End-user development for personalizing applications, things, and robots

an article by Fabio Paternò and Carmen Santoro (CNR-ISTI, HIIS Laboratory, Pisa, Italy) published in International Journal of Human-Computer Studies Volume 131 (November 2019)

Highlights

• An analysis of the historical evolution of the end-user development field;.
• A design space for analyzing and comparing contributions in the area of EUD for IoT and/or robotic applications;.
• An analysis of a set of representative approaches according to the proposed design space;.
• A discussion of a research agenda for the EUD field.

Abstract

The pervasiveness of ICT technologies has led to a growing need to empower people to obtain applications that meet their specific requirements.

End-User Development (EUD) is a growing research field aiming to provide people without programming experience with concepts, methods and tools to allow them to create or modify their applications.

Recent mainstream technological trends related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and the availability of robots have further stimulated interest in this approach.

In the paper, we discuss the historical evolution of EUD, then we analyses the main current challenges with respect to recent technological trends (IoT and social robots) through the use of some conceptual dimensions, and conclude with a discussion of a possible research agenda for the field.

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Next-generation technologies and the future of trade

a column by Susan Lund and Jacques Bughin for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal

The history of trade reflects the ongoing march of technological innovation.

This column argues that despite today’s increased trade tensions, rising nationalism, and slowdown in global goods trade, globalisation is not in retreat. Instead, it is entering a new chapter that is being driven by flows of information and data, as well as technological changes that are reshaping industry value chains.

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Internet of things: a research-oriented introductory

an article by S.P. Raja (Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) and T. Sampradeepraj (Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti, Pulloor, Tamil Nadu, India) published in International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing Volume 29 Number 1/2 (2018)

Abstract

The world has shrunk considerably with the dramatic growth in internet usage. Every computer and mobile phone in the world can be connected together through internet technology. As a result, intelligent devices are connected and communicate together.

The internet of things (IoT) envisions a future where people and intelligent systems cooperate and work together.

In the IoT, machine-to-machine communication (M2M) helps devices exchange data, requiring power, efficiency, security and reliability. This paper advances new ideas for designing a security protocol in the IoT so as to facilitate secure M2M.

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