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Variable Importance Estimation for High-Dimensional Optimisation (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hunter, K., Thomson, S. L., & Hart, E. (2025, September). Variable Importance Estimation for High-Dimensional Optimisation. Paper presented at 24th UK Workshop in Computational Intelligence (UKCI 2025), Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Machine learning models trained on the solution spaces of optimisation problems can potentially shed light on variable importance. In prior work the recently established combinatorial benchmark, Polynomial Unconstrained Binary Optimisation with varia... Read More about Variable Importance Estimation for High-Dimensional Optimisation.

Causal ML for fair energy policy interventions: estimating impact heterogeneity of insulation programs via do-calculus (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Amico, B. (2025, September). Causal ML for fair energy policy interventions: estimating impact heterogeneity of insulation programs via do-calculus. Presented at 24th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence (UKCI 2025), Edinburgh

Modern machine learning excels at pattern recognition but often fails to support decision-making, as it cannot distinguish correlation from causation. This is a critical limitation in high-stakes domains, where relying on statistical associations can... Read More about Causal ML for fair energy policy interventions: estimating impact heterogeneity of insulation programs via do-calculus.

Vaccine Hesitancy and Confidence Research Programme: Qualitative and Critical Research Approaches with Vulnerable Groups (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray Brunton, C., Carnegie, E., Pow, J., Petrova, D., Garcia Retamero, R., Whittaker, A., & Todorova, I. (2025, July). Vaccine Hesitancy and Confidence Research Programme: Qualitative and Critical Research Approaches with Vulnerable Groups. Presented at 14th Conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP), Galway, Ireland

Vaccine hesitancy, delays and or refusals to be vaccinated despite the availability of a vaccine, are a global problem. Since the Covid-19 pandemic there are declines in most vaccines indicating a crisis in confidence about medicine and science. Mean... Read More about Vaccine Hesitancy and Confidence Research Programme: Qualitative and Critical Research Approaches with Vulnerable Groups.

An innovation of two established methods for monitoring water colour and clarity: participatory science using the mini- and midi- secchi disks (2025)
Journal Article
Brewin, R. J. W., Sun, X., Wood, J. L., Brewin, T. G., McBride, D., Frensley, B. T., Bresnahan, P. J., Simis, S. G. H., Schmidt, N., George, G., Stoy, A. C., Menon, N. N., Chekidhenkuzhiyil, J., Abdulaziz, A., Sathyendranath, S., Krug, L. A., Das, N., Sarker, S., Pasche, N., Haller, L., …Moshi, H. A. (2025). An innovation of two established methods for monitoring water colour and clarity: participatory science using the mini- and midi- secchi disks. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13, Article 1610130. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1610130

Measurements of water colour and clarity are used to track the environmental status of lakes, estuaries and oceans. The oldest standardised methods for measuring water clarity and colour are the Secchi disk and Forel-Ule colour scale. Both techniques... Read More about An innovation of two established methods for monitoring water colour and clarity: participatory science using the mini- and midi- secchi disks.

Intelligent Optimisation of Heat Treatment Strategies for Additively Manufactured Maraging Steel (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N., Kourousis, K., & Tingas, S. (2025, September). Intelligent Optimisation of Heat Treatment Strategies for Additively Manufactured Maraging Steel. Presented at 24th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence, Edinburgh

Applying heat treatment to metal (heating to a specific temperature for a set duration) can alter its properties making it suitable for use in specific applications. Due to the costs of heating then testing the metal, it is desirable to minimise... Read More about Intelligent Optimisation of Heat Treatment Strategies for Additively Manufactured Maraging Steel.

Optimisation of Aircraft Maintenance Schedules (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N., Rahimi, A., & Tingas, S. (2025, September). Optimisation of Aircraft Maintenance Schedules. Presented at 24th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence, Edinburgh

We present an aircraft maintenance scheduling problem, which requires suitably qualified staff to be assigned to maintenance tasks on each aircraft. The tasks on each aircraft must be completed within a given turn around window, so that the aircraft... Read More about Optimisation of Aircraft Maintenance Schedules.

