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Living “Heterotopias”: The Gojikara Mura© Settings (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Landi, D. (2018). Living “Heterotopias”: The Gojikara Mura© Settings. In 5th International Conference on Architecture and Built Environment S.ARCH, (431-452)

People are living longer and being old is becoming the norm but the potential of acquiring a long-term condition such as dementia is increasing. The societal viewpoint has started to conceptualise the aging population phenomenon as an impending socia... Read More about Living “Heterotopias”: The Gojikara Mura© Settings.

Additive manufacture of a spine surrogate for assessing injury risk during under vehicle explosions (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Barnes, S., Adkins, D., & Newell, N. (2018). Additive manufacture of a spine surrogate for assessing injury risk during under vehicle explosions.

Spinal injuries sustained by occupants during under-vehicle explosions were common in recent conflicts. Mitigation technologies are currently assessed using Anthropometric Test Devices (ATDs) which are designed to respond biofidelically to external l... Read More about Additive manufacture of a spine surrogate for assessing injury risk during under vehicle explosions.

Whisker-ratSLAM applied to 6D object identification and spatial localisation (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Salman, M., & Pearson, M. J. (2018). Whisker-ratSLAM applied to 6D object identification and spatial localisation. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95972-6_44

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018. The problem of tactile object identification has a strong connection with the problem of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) in a physical 6-dimensional environment. Here... Read More about Whisker-ratSLAM applied to 6D object identification and spatial localisation.

Modeling and Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Jafari, R., Razvarz, S., Gegov, A., & Paul, S. (2018). Modeling and Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/IS.2018.8710463

© 2018 IEEE. A survey of the methodologies associated with the modeling and control of uncertain nonlinear systems has been given due importance in this paper. The basic criteria that highlights the work is relied on the various patterns of technique... Read More about Modeling and Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems.

Understanding user-defined mapping design in mid-air musical performance (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Brown, D., Nash, C., & Mitchell, T. (2018). Understanding user-defined mapping design in mid-air musical performance. https://doi.org/10.1145/3212721.3212810

© 2018 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). Publication rights licensed to Association for Computing Machinery. Modern gestural interaction and motion capture technology is frequently incorporated into Digital Musical Instruments (DMIs) to enable n... Read More about Understanding user-defined mapping design in mid-air musical performance.

An adaptive opportunistic routing scheme for reliable data delivery in WSNs (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Hasnain, M., Malik, M. H., & Aydin, M. E. (2018). An adaptive opportunistic routing scheme for reliable data delivery in WSNs. In A. Abuarqoub, M. Hammudah, & S. Murad (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems - ICFNDS '18 (1-7). https://doi.org/10.1145/3231053.3231085

© 2018 ACM. With the emergence of miniature technologies such as sensor nodes powered with limited batteries, many applications came into existence such as detection of mine reconnaissance, pollution monitoring, data gathering from remote locations,... Read More about An adaptive opportunistic routing scheme for reliable data delivery in WSNs.

Performance measurement outcomes from planetary surface exploration robots (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Insaurralde, C. C., & Kaupisch, T. (2018). Performance measurement outcomes from planetary surface exploration robots. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2018.8396600

© 2018 IEEE. Current space exploration faces the challenge of extreme planetary surface conditions. This can foster terrestrial technologies such as Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) for use in extra-terrestrial missions. However, the readiness of the... Read More about Performance measurement outcomes from planetary surface exploration robots.

Cognitive design framework for multidisciplinary development of high-integrity avionics systems (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Insaurralde, C. C. (2018). Cognitive design framework for multidisciplinary development of high-integrity avionics systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2018.8396777

© 2018 IEEE. The development of dependable High-Integrity Avionics Systems (HIASs) is a time-consuming process (costly and risky) that entails a multidisciplinary team. Agility and dependability at early development stages can significantly reduce co... Read More about Cognitive design framework for multidisciplinary development of high-integrity avionics systems.

Distributed control architecture for aircraft fluid management (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Insaurralde, C. C., & Giron-Sierra, J. M. (2018). Distributed control architecture for aircraft fluid management. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2018.8396601

© 2018 IEEE. Smartfuel is a research project from a European Commission Framework Programme. The project aims to move away from a centralized control architecture for aircraft fuel management. The controlling functionality (originally located in a ce... Read More about Distributed control architecture for aircraft fluid management.

Modelling of a Bio-Inspired Knee Joint and Design of an Energy Saving Exoskeleton Based on Performance Maps Optimisation for Condylar Knee Prosthetics (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Etoundi, A., Chong, J., & Jafari, A. (2018). Modelling of a Bio-Inspired Knee Joint and Design of an Energy Saving Exoskeleton Based on Performance Maps Optimisation for Condylar Knee Prosthetics. . https://doi.org/10.1109/CoDIT.2018.8394776

© 2018 IEEE. The process of designing bio-inspired knee joint for prosthetics/exoskeletons has been a challenging issue due to the complicated relationships between the performance criteria and the link lengths of the design space, or workspace in th... Read More about Modelling of a Bio-Inspired Knee Joint and Design of an Energy Saving Exoskeleton Based on Performance Maps Optimisation for Condylar Knee Prosthetics.

