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Interface uses innovation project as an exemplar of University - SME collaboration
Dec 7, 2016

Summary	Interface, one of the leading supports for innovation ventures between universities and SMEs in Scotland, has showcased a collaboration between an SME Plansafe Solutions and Edinburgh Napier University.
People	Robert Kukla Alan Cannon
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Software systems
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Algorithms, Visualisation and Evolving Systems
URL	http://interface-online.org.uk/case-studies/plansafe-solutions

CAVES Researchers awarded funding from The Data Lab
Jan 6, 2016

Summary	CAVES Researchers awarded funding from The Data Lab.
People	Alistair Lawson Neil Urquhart
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Software systems
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Algorithms, Visualisation and Evolving Systems

Evolutionary Robotics Research Nominated for Best Paper Award
Jul 15, 2018

Summary	Prof. Emma Hart, Dr Andreas Steyven and Prof. Ben Paechter have been nominated for a prestigious best paper award at the GECCO 18, Kyoto, Japan for new work in evolving a diverse team of swarm robots
People	Emma Hart Andreas Steyven Ben Paechter
Outputs	Evolution of a Functionally Diverse Swarm via a Novel Decentralised Quality-Diversity Algorithm
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Optimisation and learning Evolutionary Swarm Robotics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Algorithms, Visualisation and Evolving Systems
URL	http://gecco-2018.sigevo.org/index.html/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage

CAVES researchers have 3 papers accepted at GECCO 2017
Jul 15, 2017

Summary	Members of the CAVES research group have 3 papers accepted at the world's leading conference on Evolutionary Computing. GECCO 2017 will be held in Berlin from 15-19th July 2017. Accepted papers are: Real World Applications Track: Evolving Solution Choice and Decision Support for a Real-World Optimisation Problem. Neil Urquhart and Achille Fonzone A Hybrid Method for Feature Construction and Selection to Improve Wind-Damage Prediction in the Forestry Sector. Emma Hart, Kevin Sim, Barry Gardiner, Kana Kamimura Complex Systems TracK An Investigation of Environmental Influence on the Benefits of Adaptation Mechanisms in Evolutionary Swarm Robotics. Andreas Steyven, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
People	Emma Hart Kevin Sim Andreas Steyven Ben Paechter Neil Urquhart
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Optimisation and learning
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Algorithms, Visualisation and Evolving Systems
URL	http://gecco-2017.sigevo.org/index.html/Accepted+Papers

The EU FOCAS project is rated Excellent at its final review in Brussels
May 4, 2016

Summary	The EU FOCAS project is rated as Excellent at its final review in Brussels
People	Ben Paechter Emma Hart Callum Egan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Research Areas	Optimisation and learning
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Algorithms, Visualisation and Evolving Systems

Connecting people through dance: ENU-developed tech heads to world’s biggest gaming conference
Aug 21, 2024

Source	Edinburgh Napier News
Summary	Immersive game Carousel Dancing aims to combat loneliness through fun. The Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) team behind new immersive gaming technology, which aims to tackle loneliness and social isolation through dance, are showcasing it at the world’s biggest video games event. Carousel Dancing is a revolutionary dance game which allows players in different locations to interact in virtual reality using digital dance avatars and artificial intelligence (AI). It will feature new technology, called DanceGraph, which is being developed and patented by ENU.
Linked Funders	EC European Commission
People	Kenny Mitchell
Outputs	DanceGraph: A Complementary Architecture for Synchronous Dancing Online NeFT-Net: N-window Extended Frequency Transformer for Rhythmic Motion Prediction DeFT-Net: Dual-Window Extended Frequency Transformer for Rhythmic Motion Prediction Design Considerations of Voice Articulated Generative AI Virtual Reality Dance Environments
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Projects	CAROUSEL+ Telepresent Dance Reducing Social Distancing
Research Areas	Interactive graphics and simulation
Themes	AI and Technologies Culture and Communities Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Centre for Algorithms, Visualisation and Evolving Systems
URL	https://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/news/carousel-gamescom-dancegraph
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