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CFNet: An Eigenvalue Preserved Approach to Multiscale Building Segmentation in High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Li, Y., Bilal, M., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., Wang, H., & Xu, X. (in press). CFNet: An Eigenvalue Preserved Approach to Multiscale Building Segmentation in High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2023.3244336

In recent years, AI and Deep Learning (DL) methods have been widely used for object classification, recognition, and segmentation of high-resolution multispectral remote sensing images. These DL-based solutions perform better compare to traditional s... Read More about CFNet: An Eigenvalue Preserved Approach to Multiscale Building Segmentation in High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images.

Explainable AI-Based DDOS Attack Identification Method for IoT Networks (2023)
Journal Article
Kalutharage, C. S., Liu, X., Chrysoulas, C., Pitropakis, N., & Papadopoulos, P. (2023). Explainable AI-Based DDOS Attack Identification Method for IoT Networks. Computers, 12(2), Article 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers12020032

The modern digitized world is mainly dependent on online services. The availability of online systems continues to be seriously challenged by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The challenge in mitigating attacks is not limited to identify... Read More about Explainable AI-Based DDOS Attack Identification Method for IoT Networks.

To Switch or not to Switch: Predicting the Benefit of Switching between Algorithms based on Trajectory Features (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Vermetten, D., Wang, H., Sim, K., & Hart, E. (in press). To Switch or not to Switch: Predicting the Benefit of Switching between Algorithms based on Trajectory Features. In Applications of Evolutionary Computation – 26th International Conference, EvoApplications 2023

Dynamic algorithm selection aims to exploit the complemen-tarity of multiple optimization algorithms by switching between them during the search. While these kinds of dynamic algorithms have been shown to have potential to outperform their component... Read More about To Switch or not to Switch: Predicting the Benefit of Switching between Algorithms based on Trajectory Features.

A Quality-Diversity Approach to Evolving a Repertoire of Diverse Behaviour-Trees in Robot Swarms (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Montague, K., Hart, E., Paechter, B., & Nitschke, G. (in press). A Quality-Diversity Approach to Evolving a Repertoire of Diverse Behaviour-Trees in Robot Swarms. In EVOStar 2023

Designing controllers for a swarm of robots such that collabo-rative behaviour emerges at the swarm level is known to be challenging. Evolutionary approaches have proved promising, with attention turning more recently to evolving repertoires of dive... Read More about A Quality-Diversity Approach to Evolving a Repertoire of Diverse Behaviour-Trees in Robot Swarms.

Improving the size and quality of MAP-Elites containers via multiple emitters and decoders for urban logistics (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Urquhart, N., & Hart, E. (in press). Improving the size and quality of MAP-Elites containers via multiple emitters and decoders for urban logistics. In Applications of Evolutionary Computation – 26th International Conference, EvoApplications 2023

Quality-diversity (QD) methods such as MAP-Elites have been demonstrated to be useful in the domain of combinatorial optimisation due to their ability to generate a large set of solutions to a single-objective problem that are diverse with respect to... Read More about Improving the size and quality of MAP-Elites containers via multiple emitters and decoders for urban logistics.

Automated Algorithm Selection: from Feature-Based to Feature-Free Approaches (2023)
Journal Article
Alissa, M., Sim, K., & Hart, E. (2023). Automated Algorithm Selection: from Feature-Based to Feature-Free Approaches. Journal of Heuristics, 29(1), 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10732-022-09505-4

We propose a novel technique for algorithm-selection, applicable to optimisation domains in which there is implicit sequential information encapsulated in the data, e.g., in online bin-packing. Specifically we train two types of recurrent neural netw... Read More about Automated Algorithm Selection: from Feature-Based to Feature-Free Approaches.

Nature Inspired Optimisation for Delivery Problems: From Theory to the Real World (2022)
Book
Urquhart, N. (2022). Nature Inspired Optimisation for Delivery Problems: From Theory to the Real World. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98108-2

This book explains classic routing and transportation problems and solutions, before offering insights based on successful real-world solutions. The chapters in Part I introduce and explain the traveling salesperson problem (TSP), vehicle routing pro... Read More about Nature Inspired Optimisation for Delivery Problems: From Theory to the Real World.

