@misc{13651,
  abstract     = {{Microbial food safety is the master key for reducing illness caused by the consumption of foodstuffs. This demonstration therefore aims to use non-pathogenic surrogates to draw conclusions whether vegan ready-to-eat model food serves as a base for growth of pathogenic Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes in vegan ready-to-eat meat substitute in case of a potential contamination, causing a reduction of food safety.
Packages of ready-to-eat vegan meat substitutes were inoculated with certain level of non-pathogenic L. innocua and E. coli and incubated at varying environmental conditions before they were examined for changes in the physico-chemical properties.
The observed ability of the microbes to grow in the snacks may cause a reduction in food safety. This demonstration shows that these ready-to-eat-snacks may cause a reduction in food safety if the product studied is contaminated.}},
  author       = {{Müller, Carolin and Alarinta, Jarmo and Frahm, Björn and Wirtanen, Gun}},
  booktitle    = {{SeAMK Journal}},
  issn         = {{2984-1917}},
  keywords     = {{Vegan food, Ready-to-eat food, RTE, Listeria innocua, Escherichia coli, food safety, microbial spoilage, shelf life study}},
  number       = {{1}},
  publisher    = {{SeAMK}},
  title        = {{{Demonstration of Listeria innocua and Escherichia coli growth in ready-to-eat vegan foods}}},
  volume       = {{2}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}

@misc{12681,
  abstract     = {{Im Rahmen einer interdisziplinären Forschungsstudie wurde von April bis Juli 2024 der Einfluss von Beleuchtung auf die Inklusivität von Ausstellungsbesuchen untersucht.
Ziel der Studie war es, die Frage zu beantworten, inwiefern Lichtgestaltung einen Ausstellungsraum für unterschiedliche Besucher:innen, insbesondere für Menschen mit Seheinschränkungen, zugänglicher und inklusiver machen kann.
Die Studie wurde von einem Team aus Expert:innen der Raumwahrnehmung und Lichtgestaltung durchgeführt, darunter Paula Longato (Buro Happold), Prof. Ulrich Nether (IDS) und Kristina Herrmann (IDS), Justin Groot (Sentistic), sowie Studierende der Innenarchitektur in Kooperation mit der Deutschen Arbeitswelt Ausstellung (DASA) und unterstützt durch die Lichttechnik des Unternehmens Zumtobel.
Die Sonderausstellung „Respekt“ in Dortmund diente als Forschungsplattform. Durch die partizipative Einbeziehung von Menschen mit Seheinschränkungen wurde ein Forschungsdesign entwickelt, das spezifische Erkenntnisse über die Rolle der Lichtwahrnehmung und deren Bedeutung für die inklusive Gestaltung von Ausstellungsräumen generieren sollte.}},
  author       = {{Nether, Ulrich and Herrmann, Kristina and  Longato, Paula and Schnaus, Anna and Brockmann, Lisa and Willing, Pauline and Schwierz, Tabea and Schnitzler, Rebecca and Dicke, Victoria}},
  keywords     = {{Inclusive Lighting, Ausstellungsdesign, Seheinschränkungen, Partizipation, Feldforschung, Pre-Study}},
  pages        = {{99}},
  publisher    = {{Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe}},
  title        = {{{Was wir sehen - Inclusive Lighting}}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}

