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Welcome to Edinburgh Napier Research Repository

The ‘Research Repository’ is the open access institutional repository of Edinburgh Napier University. It contains examples of research outputs produced by staff and research students, as well as related information about the university's funded projects and staff research interests.

Whenever possible, refereed documents accepted for publication, or finished artistic compositions presented in public, will be made available here in full digital format, and hyperlinks to standard published versions will be provided. Any questions about submissions to the repository or problems with access to any of its content should be sent to the Repository Team at repository@napier.ac.uk



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A Three-Stage Genetic Algorithm for Compiler Flag and Library Version Selection to Minimize Execution Time (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chan, C. H., & Nita, S. (2025, April). A Three-Stage Genetic Algorithm for Compiler Flag and Library Version Selection to Minimize Execution Time. Presented at ICSE 2025: 47th International Conference on Software Engineering, Ottawa, Canada

Existing research in compiler autotuning mainly focuses on selecting optimization flags without configurable values. However, the potential of selecting optimization flags with configurable values, alongside using directory and link flags for library... Read More about A Three-Stage Genetic Algorithm for Compiler Flag and Library Version Selection to Minimize Execution Time.

Fee or free? Re-think the role of service fees in omnichannel retailing after the pandemic (2025)
Journal Article
Lu, F., & Li, G. (online). Fee or free? Re-think the role of service fees in omnichannel retailing after the pandemic. Journal of the Operational Research Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2025.2451117

Many UK high-street retailers leverage their brick-and-mortar stores to implement omnichannel strategies. This strategy drives online traffic into stores by allowing online customers to collect in-store. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers have e... Read More about Fee or free? Re-think the role of service fees in omnichannel retailing after the pandemic.

Formal Dialogue and Large Language Models (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snaith, M., & Wells, S. (2024, October). Formal Dialogue and Large Language Models. Presented at SICSA Workshop on Reasoning, Evaluation and Application of Large Language Models (SICSA-REALLM 2024), Aberdeen, UK

In this paper, we present preliminary work into combining formal models of dialogue and large language models, before going on to discuss how this provides a foundation for similar approaches involving computational models of argument. First, we addr... Read More about Formal Dialogue and Large Language Models.

From the active classroom to active assessment: a student-centred approach enhancing career readiness and creativity (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, E., & Urie, G. (2025, May). From the active classroom to active assessment: a student-centred approach enhancing career readiness and creativity. Paper presented at Council for Hospitality Management Education Conference (CHME) 2025, University of Essex, UK

This paper reflects on innovative assessment practice on an undergraduate tourism and hospitality module. Following an extensive redesign to adopt an active learning and dialogical pedagogy, we developed the service quality masterclass assessment to... Read More about From the active classroom to active assessment: a student-centred approach enhancing career readiness and creativity.