CELIK , Ilknur

This paper proposes a model that exploits the Internet of Things in the urban environment to promote the accessibility to physical real-world objects especially to those with special needs. The approach is primarily based on connecting and sharing data about accessibility requirements and real-world environment data. The approach is also...

New technologies are changing the way we learn and teach. Emerging technologies such as social semantic web, cloud computing, and the growing popularity of mobile devices, embedded devices and adaptive context-aware technologies are leading to a paradigm shift in the way educational services are provided. Through technologies and approaches...

This paper describes a new wave of the Web that is the user-adapted Web of Things. This is a new step in the evolution of the Web of Things and of adaptive web-based systems. The current proposals for the Web of Things focus on the augmentation of the physical objects in order to provide enhanced services. However, in our view, the Web of...

This paper is the result of a collaboration between the University of Genoa and Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus about the enhancement of a recommender system that supports academics to integrate social networking and Web 2.0 tools for language education. Starting from a survey about current usage of social media in...

This paper addresses the design of a model for Question/Answering in an interactive and mobile learning environment. The learner's question can be made through vocal interaction or typed text and the answer is the generation of a personalized learning path. This takes into account the focus and type of the question and some personal features of...