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Optical Properties of Vacuum Evaporated amorphous CdTe Thin Films (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sathyamoorthy, R., Lalitha, S., Senthilarasu, S., Subbarayan, A., & Natarajan, K. (2003). Optical Properties of Vacuum Evaporated amorphous CdTe Thin Films. In Electromagnetic Materials: Proceedings of the Symposium F, ICMAT 2003 (243-246). https://doi.o

In this paper, we have reported the optical properties of vacuum evaporated CdTe thin films. Thin films have been prepared from the polycrystalline powder of CdTe on well-cleaned glass substrate under the vacuum of 10−6 Torr. The thicknesses of the f... Read More about Optical Properties of Vacuum Evaporated amorphous CdTe Thin Films.

Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Senthilarasu, S., Sathyamoorthy, R., Kanmani, K., Lalitha, S., & Subbarayan, A. (2003). Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films. In Electromagnetic Materials: Proceedings of the Symposium F, ICMAT 2003 (247-

In this article, we have reported the structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnPc thin films. The samples were prepared by thermal evaporation method. The thickness of the samples were measured by the quartz crystal monitor. The structural... Read More about Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films.

Software Suite to Aid Protein Target Identification for Rational Drug Discovery (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Idowu, O., Lynden, S., Periorellis, P., Young, M., & Andras, P. (2003). Software Suite to Aid Protein Target Identification for Rational Drug Discovery. In Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory and Wellcome Trust Conference on Pharmacogenomics

The process of rational drug discovery requires analysis of complex biological systems such as protein-protein interaction, metabolic pathways and gene interaction networks. Our aim is to develop a software suite for data retrieval and analysis that... Read More about Software Suite to Aid Protein Target Identification for Rational Drug Discovery.

Dynamic resource management for mobile services (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ragusa, C., Liotta, A., & Pavlou, G. (2003). Dynamic resource management for mobile services. In Mobile Agents for Telecommunication Applications: 5th International Workshop, MATA 2003, Marrakech, Morocco, October 8-10, 2003. Proceedings (156-169). https

In this paper we propose a dynamic resource management system addressing the key requirements of mobile services – i.e. services realized as Mobile Agents (MAs). MAs are exploited here in different ways. First, to realize adaptable, configurable, con... Read More about Dynamic resource management for mobile services.

Aggregation of composite location-aware services for mobile cellular networks (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yew, A., Strand, A., Liotta, A., & Pavlou, G. (2003). Aggregation of composite location-aware services for mobile cellular networks. In Self-Managing Distributed Systems: 14th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Systems: Operations and Manage

The introduction of context-aware services through service frameworks such as Open Service Access gateways in 3rd Generation networks has coincided with the increasing popularity of Business to Business (B2B) solutions such as Web Services. It is env... Read More about Aggregation of composite location-aware services for mobile cellular networks.

Stability analysis of a new non-linear pole-zero placement controller incorporating neural networks (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zayed, A., & Hussain, A. (2003). Stability analysis of a new non-linear pole-zero placement controller incorporating neural networks. In Proceedings - INMIC 2003: IEEE 7th International Multi Topic Conference (290-294). https://doi.org/10.1109/INMIC.2003

The stability analysis and parameter convergence of a newly reported self-tuning pole-zero placement controller algorithm for non-linear dynamic systems are studied. The original controller overcomes the shortcomings of other linear designs and provi... Read More about Stability analysis of a new non-linear pole-zero placement controller incorporating neural networks.

Novel non-linear PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zayed, A., & Hussain, A. (2003). Novel non-linear PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model. In 7th International Multi Topic Conference, 2003. INMIC 2003 (283-289). https://doi.org/10.1109/INMIC.2003.1416729

The paper proposes a new non-linear adaptive PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model. The unknown non-linear plant is represented by an equivalent model consisting of a linear time-varying sub-model plus a non-... Read More about Novel non-linear PID based multiple-controller incorporating a neural network learning sub-model.

New neural network based mobile location estimation in urban propagation models (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad, J., Hussain, A., & Ahmed, W. (2003). New neural network based mobile location estimation in urban propagation models. . https://doi.org/10.1109/INMIC.2003.1416679

Location estimation finds its applications in many important decisions in cellular networks. Hand offs, cellular fraud detection and location sensitive billing are some of the examples. Many different techniques are currently in use. This work first... Read More about New neural network based mobile location estimation in urban propagation models.

Multiple haptic targets for motion-impaired computer users (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hwang, F., Keates, S., Langdon, P., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003). Multiple haptic targets for motion-impaired computer users. In G. Cockton, & P. Korhonen (Eds.), Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (41-48). https://doi.

Although a number of studies have reported that force feedback gravity wells can improve performance in ?pointand-click? tasks, there have been few studies addressing issues surrounding the use of gravity wells for multiple onscreen targets. This pap... Read More about Multiple haptic targets for motion-impaired computer users.

