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Multi‐model deep learning system for screening human monkeypox using skin images (2024)
Journal Article
Gupta, K., Bajaj, V., Jain, D. K., & Hussain, A. (2024). Multi‐model deep learning system for screening human monkeypox using skin images. Expert Systems, 41(10), Article e13651. https://doi.org/10.1111/exsy.13651

Purpose
Human monkeypox (MPX) is a viral infection that transmits between individuals via direct contact with animals, bodily fluids, respiratory droplets, and contaminated objects like bedding. Traditional manual screening for the MPX infection is... Read More about Multi‐model deep learning system for screening human monkeypox using skin images.

Being in Two Places at the Same Time: a Future for Hybrid Learning Based on Student Preferences (2024)
Journal Article
Fabian, K., Smith, S., & Taylor-Smith, E. (2024). Being in Two Places at the Same Time: a Future for Hybrid Learning Based on Student Preferences. TechTrends, 68(4), 693-704. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-024-00974-x

The Covid-19 pandemic moved focus from face-to-face learning to hybrid in Higher Education; many educators did not have previous experience of this mode prior to this shift in learning locations. One form of hybrid learning is “synchronous hybrid lea... Read More about Being in Two Places at the Same Time: a Future for Hybrid Learning Based on Student Preferences.

ML-FAS: Multi-Level Face Anonymization Scheme and Its Application to E-Commerce Systems (2024)
Journal Article
Jiang, D., Ahmad, J., Suo, Z., Alsulami, M. M., Ghadi, Y. Y., & Boulila, W. (online). ML-FAS: Multi-Level Face Anonymization Scheme and Its Application to E-Commerce Systems. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tce.2024.3411102

With the proliferation of electronic commerce, the facial data used for identity authentication and mobile payment are potentially subject to data analytics and mining attacks by third-party platforms, which has raised public privacy concerns. To tac... Read More about ML-FAS: Multi-Level Face Anonymization Scheme and Its Application to E-Commerce Systems.

View from the (Virtual) Terraces: Football Fandom in Videogames (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donald, I., & Reid, A. (2024, September). View from the (Virtual) Terraces: Football Fandom in Videogames. Presented at Video Game Cultures, Birmingham City University

Other is a concept that is fundamental to sports: the other team, other player(s), other fans. Football fans share a camaraderie and can enthuse a tribalism (Mangan, 1996) that is difficult to understand and replicate in the virtual world. Yet, that... Read More about View from the (Virtual) Terraces: Football Fandom in Videogames.

Automated Sensor Node Malicious Activity Detection with Explainability Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Zubair, M., Janicke, H., Mohsin, A., Maglaras, L., & Sarker, I. H. (2024). Automated Sensor Node Malicious Activity Detection with Explainability Analysis. Sensors, 24(12), Article 3712. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24123712

Cybersecurity has become a major concern in the modern world due to our heavy reliance on cyber systems. Advanced automated systems utilize many sensors for intelligent decision-making, and any malicious activity of these sensors could potentially le... Read More about Automated Sensor Node Malicious Activity Detection with Explainability Analysis.

Attaining Ambidexterity in Construction Organisations through Digitalisation (2024)
Book Chapter
Aghimien, D., Montalvo, L. Z., Osunsanmi, T., Aigbavboa, C., & Taki, A. (2024). Attaining Ambidexterity in Construction Organisations through Digitalisation. In T. Omotayo, O. Ogunmakinde, T. Egbelakin, & A. Sojobi (Eds.), Innovations, Disruptions and Future Trends in the Global Construction Industry (215-232). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003372233-19

In an ever-changing construction environment shaped by pervasive digital technologies, the role of digitalisation in ensuring effective exploitation and exploration (ambidexterity) of available opportunities cannot be overlooked. Leveraging digital t... Read More about Attaining Ambidexterity in Construction Organisations through Digitalisation.

