All Outputs (2031)

Bridging the gender gap in engineering: strategies for retention and advancement of women in STEM fields. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., MAHON, R., OKPU, A. and CHIMA-AMAESHI, N. 2024. Bridging the gender gap in engineering: strategies for retention and advancement of women in STEM fields. Presented at the 8th World conference on Future of education, 12-14 December 2024, Cambridge, UK.

The underrepresentation of women in engineering remains a significant challenge despite years of efforts to address gender disparities in STEM fields. This paper examines both the retention and advancement of women in engineering, exploring key strat... Read More about Bridging the gender gap in engineering: strategies for retention and advancement of women in STEM fields..

Bridging borders in engineering education: an analysis of collaborative online international learning for sustainable development. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., ONOSHAKPOR, C., MAHON, R. and OKPU, A. 2024. Bridging borders in engineering education: an analysis of collaborative online international learning for sustainable development. Presented at the 8th World conference on Future of education, 12-14 December 2024, Cambridge, UK.

Global challenges, such as climate change and scarcity of resources, require engineers who can innovate, think critically, and collaborate across societies. This study investigates the role of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in bri... Read More about Bridging borders in engineering education: an analysis of collaborative online international learning for sustainable development..

Dismantling barriers faced by women pursuing engineering in higher education to facilitate widening access: a UK perspective. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R. and ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J. 2024. Dismantling barriers faced by women pursuing engineering in higher education to facilitate widening access: a UK perspective. Presented at the 8th World conference on Future of education, 12-14 December 2024, Cambridge, UK.

Despite numerous initiatives to increase the representation of women in engineering, it remains a global challenge and priority agenda within the UK engineering industry, professional bodies, and academic institutions. This paper explores the complex... Read More about Dismantling barriers faced by women pursuing engineering in higher education to facilitate widening access: a UK perspective..

Supporting the pipeline of skilled engineering graduates to the green energy market: the role of engineering education in embedding sustainability and global citizenship. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R., ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J. and IYALLA, I. 2024. Supporting the pipeline of skilled engineering graduates to the green energy market: the role of engineering education in embedding sustainability and global citizenship. Presented at the 8th World conference on Future of education, 12-14 December 2024, Cambridge, UK.

Successfully delivering on the UK's Net Zero challenge requires a highly skilled workforce. This is in direct response to the UK Government's British Energy Security Strategy (2022) which targets 50 GW of offshore wind, 10 GW of hydrogen and up to 30... Read More about Supporting the pipeline of skilled engineering graduates to the green energy market: the role of engineering education in embedding sustainability and global citizenship..

A novel ensemble aggregation method based on deep learning representation. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NGUYEN, T.T., ELYAN, E., DANG, T., NGUYEN, T.T. and LONGMUIR, M. 2025. A novel ensemble aggregation method based on deep learning representation. In Antonacopoulos, A., Chaudhuri, S., Chellappa, R., et al. (eds.) Pattern recognition: proceedings of the 27th International conference on pattern recognition, 01-05 December 2024, Kolkata, India. Lecture notes in computer science, 15324. Cham: Springer [online], pages 31-46. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78383-8_3

We propose a novel ensemble aggregation method by using a deep learning-based representation approach. Specifically, we applied the Cross-Validation procedure on training data with a number of learning algorithms to obtain the predictions for trainin... Read More about A novel ensemble aggregation method based on deep learning representation..

A dominance-based surrogate classifier for multi-objective evolutionary algorithms. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BANDA, T.M. and ZĂVOIANU, A.-C. 2025. A dominance-based surrogate classifier for multi-objective evolutionary algorithms. In Bramer, M. and Stahl, F. (eds.) Artificial Intelligence XLI: proceedings of the 44th SGAI (Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence) International conference on artificial intelligence 2024 (AI 2024), 17-19 December 2024, Cambridge, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 15446. Cham: Springer [online], part I, pages 268-281. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77915-2_19

The application of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms (MOEAs) is often constrained when addressing computationally expensive Multi-Objective Optimisation Problems (MOOPs). To mitigate this, we propose a dominance-based surrogate classifier that... Read More about A dominance-based surrogate classifier for multi-objective evolutionary algorithms..

From sands to solutions: the role of sand management in carbon capture and storage projects to enable the energy transition. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R. and OLUYEMI, G. 2024. From sands to solutions: the role of sand management in carbon capture and storage projects to enable the energy transition. Presented at the 10th Sand Management Network Euroforum 2024, 27-28 November 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can play a pivotal role in decarbonising various hard-to-abate sectors and support an enabling environment to achieve the global energy transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon future. CO2 injection into geolog... Read More about From sands to solutions: the role of sand management in carbon capture and storage projects to enable the energy transition..