Visualising design exclusion (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P. J., Dong, H., & Keates, S. (2003). Visualising design exclusion. In A. Folkeson, K. Gralen, M. Norell, & U. Sellgren (Eds.), DS 31: Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design, Stockholm: Industrial design

?Design exclusion? arises when a product cannot be used effectively because of choices made during the design process. Understanding the causes of such design exclusion is essential if better products, which accommodate the widest range of user capab... Read More about Visualising design exclusion.

Usability Considerations in the Design of Handheld Electronic Devices (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gupta, S. P., Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003). Usability Considerations in the Design of Handheld Electronic Devices. In A. Folkeson, K. Gralen, M. Norell, & U. Sellgren (Eds.), DS 31: Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engi

Many handheld electronic devices such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and TV/video remote controls have become a part our daily life; and in recent years there has been competition amongst manufacturers to introduce increasingl... Read More about Usability Considerations in the Design of Handheld Electronic Devices.

Developing cognitive capability scale for inclusive product design (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Langdon, P., Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003). Developing cognitive capability scale for inclusive product design. In A. Folkeson, K. Gralen, M. Norell, & U. Sellgren (Eds.), DS 31: Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineer

In order to assess capability for product design, we aimed to develop new scales to assess the cognitive capability ranges for individuals by using items from the existing UK ONS scale to construct new scales, re-analysed in terms of cognitive requir... Read More about Developing cognitive capability scale for inclusive product design.

Designers and manufacturers' perspectives on inclusive/universal design (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dong, H., Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003). Designers and manufacturers' perspectives on inclusive/universal design. In A. Folkeson, K. Gralen, M. Norell, & U. Sellgren (Eds.), DS 31: Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engine

Inclusive design in the U.K. and its U.S. counterpart, universal design, present opportunities and challenges to industry. In order to encourage manufacturers and design companies to adopt more inclusive design practices, the research has been carrie... Read More about Designers and manufacturers' perspectives on inclusive/universal design.

Assessing inclusivity throughout the design process (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cardoso, C., Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003). Assessing inclusivity throughout the design process. In A. Folkeson, K. Gralen, M. Norell, & U. Sellgren (Eds.), DS 31: Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design, Sto

Everyday design solutions often cause unnecessary levels of discomfort or even exclusion, affecting mainly older adult users and people of all ages with a variety of functional impairments. Designers? intuitive and informal approaches to the evaluati... Read More about Assessing inclusivity throughout the design process.

Adaptation of a disability severity scale for product assessment (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P. J., Dong, H., & Keates, S. (2003). Adaptation of a disability severity scale for product assessment. In A. Folkeson, K. Gralen, M. Norell, & U. Sellgren (Eds.), DS 31: Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering D

An inclusively-designed product should accommodate the widest possible range of user capabilities. Consequently, it is important for designers to know about the full range of potential user capabilities found across the general population when assess... Read More about Adaptation of a disability severity scale for product assessment.

The design of kiosks for providing access to e-information for older adults (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., Clarkeson, J., & Robinson, P. (2003). The design of kiosks for providing access to e-information for older adults. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), Universal Access in HCI: Inclusive Design in the Information Society (852-856)

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Temporal context and the recognition of emotion from facial expression (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kaliouby, R. E., Robinson, P., & Keates, S. (2003). Temporal context and the recognition of emotion from facial expression. In C. Stephanidis, & J. Jacko (Eds.), HCI International 2003 Proceedings: Human-Computer Interaction: Theory and Practice. Part II

Facial displays are an important channel for the expression of emotions and are often thought of as projections or ?read out? of a person?s mental state. While it is generally believed that emotion recognition from facial expression improves with con... Read More about Temporal context and the recognition of emotion from facial expression.

Inclusive design: A balance between product demands and user capabilities (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P. J., & Keates, S. (2003). Inclusive design: A balance between product demands and user capabilities. In ASME 2003 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference: 15th Internation

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 Inclusive design: A balance between product demands and user capabilities.

A framework for minimising design exclusion (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P. J., & Keates, S. (2003). A framework for minimising design exclusion. In Conference Proceedings on International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2003)

It is known that many products are not accessible to large sections of the population since designers instinctively focus on providing the necessary utility for someone matching their own physical and skill capabilities (Cooper, 1999). They are eithe... Read More about A framework for minimising design exclusion.

User capabilities and product demands (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, J., & Keates, S. (2003). User capabilities and product demands. In Conference Proceedings on International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2003)

Currently, 1000 million of the world population have a noticeable degree of functional impairment. It is well established that impairments such as hearing, vision and reduced motor capability are of a degenerative nature and associated with increasin... Read More about User capabilities and product demands.