I could not write for long. I developed an agent system and run a field study. I finished writing my 9 month report and passed my first viva. We also submitted a conference paper. In the next couple of posts, I will write about papers which were published in UbiComp'13.
The first paper that I am going to mention is "The Collective Infrastructural Work of Electricity: Exploring Feedback in a Prepaid University Dorm in China" by Liu et al.
The paper presents findings of a field study. The study focuses on how students living in university dorms with a prepaid electricity system adopt a digital feedback system. In the study participants can use a web interface or a mobile application. The web interface enables users to compare their consumption with different dormitory apartments. Also it displays the amount of energy consumed and remained. The mobile application shows recent consumption trend and remaining energy balance. It also offers automatic low-balance reminder where users can set the threshold for the reminder.
The high level structure of the paper:
-> Abstract
-> Introduction
- Eco-feedback
- Some related challenges and findings
- The study, its aim and its contribution
-> Related Work
- What have been done
- What have not been done
- Exceptional studies
- How what you do is different
-> Background and Method
-> Findings
-> Collective Infrastructural Work
-> Discussion
-> Conclusion
The method used in the field study is explained briefly in the following.
- Participants are recruited through the University's bulletin system.
- No incentive was provided. Participation was voluntary basis.
- The evaluation of the system performed based on the log data and semi-structured interviews.
- Two rounds of interviews were conducted. The first round was conducted with 10 students two weeks into the deployment. The interview questions included when, where and why the participants used the system. The second round was conducted with 6 students after 7 months to understand long-term user behavior.
-> Abstract
-> Introduction
- Eco-feedback
- Some related challenges and findings
- The study, its aim and its contribution
-> Related Work
- What have been done
- What have not been done
- Exceptional studies
- How what you do is different
-> Background and Method
-> Findings
-> Collective Infrastructural Work
-> Discussion
-> Conclusion
