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Rate secrecy of networks with game theory approach (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Bamohabbat Chafjiri, S., Tebbi, M. A., & Karimian, Y. (2011). Rate secrecy of networks with game theory approach. In G. Lee (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Technology (ICMET 2011) (833-837). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.859896.paper172

In this paper, we introduce a three-way discrete memoryless Broadcast channel (T-DMBC) between a transmitter (Alice), a receiver (Bob), and an intruder (Eve). We represent a protocol for secret key establishment (SKE) between Alice and Bob so that Ev... Read More about Rate secrecy of networks with game theory approach.

Online hazard analysis for autonomous robots (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Woodman, R., Winfield, A. F. T., Harper, C., & Fraser, M. (2011). Online hazard analysis for autonomous robots. In J. Penders, T. J. Prescott, M. Witkowski, C. Melhuish, L. Alboul, & R. Groß (Eds.), Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (406-407)

Robotic systems require rigorous analysis at all stages of development to ensure system safety. The manufacturing industry has developed many of the robotic design methods used today. These methods were adapted from design practices taken from other... Read More about Online hazard analysis for autonomous robots.

Urine as a suitable fuel for microbial fuel cells (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Ieropoulos, I. A., Greenman, J., & Melhuish, C. (2011). Urine as a suitable fuel for microbial fuel cells. In P. Lunghi, S. Ubertini, & V. Cigolotti (Eds.), Proceedings of EFC11. , (325-326)

MFCs show promise in utilising a wide variety of organic sources. This paper describes the utilisation of neat urine as the main feedstock, with conversion efficiencies of >50%. Power densities of 4.93mW/m2 were recorded when 48 small-scale MFCs were... Read More about Urine as a suitable fuel for microbial fuel cells.

Reinforcement learning based radio resource scheduling in LTE-advanced (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Comsa, I. S., Aydin, M., Zhang, S., Kuonen, P., & Wagen, J. F. (2011). Reinforcement learning based radio resource scheduling in LTE-advanced

In this paper, a novel radio resource scheduling policy for Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) radio access technology in downlink acceptance is proposed. The scheduling process works with dispatching rules which are various with different behavior... Read More about Reinforcement learning based radio resource scheduling in LTE-advanced.

Estimators for RBS-based time synchronization in heterogeneous wireless networks (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Djenouri, D. (2011). Estimators for RBS-based time synchronization in heterogeneous wireless networks. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2011.6162456

A general scenario for using reference broadcast synchronization (RBS) in heterogeneous multi-hop wireless networks is defined, together with an appropriate model allowing to directly derive maximum likelihood estimators (MLE) to the skew and offset... Read More about Estimators for RBS-based time synchronization in heterogeneous wireless networks.

Liquid and gas flow behaviour in highly rotating environment (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Chandra, B., Simmons, K., Pickering, S., & Tittel, M. (2011). Liquid and gas flow behaviour in highly rotating environment. In Volume 1: Aircraft Engine; Ceramics; Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels; Wind Turbine Technology. , (337-345). https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2011-46430

In a typical aero engine bearing chamber, oil is introduced to lubricate and cool the bearings as well as the bearing chamber wall. The flow of the oil in the bearing chamber is very complex due to the presence of various forces: gravity, windage, ca... Read More about Liquid and gas flow behaviour in highly rotating environment.

Chemistry for context awareness (C2A) (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Ikram, A., & Baker, N. (2011). Chemistry for context awareness (C2A). In 2011 Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Environments (346-349). https://doi.org/10.1109/IE.2011.69

Awareness is a necessary aspect of interaction of present day devices and communications in pervasive environments. Awareness is dependant on the information of surroundings that is seen as 'Context'. The sources of context have grown exponentially i... Read More about Chemistry for context awareness (C2A).

Self-repairing clusters for time-efficient and scalable actor-fault-tolerance in wireless sensor and actor networks (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Amirouche, L., Djenouri, D., & Badache, N. (2011). Self-repairing clusters for time-efficient and scalable actor-fault-tolerance in wireless sensor and actor networks. In AccessNets 2010: Access Networks, (113-123). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20931-4_9

A new solution for fault-tolerance in wireless sensor and actor networks (WSAN) is proposed. The solution deals with fault-tolerance of actors, contrary to most of the literature that only considers sensors. It considers real-time communication, and... Read More about Self-repairing clusters for time-efficient and scalable actor-fault-tolerance in wireless sensor and actor networks.

Ageing well and learning through online immersive participation using a multi-user Web 3D environment (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Chilcott, M., & Smith, A. (2011). Ageing well and learning through online immersive participation using a multi-user Web 3D environment. https://doi.org/10.1109/VS-GAMES.2011.16

The Second Life (SL) multi-user virtual environment offers researcher opportunities to experiment with its rich communication, virtual collaboration, and 3-D content creation integrated tools. The SL synthetic world has already revealed great potenti... Read More about Ageing well and learning through online immersive participation using a multi-user Web 3D environment.

Fuzzy dynamical genetic programming in XCSF (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Preen, R., & Bull, L. (2011). Fuzzy dynamical genetic programming in XCSF. In N. Krasnogor, & P. L. Lanzi (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th annual conference companion on Genetic and evolutionary computation. , (167-168). https://doi.org/10.1145/2001858.2001952

A number of representation schemes have been presented for use within Learning Classifier Systems, ranging from binary encodings to Neural Networks, and more recently Dynamical Genetic Programming (DGP). This paper presents results from an investigat... Read More about Fuzzy dynamical genetic programming in XCSF.

