Outputs (71)

Federated Learning for Short-term Residential Load Forecasting (2022)
Journal Article
Briggs, C., Fan, Z., & Andras, P. (2022). Federated Learning for Short-term Residential Load Forecasting. IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, 9, 573-583. https://doi.org/10.1109/oajpe.2022.3206220

Load forecasting is an essential task performed within the energy industry to help balance supply with demand and maintain a stable load on the electricity grid. As supply transitions towards less reliable renewable energy generation, smart meters wi... Read More about Federated Learning for Short-term Residential Load Forecasting.

Where do successful populations originate from? (2021)
Journal Article
Andras, P., & Stanton, A. (2021). Where do successful populations originate from?. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 524, Article 110734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2021.110734

In order to understand the dynamics of emergence and spreading of socio-technical innovations and population moves it is important to determine the place of origin of these populations. Here we focus on the role of geographical factors, such as land... Read More about Where do successful populations originate from?.

Scalability analysis comparisons of cloud-based software services (2019)
Journal Article
Ahmad, A. A., & Andras, P. (2019). Scalability analysis comparisons of cloud-based software services. Journal of cloud computing: advances, systems and applications, 8, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-019-0134-y

Performance and scalability testing and measurements of cloud-based software services are necessary for future optimizations and growth of cloud computing. Scalability, elasticity, and efficiency are interrelated aspects of cloud-based software servi... Read More about Scalability analysis comparisons of cloud-based software services.

Cloud-based software services delivery from the perspective of scalability (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Said Ahmad, A., & Andras, P. (2021). Cloud-based software services delivery from the perspective of scalability. International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, 36(2), 53-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445760.2019.1617864

Measuring and testing the scalability and performance of cloud-based software services is critical for the delivery of such services, and the development of cloud computing. There are three interconnected Cloud-based software services’ performance as... Read More about Cloud-based software services delivery from the perspective of scalability.

The use of bibliography enriched features for automatic citation screening (2019)
Journal Article
Olorisade, B. K., Brereton, P., & Andras, P. (2019). The use of bibliography enriched features for automatic citation screening. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 94, Article 103202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103202

Context Citation screening (also called study selection) is a phase of systematic review process that has attracted a growing interest on the use of text mining (TM) methods to support it to reduce time and effort. Search results are usually imbalan... Read More about The use of bibliography enriched features for automatic citation screening.

User perception of Bitcoin usability and security across novice users (2019)
Journal Article
Alshamsi, A., & Andras, P. (2019). User perception of Bitcoin usability and security across novice users. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 126, 94-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2019.02.004

This paper investigates users’ perceptions and experiences of an anonymous digital payment system (Bitcoin) and its influence on users in terms of usability and security in comparison to other non-anonymous payment systems such as credit/debit cards.... Read More about User perception of Bitcoin usability and security across novice users.

Social learning and cultural evolution in artificial life (2018)
Journal Article
Marriott, C., Borg, J. M., Andras, P., & Smaldino, P. E. (2018). Social learning and cultural evolution in artificial life. Artificial Life, 24(1), 5-9. https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00250

We describe the questions and discussions raised at the First Workshop on Social Learning and Cultural Evolution held at theArtificial Life Conference 2016 in Cancún, Mexico in July 2016. The purpose of the workshop was to assemble artificial life re... Read More about Social learning and cultural evolution in artificial life.

Social learning in repeated cooperation games in uncertain environments (2018)
Journal Article
Andras, P. (2018). Social learning in repeated cooperation games in uncertain environments. Cognitive Systems Research, 51, 24-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsys.2018.04.013

Cooperation and social learning are fundamental mechanisms that maintain social organisation among animals and humans. Social institutions can be conceptualised abstractly as cooperation games with social learning. In some cases potential cooperation... Read More about Social learning in repeated cooperation games in uncertain environments.

Locally Excited State–Charge Transfer State Coupled Dyes as Optically Responsive Neuron Firing Probes (2017)
Journal Article
Sirbu, D., Butcher, J. B., Waddell, P. G., Andras, P., & Benniston, A. C. (2017). Locally Excited State–Charge Transfer State Coupled Dyes as Optically Responsive Neuron Firing Probes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 23(58), 14639-14649. https://doi.org

A selection of NIR-optically responsive neuron probes was produced comprising of a donor julolidyl group connected to a BODIPY core and several different styryl and vinylpyridinyl derived acceptor moieties. The strength of the donor–acceptor interact... Read More about Locally Excited State–Charge Transfer State Coupled Dyes as Optically Responsive Neuron Firing Probes.

Reproducibility of studies on text mining for citation screening in systematic reviews: evaluation and checklist (2017)
Journal Article
Olorisade, B. K., Brereton, P., & Andras, P. (2017). Reproducibility of studies on text mining for citation screening in systematic reviews: evaluation and checklist. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 73, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2017.07.010

Context Independent validation of published scientific results through study replication is a pre-condition for accepting the validity of such results. In computation research, full replication is often unrealistic for independent results validation... Read More about Reproducibility of studies on text mining for citation screening in systematic reviews: evaluation and checklist.