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Advances in Human-Centered Digital Systems and Services

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer Science & Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2024) | Viewed by 4536

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Peter A. Kara

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Department of Networked Systems and Services, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: quality of experience; light field visualization; cognitive bias
Dr. Federica Battisti

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Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy
Interests: immersive media; quality assessment; quality of experience

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The advent of the latest generation of digital systems and services has clearly demonstrated that Quality of Experience (QoE) is of paramount importance. However, research efforts towards the enhancement of QoE are not limited to such novel solutions, as there is much work to be done in all utilization contexts, in order to bridge the gap between what the users receive and what they actually want. The new approaches of the user-centered digital world are assisted by the proposals and findings of various scientific contributions. For instance, subjective studies enable a better understanding of the users’ point of view, objective metrics aim to comprehensively model the perception of the users, and databases provide the grounds for both subjective and objective quality assessment.

This Special Issue welcomes scientific contributions from all the domains of QoE, for any digital system or service. Whether it is the mapping between the key performance indicators of an emerging display system and the perceived visual quality, the performance evaluation of a novel human–computer interface, the investigation of human factors and inter-user effects of an upcoming metaverse solution, the impact assessment of cognitive bias for a dedicated device, or the cost-efficient yet human-centered resource optimization of a conventional digital service, all QoE-related research efforts may be published in this Special Issue. Beyond original, high-quality technical papers, we invite researchers to submit their reviews, tutorials, theoretical frameworks, and proposals.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Technical Committee Member:

Aniko Simon, Sigma Technology

Dr. Peter A. Kara
Dr. Federica Battisti
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Electronics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • quality of experience
  • human-centered solutions
  • subjective studies
  • objective metrics
  • databases

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Oral vs. Touch Interaction for Cognitive Assessment: Acceptance and Perceived Usability by Senior Adults
by Moisés Pacheco Lorenzo, Noelia Lago Priego, Manuel José Fernández Iglesias, Luis Anido Rifón and Iván Otero-González
Electronics 2024, 13(1), 13; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13010013 - 19 Dec 2023
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There is a digital divide between senior adults and the general population because of the disparity in access and usage of digital technologies, including the internet and modern devices, often stemming from factors like age, familiarity, and socioeconomic status. Yet, technology is increasingly [...] Read more.
There is a digital divide between senior adults and the general population because of the disparity in access and usage of digital technologies, including the internet and modern devices, often stemming from factors like age, familiarity, and socioeconomic status. Yet, technology is increasingly penetrating the healthcare sector in areas such as screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. This study focuses on investigating how older adults perceive the introduction of new devices in the screening and diagnosis of cognitive impairment. For this, a perception study was carried out involving 25 senior adults, 16 women and 9 men, aged between 60 and 93 years, living in the Vigo area, Spain. First, the perception and acceptability of popular technological devices were evaluated by means of the technology acceptance model. Then, participants’ perceptions about the use of smart speakers and tablets for cognitive evaluation were analyzed, both before and after interacting with such devices. Finally, the perception of their caregivers about these tools was also studied. These instruments were found to be useful and enjoyable by older adults. More specifically, smart speakers were preferred by participants over traditional tests for detecting cognitive decline. Additionally, there were no significant differences in the perception of utility, ease of use, or enjoyment between tablets and smart speakers. Participants’ caregivers also reported an overall positive perception about the introduction of these new tools for cognitive assessment. In any case, the study provided evidence to support the introduction of both tablets and smart speakers to interact with older adults, and more specifically, as a means to facilitate the early detection and screening of cognitive decline. Full article
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Influence Factors on User Manual Engagement in the Context of Smart Wearable Devices
by Aniko Simon, Xinyu Qiu, Nikolett Selmeczi-Kovacs, Ildiko Feher, Gabriella Alexi and Peter A. Kara
Electronics 2023, 12(17), 3539; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12173539 - 22 Aug 2023
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The emergence of smart wearable devices has gradually introduced a vast array of functions that may greatly serve the everyday needs of users. Although their ever-increasing list of capabilities may be compensated for by intuitive design, users may still have numerous reasons to [...] Read more.
The emergence of smart wearable devices has gradually introduced a vast array of functions that may greatly serve the everyday needs of users. Although their ever-increasing list of capabilities may be compensated for by intuitive design, users may still have numerous reasons to engage with their user manuals. In this paper, we present four research efforts on the user manuals of smart wearable devices. Our work tackles various influence factors, investigates user behavior, and studies how the device itself affects user manual engagement, as well as the other way around. The research efforts address user experience and behavior, personal preference, device attributes, and the performance metrics of user manuals. We specifically studied smartwatches and smart bands, and explored engagement with medical-purpose smart wearables and their user manuals. As a novelty of our contribution, we classify test participants as regular users, professional users, and technical writers, based on their connection to user manuals, and separately analyze their responses to our questionnaire-based research efforts. The obtained results indicate that user experience and device complexity as influence factors have a statistically significant impact on user manual engagement for regular users, and highlight how regular users and technical writers differ in preference and search-related tasks. Full article
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Does Technology Orientation Determine Innovation Performance through Digital Innovation? A Glimpse of the Electronic Industry in the Digital Economy
by Abdelmohsen A. Nassani, Adriana Grigorescu, Zahid Yousaf, Elena Condrea, Asad Javed and Mohamed Haffar
Electronics 2023, 12(8), 1854; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12081854 - 14 Apr 2023
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This study aims to explore the impact of technology orientation on innovation performance in the electronic industry operating in the digital economy. This study also investigates the mediating role of digital innovation (a special type of innovation that is based on digital technologies) [...] Read more.
This study aims to explore the impact of technology orientation on innovation performance in the electronic industry operating in the digital economy. This study also investigates the mediating role of digital innovation (a special type of innovation that is based on digital technologies) in the relationship between technology orientation and innovation performance. Primary data, based on perception, was collected from operational managers of electronic firms. Correlation and regression analyses were used to test the direct relationship among digital innovation, innovation performance, and technology orientation. The stepwise regression model was used to check the indirect relationship (mediation analysis). Findings revealed that technology orientation is a major predictor of innovation performance in the electronic industry. Results show that digital innovation acts as a bridge between technology orientation and innovation performance. This study investigates the nexus of technology orientation, digital innovation, and innovation performance in electronic firms. This study contextualizes electronic firms for the achievement of innovation performance through digitalization and technology orientation, which is a dire need of the current decade. Full article
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