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A Review of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Challenges and Opportunities (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abubakar, M., Gunathilake, N. A., Buchanan, W. J., & O’Reilly, B. (2023, August). A Review of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Challenges and Opportunities. Presented at 13th EAI International Conference, BDTA 2023, Edinburgh

Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is an emerging blockchain-based technology. These tokens can represent digital assets, as it has proof of ownership built in. NFTs have the potential to hugely influence both the decentralised markets that exist now and the c... Read More about A Review of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Challenges and Opportunities.

RI-L1Approx: A novel Resnet-Inception-based Fast L1-approximation method for face recognition (2024)
Journal Article
Bajpai, S., Mishra, G., Jain, R., Jain, D. K., Saini, D., & Hussain, A. (2024). RI-L1Approx: A novel Resnet-Inception-based Fast L1-approximation method for face recognition. Neurocomputing, 613, Article 128708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2024.128708

Performance of deep learning methods for face recognition often relies on abundant data, posing challenges in surveillance and security where data availability is limited and environments are unconstrained. To address this challenge, we propose a nov... Read More about RI-L1Approx: A novel Resnet-Inception-based Fast L1-approximation method for face recognition.

The Lions’ Gate Permaculture Garden (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
Egan, C. (2024). The Lions’ Gate Permaculture Garden

Callum Egan explains how his academic community transformed The Lions’ Gate at Napier University, Edinburgh, into a series of permaculture gardens to create a healthier, nature-focused form of educational workplace

Better trees: an empirical study on hyperparameter tuning of classification decision tree induction algorithms (2024)
Journal Article
Mantovani, R. G., Horváth, T., Rossi, A. L. D., Cerri, R., Barbon Junior, S., Vanschoren, J., & de Carvalho, A. C. P. L. F. (2024). Better trees: an empirical study on hyperparameter tuning of classification decision tree induction algorithms. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 38, 1364–1416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10618-024-01002-5

Machine learning algorithms often contain many hyperparameters whose values affect the predictive performance of the induced models in intricate ways. Due to the high number of possibilities for these hyperparameter configurations and their complex i... Read More about Better trees: an empirical study on hyperparameter tuning of classification decision tree induction algorithms.

Recruitment and baseline data of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study: A randomized trial of a hearing loss intervention for reducing cognitive decline (2024)
Journal Article
Reed, N. S., Gravens‐Mueller, L., Huang, A. R., Goman, A. M., Mitchell, C. M., Arnold, M. L., Bolton, S., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Evans, J., Faucette, S., Glynn, N. W., Gmelin, T., Hayden, K. M., Miller, E., Minotti, M., Mosley, T., Naylor, S., …for the ACHIEVE Collaborative Research Group. (2024). Recruitment and baseline data of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study: A randomized trial of a hearing loss intervention for reducing cognitive decline. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 10(1), Article e12453. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12453

INTRODUCTION
Hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults and independently associated with cognitive decline. The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study is a multicenter randomized control trial (partially nested wit... Read More about Recruitment and baseline data of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study: A randomized trial of a hearing loss intervention for reducing cognitive decline.

Active Cellulose-Based Food Packaging and Its Use on Foodstuff (2024)
Journal Article
Irimia, A., Grigoraș, V. C., & Popescu, C.-M. (2024). Active Cellulose-Based Food Packaging and Its Use on Foodstuff. Polymers, 16(3), Article 389. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16030389

The essential role of active packaging is food quality improvement, which results in an extension of shelf life. Active packaging can also further enhance distribution from the origin point, and contributes to food waste reduction, offering greater s... Read More about Active Cellulose-Based Food Packaging and Its Use on Foodstuff.

Do Workplace Fish Tanks Influence Employee Wellbeing and Cognitive Performance? An Embedded Mixed-Methods Study (2024)
Journal Article
Clements, H., Valentin, S., Jenkins, N., Rankin, J., Gee, N. R., Snellgrove, D., & Sloman, K. A. (2024). Do Workplace Fish Tanks Influence Employee Wellbeing and Cognitive Performance? An Embedded Mixed-Methods Study. Anthrozoös, 37(3), 459-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2024.2303227

Evidence from “pet-friendly” workplaces highlights potential benefits associated with taking companion animals to work, including reduced stress among employees. Ornamental fishes carry a much lower risk than other companion animals and may be a suit... Read More about Do Workplace Fish Tanks Influence Employee Wellbeing and Cognitive Performance? An Embedded Mixed-Methods Study.

Can Federated Models Be Rectified Through Learning Negative Gradients? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tahir, A., Tan, Z., & Babaagba, K. O. Can Federated Models Be Rectified Through Learning Negative Gradients?. Presented at 13th EAI International Conference, BDTA 2023, Edinburgh

Federated Learning (FL) is a method to train machine learning (ML) models in a decentralised manner, while preserving the privacy of data from multiple clients. However, FL is vulnerable to malicious attacks, such as poisoning attacks, and is challen... Read More about Can Federated Models Be Rectified Through Learning Negative Gradients?.

Cumulative risk exposure is associated with increased risk for PTSD but not depression or anxiety. Results from a UK clinical sample of children and adolescents (2024)
Journal Article
Turgoose, D., Wilkinson, S., Shevlin, M., & Karatzias, T. (2024). Cumulative risk exposure is associated with increased risk for PTSD but not depression or anxiety. Results from a UK clinical sample of children and adolescents. Developmental Child Welfare, 6(2), 79-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/25161032241230980

Background
Childhood adversity can include traumatic experiences and exposure to other risk factors; consistently predicting poorer psychosocial outcomes in adulthood. Relatively little research has investigated the impact of cumulative risk exposur... Read More about Cumulative risk exposure is associated with increased risk for PTSD but not depression or anxiety. Results from a UK clinical sample of children and adolescents.

