User profiling from their use of smartphone applications: A survey

Zhao, Sha; Li, Shijian; Ramos, Julian; Luo, Zhiling; Jiang, Ziwen; Dey, Anind K.; Pan, Gang

doi:10.1016/j.pmcj.2019.101052

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“…In fact, the smartphone has become a disruptive presence in all essential various human activities: in some applications, the smartphone can be used to check the health of the users [ 6 ], or it can be used to acquire geographic coordinates from the real life of the users, which define the most relevant “place-of-interest”, described as “a location where the user usually goes and stays for a while” [ 7 ]. Smartphones can also be used to record information for user-profiling, and they can also influence the level of life satisfaction [ 8 , 9 ].…”

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Wearable Devices for Environmental Monitoring in the Built Environment: A Systematic Review

Salamone

Masullo

Sibilio

2021

Sensors

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The so-called Internet of Things (IoT), which is rapidly increasing the number of network-connected and interconnected objects, could have a far-reaching impact in identifying the link between human health, well-being, and environmental concerns. In line with the IoT concept, many commercial wearables have been introduced in recent years, which differ from the usual devices in that they use the term “smart” alongside the terms “watches”, “glasses”, and “jewellery”. Commercially available wearables aim to enhance smartphone functionality by enabling payment for commercial items or monitoring physical activity. However, what is the trend of scientific production about the concept of wearables regarding environmental monitoring issues? What are the main areas of interest covered by scientific production? What are the main findings and limitations of the developed solution in this field? The methodology used to answer the above questions is based on a systematic review. The data were acquired following a reproducible methodology. The main result is that, among the thermal, visual, acoustic, and air quality environmental factors, the last one is the most considered when using wearables even though in combination with some others. Another relevant finding is that of the acquired studies; in only one, the authors shared their wearables as an open-source device, and it will probably be necessary to encourage researchers to consider open-source as a means to promote scalability and proliferation of new wearables customized to cover different domains.

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Wearable Devices for Environmental Monitoring in the Built Environment: A Systematic Review

Salamone

Masullo

Sibilio

2021

Sensors

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“…In this case, specific aids could be necessary, such as asking for the assistance of other people [22], using paper maps [26], web mapping services and navigation systems installed in mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones [22,24,25,27]. These navigation systems are often available as geo-mobile applications, which provide a multitude of information across an array of travel modes [15,18,28].…”

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Use and Perceptions of Pedestrian Navigation Apps: Findings from Bologna and Porto

Fonseca

Conticelli

Papageorgiou

et al. 2021

IJGI

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Pedestrian Navigation Applications (PNAs) provide assistance in terms of self-localization, space recognition, and turn-by-turn navigation. The use, motivations and perceptions associated with these applications have been under investigated due to users being insufficiently involved in their design and development. This paper analyses the extent to which PNAs are used for assisting people to walk, the frequencies and reasons of using these applications, the perceptions about them, and the barriers preventing them from being used. The study is supported by a questionnaire (N = 1438) that was administered in Bologna (Italy) and Porto (Portugal). Results indicated that 42% of the respondents use PNAs mainly on an occasional basis to find locations and the shortest routes. Google Maps was the preferred navigation service. Statistical tests showed that PNAs were more likely to be used by younger adults and students. The lack of need was the main reason for not using these apps, due to the good spatial knowledge of the cities or the non-use of the pedestrian mode for regular trips. Respondents would like to have apps that are more accurate, usable, and adjusted to pedestrian navigation. The findings described in this paper could be helpful for future designs of PNAs, especially to match pedestrian needs more effectively and to enhance the role of these apps in promoting healthier and sustainable lifestyles.

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“…In fact, the current review papers on user identification and user profiling using smartphone data are limited. To the best of the authors' knowledge, the relevant review paper on this topic is only studied in [30], focused on user profiling using smartphone applications data. However, applications data are only a small part of smartphone data which has a broader scope, such as usage data, sensor data, and user input data [31].…”

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A review on smartphone usage data for user identification and user profiling

Auliya

Nugroho

Setiawan

2021

CST

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The amount of retrievable smartphone data is escalating; while some apps on the smartphone are evidently exploiting and leaking users’ data. These phenomena potentially violate privacy and personal data protection laws as various studies have showed that technologies such as artificial intelligence could transform smartphone data into personal data by generating user identification and user profiling. User identification identifies specific users among the data based upon the users’ characteristics and users profiling generates users’ traits (e.g. age and personality) by exploring how data is correlated with personal information. Nevertheless, the comprehensive review papers discussing both of the topics are limited. This paper thus aims to provide a comprehensive review of user identification and user profiling using smartphone data. Compared to the existing review papers, this paper has a broader lens by reviewing the general applications of smartphone data before focusing on smartphone usage data. This paper also discusses some possible data sources that can be used in this research topic.

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User profiling from their use of smartphone applications: A survey

Cited by 46 publications

References 41 publications

Wearable Devices for Environmental Monitoring in the Built Environment: A Systematic Review

Wearable Devices for Environmental Monitoring in the Built Environment: A Systematic Review

Use and Perceptions of Pedestrian Navigation Apps: Findings from Bologna and Porto

A review on smartphone usage data for user identification and user profiling

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