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Numerical assessments of the effects of injected air temperature and well configuration on the cycle performance in compressed air energy storage in aquifers (2022)
Book Chapter
Yang, L., Cai, Z., Li, C., Guo, C., & He, Q. (2023). Numerical assessments of the effects of injected air temperature and well configuration on the cycle performance in compressed air energy storage in aquifers. In J. Miocic, N. Heinemann, K. Edlmann, J.

Aquifers have advantages over salt caverns as the storage vessels for compressed air energy storage due to their wider availability for suitable sites and lower one-off capital investment for construction. We conducted numerical simulations for compr... Read More about Numerical assessments of the effects of injected air temperature and well configuration on the cycle performance in compressed air energy storage in aquifers.

IoT for Sustainability (2022)
Book Chapter
Davison, B. (2022). IoT for Sustainability. In R. Buyya, L. Garg, G. Fortino, & S. Misra (Eds.), New Frontiers in Cloud Computing and Internet of Things (253-286). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05528-7_10

The Internet of Things (IoT) comprises a set of complementary technologies which offer unprecedented opportunities for interacting with the physical environment. Faced with multiple pressures on our physical wellbeing such as climate change, habitat... Read More about IoT for Sustainability.

Sign in Human-Sound Interaction (2022)
Book Chapter
Di Donato, B. (2022). Sign in Human-Sound Interaction. In J. L. Drever, & A. Hugill (Eds.), Aural Diversity (187-192). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003183624-21

This chapter explores the concept of Human–Sound Interaction (HSI) in music performance in the context of Aural Diversity. HSI focuses on human factors in experiencing sound and how this affects interaction with instruments. HSI looks at people’s div... Read More about Sign in Human-Sound Interaction.

Comparison of machine learning models for early depression detection from users’ posts (2022)
Book Chapter
Mothe, J., Ramiandrisoa, F., & Ullah, M. Z. (2022). Comparison of machine learning models for early depression detection from users’ posts. In F. Crestani, D. E. Losada, & J. Parapar (Eds.), Early Detection of Mental Health Disorders by Social Media Mon

With around 300 millions people worldwide suffering from depression, the detection of this disorder is crucial and a challenge for individual and public health. As with many diseases, early detection means better medical management; the use of social... Read More about Comparison of machine learning models for early depression detection from users’ posts.

A Survey on the Integration of Blockchain and IoT: Challenges and Opportunities (2022)
Book Chapter
Abubakar, M., Jaroucheh, Z., Al-Dubai, A., & Liu, X. (2022). A Survey on the Integration of Blockchain and IoT: Challenges and Opportunities. In R. Jiang, A. Bouridane, C. Li, D. Crookes, S. Boussakta, F. Hao, & E. A. Edirisinghe (Eds.), Big Data Pri

Since Satoshi Nakamoto first introduced the blockchain as an open-source project for secure financial transactions, it has attracted the scientific community’s interest, paving the way for addressing problems in domains other than cryptocurrencies, o... Read More about A Survey on the Integration of Blockchain and IoT: Challenges and Opportunities.

A Testing Methodology for the Internet of Things Affordable IP Cameras (2022)
Book Chapter
Dzwigala, G., Ghaleb, B., Aldhaheri, T. A., Wadhaj, I., Thomson, C., & Al-Zidi, N. M. (2022). A Testing Methodology for the Internet of Things Affordable IP Cameras. In H. Sharma, V. Shrivastava, K. Kumari Bharti, & L. Wang (Eds.), . Springer. https://doi

IP cameras are becoming a cheaper and more convenient option for a lot of households, whether it being for outdoor, indoor security, or as baby or pet monitors. Their security, however, is often lacking, and there is currently no testbed that focuses... Read More about A Testing Methodology for the Internet of Things Affordable IP Cameras.

A Commonsense-Enhanced Document-Grounded Conversational Agent: A Case Study on Task-Based Dialogue (2022)
Book Chapter
Strathearn, C., & Gkatzia, D. (2023). A Commonsense-Enhanced Document-Grounded Conversational Agent: A Case Study on Task-Based Dialogue. In M. Abbas (Ed.), Analysis and Application of Natural Language and Speech Processing (123-144). Cham: Springer. http

This paper argues that future dialogue systems must retrieve relevant information from multiple structured and unstructured data sources in order to generate natural and informative responses as well as exhibit commonsense capabilities and flexibilit... Read More about A Commonsense-Enhanced Document-Grounded Conversational Agent: A Case Study on Task-Based Dialogue.

A Fast Inference Framework for Medical Image Semantic Segmentation Tasks Using Deep Learning Framework (2022)
Book Chapter
Yang, S., & Li, Y. (2022). A Fast Inference Framework for Medical Image Semantic Segmentation Tasks Using Deep Learning Framework. In C. H. Chen (Ed.), Computational Intelligence and Image Processing in Medical Applications (157-174). World Scientific Pub

Deep neural network powered semantic segmentation implementation has great advantages of providing accurate object detection using pixel-based classification; however, when this technique is applied within resource-constrained platforms, such as mobi... Read More about A Fast Inference Framework for Medical Image Semantic Segmentation Tasks Using Deep Learning Framework.

