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Acoustic Model Adaptation from Raw Waveforms with Sincnet (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Fainberg, J., Klejch, O., Loweimi, E., Bell, P., & Renals, S. (2019). Acoustic Model Adaptation from Raw Waveforms with Sincnet. In 2019 IEEE Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding Workshop (ASRU). https://doi.org/10.1109/asru46091.2019.9003974

Raw waveform acoustic modelling has recently gained interest due to neural networks' ability to learn feature extraction, and the potential for finding better representations for a given scenario than hand-crafted features. SincNet has been proposed... Read More about Acoustic Model Adaptation from Raw Waveforms with Sincnet.

Collaborative Streaming: Trust Requirements for Price Sharing (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Grubenmann, T., Dell'Aglio, D., & Bernstein, A. (2019). Collaborative Streaming: Trust Requirements for Price Sharing. In 2019 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data). https://doi.org/10.1109/bigdata47090.2019.9005470

Stream Processing (SP) is an important Big Data technology enabling continuous querying of data streams. The stream setting offers the opportunity to exploit synergies and, theoretically, share the access and processing costs between multiple differe... Read More about Collaborative Streaming: Trust Requirements for Price Sharing.

Killing Robots (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Blanchet, L. Killing Robots. [Theatre]. 2019 - 2020. (Unpublished)

HitchBot est un robot auto-stoppeur créé par un laboratoire canadien en 2014, pour étudier les interactions entre les hommes et les machines. Il a la taille d’un enfant de six ans ; il a été fabriqué avec des matériaux simples pour ne pas tenter les... Read More about Killing Robots.

How do we feel when a robot dies? Emotions expressed on Twitter before and after hitchBOT's destruction (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Fraser, K. C., Zeller, F., Smith, D. H., Mohammad, S. M., & Rudzicz, F. (2019). How do we feel when a robot dies? Emotions expressed on Twitter before and after hitchBOT's destruction. In Proceedings of the 10th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Subjectivity, Sentiment and Social Media Analysis, (62-71). https://doi.org/10.18653/v1/W19-1308

In 2014, a chatty but immobile robot called hitchBOT set out to hitchhike across Canada. It similarly made its way across Germany and the Netherlands, and had begun a trip across the USA when it was destroyed by vandals. In this work, we analyze the... Read More about How do we feel when a robot dies? Emotions expressed on Twitter before and after hitchBOT's destruction.

Great War Dundee: hidden histories (2019)
Other
Donald, I., Kenefick, B., Patrick, D., Sinclair, F., Kenefick, B., Patrick, D., …Jeffrey, A. (2019). Great War Dundee: hidden histories. [Booklet]. Dundee

The Great War had a long and lasting impact on the city of Dundee and its people.Great War Dundee - hidden histories presents research that was carried out by volunteers on behalf of the Great War Dundee Partnership to uncover and make these hidden h... Read More about Great War Dundee: hidden histories.

Great War Dundee: featuring Ragtime soldier (2019)
Digital Artefact
Vaughan, P., Murray, C., Kenefick, B., Donald, I., Patrick, D., Sinclair, F., …Kennedy, I. (2019). Great War Dundee: featuring Ragtime soldier. [Comic]

This comic is part of the Great War Dundee (GWD) Hidden Histories project, which was made possible thanks to the generous support of The National Lottery Heritage Fund. It was developed by Professor Christopher Murray and Phillip Vaughan and tells th... Read More about Great War Dundee: featuring Ragtime soldier.

Thermal performance analysis of BIPV-PDLC window (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Ghosh, A., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2019). Thermal performance analysis of BIPV-PDLC window. In ISES SWC2019 / SHC2019 Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.18086/swc.2019.36.01

Electrically activated switchable glazing is potential to control excessive entering solar gain to an indoor space by altering its state from transparent to opaque or translucent. Electrically operated polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) glazing... Read More about Thermal performance analysis of BIPV-PDLC window.

