Recent developments in microservices architecture and building have lead to the advent of unikernels, a specialized operating system kernel coupled with, and executing only, a single application. This thesis presents PPCE a distributed system utilising a microservices architecture based on unikernels, created to enable privacy-preserving computing for users, classes of users, and more importantly; ...

Smart nudging has a goal to try to nudge users, these nudges are personally tailored for their specific situation and needs. In this thesis we will combine knowledge from Nudging and principles from user interface design and user experience research to increase the likelihood of the smart nudges to be as effective as possible.

In today's digital landscape where cloud-oriented approaches are widespread and an integral part, local-first software emerges to offer an alternative. It addresses concerns such as data control, privacy, offline capabilities, collaboration, and performance. The open-source relational database engine SQLite is a fitting candidate for local-first software as it is not reliant on network connectivity. ...

Speech recognition and communication between humans and machines are increasingly popular today. Several companies already have products in this market segment. The Managed IoT Cloud (MIC) platform is a complete ecosystem for management of Internet of Things (IOT) devices, data storage and analysis of data. However, the platform lacks an integration with a personal assistant to introduces ...

1 Abstract Key-value stores have a very large variation in their design and implementation, while still adhering to the key-value abstraction. The available generic benchmarks cannot truly represent the performance a key-value store will have with a specific application, unless your application happens to have the exact same configuration and workloads as the benchmark. Moreover, most benchmarks ...

This thesis extends research into the application of an exergame for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Individuals with intellectual disabilities have a more sedentary lifestyle than the general population, and the need for regular physical activity is high. The World Health Organization recommends 150 minutes of physical activity each week. Exergames can contain elements that excite ...

Sensor networks are frequently used to monitor our environment. From monitoring the habitat of seabirds [1], to the structural integrity of bridges [2]. They can also be used to monitor the arctic tundra to help us monitor climate change. The arctic tundra does however place additional requirements on a monitoring system. Low access to energy sources, human intervention, and networks to transfer ...

More and more scientific equipment are being placed outside to monitor the environment. Such observation units can benefit from increased autonomy to function during harsh conditions and network partitioning. Environmental conditions like low temperatures can damage equipment. Therefor it is important for equipment to be able to autonomously launch countermeasures. This thesis describes an autonomous ...

Collaborative filtering recommender systems have become essential to many Internet services, providing, for instance, book recommendations at Amazon's online e-commerce service, music recommendation in Spotify and movie recommendation in Netflix. Matrix factorization and Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs) are two popular methods for implementing recommender systems, both providing superior ...

The Arctic Tundra in the far northern hemisphere is one of ecosystems that are most affected by the climate changes in the world today. Five Fram Center institutions developed a long-term research project called Climate-ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT). Their goal is to create robust observation systems which enable documentation and understanding of climate change impacts on the ...