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Firewall information and security visualization : improving the usage and adoption of modern network firewalls by novice users
(2007)
The increasing number of people having access to computers and the Internet and the numerous services provided by the Internet - e.g., Internet banking, online shopping, eBay, email - emphasizes the need for computer ...
Model driven communication protocol engineering and simulation based performance analysis using UML 2.0
(2004)
The automated functional and performance analysis of communication systems specified with some Formal Description Technique has long been the goal of telecommunication engineers. In the past SDL and Petri nets have been ...
The subjective response of people living with HIV to illness narratives in VR
(2004)
This dissertation reports on the results on an exploratory investigation into the potential efficacy of VR as both a support mechanism to people living with HIV I AIDS, as well its capabilities as an emotive medium. Two ...
Customisable abstract representation layer for digital libraries
(2006)
The user interface is a very important component in a piece of software as it is the layer which allows user interaction with the underlying functionality. Within the domain of digital libraries modification to the interface ...
A digital library component assembly environment
(2005)
Digital libraries (DLs), originally termed electronic libraries, are the result of the meshing of two communities: library professionals, including librarians and publishers, and computer scientists, including their poster ...
Analyzing storage system workloads
(2006)
Analysis of storage system workloads is important for a number of reasons. The analysis might be performed to understand the usage patterns of existing storage systems. It is very important for the architects to understand ...
Mobile information management : investigating paces of interaction using mobile devices
(2005)
Mobile computing, by necessity, introduces its own paradigm of interaction and design complexities. Rather than trying to re-create miniature desktop systems, designers should focus on creating mobile software: software ...
Visualisation of ATM network connectivity and topology
(2001)
ATM and dynamic reconfiguration allow for rapid changes in a virtual path network depending on traffic load and future demands. This technology improves the utilisation, lowers the call blocking probability and increases ...
Perceptual refinement for hierarchical radiosity
(2000)
This dissertation explores the use of a simple model of the human visual system to yield a performance improvement with hierarchical radiosity. Hierarchical radiosity is a physically based rendering algorithm and hence ...
Investigating cost effective communication alternatives for geographically hostile regions
(2001)
The lack of communication facilities in developing countries is a constraint to social, political and economic empowerment of the people. However, advances in technology promise to deliver voice, video and data communication ...