@misc{13349,
  abstract     = {{In weakly-structured work processes, workers are free to decide in which sequence to process their tasks. Predicting their decision-making helps plan production more accurately while preserving workers’ autonomy. The factors that influence workers’ decision-making depend on the manufacturing process and person considered, and they must be newly collected for each use case. This paper identifies the factors influencing workers when deciding in which sequence to process manufacturing tasks in a medium-sized hydraulic cylinder manufacturer. Five workers and two lead workers were observed and interviewed during several work shifts about influencing factors. The authors propose a new interview technique called indifference testing to overcome subjects’ difficulty articulating their decision-making process. Collected factors were categorized using inductive category formation and context analysis. The analyses identified 75 influencing factors comprising 37 decision attributes and 38 decision rules. The identified decision attributes indicate that worker preferences are influenced by attributes from the classical scheduling literature and attributes related to worker well-being, circadian rhythms, and ergonomics. The identified decision rules are useful constituents of more complex preference functions. The decision attributes and rules enable the construction of machine learning models to predict workers’ task sequencing decisions in job shops. Potential applications include systematically eliminating or controlling influencing factors through workplace design measures to increase worker well-being and optimality of their decisions.}},
  author       = {{Herrmann, Jan-Phillip and Tackenberg, Sven and Burgert, Florens and Nitsch, Verena}},
  booktitle    = {{Procedia Computer Science}},
  issn         = {{1877-0509}},
  keywords     = {{Task Sequencing, Manufacturing, Learning To Rank, Scheduling Human Factors, Case Study}},
  pages        = {{1820--1829}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier BV}},
  title        = {{{Influencing factors on worker task sequencing decisions in a medium-sized hydraulic cylinder manufacturer}}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.procs.2025.01.244}},
  volume       = {{253}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}

@misc{11997,
  abstract     = {{In Germany, individuals unable or not yet able to return to the general labor market due to disabilities are employed in sheltered workshops which are called WfbM (“Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen”). These organizations are required to earn the wages for the aforementioned group of people by offering market services. These services include, in particular, assembly activities. However, WfbM face the challenge that customer orders tend to become more complex, especially as a result of an increased number of product variants. This development not only has an impact on the work in WfbM, but also makes it much more difficult to achieve the desired inclusion of people with disabilities in the general labor market. Bearing this in mind, the research question addressed in this article can be stated as such: How far can the use of an informational assistance system compensate for performance deficits of people with disabilities in the context of assembly? The results of the conducted laboratory study show that the implementation of an assistance system can help to reduce existing barriers and challenges resulting from the mismatch between requirements of the general labor market and the performance characteristics of people with cognitive impairments.
Practical Relevance: For people with disabilities, the use of assistance systems opens up new opportunities for participation in the general labor market and thus makes an important contribution to implementing the requirements of the “Bundesteilhabegesetz” (a law to strengthen participation of people with disabilities in Germany).}},
  author       = {{Bendzioch, Sven and Hinrichsen, Sven}},
  booktitle    = {{Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft (ZfA)}},
  issn         = {{2366-4681}},
  keywords     = {{Informational Assistance System, People with Disabilities, Manual Assembly, Image Processing System, Laboratory Study}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{240--253}},
  publisher    = {{Springer-Verlag GmbH }},
  title        = {{{Potentials of an informational assembly assistance system for persons with cognitive disabilities — Results of a laboratory study}}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s41449-024-00414-9}},
  volume       = {{78}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}

@misc{10012,
  abstract     = {{Systems Engineering (SE) is becoming increasingly relevant in industrial application since more stakeholders are involved in engineering activities. To implement SE, companies have to adapt existing engineering processes and methods. This adaption requires knowledge about new methods as well as their integration into the engineering activities. In order to ensure goal-oriented identification of methods for different SE activities in this contribution an action field profile and the Systems Engineering Method Matrix are proposed. The development of both tools is driven by the assumption that most SE activities and methods can be described based on the artefacts the deliver. In order to get feedback about the proposed tools, semi-structured interviews with two industry partners were conducted, focussing on the tool's usability. These interviews underline the basic usability of the tools and their support to identify SE activities to be supported by (new) methods. Moreover, requirements for further development and adaption are derived from the interviews.}},
  author       = {{Ammersdörfer, Theresa and Inkermann, David and Müller, Johannes and Mandel, Constantin and Albers, Albert and Tekaat, Julian and Schierbaum, Anja and Anacker, Harald and Bitzer, Michael and Kleiner, Sven and Herrmann, Jan-Phillip and Krause, Patrik}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED23)}},
  issn         = {{ 2732-527X}},
  keywords     = {{Systems Engineering (SE), Design methods, Case study, Design process}},
  location     = {{Bordeaux, Frankreich}},
  pages        = {{3245--3254}},
  publisher    = {{Cambridge University Press}},
  title        = {{{SUPPORTING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES BY ARTIFACT-ORIENTED DESCRIPTION AND SELECTION OF METHODS}}},
  doi          = {{https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.325}},
  volume       = {{3}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}