Hypnos (San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival) (2025)
Exhibition / Performance
Milne, L. Hypnos (San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival). [Video]. 1 July 2025 - 1 July 2025

Official selection (semi-finalist) for San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival 2025.

An Ancient Egyptian poem, driving through a storm, radio, memory and the otherworld. A dream film on Super8 and HD.

How Edx Platform Was Used to Save Education in Gaza During the War (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Romdhani, I. (2025, July). How Edx Platform Was Used to Save Education in Gaza During the War. Presented at Open edX Conference 2025, Paris

Following the ongoing war in Gaza since last October, all universities in Gaza have been destroyed and students have been deprived of their right to continue studying like their peers around the world. An Edinburgh Napier academic is spearheading an... Read More about How Edx Platform Was Used to Save Education in Gaza During the War.

Implementation outcomes of the waves for change community-based task-shared prevention intervention for adolescent mental health in South Africa (2025)
Journal Article
Davies, T., Marshall, J., van der Merwe, N., Yarrow, P., Conibear, T., & Lund, C. (online). Implementation outcomes of the waves for change community-based task-shared prevention intervention for adolescent mental health in South Africa. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 12, Article e77. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10033

Adolescents face increased vulnerability to mental health conditions, particularly when exposed to multidimensional poverty and trauma and pronounced treatment gaps. Waves for Change, a Sport for Development (SfD) intervention, employs task-sharing t... Read More about Implementation outcomes of the waves for change community-based task-shared prevention intervention for adolescent mental health in South Africa.

On the Brink: Mapping the Last Strongholds of the Critically Endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius) (2025)
Journal Article
Loca, S. L., Collins, P. C., Garbett, A., McGeady, R., Thorburn, J., & McGonigle, C. (2025). On the Brink: Mapping the Last Strongholds of the Critically Endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius). Ecology and Evolution, 15(7), Article e71650. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71650

The flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) is a Critically Endangered skate distributed throughout the NE Atlantic and requiring urgent conservation measures. Existing models of the flapper skate's distribution are not detailed enough to inform managem... Read More about On the Brink: Mapping the Last Strongholds of the Critically Endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius).

Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework (2025)
Journal Article
Colquhoun, G., Ring, N., Smith, J., Willis, D., Williams, B., & Kydonaki, C. (2025). Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework. Antibiotics, 14(7), Article 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14070660

Background: Internationally, digital health interventions have increasingly been adopted within hospital settings. Optimising their clinical implementation requires user involvement, but there is a lack of evidence regarding how this should be done.... Read More about Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework.

Millimeter-Wave MIMO Array with Low Interactions Between its Antenna Elements for Fifth Generation Wireless Communication Networks (2025)
Journal Article
Alibakhshikenari, M., Ali, E. M., ud din, I., Virdee, B. S., Ullah, S., Khan, S., Hwang See, C., Saber, T., & Limiti, E. (2025). Millimeter-Wave MIMO Array with Low Interactions Between its Antenna Elements for Fifth Generation Wireless Communication Networks. Journal of Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 46(7), Article 46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-025-01062-8

This paper presents a novel, compact eight-port circular MIMO antenna system designed for millimeter-wave (mmWave) 5G communication, offering a wide impedance bandwidth and high isolation. The proposed antenna array operates over a broad measured fre... Read More about Millimeter-Wave MIMO Array with Low Interactions Between its Antenna Elements for Fifth Generation Wireless Communication Networks.

The Impact of Minority-Race Status on the Cross-Race Effect: A Critical Review (2025)
Journal Article
Töredi, D., Mansour, J. K., Jones, S. E., Skelton, F., & McIntyre, A. (online). The Impact of Minority-Race Status on the Cross-Race Effect: A Critical Review. Perspectives on Psychological Science, https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916251345459

Meta-analyses have consistently demonstrated the robustness of the cross-race effect (CRE; i.e., better recognition of same-race faces compared to different-race faces). These analyses have unveiled variations in the dependent variables associated wi... Read More about The Impact of Minority-Race Status on the Cross-Race Effect: A Critical Review.

