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Teallach — a flexible user-interface development environment for object database applications (2003)
Journal Article
Barclay, P. J., Griffiths, T., McKirdy, J., Kennedy, J., Cooper, R., Paton, N. W., & Gray, P. (2003). Teallach — a flexible user-interface development environment for object database applications. Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, 14(1), 47-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1045-926x%2802%2900056-3

The Teallach project has adapted model-based user-interface development techniques to the systematic creation of user-interfaces for object-oriented database applications. Model-based approaches aim to provide designers with a more principled approac... Read More about Teallach — a flexible user-interface development environment for object database applications.

Formalizing botanical taxonomies. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Priss, U. (2003, July). Formalizing botanical taxonomies. Presented at Conceptual Structures for Knowledge Creation and Communication. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Conceptual Structures

Because botanical taxonomies are prototypical classifications it would seem that it should be easy to formalize them as concept lattices or type hierarchies. On closer inspection, however, one discovers that such a formalization is quite challenging... Read More about Formalizing botanical taxonomies..

Embedding context of use in CVE design. (2002)
Journal Article
Turner, S., & Turner, P. (2002). Embedding context of use in CVE design. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 11(6), 665-676. https://doi.org/10.1162/105474602321050767

A consideration of eventual context of use is crucially important for the success of virtual environments destined for real-world organizations, yet it is frequently absent from accounts of the design of such applications. We describe how contextual... Read More about Embedding context of use in CVE design..

Reverse engineering. (2002)
Book Chapter
Chu, W., Lu, C.-W., Chang, C.-H., Liu, X., & Yang, H. (2002). Reverse engineering. In S. K. Chang (Ed.), Handbook of Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering (447-466). World Scientific

Software systems have become business-critical for many companies. These systems are usually large and complex. Some have evolved over decades and therefore are known as legacy systems. These legacy systems need to be maintained and evolved due to ma... Read More about Reverse engineering..

Application of context-mediated behavior to a multi-agent pedestrian flow model (PEDFLOW). (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kukla, R., Willis, A., & Kerridge, J. (2003, January). Application of context-mediated behavior to a multi-agent pedestrian flow model (PEDFLOW). Presented at 82th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)

Developers of pedestrian models often overlook the fact that pedestrians are subjected to a multitude of influences when walking. The majority of existing models only focus on a single aspect, typically the avoidance of obstructions or other pedestri... Read More about Application of context-mediated behavior to a multi-agent pedestrian flow model (PEDFLOW)..

Interoperable Services for Federations of Database System (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roantree, M., Kennedy, J., & Barclay, P. J. (2001, September). Interoperable Services for Federations of Database System. Presented at Fifth East-European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS'2001)

The problems associated with defining interoperable protocols for heterogenous information systems has been the subject of researchers for many years. While numerous solutions have been offered, the problem remains unsolved, mainly due to the distinc... Read More about Interoperable Services for Federations of Database System.

Video telephony for the deaf: analysis and development of an optimised video compression product. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muir, L. J., & Richardson, I. E. G. (2002, December). Video telephony for the deaf: analysis and development of an optimised video compression product. Presented at Tenth ACM international conference on Multimedia

The multimedia capability of video telephony and video conferencing systems has many applications and benefits. This paper describes research and development that aims to optimise video compression systems for a specific application - personal commun... Read More about Video telephony for the deaf: analysis and development of an optimised video compression product..

Normalisation of gait data in children (2002)
Journal Article
Stansfield, B., Hillman, S., Hazlewood, M., Lawson, A., Mann, A., Loudon, I., & Robb, J. (2003). Normalisation of gait data in children. Gait and Posture, 17(1), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0966-6362%2802%2900062-0

The comparative effect of semi-dimensional (SD) and non-dimensional (ND) normalisation on the results of a longitudinal study of gait in 5–12-year old children was investigated. The use of both height and leg length in the normalisation was examined.... Read More about Normalisation of gait data in children.

Multiple overlapping classifications: issues and solutions (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Raguenaud, C., & Kennedy, J. (2002, June). Multiple overlapping classifications: issues and solutions. Presented at 14th International Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management, Edinburgh, Scotland

This paper discusses issues and solutions for supporting multiple overlapping classifications in database systems. These classifications are commonly found in science, although they are often ignored in computing applications for scientific data, and... Read More about Multiple overlapping classifications: issues and solutions.

