A pattern-based framework for database reusability (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, B., Liu, X., & Kerridge, J. (2002, June). A pattern-based framework for database reusability. Presented at International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP'02)

The development of database application systems will benefit from high reusability because similar design circumstances recur frequently in database developments. This paper presents a framework to cope with design reuse in database environments. The... Read More about A pattern-based framework for database reusability.

Interoperable Services for Federations of Database System (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roantree, M., Kennedy, J., & Barclay, P. J. (2001, September). Interoperable Services for Federations of Database System. Presented at Fifth East-European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS'2001)

The problems associated with defining interoperable protocols for heterogenous information systems has been the subject of researchers for many years. While numerous solutions have been offered, the problem remains unsolved, mainly due to the distinc... Read More about Interoperable Services for Federations of Database System.

Maintaining connectivity in a scaleable and robust distributed environment. (2002)
Journal Article
Jelasity, M., Preuss, M., Van Steen, M., & Paechter, B. (2002). Maintaining connectivity in a scaleable and robust distributed environment. Cluster Computing and the Grid, 389-394. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCGRID.2002.1017166

This paper describes a novel peer-to-peer (P2P) environment for running distributed Java applications on the Internet. The possible application areas include simple load balancing, parallel evolutionary computation, agent-based simulation and artific... Read More about Maintaining connectivity in a scaleable and robust distributed environment..

A scaleable and robust framework for distributed application. (2002)
Journal Article
Jelasity, M., Preuss, M., & Paechter, B. (2002). A scaleable and robust framework for distributed application. World Congress on Computational Intelligence, 2, 1540-1545

This paper describes a novel tool for running distributed experiments on the Internet. The possible applications include simple load balancing, parallel evolutionary computation, agent-based simulation and artificial life. Our environment is based on... Read More about A scaleable and robust framework for distributed application..

Exploring knowledge sharing in distributed organisations: report on research in progress (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2002, September). Exploring knowledge sharing in distributed organisations: report on research in progress. Presented at KMSS 2002

Published academic research and reported practice in the professional press indicate that social capital is a driver of knowledge management. This paper reports on progress to date on part of a project that examines the role of social capital in know... Read More about Exploring knowledge sharing in distributed organisations: report on research in progress.

Teaching and learning in the VLCC: actions, reactions and emerging practice in a very large computing centre. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buckner, K., & Davenport, E. (2002, September). Teaching and learning in the VLCC: actions, reactions and emerging practice in a very large computing centre. Presented at ECCE 11

What happens to human computer interaction when the
walls of a physical teaching laboratory are removed?
We present the case of a very large (and new)
computing centre (VLCC) in a technical university in
Central Scotland. In this large multi-user... Read More about Teaching and learning in the VLCC: actions, reactions and emerging practice in a very large computing centre..

The complete handbook of the Internet. (2002)
Book
Buchanan, W. J. (2002). The complete handbook of the Internet. KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS BOSTON

Mastering Computing. (2002)
Book
Buchanan, W. J. (2002). Mastering Computing. Macmillan Press

Computing is an area which continues to grow. This book covers the main areas of computing, including programming, computer hardware, operating systems, the Internet, data communications and networking. It uses practical examples to show basic concep... Read More about Mastering Computing..

Investigating usability and design in the home. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baillie, L., & Benyon, D. (2002, May). Investigating usability and design in the home. Presented at International Design Conference

Assessing interface inclusivity throughout the design process (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cardoso, C., Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2002, October). Assessing interface inclusivity throughout the design process. Paper presented at 7th ERCIM Workshop on "User Interfaces for All", Paris (Chantilly) France

No abstract available.

An investigation into virtual representations of real places. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Arnspang, J., Benyon, D., Fahle, M., Granum, E., Madsen, C., Pajdla, T., Peleg, S., Smyth, M., Turner, P., Turner, S., & Weinshall, D. (2002, October). An investigation into virtual representations of real places. Presented at Fifth Annual International Workshop on Presence

The paper describes the main themes of a recently funded research project under the European Communitys Future and Emerging Technologies Presence initiative. The aim of the research is to develop new tools for empirical and theoretical studies of pre... Read More about An investigation into virtual representations of real places..

