Toward a Formal, Visual Framework of Emergent Cognitive Development of Scholars (2013)
Journal Article
Hussain, A., & Niazi, M. (2014). Toward a Formal, Visual Framework of Emergent Cognitive Development of Scholars. Cognitive Computation, 6(1), 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-013-9219-y

Understanding the cognitive evolution of researchers as they progress in academia is an important but complex problem; one that belongs to a class of problems, which often require the development of models to gain further understanding of the intrica... Read More about Toward a Formal, Visual Framework of Emergent Cognitive Development of Scholars.

Evolution Feature Oriented Model Driven Product Line Engineering Approach for Synergistic and Dynamic Service Evolution in Clouds:Four Kinds of Schema (2013)
Journal Article
Wang, Z., & Chalmers, K. (2013). Evolution Feature Oriented Model Driven Product Line Engineering Approach for Synergistic and Dynamic Service Evolution in Clouds:Four Kinds of Schema. Procedia Computer Science, 19, 889-894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2013.06.120

The proposed research will focus on developing a novel approach to solve Software Service Evolution problems in Computing Clouds. The approach will support dynamic evolution of the software service in clouds via a set of discovered evolution patterns... Read More about Evolution Feature Oriented Model Driven Product Line Engineering Approach for Synergistic and Dynamic Service Evolution in Clouds:Four Kinds of Schema.

Achieving green IT using VDI in cyber physical society. (2013)
Journal Article
Liu, L., DaSilva, D.-A., Antonopoulos, N., Ding, Z., & Zhan, Y. (2013). Achieving green IT using VDI in cyber physical society. Journal of Internet Technology, 14(3), 413-424

With rapid advances in Internet technologies and increasing popularity of cyber social networks, the physical world and cyber world are gradually merging to form a new cyber-socio-physical society known as the Cyber Physical Society (CPS). In contras... Read More about Achieving green IT using VDI in cyber physical society..

Jabber-based cross-domain efficient and privacy-ensuring context management framework. (2013)
Journal Article
Jaroucheh, Z., Liu, X., & Smith, S. (2013). Jabber-based cross-domain efficient and privacy-ensuring context management framework. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 4, 84

In pervasive environments, context-aware applications require a global knowledge of the context information distributed in different spatial domains in order to establish context-based interactions. Therefore, the design of distributed storage, retri... Read More about Jabber-based cross-domain efficient and privacy-ensuring context management framework..

Monitoring information security risks within health care (2013)
Journal Article
van Deursen, N., Buchanan, W. J., & Duff, A. (2013). Monitoring information security risks within health care. Computers and Security, 37, 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2013.04.005

This paper presents an overview of possible risks to the security of health care data. These
risks were detected with a novel approach to information security. It is based on the
philosophy that information security risk monitoring should include h... Read More about Monitoring information security risks within health care.

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.

Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lazar, J., Barbosa, S., Gulliksen, J., McEwan, T., Normand, L. M., Palanque, P., Prates, R., Tsai, J., Winckler, M., & Wulf, V. (2013, April). Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally. Presented at 2013 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

There is an increasing interest in the intersection of human-computer interaction and public policy. This day-long workshop will examine successes and challenges related to public policy and human computer interaction, in order to provide a forum to... Read More about Workshop on engaging the human-computer interaction community with public policymaking internationally..

jamTable: Can Physical Interfaces Support the Collaboration between Novice and Experienced Musicians? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Esteves, A., Quintal, F., & Oakley, I. (2013, April). jamTable: Can Physical Interfaces Support the Collaboration between Novice and Experienced Musicians?. Presented at 8th International Workshop, HAID 2013, Daejeon, Korea

This paper introduces jamTable, a system that enables the collaboration between users playing a standard musical instrument and users interacting with a tangible musical sequencer. In an introductory study both qualitative and quantitative data were... Read More about jamTable: Can Physical Interfaces Support the Collaboration between Novice and Experienced Musicians?.

Mobile experiences for tourism: brick city tours. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mival, O., O'Keefe, B., & Mokey, S. (2013, April). Mobile experiences for tourism: brick city tours. Paper presented at CHI2013 workshop on Blended Interaction Spaces

In this project we utilized user-centered design methods to research and evaluate challenges. From this, our team of interdisciplinary students was able to provide unique, user-centered design solutions to the challenges we found during our research... Read More about Mobile experiences for tourism: brick city tours..

Implementing an ICE: A methodology for the design, development and installation of Interactive Collaborative Environments in real world industrial settings. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mival, O., & Benyon, D. (2013, April). Implementing an ICE: A methodology for the design, development and installation of Interactive Collaborative Environments in real world industrial settings. Paper presented at CHI2013 workshop on Blended Interaction Spaces

In this paper, we present a methodology for the design,
development and implementation of ICEs (Interactive
Collaborative Environments) in real world industrial
settings. The approach is informed by lessons learnt
from and research undertaken wit... Read More about Implementing an ICE: A methodology for the design, development and installation of Interactive Collaborative Environments in real world industrial settings..

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.

Generation of Network Behaviour Descriptions Using MCA Based on TAM (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tan, Z. (2013, March). Generation of Network Behaviour Descriptions Using MCA Based on TAM. Paper presented at Kaspersky Lab's 2013 Annual Student Cyber Security Conference

In this paper, a multivariate correlation analysis technique based on triangle area map is introduced. The technique is applied for network traffic characterization and provides quality network behaviour descriptors for intrusion detectors to use. Th... Read More about Generation of Network Behaviour Descriptions Using MCA Based on TAM.

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.

Physical games or digital games?: comparing support for mental projection in tangible and virtual representations of a problem-solving task (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Esteves, A., van den Hoven, E., & Oakley, I. (2013, February). Physical games or digital games?: comparing support for mental projection in tangible and virtual representations of a problem-solving task. Presented at 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction - TEI '13

This paper explores how different interfaces to a problem-solving task affect how users perform it. Specifically, it focuses on a customized version of the game of Four-in-a-row and compares play on a physical, tangible game board with that conducted... Read More about Physical games or digital games?: comparing support for mental projection in tangible and virtual representations of a problem-solving task.

Contemporary iconography for rich picture construction (2013)
Journal Article
Berg, T., & Pooley, R. (2013). Contemporary iconography for rich picture construction. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 30, 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2121

There are many tools available to elicit knowledge and provide understanding of organizational concerns. This paper focuses on the rich picture (RP) used within the soft system methodology. The RP is a diagrammatic means of identifying differing worl... Read More about Contemporary iconography for rich picture construction.

Public perceptions in health care security. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., & Smales, A. (2013, January). Public perceptions in health care security. Paper presented at Health Informatics 2013

Over the past few years many industries have been revolutionized by the application of Information Technology, in fact, we are now moving from an Industrial Age into an Information Age, where almost every part of our lives involves some form of integ... Read More about Public perceptions in health care security..

Building a new nation: risk, goverance and trust. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J. (2013, January). Building a new nation: risk, goverance and trust. Presented at Cyber Security 2013

This presentation outlines some of the opportunities and threats that Scotland faces within an Information Age.