@misc{8457,
  abstract     = {{Mass housing neighbourhoods (MHN) represent the leading pattern of urban transformation and expansion in the second half of the 20th century, and accordingly evaluation, regeneration and redesign of the MHN represent a necessary and challenging task in the contemporary research context. In the practical scope of MHN rehabilitation, various holistic approaches and design strategies are identified that affirm both ecological transition and social transformation of these urban settings. However, the level of application of such approaches across Europe varies greatly, and requires research initiatives of a comparative nature that open a cross-geographical debate at the European level. Although there is a series of evidence-based studies that define the conceptual framework of MHN, i.e., large-scale housing settlements, through historical-interpretative and chronological analyses, the academic debate on practical and feasible MHN rehabilitation and their sustainable integration into the urban development of cities at European level is underdeveloped. The specific objective of this paper is to establish preliminary insights into the current level of MHN rehabilitation and to identify challenges for further actions through (1) a comparative analysis of MHN role models from the second half of 20th century, and through (2) insights from an implemented expert questionnaire. The research engages a comparative case study analysis as the primary method and analyses MHN in Germany (as a representative of Western Europe) and in the two ex-Yugoslav countries, North Macedonia and Serbia (as representatives of Eastern Europe). This research has highlighted the main obstacles and challenges for MHN rehabilitation and demonstrated the importance of a multiscale approach to MHN analysis, having in mind that through the distribution of design values at the analysed spatial levels (neighbourhood level, building level, and apartment level) the application of affirmative indicators within different design values group is recognised.}},
  author       = {{Milovanovic, Aleksandra and Dragutinovic, Anica and Nikezic, Ana and Pottgiesser, Uta and Stojanovski, Mihajlo and Ivanovska Deskova, Ana and Ivanovski, Jovan and Damjanovska, Tea}},
  booktitle    = {{Sustainability / Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)}},
  issn         = {{2071-1050 }},
  keywords     = {{mass housing neighbourhoods, rehabilitation, housing design values, comparative case study, questionnaire, multiscale approach, Germany, North Macedonia, Serbia}},
  number       = {{13}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI}},
  title        = {{{Rehabilitation of Mass Housing as a Contribution to Social Equality: Insights from the East-West European Academic Dialogue}}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/su14138106}},
  volume       = {{14}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}

@inbook{4313,
  abstract     = {{This paper reports on a study (N = 471) exploring the acceptance of video-based home monitoring systems as well as criteria influencing their acceptance. While most participants stated that they would home monitoring solutions under certain conditions, the majority of participants is rather reluctant to use systems that transmit visual and acoustical information to remote medical personnel. Besides age, most user characteristics, which played important roles in technology acceptance research for many years, do not appear to be decisive factors for the acceptance of electronic home-monitoring services.}},
  author       = {{Röcker, Carsten}},
  booktitle    = {{Intelligent Human Systems Integration 2019}},
  editor       = {{Karwowski, Waldemar and Ahram, Tareq}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-030-11050-5}},
  keywords     = {{Active assisted living, Electronic homecare, e-health : Video-based monitoring, Technology acceptance, User-centered design, Study}},
  location     = {{San Diego, California, USA}},
  pages        = {{551 -- 556}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{{Exploring the Acceptance of Video-Based Medical Support}}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-030-11051-2_83}},
  volume       = {{903}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}

@inproceedings{4323,
  abstract     = {{The latest generation of head-mounted displays such as HoloLens pro- vide mixed reality capabilities that claim to better integrate the real and virtual worlds. In this paper, we would like the share our experiences in implementing a user interface for an assembly assistance system using the HoloLens. We carried out a preliminary evaluation of the applicability of mixed reality using the per- spective of developers and expert users in an assembly scenario that allows us to operate and compare two interfaces - a state-of-the-art projector display system and the HoloLens. We believe our findings may contribute towards a better un- derstanding of the effects of new display technologies such as the HoloLens in developing and using assistance systems in other fields as well. Areas that may be of future research are also highlighted.}},
  author       = {{Dhiman, Hitesh and Martinez, Sascha and Paelke, Volker and Röcker, Carsten}},
  booktitle    = {{HCI in Business, Government, and Organizations}},
  editor       = {{Fui-Hoon Nah, Fiona and Sophia Xiao, Bo}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-319-91715-3}},
  keywords     = {{Human machine interaction, Assembly assistance system, Qualitative study, HoloLens}},
  location     = {{Las Vegas, NV, USA}},
  pages        = {{67--78}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{{Head-Mounted Displays in Industrial AR-Applications: Ready for Prime Time?}}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-319-91716-0_6}},
  volume       = {{10923}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}

