Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Berntzen, Lasse"
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A predictive system based on structured and unstructured data to gather and tag overall mood about a company and use it to correlate and predict stock prices for the company
Singh, Manvir (Master thesis, 2022)The main goal of this research paper is to develop and enhance a model which predicts the base outcome the shares in the share market. The model is based on the inputs taken from the latest stock news, put it into the ... -
A review of the Norwegian plain language policy
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse; Ødegård, Ansgar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this paper, we examine the policy documents that define the Nor-wegian policies on language use in the public sector, with an emphasis on how ICT is mentioned as a tool for creating a public sector language citizens ... -
The Aggregator as a Storage Provider
Berntzen, Lasse; Meng, Qian; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Vesin, Boban; Brekke, Thomas; Laur, Inessa (Chapter, 2021)The energy transition from fossil resources to integration of more renewables such as solar and wind has become the focus in the energy strategies of many countries. The time difference between solar energy production and ... -
Analysis of development of Norwegian household solar energy ecosystem
Meng, Qian; Yin, Huilin; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Solar energy for self-production is one of the tools for improving energy efficiency in buildings to achieve EU's climate and energy goals, while solar energy has a very small share and is increasing slowly in Norway. This ... -
Blockchain for Smart Grid Flexibility - Handling Settlements Between the Aggregator and Prosumers
Berntzen, Lasse; Meng, Qian; Vesin, Boban; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Brekke, Thomas; Laur, Inessa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper shows how the Ethereum blockchain can register settlements between an aggregator and prosumers in a smart grid. By providing flexible use of electricity to the aggregator, customers get rewarded. The flexibility ... -
A Citizen-centric Public Sector: Why citizen centricity matters and how to obtain it
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Ødegård, Ansgar (Chapter, 2016)The paper discusses the concept of a citizen-centric public sector. Citizen centricity is often promoted in policy papers and political speeches, but is often overlooked in practice. Reasons are discussed, and practical ... -
Citizens as Sensors: Human Sensors as a Smart City Data Source
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Böhm, Stephan; Weber, Christian; Morales, Roberto (Chapter, 2018)This paper discusses how citizens can play the role of sensors, using their perceptions to discover and report problems using some kind of digital platform. The use of human sensors is connected to the concept of “smart ... -
A Decade of eParticipation Research - An Overview of the ePart Conference 2009–2018
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The first ePart conference was organized in Linz in 2009, co-located with the longer-running eGov conference, which at the time was in its 7th year. Since then, we have seen ten conferences focusing on eParticipation ... -
Design Thinking Applied to the Internet of Things - A Project on Technological Innovation in Agriculture and Food Processing
Berntzen, Lasse; Florea, Adrian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Agriculture experiences rapid changes due to advances in technology. The introduction of mechanical equipment caused the first agricultural revolution. Agriculture is moving into the information age, where data are collected ... -
Digital farming based on a smart and user-friendly IoT irrigation system: A conifer nursery case study
Florea, Adrian; Popa, Daniel-Ioan; Morariu, Daniel; Maniu, Ionela; Berntzen, Lasse; Fiore, Ugo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Although digital technologies on farms bridge the productivity-sustainability gap, they are not yet widely adopted. Familiarising farmers with digital systems is as important as developing advanced technological platforms: ... -
Driving the Future - A Comparative Analysis of Electric Vehicle Trends in Norway and Spain
Munoz, Elene Maria De Miguel; Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper compares the Electric Vehicle (EV) situations in Spain and Norway by looking at policy frameworks, infrastructural growth, adoption rates, financial incentives, and environmental effects. In contrast to Spain, ... -
eParticipation for Lurkers and Stand-by Citizens? Evaluating a Norwegian Rapid Feedback eParticipation System
Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Berntzen, Lasse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper presents an evaluation of an eParticipation system for rapid feedback and dialogue between citizens and politicians. The system consists of a mobile application with survey-like functionality and a methodology ... -
Examine the Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Project Management Agility: Concerning Norwegian Companies
Senarath, S. M. D. Vishmi Tharangi (Master thesis, 2024)Systems capable of learning and accomplishing tasks in the same way as the human brain works are known as Artificial intelligence (AI). It can change and improve various industries, including supply chain, management, ... -
Forward Value Creation and Digital Government: Solving the Cost-Benefit Paradox?
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Andersen, Kim Normann (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)While adoption of new technologies and supply of online services are in focus of measuring uptake of online services in maturity models, measurement of direct and indirect outcome and value creation for the internal and ... -
Gab-SSDS: An AI-Based Similar Days Selection Method for Load Forecast
Janković, Zoran; Vesin, Boban; Selakov, Aleksander; Berntzen, Lasse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The important, while mostly underestimated, step in the process of short-term load forecasting–STLF is the selection of similar days. Similar days are identified based on numerous factors, such as weather, time, electricity ... -
Low Cost Mobile Embedded System for Air Quality Monitoring
Florea, Adrian; Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Stoica, Daniela; Naciu, Ionel Stelian; Cazan, Vlad (Chapter, 2017)This paper reports on a case study using a mobile platform for air-quality monitoring. This case study was done in Sibiu, Romania, and includes a description of related work, a survey, a summary of existing results regarding ... -
Opposing forces of business model innovation in the renewable energy sector: Alternative patterns and strategies
Laur, Inessa; Berntzen, Lasse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)An increased focus on renewable energy use and the liberalisation and digitalisation of the energy market has led to the adoption of innovative business models by energy businesses. This paper explores business model ... -
Parliamentary Open Big Data: A case study of the Norwegian Parliament´s open data platform
Berntzen, Lasse; El-Gazzar, Rania; Johannessen, Marius Rohde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The paper presents a case study on the use of open big data in the Norwegian Parliament. A set of policy documents was examined to find motivation for publishing open data. The case study was based on an examination of the ... -
Parliamentary Open Data in Scandinavia
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Andersen, Kim Normann; Crusoe, Jonathan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article presents a case study on the use of open data in the Scandinavian parliaments (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark). While the three countries have all opened the gates and provided access to data—for example, on the ... -
Sensors and the Smart City: Creating a Research Design for Sensor-based Smart City Projects
Berntzen, Lasse; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Florea, Adrian (Chapter, 2016)In this paper, we present a proposal for a research design, based on the argument that there is a connection between smart cities and the concepts of “smart buildings” and “smart users”. Smart cities refer to “places where ...