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Readers as writers in the alternative press: the making of community. (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atton, C. (1997, May). Readers as writers in the alternative press: the making of community. Paper presented at The Third Warwick Seminar on Literary Journalism: Minority Voices and the Establishment Press, University of Warwick

On the interaction of TCP and routing protocols in MANETs
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papanastasiou, S., Mackenzie, L. M., Ould-Khaoua, M., & Charissis, V. (2006, February). On the interaction of TCP and routing protocols in MANETs. Presented at Advanced Int'l Conference on Telecommunications and Int'l Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services (AICT-ICIW'06), Guadeloupe, French Caribbean

Recent research in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) has highlighted the detrimental effect of multiple retransmission timeouts (RTOs) on TCP throughput. However, the effect of the routing protocol’s buffering strategy on this phenomenon has not been e... Read More about On the interaction of TCP and routing protocols in MANETs.

Integrated vehicle instrument simulations: i-ViS initial design philosophy
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kenny, T., Anthony, D., Charissis, V., Darawish, Y., & Keir, P. (2004, April). Integrated vehicle instrument simulations: i-ViS initial design philosophy. Presented at Total Vehicle Technology: Finding the Radical, Implementing the Practical (3rd International Conference), Brighton

[Book abstract: This important collection of papers from a conference organised by the University of Sussex presents you with twenty-four papers, which Peter Childs and Richard Stobart have collectively drawn together. They present you with distinct... Read More about Integrated vehicle instrument simulations: i-ViS initial design philosophy.

The design considerations of a virtual reality application for heart anatomy and pathology education
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nyamse, V. O., Charissis, V., Moore, D., Parker, C., Khan, M. S., & Chan, W. (2013, July). The design considerations of a virtual reality application for heart anatomy and pathology education. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Anatomy and pathology of the human body are complex subjects that cannot be elucidated easily to the medical students through traditional description and illustration methods. The proposed interactive system aims to present clear information on deman... Read More about The design considerations of a virtual reality application for heart anatomy and pathology education.

The characterisation of a virtual reality system to improve the quality and to reduce the gap between information technology and medical education
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Falah, J. F. M., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Wood, B. (2013, July). The characterisation of a virtual reality system to improve the quality and to reduce the gap between information technology and medical education. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Contemporary medical training is hindered by an excessive amount of information provided to students through mainly traditional teaching methods yet the younger generations are accustomed to digital data and information on-demand. As such they have d... Read More about The characterisation of a virtual reality system to improve the quality and to reduce the gap between information technology and medical education.

Asynchronous telemedicine diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries through a prototype interface in virtual reality environment
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, M. S., Charissis, V., Harrison, D., Sakellariou, S., & Chan, W. (2013, July). Asynchronous telemedicine diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries through a prototype interface in virtual reality environment. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Telehealth provides a much needed option for remote diagnosis and monitoring of various pathologies and patients. Remote provision of health care can offer a two fold support for the medical system and the patients. Primarily it could serve isolated... Read More about Asynchronous telemedicine diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries through a prototype interface in virtual reality environment.

Gait analysis management and diagnosis in a prototype virtual reality environment
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., & Charissis, V. (2013, July). Gait analysis management and diagnosis in a prototype virtual reality environment. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Current medical data derived from gait analysis and diagnosis of various musculoskeletal pathologies offer a plethora of text based and imaging data. The large volume and complexity of the particular data present a number of issues during the collect... Read More about Gait analysis management and diagnosis in a prototype virtual reality environment.

Driving simulator for head-up display evaluation: driver’s response time on accident simulation cases
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Arafat, S., Chan, W., & Christomanos, C. (2006, December). Driving simulator for head-up display evaluation: driver’s response time on accident simulation cases. Presented at Driving Simulation Conference, Asia/Pacific DSC’06, Tsukuba, Japan

This paper introduces a novel automotive full-windshield Head-Up Display (HUD) interface, which aims to improve driver’s spatial awareness and response times under low visibility conditions. To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed HUD system, a... Read More about Driving simulator for head-up display evaluation: driver’s response time on accident simulation cases.

E-paper vs paper: a comparative study for future applications
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nomikos, S., Charissis, V., Tsigonias, M., & Dargentas, J. (2007, June). E-paper vs paper: a comparative study for future applications. Presented at 3rd International Conference in Typography and Visual Communication (3rd ICTVC 07), Thessaloniki, Greece

Prototype system for virtual reality simulation and training: initial implementation for large printing units
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Nomikos, S., & Patera, M. (2007, December). Prototype system for virtual reality simulation and training: initial implementation for large printing units. Presented at 3rd International Conference in Typography and Visual Communication, Thessaloniki

This paper presents an enquiry into the suitability of virtual reality technology as the principal training method for a large printing unit. Contemporary studies investigating the VR training methods had proved their significant results in minimisin... Read More about Prototype system for virtual reality simulation and training: initial implementation for large printing units.

Human machine interface for prototype head up display
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Papanastasiou, S., & Patera, M. (2007, December). Human machine interface for prototype head up display. Presented at Transport Science and Technology Congress (TRANSTEC), Prague

Head Up Displays (HUDs) have recently enjoyed substantial research attention due to their wide scope of application and promise of real time information superimposed in the external scene environment. To this end we developed a prototype HUD interfac... Read More about Human machine interface for prototype head up display.

Symbolic vs alphanumeric representations in human machine interface design
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., & Patera, M. (2007, June). Symbolic vs alphanumeric representations in human machine interface design. Presented at 9th World Congress of the IASS/AIS, Helsinki

This paper presents a study towards articulating what it is considered to be a simple, prompt and efficient interface for a novel automotive Head-Up Display system. In particular, the proposed interface aims to improve the driver's spatial awareness... Read More about Symbolic vs alphanumeric representations in human machine interface design.

Investigation of users' age and driving performance with the use of prototype automotive HUD system
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Naef, M., Papanastasiou, S., & Vlachos, G. (2008, November). Investigation of users' age and driving performance with the use of prototype automotive HUD system. Presented at 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and ITS America's 2008 Annual Meeting, New York

A plethora of rear collision avoidance or warning systems have recently been developed in order to assist drivers in demanding driving situations and weather conditions. However vehicle’s controllability through human decision-making is often sacrifi... Read More about Investigation of users' age and driving performance with the use of prototype automotive HUD system.

Medical visualisation, augmented reality and anatomy training: an intuitive approach of visual arts and medicine
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Ward, B. M., Sakellariou, S., Chanock, D., Rowley, D., & Anderson, P. (2008, July). Medical visualisation, augmented reality and anatomy training: an intuitive approach of visual arts and medicine. Paper presented at Fifth Annual Meeting of the Association for Medical Humanities UK (AMH 08), Glasgow

Medical visualisation has been an active area of research worldwide over the last two decades. Only recently, however, has technology reached a level of maturity and cost/performance ration that makes is deployment feasible on a large scale. In addit... Read More about Medical visualisation, augmented reality and anatomy training: an intuitive approach of visual arts and medicine.