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A Generative Learning Approach to Sensor Fusion and Change Detection (2016)
Journal Article
Gepperth, A. R. T., Hecht, T., & Gogate, M. (2016). A Generative Learning Approach to Sensor Fusion and Change Detection. Cognitive Computation, 8(5), 806-817. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-016-9390-z

We present a system for performing multi-sensor fusion that learns from experience, i.e., from training data and propose that learning methods are the most appropriate approaches to real-world fusion problems, since they are largely model-free and th... Read More about A Generative Learning Approach to Sensor Fusion and Change Detection.

A New Spatio-Temporal Saliency-Based Video Object Segmentation (2016)
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Tu, Z., Abel, A., Zhang, L., Luo, B., & Hussain, A. (2016). A New Spatio-Temporal Saliency-Based Video Object Segmentation. Cognitive Computation, 8(4), 629-647. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-016-9387-7

Humans and animals are able to segment visual scenes by having the natural cognitive ability to quickly identify salient objects in both static and dynamic scenes. In this paper, we present a new spatio-temporal-based approach to video object segment... Read More about A New Spatio-Temporal Saliency-Based Video Object Segmentation.

Towards a Biologically Inspired Soft Switching Approach for Cloud Resource Provisioning (2016)
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Ullah, A., Li, J., Hussain, A., & Yang, E. (2016). Towards a Biologically Inspired Soft Switching Approach for Cloud Resource Provisioning. Cognitive Computation, 8(5), 992-1005. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-016-9391-y

Cloud elasticity augments applications to dynamically adapt to changes in demand by acquiring or releasing computational resources on the fly. Recently, we developed a framework for cloud elasticity utilizing multiple feedback controllers simultaneou... Read More about Towards a Biologically Inspired Soft Switching Approach for Cloud Resource Provisioning.

A Classification and Comparison Framework for Cloud Service Brokerage Architectures (2016)
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Fowley, F., Pahl, C., Jamshidi, P., Fang, D., & Liu, X. (2016). A Classification and Comparison Framework for Cloud Service Brokerage Architectures. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 6(2), 358-371. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcc.2016.2537333

Cloud service brokerage and related management and marketplace concepts have been identified as key concerns for future cloud technology development and research. Cloud service management is an important building block of cloud architectures that can... Read More about A Classification and Comparison Framework for Cloud Service Brokerage Architectures.

A New Image Encryption Scheme Based on Dynamic S-Boxes and Chaotic Maps (2016)
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Rehman, A. U., Khan, J. S., Ahmad, J., & Hwang, S. O. (2016). A New Image Encryption Scheme Based on Dynamic S-Boxes and Chaotic Maps. 3D research, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s13319-016-0084-9

Substitution box is a unique and nonlinear core component of block ciphers. A better designing technique of substitution box can boost up the quality of ciphertexts. In this paper, a new encryption method based on dynamic substitution boxes is propos... Read More about A New Image Encryption Scheme Based on Dynamic S-Boxes and Chaotic Maps.

Persuasive Strategies for Encouraging Social Interaction for Older Adults (2016)
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Vargheese, J. P., Sripada, S., Masthoff, J., & Oren, N. (2016). Persuasive Strategies for Encouraging Social Interaction for Older Adults. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 32(3), 190-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2016.1136176

Social isolation among older adults represents a significant societal challenge in which persuasion offers a potential solution. To develop a persuasive interactive system for this purpose, we conducted a modeling study with carers to discover how p... Read More about Persuasive Strategies for Encouraging Social Interaction for Older Adults.

Unsupervised Commonsense Knowledge Enrichment for Domain-Specific Sentiment Analysis (2016)
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Ofek, N., Poria, S., Rokach, L., Cambria, E., Hussain, A., & Shabtai, A. (2016). Unsupervised Commonsense Knowledge Enrichment for Domain-Specific Sentiment Analysis. Cognitive Computation, 8(3), 467-477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-015-9375-3

Sentiment analysis in natural language text is a challenging task involving a deep understanding of both syntax and semantics. Leveraging the polarity of multiword expressions—or concepts—rather than single words can mitigate the difficulty of such a... Read More about Unsupervised Commonsense Knowledge Enrichment for Domain-Specific Sentiment Analysis.

