Outputs (21)

Factorization Techniques for Predicting Student Performance (2012)
Book Chapter
Thai-Nghe, N., Drumond, L., Horváth, T., Krohn-Grimberghe, A., Nanopoulos, A., & Schmidt-Thieme, L. (2012). Factorization Techniques for Predicting Student Performance. In O. C. Santos, & J. G. Boticario (Eds.), Educational Recommender Systems and Technologies: Practices and Challenges (129-153). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-489-5.ch006

Recommender systems are widely used in many areas, especially in e-commerce. Recently, they are also applied in e-learning for recommending learning objects (e.g. papers) to students. This chapter introduces state-of-the-art recommender system techni... Read More about Factorization Techniques for Predicting Student Performance.

The Media in Transforming Audiences and Societies (2012)
Book Chapter
Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B., & Zeller, F. (2012). The Media in Transforming Audiences and Societies. In P. Pęzik (Ed.), Corpus data across languages and disciplines (133-156). Peter Lang

Information behaviour and music information retrieval systems (2012)
Book Chapter
Neal, D., & Conroy, N. (2012). Information behaviour and music information retrieval systems. In D. Rasmussen Neal (Ed.), Indexing and retrieval of non-text information (83-110). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110260588.83

Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses (2012)
Book Chapter
Henninger, M., & Neal, D. R. (2012). Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses. In D. Rasmussen Neal (Ed.), Social Media for Academics: A Practical Guide (141-159). Chandos Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-84334-681-4.50008-6

This chapter presents ideas for delivering online course content and communication in ways that will increase student participation and engagement. Diane Rasmussen Neal discusses options for using social media such as discussion forums, synchronous c... Read More about Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses.

The game is aFoot, Watson: DeepQA systems and the future of HCI (2012)
Book Chapter
Keates, S., & Varker, P. (2012). The game is aFoot, Watson: DeepQA systems and the future of HCI. In M. M. Soares, & F. Rebelo (Eds.), Advances in Usability Evaluation Part II (341-348). Florida, USA: CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b12324-40

In February 2011, the IBM Watson DeepQA (deep question and answer) system took part in a special challenge, pitting its question and answer capability against former Jeopardy!TM grand champions in a televised match. Watson emerged victorious from the... Read More about The game is aFoot, Watson: DeepQA systems and the future of HCI.

Multi-path multi-criteria routing of hazardous materials in time-dependent networks. (2012)
Book Chapter
Hosseinloo, S. H., Kanturska, U., Fonzone, A., & Bell, M. G. H. (2012). Multi-path multi-criteria routing of hazardous materials in time-dependent networks. In E. Garbolino, M. Tkiouat, N. Yankevich, & D. Lachtar (Eds.), Transport of Dangerous Goods : Methods and Tools for Reducing the Risks of Accidents and Terrorist Attack (151-165). (Garbolino, Emmanuel; Tkiouat, Mohamed; Yankevich, Natalia; Lachtar, Dalanda). BMC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2684-0_6

Disseminating learning. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M., & Legacy, C. (2012). Disseminating learning. In N. Low (Ed.), Transforming urban transport: the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobility. Routledge

Central to achieving sustainable transport are the processes of dissemination of learning and engagement with the public necessary to generate the motive force to transform transport. Dissemination has usually been considered to be a task undertaken... Read More about Disseminating learning..

The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. (2012)
Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2012). The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. In H. Geerlings, Y. Shiftan, & D. Stead (Eds.), Transition towards sustainable mobility: the role of instruments, Individual and Institutions (217-230). Ashgate Publishing

Many of the processes of strategic planning and transport have long been based on slow changing environments where much of the operational investment could reasonably be undertaken on the basis that, if the present was well understood, the projection... Read More about The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport..

Accessibility indicators for transport planning. (2012)
Book Chapter
Morris, J. M., Dumble, P. L., & Wigan, M. (2012). Accessibility indicators for transport planning. In C. Mulley (Ed.), Urban Form and transport Accessibility. Edward Elgar

Both perceptual and measurable specifications of accessibility are reviewed and their relevance to transport planning established. The wide variety of analytical forms which can be used to quantify different aspects of accessibility are categorised... Read More about Accessibility indicators for transport planning..

Transportation in African cities: an Institutional perspective. (2012)
Book Chapter
Grieco, M., & Crowther, D. (2012). Transportation in African cities: an Institutional perspective. In N. Brooks, K. Donaghy, & G. Knapp (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Urban Economics and Planning. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195380620.013.0037

Transportation in African cities takes place in a context where, with the exception of South Africa, the overall context of regional, national, and continental transport provision and connectivity is poor, and these poor levels of infrastructure supp... Read More about Transportation in African cities: an Institutional perspective..