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A Post-Combustion Capture Deployment Derisking Pilot Plant
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elliott, W., Benz, A., Gibbins, J., Samson, A., Lucquiaud, M., & Michailos, S. (2022, October). A Post-Combustion Capture Deployment Derisking Pilot Plant. Presented at 16th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT-16, Lyon, France

Pilot tests specifically to derisk full scale deployment of amine post-combustion capture plants are becoming of interest as plans for further commercial projects are being developed in the UK and elsewhere. Experience with problems in full-scale de... Read More about A Post-Combustion Capture Deployment Derisking Pilot Plant.

Evaluating interventions for violence prevention using linked MoJ-DfE data: a feasibility study.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cornish, R., Tilling, K., & Brennan, I. Evaluating interventions for violence prevention using linked MoJ-DfE data: a feasibility study. Presented at 2022 International Population Data Linkage Network Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland

Objective
To assess the feasibility of using linked education and offending data (from the National Pupil Database, Department for Education and the Police National Computer, Ministry of Justice) to identify matched control groups to evaluate violen... Read More about Evaluating interventions for violence prevention using linked MoJ-DfE data: a feasibility study..

Evaluating hyperheuristics and local search operators for periodic routing problems
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chen, Y., Mourdjis, P., Polack, F., Cowling, P., & Remde, S. Evaluating hyperheuristics and local search operators for periodic routing problems

Meta-heuristics and hybrid heuristic approaches have been successfully applied to Periodic Vehicle Routing Problems (PVRPs). However, to be competitive, these methods require careful design of specific search strategies for each problem. By contrast,... Read More about Evaluating hyperheuristics and local search operators for periodic routing problems.

Towards efficient loading of change-based models
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yohannis, A., Rodriguez, H. H., Polack, F., & Kolovos, D. Towards efficient loading of change-based models. Presented at European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA 2018), Toulouse, France

This paper proposes and evaluates an efficient approach for loading models stored in a change-based format. The work builds on language-independent change-based persistence (CBP) of models conforming to object-oriented metamodelling architectures suc... Read More about Towards efficient loading of change-based models.

Competition and cooperation in pickup and multiple delivery problems
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mourdjis, P., Polack, F., Cowling, P., Chen, Y., & Robinson, M. Competition and cooperation in pickup and multiple delivery problems

Logistics is a highly competitive industry; large hauliers use their size to benefit from economies of scale while small logistics companies are often well placed to service local clients. To obtain economies of scale, small hauliers may seek to coop... Read More about Competition and cooperation in pickup and multiple delivery problems.

A tutorial on metamodelling for grammar researchers
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paige, R. F., Kolovos, D. S., & Polack, F. A. A tutorial on metamodelling for grammar researchers

A metamodel has been defined as: a model of a model; a definition of a language; a description of abstract syntax; and a description of a domain. Because of these varied definitions, it is difficult to explain why metamodels are constructed, what can... Read More about A tutorial on metamodelling for grammar researchers.

Design and Adaptive Compliance Control of a Wearable Walk Assist Device
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shah, S. H., Alam, M. S., Arsalan, M., Ul Haq, I., Khan, S. G., & Iqbal, J. (2023, March). Design and Adaptive Compliance Control of a Wearable Walk Assist Device. Presented at 2023 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI), Peshawar, Pakistan

The ability to walk independently is a predominant feature that human beings are bestowed with by nature. People with moving disabilities face many challenges in day-to-day activities and they have to rely on others to perform their day-to-day activi... Read More about Design and Adaptive Compliance Control of a Wearable Walk Assist Device.

Why the Educational Metaverse Is Not All About Virtual Reality Apps
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gordon, N., Brayshaw, M., Kambili-Mzembe, F., & Al Jaber, T. Why the Educational Metaverse Is Not All About Virtual Reality Apps. Presented at Learning and Collaboration Technologies : 10th International Conference, LCT 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagan, Denmark

This paper explores how the Metaverse can be used in the context of learning and collaboration. In it we seek to dispel the story that the Metaverse is just another synonym for Virtual Reality and future technology. Instead we will argue that the Met... Read More about Why the Educational Metaverse Is Not All About Virtual Reality Apps.

High-intensity interval training in patients with intermittent claudication
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pymer, S., Harwood, A. E., Prosser, J., Waddell, A., Rhavindhran, B., McGregor, G., Ibeggazene, S., Huang, C., Twiddy, M., Nicholls, A. R., Ingle, L., Carroll, S., He, H., Long, J., Rooms, M., & Chetter, I. C. High-intensity interval training in patients with intermittent claudication. Presented at 2022 Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting, Brighton, UK

Objective: Provision, uptake, adherence, and completion rates for supervised exercise programs (SEP) for intermittent claudication (IC) are low. A shorter, more time-efficient, 6-week, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program may be an effecti... Read More about High-intensity interval training in patients with intermittent claudication.

Urban road and pavement solar collector system for heat island mitigation: Assessing the beneficial impact on outdoor temperature
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nasir, S. D., Xu, W., Vital, B., Pantua, C., Zhou, B., Calautit, J., & Hughes, B. Urban road and pavement solar collector system for heat island mitigation: Assessing the beneficial impact on outdoor temperature. Presented at International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2019 11-14 December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

Road renewable energy system has raised much attention from both industrial and academic research on how abundant solar radiation absorbed by road surfaces can be collected while reducing the impact of high surface temperature towards urban environme... Read More about Urban road and pavement solar collector system for heat island mitigation: Assessing the beneficial impact on outdoor temperature.

