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Development of a Self-Efficacy Instrument for First Year Computing Students (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhardwaj, J. (2016, June). Development of a Self-Efficacy Instrument for First Year Computing Students. Presented at Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference 2016, Leicester

This study explores the relationship between new entrants’ own measure of self-efficacy, their resilience to everyday challenges during first year, and their likelihood of completing and proceeding to second year. The study takes place in the School... Read More about Development of a Self-Efficacy Instrument for First Year Computing Students.

New Technology (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neubeck, L. (2016, June). New Technology. Presented at Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Rotorua, New Zealand

Developing MSc learning & teaching resources connecting Allied Health Professionals to a rights-based approach when working with people with dementia, their families and carers (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, L., Maclean, F., & Hunter, E. (2016, June). Developing MSc learning & teaching resources connecting Allied Health Professionals to a rights-based approach when working with people with dementia, their families and carers. Poster presented at The College of Occupational Therapists 40th annual conference and exhibition, Harrogate

Distributed and compressed MIKEY mode to secure end-to-end communications in the Internet of things (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abdmeziem, R., Tandjaoui, D., & Romdhani, I. (2016, June). Distributed and compressed MIKEY mode to secure end-to-end communications in the Internet of things. Presented at 5th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Services, San Francisco, USA

Multimedia Internet KEYing protocol (MIKEY) aims at establishing secure credentials between two communicating entities. However, existing MIKEY modes fail to meet the requirements of low-power and low-processing devices. To address this issue, we com... Read More about Distributed and compressed MIKEY mode to secure end-to-end communications in the Internet of things.

Novel optical concentrator technology for building integrated photovoltaic systems (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abu-Bakar, S. H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Freier, D., Mallick, T. K., Munir, A. B., Yasin, S. H. M., Mas'ud, A. A., & Bani, N. A. (2016, June). Novel optical concentrator technology for building integrated photovoltaic systems. Paper presented at 2016 World Conference on Innovation, Engineering and Technology (IET 2016), Sapporo, Japan

This paper describes a novel type of solar concentrator for use in Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Systems. The new design called rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) is based on a novel algorithm that caters for... Read More about Novel optical concentrator technology for building integrated photovoltaic systems.

Educational Hospitality: Understanding the complexities of teacher-student relationships through a hospitable lens. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urie, G. (2016, June). Educational Hospitality: Understanding the complexities of teacher-student relationships through a hospitable lens. Paper presented at Innovations in Teaching and Supporting Learning, Edinburgh

Urie, G. (2016, June). Educational Hospitality: Understanding the complexities of teacher-student relationships through a hospitable lens. Paper presented at Innovations in Teaching and Supporting Learning, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh.

The effect of culture on female entrepreneurship motivations (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Osowska, R., Kapasi, I., & Jackman, L. (2016, June). The effect of culture on female entrepreneurship motivations. Paper presented at Fifth International Workshop Entrepreneurship, Culture, Finance and Economic Development, Lyon, France

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An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: social commentary, outsiderdom , locality and authenticity (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hook, D. (2016, June). An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: social commentary, outsiderdom , locality and authenticity. Paper presented at It Ain't Where You're From, It's Where You're At: International Hip-Hop Studies Conference

Hip-hop’s export, practise, appropriation and reuse can be found in cultures around the globe from Aborigines in Australia, to Palestinian hip-hop in the Middle East. While a number of academic works already exist examining the development of hip-hop... Read More about An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: social commentary, outsiderdom , locality and authenticity.

Do we still follow the money? Or everything else? (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Neill, E. (2016, June). Do we still follow the money? Or everything else?. Paper presented at Association for Journalism Education Summer Conference 2016, University of Newcastle, London Campus

This presentation examined the current state of investigative journalism approaches and techniques in the UK and international media and reflected on their links to current teaching of the genre in the UK HEI sector.

Double Skin Façades: Life Cycle Study of a Versatile Technology for the Sustainable Refurbishment of Non-Domestic Buildings (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2016). Double Skin Façades: Life Cycle Study of a Versatile Technology for the Sustainable Refurbishment of Non-Domestic Buildings. In Proceedings of the CESB16

Nearly half of the non-domestic building stock in central Europe was constructed between 1961-1 990. Partly due to the technical lifespan of façades and building components, most of these buildings are characterised by high energy consumption and the... Read More about Double Skin Façades: Life Cycle Study of a Versatile Technology for the Sustainable Refurbishment of Non-Domestic Buildings.

It’s not Binary it’s Holistic: Inventive Pedagogical Practice from Prison to University – Providing the Tools for Learned Creativity (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Donnell, R. (2016, June). It’s not Binary it’s Holistic: Inventive Pedagogical Practice from Prison to University – Providing the Tools for Learned Creativity. Presented at AHRC Commons: Common Ground, York

This overarching aim is designed: to enable students to make informed choices ... present a substantial practical and creative project.
I am encouraging creative input, by participating in and practically producing work in these modules
During... Read More about It’s not Binary it’s Holistic: Inventive Pedagogical Practice from Prison to University – Providing the Tools for Learned Creativity.

The Ensoulment of Virtual Space Minecraft as a Tool for Engaging With a Sculpture Park (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Flint, T., Turner, P., & Banach, A. (2016, June). The Ensoulment of Virtual Space Minecraft as a Tool for Engaging With a Sculpture Park. Presented at 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children - IDC '16

This is a demonstration of a Minecraft facsimile of Jupiter Artland, a sculpture park on the outskirts of Edinburgh. With the cooperation of primary school children we developed a mixed reality game employing Minecraft. Our aim is to investigate atta... Read More about The Ensoulment of Virtual Space Minecraft as a Tool for Engaging With a Sculpture Park.

Using topology optimization technique to determine the optimized layout of steel reinforcing bars in concrete structures (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, M., Zhang, H., & Wong, S. H. F. (2016, June). Using topology optimization technique to determine the optimized layout of steel reinforcing bars in concrete structures. Presented at 5th International Conference on Engineering Optimization

This study presents an optimization procedure based on the modified Bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) approach to optimize both location and orientation of discrete reinforcing steel bars within concrete structures, while sat... Read More about Using topology optimization technique to determine the optimized layout of steel reinforcing bars in concrete structures.