@inproceedings{597,
  abstract     = {{This paper is aimed to discuss current research using data mining techniques and industry statistics in production environments. The general research approach is based on the idea of using data mining processes and techniques of industry statistics to find rare and hidden patterns behind failures of complex components. A case study will be applied to illustrate how the technique is carried out and where the limits of this approach occur. The case study deals with a component supplier of printing machines, which received an increasing number of client complaints, all related to one distinct problem. The observed failures seem to occur only among clients with very high quality standards. The affected component undergoes a very complex production process with several steps in different departments. Every single production unit records data information from multiple process variables and at different points in time. In the beginning there was no understanding of the failure causes in production at all. Therefore a huge amount of production data had to be analyzed to find the pattern that discloses the failure.
The data mining process starts with a first step in which the given data sets are prepared and then cleaned. Followed up by building a prediction model. The aim is to detect the root causes for failures and to predict potential failures in affected components. This paper shows how to use data mining to get the answer on pressing production failures.
}},
  author       = {{Scheideler, Eva and Ahlemeyer-Stubbe, Andrea}},
  booktitle    = {{Production engineering and management : proceedings, 5th international conference, October 1 and 2, 2015, Trieste, Italy}},
  editor       = {{Padoano, Elio and Villmer, Franz-Josef}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-941645-11-0}},
  keywords     = {{Data mining, production failure, multi-variant analysis, multivariate process control, predictive modelling, case study}},
  location     = {{Trieste, Italy}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{163--174}},
  publisher    = {{Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe}},
  title        = {{{Data Mining: A Potential Detector to Find Failure in Complex Components}}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}

@article{4376,
  abstract     = {{This paper analyzes the requirements of users of different generations with regard to future e-banking systems. An empirical study was conducted to verify six previously formulated hypotheses. The results show that the acceptance of such systems highly depends on factors such as age, gender and general technical affinity. It turned out that most of the older people are not yet willing to use such systems at all – independent of specific system characteristics. Additionally, it is more likely that men will use smart banking systems than women and that technical affinity has a positive influence on the general usage intention.}},
  author       = {{Röcker, Carsten and Kaulen, Daniel}},
  issn         = {{2368-6103}},
  journal      = {{International Journal of Virtual Worlds and Human Computer Interaction}},
  keywords     = {{Smart Banking, User Study, Technology Acceptance, Design Requirements.}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{83 -- 91}},
  publisher    = {{Avestia Publishing, International ASET Inc.}},
  title        = {{{Smart Banking: User Characteristics and Their Effects on the Usage of Emerging Banking Applications}}},
  doi          = {{10.11159/vwhci.2014.009}},
  volume       = {{2}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}

@article{4377,
  abstract     = {{Within the last years the concept of trust has attracted increased attention in the field of smart home environments. However, little is known about what determines trustworthiness in this context. For this reason the objective was to examine mental models in terms of anthropomorphic perception of smart home environments and its relation to trustworthiness. Two studies (N=36) were carried out in the Future Care Lab, a simulated intelligent home environment. We used the teach-back method to help participants to talk about the smart home environment technology and asked to generate a metaphor of an experienced home-monitoring scenario. Finally, we applied linguistic analysis of responses to detect anthropomorphic characteristics. In general, results demonstrate inspiring metaphors related to the personal assistance system, e.g. "like an airbag…" or "like a family member…", which might be useful for future interface designs and approaches of communication in the context of smart home environments. However, no relation of anthropomorphism and trustworthiness could be found. Therefore, we suggest an anthropomorphic threshold, which should be investigated by using an improved method and trust scale.}},
  author       = {{Sack, Oliver and Röcker, Carsten}},
  issn         = {{2368-6103}},
  journal      = {{International Journal of Virtual Worlds and Human Computer Interaction}},
  keywords     = {{Smart environment, e-health, user study, mental model, anthropomorphism, metaphor, technology acceptance, trust, evaluation}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{28 -- 36}},
  publisher    = {{ Avestia Publishing, International ASET Inc. }},
  title        = {{{“Like a Family Member Who Takes Care of Me” – Users’ Anthropomorphic Representations and Trustworthiness of Smart Home Environments}}},
  doi          = {{10.11159/vwhci.2014.004}},
  volume       = {{2}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}