An artificial chemistry based framework for personal and social context aware smart spaces (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Ikram, A., Baker, N., Knappmeyer, M., Reetz, E. S., & Tonjesy, R. (2011). An artificial chemistry based framework for personal and social context aware smart spaces. In 2011 7th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (2009-2014). https://doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC.2011.5982843

Supporting context-aware services and applications that are delivered to a user as they move through a smart space is a challenge. The complexity of awareness and interaction requires an efficient interaction and adaptation model. Most research proto... Read More about An artificial chemistry based framework for personal and social context aware smart spaces.

Multiuser scheduling on the LTE downlink with simulated annealing (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Aydin, M. E., Kwan, R., Wu, J., & Zhang, J. (2011). Multiuser scheduling on the LTE downlink with simulated annealing. In 2011 IEEE 73rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring). , (1-5). https://doi.org/10.1109/VETECS.2011.5956238

In this paper, the issue of multi-user radio resource scheduling on the downlink of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular communication system is addressed. An optimization model has been proposed in [1], where radio resources for multiple users are j... Read More about Multiuser scheduling on the LTE downlink with simulated annealing.

Multi-objective optimisation of cell-array circuit evolution (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Bremner, P., Samie, M., Pipe, A. G., & Tyrrell, A. (2011). Multi-objective optimisation of cell-array circuit evolution. In 2011 IEEE Congress of Evolutionary Computation (CEC) (440-446). https://doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2011.5949651

In this paper we have investigated the efficacy of applying multi-objective optimisation to Cartesian genetic programming (CGP) when used for evolution of cell-array configurations. A cell-array is a proposed type of custom FPGA, where digital circui... Read More about Multi-objective optimisation of cell-array circuit evolution.

Scanning environments with swarms of learning birds: A computational intelligence approach for managing disasters (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Aydin, M. E., Bessis, N., Asimakopoulou, E., Xhafa, F., & Wu, J. (2011). Scanning environments with swarms of learning birds: A computational intelligence approach for managing disasters. In Proceedings of 2011 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications. , (332-339). https://doi.org/10.1109/AINA.2011.75

Much work is underway within the broad next generation technologies community on issues associated with the development of services to foster collaboration via the integration of distributed and heterogeneous data systems and technologies. In previou... Read More about Scanning environments with swarms of learning birds: A computational intelligence approach for managing disasters.

A chemical model to enable context awareness (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Ikram, A., Baker, N., Knappmeyer, M., & Tönjes, R. (2011). A chemical model to enable context awareness. In 2011 4th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security. https://doi.org/10.1109/ntms.2011.5721147

Modeling ad-hoc context-aware services and applications that are delivered to a user as they move through a smart space has always been fraught with difficulty. It requires representation, management and inference of context, dynamic update of both c... Read More about A chemical model to enable context awareness.

Digital fabrication of a novel bio-actuator for bio-robotic art and design (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Walters, P., McGoran, D., & Ieropoulos, I. (2011). Digital fabrication of a novel bio-actuator for bio-robotic art and design. In Society for Imaging Science and Technology (Ed.), NIP27: International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication 2011 (496-499)

We describe the design, fabrication and testing of a biologically-driven actuator which serves as a proof-or-concept "artificial heartbeat" for future use within bio-robotic art and design. The actuator employs live biological material, both as a sou... Read More about Digital fabrication of a novel bio-actuator for bio-robotic art and design.

Towards a new framework for air quality management in Nigeria (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Olowoporoku, A. O., Longhurst, J., Barnes, J. H., & Edokpayi, C. A. (2011). Towards a new framework for air quality management in Nigeria. In C. Brebbia, J. Longhurst, & V. Popov (Eds.), Air Pollution XIX (1-10). https://doi.org/10.2495/AIR110011

Since 1988 the Nigerian Government has introduced environmental legislation aimed at reducing the atmospheric impact of various sources of pollution. Emphasis has often been placed on mitigating pollution from the oil and gas industry. However, vario... Read More about Towards a new framework for air quality management in Nigeria.

Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Barnes, J. H., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., Longhurst, J., & Olowoporoku, A. O. (2011). Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values. In C. Brebbia, J. Longhurst, & V. Popov (Eds.), Air Pollution XIX (277-285). https://doi.org/10.2495/AIR110261

Despite 14 years of UK Local Air Quality Management (LAQM), ambient NO concentrations have not decreased as expected. Although NO concentrations decreased from 1996 to 2002-4, this trend has subsequently levelled off. The UK Government has failed t... Read More about Assessing the potential for local action to achieve EU limit values.

Sustainable water management - Modelling acceptability for decision support: A methodology (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Ward, S., Abdelmeguid, H., Farmani, R., Memon, F. A., & Butler, D. (2011). Sustainable water management - Modelling acceptability for decision support: A methodology

Previous research into the acceptability of sustainable/integrated water management measures has focused on characterising acceptability, which can differ if referring to water-saving micro-components (appliances) or alternative water technologies (e... Read More about Sustainable water management - Modelling acceptability for decision support: A methodology.