Nanotechnology-Based Treatment Strategies for the Removal of Antibiotics and Their By-Products from Wastewater (2022)
Book Chapter
Pachamal, N., Dharmarajan, R., Sundaram, S. S., & Rajendran, S. (2022). Nanotechnology-Based Treatment Strategies for the Removal of Antibiotics and Their By-Products from Wastewater. In P. Chakraborty, & D. Snow (Eds.), Legacy and Emerging Contaminants i

Antibiotic resistance has become a serious issue throughout the world due to its inappropriate use and overdosing in pharmaceutical therapies and veterinary and agricultural applications. The cause of increasing antibiotic resistance is the slow and... Read More about Nanotechnology-Based Treatment Strategies for the Removal of Antibiotics and Their By-Products from Wastewater.

Cyber Threats in the Healthcare Sector and Countermeasures (2022)
Book Chapter
Ahmed, M. M., Maglaras, L., & Ferrag, M. A. (2022). Cyber Threats in the Healthcare Sector and Countermeasures. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Research Anthology on Securing Medical Systems and Records. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6311-6.ch0

Healthcare is one of the most targeted industries by cybercriminals. The healthcare sector is far behind in cybersecurity as compared to other organizations. The vulnerabilities in the system open the door for cybercriminals to exploit it and get una... Read More about Cyber Threats in the Healthcare Sector and Countermeasures.

Concern for heavy metal ion water pollution: Their strategic detection and removal opportunities (2022)
Book Chapter
Velusamy, S., Roy, A., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2022). Concern for heavy metal ion water pollution: Their strategic detection and removal opportunities. In M. Kumar, S. Mohapatra, & K. Acharya (Eds.), Contaminants of Emerging Concerns and Reigning

Unsatisfactory insubstantial infrastructure and restricted management systems increase the possibility of water stress and may lead to a predictable water crisis in many locations. The water stress arises due to massive urbanisation and industrialisa... Read More about Concern for heavy metal ion water pollution: Their strategic detection and removal opportunities.

Artificial Intelligence: Practical and Ethical Challenges (2022)
Book Chapter
Rice, S., & Maglaras, L. (2022). Artificial Intelligence: Practical and Ethical Challenges. In M. Ahmed, S. Rabiul Islam, A. Anwar, N. Moustafa, & A. Khan Pathan (Eds.), Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security (59-71). Springer. https://do

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) is used everywhere in daily life from speech recognition on our phones, targeted marketing strategies & face recognition without the majority of society even realising it. The power of technology a... Read More about Artificial Intelligence: Practical and Ethical Challenges.

Lifelong Learning Machines: Towards Developing Optimisation Systems That Continually Learn (2022)
Book Chapter
Hart, E. (2022). Lifelong Learning Machines: Towards Developing Optimisation Systems That Continually Learn. In A. E. Smith (Ed.), Women in Computational Intelligence: Key Advances and Perspectives on Emerging Topics (187-203). Springer. https://doi.org/1

Standard approaches to developing optimisation algorithms tend to involve selecting an algorithm and tuning it to work well on a large set of problem instances from the domain of interest. Once deployed, the algorithm remains static, failing to impro... Read More about Lifelong Learning Machines: Towards Developing Optimisation Systems That Continually Learn.

Manufacturing A Biogenic Built Environment (2022)
Book Chapter
Hairstans, R. Manufacturing A Biogenic Built Environment. In Timber Industry Yearbook 2022 (77-81). Buckinghamshire: BM TRADA

Robert Hairstans discusses the Biogenic Built Environment Framework: collaborative projects where research, innovation, commercialisation and education work in concert.

The need for latent variables for modelling decision-making in evacuation simulations (2022)
Book Chapter
Lovreglio, R., Borri, D., Ronchi, E., Fonzone, A., & dell’Olio, L. (2022). The need for latent variables for modelling decision-making in evacuation simulations. In C. De Lucia, D. Borri, A. Kubursi, & A. Khakee (Eds.), Economics and Engineering of Unpr

Evacuation models generally tend to make over-simplifications in the representation of human behaviour in fire due to the difficulties to capture its complexity. This work shows how discrete choice model approaches allow overcoming this issue. A desc... Read More about The need for latent variables for modelling decision-making in evacuation simulations.

Tracing the Local Breeds in an Outdoor System – A Hungarian Example with Mangalica Pig Breed (2022)
Book Chapter
Alexy, M., & Horváth, T. Tracing the Local Breeds in an Outdoor System – A Hungarian Example with Mangalica Pig Breed. In Tracing the Domestic Pig. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101615

Pig farming is largely characterized by closed, large-scale housing technology. These systems are driven by resource efficiency. In intensive technologies, humans control almost completely. However, there are pig farming systems where humans have jus... Read More about Tracing the Local Breeds in an Outdoor System – A Hungarian Example with Mangalica Pig Breed.