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A real-world employee scheduling and routing application. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hart, E., Sim, K., & Urquhart, N. B. (2014, July). A real-world employee scheduling and routing application. Presented at GECCO 2014

We describe a hyper-heuristic application developed for a client to find quick, acceptable solutions to Workforce Schedul- ing and Routing problems. An interactive fitness function controlled by the user enables five different objectives to be weight... Read More about A real-world employee scheduling and routing application..

Evaluating Digital Forensic Tools (DFTs). (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Flandrin, F., Buchanan, W. J., Macfarlane, R., Ramsay, B., & Smales, A. (2014). Evaluating Digital Forensic Tools (DFTs). In 7th International Conference : Cybercrime Forensics Education & Training

This paper outlines the key methods used in the evaluation of digital forensics tools.

An assessment of data leakage in Firefox under different conditions. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Findlay, C., & Leimich, P. (2014, July). An assessment of data leakage in Firefox under different conditions. Paper presented at CFET 2014: 7th International Conference on Cybercrime Forensics Education & Training

Data leakage is a serious issue and can result in the loss of sensitive data, compromising user accounts and details, potentially affecting millions of internet users. This paper contributes to research in online security and reducing personal foo... Read More about An assessment of data leakage in Firefox under different conditions..

A Comparison of Geo-tagging in Mobile Internet Browsing Applications on iOS and Android. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Comer, S., & Leimich, P. (2014, July). A Comparison of Geo-tagging in Mobile Internet Browsing Applications on iOS and Android. Paper presented at CFET 2014: 7th International Conference on Cybercrime Forensics Education & Training

Nowadays there is almost no crime committed without a trace of digital evidence, and since the advanced functionality of mobile devices today can be exploited to assist in crime, the need for mobile forensics is imperative. Many of the mobile appl... Read More about A Comparison of Geo-tagging in Mobile Internet Browsing Applications on iOS and Android..

A new semantic role-based access control model for cloud computing (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barati, M., Khksar Fasaei, M. S., Lotfi, S., & Rahmati, A. (2014). A new semantic role-based access control model for cloud computing. In Ninth International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services (ICIW 2014) (130-133)

Opencache: Leveraging sdn to demonstrate a customisable and configurable cache (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Broadbent, M., Georgopoulos, P., Kotronis, V., Plattner, B., & Race, N. (2014, April). Opencache: Leveraging sdn to demonstrate a customisable and configurable cache. Presented at 2014 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), Toronto, ON, Canada

Efficient content delivery is a constantly evolving challenge on the modern Internet. Reducing the impact of duplicate deliveries of identical content is a key factor in reducing congestion and transit costs for smaller networks. This work leverages... Read More about Opencache: Leveraging sdn to demonstrate a customisable and configurable cache.

Editorial: TLAD 2014 (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leimich, P., & Monger, A. (2014, July). Editorial: TLAD 2014. Presented at 12th International Workshop on Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Databases

No abstract avialable.

An aspect oriented model for software energy efficiency in decentralised servers. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chinenyeze, S., Liu, X., & Al-Dubai, A. (2014). An aspect oriented model for software energy efficiency in decentralised servers. In ict4s-14. https://doi.org/10.2991/ict4s-14.2014.14

Green software is currently gaining interests with the increasing impact of IT in energy consumption. Green-ness in software however, can be achieved at various stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Consequently, several software engi... Read More about An aspect oriented model for software energy efficiency in decentralised servers..

Objective assessment of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease using body-worn sensors (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fisher, J., Hammerla, N., Andras, P., Rochester, L., & Walker, R. (2014). Objective assessment of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease using body-worn sensors. Movement Disorders, 29(S1), https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.25913

Objective: There is great need for an objective method of symptom assessment in Parkinson's disease (PD) to enable better treatment decisions and to assist evaluation of new therapies. In this work we present the use of wrist-worn accelerometers and... Read More about Objective assessment of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease using body-worn sensors.

Multi-adaptive Natural Language Generation using Principal Component Regression (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gkatzia, D., Hastie, H., & Lemon, O. (2014). Multi-adaptive Natural Language Generation using Principal Component Regression. In Proceedings of the 8th International Natural Language Generation Conference (138-142)

We present FeedbackGen, a system that uses a multi-adaptive approach to Natural Language Generation. With the term 'multi-adaptive', we refer to a system that is able to adapt its content to different user groups simultaneously, in our case adapting... Read More about Multi-adaptive Natural Language Generation using Principal Component Regression.

