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Java: an explosion on the Internet. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Read, T., & Hall, H. (1996, December). Java: an explosion on the Internet. Presented at 20th International Online Meeting

Summer 1995 saw the release, with considerable media attention, of draft versions of Sun Microsystems' Java language and the HotJava browser. In the past few months Java has been heralded as the latest "killer" technology in the Internet explosion. L... Read More about Java: an explosion on the Internet..

Accurate rapid simulation of urban traffic using discrete modelling. (1996)
Report
Russell, G., Shaw, P., & Ferguson, N. (1996). Accurate rapid simulation of urban traffic using discrete modelling

Increasing model complexity has traditionally been viewed as a key way of improving microscopic model accuracy. However, with complexity comes an increase in execution time. In some applications, such as UTC systems, low execution times and a high de... Read More about Accurate rapid simulation of urban traffic using discrete modelling..

Critical Issues in User Interface Systems Engineering (1996)
Book
Benyon, D., & Palanque, P. (Eds.). (1996). Critical Issues in User Interface Systems Engineering. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1001-9

This book developed from an IFIP workshop which brought together methods and architecture researchers in Human Computer Interaction and Software Engineering. To an extent this introduction is a little unfair to the authors, as we have distilled the r... Read More about Critical Issues in User Interface Systems Engineering.

Support issues for case-based learning in an undergraduate human factors class. (1996)
Journal Article
Buckner, K., & Davenport, E. (1996). Support issues for case-based learning in an undergraduate human factors class. Education for Information, 14, 331-342

Discussion of multimedia networked learning products focuses on the development of materials for a class at Queen Margaret College (Scotland). Examines cognitive issues, logistical procedures, support issues, ownership of materials, and management is... Read More about Support issues for case-based learning in an undergraduate human factors class..

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..

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..

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.

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.

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

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

Intelligent storage devices for scalable information management systems. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kukla, R., & Kerridge, J. (1996, April). Intelligent storage devices for scalable information management systems. Presented at International Conference and Exhibition HPCN EUROPE 1996, Brussels, Belgium

For most large commercial organisations the ability to store and manipulate massive volumes of data is a key operational requirement. Database systems are now fundamental to the efficient provision of a range of business tasks from on-line transactio... Read More about Intelligent storage devices for scalable information management systems..

Extensions to a memetic timetabling system. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paechter, B., Cumming, A., Norman, M. G., & Luchian, H. (1995, August). Extensions to a memetic timetabling system. Presented at International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling, Edinburgh

This paper describes work in progress to increase the performance of a memetic timetabling system. The features looked at are two directed mutation operators, targeted mutation and a structured population that facilitates parallel implementation. Exp... Read More about Extensions to a memetic timetabling system..

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..

Designing a probe to explore home information systems in the United Kingdom (1996)
Journal Article
Davenport, E., Higgins, M., & Gillham, M. (1996). Designing a probe to explore home information systems in the United Kingdom. Online Information Review, 20(2), 75-80. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024565

The authors are engaged in a three-year study of home information systems in the United Kingdom. The project addresses cable and satellite, multimedia CDs and paper-based systems, and considers both supply (many of the companies involved are inward i... Read More about Designing a probe to explore home information systems in the United Kingdom.