Design Of A Serious Game For Safety In Manufacturing Industry Using Hybrid Simulation Modelling: Towards Eliciting Risk Preferences (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
El Raoui, H., Quigley, J., Aslan, A., Vasantha, G., Hanson, J., Corney, J., & Sherlock, A. (2023, December). Design Of A Serious Game For Safety In Manufacturing Industry Using Hybrid Simulation Modelling: Towards Eliciting Risk Preferences. Presented at The Winter Simulation Conference 2023, San Antonio, Texas

Conventional methods used to elicit risk-taking preferences have demonstrated significant disparities with real-world behaviours, compromising the validity of the data collected. Serious gaming (SG) provides a high potential to bridge this gap. This... Read More about Design Of A Serious Game For Safety In Manufacturing Industry Using Hybrid Simulation Modelling: Towards Eliciting Risk Preferences.

An Auditable Framework for Evidence Sharing and Management using Smart Lockers and Distributed Technologies: Law Enforcement Use Case (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onyeashie, B., Leimich, P., McKeown, S., & Russell, G. (2023, August). An Auditable Framework for Evidence Sharing and Management using Smart Lockers and Distributed Technologies: Law Enforcement Use Case. Presented at EAI BDTA 2023 - 13th EAI International Conference on Big Data Technologies and Applications, Edinburgh

This paper presents a decentralised framework for sharing and managing evidence that uses smart lockers, blockchain technology, and the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). The system incorporates Hyperledger Fabric blockchain for immutability and tamp... Read More about An Auditable Framework for Evidence Sharing and Management using Smart Lockers and Distributed Technologies: Law Enforcement Use Case.

A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review of a Blockchain-Based Chain of Custody for Digital Evidence (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onyeashie, B. I., Leimich, P., McKeown, S., & Russell, G. (2023, August). A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review of a Blockchain-Based Chain of Custody for Digital Evidence. Presented at EAI BDTA 2023 - 13th EAI International Conference on Big Data Technologies and Applications, Edinburgh, UK

The effective management of digital evidence is critical to modern forensic investigations. However, traditional evidence management approaches are often prone to security and integrity issues. In recent years, the use of blockchain technology has em... Read More about A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review of a Blockchain-Based Chain of Custody for Digital Evidence.

Image Forgery Detection using Cryptography and Deep Learning (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oke, A., & Babaagba, K. O. (2023, August). Image Forgery Detection using Cryptography and Deep Learning. Presented at EAI BDTA 2023 - 13th EAI International Conference on Big Data Technologies and Applications, Edinburgh

The advancement of technology has undoubtedly exposed everyone to a remarkable array of visual imagery. Nowadays, digital technology is eating away the trust and historical confidence people have in the integrity of imagery. Deep learning is often us... Read More about Image Forgery Detection using Cryptography and Deep Learning.

Making Survey Research Accessible for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2024)
Book Chapter
Friedman, C., & Spassiani, N. A. (2024). Making Survey Research Accessible for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In G. Bennett, & E. Goodall (Eds.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability (1-10). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40858-8_77-1

Historically, research about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has been conducted through proxies because of ableist assumptions about people with IDD’s abilities to contribute to research and methodological challenges to... Read More about Making Survey Research Accessible for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

A Multiple-stage Uniform Transmission Line Matching Technique for Triple-Band RF to-DC Rectifier with Harmonic Suppression for Wireless Power Transfer Applications. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Odiamenhi, M., See, C. H., Ojaroudi Parchin, N., Yu, H., & Goh, K. (2024, February). A Multiple-stage Uniform Transmission Line Matching Technique for Triple-Band RF to-DC Rectifier with Harmonic Suppression for Wireless Power Transfer Applications. Presented at URSI UK Symposium, National Physics Laboratory, Teddington

The shifting sands of UK secondary music curricula: problematising relationships between aural training and music literacy (2024)
Journal Article
Donn, R., Stillie, B., & Moir, Z. (2024). The shifting sands of UK secondary music curricula: problematising relationships between aural training and music literacy. Music Education Research, 26(1), 58-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613808.2024.2309204

This article, which is intended as a contribution to wider conversations around music literacy, explores current conceptions of music literacy within the UK, using the area of aural skills training as a focus. Specifically, it considers the nature of... Read More about The shifting sands of UK secondary music curricula: problematising relationships between aural training and music literacy.

Securing the remote office: reducing cyber risks to remote working through regular security awareness education campaigns (2024)
Journal Article
Angafor, G. N., Yevseyeva, I., & Maglaras, L. (2024). Securing the remote office: reducing cyber risks to remote working through regular security awareness education campaigns. International Journal of Information Security, 23(3), 1679–1693. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10207-023-00809-5

Cyber security threats, including risks to remote workers, are varied and diverse, with the number of scams and business email compromise breaches increasing. Firms and their staff are experiencing mass phishing attacks, several typical precursors to... Read More about Securing the remote office: reducing cyber risks to remote working through regular security awareness education campaigns.

Literature Review on Antimicrobial Resistance In Relation To The Environment In Scotland (2024)
Report
Wojcik, G., Anderson, L., Johnston, L., Moffat, S., & Morrison, D. (2024). Literature Review on Antimicrobial Resistance In Relation To The Environment In Scotland. Environmental Standards Scotland

Commissioned literature review on the key causes, impacts and controls for anti-microbial resistance (AMR) in the environment that are relevant to Scotland. The review summarises what is currently known about the impact of AMR on the environment and... Read More about Literature Review on Antimicrobial Resistance In Relation To The Environment In Scotland.