Project 1: User interface design of web-based system for Istanbul air pollution forecasting

Project 2: User interface design of a multimedia e-learning program

If you need additional information about the projects proposed or you will propose a project topic do not hesitate to contact me.

Dr. Alexander Nikov

Contact information

Office: EA-103

http://www.fatih.edu.tr/~nikov

Office hours

Mondays 13-14, Tuesdays 14-15; Wednesdays 15-16

by email any time

by appointment: email or phone to arrange one drop in for urgent requests (but no guarantees!)

Team size:1-3

Preq:         IE417/CENG433

Lang:         Languages required for implementation in this project: such as PHP, Java

Tools:        HTML editor such as Front page, Dreamweaver, etc.

ProDescr:

Air pollution is one of the most important environmental problems in Istanbul. Currently the metropolitan municipality of Istanbul has been monitoring air pollutants in several monitoring stations from Catalca to Kartal. The web-based system http://www.ibb.gov.tr/index.htm presents information about the current and the earlier periods of air pollution conditions of the counties of Istanbul. There is not such a system, which informs to people about the future trends of the air pollution situation in the city. This is not only a Turkish national gap; but many developed countries have not such a system. There are only very limited examples (cf. http://turkish.wunderground.com/US/NY/New_York.html).

It is very difficult to predict the air pollution. However at Fatih University were developed modern air pollution models published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The project is aimed to implement these models into a web-based system, which based on forecasted meteorological data predicts the future concentrations of the air pollutants. This system should report the results for Internet users by the help of some geographical maps and warnings.

Publications in conference and international journal.

The structure of the design project is:

1. Collecting past meteorological and air pollution data

2. Applying the models for air pollution forecasting

3. Daily automatic collection of the forecasted meteorological data from www.meteor.gov.tr

4. Prediction of the future pollutants concentrations

5. Presentation on a web site

6. Usability evaluation of the system

ProDescr:

Usability study of selected MM e-learning program developed by German Web Training Development System WTDS or by Istanbul company VITAMINCILER (online learning programs in biology like Canlılar ve Hayat; Kromozomlar ve Hücre Bölünmesi; Dokular ve Sistemler) or Turkish company DATATRAINING. Design of a prototypical multimedia e-learning program (for example in biology together with a biology teacher). Implementation in the company.

Optional: A method for usability evaluation of interactive web systems should be developed. An aggregated usability evaluation is calculated based on objective on-line data and on subjective off-line checklist data from a study of the users of a web interactive system. Modern computational intelligence approaches like neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, etc. can be used. Experimental simulation study based on MATLAB environment is carried out. Based on the results are developed proposals for usability improvement of the system. By this approach can be developed user-friendly interface, which reduce the user’s workload, ensures quicker access to the information needed, increases user’s workload, allows quicker training, etc.

ProDescr:

Usability study of user interface of German Web Training Development System WTDS or the e-learning authoring tool of Istanbul company DATATRAINING.  Based on allocated usability problems proposal for user interface improvements. Together with German/Turkish colleagues their implementation.

Optional: A method for usability evaluation of interactive web systems should be developed. An aggregated usability evaluation is calculated based on objective on-line data and on subjective off-line checklist data from a study of the users of a web interactive system. Modern computational intelligence approaches like neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, etc. can be used. Experimental simulation study based on MATLAB environment is carried out. Based on the results are developed proposals for usability improvement of the system. By this approach can be developed user-friendly interface, which reduce the user’s workload, ensures quicker access to the information needed, increases user’s workload, allows quicker training, etc.

The structure of the design project is:

1. Usability study of e-learning authoring tool. Determination of usabilily problems of user interface

2. Design of prototype of new user interface

3. Usability evaluation of new prototype interface

Optional:

4. Application/modification/development of computational intelligence based model for usability evaluation

5. Including of elements of non-intrusive learner emotions recognition and adapting to them.

6. Publications in conference and international journal.

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Revised: 14 October 2004