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Self-Explainable Robots in Remote Environments
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chiyah Garcia, F. J., Smith, S. C., Lopes, J., Ramamoorthy, S., & Hastie, H. (2021, March). Self-Explainable Robots in Remote Environments. Presented at HRI '21: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Boulder, Colorado

As robots and autonomous systems become more adept at handling complex scenarios, their underlying mechanisms also become increasingly complex and opaque. This lack of transparency can give rise to unverifiable behaviours, limiting the use of robots... Read More about Self-Explainable Robots in Remote Environments.

Benchmarking Quality-Diversity Algorithms on Neuroevolution for Reinforcement Learning
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Flageat, M., Lim, B., Grillotti, L., Allard, M., Smith, S. C., & Cully, A. (2022, July). Benchmarking Quality-Diversity Algorithms on Neuroevolution for Reinforcement Learning. Paper presented at Gecco 2022, Boston, Massachusetts

We present a Quality-Diversity benchmark suite for Deep Neuroevolution in Reinforcement Learning domains for robot control. The suite includes the definition of tasks, environments, behavioral descriptors, and fitness. We specify different benchmarks... Read More about Benchmarking Quality-Diversity Algorithms on Neuroevolution for Reinforcement Learning.

Quality-Diversity Optimisation on a Physical Robot Through Dynamics-Aware and Reset-Free Learning
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.

Vulnerability and resilience of refugee women and children
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mwenyango, H. (2023, June). Vulnerability and resilience of refugee women and children. Paper presented at JSWEC 2023: Social Work Education and Research in turbulent times, Glasgow

Migration is a recurrent feature in human history and an immediate response to humanitarian crises. Although forced migration is associated with significant risks and vulnerability, little commitment is devoted to supporting and building migrants’ re... Read More about Vulnerability and resilience of refugee women and children.

The power of audio: presenting archives via podcasts
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M., Ryan, B., Hall, H., & Macgregor, I. (2023, June). The power of audio: presenting archives via podcasts. Paper presented at Shaking the Archive - Reconsidering the Role of Archives in Contemporary Society, Edinburgh

Heritage Organisations and Podcasts Scoping Study (HOPSS) was a small-scale project completed by a team at Edinburgh Napier University in 2022. Designed to scope the research landscape related to podcasting in cultural heritage work (including archiv... Read More about The power of audio: presenting archives via podcasts.

YASF: A Vendor-Agnostic Framework for Serverless Computing
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Giacomini, M., & Ullah, A. (2023, April). YASF: A Vendor-Agnostic Framework for Serverless Computing. Presented at 13th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, Prague, Czech Republic

The serverless execution model allows application developers to deploy their software using tiny functions with zero administration, no handling of resource provisioning, monitoring and scaling. Due to such advantages, the serverless model emerged as... Read More about YASF: A Vendor-Agnostic Framework for Serverless Computing.

Understanding international students' experiences with assessments through rich pictures
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M., & Ratz, S. (2023, June). Understanding international students' experiences with assessments through rich pictures. Paper presented at The Gathering 2023: Learning & Teaching conference, Edinburgh

Higher education institutions continue to see an increasing number of international students who bring with them diverse forms of assessment ‘literacies’ acquired from previous sociocultural and educational contexts. This presentation explores the ex... Read More about Understanding international students' experiences with assessments through rich pictures.

Ethical questions of longitudinal research with students: Using duoethnography to critically reflect on the interview process
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ratz, S., & Janssen, L. (2023, June). Ethical questions of longitudinal research with students: Using duoethnography to critically reflect on the interview process. Paper presented at The Gathering, 2023: Learning & Teaching Conference, Edinburgh

From 2016-2020 Sibylle conducted a longitudinal study on the trajectory of undergraduate language students at ENU. In their current project, Sibylle and Lisa (a participant of the original study) revisited this research by reflecting on six interview... Read More about Ethical questions of longitudinal research with students: Using duoethnography to critically reflect on the interview process.

