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Props Alive: A Framework for Augmented Reality Stop Motion Animation (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Casas, L., Kosek, M., & Mitchell, K. (2017, March). Props Alive: A Framework for Augmented Reality Stop Motion Animation. Presented at 2017 IEEE 10th Workshop on Software Engineering and Architectures for Realtime Interactive Systems (SEARIS), Los Angeles, CA, USA

Stop motion animation evolved in the early days of cinema with the aim to create an illusion of movement with static puppets posed manually each frame. Current stop motion movies introduced 3D printing processes in order to acquire animations more ac... Read More about Props Alive: A Framework for Augmented Reality Stop Motion Animation.

Wattom: Ambient Eco-feedback with Mid-air Input (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Esteves, A., Quintal, F., Caires, F., Baptista, V., & Mendes, P. (2019, June). Wattom: Ambient Eco-feedback with Mid-air Input. Presented at EX.PAT'19, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal

This paper presents Wattom, a highly interactive ambient eco-feedback smart plug that aims to promote a more sustainable use of electricity in the home. This paper describes our latest implementation of the Wattom plug, and three system applications.... Read More about Wattom: Ambient Eco-feedback with Mid-air Input.

Algorithm selection using deep learning without feature extraction (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alissa, M., Sim, K., & Hart, E. (2019, July). Algorithm selection using deep learning without feature extraction. Presented at Genetic and Evolutionary Computing Conference (GECCO) 2019, Prague, Czech Republic

We propose a novel technique for algorithm-selection which adopts a deep-learning approach, specifically a Recurrent-Neural Network with Long-Short-Term-Memory (RNN-LSTM). In contrast to the majority of work in algorithm-selection, the approach does... Read More about Algorithm selection using deep learning without feature extraction.

Constructing and Evaluating Visualisation Task Classifications: Process and Considerations (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerracher, N., & Kennedy, J. (2017, June). Constructing and Evaluating Visualisation Task Classifications: Process and Considerations. Presented at EuroVis 2017 Eurographics / IEEE VGTC Conference on Visualization 2017, Barcelona, Spain

Categorising tasks is a common pursuit in the visualisation research community, with a wide variety of taxonomies, typologies, design spaces, and frameworks having been developed over the last three decades. While these classifications are universall... Read More about Constructing and Evaluating Visualisation Task Classifications: Process and Considerations.

A Cognitive IoE (Internet of Everything) Approach to Ambient-Intelligent Smart Space (2019)
Thesis
Singh Jamnal, G. A Cognitive IoE (Internet of Everything) Approach to Ambient-Intelligent Smart Space. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090321

At present, the United Nations figures claim that the current world population would rise from 7.6 billion to 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050. Therefore by the 2050, 65 percent of world’s population would be living in urban mega-cities an... Read More about A Cognitive IoE (Internet of Everything) Approach to Ambient-Intelligent Smart Space.

Simulating Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hoffman, B., Guckert, M., Chalmers, K., & Urquhart, N. (2019, June). Simulating Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos. Presented at ECMS2019: 33rd INTERNATIONAL ECMS CONFERENCE ON MODELLING AND SIMULATION, Napoli, Italy

Complex routing problems, such as vehicle routing problems with additional constraints, are both hard to solve and hard to express in a form that is accessible to the human expert and at the same time processible by a computer system that is supposed... Read More about Simulating Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos.

Eidolon360 – A VR Experience (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hood, B., & Flint, T. (2018, July). Eidolon360 – A VR Experience. Presented at 6th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X, Madrid, Spain

Eidolon360 is a virtual reality artwork and experience that is interacted with through VR headsets. The viewer, reclining on a bed within the exhibition space, experiences a 360 film, shot within a medical simulation centre, that mimics clinical hosp... Read More about Eidolon360 – A VR Experience.

A Dual-spine Approach to Load Error Repair in a HEMS Sensor Network (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Liu, Q., & Sun, M. (2018). A Dual-spine Approach to Load Error Repair in a HEMS Sensor Network. Computers, Materials & Continua, 57(2), 179-194. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2018.04025

In a home energy management system (HEMS), appliances are becoming diversified and intelligent, so that certain simple maintenance work can be completed by appliances themselves. During the measurement, collection and transmission of electricity load... Read More about A Dual-spine Approach to Load Error Repair in a HEMS Sensor Network.

