Invited Papers

Crowd Sensing of Weather Conditions and Traffic Congestion based on Data Mining in Social Networks

Pau, Giovanni ; Tse, Rita (Computing Program, Macao Polytechnic Institute,); Zahng, Lu Fan (Computing Program, Macao Polytechnic Institute,); Lei, Philip (Computing Program, Macao Polytechnic Institute,)

A Heuristic path planning approach for UAVs integrating tracking support through wireless networks

Bekhti, Mustapha (University Paris 13); Achir, Nadjib (University Paris 13); Khaled, Boussetta (University Paris 13); Marwen, Abdennebi (University Paris 13)

A Situation Aware Information Infrastructure (SAI2) Framework

Marnerides, AngelosK (Lancaster University); Pezaros, DimitriosP. (University of Glasgow); Jose, Joemon (University of Glasgow); Mauthe, AndreasU. (Lancaster University); Hutchison, David (Lancaster University)

Performance Comparison of H.265/HEVC, H.264/AVC and VP9 Encoders in Video Dissemination over VANETs.

Iza-Paredes, Cristhian (UPC. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya); Mezher, AhmadMohamad (UPC. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya); Aguilar Igartua, Mónica (UPC. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)

Connected Vehicles for Safety Enhancement: Reliability of Beaconing in Urban Areas

ZANELLA, ALBERTO (CNR IEIIT); BAZZI, ALESSANDRO (CNR IEIIT); MASINI, BARBARAMAVI' (CNR IEIIT)

Enabling Social- and Location-Aware IoT Applications in Smart Cities

Govoni, Marco (University of Ferrara); Michaelis, James (US Army Research Lab); Morelli, Alessandro (University of Ferrara); Suri, Niranjan (US Army Research Lab / Florida IHMC); Tortonesi, Mauro (University of Ferrara)

Physical and Cognitive Training of Children with Down Syndrome Using Video Games

Surer, Elif (Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey).

A review of Websites and Mobile Applications for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: towards shared guidelines.

Dattolo, Antonina (SASWEB Lab, DIMF, University of Udine, Gorizia, Italy); Luccio, FlaminiaL. (DAIS, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Venezia, Italy)

The use of wearable devices in workplace- A Systematic Literature Review

Khakurel, Jayden (Lappeenranta Univeristy of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland); Pöysä, Simo (Lappeenranta Univeristy of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland); Porras, Jari (Lappeenranta Univeristy of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland)

Analysis of Stereoscopic Visualization in a consumer-oriented Head Mounted Display

Vismara, Cinzia (Dept. Computer Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy); Granato, Marco (Dept. Computer Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy); Ripamonti, LauraAnna (Dept. Computer Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy); Maggiorini, Dario (Dept. Computer Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy); Gadia, Davide (Dept. Computer Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy)

Android-Based Liveness Detection for Access Control in Smart Homes

Spinsante, Susanna ; Montanini, Laura (Università Politecnica delle Marche); Bartolucci, Veronica (Università Politecnica delle Marche); Ricciuti, Manola (Università Politecnica delle Marche); Gambi, Ennio (Università Politecnica delle Marche)

Enabling Smart Objects in Cities towards Urban Sustainable Mobility-as-a-Service: A Capability – Driven Modeling approach

Bravos, George ; Loucopoulos, Pericles (Harokopio University of Athens); Dimitrakopoulos, George (Harokopio University of Athens); Anagnostopoulos, Dimosthenis (Harokopio University of Athens); Kiousi, Akrivi (Intrasoft International)

An analysis of ego network communities and temporal affinity for online social networks

De Salve, Andrea (University of Pisa - Department of Computer Science); Guidi, Barbara (University of Pisa - Department of Computer Science); Ricci, Laura (University of Pisa - Department of Computer Science)

Understanding needs, identifying opportunities: ICT in the view of Universal Design

Garofolo, Ilaria (DIA, University of Trieste, Italy); Medvet, Eric (DIA, University of Trieste, Italy); Babich, Fulvio (DIA, University of Trieste, Italy); Ramponi, Giovanni (DIA, University of Trieste, Italy)

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Main track

Data Dissemination in a Wireless Video Surveillance Platform for Elderly Monitoring: Implementation and Experiments

