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A Feature-Free Approach to Automated Algorithm Selection (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alissa, M., Sim, K., & Hart, E. (2023). A Feature-Free Approach to Automated Algorithm Selection. In GECCO '23 Companion: Proceedings of the Companion Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (9-10). https://doi.org/10.1145/3583133.3595832

This article summarises recent work in the domain of feature-free algorithm selection that was published in the Journal of Heuristics in January 2023, with the title 'Automated Algorithm Selection: from Feature-Based to Feature-Free Approaches'. Spec... Read More about A Feature-Free Approach to Automated Algorithm Selection.

Towards optimisers that `Keep Learning' (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hart, E., Miguel, I., Stone, C., & Renau, Q. (2023, July). Towards optimisers that `Keep Learning'. Presented at Companion Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, Lisbon, Portugal

We consider optimisation in the context of the need to apply an optimiser to a continual stream of instances from one or more domains, and consider how such a system might 'keep learning': by drawing on past experience to improve performance and lear... Read More about Towards optimisers that `Keep Learning'.

Federated Learning for IoT Intrusion Detection (2023)
Journal Article
Lazzarini, R., Tianfield, H., & Charissis, V. (2023). Federated Learning for IoT Intrusion Detection. Artificial Intelligence, 4(3), 509-530. https://doi.org/10.3390/ai4030028

The number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has increased considerably in the past few years, resulting in a large growth of cyber attacks on IoT infrastructure. As part of a defense in depth approach to cybersecurity, intrusion detection systems... Read More about Federated Learning for IoT Intrusion Detection.

Quality-Diversity Optimisation on a Physical Robot Through Dynamics-Aware and Reset-Free Learning (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, S. C., Lim, B., Janmohamed, H., & Cully, A. (2023, July). Quality-Diversity Optimisation on a Physical Robot Through Dynamics-Aware and Reset-Free Learning. Presented at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion (GECCO 2023 Companion), Lisbon

Learning algorithms, like Quality-Diversity (QD), can be used to acquire repertoires of diverse robotics skills. This learning is commonly done via computer simulation due to the large number of evaluations required. However, training in a virtual en... Read More about Quality-Diversity Optimisation on a Physical Robot Through Dynamics-Aware and Reset-Free Learning.

An Evolutionary based Generative Adversarial Network Inspired Approach to Defeating Metamorphic Malware (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Babaagba, K. O., & Wylie, J. (2023, July). An Evolutionary based Generative Adversarial Network Inspired Approach to Defeating Metamorphic Malware. Presented at The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) 2023, Lisbon

Defeating dangerous families of malware like polymorphic and metamorphic malware have become well studied due to their increased attacks on computer systems and network. Traditional Machine Learning (ML) models have been used in detecting this malwar... Read More about An Evolutionary based Generative Adversarial Network Inspired Approach to Defeating Metamorphic Malware.

Intermediated Reality with an AI 3D Printed Character (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Casas, L., & Mitchell, K. (2023). Intermediated Reality with an AI 3D Printed Character. In SIGGRAPH '23: ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 Real-Time Live!. https://doi.org/10.1145/3588430.3597251

We introduce live character conversational interactions in Intermediated Reality to bring real-world objects to life in Augmented Reality (AR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The AI recognizes live speech and generates short character responses, sy... Read More about Intermediated Reality with an AI 3D Printed Character.

Rawls in the mangrove: Perceptions of justice in nature‐based solutions projects (2023)
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Kairu, A., Lang'at, J. K., Kivugo, R., Mwafrica, M., Huff, A., & Shilland, R. (2023). Rawls in the mangrove: Perceptions of justice in nature‐based solutions projects. People and Nature, 5(5), 1497-1511. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10498

1. Adapting to and mitigating against climate change requires the protection and expansion of natural carbon sinks, especially ecosystems with exceptional carbon density such as mangrove forests (an example of ‘blue carbon’). Projects that do this ar... Read More about Rawls in the mangrove: Perceptions of justice in nature‐based solutions projects.

Do non-contact injuries occur during high-speed running in elite football? Preliminary results from a new GPS and video-based method (2023)
Journal Article
Aiello, F., Di Claudio, C., Fanchini, M., Impellizzeri, F. M., McCall, A., Sharp, C., & Brown, S. J. (2023). Do non-contact injuries occur during high-speed running in elite football? Preliminary results from a new GPS and video-based method. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(9), 465-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2023.07.007

Objectives Understanding how injuries occur (inciting circumstances) is useful for developing etiological hypotheses and prevention strategies that can be tested. The aims of this study were 1) to evaluate the feasibility of a method combining video... Read More about Do non-contact injuries occur during high-speed running in elite football? Preliminary results from a new GPS and video-based method.

The effect of value chain importance on regional economic recovery (2023)
Journal Article
Zádor, Z., Zhu, Z., Smith, M., & Gorgoni, S. (2024). The effect of value chain importance on regional economic recovery. European Planning Studies, 32(4), 843-862. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2023.2237537

This paper investigates the link between value chain importance and economic growth for the EU24 regions between 2008 and 2018. It finds that relying more on GVCs worsened regional growth during the financial crisis, but led to higher growth in the l... Read More about The effect of value chain importance on regional economic recovery.

