About the Authors 305 Copyright 2006, Idea
About the Authors 307 Copyright 2006, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of Idea Group Inc. is prohibited. conferences such as MMM 2006 and ACM Multimedia 2006. He serves as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering and ACM Multimedia Systems Journal. Professor Chang is a recipient of the IBM Faculty Partnership Award and the NSF Career Award. He is a co-founder of VIMA Technologies, which provides image searching and filtering solutions. Nicola Cranley is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Dublin Institute of Technology. Her research interests include video streaming, video adaptation, and wireless networks. She has a BSc in applied physics with French from Dublin City University, an MSc in computing for commerce and industry from the Open University, and a PhD in computer science from University College, Dublin. Martha E. Crosby is a professor and chair in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii. She conducts research in the human use of computing systems, individual differences of users, and the evaluation of innovative educational environments. She has conducted several empirical studies of reading comprehension and problem solving and is interested in developing user models and in the evaluation of human use of computer interfaces for educational applications. The long-range goal of her research is to gain insights and knowledge that will be useful in the design of human-computer interfaces in educational software systems. Panagiotis Germanakos is a PhD candidate of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with research interests in Web adaptation and personalization environments and systems based on user profiling encompassing, among others, visual attention and cognitive psychology (mental and emotional) processes, implemented on desktop and mobile/wireless platforms. He obtained a master s degree in international marketing management, a bachelor s degree in computer science and an HND Diploma of Technician Engineer in the field of computer studies. He is also a research associate of the Department of Computer Science of the University of Cyprus, collaborating on nationally- and internationally-funded projects in the areas of e-government and e-health. Additionally, he has over four years of experience in the provision of consultancy of large-scaled IT solutions and implementations in the business sector. Kostas Giannakis is an IT researcher at the Foundation of the Hellenic World (Athens, Greece). He received a PhD in computing science from Middlesex University (London, UK) and also holds an MSc in cognitive science and intelligent computing from the University of Westminster (London, UK). His research interests include, but are not limited to, novel user interfaces, interaction design for the disabled, information visualization, computer music, and multimedia. At present, he is actively involved in various projects incorporating state-of-the-art computing for the promotion and dissemination of cultural and historical content. More information is available at http:// www.mixedupsenses.com.
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