"This book focuses on the human users of search engines and the tool they use to interact with them: the search user interface. The truly worldwide reach of the Web has brought with it a new realization among computer scientists and laypeople of the enormous importance of usabil…
Talking to people about your designs might seem like a basic skill, but it can be difficult to do well. In many cases, how you communicate with stakeholders, clients, and other nondesigners may be more important than the designs themselves. Because if you can't get their support…
En un mundo donde la realidad está formada por hibridaciones, flujos e intersecciones continuas, se impone una epistemología más interesada en la sutileza que en la certeza. De este contexto surgen formas de representación donde lo mecánico se transmuta en formas fluidas e inter…
This thesis discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the field of accessibility, particularly as computing becomes ubiquitous. It is argued that a new approach is needed that centres around adaptations (specific, atomic changes) to user interfaces and content in order t…
Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) are perhaps the most efficient method for tunnel excavation, as they have become the dominant mode and method of tunneling around the world. One of the essential steps for justification of the use of TBMs as well as planning the completion time and e…
Este projeto tem como objetivo desenvolver uma Prova de Conceito (PDC), para dar resposta às necessidades espaciais de georreferenciação de uma câmara municipal. Uma instituição deste género necessita recorrentemente de gestão de recursos no seu território, resolução de ocorrênc…
This thesis investigates the issues of creating a publicly accessible Web interface to a remote autonomous robot: the Bradford Robotic Telescope. The robot is situated on Mount Teide, on the island of Tenerife, Spain. Its mission is to provide interactive access to the stars to …