Telling Tales: Narratives Of Classification And Control In The Design Of Taxonomic Software. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, S., Turner, P., Raguenaud, C., & Kennedy, J. (2002, September). Telling Tales: Narratives Of Classification And Control In The Design Of Taxonomic Software. Presented at Design Research Society Conference: Common Ground, September, 2002

This paper draws on concepts from the structuralist analysis of narrative to explore aspects of
the role of stories in the small group design process. A brief review of relevant narratological
concepts is provided. Their application in a preliminar... Read More about Telling Tales: Narratives Of Classification And Control In The Design Of Taxonomic Software..

Invisibility Vs Transparency (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, E., Macintosh, A., & Whyte, A. (2002, September). Invisibility Vs Transparency. Presented at HCI 2002

Invisibility vs transparency.

Representations in Human-Computer Systems development. (2002)
Journal Article
Benyon, D. (2002). Representations in Human-Computer Systems development. Cognition, Technology and Work, 4, 180-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s101110200017

When system developers design a computer system (or other information artefact), they must inevitably make judgements as to how to abstract the domain and how to represent this abstraction in their designs. Over the years human–computer interaction,... Read More about Representations in Human-Computer Systems development..

Understanding the range of user capabilities (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P., Keates, S., Dong, H., & Langdon, P. (2002, December). Understanding the range of user capabilities. Presented at Computer-Based Design: Engineering Design Conference 2002, London, UK

No abstract available.

Coded path routing: a new approach to broadcasting in 3-D meshes, Technical Report (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Dubai, A., & Ould-Khaoua, M. (2001, April). Coded path routing: a new approach to broadcasting in 3-D meshes, Technical Report. Presented at 20th IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA

Broadcast is an important collective communication operation required by many real-world parallel applications. This paper proposes the Coded Path Routing (or CPR for short) as a new approach for designing efficient broadcast algorithms for wormhole-... Read More about Coded path routing: a new approach to broadcasting in 3-D meshes, Technical Report.

Scenarios and the HCI-SE design problem (2002)
Journal Article
Benyon, D., & Macaulay, C. (2002). Scenarios and the HCI-SE design problem. Interacting with Computers, 14(4), 397-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0953-5438%2802%2900007-3

Diaper's critical review of Carrol's book ‘Making Use’ raises a number of interesting issues about how to set about the design of interactive systems. In particular Diaper poses an issue that has long dogged the area of Human–Computer Interaction and... Read More about Scenarios and the HCI-SE design problem.

Haunting space - the role of the body in design interaction. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smyth, M. (2002, May). Haunting space - the role of the body in design interaction. Presented at DESIGN 2002, the 7th International Design Conference

A problem in querying recursive patterns with OQL (2002)
Preprint / Working Paper
Raguenaud, C., Kennedy, J., & Barclay, P. J. A problem in querying recursive patterns with OQL

This paper analyses the problem generated by recursive patterns in typed query languages such as OQL [Cattell '97]. Recursive patterns describe hierarchical structures such as those defining classifications or part-explosion problems. A classificatio... Read More about A problem in querying recursive patterns with OQL.

Internet simulations for teaching, learning and research: an investigation of e-commerce interactions and practice in the Virtual Economy. (2002)
Journal Article
Horton, K., Davenport, E., Hall, H., & Rosenbaum, H. (2002). Internet simulations for teaching, learning and research: an investigation of e-commerce interactions and practice in the Virtual Economy. Education for Information, 20(3/4), 237-252

In this paper we report upon the Virtual Economy (VE), an Internet simulation which operated for the first time in Spring 2000 involving students at Indiana University, USA and at Napier University, Edinburgh, UK. During 2001, the VE was extended to... Read More about Internet simulations for teaching, learning and research: an investigation of e-commerce interactions and practice in the Virtual Economy..