Future Quantum-to-the-Home (QTTH) All-Optical Networks (Invited Talk) (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Asif, R. (2018, August). Future Quantum-to-the-Home (QTTH) All-Optical Networks (Invited Talk). Presented at 10th International Conference on Advanced Infocomm Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

For imparting data security to the end-users in a archetypal fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, quantum cryptography (QC) is getting much attention now-a-days. QC or more specifically quantum key distribution (QKD) promises unconditionally secure prot... Read More about Future Quantum-to-the-Home (QTTH) All-Optical Networks (Invited Talk).

Towards reducing complexity of multi-agent simulations by applying model-driven techniques (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hoffman, B., Chalmers, K., Urquhart, N., Farrenkopf, T., & Guckert, M. (2018, June). Towards reducing complexity of multi-agent simulations by applying model-driven techniques. Presented at International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems PAAMS 2018, Toledo, Spain

Creating multi-agent simulations is a challenging task often requiring programming skills at the professional software developer level. Model driven methods of software development are an appropriate tool for reducing the complexity of the developmen... Read More about Towards reducing complexity of multi-agent simulations by applying model-driven techniques.

A Domain-Specific Language For Routing Problems (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hoffmann, B., Guckert, M., Farrenkopf, T., Chalmers, K., & Urquhart, N. (2018, May). A Domain-Specific Language For Routing Problems. Presented at 32nd Conference on Modelling and Simulation

Vehicle Routing Problems (VRPs) are commonly used as benchmark optimisation problems and they also have many applications in industry. Using agent-based approaches to solve VRPs allows the analysis of dynamic VRP instances that incorporate congestion... Read More about A Domain-Specific Language For Routing Problems.

Blending Pre-formulation Metrics with Molecular Calculations to Facilitate Aerosol Product Formulation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murnane, D., Ramachandran, V., Hammond, R., Pickering, J., Roberts, K., Soufian, M., Forbes, B., Jaffari, S., Martin, G., Collins, E., & Pencheva, K. (2016, April). Blending Pre-formulation Metrics with Molecular Calculations to Facilitate Aerosol Product Formulation. Presented at Respiratory Drug Delivery

In silico modeling using synthonic engineering provides a powerful tool to assist quality by design (QbD) strategies by facilitating the study of molecular forces of interaction between formulation components such as carrier particles and active phar... Read More about Blending Pre-formulation Metrics with Molecular Calculations to Facilitate Aerosol Product Formulation.

A simulation based decision making approach in bunkering. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moeller, D., Friedrichs, S., Cullinane, K., Schroer, B., & Anderson, M. (2012, May). A simulation based decision making approach in bunkering. Paper presented at AlaSim International

Building low CO2 solutions to the vehicle routing problem with time windows using an evolutionary algorithm. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B., Hart, E., & Scott, C. (2010, July). Building low CO2 solutions to the vehicle routing problem with time windows using an evolutionary algorithm. Presented at International Conference on Evolutionary Computation, Barcelona, Spain

An evolutionary Multi-Objective Algorithm (MOA) is used to investigate the trade-off between CO2 savings, distance and number of vehicles used in a typical vehicle routing problem with Time Windows (VRPTW). A problem set is derived containing three... Read More about Building low CO2 solutions to the vehicle routing problem with time windows using an evolutionary algorithm..

An ethnomethodological approach to the early stages of product design practice (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Joel, S., Smyth, M., & Rodgers, P. (2005, September). An ethnomethodological approach to the early stages of product design practice

Five-valued circuit quantitative theory and design of five-valued twisted-ring. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, P., Liu, Y., Yang, M., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2005, October). Five-valued circuit quantitative theory and design of five-valued twisted-ring

This paper presents a six-valued algebra in order to form the theory of three essential elements for five-valued circuits, which is a mathematical tool for quantitative investigation on five-valued circuits. Based on the theory, the component level c... Read More about Five-valued circuit quantitative theory and design of five-valued twisted-ring..

Who am I and where am I? - switching and stitching in the digital age. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smyth, M., Raijmakers, B., & Munro, A. (2004, May). Who am I and where am I? - switching and stitching in the digital age. Presented at INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONFERENCE - DESIGN 2004, Dubrovnik, Croatia

This paper will introduce the concept of human identity. It will focus on how the creation, maintenance and communication of identity could be supported by technology. Initially a series of human groups are described which have the potential to infor... Read More about Who am I and where am I? - switching and stitching in the digital age..

Insideness-Outsideness: characterizing the experiences of real and virtual places. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P., & Turner, S. (2004, October). Insideness-Outsideness: characterizing the experiences of real and virtual places. Presented at 7th Annual International Workshop on Presence

An alternate approach to characterizing and describing experiences of both real and virtually recreated places is described both in theoretical and empirical terms.

Gaze tracking and its application to video coding for sign language. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muir, L. J., Richardson, I., & Leaper, S. (2003, May). Gaze tracking and its application to video coding for sign language. Presented at Picture Coding Symposium 2003

Sign language communication via videotelephone has demanding visual quality requirements. In order to optimise video coding for sign language it is necessary to quantify the importance of areas of the video scene. Eye movements of deaf users are trac... Read More about Gaze tracking and its application to video coding for sign language..

Recreating the Botanics: towards a sense of place in virtual environments. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, S., Turner, P., Carroll, F., O'Neill, S., Benyon, D., McCall, R., & Smyth, M. (2003, June). Recreating the Botanics: towards a sense of place in virtual environments. Paper presented at 3rd UK Conference of the Environmental Psychology Network

The EC funded project BENOGO seeks to re-create real places using photo-realistic
immersive virtual reality technology and in so doing investigates the nature of
presence and sense of place in such environments. We discuss the first stages in our... Read More about Recreating the Botanics: towards a sense of place in virtual environments..

Gesture recognition - Research and clinical perspectives. (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., Potter, R., Perricos, C., & Robinson, P. (1997, June). Gesture recognition - Research and clinical perspectives. Presented at RESNA '97 Annual Conference: let's tango : partnering people and technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This paper provides an overview of an existing gesture recognition system from both research and clinical perspectives. Developing a gestural input system needs not only a gesture recognizer but also the identification of appropriate clinical conditi... Read More about Gesture recognition - Research and clinical perspectives..