Semiotic models of trust and usability for agent-managed Grid services

FRENCH, T., HUANG, W., HILL, R. and POLOVINA, S. (2007). Semiotic models of trust and usability for agent-managed Grid services. In: AKHGAR, B., (ed.) ICCS 2007 : Proceedings of the 15th international workshops on conceptual structures. London, Springer, 25-30.

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Abstract

This paper seeks to build upon existing work concerning the role of 'soft' issues including trust and usability in the context of Grid services. Previous research has suggested that there is a trust 'gap'. Without seeking to engender intangible trust, usability needs cannot be met effectively. Trust formation is a precursor of usability not only at the point of first contact with Grid services but also as an integral part of the user experience. Whilst tangible security aspects of Grid services are relatively well understood, intangible aspects of trust, are less well developed. The contribution offered here aims to fill the trust 'gap' using Stamper's semiotic ladder. Consequently, a tailored HCI is identified to meet the usability and trust needs of a potentially diverse Grid user community. The use of this approach is accordingly offered as means of satisfying the demands of a user-centric agent to fulfil this role.

Item Type: Book Section
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute > Communication and Computing Research Centre
Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Faculty of Science, Technology and Arts > Department of Computing
Page Range: 25-30
Depositing User: Users 4 not found.
Date Deposited: 17 Feb 2010 16:32
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 21:30
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1173

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