The Assembly of Embedded Systems for Integrated Photovoltaic windows in Rural Buildings (E-IPB) (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Shanks, K., Baig, H., Knowles, A., Brierley, A., Orr, H., Patel, J., …Mallick, T. (2019). The Assembly of Embedded Systems for Integrated Photovoltaic windows in Rural Buildings (E-IPB). In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (012040). https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/556/1/012040

Embedded PV systems are required to help improve the synergy of renewable energy and smart buildings. A novel concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system embedded as a window for integration into buildings is presented. The system is made up of crossed co... Read More about The Assembly of Embedded Systems for Integrated Photovoltaic windows in Rural Buildings (E-IPB).

Synthesis and Characterization of Electro-spin Deposited Perovskite Nanostructures for Solar Cell Application (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Pitchaiya, S., Natarajan, M., Santhanam, A., Asokan, V., Ramakrishnan, V., Palanichamy, P., …Velauthapillai, D. (2019). Synthesis and Characterization of Electro-spin Deposited Perovskite Nanostructures for Solar Cell Application. In AMCEHA 2019: Symposium on Solar Energy Applications

Perovskite nanostructures have been prepared via electrospinning technique using polyvinyl alcohol and methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3 – perovskite). In the electrospinning experiment, the formation of different nanostructures was observed for... Read More about Synthesis and Characterization of Electro-spin Deposited Perovskite Nanostructures for Solar Cell Application.

Bio-based Carbon Hole Transporting Material Obtained from the Extract of Invasive Species of Aagaya Thamarai Plant (Eichhornia crassipes) for Cost-Effective Carbon Based Perovskite Solar Cells (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Pitchaiya, S., Natarajan, M., Santhanam, A., Asokan, V., Ramakrishnan, V., Palanichamy, P., …Velauthapillai, D. (2019). Bio-based Carbon Hole Transporting Material Obtained from the Extract of Invasive Species of Aagaya Thamarai Plant (Eichhornia crassipes) for Cost-Effective Carbon Based Perovskite Solar Cells. In AMCEHA 2019: Symposium on Solar Energy Applications

Herein, we report a novel and naturally extracted carbon based hole transporting material (HTM) for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) synthesized using an eco-friendly and cost-effective ancient Indian method. Also in this work, the low-cost and bio-base... Read More about Bio-based Carbon Hole Transporting Material Obtained from the Extract of Invasive Species of Aagaya Thamarai Plant (Eichhornia crassipes) for Cost-Effective Carbon Based Perovskite Solar Cells.

Query expansion for microblog retrieval focusing on an ensemble of features (2019)
Journal Article
Chy, A. N., Ullah, M. Z., & Aono, M. (2019). Query expansion for microblog retrieval focusing on an ensemble of features. Journal of Information Processing, 27, 61-76. https://doi.org/10.2197/ipsjjip.27.61

In microblog search, vocabulary mismatch is a persisting problem due to the brevity of tweets and frequent use of unconventional abbreviations. One way of alleviating this problem is to reformulate the query via query expansion. However, finding good... Read More about Query expansion for microblog retrieval focusing on an ensemble of features.

Multi-Antenna Array Topologies Optimization for Future Wireless Networks by Employing Particle Swarm Optimization (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Huang, Y. K., Karadimas, P., & Sohrab, A. P. (2019). Multi-Antenna Array Topologies Optimization for Future Wireless Networks by Employing Particle Swarm Optimization. In 2019 PhotonIcs & Electromagnetics Research Symposium - Spring (PIERS-Spring) (4138-4143). https://doi.org/10.1109/piers-spring46901.2019.9017303

The purpose of this work is to design novel antenna array topologies that maximize channel capacity. Accordingly, we employ the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm as an effective technique in similar electromagnetic problems. We use a novel... Read More about Multi-Antenna Array Topologies Optimization for Future Wireless Networks by Employing Particle Swarm Optimization.

Gig Economy as a Tool for Sustainable Livelihood Strategy for Construction workers in South Africa (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Osunsanmi, T. O., Aigbavboa, C. O., Oke, A. E., & Liphadzi, M. (2019). Gig Economy as a Tool for Sustainable Livelihood Strategy for Construction workers in South Africa. In 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built Environ ment (IPGRC) (224-232)

The economic meltdown and recession experienced in the country have affected the construction industry negatively in numerous ways. Among them is the shortage of construction work that affects the livelihood of construction workers. Towards improving... Read More about Gig Economy as a Tool for Sustainable Livelihood Strategy for Construction workers in South Africa.