Harfouche, Anis (ESI - Ecole nationale Supérieure d'Informatique); Boudjit, Saadi (Université Paris 13); Beghdadi, Azeddine (Université Paris 13)

A Serious Games system for the analysis and the development of visual skills in Children with CVI

Gaggi, Ombretta ; Sgaramella, TeresaMaria (Department of Philosphy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology); Nota, Laura (Department of Philosphy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology)

Object Detection and Spatial Coordinates Extraction using a Monocular Camera for a Wheelchair Mounted Robotic Arm

Palla, Alessandro ; Frigerio, Alessandro (University of Pisa); Meoni, Gabriele (University of Pisa); Fanucci, Luca (University of Pisa)

A Microservice Architecture Use Case for Persons with Disabilities

Melis, Andrea (Department of Electrical and Information Engineering Università di Bologna); Prandini, Marco (Department of Computer Science and Engineering Università di Bologna); Mirri, Silvia (Department of Computer Science and Engineering Università di Bologna); Prandi, Catia (Department of Computer Science and Engineering Università di Bologna); Salomoni, Paola (Department of Computer Science and Engineering Università di Bologna); Callegati, Franco (Department of Electrical and Information Engineering Università di Bologna)

Early training in programming: from high school to college

Solitro, Ugo (Università degli Studi di Verona); Zorzi, Margherita (Università degli Studi di Verona); Pasini, Margherita (Università degli Studi di Verona); Brondino, Margherita (Università degli Studi di Verona)

IoT: Science Fiction or real revolution?

Furini, Marco (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia); Mandreoli, Federica (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia); Martoglia, Riccardo (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia); Montangero, Manuela (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)

Radio Link Planning made easy with a Telegram Bot

Zennaro, Marco (ICTP); Rainone, Marco (Solvitech); Pietrosemoli, Ermanno (ICTP)

DrivingStyles: Assessing the Correlation of Driving Behavior with Heart Rate Changes

Meseguer Anastasio, JavierE. (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia); Calafate, CarlosT. (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia); Cano, JuanCarlos (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia)

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Special Session Track on ICT4D: Information and communication technologies for persons with disabilities

Maps for Easy Paths (MEP): Enriching Maps with Accessible Paths Using MEP Traces

Comai, Sara (Politecnico di Milano); De Bernardi, EmanueleOpna (Politecnico di Milano); Matteucci, Matteo (Politecnico di Milano); Salice, Fabio (Politecnico di Milano)

Cultural Heritage and Disability: Can ICT Be the ‘Missing Piece’ to Face Cultural Heritage Accessibility Problems?

Arenghi, Alberto ; Agostiano, Maria (Direzione Generale Arte e Architettura Contemporanee, MiBACT) ##Computer Vision for the Blind: a Comparison of Face Detectors in a Relevant Scenario

De Marco, Marco (University of Trieste); Fenu, Gianfranco (University of Trieste); Medvet, Eric (University of Trieste); Pellegrino, Felice Andrea (University of Trieste)

Voice Controlled Quiz for People with Hearing Impairment

Vukovic, Marin (University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing); Car, Zejka (University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing); Bujas, Goran (University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing); Bonetti, Luka (University of Zagreb Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences)

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Special Session Track on Interdisciplinary Topics

Segmentation of Mosaic Images based on Deformable Models using Genetic Algorithms

Bartoli, Alberto (DIA, University of Trieste, Italy); Fenu, Gianfranco (DIA, University of Trieste, Italy); Medvet, Eric (DIA, University of Trieste, Italy); Pellegrino, Felice Andrea (DIA, University of Trieste, Italy); Timeus, Nicola (DIA, University of Trieste, Italy)

Detecting Falls With An Unobtrusive User-Adaptive Technology: A Preliminary Study

Diraco, Giovanni (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems); Leone, Alessandro (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems); Siciliano, Pietro (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems)

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Special Session Track on Networking in Challenging Scenarios

Delay Tolerant Networking for the Socio-Economic Development in Rural South Africa

Galati, Adriano (Disney Research Zurich); Sazonovs, Aleksejs (Disney Research Zurich); Olivares, Maria (Disney Research Zurich); Mangold, Stefan (Lovefield Wireless); Gross, Thomas (ETH Zurich)

