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Fake PLC in the cloud, we thought the attackers believed that: How ICS honeypot deception gets impacted by cloud deployments? (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Ivanova, S., & Moradpoor, N. (2023). Fake PLC in the cloud, we thought the attackers believed that: How ICS honeypot deception gets impacted by cloud deployments?. In 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS) (217-220). https://doi.org/10.1109/WFCS57264.2023.10144119

The Industrial Control System (ICS) industry faces an ever-growing number of cyber threats - defence against which can be strengthened using honeypots. As the systems they mimic, ICS honeypots shall be deployed in a similar context to field ICS syste... Read More about Fake PLC in the cloud, we thought the attackers believed that: How ICS honeypot deception gets impacted by cloud deployments?.

Towards Individualised Speech Enhancement: An SNR Preference Learning System for Multi-Modal Hearing Aids (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Kirton-Wingate, J., Ahmed, S., Gogate, M., Tsao, Y., & Hussain, A. (2023). Towards Individualised Speech Enhancement: An SNR Preference Learning System for Multi-Modal Hearing Aids. In K. Dashtipour (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing Workshops (ICASSPW). https://doi.org/10.1109/icasspw59220.2023.10193122

Since the advent of deep learning (DL), speech enhancement (SE) models have performed well under a variety of noise conditions. However, such systems may still introduce sonic artefacts, sound unnatural, and restrict the ability for a user to hear am... Read More about Towards Individualised Speech Enhancement: An SNR Preference Learning System for Multi-Modal Hearing Aids.

Mind the gaps: a holistic review of the graduate entrepreneur visa scheme from the perspective of a university-based business incubator (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Wu, W., & Ran, J. (2023). Mind the gaps: a holistic review of the graduate entrepreneur visa scheme from the perspective of a university-based business incubator. In Migrant Entrepreneurship: Developments at the Intersection of Policy and Practice. Final conference of the project MIG.EN.CUBE (80-81). https://doi.org/10.6092/unibo/amsacta/7287

Use of Deep Geothermal Energy to Supply Hot Water to a Village in Scotland (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Penman, D., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Hawa Abu-Bakar, S., Bani, N. A., & Mas'ud, A. A. (in press). Use of Deep Geothermal Energy to Supply Hot Water to a Village in Scotland.

This paper explores the possibility of utilising geothermal energy in an existing district heat network in the Aberdeenshire village of Ban-chory to provide hot water by the creation of a hypothetical geothermal well. It considers a simulated deep ge... Read More about Use of Deep Geothermal Energy to Supply Hot Water to a Village in Scotland.

Live Demonstration: Cloud-based Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement in Multimodal Hearing-aids (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Bishnu, A., Gupta, A., Gogate, M., Dashtipour, K., Arslan, T., Adeel, A., …Ratnarajah, T. (2023). Live Demonstration: Cloud-based Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement in Multimodal Hearing-aids. In IEEE ISCAS 2023 Symposium Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/iscas46773.2023.10182060

Hearing loss is among the most serious public health problems, affecting as much as 20% of the worldwide population. Even cutting-edge multi-channel audio-only speech enhancement (SE) algorithms used in modern hearing aids face significant hurdles si... Read More about Live Demonstration: Cloud-based Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement in Multimodal Hearing-aids.

Live Demonstration: Real-time Multi-modal Hearing Assistive Technology Prototype (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Gogate, M., Hussain, A., Dashtipour, K., & Hussain, A. (2023). Live Demonstration: Real-time Multi-modal Hearing Assistive Technology Prototype. In IEEE ISCAS 2023 Symposium Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/iscas46773.2023.10182070

Hearing loss affects at least 1.5 billion people globally. The WHO estimates 83% of people who could benefit from hearing aids do not use them. Barriers to HA uptake are multifaceted but include ineffectiveness of current HA technology in noisy envir... Read More about Live Demonstration: Real-time Multi-modal Hearing Assistive Technology Prototype.

Capturing audience film sound preferences (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Gelby, A., & Mcgregor, I. (2023). Capturing audience film sound preferences. In 155th AES SHOW Fall Convention (Express Papers)

The concerns of the public on poor sound experience in TV and streaming platforms often drive content creators and organizations to try to improve the situation. Yet, the current trend is that of a subtle revision to existing standards along with uti... Read More about Capturing audience film sound preferences.

