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Evolving boolean networks on tunable fitness landscapes (2012)
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Bull, L. (2012). Evolving boolean networks on tunable fitness landscapes. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 16(6), 817-828. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEVC.2011.2173578

This paper presents an abstract, tunable model by which to explore aspects of artificial genetic regulatory networks and their design by simulated evolution. The random Boolean network formalism is combined with the NK and $NKCS$ models of fitness la... Read More about Evolving boolean networks on tunable fitness landscapes.

Automated evolutionary synthesis matching: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems (2012)
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Mitchell, T. J. (2012). Automated evolutionary synthesis matching: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems. Soft Computing, 16(12), 2057-2070. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-012-0873-x

This paper discusses the subject of automatic evolutionary sound matching: systems in which evolutionary algorithms are used to automatically derive the parameters of a synthesiser to produce a sound that matches a specified target sound. The paper d... Read More about Automated evolutionary synthesis matching: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems.

Elegant object-oriented software design via interactive, evolutionary computation (2012)
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Parmee, I. C., Simons, C. L., Simons, C., & Parmee, I. (2012). Elegant object-oriented software design via interactive, evolutionary computation. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, 42(6), 1797-1805. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMCC.2012.2225103

Design is fundamental to software development but can be demanding to perform. Thus, to assist the software designer, evolutionary computing is being increasingly applied using machine-based, quantitative fitness functions to evolve software designs.... Read More about Elegant object-oriented software design via interactive, evolutionary computation.

Lump localisation through a deformation-based tactile feedback system using a biologically inspired finger sensor (2012)
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Pipe, T., Roke, C., Melhuish, C., Pipe, A. G., Drury, D., & Chorley, C. (2012). Lump localisation through a deformation-based tactile feedback system using a biologically inspired finger sensor. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 60(11), 1442-1448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2012.05.002

The ability to localise harder areas in soft tissues is often desired during robot-assisted surgical operations. A deformation-based tactile feedback system was tested for the detection of objects within soft tissues, after being chosen over common p... Read More about Lump localisation through a deformation-based tactile feedback system using a biologically inspired finger sensor.

Ontology-driven relational query formulation using the semantic and assertional capabilities of OWL-DL (2012)
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McClatchey, R., Odeh, M., Munir, K., Munir, K., Odeh, M., & McClatchey, R. (2012). Ontology-driven relational query formulation using the semantic and assertional capabilities of OWL-DL. Knowledge-Based Systems, 35, 144-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2012.04.020

This work investigates the extent to which domain knowledge, expressed in a domain ontology, can assist end-users in formulating relational queries that can be executed over a complex relational database. In this regard, an ontology-driven query form... Read More about Ontology-driven relational query formulation using the semantic and assertional capabilities of OWL-DL.

Towards hierarchical blackboard mapping on a whiskered robot (2012)
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Prescott, T. J., Pearson, M. J., Evans, M. H., Fox, C. W., Fox, C. W., Evans, M., …Prescott, T. J. (2012). Towards hierarchical blackboard mapping on a whiskered robot. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 60(11), 1356-1366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2012.03.005

The paradigm case for robotic mapping assumes large quantities of sensory information which allow the use of relatively weak priors. In contrast, the present study considers the mapping problem for a mobile robot, CrunchBot, where only sparse, local... Read More about Towards hierarchical blackboard mapping on a whiskered robot.

A pilot investigation of Information Extraction in the semantic annotation of archaeological reports (2012)
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Vlachidis, A., & Tudhope, D. (2012). A pilot investigation of Information Extraction in the semantic annotation of archaeological reports. International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies, 7(3), 222-235. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMSO.2012.050183

The paper discusses a prototype investigation of semantic annotation, a form of metadata assigning conceptual entities to textual instances; in the case of archaeological grey literature. The use of Information Extraction (IE), a Natural Language Pro... Read More about A pilot investigation of Information Extraction in the semantic annotation of archaeological reports.

Evolution of plastic learning in spiking networks via memristive connections (2012)
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Howard, G., Howard, D., Gale, E., Bull, L., De Lacy Costello, B., & Adamatzky, A. (2012). Evolution of plastic learning in spiking networks via memristive connections. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 16(5), 711-729. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEVC.2011.2170199

This paper presents a spiking neuroevolutionary system which implements memristors as plastic connections, i.e., whose weights can vary during a trial. The evolutionary design process exploits parameter self-adaptation and variable topologies, allowi... Read More about Evolution of plastic learning in spiking networks via memristive connections.

E-commerce transactions in a virtual environment: Virtual transactions (2012)
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Scarle, S., Arnab, S., Dunwell, I., Petridis, P., Protopsaltis, A., & de Freitas, S. (2012). E-commerce transactions in a virtual environment: Virtual transactions. Electronic Commerce Research, 12(3), 379-407. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10660-012-9098-4

E-commerce is a fundamental method of doing business, such that for a firm to say it is trading at all in the modern market-place it must have some element of on-line presence. Coupled with this is the explosion of the "population" of Massively Multi... Read More about E-commerce transactions in a virtual environment: Virtual transactions.

Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC (2012)
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Adler, V., Wickens, J., Wang, J., Vanlaer, P., Vander Velde, C., Thomas, L., …McClatchey, R. (2012). Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC. Physics Letters B, 716(1), 30-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.08.021

Results are presented from searches for the standard model Higgs boson in proton-proton collisions at s=7 and 8 TeV in the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the LHC, using data samples corresponding to integrated luminosities of up to 5.1 fb-1 at 7... Read More about Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC.

Glueing grids and clouds together: A service-oriented approach (2012)
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Anjum, A., Hill, R., McClatchey, R., Branson, A., & Bessis, N. (2012). Glueing grids and clouds together: A service-oriented approach. International Journal of Web and Grid Services, 8(3), 248-265. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWGS.2012.049169

Scientific communities are actively developing services to exploit the capabilities of service-oriented distributed systems. This exploitation requires services to be specified and developed for a range of activities such as management and scheduling... Read More about Glueing grids and clouds together: A service-oriented approach.

From inconsistency handling to non-canonical requirements management: A logical perspective (2012)
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Mu, K., Hong, J., Jin, Z., & Liu, W. (2013). From inconsistency handling to non-canonical requirements management: A logical perspective. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 54(1), 109-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijar.2012.07.006

As a class of defects in software requirements specification, inconsistency has been widely studied in both requirements engineering and software engineering. It has been increasingly recognized that maintaining consistency alone often results in som... Read More about From inconsistency handling to non-canonical requirements management: A logical perspective.

On architectures of circuits implemented in simulated Belousov-Zhabotinsky droplets (2012)
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Adamatzky, A., Holley, J., Dittrich, P., Gorecki, J., De Lacy Costello, B., Zauner, K. P., & Bull, L. (2012). On architectures of circuits implemented in simulated Belousov-Zhabotinsky droplets. BioSystems, 109(1), 72-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2011.12.007

When lipid vesicles filled with Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) excitable chemical medium are packed in tight assembles, waves of excitation may travel between the vesicles. When several waves meet in a vesicle some fragments may deflect, others can annihi... Read More about On architectures of circuits implemented in simulated Belousov-Zhabotinsky droplets.

Time-dependent wave selection for information processing in excitable media (2012)
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Costello, B. D. L., Stevens, W. M., Adamatzky, A., Jahan, I., & de Lacy Costello, B. (2012). Time-dependent wave selection for information processing in excitable media. Physical Review E, 85(6), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.066129

We demonstrate an improved technique for implementing logic circuits in light-sensitive chemical excitable media. The technique makes use of the constant-speed propagation of waves along defined channels in an excitable medium based on the Belousov-Z... Read More about Time-dependent wave selection for information processing in excitable media.

Production system rules as protein complexes from genetic regulatory networks: An initial study (2012)
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Bull, L. (2012). Production system rules as protein complexes from genetic regulatory networks: An initial study. Evolutionary Intelligence, 5(2), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12065-012-0078-3

This short paper introduces a new way by which to design production system rules. An indirect encoding scheme is presented which views such rules as protein complexes produced by the temporal behaviour of an artificial genetic regulatory network. Thi... Read More about Production system rules as protein complexes from genetic regulatory networks: An initial study.

An integrated platform for image-guided cardiac resynchronization therapy (2012)
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Rhode, K. S., Rinaldi, C. A., Shetty, A. K., Ma, Y. L., Duckett, S., Etyngier, P., …Razavi, R. (2012). An integrated platform for image-guided cardiac resynchronization therapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 57(10), 2953-2968. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/57/10/2953

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective procedure for patients with heart failure but 30% of patients do not respond. This may be due to sub-optimal placement of the left ventricular (LV) lead. It is hypothesized that the use of cardi... Read More about An integrated platform for image-guided cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Evolution of supershapes for the generation of three-dimensional designs (2012)
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Preen, R. J., & Bull, L. (2012). Evolution of supershapes for the generation of three-dimensional designs

This paper explores the evolution of three-dimensional objects with a simple generative encoding, known as the Superformula. Evolving three-dimensional objects has long been of interest in a wide array of disciplines, from engineering (e.g., robotics... Read More about Evolution of supershapes for the generation of three-dimensional designs.

Survey on latency issues of asynchronous MAC protocols in delay-sensitive wireless sensor networks (2012)
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Doudou, M., Djenouri, D., & Badache, N. (2012). Survey on latency issues of asynchronous MAC protocols in delay-sensitive wireless sensor networks. Communications Surveys and Tutorials, IEEE Communications Society, 15(2), 528-550. https://doi.org/10.1109/surv.2012.040412.00075

Energy-efficiency is the main concern in most Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications. For this purpose, current WSN MAC (Medium Access Control) protocols use duty-cycling schemes, where they consciously switch a node's radio between active and sl... Read More about Survey on latency issues of asynchronous MAC protocols in delay-sensitive wireless sensor networks.

Multi objective resource scheduling in LTE networks using reinforcement learning (2012)
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Wagen, J. F., Comşa, I. S., Aydin, M., Zhang, S., & Kuonen, P. (2012). Multi objective resource scheduling in LTE networks using reinforcement learning. International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies, 3(2), 39-57. https://doi.org/10.4018/jdst.2012040103

The use of the intelligent packet scheduling process is absolutely necessary in order to make the radio resources usage more efficient in recent high-bit-rate demanding radio access technologies such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Packet scheduling pr... Read More about Multi objective resource scheduling in LTE networks using reinforcement learning.