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Simulating Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hoffman, B., Guckert, M., Chalmers, K., & Urquhart, N. (2019, June). Simulating Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos. Presented at ECMS2019: 33rd INTERNATIONAL ECMS CONFERENCE ON MODELLING AND SIMULATION, Napoli, Italy

Complex routing problems, such as vehicle routing problems with additional constraints, are both hard to solve and hard to express in a form that is accessible to the human expert and at the same time processible by a computer system that is supposed... Read More about Simulating Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos.

An Ageing Intellectual Disability Population: Exploring How Intellectual Disability Agencies Are Supporting Healthy Ageing (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spassiani, N., Meisner, B., Heller, T., & Hammel, J. An Ageing Intellectual Disability Population: Exploring How Intellectual Disability Agencies Are Supporting Healthy Ageing. Presented at The World Congress of the International Association for the Scientif ic Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) 2019, Glasgow, UK

Introduction: Providing support for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) to remain in the community as they age is a relatively new concept for ID agencies. The purpose of this study was to explore how ID agencies are engaging people with ID li... Read More about An Ageing Intellectual Disability Population: Exploring How Intellectual Disability Agencies Are Supporting Healthy Ageing.

Dying For Change (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Glover, G., O'Leary, L., Shooshtari, S., Taggart, L., Trollor, J., & Hatton, C. (2019). Dying For Change. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 63(7), 633-639. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12650

Purpose: To discuss the premature deaths of people with intellectual disabilities internationally, what is being done and what is needed to make a real difference.

Rationale: People with intellectual disabilities are dying much younger than other... Read More about Dying For Change.

Leadership skills in the higher education sector: a study of University of the West of Scotland (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harrison, C., Gilardi, M., Collins, S., Reilly, C., Valentin, S., Balaraman, P., & Papadopoulou, C. (2019, June). Leadership skills in the higher education sector: a study of University of the West of Scotland. Paper presented at UWS Annual Learning, Teaching and Research Conference 2019 - Bridging Boundaries: Connecting Learning, Teaching & Research (UWS LTR 2019), Lanarkshire

The dynamic environment of Higher Education (HE) driven by marketization and globalisation has led institutions to be more competitive in order to attract and retain students. This climate necessitates the need for effective leadership. Particularly... Read More about Leadership skills in the higher education sector: a study of University of the West of Scotland.

Advocacy in Action – How A Publishing Programme Represents Homeless Readers in Scotland (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A. (2019, June). Advocacy in Action – How A Publishing Programme Represents Homeless Readers in Scotland. Paper presented at By the Book6, Florence, Italy

So far as has thus been discerned, no research has been conducted into the reading habits of homeless readers. This paper provides for genuine insight into the rationale for an inclusive approach to publishing, which underpins the need to find better... Read More about Advocacy in Action – How A Publishing Programme Represents Homeless Readers in Scotland.

The accelerated urban growth in Mexico City. Figures and future scenarios (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Karen Hernandez Garcia, A. (2019, June). The accelerated urban growth in Mexico City. Figures and future scenarios. Paper presented at XVII Symposium of Mexican students and studies in the UK, Cambridge UK

Mexico City has experienced an accelerated and disorganised urban growth over time, triggering a deficit of housing stock, job opportunities, public transport and infrastructure services, in addition to environmental impacts related to construction o... Read More about The accelerated urban growth in Mexico City. Figures and future scenarios.

Finding Fair Negotiation Algorithms to Reduce Peak Electricity Consumption in Micro Grids (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Powers, S. T., Meanwell, O., & Cai, Z. (2019, June). Finding Fair Negotiation Algorithms to Reduce Peak Electricity Consumption in Micro Grids. Presented at 17th International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Avila, Spain

Reducing peak electricity consumption is important to maximise use of renewable energy sources, and reduce the total amount of capacity required on a grid. Most approaches use a centralised optimisation algorithm run by a utility company. Here we dev... Read More about Finding Fair Negotiation Algorithms to Reduce Peak Electricity Consumption in Micro Grids.

