• DaoCron. Job Scheduler for Autonomous Observation Units in the Arctic Tundra 

      Moe Carstens, Martin Sommerseth (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-31)
      DaoCron is a service which enables users to schedule tasks periodically. The Distributed Arctic Observatory (DAO) aims to improve the data collection from the arctic tundra using Observation Units (OUs). These OUs are given a set of tasks which they are expected to schedule at certain intervals. In order to schedule these tasks at certain time-intervals one can make use of Cron, which is a tool for ...
    • Data collection and combination for smart nudges in physical activity 

      Karlsen, Lars (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-06-22)
      Denne masteroppgaven innhenter data fra forskjellige relevante kilder til fysisk aktivitet, og designer et smart nudging system. Oppgaven ser på hvordan dataen fra disse relevante kildene kan brukes av systemet til å påvirke adferden og motivasjonen til folk, så folk kan bli mere fysisk aktive.
    • DeepRoom: A Deep Learning Rating System for Photography 

      Lintvedt, Victoria Kumetz Lillegård (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-06-01)
      This thesis explores integrating deep learning techniques into photography, aiming to automate the identification of good images within large datasets. The primary focus is developing a deep learning-based system called DeepRoom that rates and evaluates photographs based on photography-specific technical criteria. To accomplish this, the research methodology encompasses qualitative research alongside ...
    • Design and implementation of a prototype for capturing immediate user experiences 

      Ekvang, Espen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-06-01)
      Everywhere we go we are overwhelmed with impressions and experiences making our day. Research has proven these to change over time, thus psychologists and experimenters in surveys are interested in what a person actually experienced at a particular point in time, referred to as immediate experience. Whether it was as a reaction to some event or just at specific times during the day, is determined ...
    • Design and implementation of an encourager and motivator application for physical activity based on Bluetooth devices and Argos Middleware Platform 

      Hanssen, Harald Sømnes (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-01-27)
      Argos is a middleware platform developed at the ArticBeans lab at the University of Tromsø. The purpose of Argos is to provide a personal application platform for custom services. In this thesis we look at how Bluetooth devices along with Argos can be combined to create an application for encouraging and motivating physical activity. Physical activity is steadily decreasing among the population. ...
    • Detecting events in videos using semantic analytics of subtitles 

      Leer, Erik Bræck (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-06)
      Recently, television broadcasters such as the NRK and TV2 channels, have begun offering live internet television and movie archive along with their regular schedule, much like the known video archives such as Youtube and Vimeo. The amount of all television offered reduces the ability of the user to get an overview of the programs that are available at any given time, making the user will probably ...
    • Developing a Local-First Application with Automerge 

      Økland, Stian (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2021-05-31)
      In modern time, cloud services have been the go-to approach to store information and documents, and cloud makes documents accessible for users and make it easier to manage items. Cloud is an excellent option to have when data need to be available, but what if collaboration is only needed a few times a week? Once a month? Or unstable connection leading to disconnection to the network? A solution is ...
    • DiaLudus: Developing a Gamified Mobile App for Pediatric Diabetes Education 

      Brattland, Sigurd Johannes (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-06-01)
      Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease that causes significant challenges for the patient and their parents, affecting them physically and mentally. Approximately 450 children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Norway yearly, necessitating lifelong self-management of their blood glucose levels. Early knowledge acquisition is crucial to improving the patient's prognosis and self-management skills. ...
    • DiDiMap. Diet Diary and Consumption Control for Monitoring Bowel Dysfunctions and low-FODMAP Diet App 

      Olsen, Tobias Robin Borgen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-31)
      The purpose of this project was to design and implement a mobile application for people with bowel dysfunctions, intolerances, and food allergies. The application was expected to provide all needed functionality for the target groups day to day challenges. Irritable bowel syndrome, intolerances, and food allergies affect a significant portion of the population. On a world basis, 15\% of the ...
    • DMNI. Dynamic Mobile Network Infrastructure 

      Fagerli, Simon Kristoffer Nilsen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-06-01)
      Each winter the Climate-Ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT) project deploys a range of small devices to measure and monitor the climate changes that occur in the Arctic regions in an attempt to gain better understanding of how the changes are affecting the Arctic tundra ecosystems. The deployed devices are often limited in terms of energy and connectivity range. Due to this, researchers ...
    • Dynamic ePROM mobile application to improve diabetes consultations. Incorporating patient-gathered data into ePROMs 