Image Encryption Using Dynamic Salt Injection, Hybrid Chaotic Maps, and Dual Operation Substitution (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khattak, A. A., Babaagba, K., Liu, X., & Shah, S. A. (2024, August). Image Encryption Using Dynamic Salt Injection, Hybrid Chaotic Maps, and Dual Operation Substitution. Presented at The 2024 International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC 2024), Sunderland, UK

In today's digital world, securing the multimedia data, especially images transmitted over unsecure networks, is critically important. In this paper, a novel chaos-based image encryption algorithm is proposed, which utilises dynamic salt injection, h... Read More about Image Encryption Using Dynamic Salt Injection, Hybrid Chaotic Maps, and Dual Operation Substitution.

ESO-Based Antisaturation Motion Control for Cable-Driven Continuum Robots (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, K., Liu, Y., Huo, B., Wu, Z., Yang, L., & Yu, H. (online). ESO-Based Antisaturation Motion Control for Cable-Driven Continuum Robots. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2024.3402369

High precision motion control is the key to complete the refined operation tasks for cable-driven continuum robots. However, the existence of model inaccuracy and actuator saturation pose great challenges to the high precision motion control of cable... Read More about ESO-Based Antisaturation Motion Control for Cable-Driven Continuum Robots.

Deploying Bottleneck Management Strategies for Ameliorating Critical Delays in Building Construction Projects: A Case for Developing Country of Iran (2024)
Journal Article
Karimi, H., Sarvari, H., Edwards, D. J., Chan, D. W. M., & Olawumi, T. O. (2024). Deploying Bottleneck Management Strategies for Ameliorating Critical Delays in Building Construction Projects: A Case for Developing Country of Iran. Systems, 12(6), 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12060195

One of the primary concerns and challenges encountered in the construction industry is the emergence of crucial factors instigating project delays throughout the construction project lifecycle (CPL). The critical delay factors (CDFs) are the signific... Read More about Deploying Bottleneck Management Strategies for Ameliorating Critical Delays in Building Construction Projects: A Case for Developing Country of Iran.

Scottish Mountain Soundscapes (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Di Donato, B., & McGregor, I. (2024, June). Scottish Mountain Soundscapes. Presented at Invited seminar at UniMont, University of Milan, Edolo, Italy

Mountain environments provide an immersive auditory experience shaped by natural forces and human interactions. This seminar presents results from an ongoing project that delves into people’s experiences of mountain soundscapes, with a focus on the i... Read More about Scottish Mountain Soundscapes.

Retaining the Knowledge of Masters: Professional Learning in an Ageing United Kingdom (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Truebig, A. (2024, July). Retaining the Knowledge of Masters: Professional Learning in an Ageing United Kingdom. Presented at 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma, Spain

When we think of lifelong learning, we often think of new skills that we might learn over our lifetime. But an emerging segment of adult and lifelong learning is the need to continually learn as part of a career or a profession. For many people who h... Read More about Retaining the Knowledge of Masters: Professional Learning in an Ageing United Kingdom.

Integrating Reality: A Hybrid SDN Testbed for Enhanced Realism in Edge Computing Simulations (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Almaini, A., Koßmann, T., Folz, J., Schramm, M., Heigl, M., & Al-Dubai, A. (2024, June). Integrating Reality: A Hybrid SDN Testbed for Enhanced Realism in Edge Computing Simulations. Presented at UNet24: The International Conference on Ubiquitous Networking, Marrakesh, Morocco

Recent advancements in Software-Defined Networking (SDN) have facilitated its deployment across diverse network types, including edge networks. Given the broad applicability of SDN and the complexity of large-scale environments, establishing a compre... Read More about Integrating Reality: A Hybrid SDN Testbed for Enhanced Realism in Edge Computing Simulations.

Compression strength perpendicular to grain in hardwoods depending on test method (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cramer, M. (2024, May). Compression strength perpendicular to grain in hardwoods depending on test method. Presented at 11th Hardwood Conference, Sopron, Hungary

Compression strength perpendicular to grain is an important timber property that governs the bearing strength of beams and might influence connection design. According to modern standards, the design value for compression strength is determined accor... Read More about Compression strength perpendicular to grain in hardwoods depending on test method.