Sustainable Tourism and Disaster Recovery: A Case Study of Scotland and the Republic of Ireland
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hejjas, K., & Maguire, K. (2023, August). Sustainable Tourism and Disaster Recovery: A Case Study of Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. Paper presented at International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AIEST), Madrid, Spain

With tourism central to the strategic plans of Scotland and Ireland, both countries aim to address issues of sustainability. Research finds that crisis, like Covid-19, can be used to improve existing conditions beyond their pre-disaster state, sugges... Read More about Sustainable Tourism and Disaster Recovery: A Case Study of Scotland and the Republic of Ireland.

What is the role of CSR champions in facilitating employee CSR engagement?
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hejjas, K., Scarles, C., & Miller, G. (2023, August). What is the role of CSR champions in facilitating employee CSR engagement?. Paper presented at The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA

Although corporate social responsibility (CSR) champions and employee CSR networks are increasingly used to embed CSR throughout organizations, there remains a lack of understanding relating to how leadership between co-workers, as opposed to manager... Read More about What is the role of CSR champions in facilitating employee CSR engagement?.

An ethical approach to sustainability and recovery operations in hotels
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bryde, M., Hejjas, K., Hannibal, C., & Foster, S. (2023, July). An ethical approach to sustainability and recovery operations in hotels. Paper presented at Production and Operations Management Society (OOMS), Paris, France

The climate disaster is here and as a result, the intensity and frequency of disasters, whether that is humanitarian, biological or natural, is set to increase (Institute for Economic & Peace (IEP), 2020). This may be cause for concern given that dis... Read More about An ethical approach to sustainability and recovery operations in hotels.

FestForward: Participatory Design Futuring and World-Building for Equitable Digital Futures in Performing Arts Festivals
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elsden, C., Jones, V., Helgason, I., Abernethy, L., & Brown, W. (2023, July). FestForward: Participatory Design Futuring and World-Building for Equitable Digital Futures in Performing Arts Festivals. Presented at DIS '23: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

FestForward is a fictional, local, cultural magazine, set in 2030, designed to stimulate conversations about equitable and sustainable digital futures in performing arts festivals. This extensive design fiction was developed through a series of parti... Read More about FestForward: Participatory Design Futuring and World-Building for Equitable Digital Futures in Performing Arts Festivals.

Simulation of a Solar Dryer for Use in Developing Countries
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abiola Oladimeji, A., Sola, P. J., See, C. H., Bani, N. A., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Amran, M. E., & Ahmad Kamil, A. S. (2023, October). Simulation of a Solar Dryer for Use in Developing Countries. Presented at 2023 International Conference on Power and Renewable Energy Engineering, Tokyo, Japan

This paper examines the implementation of solar dryers in developing countries. Simulations were carried out using a simple model of a solar dryer to validate the drying process for various crops and fish products. The solar dryer simulator model in... Read More about Simulation of a Solar Dryer for Use in Developing Countries.

Minkowski Based Microwave Resonator for Material Detection over Sub-6 GHz 5G Spectrum
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anwer, A. I., Alibakhshikenari, . M., Elwi, T., Virdee, B., Kouhalvandi, L., Abdul Hassain, Z. A., Soruri, . M., Tokan, N. T., Ojaroudi Parchin, N., See, C. H., & Livreri, P. (2023, October). Minkowski Based Microwave Resonator for Material Detection over Sub-6 GHz 5G Spectrum. Presented at 2023 2nd International Conference on 6G Networking (6GNet), Paris, France

This paper describes the performance of a low-cost, high-sensitive microwave resonator for 5G modern wireless communication systems operating through sub-6GHz spectrum. Here, the proposed resonator is constructed from a Minkowski fractal open stub th... Read More about Minkowski Based Microwave Resonator for Material Detection over Sub-6 GHz 5G Spectrum.

There Is No Such Thing As Unbiased Scenario Planning
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Crawford, M. (2023, July). There Is No Such Thing As Unbiased Scenario Planning. Paper presented at Scenario Planning and Foresight 2023, University of Warwick

A series of lab and field studies were conducted with managers, executives, and postgraduate students to test the hypothesis that an emotional priming effect exists within any given scenario planning workshop (Crawford, 2021). The studies show that p... Read More about There Is No Such Thing As Unbiased Scenario Planning.