EU Migrants in Wales: Still Welcome? (2025)
Book Chapter
Drinkwater, S., Guma, T., Goodwin-Hawkins, B., & Dafydd Jones, R. (2025). EU Migrants in Wales: Still Welcome?. In C. Wyn Edwards, R. Dafydd Jones, & L. Shobiye (Eds.), A welcoming nation? Intersectional approaches to migration and diversity in Wales. University of Wales Press

Wide Linearity Range and Rapid‐Response Tactile Sensor Inspired by Parallel Structures (2025)
Journal Article
Gao, W., Yao, J., Yu, X., Ma, G., Wang, D., Yu, H., Han, Z., & Ren, L. (online). Wide Linearity Range and Rapid‐Response Tactile Sensor Inspired by Parallel Structures. Advanced Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202506783

The synergistic enhancement of both linear range and response speed is crucial for simplifying the signal processing/conversion of tactile sensors and improving real-time perception. However, traditional tactile sensors face challenges in quantitativ... Read More about Wide Linearity Range and Rapid‐Response Tactile Sensor Inspired by Parallel Structures.

Usability Challenges in Electronic Health Records: Impact on Documentation Burden and Clinical Workflow: A Scoping Review (2025)
Journal Article
Olakotan, O., Samuriwo, R., Ismaila, H., & Atiku, S. (2025). Usability Challenges in Electronic Health Records: Impact on Documentation Burden and Clinical Workflow: A Scoping Review. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 31(4), 16. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70189

Background
The adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) has become integral to today's healthcare by supporting preventive care; however, it often imposes significant documentation burdens that disrupt workflows. These challenges may stem from u... Read More about Usability Challenges in Electronic Health Records: Impact on Documentation Burden and Clinical Workflow: A Scoping Review.

Human rights and psychiatric practice in relation to involuntary treatment of young people in Europe (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stavert, J., Malmendier-Muehlschegel, A., & Schulze, U. (2025, June). Human rights and psychiatric practice in relation to involuntary treatment of young people in Europe. Presented at ESCAP 2025: 21st International Congress of the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Strasbourg

Aims: International human rights treaties emphasize autonomy and reducing or eliminating psychiatric coercion making which can conflict with involuntary psychiatric treatment. The aim of our workshop is to facilitate a discussion between mental healt... Read More about Human rights and psychiatric practice in relation to involuntary treatment of young people in Europe.

A Survey on LoRaWAN MAC Schemes: From Conventional Solutions To AI-driven Protocols (2025)
Journal Article
Alahmadi, H., Bouabdallah, F., Al-Dubai, A., Ghaleb, B., Hussain, A., Chamola, V., Hawbani, A., Zhao, L., & Yu, R. (in press). A Survey on LoRaWAN MAC Schemes: From Conventional Solutions To AI-driven Protocols. Communications Surveys and Tutorials,

Long Range (LoRa) networks have emerged as a vital solution catering to applications requiring coverage over relatively long distances in the world of Internet of Things (IoT), where connectivity and efficient data transmission are paramount. LoRa’s... Read More about A Survey on LoRaWAN MAC Schemes: From Conventional Solutions To AI-driven Protocols.

An international consensus statement on the methodological standards for physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development (2025)
Journal Article
Milton, K., Pearsons, A., Hanson, C., Chou, R., & Stamatakis, E. (in press). An international consensus statement on the methodological standards for physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development. Journal of Physical Activity and Health,

Background: The World Health Organization and many national health bodies have released physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines; however, there are inconsistencies across jurisdictions, which may partly be due to variation in guideline d... Read More about An international consensus statement on the methodological standards for physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development.