Exact minimisation of large multiple output FPRM functions. (2002)
Journal Article
Almaini, A. E. A., & Wang, L. Y. (2002). Exact minimisation of large multiple output FPRM functions. IEE proceedings. Computers and digital techniques, 149, 203-212. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-cdt%3A20020674

The properties of the polarity for sum-of-products (SOP) expressions of Boolean functions are formally investigated. A transform matrix S is developed to convert SOP expressions from one polarity to another polarity. It is shown that the effect of SO... Read More about Exact minimisation of large multiple output FPRM functions..

Remediation of asyntactic sentence comprehension using a multimedia microworld. (2002)
Journal Article
Beveridge, M. A., & Crerar, M. (2002). Remediation of asyntactic sentence comprehension using a multimedia microworld. Brain and Language, 82(3), 243-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0093-934X%2802%2900015-9

We report the evaluation of a new automated protocol for the treatment of asyntactic comprehension. This is a follow-up study to the “Microworld for Aphasia” work of Crerar, Ellis, and Dean (1996). An efficacy study involving three patients is report... Read More about Remediation of asyntactic sentence comprehension using a multimedia microworld..

Solving a real world routing problem using evolutionary agents. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B., Ross, P., Paechter, B., & Chisholm, K. (2002, September). Solving a real world routing problem using evolutionary agents. Presented at Parallel Problem Solving From Nature VII, Granada, Spain

This paper investigates the solving of a real world routing problem using evolutionary algorithms embedded within a Multi-agent system (MAS). An architecture for the MAS is proposed and mechanisms for controlling the interactions of agents are invest... Read More about Solving a real world routing problem using evolutionary agents..

A framework for distributed evolutionary algorithms. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Arenas, M. G., Collet, P., Eiben, A. E., Jeasity, M., Merelo Guervós, J. J., Paechter, B., Preuss, M., & Schoenauer, M. (2002, September). A framework for distributed evolutionary algorithms. Presented at Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN VII 7th International Conference

This paper describes the recently released DREAM (Distributed Resource Evolutionary Algorithm Machine) framework for the automatic distribution of evolutionary algorithm (EA) processing through a virtual machine built from large numbers of individual... Read More about A framework for distributed evolutionary algorithms..

Two approaches to representing multiple overlapping classifications: a comparison [plant taxonomy] (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Raguenaud, C., Graham, M., & Kennedy, J. (2001, July). Two approaches to representing multiple overlapping classifications: a comparison [plant taxonomy]. Presented at Thirteenth International Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management. SSDBM 2001, Fairfax, VA, USA, USA

Plant taxonomy is the science of classification of plants. One of the tasks of plant taxonomy is the creation of classifications of organisms that allows the understanding of the evolutionary relationships between them. In this paper we describe two... Read More about Two approaches to representing multiple overlapping classifications: a comparison [plant taxonomy].

Combining linking and focusing techniques for a multiple hierarchy visualisation (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Graham, M., & Kennedy, J. (2001, July). Combining linking and focusing techniques for a multiple hierarchy visualisation. Presented at Proceedings Fifth International Conference on Information Visualisation, London, England, UK,

Visualisations have previously combined linking and brushing operations successfully. However, none to our knowledge have combined linking and focussing techniques. We describe the motivation behind developing such a technique, and show how our visua... Read More about Combining linking and focusing techniques for a multiple hierarchy visualisation.

Strategic construction mechatronics valuation: A real option-pricing approach. (2002)
Journal Article
Taylor, M. D., & Wamuziri, S. (2002). Strategic construction mechatronics valuation: A real option-pricing approach. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 7, 75-90

This paper presents the application of real option-pricing theory to the appraisal of advanced construction technology (ACT) investment opportunities. Discounted cash flow appraisal techniques alone do not take into account managerial investment flex... Read More about Strategic construction mechatronics valuation: A real option-pricing approach..

Genetic algorithm based state assignment for power and area optimisation. (2002)
Journal Article
Xia, Y., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2002). Genetic algorithm based state assignment for power and area optimisation. IEE proceedings. Computers and digital techniques, 149, 128-133. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-cdt%3A20020431

The use of assignment to minimise power dissipation and area for finite-state machines is computationally difficult. Most published results show that the reduction of switching activity often trades with area penalty. Two cost functions are introduce... Read More about Genetic algorithm based state assignment for power and area optimisation..

Towards visualising temporal features in large scale microarray time-series data. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Craig, P., Kennedy, J., & Cumming, A. (2002, July). Towards visualising temporal features in large scale microarray time-series data. Presented at 6th International Conference on Information Visualisation - IV2002

Current techniques for visualising large-scale microarray data are unable to present temporal features without reducing the number of elements being displayed. This paper introduces a technique that overcomes this problem by combining a novel display... Read More about Towards visualising temporal features in large scale microarray time-series data..