An Agent Based Technique for Improving Multi-Stakeholder Optimisation Problems (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N., & Powers, S. T. (2019, June). An Agent Based Technique for Improving Multi-Stakeholder Optimisation Problems. Presented at PAAMS 2019: International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Avila, Spain

We present an agent based framework for improving multi-stakeholder optimisation problems, which we define as optimisation problems where the solution is utilised by a number of stakeholders who have their own local preferences. We explore our ideas... Read More about An Agent Based Technique for Improving Multi-Stakeholder Optimisation Problems.

Minimum efficient scale in container port operations over the very long run – is it increasing and does that matter? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cowie, J., & Monios, J. (2019, June). Minimum efficient scale in container port operations over the very long run – is it increasing and does that matter?. Paper presented at 27th Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), Athens, Greece

This paper calculates the Minimum Efficient Scale (MES) of container port operations, which, despite significant economic analyses of port efficiency and productivity, has been addressed only rarely thus far. The research also explores the extent to... Read More about Minimum efficient scale in container port operations over the very long run – is it increasing and does that matter?.

A Heuristic Intrusion Detection System for Internet-of-Things (IoT) (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Qureshi, A.-U.-H., Larijani, H., Ahmad, J., & Mtetwa, N. (2019, July). A Heuristic Intrusion Detection System for Internet-of-Things (IoT). Presented at 2019 Computing Conference, London, UK

Today, digitally connected devices are involved in every aspect of life due to the advancements in Internet-of-Things (IoT) paradigm. Recently, it has been a driving force for a major technological revolution towards the development of advanced moder... Read More about A Heuristic Intrusion Detection System for Internet-of-Things (IoT).

“Without sexual intercourse, frequent and pleasant”: Expurgating Richard Aldington’s Death of a Hero (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frayn, A. (2019, June). “Without sexual intercourse, frequent and pleasant”: Expurgating Richard Aldington’s Death of a Hero. Paper presented at Troublesome Modernisms: the British Association for Modernist Studies conference, London

Richard Aldington treads a delicate line in his Death of a Hero, between ‘writing in all the buggers and bitches’ and his need to be published and to live by the pen; he borrows from Djuna Barnes the method of asterisking expurgated sections, the vis... Read More about “Without sexual intercourse, frequent and pleasant”: Expurgating Richard Aldington’s Death of a Hero.

Exploring Language and Culture through Film (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2019, June). Exploring Language and Culture through Film. Paper presented at DLTE Learning and Teaching Conference, Edinburgh Napier University

This presentation reports on the results of the project Exploring Language and Culture through Film which was part of the Enhancement initiative.

Embedding a Culture of Kindness in the University Curriculum (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Younger, R., Angelova, N., Hislop, J., Brodie, J., & James, K. (2019, June). Embedding a Culture of Kindness in the University Curriculum. Presented at Learning and Teaching Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

No Alarms and No Surprises (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garden, C. (2019, June). No Alarms and No Surprises. Presented at Learning and Teaching Conference, Edinburgh

In this presentation I will outline a number of case studies where I have learned from working with students from different learning backgrounds to develop my teaching ethos of ‘no alarms and no surprises’. I address the accessibility of ‘surprise’ t... Read More about No Alarms and No Surprises.

Nan Shepherd, or the Troublesome Nature of Scottish Modernism (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lyall, S. (2019, June). Nan Shepherd, or the Troublesome Nature of Scottish Modernism. Paper presented at Troublesome Modernisms: British Association for Modernist Studies International Conference, Kings College, London

LEGO Café: Let’s Build a Learning Community (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ennis, L., & Yorkstone, S. (2019, June). LEGO Café: Let’s Build a Learning Community. Presented at Learning and Teaching Conference, Edinburgh

Trying something new can be scary. Often it helps to float ideas with friendly colleagues before taking the leap and branching out. We created our monthly LEGO Café as a space where academic and professional staff could come together to experiment wi... Read More about LEGO Café: Let’s Build a Learning Community.

Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A., Brodie, J., & Haddow, C. (2019, June). Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects. Paper presented at Learning & Teaching Conference, 2019, Edinburgh

This presentation will provide the audience with an overview of the QAA ‘belonging’ enhancement mini-projects that have been undertaken across the University since the launch of the theme in 2017. This strand of the current QAA enhancement theme seek... Read More about Designing Learning Communities for All – An Overview of the QAA ‘Belonging’ Enhancement Mini Projects.