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Countering design exclusion through inclusive design (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003). Countering design exclusion through inclusive design. In M. Zajicek, & A. Edwards (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2003 conference on Universal usability (CUU '03) (69-76). https://doi.org/10.1145/957205.957218

The world population is aging and the number of people who are experiencing a loss of functional capability is also on the increase. There is a need to design ?inclusive? products to accommodate this wider range of capabilities and to develop metrics... Read More about Countering design exclusion through inclusive design.

A role for immunology in 'next generation' robots. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hart, E., Ross, P., Webb, A., & Lawson, A. (2003). A role for immunology in 'next generation' robots. In J. Timmis, P. Bentley, & E. Hart (Eds.), Artificial Immune Systems. ICARIS 2003 (46-56). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45192-1_5

Much of current robot research is about learning tasks in which the task to be achieved is pre-specified, a suitable technology for the task is chosen and the learning process is experimentally investigated. A more interesting research question is ho... Read More about A role for immunology in 'next generation' robots..

The case for building familiarity into wearables design. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kettley, S., & Smyth, M. (2003, October). The case for building familiarity into wearables design. Paper presented at Seventh IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC'03), White Plains, New York, USA

This paper examines the issues connected with the development of wearable devices in terms of affective design, that is, as pleasurable products. Wearables, particularly in the context of everyday use, have the ability to become good examples of what... Read More about The case for building familiarity into wearables design..

The performance of a new blind bolt for moment-resisting connections. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tizani, W., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2003). The performance of a new blind bolt for moment-resisting connections. In M. A. Jaurrieta, A. Alonso, & J. A. Chica (Eds.), Tubular Structures X: Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium, Madrid, Spain, 18-20 S

The paper introduces the principal findings of a testing programme carried out to assess the performance of a newly developed blind-bolt. The blind-bolt, an evolution of the Lindapter-Hollobolt, is in-tended for use when making moment-resisting conne... Read More about The performance of a new blind bolt for moment-resisting connections..

Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webb, A., Hart, E., Ross, P., & Lawson, A. (2003). Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory.

Autonomous agents commonly suffer from perceptual aliasing in which differing situations are perceived as identical by the robots sensors, yet require different courses of action. One technique for addressing this problem is to use additional interna... Read More about Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory..

Requirements for getting a robot to grow up. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ross, P., Hart, E., Lawson, A., Webb, A., Prem, E., Poelz, P., & Morgavi, G. (2003). Requirements for getting a robot to grow up.

Perceptual Image Processing for Digital Edge Linking (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, J., Randall, J., & Guan, L. (2003, May). Perceptual Image Processing for Digital Edge Linking. Presented at Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Montreal, Canada

This paper presents two methods of digital edge linking that have a reasonable correlation with psychological properties employed by human users. In the first method, each endpoint is linked to the point judged to be its best match under the criteria... Read More about Perceptual Image Processing for Digital Edge Linking.

What's on the box? electronic public services and the future of television. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, C. F., & Webster, W. (2003, September). What's on the box? electronic public services and the future of television. Paper presented at XVIIth meeting of the Permanent Study Group on Informatization in Public Administration, European Group of Publi

Analysis of Stiffened Plates: An Effective Semi-Analytical Method (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kuang, J., & Zhang, H. (2003). Analysis of Stiffened Plates: An Effective Semi-Analytical Method. In B. Topping (Ed.), Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing. https://doi.org/10.4203/ccp.77.36

During the past three decades, a large amount of research results on the analysis and design of stiffened plates has been reported. Most of the methods used in the analyses include finite element [1,2,3], finite strip [4,5,6] and boundary element [7,... Read More about Analysis of Stiffened Plates: An Effective Semi-Analytical Method.

Learning technology research in practice: Reflections from the field. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cairncross, S., Mannion, M., & McEwan, T. (2003). Learning technology research in practice: Reflections from the field. In J. Cook, & D. McConnell (Eds.), Communities of Practice. Research Proceedings of the 10th Association for Learning Technology Confer

Research into the effectiveness of new learning technologies is needed. However education research is complex and challenging. In this paper we explore problems associated with different methodological approaches. In particular the value of controll... Read More about Learning technology research in practice: Reflections from the field..

A comparison of the performance of different metaheuristics on the timetabling problem. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rossi-Doria, O., Sampels, M., Birattari, M., Chiarandini, M., Dorigo, M., Gambardella, L. M., …Stutzle, T. (2003). A comparison of the performance of different metaheuristics on the timetabling problem. In E. Burke, & P. Causmaecker (Eds.), Practice and

The main goal of this paper is to attempt an unbiased comparison of the performance of straightforward implementations of five different metaheuristics on a university course timetabling problem. In particular, the metaheuristics under consideration... Read More about A comparison of the performance of different metaheuristics on the timetabling problem..