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Dual-modal SERS/fluorescence AuNP probe for mitochondrial imaging (2017)
Journal Article
Eling, C. J., Price, T. W., Marshall, A. R. L., Narda Viscomi, F., Robinson, P., Firth, G., …Stasiuk, G. J. (2017). Dual-modal SERS/fluorescence AuNP probe for mitochondrial imaging. ChemPlusChem, 82(5), 674-680. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201600593

A novel SERS/fluorescent multimodal imaging probe for mitochondria has been synthesised using 12 nm diameter gold nanoparticles (AuNP) surface functionalised with a rhodamine thiol derivative ligand. The normal pH dependant acidic fluorescence of the... Read More about Dual-modal SERS/fluorescence AuNP probe for mitochondrial imaging.

Role and review of educational robotic platforms in preparing engineers for industry (2017)
Journal Article
Ajwad, S. A., Asim, N., Islam, R. U., & Iqbal, J. (2017). Role and review of educational robotic platforms in preparing engineers for industry. Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology, 11(1), 17-34

Recent advances in robotics, specifically in the industrial sector, have highlighted the need to have sophisticated educational and training platforms. The cross-disciplinary nature of robotics demands industrial engineers to acquire knowledge and pr... Read More about Role and review of educational robotic platforms in preparing engineers for industry.

Influence of antenna selection on spectrum occupancy measurements in the context of cognitive radio (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mehdawi, M., Riley, N. G., Fanan, A., & Ammar, M. (2017). Influence of antenna selection on spectrum occupancy measurements in the context of cognitive radio. In 2016 24th Telecommunications Forum (TELFOR). https://doi.org/10.1109/TELFOR.2016.7818754

© 2016 IEEE. Cognitive radio (CR) has been proposed as a solution to the spectrum scarcity problem, which is aggravated by emergence of bandwidth-hungry and feature-rich wireless applications. Selection of appropriate antennas for cognitive radio app... Read More about Influence of antenna selection on spectrum occupancy measurements in the context of cognitive radio.

A natural language-based presentation of cognitive stimulation to people with dementia in assistive technology : a pilot study (2017)
Journal Article
Cuayahuitl, H., Dethlefs, N., Milders, M., Cuayáhuitl, H., Al-Salkini, T., & Douglas, L. (2017). A natural language-based presentation of cognitive stimulation to people with dementia in assistive technology : a pilot study. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 42(4), 349-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538157.2016.1255627

Currently, an estimated 36 million people worldwide are affected by Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. In the absence of a cure, non-pharmacological interventions, such as cognitive stimulation, which slow down the rate of deterioration can be... Read More about A natural language-based presentation of cognitive stimulation to people with dementia in assistive technology : a pilot study.

On cost-effective reuse of components in the design of complex reconfigurable systems (2017)
Journal Article
Aizpurua, J. I., Papadopoulos, Y., Muxika, E., Chiacchio, F., & Manno, G. (2017). On cost-effective reuse of components in the design of complex reconfigurable systems. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 33(7), 1387-1406. https://doi.org/10.1002/qre.2112

Design strategies that benefit from the reuse of system components can reduce costs while maintaining or increasing dependability—we use the term dependability to tie together reliability and availability. D3H2 (aDaptive Dependable Design for systems... Read More about On cost-effective reuse of components in the design of complex reconfigurable systems.

Computer aided parametric design of hydraulic gear pumps (2017)
Journal Article
GHIONEA, I. G., IONESCU, N., GHIONEA, A., ĆUKOVIĆ, S., TONOIU, S., CATANĂ, M., & JAMSHED, I. (2017). Computer aided parametric design of hydraulic gear pumps. Acta technica Napocensis. Series: Applied mathematics, mechanics and engineering, 60(1), 113-124

This paper addresses methodological and applied issues to design spur gear pumps. Based on the requirements raised by a Romanian production partner, the overall objective of this research is to identify several design alternatives and to propose impr... Read More about Computer aided parametric design of hydraulic gear pumps.