Effect of Urban Street Canyon Aspect Ratio on Thermal Performance of Road Pavement Solar Collectors (RPSC)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nasir, D. S., Hughes, B. R., Calautit, J. K., Aquino, A. I., & Shahzad, S. Effect of Urban Street Canyon Aspect Ratio on Thermal Performance of Road Pavement Solar Collectors (RPSC)

Studies on RPSC (road pavement solar collectors) have shown the potential of reducing the urban heat island effect by dissipating the heat from the pavement for energy harness. In our previous work, performance analysis of RPSC system was carried out... Read More about Effect of Urban Street Canyon Aspect Ratio on Thermal Performance of Road Pavement Solar Collectors (RPSC).

A manifesto for the metaverse: opportunities and challenges for learning development
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buckley, C., Holley, D., & Fallin, L. A manifesto for the metaverse: opportunities and challenges for learning development. Presented at ALDcon23: ALDinHE Conference, Portsmouth, UK

Drawing upon a section of the co-created learning development (LD) Manifesto (ALDinHE, 2018), in this workshop we invite participants to come and be creative-and imagine beyond what learning developers do now into what they may do in the future, insp... Read More about A manifesto for the metaverse: opportunities and challenges for learning development.

AI-Based Hand Gesture Recognition Through Camera on Robot
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.

A Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Trajectory Planning of Skid-Steer Mobile Robots in Agricultural Environments
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aro, K., Urvina, R., Deniz, N. N., Menendez, O., Iqbal, J., & Prado, A. (2023, September). A Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Trajectory Planning of Skid-Steer Mobile Robots in Agricultural Environments. Presented at 2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics (CAFE), Torino, Italy

This research presents an integrated trajectory planning strategy with a motion control approach using a Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) framework for Skid-Steer Mobile Robots (SSMRs) in agricultural scenarios. In a single architecture, the... Read More about A Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Trajectory Planning of Skid-Steer Mobile Robots in Agricultural Environments.

Bringing more exploration and interaction to scenario modeling and data visualisation through 3D GIS and Virtual Reality
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chen, W., Alessandro, G., David, M., Mark, W., Paola, O., Bethany, W., & Yang, J. (2022, April). Bringing more exploration and interaction to scenario modeling and data visualisation through 3D GIS and Virtual Reality. Presented at 30th Annual Geographical Information Science Research UK (GISRUK), Liverpool, United Kingdom

A prototype 3D GIS and Virtual Reality model has been developed to present future scenarios of woodland expansion and climate data visualisation. Spatial Multi-criteria Analysis has been applied to decide where to plant new forests, recognizing a ran... Read More about Bringing more exploration and interaction to scenario modeling and data visualisation through 3D GIS and Virtual Reality.

Intelligent digital twin - machine learning system for real-time wind turbine wind speed and power generation forecasting
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tuton, E., Ma, X., & Dethlefs, N. (2023, August). Intelligent digital twin - machine learning system for real-time wind turbine wind speed and power generation forecasting. Presented at The 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment Engineering REEE 2023, Brest , France

Wind power is a key pillar in efforts to decarbonise energy production. However, variability in wind speed and resultant wind turbine power generation poses a challenge for power grid integration. Digital Twin (DT) technology provides intelligent ser... Read More about Intelligent digital twin - machine learning system for real-time wind turbine wind speed and power generation forecasting.

Biomarkers, dementia, and public health
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wright, C. F., Hall, A., Matthews, F. E., & Brayne, C. Biomarkers, dementia, and public health

Public health is defined as the organized efforts of society to improve health. This is often framed in terms of prevention, with primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention representing, respectively, fundamental prevention through understanding of... Read More about Biomarkers, dementia, and public health.

Challenges in the epidemiological investigation of the relationships between physical activity, obesity, diabetes, dementia and depression
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brayne, C., Gao, L., & Matthews, F. Challenges in the epidemiological investigation of the relationships between physical activity, obesity, diabetes, dementia and depression

There are many challenges facing epidemiologists wishing to investigate relationships between physical activity, obesity, diabetes, dementia and depression, all of which are complex fields in their own right. There is a large literature investigating... Read More about Challenges in the epidemiological investigation of the relationships between physical activity, obesity, diabetes, dementia and depression.

The Contribution of Major Historical Orefields to Coastal Trace Metal(loid) Fluxes in North-East England
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Riley, A. L., Onnis, P., Gandy, C. J., Kanu, C. V., Umeobika, C. V., Cameron, J., Burke, I. T., Hudson-Edwards, K. A., Jarvis, A. P., & Mayes, W. M. (2023, July). The Contribution of Major Historical Orefields to Coastal Trace Metal(loid) Fluxes in North-East England. Presented at IMWA 2023 – ”Y Dyfodol | The Future”, Newport, Wales

Mine waters and tailings are key inputs to riverine metal(loid) transport to the coast. However, coastal areas also face local contaminant pressures, e.g. active industries and abandoned landfill sites. Annual riverine metal(loid) flux data were asse... Read More about The Contribution of Major Historical Orefields to Coastal Trace Metal(loid) Fluxes in North-East England.

A Portable Multi-user Cross-Platform Virtual Reality Platform for School Teaching in Malawi
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kambili-Mzembe, F., & Gordon, N. A. A Portable Multi-user Cross-Platform Virtual Reality Platform for School Teaching in Malawi. Presented at International Conference on Immersive Learning 2023, San Luis Obispo, USA

This paper discusses and evaluates a self-contained portable multi-user cross-platform Virtual Reality (VR) setup that was devised and configured using off the shelf technologies and devices. This paper exemplifies how some fundamental challenges lik... Read More about A Portable Multi-user Cross-Platform Virtual Reality Platform for School Teaching in Malawi.