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Enhancement of densification and microwave dielectric properties in LiF ceramics via a cold sintering and post-annealing process (2020)
Journal Article
Liu, B., Li, L., Song, K. X., Mao, M. M., Lu, Z., Wang, G., Li, L., Wang, D., Zhou, D., Feteira, A., & Reaney, I. M. (2021). Enhancement of densification and microwave dielectric properties in LiF ceramics via a cold sintering and post-annealing process. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(2), 1726-1729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.09.073

LiF is a low-firing fluoride with excellent microwave dielectric properties, however densification of LiF ceramics is challenging owing to their low surface free energy. In this study, a cold sintering process (150 °C, 250 MPa, 60 min) was employed t... Read More about Enhancement of densification and microwave dielectric properties in LiF ceramics via a cold sintering and post-annealing process.

Mechanism of enhanced energy storage density in AgNbO3-based lead-free antiferroelectrics (2020)
Journal Article
Lu, Z., Bao, W., Wang, G., Sun, S., Li, L., Li, J., …Reaney, I. M. (2021). Mechanism of enhanced energy storage density in AgNbO3-based lead-free antiferroelectrics. Nano Energy, 79, Article 105423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105423

The mechanisms underpinning high energy storage density in lead-free Ag1–3xNdxTayNb1-yO3 antiferroelectric (AFE) ceramics have been investigated. Rietveld refinements of in-situ synchrotron X-ray data reveal that the structure remains quadrupled and... Read More about Mechanism of enhanced energy storage density in AgNbO3-based lead-free antiferroelectrics.

Development of a BIM-enabled and Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment System for Buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria (2020)
Thesis
Olawumi, T. O. (2020). Development of a BIM-enabled and Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment System for Buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria. (Thesis). Hong Kong Polytechnic University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2804043

The increasing urbanization of the built environment has bolstered the need of promoting sustainable practices and Building Information Modelling (BIM) initiative in building and construction projects. However, there has not been a unified adoption a... Read More about Development of a BIM-enabled and Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment System for Buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria.

Identification of a Speaker from Characteristics of a Voice (2020)
Journal Article
Kinkiri, S., Bakarat, B., & Keates, S. (2020). Identification of a Speaker from Characteristics of a Voice. Sensors & transducers, 244(5), 7-12

Speech is unique mode of communication among humans. Speech is a complex method of communication systems when compared with other methods. As humans, we also use non-speech, which is non-verbal communication to convey information. Nonverbal communica... Read More about Identification of a Speaker from Characteristics of a Voice.

Futures Thinking: The case of ECOR (2020)
Journal Article
Logtens, E., & Weigend Rodríguez, R. (2021). Futures Thinking: The case of ECOR. Journal of Futures Studies, 25(4), 97-110. https://doi.org/10.6531/JFS.202106_25%284%29.0009

This interview is part of a research project which aims to formulate an interdisciplinary systematic approach based on Circular Economy (CE) principles and Futures Studies (FS) methods for anticipatory decision making in SMEs. The interest in intervi... Read More about Futures Thinking: The case of ECOR.

Offsite Ready Booklets (2020)
Report
Duncheva, M., Calcagno, C., Henquel, V., Leitch, K., Stinson, J., Plant O'Toole, E., Bros-Williamson, J., Livingstone, A., De Saint-Sernin, A., Hairstans, R., Hillier, J., Bentley, A., Barran, R., Avins, L., Setiati, D., Richards, L., & Ferriz-Papi, J. A. (2020). Offsite Ready Booklets. Edinburgh: Construction Industry Training Board

A robust and computationally efficient finite element framework for coupled electromechanics (2020)
Journal Article
Kadapa, C., & Hossain, M. (2020). A robust and computationally efficient finite element framework for coupled electromechanics. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 372, Article 113443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2020.113443

Electro-active polymers (EAPs) are increasingly becoming popular materials for actuators, sensors, and energy harvesters. To simulate the complex behaviour of actuators under coupled loads, particularly in the realm of soft robotics, biomedical engin... Read More about A robust and computationally efficient finite element framework for coupled electromechanics.

Federated learning with hierarchical clustering of local updates to improve training on non-IID data (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Briggs, C., Fan, Z., & Andras, P. (2020, July). Federated learning with hierarchical clustering of local updates to improve training on non-IID data. Presented at 2020 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), Glasgow

Federated learning (FL) is a well established method for performing machine learning tasks over massively distributed data. However in settings where data is distributed in a non-iid (not independent and identically distributed) fashion - as is typic... Read More about Federated learning with hierarchical clustering of local updates to improve training on non-IID data.

Real-time anomaly intrusion detection for a clean water supply system, utilising machine learning with novel energy-based features (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robles-Durazno, A., Moradpoor, N., McWhinnie, J., & Russell, G. (2020, July). Real-time anomaly intrusion detection for a clean water supply system, utilising machine learning with novel energy-based features. Presented at International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2020), Glasgow, UK

Industrial Control Systems have become a priority domain for cybersecurity practitioners due to the number of cyber-attacks against those systems has increased over the past few years. This paper proposes a real-time anomaly intrusion detector for a... Read More about Real-time anomaly intrusion detection for a clean water supply system, utilising machine learning with novel energy-based features.

Numerical modeling of coupled biochemical and thermal behavior of municipal solid waste in landfills (2020)
Journal Article
Kumar, G., Reddy, K. R., & McDougall, J. (2020). Numerical modeling of coupled biochemical and thermal behavior of municipal solid waste in landfills. Computers and Geotechnics, 128, Article 103836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2020.103836

A coupled bio-thermal (BT) model is proposed and validated for the prediction of long-term biochemical and thermal behavior of municipal solid waste (MSW) in landfills. The biochemical and thermal behavior of the waste was modeled using a two-stage a... Read More about Numerical modeling of coupled biochemical and thermal behavior of municipal solid waste in landfills.