Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Nowostawski, Mariusz"
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A study of how peer review used in group and individual assignments in Computer Science impacts students' learning outcome
Hoel, Hans Kristian (Master thesis, 2023)Peer review er en læringsmetode som har eksistert i mange år, og som har blitt brukt på forskjellige måter i ulike læringssammenhenger. Målet for denne masteroppgaven var å undersøke på hvilken måte læringsutbyttet påvirkes ... -
A study on committee-based sharding within the context of Rapidchain
Borgen, Kim Aksel Tahuil (Master thesis, 2020)Kommite basert "sharding" presenterer en interesant løsning til skalabilitets problemet av tradisjonelle Nakamoto baserte blockchains fordi "throughput" i dissesystemene skalerer linært i forhold til den totale mengden ... -
An analysis of on-chainLightning Network transactionsin the Bitcoin blockchain
Tøn, Jardar (Master thesis, 2018)The blockchain is one of the main mechanisms enabling Bitcoin to be a decentralized electronicpayment system. It provides the system with a shared transaction history, which can be verified byevery participant. With increased ... -
Automated infection risks assessments (AIRa) for decision-making using a blockchain-based alert system: A case study in a representative building
Wan, Paul Kengfai; Huang, Lizhen; Lai, Zhichen; Liu, Xiufeng; Nowostawski, Mariusz; Holtskog, Halvor; Liu, Yongping (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important parameter in protecting the occupants of an indoor environment. Previous studies have shown that an indoor environment with poor ventilation increases airborne virus transmission. ... -
Blockchain-based digital contact tracing apps for COVID-19 pandemic management: Issues, challenges, solutions, and future directions
Sheikh, Mohammad Idrees; Nowostawski, Mariusz; Jameel, Roshan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial global disturbance by affecting more than 42 million people (as of the end of October 2020). Since there is no medication or vaccine available, the only way to combat it is to ... -
Blockchain: The Emergence of Distributed Autonomous Institutions
Nowostawski, Mariusz; Frantz, Christopher K. (SOTICS;2016, Journal article, 2016)We present a novel institutional perspective on the distributed consensus and ledger technology known as blockchain. We discuss the concept of Distributed Autonomous Institutions that are able to facilitate global interactions, ... -
Classification of speech samples using multiple Neural Networks in a tree hierarchy
Piatkowski, Maciej (Master thesis, 2020)Denne rapporten beskrier et forskningsprosjekt som hadde som mål å utforske metoder til å redusere byrden på det utstyret fra høyeste hylle brukt til å trene nevrale nettverk gjennom å bruke mange mindre nevrale nettverk, ... -
Combatting falsified and substandard pharmaceuticals in the supply chains using blockchain technology. A review of the field and suggestions for further development
Dahl, Terje W. (Master thesis, 2020)Verdens Helseorganisasjon (WHO) har rapportert falske og substandard legemidler i forsyningskjedene i de fleste regioner i verden. Til tross for reguleringer og forbedret teknologi fortsetter dette problemet å representere ... -
Comic Strip Narratives in Time Geography
Moore, Antoni; Nowostawski, Mariusz; Frantz, Christopher Konstantin; Hulbe, Christina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)On the basis of a shared emphasis on time as well as space, this paper argues for introducing elements of comic art into cartography, specifically the mapped comic, with an illustrated strip literally plotted and placed ... -
Creating a Social Media App for Goal Accomplishment
Holen, Tor-Martin (Master thesis, 2019)Arbeidet omfatter "persuasive technology" og dette er brukt for å lage en sosial media applikasjon for må oppnåelse. Arbeidet prøver å utforske om personlighetstrekk fra BFI-44 modelen påvirker handlingene brukerne utfører ... -
Decentralized Exchanges: A Qualitative Comparison Against Centralized Exchanges
Pandey, Dipesh (Master thesis, 2022)Innovations in cryptocurrency exchanges in recent times have made it easier for people to trade cryptocurrency assets. The increasing number of exchanges has made it clear that this domain will keep evolving in the coming ... -
Decentralized Identity Management for E-Health Applications: State-of-the-Art and Guidance for Future Work
Satybaldy, Abylay; Hasselgren, Anton; Nowostawski, Mariusz (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: The increasing usage of various online services requires an efficient digital identity management approach. Unfortunately, the original Internet protocols were not designed with built-in identity management, ... -
Design of User Agency in Interactive Narrative
Zhou, Yijie (Master thesis, 2019)IN is a significant property in the development of digital media. The demand for IN products and services with good user experiences is increasing in business, consumer market and public sectors. However, the study of ... -
Development of Dynamic Difficulty Adaptation Using Hidden Markov Models in Learning Games
Falck, Vanja; Lilleberg, Ludvig; Madsen, Kristoffer (Bachelor thesis, 2021)Et læringsspill er vellykket når spilleren oppnår de medfølgende læringsmålene.Det å lage et læringsspill som er spennende nok til at spilleren fortsetter å spillefram til læringsmålene er oppnådd avhenger av både utfordringene ... -
DID-CLI - Decentralized Identity Command-line Interface
Solsvik, Jonas Johan (Bachelor thesis, 2021)This project concerns the development of Decentralized Identity Command-Line Interface(DID CLI), which is a proof-of-concept application implementing Self- Sovereign Identity(SSI) written in the Rust programming language. The ... -
Disambiguation of named entities using a novel gamified framework
Rama, Brikend (Master thesis, 2017)The content generated on the web originates from diverse sources with the main purpose of serving updated information to the Internet user. Every piece of information generated is valuable and must be easily traced by ... -
Distribution-based Grammatical Evolution of L-system Plants
Vik, Magnus Bjerke (Master thesis, 2017)This thesis explores how to improve L-system plant generation using evolutionary algorithms (EAs). The plants should be aesthetically pleasing, varied, and have the ability to be combined with other plants. Previous work ... -
Document verification in Financial Services using Self Sovereign Technology
Subedi, Anushka (Master thesis, 2022)Ettersom verden gradvis beveger seg mot digitalisering, har forfalskning av vitale digitale dokumenter blitt relativt enkelt. Den teknologiske revolusjonen og den enkle tilgangen til billig og moderne utstyr har økt ... -
Enhancing Software Engineering Education with Game Design and Development
McCallum, Simon; Mishra, Deepti; Nowostawski, Mariusz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The benefits of integrating game development in software engineering education are multifold. It keeps the students interested, engaged and motivated during the courses and can potentially open a range of employment ... -
Ethereum Smart Contracts: Security Vulnerabilities and Security Tools
Dika, Ardit (Master thesis, 2017)Ethereum represents the second generation of blockchain technology by providing an open and global computing platform which allows the exchange of cryptocurrency (Ether) and the development of self-verifying smart contract ...