Symptoms of depression and anxiety in young people in El Salvador: Associations with peer and family relationships, artistic activities and health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Calderón Alfaro, F. A., Li, Y., & Okely, J. (2023). Symptoms of depression and anxiety in young people in El Salvador: Associations with peer and family relationships, artistic activities and health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Affective Disorders, 339, 838-846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.024

Background Little is known regarding the correlates of mental health, during the COVID-19 pandemic, in lower income countries. Using data from almost the entire population of graduating high school students in El Salvador, we examine the association... Read More about Symptoms of depression and anxiety in young people in El Salvador: Associations with peer and family relationships, artistic activities and health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From point cloud data to structural modelling: the case study of the Tusk at Spynie Palace, Scotland (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Marinelli, A., & Kumari, M. (2023, February). From point cloud data to structural modelling: the case study of the Tusk at Spynie Palace, Scotland. Presented at 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity (IGF27), Rome, Italy

The development of digital technologies has already supported the production of accurate representations of structures, with applications in conservation, monitoring and Building Information Modelling projects. The exploitability of their outputs rem... Read More about From point cloud data to structural modelling: the case study of the Tusk at Spynie Palace, Scotland.

A mixed methods exploration of the parent perspective of talent development environments across a national multi-sport landscape (2023)
Journal Article
Martindale, R., Fountain, H., Andronikos, G., English, C., Dugdale, J. H., & Ferrier, S. (2023). A mixed methods exploration of the parent perspective of talent development environments across a national multi-sport landscape. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 69, Article 102487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102487

Parents are known to be important influencers in the talent development process but are often overlooked. Understanding the parent perspective may help National Governing Bodies and coaches improve their support for young talented athletes. This stud... Read More about A mixed methods exploration of the parent perspective of talent development environments across a national multi-sport landscape.

A New Scalable Distributed Homomorphic Encryption Scheme for High Computational Complexity Models (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Almaini, A., Folz, J., Woelfl, D., Al-Dubai, A., Schramm, M., & Heigl, M. (2023, June). A New Scalable Distributed Homomorphic Encryption Scheme for High Computational Complexity Models. Presented at International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2023), Marrakesh, Morocco

Due to the increasing privacy demand in data processing, Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) has recently received growing attention for its ability to perform calculations over encrypted data. Since the data can be processed in encrypted form and the... Read More about A New Scalable Distributed Homomorphic Encryption Scheme for High Computational Complexity Models.

A Novel Autonomous Time-Slotted LoRa MAC Protocol with Adaptive Frame Sizes (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alahamadi, H., Bouabdallah, F., Al-Dubai, A., & Ghaleb, B. (2023, June). A Novel Autonomous Time-Slotted LoRa MAC Protocol with Adaptive Frame Sizes. Presented at International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2023), Marrakesh, Morocco

Time-Slotted Medium Access Control protocols bring advantages to the scalability of LoRa networks as an alternative to the ALOHA access method. However, such Time-Slotted protocols require nodes synchronization and schedules dissemination under strin... Read More about A Novel Autonomous Time-Slotted LoRa MAC Protocol with Adaptive Frame Sizes.

Keep Reading and Carry On: Mediated Reading During COVID-19 (2023)
Book Chapter
Marsden, S. (2023). Keep Reading and Carry On: Mediated Reading During COVID-19. In A. Ensslin, J. Round, & B. Thomas (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Literary Media (452-467). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003119739-41

n the 1990s Oprah’s Book Club became a significant media spectacle, with her televised book club conversations with readers and authors acquiring massive audiences. Through these televised discussions, Oprah’s Book Club brought mass-reading experienc... Read More about Keep Reading and Carry On: Mediated Reading During COVID-19.

Intelligent Metasurface Layer for Direct Antenna Amplitude Modulation Scheme (2023)
Journal Article
Jwair, M. H., Elwi, T. A., Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., Almizan, H., Abdul Hassain, Z. A., Ali, S. M., Kouhalvandi, L., Livreri, P., Tokan, N. T., Pau, G., See, C. H., & Limiti, E. (2023). Intelligent Metasurface Layer for Direct Antenna Amplitude Modulation Scheme. IEEE Access, 11, 77506 - 77517. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2023.3297264

This paper proposes a transmitter system based on direct antenna amplitude-shift keying modulation for point-to-point microwave link. The proposed system is formed from a conventional microstrip antenna and a novel reconfigurable metasurface layer (R... Read More about Intelligent Metasurface Layer for Direct Antenna Amplitude Modulation Scheme.

‘Come on mate, let's make you a cup of tea’: Theorising materiality and its impacts on detainee dignity inside police detention (2023)
Journal Article
Skinns, L., Wooff, A., & Rice, L. (2024). ‘Come on mate, let's make you a cup of tea’: Theorising materiality and its impacts on detainee dignity inside police detention. Theoretical Criminology, 28(2), 175-194. https://doi.org/10.1177/13624806231184827

In this article, we examine detainee experiences of dignity in police detention through the lens of materiality. To do this, we draw on sociological and anthropological literature on the ‘material turn’ and its application to criminal justice setting... Read More about ‘Come on mate, let's make you a cup of tea’: Theorising materiality and its impacts on detainee dignity inside police detention.

A climate health policy: Will it be a better approach to overcome the greatest global challenge of the 21st century? A review to explore public and public health officials' perceptions towards policy development (2023)
Journal Article
Batawalage, L., Williams, B., & Wijegoonewardene, M. (2023). A climate health policy: Will it be a better approach to overcome the greatest global challenge of the 21st century? A review to explore public and public health officials' perceptions towards policy development. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 13, Article 100257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100257

Background Climate change is predicted to be one of the most substantial influences on future global public health. Addressing this urgent problem requires substantive public and professional engagement in developing public health policy and ensurin... Read More about A climate health policy: Will it be a better approach to overcome the greatest global challenge of the 21st century? A review to explore public and public health officials' perceptions towards policy development.

The use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation: A scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Gebreheat, G., Goman, A., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2024). The use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation: A scoping review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 38(1), 60-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155231189257

Objective. To identify, map and synthesize the extent and nature of existing studies on the use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation. Data sources. A comprehensive literature search was completed between... Read More about The use of home-based digital technology to support post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation: A scoping review.