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NLP-based approach to detect autism spectrum disorder in saccadic eye movement (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Elbattah, M., Guerin, J. L., Carette, R., Cilia, F., & Dequen, G. (2020). NLP-based approach to detect autism spectrum disorder in saccadic eye movement. In 2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI) (1581-1587). https://doi.org/10.1109/ssci47803.2020.9308238

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong condition generally characterized by social and communication impairments. The early diagnosis of ASD is highly desirable, yet it could be complicated by several factors. Standard tests typically require i... Read More about NLP-based approach to detect autism spectrum disorder in saccadic eye movement.

Hardware design for autonomous robot evolution (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Hale, M. F., Angus, M., Buchanan, E., Li, W., Woolley, R., Goff, L. K. L., …Tyrrell, A. M. (2020). Hardware design for autonomous robot evolution. In 2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI) (2140-2147). https://doi.org/10.1109/ssci47803.2020.9308204

The long term goal of the Autonomous Robot Evolution (ARE) project is to create populations of physical robots, in which both the controllers and body plans are evolved. The transition of evolutionary designs from purely simulation environments into... Read More about Hardware design for autonomous robot evolution.

Evolution of diverse, manufacturable robot body plans (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Buchanan, E., Goff, L. K. L., Hart, E., Eiben, A. E., Carlo, M. D., Li, W., …Tyrrell, A. M. (2020). Evolution of diverse, manufacturable robot body plans. In 2020 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI) (2132-2139). https://doi.org/10.1109/ssci47803.2020.9308434

Advances in rapid prototyping have opened up new avenues of research within Evolutionary Robotics in which not only controllers but also the body plans (morphologies) of robots can evolve in real-time and real-space. However, this also introduces new... Read More about Evolution of diverse, manufacturable robot body plans.

Application of machine learning towards design optimisation of bio-inspired transfemoral prosthetic socket for robotic leg test rig (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Sabau, P., Chong, J. J., Jafari, A., Agrawal, S., Semasinghe, C., & Etoundi, A. (2020). Application of machine learning towards design optimisation of bio-inspired transfemoral prosthetic socket for robotic leg test rig. https://doi.org/10.23919/iccas50221.2020.9268404

In the past century many medical advancements in prosthetics have been achieved, however, discomfort in prosthetic socket remains one of the toughest challenges faced by both amputees and prosthetists. Wearing an uncomfortable socket can lead to user... Read More about Application of machine learning towards design optimisation of bio-inspired transfemoral prosthetic socket for robotic leg test rig.

Public written statement to the UN WGEPAD 27th Session: The urgency of now - Systemic racism and the lessons of 2020 (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Olaiya, M.A., H. B. A. (2020). Public written statement to the UN WGEPAD 27th Session: The urgency of now - Systemic racism and the lessons of 2020.

The UN WGEPAD 27th public session: "The Urgency of Now - Systemic Racism and the Lessons of 2020" was held between 30 November to 3 December. This thematic session built on the WGEPAD’s COVID-19 report, systemic racism and global protests, and set t... Read More about Public written statement to the UN WGEPAD 27th Session: The urgency of now - Systemic racism and the lessons of 2020.

Draw of a Drawing (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Banou, S. (2020). Draw of a Drawing. In D. Hallama, R. Liptau, A. K. Hougaard, G. Lidia, C. Rikke Lyngsø, & E. Drach (Eds.), Artefakte des Entwerfens (182-191)

Draw of a Drawing is a transcription of the installation Kaleidoscopic City (a survey of Edinburgh focused on the transitory elements of the urban). As such it marks the moment that the elements of the survey are projected upon a single surface. Und... Read More about Draw of a Drawing.

Cyclical construction workforce shortage: An evaluation of the current shortage in Western North Carolina (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Al-Bayati, A. J., Tafazzoli, M., York, D. D., & Umar, T. (2020). Cyclical construction workforce shortage: An evaluation of the current shortage in Western North Carolina. In Construction Research Congress 2020 (643-650). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482872.070

The inadequate supply of skilled construction craft workers is an issue that currently affects the performance of the construction industry. The performance of the construction industry has a significant influence on the growth of the national econom... Read More about Cyclical construction workforce shortage: An evaluation of the current shortage in Western North Carolina.

Biofilm management; Investigating the inhibitory effects of chlorine-based disinfectants on biofilms (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Clayton, G., Thorn, R., & Reynolds, D. (in press). Biofilm management; Investigating the inhibitory effects of chlorine-based disinfectants on biofilms

Summary of key findings Direct disinfection of established Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by electrochemically activated solutions [ECAS] exhibited significantly greater anti-biofilm activity compared to NaOCl and HOCl at free chlorine concentratio... Read More about Biofilm management; Investigating the inhibitory effects of chlorine-based disinfectants on biofilms.

Multifunctional graphene-based wearable e-textiles (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Karim, N., Afroj, S., & Islam, M. H. Multifunctional graphene-based wearable e-textiles. Manuscript submitted for publication

Wearable electronics is becoming increasingly very popular since such technology makes life safer, healthier and more comfortable. Among them, smart wearable textiles have been going through significant evolutions in recent years, through the innovat... Read More about Multifunctional graphene-based wearable e-textiles.

