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A Reinforcement Learning-based Assignment Scheme for EVs to Charging Stations (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aljaidi, M., Aslam, N., Chen, X., Kaiwartya, O., Al-Gumaei, A., & Khalid, M. (2022, June). A Reinforcement Learning-based Assignment Scheme for EVs to Charging Stations. Presented at 2022 IEEE 95th Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2022-Spring, Helsinki, Finland

Due to recent developments in electric mobility, public charging infrastructure will be essential for modern transportation systems. As the number of electric vehicles (EVs) increases, the public charging infrastructure needs to adopt efficient charg... Read More about A Reinforcement Learning-based Assignment Scheme for EVs to Charging Stations.

Automated Question-Answering for Interactive Decision Support in Operations & Maintenance of Wind Turbines (2022)
Journal Article
Chatterjee, J., & Dethlefs, N. (2022). Automated Question-Answering for Interactive Decision Support in Operations & Maintenance of Wind Turbines. IEEE Access, 10, 84710-84737. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3197167

Intelligent question-answering (QA) systems have witnessed increased interest in recent years, particularly in their ability to facilitate information access, data interpretation or decision support. The wind energy sector is one of the most promisin... Read More about Automated Question-Answering for Interactive Decision Support in Operations & Maintenance of Wind Turbines.

Increasing Engagement Through Explicit and Implicit Gamification in Higher Education (2022)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N., & Grey, S. (2022). Increasing Engagement Through Explicit and Implicit Gamification in Higher Education. In O. Bernardes, V. Amorim, & A. Carrizo Moreira (Eds.), Handbook of Research on the Influence and Effectiveness of Gamification in Education (662-681). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4287-6

Engagement is essential in higher education but can be problematic to achieve. Successful games are, at their core, designed to be engaging experiences. In attempts to increase engagement in learning, there has been an increase in playful learning, g... Read More about Increasing Engagement Through Explicit and Implicit Gamification in Higher Education.

Synchronous Multi-User Cross-Platform Virtual Reality for School Teachers (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kambili-Mzembe, F., & Gordon, N. A. (2022, May). Synchronous Multi-User Cross-Platform Virtual Reality for School Teachers. Presented at 8th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN), Vienna, Austria

Motivated by a desire to apply Computer Science and Virtual Reality (VR) technology due to the need for improving secondary school education in Malawi, this paper presents a prototype of a synchronous multi-user cross-platform real-time 3D VR applica... Read More about Synchronous Multi-User Cross-Platform Virtual Reality for School Teachers.

Characterization and calibration of multiple 2D laser scanners (2022)
Journal Article
Riaz un Nabi Jafri, S., Shamim, S., Faraz, S. M., Ahmed, A., Yasir, S. M., & Iqbal, J. (2022). Characterization and calibration of multiple 2D laser scanners. PLoS ONE, 17(7), Article e0272063. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272063

This paper presents the comparative evaluation of multiple compact and lightweight 2D laser scanners for their possible backpack based scanning and mapping applications. These scanners include Hokuyo URG-04LX, Slamtec RPLidar A1-M8 and Hokuyo UTM- 30... Read More about Characterization and calibration of multiple 2D laser scanners.

Dynamic risk stratification using Markov chain modelling in patients with chronic heart failure (2022)
Journal Article
Kazmi, S., Kambhampati, C., Cleland, J., Cuthbert, J., Kazmi, K. S., Pellicori, P., Rigby, A. S., & Clark, A. L. (2022). Dynamic risk stratification using Markov chain modelling in patients with chronic heart failure. ESC Heart Failure, https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14028

Aims: Risk changes with the progression of disease and the impact of treatment. We developed a dynamic risk stratification Markov chain model using artificial intelligence in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods and results: We describe... Read More about Dynamic risk stratification using Markov chain modelling in patients with chronic heart failure.

The HDIN dataset: A Real-world Indoor UAV Dataset with Multi-task Labels for Visual-based Navigation (2022)
Data
Chang, Y., Cheng, Y., Murray, J., Huang, S., & Shi, G. (2022). The HDIN dataset: A Real-world Indoor UAV Dataset with Multi-task Labels for Visual-based Navigation. [Data]

The dataset contains image samples and Multi-task labels (i.e., regression and classification labels) collected from onboard UAV sensors in real-world indoor environments. By transforming the original labels following the instructions at: https://git... Read More about The HDIN dataset: A Real-world Indoor UAV Dataset with Multi-task Labels for Visual-based Navigation.

Flexible Ontology-Driven Educational Apps and Social Media for Learners with a Disability (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nganji, J. T., Brayshaw, M., & Gordon, N. (2022, June). Flexible Ontology-Driven Educational Apps and Social Media for Learners with a Disability. Presented at HCII 2022: Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Designing the Learner and Teacher Experience

This paper explores how to build ontology-driven learning systems from a flexible disability-aware mentality and augment them into a learning blend that embraces social media. The approach emphasizes the use of user centered flexible software in a bl... Read More about Flexible Ontology-Driven Educational Apps and Social Media for Learners with a Disability.

Facilitating a smoother transition to renewable energy with AI (2022)
Journal Article
Chatterjee, J., & Dethlefs, N. (2022). Facilitating a smoother transition to renewable energy with AI. Patterns, 3(6), Article 100528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2022.100528

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help facilitate wider adoption of renewable energy globally. We organized a social event for the AI and renewables community to discuss these aspects at the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR),... Read More about Facilitating a smoother transition to renewable energy with AI.

Learning Analytics and Deep Learning in Large Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) (2022)
Journal Article
Wechie, N., Brayshaw, M., & Gordon, N. (2022). Learning Analytics and Deep Learning in Large Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs). International Journal on Engineering Technologies and Informatics, 3(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.51626/ijeti.2022.03.00029

In this paper we look at the use of Deep Learning as a technique for Education Data Mining and Learnng Analytics. We discuss existing approaches and how Deep Learning can be used in a complimentary manner in order to provide new and insightful perspe... Read More about Learning Analytics and Deep Learning in Large Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs).