Browsing by Author "Narganes, Maribel"
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Item Defining user-generated services in a semantically-enabled mobile platform(2010) Davies, Marcin; Fensel, Anna; Carrez, François; Narganes, Maribel; Urdiales, Diego; Danado, José; SWTMobile computing enables end-users not only to access and consume information on-the-go but also to act as service and content providers. With the right tools, end-users can create small services on their mobiles and share valuable and context-aware information with others. This work introduces a platform for end-user generated mobile services - so-called microservices. As a key component we present a microservice description language for user-driven mobile service creation, powerful service discovery, and platform-independent service execution and rendering. The paper also gives insight into the visual authoring tool and the user feedback gathered in evaluations.Item M:Ciudad: An infrastructure for creation and sharing of end user generated microservices(2008) Davies, Marcin; Gil, Guillermo; Maknavicius, Linas; Narganes, Maribel; Urdiales, Diego; Zhdanova, Anna V.; Quantum; SWTWe present an infrastructure for the creation and sharing of end-user generated microservices. Main elements of the conceived semantic microservice model, the microservice lifecycle and a high-level architectural view of the m:Ciudad infrastructure are discussed.Item m:Ciudad: Enabling end-user mobile service creation(2011-11) Davies, Marcin; Carrez, François; Heinilä, Juhani; Fensel, Anna; Narganes, Maribel; Danado, José Carlos dos Santos; SWTPurpose: Mobile computing enables end-users to create small services on their mobiles and share valuable and context-aware information with others. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a platform for end-user generated mobile services - so-called microservices. Design/methodology/approach: As a key component the authors present a microservice description language for user-driven mobile service creation and platform-independent service execution and rendering. The paper also gives insight into the authors' visual authoring tool. The chosen design approach is evaluated in two phases: an intermediate evaluation with a small hands-on trial and an online survey; and a final laboratory test with 24 test users in total. Findings: The paper provides empirical insights about the methods and motivations of end-users creating small mobile services. The main purposes of service creation would be mostly to exchange information, stay in contact, and just for fun (on the basis of non-commercial use). The evaluations also indicate the visual drag and drop approach of putting service blocks together as being the most favored in terms of user satisfaction. Originality/value: The concepts and findings introduced in this paper will help in designing mobile service authoring environments, which is appealing to software communities/vendors and mobile network operators. The presented platform is, to the authors' knowledge, the first designed and implemented infrastructure enabling end-user mobile service creation.Item Mobile execution environment for non-intermediated content distribution(2011-03) Christophe, Benoit; Narganes, Maribel; Antila, Ville; Maknavicius, Linas; SWTDespite the availability of various mobile features and the ability to stay always connected, there are very few applications that truly take advantage of the mobile platform. Frequently, mobile applications are just reduced versions of or thin interfaces to existing personal computer (PC)-based applications, and therefore do not support specific mobile features. Moreover, Web-based applications are seldom rendered appropriately on mobile devices. Finally, mobile applications are designed for the exclusive use of the mobile owner, interacting with the network using a client/server approach. This paper presents the concept of distributed mobile applications, focusing on the use of mobile capabilities that allow users to generate content and to access that content using a mobile-to-mobile interaction approach. It provides a blueprint for a new multi provider/multi consumer decentralized platform which will provide users with access to content that may have been previously unavailable via dedicated applications.