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Mechatronic implementation in minimally invasive surgical instruments (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dikaiakos, G., Tzemanaki, A., Pipe, A. G., & Dogramadzi, S. (2014, August). Mechatronic implementation in minimally invasive surgical instruments. Paper presented at 2014 5th IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Sao Paulo, Brazil

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has proven to be beneficial in providing outstanding results for the patients. However, studies have shown that the surgeon faces significant challenges whilst performing this type of surgery, ranging from poorly desi... Read More about Mechatronic implementation in minimally invasive surgical instruments.

Evaluation of the mechanical properties of cross laminated bamboo panels by digital image correlation and finite element modelling (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Archila, H. F., Brandon, D., Ansell, M. P., Walker, P., & Ormondroyd, G. A. (2014, August). Evaluation of the mechanical properties of cross laminated bamboo panels by digital image correlation and finite element modelling. Paper presented at World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE) 2014, Quebec City, Canada

Guadua angustifolia Kunth (Guadua) is a bamboo species native to South and Central America that has been widely used for structural applications in small and large scale buildings, bridges and temporary structures. Guadua remains a material for verna... Read More about Evaluation of the mechanical properties of cross laminated bamboo panels by digital image correlation and finite element modelling.

Mechanical and physical characterization of composite bamboo-Guadua products: Plastiguadua (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Archila, H., Takeuchi, C. P., & Trujillo, D. (2014, August). Mechanical and physical characterization of composite bamboo-Guadua products: Plastiguadua. Paper presented at WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings 2014, Quebec City, Canada

The bamboo species Guadua angustifolia Kunth (Guadua) was subjected to different fibre extraction processes, chemically treated and used in combination with a set range of polymers to form various composite materials. Novel technologies and artisan... Read More about Mechanical and physical characterization of composite bamboo-Guadua products: Plastiguadua.

Proton modified Pt zeolite fuel cell electrocatalysts (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Yao, J., Yao, Y., & Mirzaii, H. (2014, August). Proton modified Pt zeolite fuel cell electrocatalysts. Paper presented at World Renewable Energy Congress WREC XIII, London, UK

NaY Zeolite is selected as a suitable material to host 1.5 wt% Platinum (Pt) loading on zeolite using ion exchange method (a) Pt(NH3)4(NO3)2 without excess NH4NO3 nitrate and (b) Pt(NH3)4(NO3)2 with excess NH4NO3 nitrate. The structure/reactivity rel... Read More about Proton modified Pt zeolite fuel cell electrocatalysts.

Finding Zelig in text: A measure for normalising linguistic accommodation (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, S., Cotterill, R., Dewdney, N., Muir, K., & Joinson, A. (2014, August). Finding Zelig in text: A measure for normalising linguistic accommodation. Paper presented at Proceedings of COLING 2014, the 25th International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Dublin, Ireland

Linguistic accommodation is a recognised indicator of social power and social distance. However, different individuals will vary their language to different degrees, and only a portion of this variance will be due to accommodation. This paper present... Read More about Finding Zelig in text: A measure for normalising linguistic accommodation.

Estimating the energy cost of (artificial) evolution (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Winfield, A. F. (2014, July). Estimating the energy cost of (artificial) evolution. Paper presented at Fourteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems, New York

This short discussion paper sets out to explore the question: what is the energy cost of evolving complex artificial life? The paper takes an unconventional approach by first estimating the energy cost of natural evolution and, in particular, the spe... Read More about Estimating the energy cost of (artificial) evolution.

'If at first you don't succeed: Affecting a change in the referral process of design education' (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Solomons, G., & Dowling, J. P. (2014, July). 'If at first you don't succeed: Affecting a change in the referral process of design education'. Presented at Typecon 2014: Trial & Error, Washington D.C., USA

There has been very little attention given to the importance of the referral stage in design education even though this is the stage at which students can learn the most from their mistakes in order to improve and progress. Acknowledging that stud... Read More about 'If at first you don't succeed: Affecting a change in the referral process of design education'.

Artificial photosynthesis coupled with electricity generation - microbial fuel cells as artificial plants (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Gajda, I., Greenman, J., Stinchcombe, A., Melhuish, C., & Ieropoulos, I. (2014, July). Artificial photosynthesis coupled with electricity generation - microbial fuel cells as artificial plants. Paper presented at ALIFE 14: The Fourteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems, NY, USA

To meet the global goal of carbon reduction process there is a need to develop an artificial system that may act as an autonomous CO2 scrubber. This paper describes the direct electricity generation by the Microbial Fuel Cell with the simultaneous bi... Read More about Artificial photosynthesis coupled with electricity generation - microbial fuel cells as artificial plants.