Heatmaps for visual explainability of CNN-based predictions for multivariate time series with application to healthcare (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Viton, F., Elbattah, M., Guerin, J. L., & Dequen, G. (2020). Heatmaps for visual explainability of CNN-based predictions for multivariate time series with application to healthcare. In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI)https://doi.org/10.1109/ICHI48887.2020.9374393

The need for explainable AI is becoming increasingly important for critical decision domains such as healthcare for example. In this context, this paper is concerned with explaining the predictions of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) with particu... Read More about Heatmaps for visual explainability of CNN-based predictions for multivariate time series with application to healthcare.

A probabilistic shared-control framework for mobile robots (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gholami, S., Garate, V. R., De Momi, E., & Ajoudani, A. (2020). A probabilistic shared-control framework for mobile robots. In 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (11473-11480). https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS45743.2020.9341064

Full teleoperation of mobile robots during the execution of complex tasks not only demands high cognitive and physical effort but also generates less optimal trajectories compared to autonomous controllers. However, the use of the latter in cluttered... Read More about A probabilistic shared-control framework for mobile robots.

Visualet: Visualizing shapelets for time series classification (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Li, G., Choi, B., Bhowmick, S. S., Wong, G. L., Chun, K. P., & Li, S. (2020). Visualet: Visualizing shapelets for time series classification. In Proceedings of the 29th ACM International Conference on Information \& Knowledge Management (3429-3432). https://doi.org/10.1145/3340531.3417414

Time series classification (TSC) has attracted considerable attention from both academia and industry. TSC methods that are based on shapelets (intuitively, small highly-discriminative subsequences have been found effective and are particularly known... Read More about Visualet: Visualizing shapelets for time series classification.

A shared-autonomy approach to goal detection and navigation control of mobile collaborative robots (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gholami, S., Ruiz Garate, V., De Momi, E., & Ajoudani, A. (in press). A shared-autonomy approach to goal detection and navigation control of mobile collaborative robots. In 2020 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) (1026-1032). https://doi.org/10.1109/ro-man47096.2020.9223583

Autonomous goal detection and navigation control of mobile robots in remote environments can help to unload human operators from simple, monotonous tasks allowing them to focus on more cognitively stimulating actions. This can result in better task p... Read More about A shared-autonomy approach to goal detection and navigation control of mobile collaborative robots.

Proposing a hybrid RPL protocol for rank and wormhole attack mitigation using machine learning (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Zahra, F., Jhanjhi, N. Z., Brohi, S., Malik, N. A., & Humayun, M. (2020). Proposing a hybrid RPL protocol for rank and wormhole attack mitigation using machine learning. In 2020 2nd International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences (ICCIS). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIS49240.2020.9257607

Internet of Things have profoundly transformed the way technology is deployed today in different domains of life. However, its widescale implementation has also caused major security concerns in context of data communication because of escalating int... Read More about Proposing a hybrid RPL protocol for rank and wormhole attack mitigation using machine learning.

Optimal integration of renewable distributed generation using the whale optimization algorithm for techno-economic analysis (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Settoul, S., Chenni, R., Zellagui, M., & Nouri, H. (2021). Optimal integration of renewable distributed generation using the whale optimization algorithm for techno-economic analysis. In S. Bououden, M. Chadli, S. Ziani, & I. Zelinka (Eds.), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6403-1_35

A new method for optimal integration of renewable energy sources based on photovoltaic solar panels and wind turbines in the distribution network is presented with the objective of reducing the Active Power Loss (APL) index, to improve the Total Volt... Read More about Optimal integration of renewable distributed generation using the whale optimization algorithm for techno-economic analysis.

Predictors of mid-late term revision of knee replacement: A nation-wide retrospective cohort study (UK SAFE) (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Judge, A., Garriga-Fuentes, C., Smith, L., Porter, M., Pinedo-Villanueva, R., Arden, N., & Conaghan, P. (2020). Predictors of mid-late term revision of knee replacement: A nation-wide retrospective cohort study (UK SAFE).

Objective: Identify patients likely to require mid-late revision of knee replacement (KR) to inform targeted follow-up. Methods: Setting: Primary care using Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) data and secondary care using National Joint Re... Read More about Predictors of mid-late term revision of knee replacement: A nation-wide retrospective cohort study (UK SAFE).

Predictors of mid-late term revision of total hip replacement: A nation-wide retrospective cohort study (UK SAFE)  (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Judge, A., Garriga-Fuentes, C., Kingsbury, S., Smith, L., Porter, M., Pinedo-Villanueva, R., …Conaghan, P. (2020). Predictors of mid-late term revision of total hip replacement: A nation-wide retrospective cohort study (UK SAFE) . In BOA Annual Congress 2020

Objective: Identify which patients are most likely to require mid-late revision surgery to inform targeted follow-up. Methods: Setting: Primary care using Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) data and secondary care using National Joint Regi... Read More about Predictors of mid-late term revision of total hip replacement: A nation-wide retrospective cohort study (UK SAFE) .

A comparative study of patients presenting for revision of hip or knee replacements, based on whether they were or were not under long term follow-up (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Kingsbury, S., Smith, L., Shuweilkhi, F., West, R., Czoski-Murray, C., Vernon, L., …Stone, M. (2020). A comparative study of patients presenting for revision of hip or knee replacements, based on whether they were or were not under long term follow-up

Background: This prospective cohort study explored differences in symptoms, healthcare use, reason for revision, and the revision surgery (surgical time, components, length-of-stay) between patients having regular follow-up and those without. Meth... Read More about A comparative study of patients presenting for revision of hip or knee replacements, based on whether they were or were not under long term follow-up.