Defeating Eavesdroppers with Ambient Backscatter Communications (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Huynh, N. V., Quang Hieu, N., Chu, N. H., Nguyen, D. N., Hoang, D. T., & Dutkiewicz, E. (2023). Defeating Eavesdroppers with Ambient Backscatter Communications. In 2023 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/wcnc55385.2023.10118774

Unlike conventional anti-eavesdropping methods that always require additional energy or computing resources (e.g., in friendly jamming and cryptography-based solutions), this work proposes a novel anti-eavesdropping solution that comes with mostly no... Read More about Defeating Eavesdroppers with Ambient Backscatter Communications.

Clever DAE: Compiler Optimizations for Digital Twins at Scale (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Scuttari, M., Camillucci, N., Cattaneo, D., Agosta, G., Casella, F., Cherubin, S., & Terraneo, F. (2023). Clever DAE: Compiler Optimizations for Digital Twins at Scale. In CF '23: Proceedings of the 20th ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers (344-350). https://doi.org/10.1145/3587135.3589945

Modeling and simulation are fundamental activities in engineering to facilitate prototyping, verification and maintenance. Declarative modeling languages allow to simulate physical phenomena by expressing them in terms of Differential and Algebraic E... Read More about Clever DAE: Compiler Optimizations for Digital Twins at Scale.

In a new Context, we are all Apprentices: How Dialogue Between the Three States of Craft Education is a Catalyst for Adaptation (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Kerlaff, P. (2023). In a new Context, we are all Apprentices: How Dialogue Between the Three States of Craft Education is a Catalyst for Adaptation. In A. Lazet (Ed.), Design for Adaptation: Cumulus Conference Proceedings Detroit 2022 (438-449)

This essay argues that dialogue between the three states of craft education is a key mechanism for adaptation. Adaptation here is taken as the act or process of adjustment to changing circumstances (Merriam-Webster 2022), with a particular focus on c... Read More about In a new Context, we are all Apprentices: How Dialogue Between the Three States of Craft Education is a Catalyst for Adaptation.

Forensic Investigation Using RAM Analysis on the Hadoop Distributed File System (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Laing, S., Ludwiniak, R., El Boudani, . B., Chrysoulas, C., Ubakanma, G., & Pitropakis, N. (2023). Forensic Investigation Using RAM Analysis on the Hadoop Distributed File System. In 2023 19th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN). https://doi.org/10.1109/DRCN57075.2023.10108330

The usage of cloud systems is at an all-time high, and with more organizations reaching for Big Data the forensic implications must be analyzed. The Hadoop Distributed File System is widely used both as a cloud service and with organizations implemen... Read More about Forensic Investigation Using RAM Analysis on the Hadoop Distributed File System.

Soil parameters in terms of entropy coordinates (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Imre, E., Firgi, T., Baille, W., Datcheva, M., Barreto, D., Feng, S., & Singh, V. (2023). Soil parameters in terms of entropy coordinates. In 8th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2023). https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338225003

In the ongoing research, an approximate, grading entropy based, advanced interpolation method is applied to establish empirical functions between the grading curves and the model parameters of sands. The space of the grain size distribution curves wi... Read More about Soil parameters in terms of entropy coordinates.

Tiny Housing Development: A Vaccine for Unaffordable Housing Delivery in Africa (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Osunsanmi, T., Deakin, M., Jaradat, S., & Olawumi, T. (2023). Tiny Housing Development: A Vaccine for Unaffordable Housing Delivery in Africa. In Towards a sustainable construction industry: The role of innovation and digitalisation (370-381). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22434-8_37

The menace of unaffordable housing delivery has spread like a virus across the countries within the African continent. The virus has infested numerous activities and is responsible for the slum development and other social vices on the continent. Tow... Read More about Tiny Housing Development: A Vaccine for Unaffordable Housing Delivery in Africa.

