This project is carried out by Wuhan University, Central China Normal University, Sun Yat-sen University, Shandong Technology and Business University, Aalto University and University of Oulu. This project mainly focus on: Phone users’ personality and their phone usage patterns; Effects related to phone usage patterns; Data analysis techniques of phone data. The AWARE framework (http://www.awareframework.com/) will serve for the data…
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Just how much do consumers value the battery life on their smartphones? Battery life on mobile devices is a growing concern for consumers and manufacturers, and manufacturers are currently engaged in a heated battle for providing the best battery life on their devices. Yet, very little work has actually attempted to measure the value we place on battery life. “This…
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The Center for Ubiquitous Computing in collaboration with the Oulu bus company Oubus Oy and the Finnish Meteorological Institute have begun co-operation in Data to Intelligence project on the collection of environmental data. A road condition sensor has been retrofitted onto one of the buses operating between Puolivälinkangas and Saarela, and expected to collect data during December 2015. The optical sensor measures the spectrum of surface reflections…
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The accelerating pace of Valossa Labs Ltd, a spin-off from our Center, has been physically tough. When the team won the Midnight Pitch Fest last summer, a coder fainted after hearing the news. The team was tested again at the end of September when it headed to Silicon Valley to participate in TechCrunch Disrupt event, where hundreds of technology start-ups presented…
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