Monthly Archives: January 2013

Semantic Similarity

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Smalltalk organizer 01

When: Tuesday, 2013-Jan-29, 11h30-12h00 Where: FCUL-DI, room C6.3.38 Presenter: João Ferreira Abstract: Semantic similarity is a technique that allows the comparison of arbitrary concepts, provided they are formally encoded in a machine-readable format. It allows the comparison of terms like … Continue reading →

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Elderly and Tablets (and Facebook): Talking with Grandma

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Smalltalk organizer 01

When: Monday, 2013-Jan-21, 11h30-12h00 Where: FCUL-DI, room C6.3.38 Presenter: José Coelho Abstract: We present a novel way of motivating Social Network adoption by elderly users, by basing interaction and design of an existing service around family awareness. Following an approach … Continue reading →

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Secure Two-Party Computation

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Smalltalk organizer 01

When: Tuesday, 2013-Jan-15, 11h30-12h00 Where: FCUL-DI, room C6.3.38 Presenter: Luís Brandão Abstract: In this smalltalk, I will describe the goal of Secure Two Party Computation (a cryptographic functionality). As motivation, the audience will solve in practice, without math, two simple … Continue reading →

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