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Pedagogical approaches in music and audio education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students (2024)
Journal Article
Cheng, L., & McGregor, I. (in press). Pedagogical approaches in music and audio education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Organised Sound,

Learning about music, sound, or audio can present significant challenges for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). Given the advancements in technology and the increasing emphasis on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in education,... Read More about Pedagogical approaches in music and audio education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Participatory Design with Domain Experts: A Delphi Study for a Career Support Chatbot (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M., Brazier, D., Gkatzia, D., & Robertson, P. (2024, July). Participatory Design with Domain Experts: A Delphi Study for a Career Support Chatbot. Presented at ACM Conversational User Interfaces 2024 (CUI ’24), Luxembourg, Luxembourg

We present a study of collaboration with expert participants for the purpose of the responsible design of a conversational agent. The Delphi study was used to identify and develop design and evaluation criteria for an automated career support interve... Read More about Participatory Design with Domain Experts: A Delphi Study for a Career Support Chatbot.

Advancements in privacy enhancing technologies for machine learning (2024)
Thesis
Hall, A. Advancements in privacy enhancing technologies for machine learning. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The field of privacy preserving machine learning is still in its infancy and has been growing in popularity since 2019. Privacy enhancing technologies within the context of machine learning are composed of a set of core techniques. These relate to cr... Read More about Advancements in privacy enhancing technologies for machine learning.

Career information literacy and the decision-making behaviours of young people (2024)
Thesis
Milosheva, M. Career information literacy and the decision-making behaviours of young people. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The research reported in this thesis is concerned with young people’s career information literacy and information seeking for the purposes of career decision-making. The findings extend knowledge of the means by which young people in Scotland (aged 1... Read More about Career information literacy and the decision-making behaviours of young people.

Developing ontology-based decision-making framework for Middle Eastern region HEIs (2024)
Thesis
Ashour, G. A. D. Developing ontology-based decision-making framework for Middle Eastern region HEIs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Decision making is one of the most challenging processes that higher education institutions continuously experience worldwide. Most educational decisions rely mainly on evaluating the academic profile of staff members, which usually includes the acad... Read More about Developing ontology-based decision-making framework for Middle Eastern region HEIs.

Environmental impacts of heating and cooling upgrades, considering the decarbonisation of the electricity grid (2024)
Thesis
Peukes, I. E. Environmental impacts of heating and cooling upgrades, considering the decarbonisation of the electricity grid. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Rising temperatures and higher energy costs have created the imperative for Australian households to reduce energy consumption via more efficient heating and cooling systems. These energy efficient systems could lower the overall environmental impact... Read More about Environmental impacts of heating and cooling upgrades, considering the decarbonisation of the electricity grid.

Integration of domestic ventilation systems with vertical axis wind turbine ventilation technology (2024)
Thesis
Sitthipuk, J. J. Integration of domestic ventilation systems with vertical axis wind turbine ventilation technology. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The integration of natural ventilation components has become increasingly desirable in the building sector as a means to enhance ventilation systems. Low carbon technologies, such as windcatchers and turbine ventilators, are commonly employed in comm... Read More about Integration of domestic ventilation systems with vertical axis wind turbine ventilation technology.

Novel resource provisioning and lightweight security protocols for IoT edge networks (2024)
Thesis
Almaini, A. Novel resource provisioning and lightweight security protocols for IoT edge networks. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This Ph.D. thesis introduces a novel dynamic resource allocation framework tailored for Edge Computing (EC) in Internet of Things (IoT) networks, addressing the pressing challenges posed by resource limitations and escalating user demands. Edge-drive... Read More about Novel resource provisioning and lightweight security protocols for IoT edge networks.

Numerical and experimental investigations into particle size distribution and variability effects on soil behaviour using discrete element modelling and grading entropy concepts (2024)
Thesis
Leak, J. M. Numerical and experimental investigations into particle size distribution and variability effects on soil behaviour using discrete element modelling and grading entropy concepts. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Soil is a particulate material. Therefore, any behaviours that a soil exhibits must be implicitly linked to its particle size distribution (PSD). Commonly, PSD is implemented into models/methods via gradation descriptors such as the coefficient of un... Read More about Numerical and experimental investigations into particle size distribution and variability effects on soil behaviour using discrete element modelling and grading entropy concepts.

Shared ownership and ridership of driverless cars in Edinburgh (2024)
Thesis
Faruque, S. M. Shared ownership and ridership of driverless cars in Edinburgh. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The research explores the attitudes towards sharing driverless cars (DC) among Edinburgh residents. DC Use is characterised by two dimensions: ownership and ridership. The personal mobility landscape has the potential to experience a paradigm shift o... Read More about Shared ownership and ridership of driverless cars in Edinburgh.

Advancing touch-based continuous authentication by automatically extracting user behaviours (2024)
Thesis
Aaby, P. Advancing touch-based continuous authentication by automatically extracting user behaviours. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Smartphones provide convenient access to online banking, social media, photos, and entertainment, all of which have become integral to our daily lives. However, this mobile nature also opens up new avenues for unauthorised access to user data. To com... Read More about Advancing touch-based continuous authentication by automatically extracting user behaviours.

