Learning to solve bin packing problems with an immune inspired hyper-heuristic. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sim, K., Hart, E., & Paechter, B. (2013, September). Learning to solve bin packing problems with an immune inspired hyper-heuristic

Motivated by the natural immune system's ability to defend the body by generating and maintaining a repertoire of antibodies that collectively cover the potential pathogen space, we describe an artificial system that discovers and maintains a reperto... Read More about Learning to solve bin packing problems with an immune inspired hyper-heuristic..

The “Book Problem” and its neural correlates (2013)
Journal Article
Turner, P. (2013). The “Book Problem” and its neural correlates. AI & society, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-013-0491-x

Presence research can tell us why we feel present in the real world and can experience presence while using virtual reality technology (and movies and games) but has strikingly less to say on why we feel present in the scenes described in a book. Jus... Read More about The “Book Problem” and its neural correlates.

Presence and digital tourism (2013)
Journal Article
Benyon, D., Quigley, A., O'Keefe, B., & Riva, G. (2013). Presence and digital tourism. AI & society, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-013-0493-8

This paper provides an introduction to digital tourism as mediated by presence research as a means to create substantive user experiences (UX) for visitors. Tourism is a rich and varied socio-economic activity that permeates our global society. Digit... Read More about Presence and digital tourism.

Evolution Feature Oriented Model Driven Product Line Engineering Approach for Synergistic and Dynamic Service Evolution in Clouds: Pattern Data Structure (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, Z., & Chalmers, K. (2013, July). Evolution Feature Oriented Model Driven Product Line Engineering Approach for Synergistic and Dynamic Service Evolution in Clouds: Pattern Data Structure. Presented at 2013 Seventh International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems

Evolution pattern will be defined as an Xml
Schema document, the generation of pattern aspect is
the process of generating xml instance from its related
Xml Schema definition document. The process can be
iterative until all the evolution requirem... Read More about Evolution Feature Oriented Model Driven Product Line Engineering Approach for Synergistic and Dynamic Service Evolution in Clouds: Pattern Data Structure.

Comparing designers’ and listeners’ experiences (2013)
Journal Article
McGregor, I. (2014). Comparing designers’ and listeners’ experiences. AI & society, 29(4), 473-483. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-013-0489-4

This paper compares the listening experiences of non-experts and the designers of two sound designs. To date, no such comparisons have been examined empiri- cally, and so for ease of comparison, repertory grids were chosen to explore these experience... Read More about Comparing designers’ and listeners’ experiences.

Generating single and multiple cooperative heuristics for the one dimensional bin packing problem using a single node genetic programming island model. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sim, K., & Hart, E. (2013, July). Generating single and multiple cooperative heuristics for the one dimensional bin packing problem using a single node genetic programming island model. Presented at 15th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation

Novel deterministic heuristics are generated using Single Node Genetic Programming for application to the One Dimensional Bin Packing Problem. First a single deterministic heuristic was evolved that minimised the total number of bins used when applie... Read More about Generating single and multiple cooperative heuristics for the one dimensional bin packing problem using a single node genetic programming island model..

Using graphical information systems to improve vehicle routing problem instances. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B., Scott, C., & Hart, E. (2013, July). Using graphical information systems to improve vehicle routing problem instances. Presented at 15th annual conference companion on Genetic and evolutionary computation

This paper makes the assertion that vehicle routing rearch has produced increasingly more powerful problem solvers, but has not increased the realism or compexity of typical problem instances. This paper argues that the time has come of use realistic... Read More about Using graphical information systems to improve vehicle routing problem instances..

A method to Improve rich picture Interpretation. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Berg, T. (2013, July). A method to Improve rich picture Interpretation. Paper presented at 26th European Conference on Operational Research

UrbanixD: designing human interactions in the networked city (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smyth, M., Helgason, I., Brynskov, M., Mitrovic, I., & Zaffiro, G. (2013, April). UrbanixD: designing human interactions in the networked city. Presented at CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Interaction Design, in an urban context, is an increasingly important field of research. City populations are currently in a state of rapid flux. Conurbations are fast becoming a hybrid of the physical environment and the digital datasphere. How we,... Read More about UrbanixD: designing human interactions in the networked city.

Tangible possibilities—envisioning interactions in public space (2013)
Journal Article
Smyth, M., & Helgason, I. (2013). Tangible possibilities—envisioning interactions in public space. Digital Creativity, 24(1), 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2013.769454

This article explores approaches to envisionment in the field of interaction design. Design fictions are introduced as a method to articulate future possibilities. Three case studies are described which explore interaction in public space. The fictio... Read More about Tangible possibilities—envisioning interactions in public space.