An Input Sampling Scheme to Radar Echo Extrapolation For RNN-Based Models (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Wang, Y., Yang, Z., Liu, Q., & Liu, X. (2022). An Input Sampling Scheme to Radar Echo Extrapolation For RNN-Based Models. In 2022 IEEE Intl Conf on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, Intl Conf on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, Intl Conf on Cloud and Big Data Computing, Intl Conf on Cyber Science and Technology Congress (DASC/PiCom/CBDCom/CyberSciTech). https://doi.org/10.1109/dasc/picom/cbdcom/cy55231.2022.9927983

Short-term heavy rainfall can have a significant impact on people's production, life and travel. Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) is complex. It can predict weather conditions for the next week or even two weeks, but cannot predict the weather in t... Read More about An Input Sampling Scheme to Radar Echo Extrapolation For RNN-Based Models.

Emerging Simulation Frameworks for Analyzing Smart Grid Cyberattack: A Literature Review (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Darteh, O. F., Liu, Q., Liu, X., Bah, I., Nakoty, F. M., & Acakpovi, A. (2022). Emerging Simulation Frameworks for Analyzing Smart Grid Cyberattack: A Literature Review. In 2022 IEEE Intl Conf on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, Intl Conf on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, Intl Conf on Cloud and Big Data Computing, Intl Conf on Cyber Science and Technology Congress (DASC/PiCom/CBDCom/CyberSciTech). https://doi.org/10.1109/dasc/picom/cbdcom/cy55231.2022.9927892

The transition of the conventional power grid into the Smart Grid (SG), a widely distributed energy delivery network characterized by a two-way flow of electricity and information, is key for energy sector stakeholders. Despite the SG’s clear improve... Read More about Emerging Simulation Frameworks for Analyzing Smart Grid Cyberattack: A Literature Review.

Dense-FCN: A Deep Learning Approach for Weather Radar Beam Blockage Correction (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Sun, J., Wu, H., Liu, Q., Liu, X., & Ma, J. (2022). Dense-FCN: A Deep Learning Approach for Weather Radar Beam Blockage Correction. In 2022 IEEE Intl Conf on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, Intl Conf on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, Intl Conf on Cloud and Big Data Computing, Intl Conf on Cyber Science and Technology Congress (DASC/PiCom/CBDCom/CyberSciTech). https://doi.org/10.1109/dasc/picom/cbdcom/cy55231.2022.9927851

The weather radar will receive a lot of non-meteorological echo information during the body scan process, such as: object echoes, co-wave interference echoes, airplanes, flocks of birds, etc. These non-meteorological echoes will cause pollution to no... Read More about Dense-FCN: A Deep Learning Approach for Weather Radar Beam Blockage Correction.

High Resolution Remote Sensing Water Image Segmentation Based on Dual Branch Network (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, Z., Li, Y., Liu, Q., & Liu, X. (2022). High Resolution Remote Sensing Water Image Segmentation Based on Dual Branch Network. In 2022 IEEE Intl Conf on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, Intl Conf on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, Intl Conf on Cloud and Big Data Computing, Intl Conf on Cyber Science and Technology Congress (DASC/PiCom/CBDCom/CyberSciTech). https://doi.org/10.1109/dasc/picom/cbdcom/cy55231.2022.9927756

A basic stage of hydrological research is to automatically extract water body information from high-resolution remote sensing images. Various methods based on deep learning convolutional neural networks have been proposed in recent studies to achieve... Read More about High Resolution Remote Sensing Water Image Segmentation Based on Dual Branch Network.

Explainable AI and Deep Autoencoders Based Security Framework for IoT Network Attack Certainty (Extended Abstract) (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Sampath Kalutharage, C., Liu, X., & Chrysoulas, C. (2022). Explainable AI and Deep Autoencoders Based Security Framework for IoT Network Attack Certainty (Extended Abstract). In Attacks and Defenses for the Internet-of-Things: 5th International Workshop, ADIoT 2022 (41-50). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21311-3_8

Over the past few decades, Machine Learning (ML)-based intrusion detection systems (IDS) have become increasingly popular and continue to show remarkable performance in detecting attacks. However, the lack of transparency in their decision-making pro... Read More about Explainable AI and Deep Autoencoders Based Security Framework for IoT Network Attack Certainty (Extended Abstract).

