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Better locks to secure our data are the inevitable result of too many prying eyes (2014)
Newspaper / Magazine
Buchanan, W. J. (2014). Better locks to secure our data are the inevitable result of too many prying eyes

Robert Hannigan, the new head of British signals intelligence agency GCHQ, has accused technology companies of aiding terrorists and criminals by providing them secure communications through their products and networks. Far from adopting a conciliato... Read More about Better locks to secure our data are the inevitable result of too many prying eyes.

Planar character animation using genetic algorithms and GPU parallel computing (2014)
Journal Article
Kenwright, B. (2014). Planar character animation using genetic algorithms and GPU parallel computing. Entertainment Computing, 5(4), 285-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2014.09.003

The emergence of evolving search techniques (e.g., genetic algorithms) has paved the way for innovative character animation solutions. For example, generating human movements without key-frame data. Instead character animations can be created using b... Read More about Planar character animation using genetic algorithms and GPU parallel computing.

Compact MIMO/Diversity Antenna for Portable and Mobile UWB Terminals (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
See, C. H., Ali, N., Atojoko, A., Jan, N., Abd-Alhameed, R., Elkahzmi, E., & McEwan, N. (2014, November). Compact MIMO/Diversity Antenna for Portable and Mobile UWB Terminals. Presented at 2014 Asia Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), Sendai, Japan

A novel MIMO/diversity Planar Inverted-F antenna (PI FA) is presented for UWB applications. This antenna assembly is formed by two identical PIFAs, a T-shaped decoupling structure which connects the two PIFAs and a finite ground plane. The compact en... Read More about Compact MIMO/Diversity Antenna for Portable and Mobile UWB Terminals.

Design of a Wideband Printed MIMO Monopole Antenna using Neutralisation Lines Technique (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elkazmi, E., See, C. H., Jan, N. A., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Ali, N., & McEwan, N. J. (2014, November). Design of a Wideband Printed MIMO Monopole Antenna using Neutralisation Lines Technique. Presented at 2014 Asia Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), Sendai, Japan

A novel printed diversity monopole antenna is presented for WiFi/WiMAX applications. The antenna comprises two crescent shaped radiators placed symmetrically with respect to a defected ground plane and a wideband zigzag neutralization line is connect... Read More about Design of a Wideband Printed MIMO Monopole Antenna using Neutralisation Lines Technique.

TG1/201410/38rev1: Derivation of GoldenEye-702 grading machine settings for British Spruce (2014)
Preprint / Working Paper
Ridley-Ellis, D. TG1/201410/38rev1: Derivation of GoldenEye-702 grading machine settings for British Spruce

Confidential report for CEN TC124 WG2 TG1
Grading machine: GoldenEye-702
Manufacturer: MiCROTEC GmbH
Growth area: United Kingdom + Republic of Ireland
Species:
Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Norway spruce (Picea abies)
(WPCS)
Sizes:
20 mm... Read More about TG1/201410/38rev1: Derivation of GoldenEye-702 grading machine settings for British Spruce.

TG1/201410/21rev1: Derivation of GoldenEye-702 grading machine settings for UK larch (2014)
Preprint / Working Paper
Ridley-Ellis, D. TG1/201410/21rev1: Derivation of GoldenEye-702 grading machine settings for UK larch

Confidential report for CEN TC124 WG2 TG1
Grading machine: GoldenEye-702
Manufacturer: MiCROTEC GmbH
Growth area: United Kingdom
Species:
European larch Larix decidua
Hybrid larch Larix x eurolepsis
Japanese larch Larix kaempferi
(WLAD)
Siz... Read More about TG1/201410/21rev1: Derivation of GoldenEye-702 grading machine settings for UK larch.

Step forward to map fully parallel energy efficient cortical columns on field programmable gate arrays (2014)
Journal Article
Ghani, A., See, C. H., & Usman Ali, S. M. U. (2014). Step forward to map fully parallel energy efficient cortical columns on field programmable gate arrays. IET Science, Measurements and Technology, 8(6), 432-440. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt.2014.0004

This study presents energy and area-efficient hardware architectures to map fully parallel cortical columns on reconfigurable platform - field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). An area-efficient architecture is proposed at the system level and benchm... Read More about Step forward to map fully parallel energy efficient cortical columns on field programmable gate arrays.

Novel Hyper-heuristics Applied to the Domain of Bin Packing (2014)
Thesis
Sim, K. Novel Hyper-heuristics Applied to the Domain of Bin Packing. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7563

Principal to the ideology behind hyper-heuristic research is the desire to increase the level of generality of heuristic procedures so that they can be easily applied to a wide variety of problems to produce solutions of adequate quality within pract... Read More about Novel Hyper-heuristics Applied to the Domain of Bin Packing.

Computer Science: Driving Entrepreneurship. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, S. (2014, October). Computer Science: Driving Entrepreneurship. Paper presented at 10th European Computer Science Summit

No abstract available.

The arrowhead approach for SOA application development and documentation (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blomstedt, F., Ferreira, L. L., Klisics, M., Chrysoulas, C., de Soria, I. M., Morin, B., Zabasta, A., Eliasson, J., Johansson, M., & Varga, P. (2014, October). The arrowhead approach for SOA application development and documentation. Presented at IECON 2014 - 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Dallas, TX, USA

The Arrowhead project aims to address the technical and applicative issues associated with cooperative automation based on Service Oriented Architectures. The problems of developing such kind of systems are mainly due to the lack of adequate developm... Read More about The arrowhead approach for SOA application development and documentation.

