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Meta-Heuristic Optimization of Sliding Mode Control—Application to Quadrotor-Based Inspection of Solar Panels (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rezoug, A., Bouderbala, F.-Z., Baizid, K., & Iqbal, J. (2022, December). Meta-Heuristic Optimization of Sliding Mode Control—Application to Quadrotor-Based Inspection of Solar Panels. Presented at 1st International Conference on Advanced Renewable Energy Systems (ICARES 2022), Tipaza, Algeria

In this paper, inspection of solar energy system is addressed using a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system. The accurate positioning of the system on the solar panel requires a robust controller to precisely address the fault while ensuring... Read More about Meta-Heuristic Optimization of Sliding Mode Control—Application to Quadrotor-Based Inspection of Solar Panels.

Can restorative supervision positively impact the emotional wellbeing of HEI lecturers in healthcare? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jennison, L., Credland, N., & Walker, J. (2024, April). Can restorative supervision positively impact the emotional wellbeing of HEI lecturers in healthcare?. Paper presented at ANTF Symposium 2024: Association of National Teaching Fellows; Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence Network, Nottingham

Staff wellbeing is crucial to providing a high standard of education for students. Restorative Supervision has been shown to have positive impacts on staff wellbeing including feeling 'valued', reductions in stress and burnout, increased job satisfac... Read More about Can restorative supervision positively impact the emotional wellbeing of HEI lecturers in healthcare?.

ViPER - Introducing a service to deliver restorative supervision for nursing students, to improve retention and raise the quality of student experiences. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jennison, L., Walker, J., Credland, N., Dixon, P., & Dunn, R. (2024, April). ViPER - Introducing a service to deliver restorative supervision for nursing students, to improve retention and raise the quality of student experiences. Paper presented at RCN Education Forum National Conference and Exhibition 2024: Future Insights: Enabling professional practice in health and social care nursing education, York

Abstract ID 239: Introduction: Restorative Supervision (RS) is increasingly being delivered to post qualified healthcare staff, via the growth of the PNA role (NHS England,2023). The benefits of delivering this to pre-registration students in educa... Read More about ViPER - Introducing a service to deliver restorative supervision for nursing students, to improve retention and raise the quality of student experiences..

Paper 4: Instabilities in downslope propagating gravity currents (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Skevington, E. W. G., Lloyd, C. J., Atoufi, A., & Doak, A. (2023, July). Paper 4: Instabilities in downslope propagating gravity currents. Presented at NFFDy Summer Programme on ‘Data in Fluids’, Cambridge

In this paper, the stability of a gravity current propagating down an inclined channel is explored. The gravity current is generated through a partial lock release. A local analysis of the flow about the lock is conducted using classical methodologie... Read More about Paper 4: Instabilities in downslope propagating gravity currents.

Help-seeking as relationship-saving: opposing perspectives within the intimate relationship when fathers suffer from postnatal depression (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, C. (2024, March). Help-seeking as relationship-saving: opposing perspectives within the intimate relationship when fathers suffer from postnatal depression. Paper presented at Journeys of Masculinity: Bodies, Identities, Wellbeing and the Life Course, University of Surrey [online]

Opening slide: Current guidance recommends that professionals screen and support mothers during the antenatal and postnatal periods for their mental health. Despite recommendations that father mental health is assessed, this is not currently routin... Read More about Help-seeking as relationship-saving: opposing perspectives within the intimate relationship when fathers suffer from postnatal depression.

Getting to the Point: Walking and feeling on the shorelines of Spurn (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Horkan, T. (2024, March). Getting to the Point: Walking and feeling on the shorelines of Spurn. Paper presented at ACLA 2024 Annual Conference (American Comparative Literature Association), Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

Spurn is a narrow sandy spit on the Holderness coast of East Yorkshire, UK, which juts out into the mouth of the Humber Estuary, and is a place of rich ecological and historical interest. Because of its position at the boundary of river and sea, Spur... Read More about Getting to the Point: Walking and feeling on the shorelines of Spurn.

AI-Based Hand Gesture Recognition Through Camera on Robot (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Csonka, G., Khalid, M., Rafiq, H., & Ali, Y. (2023, December). AI-Based Hand Gesture Recognition Through Camera on Robot. Presented at 2023 International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT), Islamabad

This paper presents an innovative approach to real-time hand gesture recognition for robot control using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The core of this project is a machine learning model trained on a custom data set of hand gestures, which was metic... Read More about AI-Based Hand Gesture Recognition Through Camera on Robot.

Improving Rice Yield Prediction Accuracy Using Regression Models with Climate Data (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mohamad Mohsin, M. F., Umana, M. K., Hassan, M. G., Sharif, K. I. M., Ismail, M. A., Salleh, K., Zahari, S. M., Sarmani, M. A., & Gordon, N. Improving Rice Yield Prediction Accuracy Using Regression Models with Climate Data. Presented at International Conference on Computing and Informatics 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Rice production is critical to food security, and accurate yield predictions are required for planning and decision-making. However, precisely predicting rice yields using machine learning models can be difficult due to the complicated interactions o... Read More about Improving Rice Yield Prediction Accuracy Using Regression Models with Climate Data.

SmartTURVENT: Conceptual and Feasibility Studies of Smart Hybrid Windcatcher and Turbine Roof Ventilator for Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Enhancement and Wind Energy Harvesting (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mohd Nasir, D., Hughes, B. R., & Ibrahim, A. (2024, January). SmartTURVENT: Conceptual and Feasibility Studies of Smart Hybrid Windcatcher and Turbine Roof Ventilator for Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Enhancement and Wind Energy Harvesting. Presented at 4th Latin American Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Vina Del Mar, Chile

Shifting from fossil fuel-based power and dive into clean energy solutions are strived for 2030 and 2050 under the SDG agenda. There is huge potential to convert roof ventilators as ventilation to energy technologies via taking advantage of low-high... Read More about SmartTURVENT: Conceptual and Feasibility Studies of Smart Hybrid Windcatcher and Turbine Roof Ventilator for Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Enhancement and Wind Energy Harvesting.

Numerical Analysis on Conceptual Feasibility of Hybrid Windcatcher and Turbine Roof Ventilator for Optimum IEQ and Wind Power Harvesting (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mohd Nasir, D., Hughes, B. R., & Ibrahim, A. (2024). Numerical Analysis on Conceptual Feasibility of Hybrid Windcatcher and Turbine Roof Ventilator for Optimum IEQ and Wind Power Harvesting. Energy Proceedings, 43, https://doi.org/10.46855/energy-proceedings-11026

This paper introduces "SmartTURVENT," a hybrid windcatcher and turbine roof ventilator system with triple benefits: enhancing indoor environmental quality (IEQ), harnessing renewable energy, and reducing carbon emissions. Utilising a transient state... Read More about Numerical Analysis on Conceptual Feasibility of Hybrid Windcatcher and Turbine Roof Ventilator for Optimum IEQ and Wind Power Harvesting.