Nalin Sharda

Nalin Sharda teaches and leads research in multimedia systems and human-computer interaction at Victoria University (Australia). He has held visiting positions at Aachen University (Germany), Karlstad University (Sweden), Jaypee University of Information Technology (India), and Florida Atlantic University (USA). Dr. Sharda’s publications include the Multimedia Information Networking textbook published by Prentice Hall, and over 120 articles, papers and handbook chapters. Nalin has invented the Movement Oriented Design (MOD) Paradigm for the creation of effective multimedia content based experience, and applied it to e-tourism, e-learning and other applications. He has led projects for the Australian Sustainable Tourism CRC to develop e-Tourism systems using Semantic Web technologies and innovative visualization methodologies. Dr. Sharda has been invited to present lectures and seminars in the Distinguished Lecturer Series of the European Union’s Prolearn program. He has presented over 60 seminars, lectures, and keynote addresses in Austria, Australia, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, and USA.

Publications

Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 Tools for Collaborative Learning
Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 Tools for Collaborative Learning
Najat Smeda, Eva Dakich, Nalin Sharda. © 2014. 19 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to present the vision of a framework for developing Web 2.0 tools for collaborative learning using digital storytelling as the underlying...
Multimedia Transmission over Wireless Sensor Networks
Multimedia Transmission over Wireless Sensor Networks
Nalin Sharda. © 2012. 17 pages.
This chapter presents an overview of multimedia information transmission over Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). These WSNs have evolved since the 1980s and their evolution can be...
Abstractions in Intelligent Multimedia Databases: Application of Layered Architecture and Visual Keywords for Intelligent Search
Abstractions in Intelligent Multimedia Databases: Application of Layered Architecture and Visual Keywords for Intelligent Search
Ranjan Parekh, Nalin Sharda. © 2012. 26 pages.
Semantic characterization is necessary for developing intelligent multimedia databases, because humans tend to search for media content based on their inherent semantics....
Transforming eMaintenance into iMaintenance with Mobile Communications Technologies and Handheld Devices
Transforming eMaintenance into iMaintenance with Mobile Communications Technologies and Handheld Devices
Nalin Sharda. © 2012. 18 pages.
iMaintenance stands for integrated, intelligent and immediate maintenance; which can be made possible by integrating various maintenance functions, and connecting these to...
Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 Tools for Collaborative Learning
Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 Tools for Collaborative Learning
Najat Smeda, Eva Dakich, Nalin Sharda. © 2012. 19 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to present the vision of a framework for developing Web 2.0 tools for collaborative learning using digital storytelling as the underlying...
Tourism Informatics: Visual Travel Recommender Systems, Social Communities, and User Interface Design
Tourism Informatics: Visual Travel Recommender Systems, Social Communities, and User Interface Design
Nalin Sharda. © 2010. 354 pages.
Tourism is a multi-billion dollar international industry and also one of the biggest users of Web technologies, constantly adopting innovative ideas to enhance its market...
Using Storytelling as the Pedagogical Model for Web-Based Learning in Communities of Practice
Using Storytelling as the Pedagogical Model for Web-Based Learning in Communities of Practice
Nalin Sharda. © 2010. 16 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to show how storytelling can be used as an effective pedagogical model for enhancing learning in a community of practice (CoP) using Web-based...
Building Visual Travel Recommender Systems and Tourism Communities for Effective User Experience
Building Visual Travel Recommender Systems and Tourism Communities for Effective User Experience
Nalin Sharda. © 2010. 22 pages.
Modern information and communication technology (ICT) systems can help us in building travel recommender systems and virtual tourism communities. Tourism ICT systems have come a...
Developing Visual Tourism Recommender Systems
Developing Visual Tourism Recommender Systems
Mohan Ponnada, Roopa Jakkilinki, Nalin Sharda. © 2010. 14 pages.
Tourism recommender systems (TRS) have become popular in recent years; however, most lack visual means of presenting the recommendations. This paper presents ways of developing...
A Framework for Ontology- Based Tourism Application Generator
A Framework for Ontology- Based Tourism Application Generator
Roopa Jakkilinki, Nalin Sharda. © 2010. 19 pages.
This chapter provides an overview of tourism ontology and how it can be used for developing e-tourism applications. The Semantic Web is the next generation Web; it uses...
Quality of Service Issues in Mobile Multimedia Transmission
Quality of Service Issues in Mobile Multimedia Transmission
Nalin Sharda. © 2009. 19 pages.
The focus of this chapter is on the quality of service (QoS) aspects involved in transmitting multimedia information via mobile systems. Multimedia content and applications...
A Framework for Ontology-Based Tourism Application Generator
A Framework for Ontology-Based Tourism Application Generator
Roopa Jakkilinki, Nalin Sharda. © 2008. 18 pages.
This chapter provides an overview of tourism ontology and how it can be used for developing e-tourism applications. The Semantic Web is the next generation Web; it uses...
Developing Visual Tourism Recommender Systems
Developing Visual Tourism Recommender Systems
Mohan Ponnada, Roopa Jakkilinki, Nalin Sharda. © 2008. 13 pages.
Tourism recommender systems (TRS) have become popular in recent years; however, most lack visual means of presenting the recommendations. This paper presents ways of developing...
Quality of Service Issues in Mobile Multimedia Transmission
Quality of Service Issues in Mobile Multimedia Transmission
Nalin Sharda. © 2008. 19 pages.
The focus of this chapter is on the quality of service (QoS) aspects involved in transmitting multimedia information via mobile systems. Multimedia content and applications...
Quality of Service Issues in Mobile Multimedia Transmission
Quality of Service Issues in Mobile Multimedia Transmission
Nalin Sharda. © 2008. 19 pages.
The focus of this chapter is on the quality of service (QoS) aspects involved in transmitting multimedia information via mobile systems. Multimedia content and applications...
A Framework for Ontology-Based Tourism Application Generator
A Framework for Ontology-Based Tourism Application Generator
Roopa Jakkilinki, Nalin Sharda. © 2007. 24 pages.
This chapter provides an overview of tourism ontology and how it can be used for developing e-tourism applications. The Semantic Web is the next generation Web; it uses...
Developing Visual Tourism Recommender Systems
Developing Visual Tourism Recommender Systems
Mohan Ponnada, Roopa Jakkilinki, Nalin Sharda. © 2007. 18 pages.
Tourism recommender systems (TRS) have become popular in recent years; however, most lack visual means of presenting the recommendations. This paper presents ways of developing...