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Sound Design (2018)
Book
McGregor, I. (2018). Sound Design

This book explores the underlying principles of sound design for linear and interactive media, and specifically how they apply to theatre. The focus of the text is about how to design effective sound so that audiences' experiences are as close as pos... Read More about Sound Design.

Reliable multipath multi-channel route migration over multi link-failure in wireless ad hoc networks (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mirza, N. S., King, P. J. B., Romdhani, I., Abdelshafy, M. A., & Alghamdi, A. A. (2017, October). Reliable multipath multi-channel route migration over multi link-failure in wireless ad hoc networks. Presented at 2017 IEEE 13th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob)

The route recovery algorithm is a crucial part of an ad hoc routing protocol. Designing an efficient and fast route recovery mechanism scheme without incurring extra overheads or delays to repair the broken link is a desirable goal for any routing pr... Read More about Reliable multipath multi-channel route migration over multi link-failure in wireless ad hoc networks.

5G - What architecture to serve vertical industry (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thuemmler, C. (2017, May). 5G - What architecture to serve vertical industry. Presented at IEEE ICC 2017

5G offers the promise to dynamically satisfy a multiplicity of concurrent requirements originating from various business models of vertical industries. The 5G PPP has published a White Paper on 5G empowering vertical industries and has further worked... Read More about 5G - What architecture to serve vertical industry.

Adaptive energy management mechanisms for cluster based routing wireless sensor networks. (2017)
Thesis
Eshaftri, M. Adaptive energy management mechanisms for cluster based routing wireless sensor networks. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1032654

Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technology has been one of the major avenues of Internet of Things (IoT) due to their potential role in digitising smart physical environments. WSNs are typically composed of a vast number of low-power, low–cost and mult... Read More about Adaptive energy management mechanisms for cluster based routing wireless sensor networks..

Modelling and Characterization of NAND Flash Memory Channels. (2015)
Journal Article
Xu, Q., Gong, P., Chen, T. M., Michael, J., & Li, S. (2015). Modelling and Characterization of NAND Flash Memory Channels. Measurement : journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 70, 225-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2015.04.003

The threshold voltage distribution after ideal programming in NAND flash memory cells is usually distorted by a combination of the random telegraph noise (RTN), cell-to-cell Interference (CCI), and the retention process. To decide the original bits m... Read More about Modelling and Characterization of NAND Flash Memory Channels..

An introductory study of the Maltese Soundscape. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Quinton, M., & McGregor, I. (2014, July). An introductory study of the Maltese Soundscape. Presented at Invisible places: sounding cities, Sound, Urbanism and Sense of Place

This is an introductory study of the Maltese Soundscape and is part of an even bigger project. It introduces a soundscape diced with traditional sounds which still echo in the present and mutate and conflict with the modern sounds that are becoming p... Read More about An introductory study of the Maltese Soundscape..

Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Droumeva, M., & McGregor, I. (2012, June). Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology. Presented at The 18th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD2012), Atlanta, Georgia

In order to design auditory displays that function well within the cultural, informational and acoustic ecology of everyday situations designers as well as researchers in psychoacoustics need to continue to gain a better understanding of how listener... Read More about Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology..

Soundscapes and repertory grids: comparing listeners’ and a designer’s experiences. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., & Turner, P. (2012, September). Soundscapes and repertory grids: comparing listeners’ and a designer’s experiences. Presented at ECCE '12: Proceedings of the 30th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, Raleigh, North Carolina

This paper reports on establishing whether listeners have the same listening experience as the person who designed the sound. Surprisingly, there is little or no evidence as to whether what is designed to be heard is what is actually heard. The study... Read More about Soundscapes and repertory grids: comparing listeners’ and a designer’s experiences..

Computer aided synthesis and optimisation of electronic logic circuits (2011)
Thesis
Al-Jassani, B. A. Computer aided synthesis and optimisation of electronic logic circuits. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6658

In this thesis, a variety of algorithms for synthesis and optimisation of combinational and sequential logic circuits are developed. These algorithms could be part of new commercial EGAD package for future VLSI digital designs. The results show that... Read More about Computer aided synthesis and optimisation of electronic logic circuits.

GLBM: A new QoS aware multicast scheme for wireless Mesh network (2010)
Journal Article
Zhao, L., Al-Dubai, A., & Min, G. (2010). GLBM: A new QoS aware multicast scheme for wireless Mesh network. Journal of Systems and Software, 83, 1318-1326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2010.01.044

Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have been attracting significant attention due to their promising technology. The WMN technology is becoming a major avenue for the fourth generation of wireless mobility. Communication in large-scale wireless networks c... Read More about GLBM: A new QoS aware multicast scheme for wireless Mesh network.

An application of CoSMoS design methods to pedestrian simulation. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clayton, S., Urquhart, N., & Kerridge, J. (2009, November). An application of CoSMoS design methods to pedestrian simulation. Presented at 32nd Communicating Process Architectures Conference, CPA 2009, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

In this paper, we discuss the implementation of a simple pedestrian simulation that uses a multi agent based design pattern developed by the CoSMoS research group. Given the nature of Multi Agent Systems (MAS), parallel processing techniques are inev... Read More about An application of CoSMoS design methods to pedestrian simulation..

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.

Dendritic cell trafficking: from Immunology to Engineering. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hart, E., & Davoudani, D. (2009, August). Dendritic cell trafficking: from Immunology to Engineering. Presented at 8th International Conference, ICARIS 2009, York, UK

The field of Artificial Immune Systems (AIS) has derived inspiration from many different elements of the natural immune system in order to develop engineered systems that operate in environments with constraints similar to those faced by the immune s... Read More about Dendritic cell trafficking: from Immunology to Engineering..

Structure versus function: a topological perspective on immune networks (2009)
Journal Article
Hart, E., Bersini, H., & Santos, F. (2009). Structure versus function: a topological perspective on immune networks. Natural Computing, 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.

Representation in the (Artificial) Immune System (2009)
Journal Article
McEwan, C., & Hart, E. (2009). Representation in the (Artificial) Immune System. Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Algorithms, 8(2), 125-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10852-009-9104-6

Much of contemporary research in Artificial Immune Systems (AIS) has partitioned into either algorithmic machine learning and optimisation, or, modelling biologically plausible dynamical systems, with little overlap between. We propose that this dich... Read More about Representation in the (Artificial) Immune System.

Computing the State of Specknets: an immune-inspired approach. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davoudani, D., Hart, E., & Paechter, B. (2008, June). Computing the State of Specknets: an immune-inspired approach. Presented at International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 2008. SPECTS 2008

Speckled Computing is an emerging technology based on the
deployment of thousands of minute semiconductor grains in
dense, wireless networks known as Specknets. Specknets collect
and process data to achieve some application dependent
functionalit... Read More about Computing the State of Specknets: an immune-inspired approach..

Computing the State of Specknets: further analysis of an innate immune-inspired model. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davoudani, D., Hart, E., & Paechter, B. (2008, August). Computing the State of Specknets: further analysis of an innate immune-inspired model

Specknets consist of hundreds of miniature devices, which are each capable of processing data and communicating wirelessly across short distances. Such networks, with their great complexity, pose considerable challenges for engineers due to the unrel... Read More about Computing the State of Specknets: further analysis of an innate immune-inspired model..