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The estimation of a driving cycle for Celje and a comparison to other European cities (2014)
Journal Article
Knez, M., Muneer, T., Jereb, B., & Cullinane, K. (2014). The estimation of a driving cycle for Celje and a comparison to other European cities. Sustainable Cities and Society, 11, 56-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2013.11.010

Due to rapidly increasing numbers of vehicles, growing traffic congestion and the very limited use of emission control strategies, motor vehicles are emerging as the largest source of urban air pollution globally. The effectiveness of any control str... Read More about The estimation of a driving cycle for Celje and a comparison to other European cities.

PCA-ANFIS based prediction for water Injection effectiveness cycle in oil fields (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tian, Y., Liu, Y., Cheng, G., & Wang, Z. (2014). PCA-ANFIS based prediction for water Injection effectiveness cycle in oil fields.

By proposing a numerical based method on PCA-ANFIS(Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System), this paper is focusing on solving the problem of uncertain cycle of water injection in the oilfield. As the dimension of original data is reduced by PCA, ANFIS... Read More about PCA-ANFIS based prediction for water Injection effectiveness cycle in oil fields.

A System for Denial-of-Service Attack Detection Based on Multivariate Correlation Analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Tan, Z., Jamdagni, A., He, X., Nanda, P., & Ping Liu, R. (2014). A System for Denial-of-Service Attack Detection Based on Multivariate Correlation Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 25(2), 447-456. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpds.2013.146

Interconnected systems, such as Web servers, database servers, cloud computing servers and so on, are now under threads from network attackers. As one of most common and aggressive means, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks cause serious impact on these... Read More about A System for Denial-of-Service Attack Detection Based on Multivariate Correlation Analysis.

Survey of texture mapping techniques for representing and rendering volumetric mesostructure (2014)
Journal Article
Koniaris, B., Cosker, D., Yang, X., & Mitchell, K. (2014). Survey of texture mapping techniques for representing and rendering volumetric mesostructure. The Journal of Computer Graphics Techniques, 3(2), 18-60

Representation and rendering of volumetric mesostructure using texture mapping can potentially allow the display of highly detailed, animated surfaces at a low performance cost. Given the need for consistently more detailed and dynamic worlds rendere... Read More about Survey of texture mapping techniques for representing and rendering volumetric mesostructure.

Ultra-Wideband Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna With Four Capacitively Coupled Feeds (2014)
Journal Article
Zhu, F., Gao, S., Ho, A. T. S., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., See, C. H., Brown, T. W. C., Li, J., Wei, G., & Xu, J. (2014). Ultra-Wideband Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna With Four Capacitively Coupled Feeds. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 62(5), 2440-2449. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2014.2308524

A novel dual-polarized patch antenna for ultra-wideband
(UWB) applications is presented. The antenna consists of a
square patch and four capacitively coupled feeds to enhance the
impedance bandwidth. Each feed is formed by a vertical isosceles
tr... Read More about Ultra-Wideband Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna With Four Capacitively Coupled Feeds.

Optical Properties of Modified Nanorod Particles for Biomedical Sensing (2014)
Journal Article
Iovine, R., Spada, L. L., & Vegni, L. (2014). Optical Properties of Modified Nanorod Particles for Biomedical Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 50(2), 169-172. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2013.2284552

In this paper, an analytical and numerical investigation for modified gold nanorod particles, operating in the visible and in the infrared regime is proposed. The modified particles consist in a core/shell structure (dielectric core/metallic shell) e... Read More about Optical Properties of Modified Nanorod Particles for Biomedical Sensing.

Low molecular weight Neutral Boron Dipyrromethene (Bodipy) dyads for fluorescence-based neural imaging (2014)
Journal Article
Bai, D., Benniston, A. C., Clift, S., Baisch, U., Steyn, J., Everitt, N., & Andras, P. (2014). Low molecular weight Neutral Boron Dipyrromethene (Bodipy) dyads for fluorescence-based neural imaging. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1065-1066, 10-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2014.02.026

The neutral low molecular weight julolidine-based borondipyrromethene (Bodipy) dyads JULBD and MJULBD were used for fast voltage-sensitive dye imaging of neurons in the crab stomatogastric ganglion. The fluorescence modulation of the dyads mirrors al... Read More about Low molecular weight Neutral Boron Dipyrromethene (Bodipy) dyads for fluorescence-based neural imaging.

Keep taking the tablets? Assessing the use of tablet devices in learning and teaching activities in the Further Education sector (2014)
Journal Article
Fabian, K., & MacLean, D. (2014). Keep taking the tablets? Assessing the use of tablet devices in learning and teaching activities in the Further Education sector. Research in Learning Technology, 22, Article 22648. https://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v22.22648

This article summarises the methodology and outcomes of an interventionist/action research project to assess the benefits, and potential pitfalls, of the use of mobile devices in learning and teaching activities in a Further Education environment. A... Read More about Keep taking the tablets? Assessing the use of tablet devices in learning and teaching activities in the Further Education sector.