Building Information Modelling and Project Information Management Framework for Construction Projects (2019)
Journal Article
Olawumi, T., & Chan, D. (2019). Building Information Modelling and Project Information Management Framework for Construction Projects. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 25(1), 53-75. https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2019.7841

The study aims to develop an effective BIM-project information management framework (BIM-PIMF) and associated assessment model for construction projects with a view to enhancing the functional management of project information. An explanatory case st... Read More about Building Information Modelling and Project Information Management Framework for Construction Projects.

A Systematic Literature Review of Building Information Modelling in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry - The Case of Nigeria (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Saka, A., Chan, D., & Olawumi, T. (2019). A Systematic Literature Review of Building Information Modelling in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry - The Case of Nigeria. In EDMIC 2019: Environmental Design and Management International Conference (728-738)

Over the years, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been transforming the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industries across the globe. Many benefits have been reported by the early adopters of BIM from inception to decommission... Read More about A Systematic Literature Review of Building Information Modelling in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry - The Case of Nigeria.

User Experience Design for Mixed Reality: A Case Study of HoloLens in Museum (2019)
Journal Article
Hammady, R., Strathearn, C., & Ma, M. (2019). User Experience Design for Mixed Reality: A Case Study of HoloLens in Museum. International Journal of Technology Marketing, 13(3-4), 354-375. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtmkt.2019.10025609

In recent years, the applications of mixed reality (MR) processing have become highly apparent in academia and the manufacturing industry with the release of innovative technologies such as the Microsoft HoloLens. However, crucial design issues with... Read More about User Experience Design for Mixed Reality: A Case Study of HoloLens in Museum.

The open air electrical-field activated sintering and forming of micro components (2019)
Book Chapter
Zulkipli, M., Qin, Y., Yang, Y., Shaari, M. F., Ayub, A. S., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2019). The open air electrical-field activated sintering and forming of micro components. In T. N. H. B. T. Ismail, A. H. A. Rashid, M. N. Roslan, N. H. H. Hairom, F. H. M. Noh, T. N. A. R. Mamat, & S. H. Adnan (Eds.), Advanced Technology Centre: Research and Innovation (133-148). (2). Batu Pahat: UTHM: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

As the demand for the miniature products has increased significantly, so also has the need for these products to be produced in a rapid, flexible and cost-efficient manner. The application of electroplasticity shows significant potential to produce t... Read More about The open air electrical-field activated sintering and forming of micro components.

Design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system (2019)
Journal Article
Darameičikas, M., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Sellami, N., Bani, N. A., Mas’ud, A. A., & Ardila-Rey, J. A. (2019). Design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1174, https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1174/1/012006

This study looks at buck type switch mode power supplies (SMPS) suitability in residential solar photovoltaic (PV) applications, of which several factors affecting the desired output response are identified. The main objective of the study is to desi... Read More about Design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system.

Development of a control system for a domestic grid-connected wind turbine (2019)
Journal Article
Adamson, M. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Aziz, N. F. A., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Sellami, N., Iyi, D., …Yasin, S. H. M. (2019). Development of a control system for a domestic grid-connected wind turbine. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 16(5-6), 2249-2258. https://doi.org/10.1166/jctn.2019.7881

In the United Kingdom (UK), homeowners who install grid connected renewable energy sources receive a threefold benefit. They can use the electricity generated by the source, they enjoy reduced household bills and they can also receive Feed-in Tariff... Read More about Development of a control system for a domestic grid-connected wind turbine.

Potential of floating solar technology in Malaysia (2019)
Journal Article
Jamalludin, M. A. S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ramlee, F., Munir, A. B., Bani, N. A., …Sellami, N. (2019). Potential of floating solar technology in Malaysia. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 10(3), 1638-1644. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijpeds.v10.i3.1638-1644

Solar energy is a natural source of energy and is tremendously abundant. The concept of floating solar is to fulfil and to support the existing energy supply in order to enhance the human life. The floating solar exploits the massive availability of... Read More about Potential of floating solar technology in Malaysia.