Electrochemical interdigitated conductimetric ph sensor based on RuO2 thick film sensitive layer (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Manjakkal, L., Cvejin, K., Kulawik, J., Zaraska, K., & Szwagierczak, D. (2014, October). Electrochemical interdigitated conductimetric ph sensor based on RuO2 thick film sensitive layer. Presented at 2014 International Conference and Exposition on Electrical and Power Engineering (EPE), Iasi, Romania

Metal oxide based electrochemical pH sensors are an alternative to the glass pH sensor, exhibiting many potential advantages in industrial and laboratory applications. In particular, thick film based pH sensors are promising devices for a next genera... Read More about Electrochemical interdigitated conductimetric ph sensor based on RuO2 thick film sensitive layer.

Towards an Applied Gamification Model for Tracking, Managing, & Encouraging Sustainable Travel Behaviours (2014)
Journal Article
Wells, S., Kotkanen, H., Schlafli, M., Gabrielli, S., Masthoff, J., Jylhä, A., & Forbes, P. (2014). Towards an Applied Gamification Model for Tracking, Managing, & Encouraging Sustainable Travel Behaviours. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Ambient Systems, 1(4), Article e2. https://doi.org/10.4108/amsys.1.4.e2

In this paper we introduce a gamification model for encouraging sustainable multi-modal urban travel in modern European cities. Our aim is to provide a mechanism that encourages users to reflect on their current travel behaviours and to engage in mor... Read More about Towards an Applied Gamification Model for Tracking, Managing, & Encouraging Sustainable Travel Behaviours.

Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing: A Case Study ‑ Google Chrome on Amazon (2014)
Book Chapter
Pakhira, A., & Andras, P. (2014). Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing: A Case Study ‑ Google Chrome on Amazon. In Cloud Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6539-2.ch055

Testing is a critical phase in the software life-cycle. While small-scale component-wise testing is done routinely as part of development and maintenance of large-scale software, the system level testing of the whole software is much more problematic... Read More about Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing: A Case Study ‑ Google Chrome on Amazon.

The place-based impact of built environments: Diabetes, living conditions, homes and neighbourhoods (2014)
Journal Article
Sidawi, B., Deakin, M., & Al-Hariri, M. T. A. (2016). The place-based impact of built environments: Diabetes, living conditions, homes and neighbourhoods. Indoor and Built Environment, 25(3), 495-508. https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326x14556909

Abstract
Many studies have demonstrated the adverse effect built environments have on health and differentiated between their direct and indirect impacts. In the case of diabetes and other chronic diseases, such studies concentrate on the direct imp... Read More about The place-based impact of built environments: Diabetes, living conditions, homes and neighbourhoods.

Surface plasmon resonance of nanoshell particles with PMMA-graphene core (2014)
Journal Article
Tarparelli, R., Iovine, R., La Spada, L., & Vegni, L. (2014). Surface plasmon resonance of nanoshell particles with PMMA-graphene core. COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 33(6), 2016-2029. https://doi.org/10.1108/compel-11-2013-0351

The purpose of this paper is to contribute an analytical and numerical study of a new type of nanoshell particles operating in the visible regime.
The structure consists of a core/shell particle, arranged in a planar array configuration, with a poly... Read More about Surface plasmon resonance of nanoshell particles with PMMA-graphene core.

QoS-aware Inter-domain multicast for scalable wireless community networks (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Dubai, A. Y., Zhao, L., Zomaya, A. Y., & Min, G. (2014). QoS-aware Inter-domain multicast for scalable wireless community networks. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 26(11), 3136-3148. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPDS.2014.2365190

Wireless Community Networks (WCNs) have emerged as a cost-effective ubiquitous broadband connectivity solution, offering a wide range of services in a given geographical area. QoS-aware multicast over WCNs is among the most challenging issues and has... Read More about QoS-aware Inter-domain multicast for scalable wireless community networks.

Online-Forschung und Big Data (2014)
Book Chapter
Zeller, F. (2014). Online-Forschung und Big Data. In M. Welker, M. Taddicken, J. H. Schmidt, & N. Jackob (Eds.), Handbuch Online-Forschung: Sozialwissenschaftliche Datengewinnung und -auswertung in digitalen Netzen (424-451). Herbert von Halem

The thermal non-equilibrium porous media modelling for CFD study of woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator (2014)
Journal Article
Costa, S., Barreno, I., Tutar, M., Esnaola, J., & Barrutia, H. (2015). The thermal non-equilibrium porous media modelling for CFD study of woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator. Energy Conversion and Management, 89, 473-483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.10.019

Different numerical methods can be applied to the analysis of the flow through the Stirling engine regenerator. One growing approach is to model the regenerator as porous medium to simulate and design the full Stirling engine in three-dimensional (3-... Read More about The thermal non-equilibrium porous media modelling for CFD study of woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator.

Revitalising Audience Research: Innovations in European Audience Research (2014)
Book
Zeller, F., Ponte, C., & O'Neill, B. (Eds.). (2015). Revitalising Audience Research: Innovations in European Audience Research. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315762821

The revitalisation of audience studies is not only about new approaches and methods; it entails a crossing of disciplines and a bridging of long-established boundaries in the field. The aim of this volume is to capture the boundary-crossing processes... Read More about Revitalising Audience Research: Innovations in European Audience Research.