TouchCloud: An Exploratory Study in Physically Tagging the Cloud. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abreu Esteves, A., Quintal, F., & Oakley, I. (2014, February). TouchCloud: An Exploratory Study in Physically Tagging the Cloud. Poster presented at International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction

Traffic consolidation in East Asian container ports: a network flow analysis. (2014)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., & Cullinane, K. (2014). Traffic consolidation in East Asian container ports: a network flow analysis. Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice, 61, 152-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2014.01.007

The proliferation of hub-and-spoke operations in maritime container transportation has resulted in the widespread consolidation of traffic flows. Utilising liner shipping network configurations, this paper assesses the impact of freight traffic conso... Read More about Traffic consolidation in East Asian container ports: a network flow analysis..

Research Strategy Generation: Avoiding Academic 'Animal Farm' (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Methven, T. S., Padilla, S., Corne, D. W., & Chantler, M. J. (2014, February). Research Strategy Generation: Avoiding Academic 'Animal Farm'. Presented at 17th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

In his famous novel, Animal Farm, Orwell coined the phrase 'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others' [4]. This satirical observation aptly describes many common problems which emerge in group dynamics, such as the problem o... Read More about Research Strategy Generation: Avoiding Academic 'Animal Farm'.

A comparative approach to web evaluation and website evaluation methods. (2014)
Journal Article
Zahran, D., Al-Nuaim, H., Rutter, M., & Benyon, D. (2014). A comparative approach to web evaluation and website evaluation methods. International journal of public information systems, 10, 21-39

There is still a lack of an engineering approach for building Web systems, and the field of measuring the Web is not yet mature. In particular, there is an uncertainty in the selection of evaluation methods, and there are risks of standardizing inade... Read More about A comparative approach to web evaluation and website evaluation methods..

Monthly averaged-hourly solar diffuse radiation model for the UK (2014)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Etxebarria, S., & Gago, E. (2014). Monthly averaged-hourly solar diffuse radiation model for the UK. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 35(6), 573-584. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624414522639

Monthly-averaged daily global irradiation data are now easily available from NASA website. Using established models it is then possible to decompose the daily to averaged-hourly global irradiation. The missing link so far has been hourly averaged dif... Read More about Monthly averaged-hourly solar diffuse radiation model for the UK.

“I am Spartacus”: privacy enhancing technologies, collaborative obfuscation and privacy as a public good (2014)
Journal Article
Kwecka, Z., Buchanan, W. J., Schafer, B., & Rauhofer, J. (2014). “I am Spartacus”: privacy enhancing technologies, collaborative obfuscation and privacy as a public good. Artificial Intelligence and Law, 22(2), 113-139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10506-014-9155-5

The paper introduces an approach to privacy enhancing technologies that sees privacy not merely as an individual right, but as a public good. This understanding of privacy has recently gained ground in the debate on appropriate legal protection for p... Read More about “I am Spartacus”: privacy enhancing technologies, collaborative obfuscation and privacy as a public good.

Performance of route suggestions in networks with correlated link congestion. (2014)
Journal Article
Fonzone, A., & Schmoecker, J. (2014). Performance of route suggestions in networks with correlated link congestion. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 111, 800-809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.114

We evaluate the performance of route suggestions which can be adopted when no real time information is available. We consider that when the available information is limited, risk-aversion, regret and disappointment may play an important role in decis... Read More about Performance of route suggestions in networks with correlated link congestion..

A sustainable transport solution for a Slovenia town (2014)
Journal Article
Knez, M., Celik, A. N., & Muneer, T. (2015). A sustainable transport solution for a Slovenia town. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 10(4), 386-392. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctu007

Authorities in Slovenia and other EU member states are confronted with problems of city transportation. Fossil-fuel-based transport poses two chief problems—local and global pollution, and dwindling supplies and ever-increasing costs. An elegant solu... Read More about A sustainable transport solution for a Slovenia town.

Networks in family business: a multi-rational approach (2014)
Journal Article
Seaman, C., McQuaid, R., & Pearson, M. (2014). Networks in family business: a multi-rational approach. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 10, 523-537. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-014-0297-4

Current research on networks in family businesses has approached the topic from a mono-rational perspective where the family, business and social networks are each considered in relative isolation. This paper argues that multi-rational approaches, wh... Read More about Networks in family business: a multi-rational approach.

The Risks and Opportunities of Mobile Working within Cloud Environments. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., & Smales, A. (2014, February). The Risks and Opportunities of Mobile Working within Cloud Environments. Paper presented at Practical Perspectives on Secure Mobile Working

This presentation outlines the changing architecture of business systems, and with the increasing use of Cloud-based systems. It outlines some of the key risks around using mobile devices for business and social uses, and define some best practice me... Read More about The Risks and Opportunities of Mobile Working within Cloud Environments..