      Aglen, Benjamin (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-31)
      People with diabetes live a life of constant need to monitor and manage their illness. Unfortunately, a large number of people with diabetes suffer from diabetes-related distress and depression. A better diabetes consultation can directly impact the health of people with diabetes, both mentally and physically. In this thesis, healthcare practices that previous studies have reported lead to a ...
    • Eatnu: a storage system for evaluating and persisting sensor data 

      Stenhaug, Magnus (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-06-01)
      The amount of information generated exceeeds the current available storage. Big Data, the Internet of Things and the increasing popularity of self-tracking gadgets call for new storage solutions to manage and analyze the data. To handle the constant flow of information, we have implemented Eatnu. Eatnu is a storage system designed to handle large data streams, where programmers can specify what ...
    • EDMON - A backend server for an infection detection system monitoring individuals with type 1 diabetes 

      Coucheron, Sverre (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-31)
      There are a growing number of adults with diabetes worldwide. Within 2045 it is expected to become over 600 million individuals. Since there are no known cures for diabetes, self-monitoring and self-recording are often used to manage the condition. Having tools such as mobile applications allow individuals to do this. The world and society face a significant health threat from communicable diseases, ...
    • Efficient intra-node Communication for Chip Multiprocessors 

      Henriksen, Torje Starbo (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-10-15)
      The microprocessor industry has reached limitations of sequential processing power due to power-efficiency and heat problems. With the integrated-circuit technology moving forward, chip-multithreading has become the trend, increasing parallel processing power. The shift of focus has resulted in the vast majority of supercomputers having chip-multiprocessors. While the high performance computing ...
    • Embedded analytics of animal images 

      Thomassen, Sigurd (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-12-14)
      Due to the large increase of image data in animal surveillance, an effective and efficient way of labeling said data is required. Over the past few years the Climate-ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT) project have deployed dozens of cameras in eastern Finnmark, Norway during winter, which have resulted in a large volume of wildlife images which is used to document the effects of climate ...
    • End-to-end Trainable Ship Detection in SAR Images with Single Level Features 

      Tiller, Markus (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-06-01)
      Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) use machine learning and manual analysis done by synthetic aperture radar (SAR) specialists on SAR images in real time to provide a ship detection service. KSATs current machine learning model has a limited ability to distinguish ships close to each other. For this reason, we aim to employ an end-to-end trainable object detection model, as they can better ...
    • Exploring in-game rewards in the diaquarium. A serious game for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus 

      Rønningen, Ida Charlotte (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-12-22)
      Digital games do not only serve entertainment purposes, but can also benefit as useful tools for learning. Games that have an explicit and carefully thought-out educational intention has appeared as very productive within health care, and have been used more frequently as part of treatment among children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Insulin-depended diabetes has no known cure at the present time, ...
    • Exploring the inner mechanisms of 5G networks for orchestrating container-based applications in edge data centers 

      Fasteraune, Fredrik Hagen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-06-01)
      One of the novel new features of mobile 5G networks is what is commonly known as "Ultra Reliable Low Latency" communication. To achieve the "Low Latency" part, it is necessary to introduce processing and storage capabilities closer to the radio access network, thus introducing Edge data centers. An Edge data center will be capable of hosting third-party applications and a user of these ...
    • FAT: A framework for automated regression testing of protocol stacks 

      Nilsen, Karl Magnus (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2003-12-15)
      Software systems today are becoming larger and more complex, resulting in a growing need for good and efficient testing routines. An approach used by several software developers is to automate the test process. Test automation has the benefits that it reduces the time of the testing process and that automated tests are more accurate and precise than manual tests. <br /><br /> Manufacturers who ...
    • Fine-grained characterization of edge workloads 

      Kanck, Magnus (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-06-01)
      Edge computing is an emerging paradigm within the field of distributed computing, aimed at bringing data processing capabilities closer to the data-generating sources to enable real-time processing and reduce latency. However, the lack of representative data in the literature poses a significant challenge for evaluating the effectiveness of new algorithms and techniques developed for this paradigm. A ...