A Human-Machine Approach to Preserve Privacy in Image Analysis Crowdsourcing Tasks

Modern web information systems use machine learning models to provide personalized user services and experiences. However, machine learning models require annotated data for training, and creating annotated data is done through crowdsourcing tasks. The content used in annotation crowdsourcing tasks like medical records and images might contain...

Automatic Processing of User-Generated Content for the Description of Energy-Consuming Activities at Individual and Group Level

Our world population is increasing significantly resulting in a growing energy demand while the earth is running out if natural resources. This expanded energy demand directly affects climate change. Hence, there is an urgent need to move towards urban sustainability and to reduce our energy consumption. This calls upon a behavioral change in...

Big Data Analytics and Decision Making: Exploring the Possibilities of Big Data Standards to enhance the Management of Urban Development and Construction Projects in the Built Environment

Global trends such as digitalization and the Internet of Things have influenced cities and the lives of residents deeply in recent years. In this digital age, cities turn toward SMART solutions, where they ultimately hope to find new innovative ways of accommodating their citizen’s fundamental needs such as clean drinking water, efficient sewage...