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Alistair Lawson's Outputs (55)

Crime risk evaluation within information sharing between the police and community partners (2011)
Journal Article
Uthmani, O., Buchanan, W. J., Lawson, A., Scott, R., Schafer, B., & Fan, L. (2011). Crime risk evaluation within information sharing between the police and community partners. Information and Communications Technology Law, 20(2), 57-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600834.2011.578922

The aim of this paper is to provide profiles for crimes which can be used to model the context for information sharing between the police and community partner organisations. This context can then be integrated with information-sharing syntax used by... Read More about Crime risk evaluation within information sharing between the police and community partners.

Intelligence information sharing between the police and their community partners (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Scott, R., Uthmani, O., Buchanan, W. J., & Lawson, A. (2011, June). Intelligence information sharing between the police and their community partners. Paper presented at Symposium on Security and Cybercrime

This presentation will show a newly developed system for information, and will outline the three "R"s involved in information sharing: RISK. Identify and managing risks to ensure a balanced approach to operational management and organisational develo... Read More about Intelligence information sharing between the police and their community partners.

Novel information sharing syntax for data sharing between police and community partners, using role-based security. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Uthmani, O., Buchanan, W. J., Lawson, A., Thuemmler, C., Fan, L., Scott, R., Lavery, A., & Mooney, C. (2010, July). Novel information sharing syntax for data sharing between police and community partners, using role-based security. Presented at 9th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece

The exchange of information between the police and community partners forms a central aspect of effective community service provision. In the context of policing, a robust and timely communications mechanism is required between police agencies and co... Read More about Novel information sharing syntax for data sharing between police and community partners, using role-based security..

Interagency data exchange protocols as computational data protection law (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Fan, L., Lawson, A., Schafer, B., Scott, R., Thuemmler, C., & Uthmani, O. (2010, December). Interagency data exchange protocols as computational data protection law. Presented at JURIX 2010

The paper describes a collaborative project between computer scientist, police officers, medical professionals and social workers to develop a communication infrastructure that allows information sharing while observing Data Protection law “by design... Read More about Interagency data exchange protocols as computational data protection law.

Novel information sharing architecture between the Police and their community partners. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Uthmani, O., Buchanan, W. J., & Lawson, A. (2010, February). Novel information sharing architecture between the Police and their community partners. Presented at Scottish Networking Event 2010

The exchange of information between the police and community partners forms a central aspect of effective community service provision. In the context of policing, a robust and timely communications mechanism is required between police agencies and co... Read More about Novel information sharing architecture between the Police and their community partners..

Radio frequency identification (RFID) in pervasive healthcare (2009)
Journal Article
Fekri, A. H., Thuemmler, C., Buchanan, W., Fekri, H., & Lawson, A. (2009). Radio frequency identification (RFID) in pervasive healthcare. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 10(1/2), 119. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijhtm.2009.023731

Active and passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology are available and licensed for the use in hospitals, and can be used to establish highly reliable pervasive environments within healthcare facilities. They should not be understood a... Read More about Radio frequency identification (RFID) in pervasive healthcare.

Requirements for getting a robot to grow-up (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ross, P., Hart, E., Lawson, A., Webb, A., Prem, E., Poelz, P., & Morgavi, G. (2003, September). Requirements for getting a robot to grow-up. Presented at 7th European Conference on Artificial Life, Dortmund, Germany

Much of current robot research is about learning tasks in which the task to be achieved is pre-specified, a suitable technology for the task is chosen and the learning process is then experimentally investigated. In this paper we discuss a different... Read More about Requirements for getting a robot to grow-up.

A role for immunology in 'next generation' robots. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hart, E., Ross, P., Webb, A., & Lawson, A. (2003, September). A role for immunology in 'next generation' robots. Presented at Second International Conference, ICARIS 2003, Edinburgh, UK, September 1-3, 2003, Proceedings: volume 2787 of Lecture Notes on Computer Science: Artificial Immune Systems, Editors: Timmis, J., Bentley, P. and Hart, E., Springer, ISBN: 978-3-540-40766-9

Much of current robot research is about learning tasks in which the task to be achieved is pre-specified, a suitable technology for the task is chosen and the learning process is experimentally investigated. A more interesting research question is ho... Read More about A role for immunology in 'next generation' robots..

Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webb, A., Hart, E., Ross, P., & Lawson, A. (2003, September). Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory. Presented at 7th European Conference on Artificial Life, ECAL 2003: Advances in Artificial Life

Autonomous agents commonly suffer from perceptual aliasing in which differing situations are perceived as identical by the robots sensors, yet require different courses of action. One technique for addressing this problem is to use additional interna... Read More about Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory..

Requirements for getting a robot to grow up. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ross, P., Hart, E., Lawson, A., Webb, A., Prem, E., Poelz, P., & Morgavi, G. (2003, September). Requirements for getting a robot to grow up. Presented at 7th European Conference on Artificial Life, ECAL 2003: Advances in Artificial Life

Normalisation of gait data in children (2002)
Journal Article
Stansfield, B., Hillman, S., Hazlewood, M., Lawson, A., Mann, A., Loudon, I., & Robb, J. (2003). Normalisation of gait data in children. Gait and Posture, 17(1), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0966-6362%2802%2900062-0

The comparative effect of semi-dimensional (SD) and non-dimensional (ND) normalisation on the results of a longitudinal study of gait in 5–12-year old children was investigated. The use of both height and leg length in the normalisation was examined.... Read More about Normalisation of gait data in children.

Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children. (2001)
Journal Article
Stansfield, B., Hillman, S., Hazlewood, M., Lawson, A., Mann, A. M., Loudon, I. R., & Robb, J. E. (2001). Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 21, 403-411

Twenty-six healthy 7-year-old children were enrolled in a 5-year longitudinal study to examine the importance of age and speed in the characterization of sagittal joint angles, moments, and powers. In 740 gait trials, children walking at self-selecte... Read More about Sagittal joint kinematics, moments, and powers are predominantly characterized by speed of progression, not age, in normal children..

Who would you trust to identify you in accessing your health record?
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Anderson, C., Smales, A., Varga, J., Burns, N., Uthmani, O., Fan, L., Lo, O., & Lawson, A. Who would you trust to identify you in accessing your health record?

Within health and social care there is a strong need to provide access to highly sensitive information, and one which requires high levels of identity assurance. This paper outlines a joint project between Edinburgh Napier University and miiCard [10]... Read More about Who would you trust to identify you in accessing your health record?.