All Outputs (242)

An investigation into Scottish teenagers’ information literacy and search skills (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brazier, D., Walton, G., & Harvey, M. (2018, October). An investigation into Scottish teenagers’ information literacy and search skills. Presented at ISIC: The Information Behaviour Conference 2018, Krakow, Poland

Introduction. This paper presents the results of a study investigating the information literacy and search skills of young people in Scotland.
Method. The participants, secondary school pupils between the ages of 13 and 14 (n=57), completed two out... Read More about An investigation into Scottish teenagers’ information literacy and search skills.

Urban data management system: Towards Big Data analytics for Internet of Things based smart urban environment using customized Hadoop (2019)
Journal Article
Babar, M., Arif, F., Jan, M. A., Tan, Z., & Khan, F. (2019). Urban data management system: Towards Big Data analytics for Internet of Things based smart urban environment using customized Hadoop. Future Generation Computer Systems, 96, 398-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2019.02.035

The unbroken amplfication of a versatile urban setup is challenged by huge Big Data processing. Understanding the voluminous data generated in a smart urban environment for decision making is a challenging task. Big Data analytics is performed to ob... Read More about Urban data management system: Towards Big Data analytics for Internet of Things based smart urban environment using customized Hadoop.

A new security approach for the spectrum access in vehicular networks (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alsarhan, A., Al-Dubai, A., Kilani, Y., & Alkhalidy, M. (2019). A new security approach for the spectrum access in vehicular networks.

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have been instrumental in intelligent transportation systems that enhances road safety and road management significantly. This technology enables communication among vehicles where drivers can share road information... Read More about A new security approach for the spectrum access in vehicular networks.

Athos - A Model Driven Approach to Describe and Solve Optimisation Problems (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hoffman, B., Chalmers, K., Urquhart, N., & Guckert, M. (2019). Athos - A Model Driven Approach to Describe and Solve Optimisation Problems. . https://doi.org/10.1145/3300111.3300114

Implementing solutions for optimisation problems with general purpose high-level programming languages is a time consuming task that can only be carried out by professional software developers who typically are not domain experts. We address this pro... Read More about Athos - A Model Driven Approach to Describe and Solve Optimisation Problems.

A Novel Two-Stage Deep Learning Model for Efficient Network Intrusion Detection (2019)
Journal Article
Khan, F. A., Gumaei, A., Derhab, A., & Hussain, A. (2019). A Novel Two-Stage Deep Learning Model for Efficient Network Intrusion Detection. IEEE Access, 7, 30373-30385. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2899721

The network intrusion detection system is an important tool for protecting computer networks against threats and malicious attacks. Many techniques have recently been proposed; however, these techniques face significant challenges due to the continuo... Read More about A Novel Two-Stage Deep Learning Model for Efficient Network Intrusion Detection.

A Novel Multi-Stage Fusion based Approach for Gene Expression Profiling in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (2019)
Journal Article
Wael Farouq, M., Boulila, W., Abdel-aal, M., Hussain, A., & Salem, A. (2019). A Novel Multi-Stage Fusion based Approach for Gene Expression Profiling in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. IEEE Access, 7, 37141-37150. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2898897

Background: Non-small cell lung cancer is defined at the molecular level by mutations and alterations to oncogenes, including AKT1, ALK, BRAF, EGFR, HER2, KRAS, MEK1, MET, NRAS, PIK3CA, RET, and ROS1. A better understanding of non-small cell lung can... Read More about A Novel Multi-Stage Fusion based Approach for Gene Expression Profiling in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

User perception of Bitcoin usability and security across novice users (2019)
Journal Article
Alshamsi, A., & Andras, P. (2019). User perception of Bitcoin usability and security across novice users. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 126, 94-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2019.02.004

This paper investigates users’ perceptions and experiences of an anonymous digital payment system (Bitcoin) and its influence on users in terms of usability and security in comparison to other non-anonymous payment systems such as credit/debit cards.... Read More about User perception of Bitcoin usability and security across novice users.

Top 10 Blockchain Predictions for the (Near) Future of Healthcare (2019)
Journal Article
Halamka, J. D., Alterovitz, G., Buchanan, W. J., Cenaj, T., Clauson, K. A., Dhillon, V., Hudson, F. D., Mokhtari, M. (., Porto, D. A., Rutschman, A., & Ngo, A. L. (2019). Top 10 Blockchain Predictions for the (Near) Future of Healthcare. Blockchain in Healthcare Today, 2, https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v2.106

To review blockchain lessons learned in 2018 and near-future predictions for blockchain in healthcare, Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) asked the world's blockchain in healthcare experts to share their insights. Here, our internationally-renowne... Read More about Top 10 Blockchain Predictions for the (Near) Future of Healthcare.

Student engagement in mobile learning activities: breakdowns and breakthroughs (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fabian, K. (2019). Student engagement in mobile learning activities: breakdowns and breakthroughs. In Proceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (2818-2825)

The ubiquity of mobile devices together with the potential to bridge classroom learning to real-world has added a new angle to contextualising mathematics learning. The goal of this research was to evaluate student engagement in a series of mobile le... Read More about Student engagement in mobile learning activities: breakdowns and breakthroughs.

The RPL Load Balancing in IoT Network with Burst Traffic Scenarios (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Altwassi, H. S., Pervez, Z., Dahal, K., & Ghaleb, B. (2018, December). The RPL Load Balancing in IoT Network with Burst Traffic Scenarios. Presented at 2018 12th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management & Applications (SKIMA), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The RPL (Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks) has emerged within constrained networks as the de-facto IPv6 routing standard, which entangles many concepts that make it a complex, albeit a rather flexible protocol. However, load balancin... Read More about The RPL Load Balancing in IoT Network with Burst Traffic Scenarios.