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Special Session Track on Serious Games

Designing an engaging and informative application about first aid: Gamification and humor as design elements in a serious game

Foldager, Nicolai (Aalborg University); Hansen, Hans (Aalborg University); Tewes, MikkelSkovmose (Aalborg University); Bjørner, Thomas (Aalborg University)

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Special Session Track on Smart Things for Active and Assisted Living (ST4AAL)

Smartphones as Multipurpose Intelligent Objects for AAL: Two Case Studies

Spinsante, Susanna ; Montanini, Laura (Universita' Politecnica delle Marche); Gambi, Ennio (Universita' Politecnica delle Marche); Lambrinos, Lambros (Cyprus University of Technology); Pereira, Fabio (Universidade da Beira Interior); Pombo, Nuno (Universidade da Beira Interior); Garcia, Nuno (Universidade da Beira Interior)

Indoor Activity Monitoring for Mutual Reassurance

Veronese, Fabio (Politecnico di Milano); Mangano, Simone (Politecnico di Milano); Comai, Sara (Politecnico di Milano); Matteucci, Matteo (Politecnico di Milano); Salice, Fabio (Politecnico di Milano)

IoT-Based Health Monitoring system for Active and Assisted Living

Abdelgawad, Ahmed (Central Michigan University); Khattab, Ahmed (Cairo University); Yelamarthi, Kumar (Central Michigan University)

PIR Probability Model for a Cost/Reliability Tradeoff Unobtrusive Indoor Monitoring System

Comai, Sara (Politecnico di Milano); Veronese, Fabio (Politecnico di Milano); Mangano, Simone (Politecnico di Milano); Matteucci, Matteo (Politecnico di Milano); Salice, Fabio (Politecnico di Milano)

Design and evaluation of an ICT platform for cognitive stimulation of Alzheimer’s disease patients

CAROPPO, ANDREA (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems); LEONE, ALESSANDRO (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems); SICILIANO, PIETRO (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems); SANCARLO, DANIELE (Geriatric Unit & Laboratory of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza); D'ONOFRIO, GRAZIA (Geriatric Unit & Laboratory of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza); GRECO, ANTONIO (Geriatric Unit & Laboratory of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza); BORRELLI, GIANFRANCO (eResult s.r.l); CASACCI, PAOLO (eResult s.r.l); PISTOIA, MASSIMO (eResult s.r.l)

A Smart Wearable Navigation System for Visually Impaired

Abdelgawad, Ahmed

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Special Session Track on Smart, internet-connected objects and applications in dynamically evolving cities and communities

IOM-Internet of Mobility: A Wearable Device for Outdoor Data Collection

Frulio, Francesco (Polytechnic of Milan); Sheikhi, Erfan (Polytechnic of Turin); Rossazza, Lucia (Polytechnic of Turin); Perfetto, Gabriele (Polytechnic of Turin); Picco, Gianluca (Polytechnic of Turin); Calvachi, Andres (Polytechnic of Milan); Comai, Sara (Polytechnic of Milan)

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Spessial Session Track on Open Challenges in Online Social Networks

LCCR: Leaders based Collaborative Filtering for Cold Start Recommendations

Chekkai, Nassira (Department of Computer Science and its Applications Constantine 2 University, Constantine, 25000, Algeria); Chofri, Ilyes (Department of Mathematics, University of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, 23000, Algeria); Meshoul, Souham (Department of Computer Science and its Applications Constantine 2 University, Constantine, 25000, Algeria); Chikhi, Salim (Department of Computer Science and its Applications Constantine 2 University, Constantine, 25000, Algeria)

On the Retweet Decay of the Evolutionary Retweet Graph

Amati, Giambattista (Fondazione Ugo Bordoni); Angelini, Simone (Fondazione Ugo Bordoni); Capri, Francesca (University of Rome "Tor Vergata"); Gambosi, Giorgio (University of Rome "Tor Vergata"); Rossi, Gianluca (University of Rome "Tor Vergata"); Vocca, Paola (DISUCOM, University of Tuscia)

Preserving Privacy in a P2P Social Network

Mordonini, Monica (University of Parma); Poggi, Agostino (University of Parma); Tomaiuolo, Michele (University of Parma)