On the derivation of novel model and sophisticated control of flexible joint manipulator (2017)
Journal Article
Khan, O., Pervaiz, M., Ahmad, E., & Iqbal, J. (2017). On the derivation of novel model and sophisticated control of flexible joint manipulator. Revue Roumaine des Sciences Techniques : Série Électrotechnique et Énergétique, 62(1), 103-108

Flexibility in robotic manipulators offers several benefits in terms of weight, maneuverability, operational speed and power consumption. However, these merits are obtained at the cost of control complexity. This paper addresses the control problem o... Read More about On the derivation of novel model and sophisticated control of flexible joint manipulator.

Unfalsified visual servoing for simultaneous object recognition and pose tracking (2016)
Journal Article
Jiang, P., Cheng, Y., Wang, X., & Feng, Z. (2016). Unfalsified visual servoing for simultaneous object recognition and pose tracking. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 46(12), 3032-3046. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2015.2495157

In a complex environment, simultaneous object recognition and tracking has been one of the challenging topics in computer vision and robotics. Current approaches are usually fragile due to spurious feature matching and local convergence for pose dete... Read More about Unfalsified visual servoing for simultaneous object recognition and pose tracking.

Can cognitive biases in robots make more "likeable" human-robot interactions than the robots without such biases : case studies using five biases on humanoid robot (2016)
Journal Article
Biswas, M., & Murray, J. (2016). Can cognitive biases in robots make more "likeable" human-robot interactions than the robots without such biases : case studies using five biases on humanoid robot. International journal of artificial life research, 6(1), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijalr.2016010101

The research presented in the paper aims to develop long-term companionship between cognitively imperfect robots and humans. In order to develop cognitively imperfect robot, the research suggests to implement various cognitive biases in a robot's int... Read More about Can cognitive biases in robots make more "likeable" human-robot interactions than the robots without such biases : case studies using five biases on humanoid robot.

Opportunities and challenges in control of smart grids – Pakistani perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Irfan, M., Iqbal, J., Iqbal, A., Iqbal, Z., Riaz, R. A., & Mehmood, A. (2017). Opportunities and challenges in control of smart grids – Pakistani perspective. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 71, 652-674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.12.095

With the advancement in technologies, the power requirement around the globe is tremendously increasing, putting extra loads on grids. The existing grids cannot bear that load and also do not provide the interface with Distributed Renewable Energy So... Read More about Opportunities and challenges in control of smart grids – Pakistani perspective.

Regulation of hypnosis in Propofol anesthesia administration based on non‐linear control strategy (2016)
Journal Article
Ilyas, M., Khaqan, A., Iqbal, J., & Riaz, R. A. (2017). Regulation of hypnosis in Propofol anesthesia administration based on non‐linear control strategy. Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 67(2), 122-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjan.2016.12.005

Continuous adjustment of Propofol in manual delivery of anesthesia for conducting a surgical procedure overburdens the workload of an anesthetist who is working in a multi‐tasking scenario. Going beyond manual administration and Target Controlled Inf... Read More about Regulation of hypnosis in Propofol anesthesia administration based on non‐linear control strategy.

Constraint programming for type inference in flexible model-driven engineering (2016)
Journal Article
Kolovos, D. S., Paige, R. F., Clariso, R., Matragkas, N., Clarisó, R., Kolovos, D., …Zolotas, A. (2017). Constraint programming for type inference in flexible model-driven engineering. Computer languages, systems & structures, 49, 216-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cl.2016.12.002

Domain experts typically have detailed knowledge of the concepts that are used in their domain; however they often lack the technical skills needed to translate that knowledge into model-driven engineering (MDE) idioms and technologies. Flexible or b... Read More about Constraint programming for type inference in flexible model-driven engineering.

Flexible joint robotic manipulator: Modeling and design of robust control law (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Aziz, H. M. W., & Iqbal, J. (2016). Flexible joint robotic manipulator: Modeling and design of robust control law. In 2016 2nd International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI) (63-68). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRAI.2016.7791230

This paper presents modeling and sophisticated control of a single Degree Of Freedom (DOF) flexible robotic arm. The derived model is based on Euler-Lagrange approach while the first and second order (super twisting) Sliding Mode Control (SMC) is pro... Read More about Flexible joint robotic manipulator: Modeling and design of robust control law.

