In this paper, we present a prototype that helps visualizing the relative importance of sentences extracted from medical texts using Embodied Conversational Agents (ECA). We propose to map rhetorical structures automatically recognized in the documents onto a set of communicative acts controlling the expression of an ECA. As a consequence, the ECA will dramatize a sentence to reflect its percei...

This is to certify that the thesis entitled " Aspects of Quintessence Matter-The Driver of the Late Time Acceleration of the Universe " , submitted by Sudipta Das who got her name registered on 23rd April, 2004 for the award of Ph.D (Sciences) degree of Jadavpur University, is absolutely based upon her own work under the supervision of Dr. Narayan Banerjee and that neither this thesis nor any p...

This article provides my recollection about how Prof. José Meseguer enlightened me to study security problems from the logic perspective. His lectures and advices are having a long term influence on my research career.

Perceived Ease of Use (PEoU) is one of the most central constructs in IS research. However, it has been examined only from an individual perspective. This article conceptualizes PEoU as a network construct. Results indicate three things. Firstly, the higher a person's PEoU, the more likely she or he is sought for advice. Secondly, there is a greater likelihood that a person seeks out another pe...

An effect size quantifies the effects of an experimental treatment. Conclusions drawn from hypothesis testing results might be erroneous if effect sizes are not judged in addition to statistical significance. This paper reports a systematic review of 92 controlled experiments published in twelve major software engineering journals and conference proceedings in the decade 1993-2002. The review i...