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Speedup Image Processing (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerridge, J. M., England, R., Yanev, S., Boyanov, K., & Sinyagina, N. (1996, September). Speedup Image Processing. Presented at Parcella 1996, VII. International Workshop on Parallel Processing by Cellular Automata and Arrays, Berlin, Germany

Discrete-Event Simulation of a Parallel Database Machine (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Iliev, R., Lazarov, V., Kerridge, J. M., England, R., & Boyanov, K. (1996, September). Discrete-Event Simulation of a Parallel Database Machine. Presented at Parcella 1996, VII. International Workshop on Parallel Processing by Cellular Automata and Arrays, Berlin, Germany

The design of the IRISS parallel database machine (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walter, D., & Kerridge, J. (1996, April). The design of the IRISS parallel database machine. Presented at High-Performance Computing and Networking: International Conference and Exhibition HPCN EUROPE 1996, Brussels, Belgium

The decision support potential of large commercial relational databases is limited by the vast amounts of computing power required to perform complex queries on large datasets. Massively parallel processing offers the potential to open up new possibi... Read More about The design of the IRISS parallel database machine.

Semantic computability: A mechanism for the description of test data sets for scaleable information systems (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bates, C., Jelly, I., Forgacs, I., Szabo, E., & Kerridge, J. (1996, April). Semantic computability: A mechanism for the description of test data sets for scaleable information systems. Presented at International Conference and Exhibition HPCN EUROPE 1996, Brussels, Belgium

This paper describes a mechanism, semantic computability, through which data can be described in such a way as to enable the automated creation of structured, scaleable data sets for performance evaluation. The approach is demonstrated with reference... Read More about Semantic computability: A mechanism for the description of test data sets for scaleable information systems.

Expectations and experiences of CSCW in an engineering environment. (1996)
Journal Article
Turner, S., & Turner, P. (1996). Expectations and experiences of CSCW in an engineering environment. Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 1, 237-254

Existing organisational context and user expectations have a huge effect on the
success of introducing CSCW technology, and should have a correspondingly strong
influence on the choice and design of these tools. This paper first discusses
organisa... Read More about Expectations and experiences of CSCW in an engineering environment..

Domain knowledge for interactive system design. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sutcliffe, A. G., Assche, F. V., & Benyon, D. (1996, May). Domain knowledge for interactive system design. Presented at TC8/WG8.2 Conference on Domain Knowledge in Interactive System Design

This book describes how domain knowledge can be used in the design of interactive systems. It includes discussion of the theories and models of domain, generic domain architectures and construction of system components for specific domains. It draws... Read More about Domain knowledge for interactive system design..

Lessons from experience: making theorem provers more co-operative. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lowe, H., Cumming, A., Smyth, M., & Varey, A. (1996, December). Lessons from experience: making theorem provers more co-operative. Presented at 2nd Workshop on User Interfaces for Theorm Provers

We describe our experiences in trying to build a co-operative theorem proving system. Our model of co-operation is that of a user and an automaton combining forces to prove theorems in a semi-automated theorem proving system. We describe various unde... Read More about Lessons from experience: making theorem provers more co-operative..

Applied PC interfacing, graphics and interrupts. (1996)
Book
Buchanan, W. J. (1996). Applied PC interfacing, graphics and interrupts. Addison Wesley

Using good practical examples, this new book introduces the reader to the component parts of a PC, showing how high and low level languages communicate with them, and how computers communicate with peripherals.

Interfaces to Databases (IDS-3), Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Napier University, Edinburgh, 8-10 July 1996. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
(1996, July). Interfaces to Databases (IDS-3), Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Napier University, Edinburgh, 8-10 July 1996. Presented at 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Edinburgh

Topics discussed included: database interfaces; object oriented and active constructs; graphical user interface to VODAK object-oriented database system; desktop objects; DRIVE environment; query languages for geographic information systems; diagramm... Read More about Interfaces to Databases (IDS-3), Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Interfaces to Databases, Napier University, Edinburgh, 8-10 July 1996..

The skull beneath the skin: entity-relationship models of information artifacts (1996)
Journal Article
Green, T. R. G., & Benyon, D. (1996). The skull beneath the skin: entity-relationship models of information artifacts. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 44(6), 801-828. https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1996.0034

Data modelling reveals the internal structure of an information system, abstracting away
from details of the physical representation. We show that entity-relationship modelling, a
well-tried example of a data-modelling technique, can be applied to... Read More about The skull beneath the skin: entity-relationship models of information artifacts.

Analysis of electromagnetic wave propogation using 3D finite-difference time-domain methods with parallel processing. (1996)
Thesis
Buchanan, W. J. Analysis of electromagnetic wave propogation using 3D finite-difference time-domain methods with parallel processing. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4022

The 3D Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method simulates structures in the time-domain using a direct form of Maxwell’s curl equations. This method has the advantage over other simulation methods in that it does not use empirical approximations.... Read More about Analysis of electromagnetic wave propogation using 3D finite-difference time-domain methods with parallel processing..

Modelling test data for performance evaluation of large parallel database machines (1996)
Journal Article
Bates, C., Jelly, I., & Kerridge, J. (1996). Modelling test data for performance evaluation of large parallel database machines. Distributed and Parallel Databases, 4(1), 5-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00122146

Parallel servers offer improved processing power for relational database systems and provide system scalability. In order to support the users of these systems, new ways of assessing the performance of such machines are required. If these assessments... Read More about Modelling test data for performance evaluation of large parallel database machines.