All Outputs (694)

Steering and visualization: Enabling technologies for computational science (2008)
Journal Article
Wright, H., Crompton, R. H., Kharche, S., & Wenisch, P. (2010). Steering and visualization: Enabling technologies for computational science. Future generations computer systems : FGCS, 26(3), 506-513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2008.06.015

Computational steering is an investigative paradigm whereby the parameters of a running program can be altered according to what is seen in the currently visualized results of the simulation. For certain problems, interactive computation brings speci... Read More about Steering and visualization: Enabling technologies for computational science.

Improving Interaction Performance for Ray Tracing (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kurz, D., Lux, C., Springer, J., & Fröhlich, B. Improving Interaction Performance for Ray Tracing. Presented at Eurographics 2008

We have developed an approach for improving the performance of object manipulation in ray tracing systems.We assume that users alternate between navigating the scene and manipulating objects in the scene. We divide the scene in objects currently mani... Read More about Improving Interaction Performance for Ray Tracing.

Stable quantum filters with scattering phenomena (2008)
Journal Article
Ahamed, W. U., & Kambhampati, C. (2008). Stable quantum filters with scattering phenomena. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 5(2), 132-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-008-0132-x

Quantum neural network filters for signal processing have received a lot of interest in the recent past. The implementations of these filters had a number of design parameters that led to numerical inefficiencies. At the same time the solution proced... Read More about Stable quantum filters with scattering phenomena.

Object-Capability Security in Virtual Environments (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Scheffler, M., Springer, J. P., & Froehlich, B. (2008, March). Object-Capability Security in Virtual Environments. Presented at 2008 IEEE Virtual Reality Conference

Access control is an important aspect of shared virtual environments.Resource access may not only depend on prior authorization, but alsoon context of usage such as distance or position in the scene graphhierarchy. In virtual worlds that allow user-c... Read More about Object-Capability Security in Virtual Environments.

Linking perception and action through motivation and affect (2008)
Journal Article
Davis, D. N. (2008). Linking perception and action through motivation and affect. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, 20(1), 37-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/09528130701472424

Research into cognitive architectures is described within a framework spanning major issues in artificial intelligence and cognitive science. Earlier work on motivation is extended with a cognitive model of reasoning which, together with an affective... Read More about Linking perception and action through motivation and affect.

Autonomous clustering using rough set theory (2008)
Journal Article
Bean, C., & Kambhampati, C. (2008). Autonomous clustering using rough set theory. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 5(1), 90-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-008-0090-3

This paper proposes a clustering technique that minimizes the need for subjective human intervention and is based on elements of rough set theory (RST). The proposed algorithm is unified in its approach to clustering and makes use of both local and g... Read More about Autonomous clustering using rough set theory.

Haptic feedback can provide an objective assessment of arthroscopic skills (2008)
Journal Article
Chami, G., Ward, J. W., Phillips, R., & Sherman, K. P. (2008). Haptic feedback can provide an objective assessment of arthroscopic skills. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 466(4), 963-968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-008-0115-9

The outcome of arthroscopic procedures is related to the surgeon's skills in arthroscopy. Currently, evaluation of such skills relies on direct observation by a surgeon trainer. This type of assessment, by its nature, is subjective and time-consuming... Read More about Haptic feedback can provide an objective assessment of arthroscopic skills.

Posterior probability measure for image matching (2008)
Journal Article
Feng, Z., Lu, N., & Jiang, P. (2008). Posterior probability measure for image matching. Pattern Recognition, 41(7), 2422-2433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2007.12.013

Template matching is one of the principle techniques in visual tracking. Various similarity measures have been developed to find the target in an acquired image by matching with a template. However, mismatching or misidentification may sporadically... Read More about Posterior probability measure for image matching.

Experiencias de enseñanza a estudiantes de informática con discapacidad en Universidades del Reino Unido (2008)
Book Chapter
Tompsett, B. (2008). Experiencias de enseñanza a estudiantes de informática con discapacidad en Universidades del Reino Unido. In Tecnologias de la Informacion Y Las Comunicaciones en la Autonomia Personal, Dependencia y Accesibilidad (371 - 398). Fundacion Alfredo Brana Cursos Superiores de Verano en Galicia

El cambio en el entorno legal, social y educativo en el Reino Unido ha resultado en un incremento del número de estudiantes con discapacidad que entran en la enseñanza universitaria. Algunas materias han ido experimentando esta expansión en el número... Read More about Experiencias de enseñanza a estudiantes de informática con discapacidad en Universidades del Reino Unido.

A generic strategy for fault-tolerance in control systems distributed over a network (2007)
Journal Article
Patton, R. J., Kambhampati, C., Casavola, A., Zhang, P., Ding, S., & Sauter, D. (2007). A generic strategy for fault-tolerance in control systems distributed over a network. European journal of control / EUCA, European Control Association, 13(2-3), 280-296. https://doi.org/10.3166/ejc.13.280-296

This paper provides a tutorial overview, of a number of aspects and approaches to Control over the Network for Network Control Systems (NCS) that are likely to lead to good fault-tolerant control properties, subject to network faults. In order to ana... Read More about A generic strategy for fault-tolerance in control systems distributed over a network.