Sample Size Determination Algorithm for fingerprint-based indoor localization systems (2016)
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Kanaris, L., Kokkinis, A., Fortino, G., Liotta, A., & Stavrou, S. (2016). Sample Size Determination Algorithm for fingerprint-based indoor localization systems. Computer Networks, 101, 169-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2015.12.015

Provision of accurate location information is an important task in the Internet of Things (IoT) applications and scenarios. This need has boosted the research and development of fingerprint based, indoor localization systems, since GPS information is... Read More about Sample Size Determination Algorithm for fingerprint-based indoor localization systems.

Rating the revolution: Silicon Valley in normative perspective (2016)
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Duff, A. S. (2016). Rating the revolution: Silicon Valley in normative perspective. Information, Communication and Society, 19(11), 1605-1621. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2016.1142594

Silicon Valley, California – home of Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and so on – is widely regarded as the epicentre of the information revolution. However, it is not just a technical or economic phenomenon; it has also made a social revolution. Th... Read More about Rating the revolution: Silicon Valley in normative perspective.

The paradigmatic hearts of subjects which their "English" flows through (2016)
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Pilcher, N., & Richards, K. (2016). The paradigmatic hearts of subjects which their "English" flows through. Higher Education Research and Development, 35(5), 997-1010. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2016.1138455

Much research into the use of corpora and discourse to support higher education students on pre-sessional and in-sessional courses champions subject specificity. Drawing on the work of writers such as Bakhtin (1981) and Voloshinov (1973), in this art... Read More about The paradigmatic hearts of subjects which their "English" flows through.

How institutions shaped the last major evolutionary transition to large-scale human societies (2016)
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Powers, S. T., van Schaik, C. P., & Lehmann, L. (2016). How institutions shaped the last major evolutionary transition to large-scale human societies. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 371(1687), 20150098. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.201

What drove the transition from small-scale human societies centred on kinship and personal exchange, to large-scale societies comprising cooperation and division of labour among untold numbers of unrelated individuals? We propose that the unique huma... Read More about How institutions shaped the last major evolutionary transition to large-scale human societies.

The adoption process in management innovation: A Knowledge Management case study (2016)
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Rasmussen, L., & Hall, H. (2016). The adoption process in management innovation: A Knowledge Management case study. Journal of Information Science, 42(3), 356-368. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551515625032

is based on the findings of a study that explores and discusses in depth a Knowledge Management programme that was introduced within a large distributed public sector agency in Europe. The aim of this research was to provide insight into the adoption... Read More about The adoption process in management innovation: A Knowledge Management case study.

The census as an information source in public policy-making (2016)
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Killick, L., Hall, H., Duff, A. S., & Deakin, M. (2016). The census as an information source in public policy-making. Journal of Information Science, 42(3), 386-395. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551516628471

This paper provides an assessment of the value of national population censuses as information sources with specific reference to UK census data and its use in policy-making. Mixed methods were adopted to collect quantitative and qualitative data fro... Read More about The census as an information source in public policy-making.

Building an Intrusion Detection System Using a Filter-Based Feature Selection Algorithm (2016)
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Ambusaidi, M. A., He, X., Nanda, P., & Tan, Z. (2016). Building an Intrusion Detection System Using a Filter-Based Feature Selection Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Computers, 65(10), 2986-2998. https://doi.org/10.1109/tc.2016.2519914

Redundant and irrelevant features in data have caused a long-term problem in network traffic classification. These features not only slow down the process of classification but also prevent a classifier from making accurate decisions, especially when... Read More about Building an Intrusion Detection System Using a Filter-Based Feature Selection Algorithm.

A methodology to assess social technological alignment in the health domain. (2016)
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Lim, A., Thuemmler, C., Lim, A. K., Holanec, I., & Fricker, S. (2016). A methodology to assess social technological alignment in the health domain. IRBM, 37(4), 232-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irbm.2015.10.005

There have been longstanding discussions whether social or technological factors eventually determine the speed of innovation, in particular when it comes to implementation. In order to identify and quantify potential resistance and implementation ri... Read More about A methodology to assess social technological alignment in the health domain..

Factors Affecting the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies: Small Hotels and Tour Operators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2016)
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Demeke, W., Olden, A., & Nocera, J. A. (2016). Factors Affecting the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies: Small Hotels and Tour Operators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Libri, 66(2), 151-165. https://doi.org/10.1515/libri-2016-0029

In Africa the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) varies considerably from one country to another, for example between Kenya and Tanzania on the one hand and Ethiopia on the other. In Kenya and Tanzania telecommunications sy... Read More about Factors Affecting the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies: Small Hotels and Tour Operators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.