specified region and provide an understanding of vegetation growth. The study uses JAI AD-080GE multi-spectral 2-channel CCD camera for multispectral image sample collection and computer...
This paper proposes a smart queue management system for delivering real-time service request updates to clients' smartphones in the form of audio and visual feedback. The proposed system aims at reducing the dissatisfaction with services with medium to long waiting times. To this end, the system allows carriers of digital ticket to leave the waiting areas and return in time for their turn to receive...
It is not uncommon to lose everyday objects outside your home. Currently, there are very few technological resources to help locate lost objects. This paper discusses a multi-platform mobile application that provides a solution to this issue. Lost and found mobile application helps people report lost and found objects through their mobile phones rather than going through the procedure of filling up...
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