A KM implementation as management innovation: the impact of an agent of change. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rasmussen, L., & Hall, H. (2014, June). A KM implementation as management innovation: the impact of an agent of change. Paper presented at Information: interactions and impact (i3) 2015

This paper presents findings from an extensive study of a Knowledge Management (KM) programme within a large distributed public sector organisation. Here we conceive KM as a ‘management innovation’ (Birkinshaw, Hamel & Mol, 2005; Mol & Birkinshaw, 20... Read More about A KM implementation as management innovation: the impact of an agent of change..

Mobile User Authentication System for E-commerce Applications. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Molla, R., Romdhani, I., Buchanan, W. J., & Fadel, E. Y. (2014, June). Mobile User Authentication System for E-commerce Applications. Paper presented at International Conference on Advanced Networking, Distributed Systems and Applications 2014

E-commerce applications provide on-line clients and merchants with a quick and convenient way to exchange goods and services. However, the deployment of these applications is still facing many problems such as security threats; and on-line attacks. T... Read More about Mobile User Authentication System for E-commerce Applications..

Reliable Hierarchical Cluster Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Eshaftri, M., Essa, A., Qasem, M., Romdhani, I., & Al-Dubai, A. (2014, June). Reliable Hierarchical Cluster Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks. Paper presented at International Conference on Networking, Distributed Systems and Applications : INDS 2014, Bejaia, Algeria

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have recently become an integral part of a wide range of systems such as surveillance, target tracking, security and health management systems. WSNs deploy a large number of sensor nodes that cooperate to... Read More about Reliable Hierarchical Cluster Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks..

Efficient road topology based broadcast protocol for VANETs (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Kubati, G., Al-Dubai, A., Mackenzie, L., & Pezaros, D. (2014). Efficient road topology based broadcast protocol for VANETs. In 2014 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC). https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC.2014.6952857

Intelligent Transportation Systems have been instrumental in reshaping transportation towards safer roads, seamless logistics, and digital business-oriented services under the umbrella of smart city platforms. Broadcasting transmission is an essentia... Read More about Efficient road topology based broadcast protocol for VANETs.

Specification for Generic Enablers as Software (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brogan, J. P., & Thuemmler, C. (2014, April). Specification for Generic Enablers as Software. Presented at 2014 11th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations

Generic Enablers are a specialism of software engineering. They are components used for providing reusable building blocks that enable the construction of applications for future internet technology. The Generic Enablers satisfy requirements of appli... Read More about Specification for Generic Enablers as Software.

Looking at technology with Parkour eyes. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Flint, T., & Turner, P. (2014, June). Looking at technology with Parkour eyes. Paper presented at Interaction Design and Children

This workshop paper discusses the theme of repurposing and its relationship to appropriation. By centering on the social, cultural aspect of appropriation we link it to affordance through structuration theory. We argue that children view technology w... Read More about Looking at technology with Parkour eyes..

A method for comparative evaluation of listening to auditory displays by designers and listeners (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Droumeva, M., & McGregor, I. (2014). A method for comparative evaluation of listening to auditory displays by designers and listeners. In The 20th International Conference on Auditory Display

The process of designing and testing auditory displays often includes evaluations only by experts, and where non-experts are involved, training is commonly required. This paper presents a method of evaluating sound designs that does not require liste... Read More about A method for comparative evaluation of listening to auditory displays by designers and listeners.

Towards using Segmentation-based Techniques to Personalize Mobility Behavior Interventions (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Forbes, P. J., Gabrielli, S., Maimone, R., Masthoff, J., Wells, S., & Jylha, A. (2014). Towards using Segmentation-based Techniques to Personalize Mobility Behavior Interventions.

This paper describes our initial work towards a segmentation-based approach to personalized digital behavior change interventions in the domain of sustainable, multi-modal urban transport. Segmentation is a key concept in market research, and within... Read More about Towards using Segmentation-based Techniques to Personalize Mobility Behavior Interventions.

Learning to Cope with Digital Technology (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sobolewska, E. (2014, May). Learning to Cope with Digital Technology. Poster presented at FECCE, Postgraduate Research Conference 2014

There is a widespread assumption, that everyone uses modern interactive technology and appreciates its liberating effects. However, according to recent reports, ten million people in UK alone have never been on-line. Whilst four million of these peop... Read More about Learning to Cope with Digital Technology.