Towards autonomy in agriculture: Design and prototyping of a robotic vehicle with seed selector (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Hassan, M. U., Ullah, M., & Iqbal, J. (2016). Towards autonomy in agriculture: Design and prototyping of a robotic vehicle with seed selector. In 2nd International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI 2016) (37-44). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRAI.2016.7791225

Traditional method of seeding by farmers demands laborious work and is now becoming story of the past. Technological revolution in mechatronics and allied areas is reshaping the agricultural processes, making the robots an integral part of this autom... Read More about Towards autonomy in agriculture: Design and prototyping of a robotic vehicle with seed selector.

Sliding mode control of rigid-link anthropomorphic robotic arm (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ajwad, S. A., Islam, R. U., Azam, M. R., Ullah, M. I., & Iqbal, J. (2016). Sliding mode control of rigid-link anthropomorphic robotic arm. In 2nd International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI 2016) (75-80). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRAI.2016.7791232

Increasing demands of accuracy, productivity, reliability and repeatability in today's robotic applications have highlighted significance of modern control techniques. The associated control law must be able to handle perturbation forces, joint frict... Read More about Sliding mode control of rigid-link anthropomorphic robotic arm.

A centralized architecture for inventory management using RFID (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Zohaib, M., Pasha, S. M., Hassan, Z., & Iqbal, J. (2016). A centralized architecture for inventory management using RFID. In 2nd International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI 2016) (118-123). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRAI.2016.7791239

The paper presents Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based solution for inventory management reported by the researchers in various case studies of warehouses. Limitations and challenges faced by companies in monitoring and managing inventory are... Read More about A centralized architecture for inventory management using RFID.

The potential role of renewable energy sources in robot's power system: A case study of Pakistan (2016)
Journal Article
Iqbal, J., & Khan, Z. H. (2017). The potential role of renewable energy sources in robot's power system: A case study of Pakistan. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 75, 106-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.10.055

The domain of ‘robotics’ is undergoing a major transformation in dimension as well as scope. Recent advances in various disciplines of technology have revolutionized this domain at an incredible pace far beyond the contemporary state of the art. High... Read More about The potential role of renewable energy sources in robot's power system: A case study of Pakistan.

Flexible learning in computer science (2016)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. A. (2016). Flexible learning in computer science. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i11.575

This paper outlines the concept of Flexible Pedagogy and how it can assist in addressing some of the issues facing STEM disciplines in general, and Computer Science in particular. The paper considers what flexible pedagogy is and how technologies dev... Read More about Flexible learning in computer science.

Supporting custom quality models to analyse and compare open-source software (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ruscio, D. D., Di Ruscio, D., Kolovos, D. S., Korkontzelos, Y., Matragkas, N., & Vinju, J. (2016). Supporting custom quality models to analyse and compare open-source software. In Quality of Information and Communications Technology (QUATIC), 2016 10th International Conference on the (94-99). https://doi.org/10.1109/QUATIC.2016.026

© 2016 IEEE. The analysis and comparison of open source software can be improved by means of quality models supporting the evaluation of the software systems being compared and the final decision about which of them has to be adopted. Since software... Read More about Supporting custom quality models to analyse and compare open-source software.

The effects of cognitive biases and imperfectness in long-term robot-human interactions: Case studies using five cognitive biases on three robots (2016)
Journal Article
Biswas, M., & Murray, J. (2017). The effects of cognitive biases and imperfectness in long-term robot-human interactions: Case studies using five cognitive biases on three robots. Cognitive systems research, 43, 266-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsys.2016.07.007

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. The research presented in this paper demonstrates a model for aiding human-robot companionship based on the principle of ‘human’ cognitive biases applied to a robot. The aim of this work was to study how cognitive biases can affe... Read More about The effects of cognitive biases and imperfectness in long-term robot-human interactions: Case studies using five cognitive biases on three robots.