Multi-Agent Modelling Notation (MAMN): A multi-layered graphical modelling notation for agent-based simulations (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Nguyen, J., Powers, S., Urquhart, N., Farrenkopf, T., & Guckert, M. (2022). Multi-Agent Modelling Notation (MAMN): A multi-layered graphical modelling notation for agent-based simulations. In PRIMA 2022: Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems - 24th International Conference, Valencia, Spain, November 16–18, 2022, Proceedings (640-649). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21203-1_42

Cause-effect graphs have been applied in non agent-based simulations, where they are used to model chained causal relations between input parameters and system behaviour measured by appropriate indicators. This can be useful for the analysis and inte... Read More about Multi-Agent Modelling Notation (MAMN): A multi-layered graphical modelling notation for agent-based simulations.

An Empirical Evaluation of a Novel Domain-Specific Language -- Modelling Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos (2022)
Journal Article
Hoffmann, B., Urquhart, N., Chalmers, K., & Guckert, M. (2022). An Empirical Evaluation of a Novel Domain-Specific Language -- Modelling Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos. Empirical Software Engineering, 27, Article 180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-022-10210-w

Domain-specific languages (DSLs) are a popular approach among software engineers who demand for a tailored development interface. A DSL-based approach allows to encapsulate the intricacies of the target platform in transformations that turn DSL model... Read More about An Empirical Evaluation of a Novel Domain-Specific Language -- Modelling Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos.

Modelling the Impact of Individual Preferences on Traffic Policies (2022)
Journal Article
Nguyen, J., Powers, S., Urquhart, N., Farrenkopf, T., & Guckert, M. (2022). Modelling the Impact of Individual Preferences on Traffic Policies. SN Computer Science, 3(5), Article 365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-022-01253-3

Urban traffic is a system always prone to overload, often approaching breakdown during rush hour times. Well adjusted modifications of traffic policies, with appropriate interventions, promise potential improvements by inducing change in both individ... Read More about Modelling the Impact of Individual Preferences on Traffic Policies.

A self-attention integrated spatiotemporal LSTM approach to edge-radar echo extrapolation in the Internet of Radars (2022)
Journal Article
Yang, Z., Wu, H., Liu, Q., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., & Cao, X. (2023). A self-attention integrated spatiotemporal LSTM approach to edge-radar echo extrapolation in the Internet of Radars. ISA Transactions, 132, 155-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isatra.2022.06.046

In recent years, the number of weather-related disasters significantly increases across the world. As a typical example, short-range extreme precipitation can cause severe flooding and other secondary disasters, which therefore requires accurate pred... Read More about A self-attention integrated spatiotemporal LSTM approach to edge-radar echo extrapolation in the Internet of Radars.

CEMA-LSTM: Enhancing Contextual Feature Correlation for Radar Extrapolation Using Fine-Grained Echo Datasets (2022)
Journal Article
Yang, Z., Liu, Q., Wu, H., Liu, X., & Zhang, Y. (2023). CEMA-LSTM: Enhancing Contextual Feature Correlation for Radar Extrapolation Using Fine-Grained Echo Datasets. Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, 135(1), 45-64. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2022.022045

Accurate precipitation nowcasting can provide great convenience to the public so they can conduct corresponding arrangements in advance to deal with the possible impact of upcoming heavy rain. Recent relevant research activities have shown their conc... Read More about CEMA-LSTM: Enhancing Contextual Feature Correlation for Radar Extrapolation Using Fine-Grained Echo Datasets.

Near-Data Prediction Based Speculative Optimization in a Distribution Environment (2022)
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Wu, X., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., & Hu, Y. (2022). Near-Data Prediction Based Speculative Optimization in a Distribution Environment. Mobile Networks and Applications, 27(6), 2339-2347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11036-021-01793-7

Hadoop is an open source from Apache with a distributed file system and MapReduce distributed computing framework. The current Apache 2.0 license agreement supports on-demand payment by consumers for cloud platform services, helping users leverage th... Read More about Near-Data Prediction Based Speculative Optimization in a Distribution Environment.

Intelligent Question Answering System Based on Knowledge Graph (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Feng, X., Liu, Q., & Liu, X. (2022). Intelligent Question Answering System Based on Knowledge Graph. In 2021 IEEE 23rd Int Conf on High Performance Computing & Communications; 7th Int Conf on Data Science & Systems; 19th Int Conf on Smart City; 7th Int Conf on Dependability in Sensor, Cloud & Big Data Systems & Application (HPCC/DSS/SmartCity/DependSys). https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCC-DSS-SmartCity-DependSys53884.2021.00225

In order to build a smart city and pursue more efficient city management, various industries have introduced intelligent question answering into process management. The intelligent question answering system based on the knowledge graph is dedicated t... Read More about Intelligent Question Answering System Based on Knowledge Graph.