2024
Authors
Lorgat, MG; Paredes, H; Rocha, T;
Publication
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Abstract
The human population with disability is rapidly expanding, more than 15% of people worldwide suffer from a disability and, despite the availability of accessibility guidelines, the websites are still inaccessible. Moreover, professionals with knowledge of accessibility and design abilities are hard to come by. Therefore, the current paper addresses the introduction of accessibility to the Software Engineering students through AccessCademy, a gamification-based tool, in a fun way. The activity is delivered via a Web-based learning environment, that presents bad accessibility scenarios or failures based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and then encourages the students to solve them. Furthermore, a case study will be presented that evaluated the learning effectiveness of the tool in the context of a university course. The results demonstrated the potential of AccessCademy which offers students a fun and engaging way to learn about accessibility, to understand the importance of accessible design with WCAG and gain accessible design skills as well. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.
2024
Authors
Ferreira, V; Pinto, T; Baptista, J;
Publication
ELECTRONICS
Abstract
The increase in renewable generation of a distributed nature has brought significant new challenges to power and energy system management and operation. Self-consumption in buildings is widespread, and with it rises the need for novel, adaptive and intelligent building energy management systems. Although there is already extensive research and development work regarding building energy management solutions, the capabilities for adaptation and contextualization of decisions are still limited. Consequently, this paper proposes a novel contextual rule-based system for energy management in buildings, which incorporates a contextual dimension that enables the adaptability of the system according to diverse contextual situations and the presence of multiple users with different preferences. Results of a case study based on real data show that the contextualization of the energy management process can maintain energy costs as low as possible, while respecting user preferences and guaranteeing their comfort.
2024
Authors
Nunes Passos, DD; Fernandes de Araújo, SR; Silva, SD; Gadelha Queiroz, PG;
Publication
HOLOS
Abstract
2023
Authors
de Sousa, AA; Rogers, TB; Bouatouch, K;
Publication
VISIGRAPP (1: GRAPP)
Abstract
2023
Authors
de Sousa, AA; Havran, V; Paljic, A; Peck, TC; Hurter, C; Purchase, HC; Farinella, GM; Radeva, P; Bouatouch, K;
Publication
VISIGRAPP (Revised Selected Papers)
Abstract
2023
Authors
Castro, JA; Rodrigues, J; Mena Matos, P; M D Sales, C; Ribeiro, C;
Publication
IASSIST Quarterly
Abstract
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