Analyzing Objective and Subjective Data in Social Sciences: Implications for Smart Cities (2019)
Journal Article
Erhan, L., Ndubuaku, M., Ferrara, E., Richardson, M., Sheffield, D., Ferguson, F. J., Brindley, P., & Liotta, A. (2019). Analyzing Objective and Subjective Data in Social Sciences: Implications for Smart Cities. IEEE Access, 7, 19890-19906. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2897217

The ease of deployment of digital technologies and the Internet of Things gives us the opportunity to carry out large-scale social studies and to collect vast amounts of data from our cities. In this paper, we investigate a novel way of analyzing dat... Read More about Analyzing Objective and Subjective Data in Social Sciences: Implications for Smart Cities.

Towards a High-Performance Modelica Compiler (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Agosta, G., Baldino, E., Casella, F., Cherubin, S., Leva, A., & Terraneo, F. (2019, March). Towards a High-Performance Modelica Compiler. Presented at The 13th International Modelica Conference, Regensburg, Germany

The use of Modelica as a modelling and simulation language is progressively replacing hand-tuned simulation code written in traditional imperative programming languages. This adoption is fuelled by the availability of libraries to target different ap... Read More about Towards a High-Performance Modelica Compiler.

ARCA-IoT: An Attack-Resilient Cloud-Assisted IoT System (2019)
Journal Article
Javaid, S., Afzal, H., Babar, M., Arif, F., Tan, Z., & Jan, M. A. (2019). ARCA-IoT: An Attack-Resilient Cloud-Assisted IoT System. IEEE Access, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2897095

Putting trust in the world of the Internet of Things, where served and serving entities are often unknown, is very hard especially when personal and business information is often being exchanged for providing and consuming services. Moreover, the iss... Read More about ARCA-IoT: An Attack-Resilient Cloud-Assisted IoT System.

The interaction between people, information and innovation: information literacy to underpin innovative work behaviour in a Finnish organisation (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Middleton, L., Hall, H., Muir, L., & Raeside, R. (2018, November). The interaction between people, information and innovation: information literacy to underpin innovative work behaviour in a Finnish organisation. Presented at ASIS&T 2018 Annual Meeting, Vancouver

Workplace learning and employee-led innovation are related. For example, mistakes made when learning may spur innovation. Investigated in this paper is the role of information literacy in the learning of innovative work behaviour in the workplace, an... Read More about The interaction between people, information and innovation: information literacy to underpin innovative work behaviour in a Finnish organisation.

A New Load-Balancing Aware Objective Function for RPL's IoT Networks (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ghaleb, B., Al-Dubai, A., Ekonomou, E., Gharib, W., Mackenzi, L., & Bani Khala, M. (2018, June). A New Load-Balancing Aware Objective Function for RPL's IoT Networks. Presented at 2018 IEEE 20th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications; IEEE 16th International Conference on Smart City; IEEE 4th International Conference on Data Science and Systems (HPCC/SmartCity/DSS), Exeter

The IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-power and Lossy Networks (RPL) has been recently standardized as the de facto solution for routing in the context of the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm. RPL, along with other standards, has provided a bas... Read More about A New Load-Balancing Aware Objective Function for RPL's IoT Networks.

The GIFT Framework: Give Visitors the Tools to Tell Their Own Stories (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Løvlie, A. S., Benford, S., Spence, J., Wray, T., Hviid Mortensen, C., Olesen, A., …Waern, A. (2019). The GIFT Framework: Give Visitors the Tools to Tell Their Own Stories.

GIFT is an ongoing EU-funded research project developing hybrid visitor experiences: mixed reality designs that complement, challenge, or overlay physical visits with digital content. Through design exploration of two concepts focusing on gifting and... Read More about The GIFT Framework: Give Visitors the Tools to Tell Their Own Stories.

A novel deep learning driven, low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA) (2019)
Journal Article
Ozturk, M., Gogate, M., Onireti, O., Adeel, A., Hussain, A., & Imran, M. A. (2019). A novel deep learning driven, low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA). Neurocomputing, 358, 479-489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.01.031

One of the fundamental goals of mobile networks is to enable uninterrupted access to wireless services without compromising the expected quality of service (QoS). This paper reports a number of significant contributions. First, a novel analytical mod... Read More about A novel deep learning driven, low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA).

Measuring and testing the scalability of cloud-based software services (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Said Ahmad, A., & Andras, P. (2018, October). Measuring and testing the scalability of cloud-based software services. Presented at 2018 Fifth International Symposium on Innovation in Information and Communication Technology (ISIICT), Amman, Jordan

Performance and scalability testing and measurements of cloud-based software services are critically important in the context of rapid growth of cloud computing and supporting the delivery of these services. Cloud-based software services performance... Read More about Measuring and testing the scalability of cloud-based software services.

Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game” (2019)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Taylor-Smith, E., Bacon, L., & Mackinnon, L. (2019). Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game”. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 40(3), 324-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2018.1489219

A recent UK Government commissioned study found concerning levels of unemployment among computing students from disadvantaged, black and minority ethnic backgrounds. The study highlighted that work experience was a factor in increased levels of gradu... Read More about Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game”.

Glass—A Material Practice in the Anthropocene (2019)
Journal Article
Panneels, I. (2019). Glass—A Material Practice in the Anthropocene. Arts, 8(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/arts8010007

This paper details and discusses Material Journey (2018), an art project by the author that was exhibited at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland (UK) from 9 June to 2 September 2018. This research project sought to interrogate the material impact... Read More about Glass—A Material Practice in the Anthropocene.