@inproceedings{4481,
  abstract     = {{This paper reports on a study exploring the attitudes of users towards video-based monitoring systems for long-term care of elderly or disabled people in smart home environments. The focus of the study was on investigating the willingness of users to accept medical technology in their homes and the specific conditions under which continuous monitoring would be acceptable. Using the questionnaire method, a total of 165 users (17-95 years) were examined regarding privacy, intimacy and trust issues for medical technology in homes. The results highlight trust and privacy as central requirements, especially when implemented within private spaces. The reported concerns were mostly insensitive to gender and age. Overall, it was revealed that acceptance issues and users' needs and wants should be seriously considered in order to successfully design new medical technologies.}},
  author       = {{Ziefle, Martina and Röcker, Carsten and Holzinger, Andreas}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the IEEE 35th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference Workshops (COMPSACW'11)}},
  isbn         = {{9997-0-7695-4459--5}},
  keywords     = {{Medical Technologiee, Smart Homese, Ambient Assisted Livinge, Technology Acceptance, User Study}},
  location     = {{Munich, Germany }},
  pages        = {{410--415}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE}},
  title        = {{{Medical Technology in Smart Homes: Exploring the User’s Perspective on Privacy, Intimacy and Trust}}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/COMPSACW.2011.75}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}

@inproceedings{4486,
  abstract     = {{This paper reports on a study analyzing the attitudes of users towards different types of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) services. The study explores the acceptance and terms of use of large interactive screens for the most common applications types: health, social and convenience services. In order to understand the impact of user diversity, we explored age, gender, health status, social contact, interest in technology, and the reported ease of use as well as their relation to acceptance. Using the questionnaire method, 30 women and 30 men between 17-95 years were examined. The results show that users are not yet very familiar with the vision of smart technology at home and report a considerable diffidence and aloofness towards using such technologies. Persons with many social contacts and a high interest in technology show the highest acceptance for electronic services at home. Astonishingly, the results for the different applications were insensitive to gender and age, which indicates that the precautious attitude towards AAL applications represents a universal phenomenon. Consequently, acceptance criteria as well as users' needs and wants should be seriously considered in order to successfully design smart home technologies.}},
  author       = {{Ziefle, Martina and Röcker, Carsten and Holzinger, Andreas}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the 5th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies}},
  keywords     = {{Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, Ambient Assisted Living, Smart Living, Technology Acceptance, Study}},
  location     = {{Dublin, Ireland}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE}},
  title        = {{{Perceived Usefulness of Assistive Technologies and Electronic Services for Ambient Assisted Living}}},
  doi          = {{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2011.246044}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}

@inproceedings{4491,
  abstract     = {{This paper reports on a cross-national user study exploring the influence of the social work situation on the preferred level of control over IT services in smart office environments. The acceptance of different control mechanisms was tested for representative functionalities with participants from Germany and the USA. The results of the questionnaire-based study show, that the social situation, in which a certain application is used, has a significant effect on the preferred level of user control.}},
  author       = {{Röcker, Carsten}},
  booktitle    = {{2nd International Conference on Mechanical and Electrical Technology (ICMET), 2010 }},
  isbn         = {{9781424481002}},
  keywords     = {{Ambient Intelligence, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing, User Interface, Intelligent Environments, Human-Computer Interaction, User Study, Evaluation}},
  location     = {{Singapore}},
  pages        = {{314  --  318}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE}},
  title        = {{{Socially Dependent Interaction in Smart Spaces: How the Social Situation Influences the Interaction Style in Computer-Enhanced Environments}}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/ICMET.2010.5598371}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}