Reliable and Fair Trustworthiness Evaluation Protocol for Platoon Service Recommendation System (2024)
Journal Article
Cheng, H., Tan, Z., Zhang, X., & Liu, Y. (online). Reliable and Fair Trustworthiness Evaluation Protocol for Platoon Service Recommendation System. Chinese Journal of Electronics, https://doi.org/10.23919/cje.2023.00.012

Aiming at the problems of the communication inefficiency and high energy consumption in vehicular networks, the platoon service recommendation systems (PSRS) are presented. Many schemes for evaluating the reputation of platoon head vehicles have been... Read More about Reliable and Fair Trustworthiness Evaluation Protocol for Platoon Service Recommendation System.

Operator-valued multiplier theorems for causal translation-invariant operators with applications to control theoretic input-output stability (2024)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., Logemann, H., & Opmeer, M. R. (2024). Operator-valued multiplier theorems for causal translation-invariant operators with applications to control theoretic input-output stability. Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems, 36, 729-773. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00498-024-00387-4

We prove an operator-valued Laplace multiplier theorem for causal translation-invariant linear operators which provides a characterization of continuity from~$H^\alpha(\mR,U)$ to~$H^\beta(\mR,U)$ (fractional~$U$-valued Sobolev spaces, $U$ a complex H... Read More about Operator-valued multiplier theorems for causal translation-invariant operators with applications to control theoretic input-output stability.

The energy-balance method for optimal control in renewable energy applications (2024)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., & Opmeer, M. R. (2024). The energy-balance method for optimal control in renewable energy applications. Renewable Energy Focus, 50, Article 100582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ref.2024.100582

A theoretical method is presented, called the energy-balance method, for maximising the energy extracted from a renewable energy converter in terms of determination of an optimal control. The method applies to control systems specified by linear grap... Read More about The energy-balance method for optimal control in renewable energy applications.

DanceMark: An open telemetry framework for latency sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Koniaris, B., Sinclair, D., & Mitchell, K. (2024, March). DanceMark: An open telemetry framework for latency sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences. Presented at IEEE VR Workshop on Open Access Tools and Libraries for Virtual Reality, Orlando, FL

DanceMark is an open telemetry framework designed for latency-sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences, focusing on online dancing in virtual reality within the DanceGraph platform. The goal is to minimize end-to-end latency and enhance us... Read More about DanceMark: An open telemetry framework for latency sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences.

MoodFlow: Orchestrating Conversations with Emotionally Intelligent Avatars in Mixed Reality (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Casas, L., Hannah, S., & Mitchell, K. (2024, March). MoodFlow: Orchestrating Conversations with Emotionally Intelligent Avatars in Mixed Reality. Presented at ANIVAE 2024 : 7th IEEE VR Internal Workshop on Animation in Virtual and Augmented Environments, Orlando, Florida

MoodFlow presents a novel approach at the intersection of mixed reality and conversational artificial intelligence for emotionally intelligent avatars. Through a state machine embedded in user prompts, the system decodes emotional nuances, enabling a... Read More about MoodFlow: Orchestrating Conversations with Emotionally Intelligent Avatars in Mixed Reality.

Effect of Particle Size on the Thermal Conductivity of Organic Phase Change Materials with Expanded Graphite (2024)
Journal Article
Jesus D'Oliveira, E., Azimov, U., Costa Pereira, C., & Lafdi, K. (2024). Effect of Particle Size on the Thermal Conductivity of Organic Phase Change Materials with Expanded Graphite. Journal of Energy Storage, 92, Article 112090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.112090

Numerous studies have been conducted to enhance the thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCMs) using various techniques. Among them, adding high-conductive particles, such as expanded graphite (EG). Nevertheless, in the published literatur... Read More about Effect of Particle Size on the Thermal Conductivity of Organic Phase Change Materials with Expanded Graphite.