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Overview

Vassilis Kostakos is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and specializes in computer science with a distinct interdisciplinary approach. Their research spans several subfields including computer networks and communications, sociology and political science, artificial intelligence, applied psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on applied technology in various domains, often intersecting with social and behavioral sciences. Key papers include:

  • "An Assessment of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation on Task Performance in Crowdsourcing Markets" (2021), published in Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media
  • "QoS-aware Placement of Microservices-based IoT Applications in Fog Computing Environments" (2022), published in Future Generation Computer Systems
  • "Placement of Microservices-based IoT Applications in Fog Computing: A Taxonomy and Future Directions" (2023), published in ACM Computing Surveys
  • "Electronic Monitoring Systems for Hand Hygiene: Systematic Review of Technology" (2021), published in Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "A Survey on Task Assignment in Crowdsourcing" (2022), published in ACM Computing Surveys

Kostakos frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Jorge Gonçalves, Niels van Berkel, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, Benjamin Tag, and Tilman Dingler. These partnerships have contributed to a broad publication record across notable venues.

They have published extensively in leading academic outlets such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • IEEE Pervasive Computing
  • ACM Computing Surveys
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies

Kostakos's research topics cover several contemporary areas in digital and computing sciences, including:

  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Infection Control in Healthcare

Best Publications

  • The Experience Sampling Method on Mobile Devices

    Niels van Berkel;Denzil Ferreira;Vassilis Kostakos

  • AWARE: Mobile Context Instrumentation Framework

    Denzil Ferreira;Vassilis Kostakos;Anind K. Dey

  • Understanding human-smartphone concerns: a study of battery life

    Denzil Ferreira;Anind K. Dey;Vassilis Kostakos

  • An Assessment of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation on Task Performance in Crowdsourcing Markets

    Jakob Rogstadius;Vassilis Kostakos;Aniket Kittur;Boris Smus

  • Temporal Graphs

    Vassilis Kostakos

  • CrisisTracker: crowdsourced social media curation for disaster awareness

    J. Rogstadius;M. Vukovic;C. A. Teixeira;V. Kostakos

  • Multipurpose Interactive Public Displays in the Wild: Three Years Later

    T. Ojala;V. Kostakos;H. Kukka;T. Heikkinen

  • Applying configurational analysis to IS behavioural research: a methodological alternative for modelling combinatorial complexities

    Yong Liu;József Mezei;József Mezei;Vassilis Kostakos;Hongxiu Li

  • Instrumenting the city: developing methods for observing and understanding the digital cityscape

    Eamonn O'Neill;Vassilis Kostakos;Tim Kindberg;Ava Fatah gen. Schiek

  • An Empirical Investigation of Mobile Government Adoption in Rural China: A Case Study in Zhejiang Province

    Yong Liu;Hongxiu Li;Vassilis Kostakos;Jorge Goncalves

  • CHI 1994-2013: mapping two decades of intellectual progress through co-word analysis

    Yong Liu;Jorge Goncalves;Denzil Ferreira;Bei Xiao

  • Contextual experience sampling of mobile application micro-usage

    Denzil Ferreira;Jorge Goncalves;Vassilis Kostakos;Louise Barkhuus

  • Multimodal Data as a means to understand the Learning Experience

    Michail N. Giannakos;Kshitij Sharma;Ilias O. Pappas;Ilias O. Pappas;Vassilis Kostakos

  • The phone lock: audio and haptic shoulder-surfing resistant PIN entry methods for mobile devices

    Andrea Bianchi;Ian Oakley;Vassilis Kostakos;Dong Soo Kwon

  • rfid in pervasive computing: State-of-the-art and outlook

    George Roussos;Vassilis Kostakos

  • Are Smartphones Ubiquitous?: An in-depth survey of smartphone adoption by seniors

    Anabela Berenguer;Jorge Goncalves;Simo Hosio;Denzil Ferreira

  • CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

    S. Brewster;G. Fitzpatrick;A. Cox;V. Kostakos

  • What makes you click: exploring visual signals to entice interaction on public displays

    Hannu Kukka;Heidi Oja;Vassilis Kostakos;Jorge Gonçalves

  • QoS-aware placement of microservices-based IoT applications in Fog computing environments

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  • Crowdsourcing on the spot: altruistic use of public displays, feasibility, performance, and behaviours

    Jorge Goncalves;Denzil Ferreira;Simo Hosio;Yong Liu

  • Revisitation analysis of smartphone app use

    Simon L. Jones;Denzil Ferreira;Simo Hosio;Jorge Goncalves

  • CrisisTracker: Crowdsourced Social Media Curation for Disaster Awareness Authors

    Jakob Rogstadius;Maja Vukovic;Claudio Teixeira;Vassilis Kostakos

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge Goncalves
Jorge Goncalves University of Melbourne
Denzil Ferreira
Denzil Ferreira University of Oulu
Simo Hosio
Simo Hosio University of Oulu
Timo Ojala
Timo Ojala University of Oulu
Yong Li
Yong Li Tsinghua University
Alan Penn
Alan Penn University College London
Pan Hui
Pan Hui Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Sasu Tarkoma
Sasu Tarkoma University of Helsinki
Anind K. Dey
Anind K. Dey University of Washington
Michail N. Giannakos
Michail N. Giannakos Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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