An optimized Speculative Execution Strategy Based on Local Data Prediction in Heterogeneous Hadoop Environment (2018)
Journal Article
Jin, D.-D., Liu, Q., Liu, X., & Linge, N. (2019). An optimized Speculative Execution Strategy Based on Local Data Prediction in Heterogeneous Hadoop Environment. Journal of Computers, 30(3), 130-142. https://doi.org/10.3966/199115992019063003010

Hadoop is a famous parallel computing framework that is applied to process large-scale data, but there exists such a task in hadoop framework, which is called “Straggling task” and has a serious impact on Hadoop. Speculative execution (SE) is an effe... Read More about An optimized Speculative Execution Strategy Based on Local Data Prediction in Heterogeneous Hadoop Environment.

Multi-reality games: an experience across the entire reality-virtuality continuum (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Casas, L., Ciccone, L., Çimen, G., Wiedemann, P., Fauconneau, M., Sumner, R. W., & Mitchell, K. (2018, December). Multi-reality games: an experience across the entire reality-virtuality continuum. Presented at the 16th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference, Tokyo, Japan

Interactive play can take very different forms, from playing with physical board games to fully digital video games. In recent years, new video game paradigms were introduced to connect real-world objects to virtual game characters. However, even the... Read More about Multi-reality games: an experience across the entire reality-virtuality continuum.

Cross-Layer Multipath Multichannel MAC protocol for MANETs (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mirza, N., Taylor, H., Abdelshafy, M., King, P., Romdhani, I., & Alghamdi, A. (2018, June). Cross-Layer Multipath Multichannel MAC protocol for MANETs. Presented at The International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), Rome, Italy

Utilising multiple disjoint paths in multiple channels can improve network performance by enabling a node to reroute data along discovered paths seamlessly when link failure is detected. However, depending on a stale route to recover from a broken li... Read More about Cross-Layer Multipath Multichannel MAC protocol for MANETs.

Using a task classification in the visualisation design process for task understanding and abstraction: an empirical study (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerracher, N., Kennedy, J., & Chalmers, K. (2018, June). Using a task classification in the visualisation design process for task understanding and abstraction: an empirical study. Presented at Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis)

Task classifications are widely purported to be useful in the design process, with various suggestions having been made for their use at the different stages. However, little has been written regarding the actual use of task classifications in these... Read More about Using a task classification in the visualisation design process for task understanding and abstraction: an empirical study.

Expanding the Child Visitor Experience – mixing realities in a contemporary sculpture park (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, L., Flint, T., & Mitsche, N. (2018, May). Expanding the Child Visitor Experience – mixing realities in a contemporary sculpture park. Paper presented at 2nd International Research Symposium in Tourism Hospitality & Events

This research considers how the visitor experience could be enhanced through intertwining and blending the real and virtual, creating a new mixed reality that extended and added to the destination. We discuss work undertaken with Jupiter Artland, a c... Read More about Expanding the Child Visitor Experience – mixing realities in a contemporary sculpture park.

What can we learn from simulating commuters? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. (2017, November). What can we learn from simulating commuters?. Presented at U!REKA

Commuting affects just about every member of the workforce in the UK, those who do not commute are affected by the congestion and pollution generated by such activities. There is increasing pressure on organisations to adopt practices and measures th... Read More about What can we learn from simulating commuters?.

WaveTrace Demo at the Dutch Design Week (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Verweij, D., Abreu Esteves, A., Khan, V., & Bakker, S. WaveTrace Demo at the Dutch Design Week. Exhibited at Eindhoven, The Netherlands. 21 October 2017 - 29 October 2017

Every design has its own story, a story about ideas, exploring, decisions and adaptations. During Mind the Story, the lecture program that accompanies Mind the Step, the focus is on people involved in the design process. As user, client, organization... Read More about WaveTrace Demo at the Dutch Design Week.

Relevant 5G Application Scenarios in the Health Domain (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thuemmler, C. (2017, September). Relevant 5G Application Scenarios in the Health Domain. Paper presented at IEEE 5G and Beyond Testbed Workshop, Toronto, Canada

No abstract available.