Supporting offline activities on interactive surfaces (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Esteves, A., Scott, M., & Oakley, I. (2013, February). Supporting offline activities on interactive surfaces. Presented at 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction - TEI '13

This paper argues that inherent support for offline activities -- activities that are not sensed by the system -- is one of strongest benefits of tangible interaction over more traditional interface paradigms. By conducting two studies with single an... Read More about Supporting offline activities on interactive surfaces.

How Was Your Day? evaluating a conversational companion (2012)
Journal Article
Benyon, D., Gambäck, B., Hansen, P., Mival, O., & Webb, N. (2012). How Was Your Day? evaluating a conversational companion. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 4, 299-311. https://doi.org/10.1109/T-AFFC.2013.15

The “How Was Your Day” (HWYD) Companion is an embodied conversational agent that can discuss work-related issues, entering free-form dialogues that lack any clearly defined tasks and goals. The development of this type of Companion technology require... Read More about How Was Your Day? evaluating a conversational companion.

Robot companions for citizens: roadmapping the potential for future robots In empowering older people. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Prescott, T. J., Epton, T., Evers, V., McKee, K., Hawley, M., Webb, T., Benyon, D., Conran, S., Strand, R., Buning, M. D. C., Verschure, P., & Dario, P. (2012, May). Robot companions for citizens: roadmapping the potential for future robots In empowering older people

The Future Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship Candi- date "Robot Companions for Citizens" (RCC) proposes a transformative initiative, addressing a cross-domain grand scientific and technological challenge, to develop a new class of machines and emb... Read More about Robot companions for citizens: roadmapping the potential for future robots In empowering older people..

Visualising errors in animal pedigree genotype data (2011)
Journal Article
Graham, M., Kennedy, J., Paterson, T., & Law, A. (2011). Visualising errors in animal pedigree genotype data. Computer Graphics Forum, 30, 1011-1020. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8659.2011.01950.x

Genetic analysis of a breeding animal population involves determining the inheritance pattern of genotypes for multiple genetic markers across the individuals in the population pedigree structure. However, experimental pedigree genotype data invariab... Read More about Visualising errors in animal pedigree genotype data.

Artificial Immune Systems (Dagstuhl Seminar 11172) (2011)
Report
Hart, E., Jansen, T., & Timmis, J. (2011). Artificial Immune Systems (Dagstuhl Seminar 11172)

This report documents the program and the outcomes of the Dagstuhl Seminar 11172 ``Artificial Immune Systems''. The purpose of the seminar was to bring together researchers from the areas of immune-inspired computing, theoretical computer science, ra... Read More about Artificial Immune Systems (Dagstuhl Seminar 11172).

An engineering-Informed modelling approach to AIS. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hart, E., & Davoudani, D. (2011, July). An engineering-Informed modelling approach to AIS

A recent shift in thinking in Artificial Immune Systems (AIS)
advocates developing a greater understanding of the underlying biological
systems that serve as inspiration for engineering such systems by
developing abstract computational models of t... Read More about An engineering-Informed modelling approach to AIS..

Planning and optimising organisational travel plans using an evolutionary algorithm. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B. (2011, April). Planning and optimising organisational travel plans using an evolutionary algorithm. Presented at European Conference on the Applications of Evolutionary Computation

Commuting to the workplace is a highly individualistic experience, especially where the private car is the chosen mode of transport. The costs of using cars with low occupancy rates are significant in environmental terms as well as requiring the prov... Read More about Planning and optimising organisational travel plans using an evolutionary algorithm..

Using emissions model with EAs. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B. (2011, April). Using emissions model with EAs. Paper presented at YoungOR 17

Clonal selection from first principles. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McEwan, C., & Hart, E. (2010, July). Clonal selection from first principles

Clonal selection is the keystone of mainstream immunology
and computational systems based on immunological principles. For the
latter, clonal selection is often interpreted as an asexual variant of natural
selection, and thus, tend to be variation... Read More about Clonal selection from first principles..

Towards self-aware PerAda systems. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hart, E., & Paechter, B. (2010, July). Towards self-aware PerAda systems

Pervasive Adaptation (PerAda) refers to massive-scale pervasive information and communication systems which are capable of autonomously adapting to highly dynamic and open technological and user contexts. PerAda systems are thus a special case of col... Read More about Towards self-aware PerAda systems..