Graphchain: A blockchain-free scalable decentralised ledger (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Boyen, X., Carr, C., & Haines, T. (2018). Graphchain: A blockchain-free scalable decentralised ledger. In S. V. Lokam, S. Ruj, & K. Sakurai (Eds.), https://doi.org/10.1145/3205230.3205235

© 2018 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). Blockchain-based replicated ledgers, pioneered in Bitcoin, are effective against double spending, but inherently attract centralised mining pools and incompressible transaction delays. We propose a framew... Read More about Graphchain: A blockchain-free scalable decentralised ledger.

"Protection on that erection?": Discourses of accountability & compromising participation in digital sexual health (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Wood, M., Garbett, A., Morrissey, K., Hopkins, P., & Balaam, M. (2018). "Protection on that erection?": Discourses of accountability & compromising participation in digital sexual health. In CHI '18: Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (1-12). https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3174238

This paper analyses sexual health workers' 'talk' around their introduction of a digital platform to enhance a regionally managed condom distribution scheme for young people. In examining the discursive resources workers used in framing the sexual he... Read More about "Protection on that erection?": Discourses of accountability & compromising participation in digital sexual health.

Design for sexual wellbeing in HCI (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Kannabiran, G., Ahmed, A. A., Wood, M., Balaam, M., Tanenbaum, J. G., Bardzell, S., & Bardzell, J. (2018). Design for sexual wellbeing in HCI. https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3170639

This workshop focuses on the design of digital interactive technology for promoting sexual wellbeing as a fundamental human rights issue and social justice concern in the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Sexuality related topics have garner... Read More about Design for sexual wellbeing in HCI.

Troubling vulnerability: Designing with LGBT young people's ambivalence towards hate crime reporting (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Gatehouse, C., Wood, M., Briggs, J., Pickles, J., & Lawson, S. (2018). Troubling vulnerability: Designing with LGBT young people's ambivalence towards hate crime reporting. In CHI '18: Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (1-13). https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173683

HCI is increasingly working with 'vulnerable' people, yet there is a danger that the label of vulnerability can alienate and stigmatize the people such work aims to support. We report our study investigating the application of interaction design to i... Read More about Troubling vulnerability: Designing with LGBT young people's ambivalence towards hate crime reporting.

Multi-precision convolutional neural networks on heterogeneous hardware (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Amiri, S., Hosseinabady, M., McIntosh-Smith, S., & Nunez-Yanez, J. (2018). Multi-precision convolutional neural networks on heterogeneous hardware. In 2018 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (419-424). https://doi.org/10.23919/DATE.2018.8342046

Fully binarised convolutional neural networks (CNNs) deliver very high inference performance using single-bit weights and activations, together with XNOR type operators for the kernel convolutions. Current research shows that full binarisation result... Read More about Multi-precision convolutional neural networks on heterogeneous hardware.

Smart CITY patterns: Creating environmental stylesheets to template 'inclusivity' on Cardiff Bay Barrage (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Carroll, F., Entwistle, A., Burrows, I., Ware, M., Thomas, N., & Loudon, G. (2018). Smart CITY patterns: Creating environmental stylesheets to template 'inclusivity' on Cardiff Bay Barrage. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS.2017.8318982

© 2017 IEEE. From parks to shopping areas, smart technologies are being used throughout our cities to inform, guide and even persuade us into certain experiences. In terms of the technologies (and their usage), the emphasis is now very much on the mo... Read More about Smart CITY patterns: Creating environmental stylesheets to template 'inclusivity' on Cardiff Bay Barrage.

Evaluation or ‘anecdote’? Understanding the impact of design (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Kenning, G., Treadaway, C., Fennell, J., & Prytherch, D. (2018). Evaluation or ‘anecdote’? Understanding the impact of design. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design4Health (277-282)

Designers are increasingly engaging in participatory co-design approaches to understand the needs and wants of the people who will engage with the artefacts produced. These approaches are particularly relevant for design that focuses on social change... Read More about Evaluation or ‘anecdote’? Understanding the impact of design.

Developing a power efficient private cloud ready infrastructure for small-medium sized enterprises (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Ogunshile, E. (2018). Developing a power efficient private cloud ready infrastructure for small-medium sized enterprises. In V. Méndez Muñoz, D. Ferguson, M. Helfert, & C. Pahl (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science (299-309). https://doi.org/10.5220/0006641002990309

Digital technology is advancing and the means of powering it so. For small-medium enterprise (SME) to remain competitive in today’s economic climate it is paramount they can respond to business challenges with agility and efficiency. Despite knowing... Read More about Developing a power efficient private cloud ready infrastructure for small-medium sized enterprises.

Viability of small-scale HPC cloud infrastructures (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Ogunshile, E. K. A. (2018). Viability of small-scale HPC cloud infrastructures. In V. Méndez Muñoz, D. Ferguson, M. Helfert, & C. Pahl (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science - Volume 1: CLOSER (275-286). https://doi.org/10.5220/0006640802750286

RDMA networking has historically been linked closely and almost exclusively with HPC infrastructures. However, as demand for RDMA networking increases in fields outside of HPC, such as with Hadoop in the Big Data space, an increasing number of organi... Read More about Viability of small-scale HPC cloud infrastructures.