Global Trend in Retrofitting Using Smart Technology: A Scientometric Review (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Ejidike, C., Mewomo, M., & Olawumi, T. O. (2023). Global Trend in Retrofitting Using Smart Technology: A Scientometric Review. In Towards a sustainable construction industry: The role of innovation and digitalisation (153-165). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22434-8_16

Retrofitting an existing structure enhances its energy efficiency, aesthetic appearance, and thermal comfort while also reducing the building’s energy costs. Buildings account for 40% of global energy consumption, which is al-so responsible for CO2 e... Read More about Global Trend in Retrofitting Using Smart Technology: A Scientometric Review.

Using steam to power equality and democracy in vaccination decision making in the face of climate apartheid (2023)
Conference Proceeding
MacDonald, I., Firth, R., Healey, C., Malone, E., & McDermott, A. (2023). Using steam to power equality and democracy in vaccination decision making in the face of climate apartheid. In Design for Adaptation Cumulus Conference Proceedings Detroit 2022 (120-136)

Technology and science are often promoted as the answer to the climate crisis, but changing human behavior from a user-centric position requires a humanistic and design thinking approach (Brown, 2009). If climate apartheid is to be challenged to decr... Read More about Using steam to power equality and democracy in vaccination decision making in the face of climate apartheid.

Digital Skills for the Creative Practitioner: Supporting Informal Learning of Technologies for Creativity (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Helgason, I., Smyth, M., Panneels, I., Lechelt, S., Frich, J., Rawn, E., & Mccarthy, B. (2023). Digital Skills for the Creative Practitioner: Supporting Informal Learning of Technologies for Creativity. In CHI'23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3573825

The creative industries play an important role in economic, cultural and social life, and in many creative disciplines much of the workforce is made up of individual practitioners including freelancers, sole traders and small or micro enterprises. Th... Read More about Digital Skills for the Creative Practitioner: Supporting Informal Learning of Technologies for Creativity.

Digital Skills for the Creative Practitioner: Supporting Informal Learning of Technologies for Creativity (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Helgason, I., Smyth, M., Panneels, I., Lechelt, S., Frich, J., Rawn, E., & McCarthy, B. (2023). Digital Skills for the Creative Practitioner: Supporting Informal Learning of Technologies for Creativity. In CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3573825

The creative industries play an important role in economic, cultural and social life, and in many creative disciplines much of the workforce is made up of individual practitioners including freelancers, sole traders and small or micro enterprises. Th... Read More about Digital Skills for the Creative Practitioner: Supporting Informal Learning of Technologies for Creativity.

Edge Acceleration for Machine Learning-based Motion Artifact Detection on fNIRS Dataset (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Zhao, Y., Xia, Y., Loureiro, R., Zhao, H., Dolinsky, U., & Yang, S. (2023). Edge Acceleration for Machine Learning-based Motion Artifact Detection on fNIRS Dataset. In IWOCL '23: Proceedings of the 2023 International Workshop on OpenCL. https://doi.org/10.1145/3585341.3585380

Machine Learning has potential applications across a wide spectrum of devices. However, current approaches for domain-specific accelerators have encountered difficulties in satisfying the most recent computational demands for machine learning applica... Read More about Edge Acceleration for Machine Learning-based Motion Artifact Detection on fNIRS Dataset.

Distance: digital immersive technologies and craft engagement (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Panneels, I., Helgason, I., Smyth, M., Darzentas, . D., Hocking, L., & Shillito, A. (2023). Distance: digital immersive technologies and craft engagement. In Connectivity and Creativity in times of Conflict: Cumulus Conference Proceedings Antwerp 2023

The DISTANCE project (digital immersive technologies and craft engagement) is a novel practice-led experiment in the use of immersive technology to enable dispersed craft practitioners to apply their haptic skills and material knowledge in a digital... Read More about Distance: digital immersive technologies and craft engagement.

Speculating Futures in an Age of Nostalgia (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Smyth, M. (2023). Speculating Futures in an Age of Nostalgia. In Connectivity and Creativity in times of Conflict: Cumulus Conference Proceedings Antwerp 2023

This paper will present an exploration of the relationship between the past and the present and how that interaction influences design thinking when speculating about possible futures. It will argue that the growing influence of nostalgia, supported... Read More about Speculating Futures in an Age of Nostalgia.