Pruning Deep Neural Networks for Green Energy-Efficient Models: A Survey (2024)
Journal Article
Tmamna, J., Ayed, E. B., Fourati, R., Gogate, M., Arslan, T., Hussain, A., & Ayed, M. B. (online). Pruning Deep Neural Networks for Green Energy-Efficient Models: A Survey. Cognitive Computation, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-024-10313-0

Over the past few years, larger and deeper neural network models, particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs), have consistently advanced state-of-the-art performance across various disciplines. Yet, the computational demands of these models ha... Read More about Pruning Deep Neural Networks for Green Energy-Efficient Models: A Survey.

Exploring Out-of-Classroom Activities for Students with Disabilities: Implications for Employability Skills Development (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tungli, T., & Meharg, D. (2024, September). Exploring Out-of-Classroom Activities for Students with Disabilities: Implications for Employability Skills Development. Presented at The 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, Edinburgh

The inclusion of students with disabilities in tertiary education is rising globally, however research on their participation in out-of-classroom activities remains limited. This paper investigates the significance of out-of-classroom engagement for... Read More about Exploring Out-of-Classroom Activities for Students with Disabilities: Implications for Employability Skills Development.

Orbital angular momentum with the approach of using in sub-6GHz 5G mobile communications for wireless applications (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khorasani, S. A., Zakeri, H., Moradi, G., Alibakhshikenari, M., See, C. H., & Limiti, E. (2024, June). Orbital angular momentum with the approach of using in sub-6GHz 5G mobile communications for wireless applications. Presented at 6th Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM), Budapest, Hungary

This paper discusses the effect of the orbital angular momentum on the fifth generation of mobile communication. A new generation of mobile requires advanced antenna systems capable of sending and receiving massive amounts of data. The beamforming me... Read More about Orbital angular momentum with the approach of using in sub-6GHz 5G mobile communications for wireless applications.

Wideband Hybrid Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array for 5G mmWave Mobile Applications (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zidour, A., Alibakhshikenari, M., Ayad, M., See, C. H., & Limiti, E. (2024, June). Wideband Hybrid Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array for 5G mmWave Mobile Applications. Presented at 6th Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM), Budapest, Hungary

In this paper, a wideband hybrid dielectric resonator antenna (HDRA) array design is presented for fifth-generation (5G) millimeter wave (mmWave) applications. The hybrid antenna integrates three resonant radiators of feeding slot, ring patch, and DR... Read More about Wideband Hybrid Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array for 5G mmWave Mobile Applications.

Low-Profile and SWB Phased Array Antenna with Semi-Circular Loop Resonators for 5G/6G Systems (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Basherlou, H. J., Parchin, N. O., Alibakhshikenari, M., See, C. H., Kouhalvandi, L., Abd-Alhameed, R., & Limiti, E. (2024, June). Low-Profile and SWB Phased Array Antenna with Semi-Circular Loop Resonators for 5G/6G Systems. Presented at 2024 6th Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM), Budapest, Hungary

Phased array antennas with broadband and super-wideband (SWB) capabilities, featuring extensive scanning and end-fire radiations, are imperative to meet the evolving demands of future cellular systems. This paper explores the properties of a new desi... Read More about Low-Profile and SWB Phased Array Antenna with Semi-Circular Loop Resonators for 5G/6G Systems.

Architecting net zero: from drawings to bytes (2024)
Journal Article
Sajjadian, S. M. (2024). Architecting net zero: from drawings to bytes. Journal of Building Engineering, 95, Article 110094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110094

Every profession across the globe has been affected by computers in the last decades. Most of the day-to-day jobs are about creating and managing data and the processes include inputs, storage, transfer and output. The construction industry is no exc... Read More about Architecting net zero: from drawings to bytes.

A computational study of the use of hydrogen peroxide as pilot fuel for a homogeneous mixture of ammonia/hydrogen in a compression ignition engine (2024)
Journal Article
Tingas, E.-A., Hardalupas, Y., & Taylor, A. M. K. P. (2024). A computational study of the use of hydrogen peroxide as pilot fuel for a homogeneous mixture of ammonia/hydrogen in a compression ignition engine. Journal of Ammonia Energy, 2(1), 42-63. https://doi.org/10.18573/jae.28

We report a computational investigation of a compression ignition (CI) engine (compression ratio: 17.6, displacement volume: 1.3 L) where the main fuel is a homogeneous mixture of ammonia (70-60% vol%) and hydrogen (30-40% vol%), with a global equiva... Read More about A computational study of the use of hydrogen peroxide as pilot fuel for a homogeneous mixture of ammonia/hydrogen in a compression ignition engine.

Multi-Attribute Analysis For Sustainable Reclamation Of Urban Industrial Sites: Case From Damascus Post-Conflict (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khaddour, L., Osunsanmi, T., Olawumi, T., & Bradly, L. (2024, June). Multi-Attribute Analysis For Sustainable Reclamation Of Urban Industrial Sites: Case From Damascus Post-Conflict. Presented at The 2024 World Sustainable Built Environment Conference (WSBE24), Online

The reclamation of urban industrial zones presents intricate challenges within urban planning, notably in post-disaster scenarios aimed at revitalizing urban landscapes. This study delves into the complexities and decision-making intricacies involved... Read More about Multi-Attribute Analysis For Sustainable Reclamation Of Urban Industrial Sites: Case From Damascus Post-Conflict.