New Continuous Sliding Mode Design for Spacecraft Attitude Control (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Nemati, H., Oishi, M., Kobayashi, N., Nakata, R., & Hokamoto, S. (2014, July). New Continuous Sliding Mode Design for Spacecraft Attitude Control. Paper presented at 24th Workshop on JAXA Astrodynamics and Flight Mechanics 2014, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

A universal U-model based control system design (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Zhu, Q., Li, S., & Zhao, D. (2014, July). A universal U-model based control system design. Paper presented at The 33rd Chinese Control Conference, Nanjing, China

In conjunction with some of the latest research results, this study briefly summarizes the major characteristics with U-model based control system design and foresees the potential blue-sky research issues. The purpose of the presentation is to pro... Read More about A universal U-model based control system design.

U-model based LMI robust controller design (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Liu, X., Peng, Y., Zhu, Q., & Narayan, P. P. (2014, July). U-model based LMI robust controller design. Paper presented at 2014 33rd Chinese Control Conference (CCC), Nanjing, China

In this study, an LMI (Linear Matrix Inequality) based H� robust controller design approach is proposed to improve the performance of the designed U-pole placement control systems. Unlike the classical design procedures, the control-oriented U-model... Read More about U-model based LMI robust controller design.

Does appearance matter? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D. (2014, July). Does appearance matter?. Presented at US Scleroderma Foundation National Patient Education Conference 2014, Anaheim, California, USA

Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, July). Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'

This paper will consider the issue of long-term breastfeeding, using liminality to think about the experiences of a group of women who breastfeed beyond what is currently considered ‘normal’ in the UK. It draws on a qualitative study using micro-ethn... Read More about Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'..

Drawing on Topolski : An exploration of the relationship between reportage drawing and documentary filmmaking (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Oldham, A. (2014, July). Drawing on Topolski : An exploration of the relationship between reportage drawing and documentary filmmaking. Paper presented at AVANCA | CINEMA 2014, Portugal

I am in the process of making a short documentary film called “Drawing on Topolski”, which follows the story of a residency programme for young illustrators that has been inspired by the memory of the renowned Polish emigre artist Feliks Topolski. Th... Read More about Drawing on Topolski : An exploration of the relationship between reportage drawing and documentary filmmaking.

CAN (PLAN)+: Extending the operational semantics of the BDI architecture to deal with uncertain information (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bauters, K., Liu, W., Hong, J., Sierra, C., & Godo, L. (2014, July). CAN (PLAN)+: Extending the operational semantics of the BDI architecture to deal with uncertain information. Paper presented at UAI, Quebec, Canada

The BDI architecture, where agents are modelled based on their beliefs, desires and intentions, provides a practical approach to develop large scale systems. However, it is not well suited to model complex Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SC... Read More about CAN (PLAN)+: Extending the operational semantics of the BDI architecture to deal with uncertain information.

An investigation into predicting vortex ring state in rotary aircraft (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Westbrook-Netherton, O., & Toomer, C. (2014, July). An investigation into predicting vortex ring state in rotary aircraft. Paper presented at RAeS Applied Aerodynamics Conference, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

Results from wind tunnel experiments and Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulations have been presented which suggest it may be possible to predict when a rotary aircraft will enter Vortex Ring State (VRS). Results suggest that the formation of a... Read More about An investigation into predicting vortex ring state in rotary aircraft.

Films and psychiatry (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Banks, L. (2014, July). Films and psychiatry. Presented at Films and Psychiatry, Callington Road Hospital

Guest speaker and workshop leader on understanding mental health through film. Showed a selection of films and some of my own work that deals with mental health issues.

Locked in a capability trap? The case of the composites industry (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Chatzimichali, A., Yearworth, M., & Potter, K. (2014, July). Locked in a capability trap? The case of the composites industry. Paper presented at The 2014 International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Delft, Netherlands

How can a new material technology create growth? Is having a better material a guarantee for industrial success? This work suggests that technological growth requires a different level of analysis to enable a holistic understanding of issues around t... Read More about Locked in a capability trap? The case of the composites industry.