Towards human-centred crowd computing: Software for better use of computational resources

Niroshinie Fernando; Chetan Arora; Seng W. Loke; Lubna Alam; Stephen La Macchia; Helen Graesser

doi:10.1109/ICSE-NIER58687.2023.00022

Towards human-centred crowd computing: Software for better use of computational resources

Niroshinie Fernando, Chetan Arora, Seng W. Loke, Lubna Alam, Stephen La Macchia, Helen Graesser

Department of Software Systems & Cybersecurity

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Abstract

Internet-connected smart devices are increasing at an exponential rate. These powerful devices have created a yet-untapped pool of idle resources that can be utilised, among others, for processing data in resource-depleted environments. The idea of bringing together a pool of smart devices for “crowd computing” (CC) has been studied in the recent past from an infrastructural feasibility perspective. However, for the CC paradigm to be successful, numerous socio-technical and software engineering (SE), specifically the requirements engineering (RE)related factors are at play and have not been investigated in the literature. In this paper, we motivate the SE-related aspects of CC and the ideas for implementing mobile apps required for CC scenarios. We present the results of a preliminary study on understanding the human aspects, incentives that motivate users, and CC app requirements, and present our future development plan in this relatively new field of research for SE applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2023 ACM/IEEE 45th International Conference on Software Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	New Ideas and Emerging Results, ICSE-NIER 2023
Editors	John Grundy
Place of Publication	Piscataway NJ USA
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	90-94
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350300390
ISBN (Print)	9798350300406
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE-NIER58687.2023.00022
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	International Conference on Software Engineering 2023: New Ideas and Emerging Results - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 14 May 2023 → 20 May 2023 Conference number: 45th https://conf.researchr.org/track/icse-2023/icse-2023-NIER? (Website) https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10173778/proceeding (Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Software Engineering 2023
Abbreviated title	ICSE-NIER 2023
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	14/05/23 → 20/05/23
Internet address	https://conf.researchr.org/track/icse-2023/icse-2023-NIER? (Website) https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10173778/proceeding (Proceedings)

Keywords

Crowd Computing
Human Factors
Mobile Applications
Requirements Engineering

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Fernando, N., Arora, C., Loke, S. W., Alam, L., Macchia, S. L., & Graesser, H. (2023). Towards human-centred crowd computing: Software for better use of computational resources. In J. Grundy (Ed.), Proceedings - 2023 ACM/IEEE 45th International Conference on Software Engineering: New Ideas and Emerging Results, ICSE-NIER 2023 (pp. 90-94). IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE-NIER58687.2023.00022

Fernando, Niroshinie ; Arora, Chetan ; Loke, Seng W. et al. / Towards human-centred crowd computing : Software for better use of computational resources. Proceedings - 2023 ACM/IEEE 45th International Conference on Software Engineering: New Ideas and Emerging Results, ICSE-NIER 2023. editor / John Grundy. Piscataway NJ USA : IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2023. pp. 90-94

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Fernando, N, Arora, C, Loke, SW, Alam, L, Macchia, SL & Graesser, H 2023, Towards human-centred crowd computing: Software for better use of computational resources. in J Grundy (ed.), Proceedings - 2023 ACM/IEEE 45th International Conference on Software Engineering: New Ideas and Emerging Results, ICSE-NIER 2023. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 90-94, International Conference on Software Engineering 2023, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14/05/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE-NIER58687.2023.00022

Towards human-centred crowd computing: Software for better use of computational resources. / Fernando, Niroshinie; Arora, Chetan; Loke, Seng W. et al.
Proceedings - 2023 ACM/IEEE 45th International Conference on Software Engineering: New Ideas and Emerging Results, ICSE-NIER 2023. ed. / John Grundy. Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2023. p. 90-94.

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Fernando N, Arora C, Loke SW, Alam L, Macchia SL, Graesser H. Towards human-centred crowd computing: Software for better use of computational resources. In Grundy J, editor, Proceedings - 2023 ACM/IEEE 45th International Conference on Software Engineering: New Ideas and Emerging Results, ICSE-NIER 2023. Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2023. p. 90-94 doi: 10.1109/ICSE-NIER58687.2023.00022

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