@inproceedings{4496,
  abstract     = {{While pervasive healthcare systems bear the potential to provide patients with a new quality of medical homecare, the complexity of such systems raises fundamental questions of behavior, communication and technology acceptance. This is especially important, as users of future healthcare systems will be increasingly characterized by diversity. Relying only on highly experienced and technology-prone user groups, which might have been typical users in the last decades, is not sufficient anymore. Rather, elderly users, users with a completely different upbringing and domain knowledge, and ill or handicapped people will have to use the systems. Today, the understanding, in which way physical, emotional and cognitive abilities, caused by individual learning histories and health states, may impact the usage and acceptance of pervasive healthcare technologies, is restricted. This research contributes to this topic by investigating the acceptance motives of aged users with different health states regarding three different implementation concepts for medical technologies: medical technology implemented in mobile devices, smart environments and smart clothing. Using the questionnaire method, a total of 82 users between 40 and 92 years of age were examined regarding their usage motives and barriers with respect to the different technology concepts. Overall, it was revealed that acceptance issues and users' needs and wants should be considered in order to successfully design new medical technologies.}},
  author       = {{Ziefle, Martina and Röcker, Carsten}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the 4th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth’10), Munich, Germany, March 22-25, CD-ROM}},
  keywords     = {{Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, AmbientAssisted Living, Technology Acceptance, Health Study}},
  location     = {{München, Germany}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE}},
  title        = {{{Acceptance of Pervasive Healthcare Systems: A Comparison of Different Implementation Concepts}}},
  doi          = {{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8915}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}

@inproceedings{4501,
  abstract     = {{This paper describes first steps in the design process of an open and integrative test bed for studying the acceptance of Ambient Assisted Living technologies. The research work reported in this paper was conducted within the project “eHealth - Enhancing Mobility with Aging”, an interdisciplinary research project funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments. In the first part of the paper, several formative studies are described, which were conducted in order to analyze personal and medical needs of potential end users, as well as the habits they have in dealing with their illnesses. The insights gained in these studies were used to define fundamental requirements for the design of an intelligent home environment. The second part of the paper shows how the concept was realized and presents several technical prototypes of intelligent home components.}},
  author       = {{Röcker, Carsten and Wilkowska, Wiktoria and Ziefle, Martina and Kasugai, Kai and Klack, Lars and Möllering, Christian and Beul, Shirley}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the International Communications Society: Culture, Communication and the Cutting Edge of Technology}},
  keywords     = {{Ambient Intelligence, Ambient Assisted Livin, Ubiquitous Computing, User Interfaces, User-Centered Design, User Study}},
  location     = {{Tokyo, Japan}},
  title        = {{{Towards Adaptive Interfaces for Supporting Elderly Users in Technology-Enhanced Home Environments}}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}

@inproceedings{4676,
  abstract     = {{This paper describes a multi-national study evaluating the perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of Ambient Intelligence (AmI) applications in office environments. In a first step, existing usage scenarios were analyzed to identify characteristic functionalities and application domains. The identified core functionalities were integrated into a representative and coherent evaluation scenario, which was presented to a target user population in a questionnaire-based study. The results of the study indicate, that the participants regard the described Ambient Intelligence functionalities as rather useful and easy to use. Nevertheless, moderate overall ratings for both factors show, that the acceptance of AmI technologies is not as high as often argued.}},
  author       = {{Röcker, Carsten}},
  booktitle    = {{ Human Centered Design}},
  editor       = {{Kuroso, Masaaki }},
  isbn         = {{978-3-642-02805-2}},
  keywords     = {{Ambient Intelligence, Ubiquitous Computing, Pervasive Computing, Technology Acceptance, Study, Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease-of-Use}},
  location     = {{San Diego, CA, USA}},
  pages        = {{1052--1061}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{{Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease-of-Use of Ambient Intelligence Applications in Office Environments}}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-642-02806-9_120}},
  volume       = {{5619}},
  year         = {{2009}},
}

