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Computer Science

 

The Bridging Application and Network Gaps (BANG) group examines the intersection of human computer interfaces, computer networks and software engineering within the context of ICT interventions in disadvantaged communities.

The South African Sign Language (SASL) group looks at the integration of signed and verbal communication building on the South African Sign Language Translation System.

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  • SignSupport: a limited communication domain mobile aid for a Deaf patient at the pharmacy 
    Motlhabi, Michael B.; Glaser, Meryl; Tucker, William D. (Telkom, 2013)
    This paper discusses a prototype for a communication aid on a mobile phone to support a Deaf1 person visiting a public hospital pharmacy. The aim is to prevent problems of non-compliance to treatment due to poor communication ...
  • A mobile platform traffic generator for network performance evaluation 
    Tiemeni, Ghislaine L. Ngangom; Venter, Isabella M.; Rey-Moreno, Carlos; Tucker, William D. (Telkom, 2013)
    This work in progress paper presents an overview of the development of an efficient and accurate mobile traffic generator based on an open source computer-based traffic generator software. A high performance mobile traffic ...
  • Information protection in video relay services 
    Henney, Andre J.; William D. Tucker (ACM, 2013)
    This work in progress paper reports on initial research into the protection of information of the individuals that make use of video relay services. Our research team has developed an application called SignSupport, to aid ...
  • Tuning a mid-range rural WiFi-based mesh network 
    Rey-Moreno, Carlos; Tucker, William D.; Simo-Reigadas, Javier (ACM, 2013)
    Little is known about how mid-range, or several km, dis- tances a ect multipoint-to-multipoint links when single ra- dio nodes with omnidirectional antennas are used. In this poster, a real network with these characteristics ...
  • Unmasking community trust issues in rural field work 
    Ufitamahoro, Marie Josée; Venter, Isabella M.; Tucker, William D.; Rey-Moreno, Carlos (ACM, 2013)
    The principal objective of this paper is to describe the au- thor's eldwork and research in a remote rural area of South Africa, where a Village Telco is deployed to provide Voice over Internet Protocol on a wireless mesh ...