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A performance model for integrated wireless mesh networks and WLANs with heterogeneous stations. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wu, Y., Min, G., Li, K., & Al-Dubai, A. (2009, November). A performance model for integrated wireless mesh networks and WLANs with heterogeneous stations. Presented at IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, IEEE GLOBECOM 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii

The increasing demand for the coverage of high-speed wireless local area networks (WLANs) is driving the installation of a very large number of access points. Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have emerged as a promising technology in next generation net... Read More about A performance model for integrated wireless mesh networks and WLANs with heterogeneous stations..

Minimization of incompletely specified mixed polarity Reed Muller functions using genetic algorithm. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Jassani, B. A., Urquhart, N. B., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2009, November). Minimization of incompletely specified mixed polarity Reed Muller functions using genetic algorithm. Presented at 3rd IEEE international conference on Signal Circuits and Systems

A New and efficient Genetic Algorithm (GA) based approach is presented to minimise the number of terms of Mixed Polarity Reed Muller (MPRM) single and multi output incompletely specified Boolean functions. The algorithm determines the allocation of d... Read More about Minimization of incompletely specified mixed polarity Reed Muller functions using genetic algorithm..

A Survey of Multiple Tree Visualisation (2009)
Journal Article
Graham, M., & Kennedy, J. (2010). A Survey of Multiple Tree Visualisation. Information Visualization, 9(4), 235-252. https://doi.org/10.1057/ivs.2009.29

This paper summarises the state-of-the-art in multiple tree visualisations. It discusses the spectrum of current representation techniques used on single trees, pairs of trees and finally multiple trees, in order to identify which representations are... Read More about A Survey of Multiple Tree Visualisation.

The VoIP intrusion detection through a LVQ-based neural network. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zheng, L., & Peng, T. (2009, November). The VoIP intrusion detection through a LVQ-based neural network. Paper presented at The 4th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions

Being a fast-growing Internet application, Voice over Internet Protocol shares the network resources with the regular Internet traffic. However it is susceptible to the existing security holes of the Internet. In this paper, a highly effective VoIP i... Read More about The VoIP intrusion detection through a LVQ-based neural network..

Performance modelling and optimazation of integrated wireless LANs and multi-hop Mesh networks (2009)
Journal Article
Min, G., Wu, Y., Li, K., & Al-Dubai, A. (2009). Performance modelling and optimazation of integrated wireless LANs and multi-hop Mesh networks. International Journal of Communication Systems, 23, 1111-1126. https://doi.org/10.1002/dac.1074

The increasing demand for the coverage of high-speed wireless local area networks (WLANs) is driving the installation of a very large number of access points (APs). Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have emerged as a promising technology in the next gene... Read More about Performance modelling and optimazation of integrated wireless LANs and multi-hop Mesh networks.

Wizard of Oz experiments for Companions. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bradley, J., Mival, O., & Benyon, D. (2009, September). Wizard of Oz experiments for Companions. Presented at 23rd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Celebrating People and Technology

Wizard of Oz experiments allow designers and developers to
see the reactions of people as they interact with to-bedeveloped
technologies. At the Centre for Interaction Design at
Edinburgh Napier University we are developing a Wizard of Oz
system... Read More about Wizard of Oz experiments for Companions..

Culture & biometrics: regional differences in the perception of biometric authentication technologies (2009)
Journal Article
Riley, C. W., Buckner, K., Johnson, G., & Benyon, D. (2009). Culture & biometrics: regional differences in the perception of biometric authentication technologies. AI & society, 24(3), 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-009-0218-1

Previous research has identified user concerns about biometric authentication technology, but most of this research has been conducted in European contexts. There is a lack of research that has investigated attitudes towards biometric technology in o... Read More about Culture & biometrics: regional differences in the perception of biometric authentication technologies.

Structure versus function: a topological perspective on immune networks (2009)
Journal Article
Hart, E., Bersini, H., & Santos, F. (2010). Structure versus function: a topological perspective on immune networks. Natural Computing, 9(3), 603-624. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11047-009-9138-8

Many recent advances have been made in understanding the functional implications of the global topological properties of biological networks through the application of complex network theory, particularly in the area of small-world and scale-free top... Read More about Structure versus function: a topological perspective on immune networks.

When social means business: the potential of social computing tools to support collaborative work as part of the organisational information infrastructure. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2009, June). When social means business: the potential of social computing tools to support collaborative work as part of the organisational information infrastructure. Presented at Innovation in e-information

Based on the results of a study conducted jointly by Edinburgh Napier University and TFPL, this paper will discuss the main risks and opportunities of the adoption of social computing tools within organizations for collaborative work purposes as perc... Read More about When social means business: the potential of social computing tools to support collaborative work as part of the organisational information infrastructure..

Mental models, magical thinking and individual differences. (2009)
Journal Article
Turner, P., & Sobolewska, E. (2009). Mental models, magical thinking and individual differences. Human technology an interdisciplinary journal on humans in ICT environments, 5, 90-113

Broadly, there are two mutually exclusive accounts of how people (non-specialist users) reason about and conceptualize interactive technology. The first is based on classical cognitive psychology and is characterized by the term mental model. The sec... Read More about Mental models, magical thinking and individual differences..

CO2Y the intelligent green solution: minimising carbon emissions by maximising shared travel opportunity. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B., McEwan, T., Holden, R., & Vogogias, T. (2009, May). CO2Y the intelligent green solution: minimising carbon emissions by maximising shared travel opportunity. Paper presented at Scottish Transport Applications Research Conference

It is in the interests of everybody that the environment is protected. In view of the recent leaps in environmental awareness it would seem timely and sensible, therefore, for people to pool vehicle resources to minimise the damaging impact of emissi... Read More about CO2Y the intelligent green solution: minimising carbon emissions by maximising shared travel opportunity..

Auto-ethnography: problems, pitfalls and promise (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sobolewska, E., Smith, C. F., & Turner, P. (2009, April). Auto-ethnography: problems, pitfalls and promise. Paper presented at HCI Educators 2009

The teaching and perhaps more importantly the practice of ethnographic techniques has become increasing important within Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). But ethnography is also synonymous with in situ data collection over extended periods of time m... Read More about Auto-ethnography: problems, pitfalls and promise.

A dynamic connection capability for pervasive adaptive environments using JCSP (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kosek, A., Syed, A., Kerridge, J., & Armitage, A. (2009, April). A dynamic connection capability for pervasive adaptive environments using JCSP. Paper presented at AISB 2009 Convention

The house, office or warehouse environment is full of
devices that make users’ life and work easier. People nowadays use personal computers, laptops, Personal Digital Assistants, mobile phones and many more devices with ease. The mechanism to connec... Read More about A dynamic connection capability for pervasive adaptive environments using JCSP.

Playing the game: HCI careers in the competency era (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McEwan, T. (2009, April). Playing the game: HCI careers in the competency era. Paper presented at HCI Educators 2009

This paper summarises the increasing formalization of HCI-related job-roles in competency frameworks (such as the UK’s Skills Framework for the Information Age – SFIA), and the adoption of these by industry. At present these are mainly in mature area... Read More about Playing the game: HCI careers in the competency era.

Messenger in The Barn: networking in a learning environment (2009)
Journal Article
Rutter, M. (2009). Messenger in The Barn: networking in a learning environment. ALT-J : Association for Learning Technology journal, 17(1), 33-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687760802649863

This case study describes the use of a synchronous communication application (MSN Messenger) in a large academic computing environment. It draws on data from interviews, questionnaires and student marks to examine the link between use of the applicat... Read More about Messenger in The Barn: networking in a learning environment.