Gyro-scope: An individual-based computer model to forecast gyrodactylid infections on fish hosts (2007)
Journal Article
Wright, H., Cable, J., Potter, R., & van Oosterhout, C. (2008). Gyro-scope: An individual-based computer model to forecast gyrodactylid infections on fish hosts. International journal for parasitology, 38(5), 541-548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.09.016

Individual-based computer models (IBM) feature prominently in current theoretical ecology but have only been applied in a small number of parasitological studies. Here we designed an IBM to simulate the infection dynamics of gyrodactylid parasites an... Read More about Gyro-scope: An individual-based computer model to forecast gyrodactylid infections on fish hosts.

Estimation of end curvatures from planar point data (2007)
Book Chapter
Ma, X., & Cripps, R. J. (2007). Estimation of end curvatures from planar point data. In R. Martin, M. Sabin, & J. Winkler (Eds.), . Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73843-5_19

Given a string of discrete planar points, the estimation of principal curvature vectors using circle fitting and Richardson’s extrapolation principle has been considered by several authors. However, these methods can not be directly applied to end po... Read More about Estimation of end curvatures from planar point data.

An interaction predictive approach to fault-tolerant control in network control systems (2007)
Journal Article
Kambhampati, C., Perkgoz, C., Patton, R. J., & Ahamed, W. (2007). An interaction predictive approach to fault-tolerant control in network control systems. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 221(6), 885-894. https://doi.org/10.1243/09596518jsce377

This paper illustrates some of the capabilities of previously proposed network control system (NCS) architectures to carry on functioning in the event of faults, without recourse to system reconfiguration. The principle of interaction prediction is u... Read More about An interaction predictive approach to fault-tolerant control in network control systems.

The role of active exploration of 3D face stimuli on recognition memory of facial information (2007)
Journal Article
Liu, C. H., Ward, J., & Markall, H. (2007). The role of active exploration of 3D face stimuli on recognition memory of facial information. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 33(4), 895-904. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-1523.33.4.895

Research on face recognition has mainly relied on methods in which observers are relatively passive viewers of face stimuli. This study investigated whether active exploration of three-dimensional (3D) face stimuli could facilitate recognition memory... Read More about The role of active exploration of 3D face stimuli on recognition memory of facial information.

Personal internet security (2007)
Book Chapter
(2007). Personal internet security. In Personal internet security: 5th report of session 2006-07: Vol. 2 Evidence (438 - 439). HMSO

Evidence for House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology investigation into Personal Internet Security

Steering via the image in local, distributed and collaborative settings (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wright, H., & Wood, J. D. Steering via the image in local, distributed and collaborative settings

Computational steering is a valuable mechanism for scientific investigation in which the parameters of a running program can be altered and the results visualized immediately. In a previous paper we put forward an architecture for computational steer... Read More about Steering via the image in local, distributed and collaborative settings.

Smooth piecewise polynomial blending operations for implicit shapes (2007)
Journal Article
Li, Q. (2007). Smooth piecewise polynomial blending operations for implicit shapes. Computer graphics forum : journal of the European Association for Computer Graphics, 26(2), 157-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8659.2007.01011.x

In this paper, we present a new set of blending operations for implicitly defined geometric shapes. The proposed shape operators are piecewise polynomial and blending range controllable, and can be constructed to any required degree of smoothness. Th... Read More about Smooth piecewise polynomial blending operations for implicit shapes.

Synthesis and analysis of temporal fault trees with PANDORA: the time of Priority AND gates (2007)
Journal Article
Walker, M., & Papadopoulos, Y. (2008). Synthesis and analysis of temporal fault trees with PANDORA: the time of Priority AND gates. Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, 2(2), 368-382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nahs.2006.05.003

Classical Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) can determine the effects of combinations of failure events on a system but cannot capture the significance of the temporal order of events, which may be critical. In this paper, we propose an extension based on fo... Read More about Synthesis and analysis of temporal fault trees with PANDORA: the time of Priority AND gates.

Immersive visualization with automated collision detection for radiotherapy treatment planning (2007)
Journal Article
Ward, J. W., Phillips, R., Williams, T., Shang, C., Page, L., Prest, C., & Beavis, A. W. (2007). Immersive visualization with automated collision detection for radiotherapy treatment planning. Studies in health technology and informatics, 125, 491 - 496

Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a technique for treating cancer tumours using external delivery of radiation. To create a treatment plan the directions of the external radiation beams (typically 5 to 9) need to be specified. Normally the b... Read More about Immersive visualization with automated collision detection for radiotherapy treatment planning.

Radiotherapy training tools for yesterday’s future (2007)
Book Chapter
(2007). Radiotherapy training tools for yesterday’s future. In Imaging and Oncology (30 - 35). Deeson Group

Radiotherapy techniques have evolved rapidly in recent years. However, the uptake and clinical implementation of novel techniques, such as intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), was slower than was initially anticipated. One of the reasons often gi... Read More about Radiotherapy training tools for yesterday’s future.