All Outputs (402)

Cognitive Computation Special Issue on Cognitive Behavioural Systems (2011)
Journal Article
Esposito, A., Vinciarelli, A., Haykin, S., Hussain, A., & Faundez-Zanuy, M. (2011). Cognitive Computation Special Issue on Cognitive Behavioural Systems. Cognitive Computation, 3(3), 417-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-011-9107-2

Cognitive processes, such as inference, categorization, and memory, are not independent from their physical instantiations. Individuals’ choices, perception, and actions emerge and are dynamically affected and enhanced by the interaction between sens... Read More about Cognitive Computation Special Issue on Cognitive Behavioural Systems.

Hybrid optical and wireless technology integrations for next generation broadband access networks (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Owusu, G., Moradpoor, N., Parr, G., McClean, S., & Scotney, B. (2011). Hybrid optical and wireless technology integrations for next generation broadband access networks. In 2011 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM 2011)

Hybrid optical and wireless technology integrations have been considered as one of the most promising candidates for the next generation broadband access networks for quite some time. The integration scheme provides the bandwidth advantages of the op... Read More about Hybrid optical and wireless technology integrations for next generation broadband access networks.

Modelling and motion control of a double-pendulum driven cart (2011)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., Yu, H., & Cang, S. (2012). Modelling and motion control of a double-pendulum driven cart. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 226(2), 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959651

The significant advantage of ground mobile robots (GMRs) is their accessibility to areas that are inaccessible for humans. One difficulty of current GMR technology is that the external driving mechanisms, such as wheel, track, and leg, restrict its a... Read More about Modelling and motion control of a double-pendulum driven cart.

Self-contained capsubot propulsion mechanism (2011)
Journal Article
Huda, M. N., Yu, H., & Wane, S. O. (2011). Self-contained capsubot propulsion mechanism. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 8(3), 348-356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-011-0591-3

In this paper, a self contained capsubot (capsule robot) propulsion mechanism is investigated. The proposed capsubot works on the principle of internal force-static friction. A modified linear DC motor is used to drive the capsubot. A novel accelerat... Read More about Self-contained capsubot propulsion mechanism.

Optimum design of a PV driven transpired plate solar air heater for drying woodchip in Scotland. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grassie, T. (2011, August). Optimum design of a PV driven transpired plate solar air heater for drying woodchip in Scotland. Paper presented at Solaris 2011: 5th International Conference on Solar Radiation and Daylighting

The design and operation of a PV driven solar air heating system for drying woodchip is considered. For a given weight and moisture content of the woodchip sample, the effect of the dryer unit configuration on drying rate, that is, either operating w... Read More about Optimum design of a PV driven transpired plate solar air heater for drying woodchip in Scotland..

Agent-based computing from multi-agent systems to agent-based models: A visual survey (2011)
Journal Article
Niazi, M., & Hussain, A. (2011). Agent-based computing from multi-agent systems to agent-based models: A visual survey. Scientometrics, 89, 479-499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0468-9

Agent-based computing is a diverse research domain concerned with the building of intelligent software based on the concept of “agents”. In this paper, we use Scientometric analysis to analyze all sub-domains of agent-based computing. Our data consis... Read More about Agent-based computing from multi-agent systems to agent-based models: A visual survey.

GRAMOFON: General model-selection framework based on networks (2011)
Journal Article
Buza, K., Nanopoulos, A., Horváth, T., & Schmidt-Thieme, L. (2012). GRAMOFON: General model-selection framework based on networks. Neurocomputing, 75(1), 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2011.02.026

Ensembles constitute one of the most prominent class of hybrid prediction models. One basically assumes that different models compensate each other's errors if one combines them in an appropriate way. Often, a large number of various prediction model... Read More about GRAMOFON: General model-selection framework based on networks.

Medical Gothic: organ harvesting and medicalised abjection in Kazuo Ishiguro and Neal Shusterman. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wasson, S. (2011, August). Medical Gothic: organ harvesting and medicalised abjection in Kazuo Ishiguro and Neal Shusterman. Paper presented at Gothic limits / Gothic Ltd.’: 10th Biennial Conference of the International Gothic Association. 2-5 August 20

The International Gothic Association facilitates dissemination of research in Gothic and horror from the eighteenth century to the present, and the Conference is held once every two years. This year, the conference is entitled ‘Gothic Limits’ and con... Read More about Medical Gothic: organ harvesting and medicalised abjection in Kazuo Ishiguro and Neal Shusterman..

Understanding the “e‐petitioner” (2011)
Journal Article
Cruickshank, P., & Smith, C. (2011). Understanding the “e‐petitioner”. Transforming government: people, process and policy, 5(4), 319-329. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506161111173577

Purpose: This article considers the ways in which large-scale e-participation projects can be evaluated. It argues that existing evaluation approaches can be improved upon by taking a closer look at the characteristics of the users of such systems, b... Read More about Understanding the “e‐petitioner”.

Gothic at sea: ships, revenants, and the liminal realm of the ocean. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alder, E. (2011, August). Gothic at sea: ships, revenants, and the liminal realm of the ocean. Paper presented at Gothic limits / Gothic Ltd.’: 10th Biennial Conference of the International Gothic Association. 2-5 August 2011

Many aspects of the ocean deep remain obscure to modern science and exploration, and in literature it has always been an area of mystery, sometimes of horror. Foucault’s characterisation of the ship as heterotopia, ‘a floating piece of space, a place... Read More about Gothic at sea: ships, revenants, and the liminal realm of the ocean..

Feed-In Tariff for solar PV in Malaysia: Financial analysis and public perspective (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Abu-Bakar, S. H., McMeekin, S. G., Stewart, B. G., & Chilukuri, M. V. (2011). Feed-In Tariff for solar PV in Malaysia: Financial analysis and public perspective. In 2011 5th International Power Engineering and Opt

Malaysia is joining the global race for solar photovoltaics (PVs), where the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) mechanism has been introduced recently. This paper presents, first, a chronological overview of solar PV in Malaysia until the present time. Next, a gen... Read More about Feed-In Tariff for solar PV in Malaysia: Financial analysis and public perspective.

PIR sensor array for hand motion recognition (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wojtczuk, P., Armitage, A., Binnie, D., & Chamberlain, T. (2011, August). PIR sensor array for hand motion recognition. Paper presented at SensorDevices 2011

Abstract—In this paper we present our work towards a hand gesture recognition system realised with a passive thermal infrared sensor array. In contrast with the majority of recent research activities into gesture recognition, which focus on the compl... Read More about PIR sensor array for hand motion recognition.

Risk analysis for criminal context in information sharing policies. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Uthmani, O., Buchanan, W. J., & Lawson, A. (2011, August). Risk analysis for criminal context in information sharing policies. Paper presented at SCONE - the Scottish Networking event

This presentation outlines of a novel system which maps the information sharing between two domains. It involves the definition of a formalized information sharing policy, which maps the organisation infrastructure which is exposed for the sharing be... Read More about Risk analysis for criminal context in information sharing policies..

Detection framework for the reduction of click-through and ID theft fraud in affiliate marketing. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miehling, M. J., Buchanan, W. J., & Lawson, A. (2011, August). Detection framework for the reduction of click-through and ID theft fraud in affiliate marketing. Paper presented at SCONE-the Scottish Networking Event

This presentation focuses on outlining criminal activity within affiliate marketing related to click-through and ID theft crime, based on real-life crime data. It shows the mechanisms that criminals might use in order to act fraudulently, and present... Read More about Detection framework for the reduction of click-through and ID theft fraud in affiliate marketing..

Lightweight Software Product Line Based Privacy Protection Scheme for Pervasive Applications (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jaroucheh, Z., Liu, X., Smith, S., & Zhao, H. (2011). Lightweight Software Product Line Based Privacy Protection Scheme for Pervasive Applications. In 2011 IEEE 35th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference Workshops (COMPSACW), (351-355). ht

Protecting user's privacy is one of the main concerns for the deployment of pervasive computing systems in the real world. In pervasive environments, the user context information is naturally distributed among different spatial or logical domains. Ma... Read More about Lightweight Software Product Line Based Privacy Protection Scheme for Pervasive Applications.

The embedded intelligence of smart cities (2011)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2011). The embedded intelligence of smart cities. Intelligent Buildings International, 3(3), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2011.579340

This article offers an extensive review of Mitchell's thesis on the transition from the city of bits to e-topia and finds it wanting. It suggests that the problems encountered with the thesis lie with the lack of substantive insight it offers into th... Read More about The embedded intelligence of smart cities.

Promoting Jobs Growth to Benefit Disadvantaged People and Communities – An International Review of Best Practice. (2011)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & Bergmann, A. (2011). Promoting Jobs Growth to Benefit Disadvantaged People and Communities – An International Review of Best Practice

This report sets out the findings from a study into strategies that link the promotion of investment and the employment of economically inactive groups. The aim is to ascertain current practice in 10 relevant countries (Australia; Belgium; Denmark;... Read More about Promoting Jobs Growth to Benefit Disadvantaged People and Communities – An International Review of Best Practice..

Review of financial capability training resources - report of the Scottish Government social inclusion division. (2011)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., & Egdell, V. (2011). Review of financial capability training resources - report of the Scottish Government social inclusion division

The aim of this review is to better understand the training needs of practitioners working in the field of post school financial capability support in Scotland; and the training provision available for different types of practitioners across a range... Read More about Review of financial capability training resources - report of the Scottish Government social inclusion division..

Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines (2011)
Thesis
Makkawi, A. Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6040

This thesis investigates the potential of using wind turbine to offset electricity demand for dwellings or public building. This work involves onshore small and large wind turbine implementation considering the suitability of the location to machine... Read More about Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines.

Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations. (2011)
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W., & Guest, P. (2011). Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations

The Social Experimentation for Active Ageing (hereafter referred to as Active Ageing) project involved the identification of good age management practice, supporting and encouraging employers (SMEs) in Edinburgh, participating in this European funded... Read More about Active Ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in small and medium sized companies and organisations..