Development and implementation of an applied professional development module for final year undergraduate students. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BURGESS, K.E. and MAUGHAN, P. 2024. Development and implementation of an applied professional development module for final year undergraduate students. Presented at the 1st Staffordshire Centre of Learning and Pedagogic Practice international pedagogic conference (SCoLPP 2024): it's scholarly but it's real: using phenomenon based learning to future-proof effective learning in higher education, 20-21 November 2024, [online event].

This presentation reflects on a new applied professional development module, which aimed to enhance students' professional self-awareness and reflective practice, and to develop specific areas of their professional skills. The module was found to hel... Read More about Development and implementation of an applied professional development module for final year undergraduate students..

Machine learning-enhanced acoustic emission technique for impact source identification and classification in steel pipes. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FATUKASI O.S., ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, J., PRATHURU, A. and SOLADEMI, O. 2024. Machine learning-enhanced acoustic emission technique for impact source identification and classification in steel pipes. Presented at the 12th Annual conference of Society of structural integrity and life (DIVK12), 17-19 November 2024, Belgrade, Serbia.

External impacts represent a prevalent source of structural damage in pipes/piping systems. Detecting and identifying the nature, and the severity of these impacts would enhance the reliability and operational safety of such critical infrastructure.... Read More about Machine learning-enhanced acoustic emission technique for impact source identification and classification in steel pipes..

Just imagine Elon Musk... you really think he does that? Neoliberal subjecthood and the sexual marketplace in pornography abstinence/reboot communities. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SMITH, D.S. 2024. Just imagine Elon Musk... you really think he does that? Neoliberal subjecthood and the sexual marketplace in pornography abstinence/reboot communities. Presented at the 3rd Joint international annual conference of the LEX Network, Violence Against Women and Girls Research Network, Feminist Legal Research and Action Network, and the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law (LEX-VAWGRN-FRAN-CSEL 2024): activism, change and feminist futures: remembering the past to reimagine the future, 7-8 November 2024, Liverpool, UK.

Through a deterministic evolutionary psychology framework, the manosphere conceptualises an inflexible sexual market that positions men as entrepreneurs competing for a limited resource: women's interest. In recent years, researchers have explored th... Read More about Just imagine Elon Musk... you really think he does that? Neoliberal subjecthood and the sexual marketplace in pornography abstinence/reboot communities..

Unveiling "ex-incels": identity dynamics and juxtaposed hegemonic masculinity. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SMITH, D.S. and ADAMS, N. 2024. Unveiling "ex-incels": identity dynamics and juxtaposed hegemonic masculinity. Presented at the 3rd Joint international annual conference of the LEX Network, Violence Against Women and Girls Research Network, Feminist Legal Research and Action Network, and the Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law (LEX-VAWGRN-FRAN-CSEL 2024): activism, change and feminist futures: remembering the past to reimagine the future, 7-8 November 2024, Liverpool, UK.

This study examines the experiences of former involuntary celibates (ex-incels) - men who frequented incel communities, but no longer identify with the label. We introduce a framework of Juxtaposed Hegemonic Masculinity to interrogate participants' s... Read More about Unveiling "ex-incels": identity dynamics and juxtaposed hegemonic masculinity..

Utilization of demand side management for stability improvement in renewable energy resources in United Kingdom. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SUNDAS, R., ATALOR, D.O., BAIG, N.A. and YAHYA, H. 2024. Utilization of demand side management for stability improvement in renewable energy resources in United Kingdom. In Proceedings of the 2024 Future technologies conference (FTC 2024), 14-15 November 2024, London, UK. Lecture notes in networks and systems, 1154. Cham: Springer [online], 1, pages 558-571. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73110-5_37

This research deals with the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm for a meagre load shifting in demand side management focusing on scheduling the residential, commercial, and industrial load in United Kingdom. Irregular and unscheduled load co... Read More about Utilization of demand side management for stability improvement in renewable energy resources in United Kingdom..

Faces of carbon capture and storage: successes, challenges, and its impact on public perception. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R. 2024. Faces of carbon capture and storage: successes, challenges, and its impact on public perception. Presented at the UKCCSRC (UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre) Knowledge exchange conference 2024, 5-6 November 2024, Sheffield, UK.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is agreed by some to be a promising and effective climate change mitigation strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in hard to abate sectors. However, within society, there has been a growing backlash as to the 'r... Read More about Faces of carbon capture and storage: successes, challenges, and its impact on public perception..

Floating wind turbine standalone option: a viable approach for reducing North Sea emissions. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MAHON, R., IYALLA, I. and MUNRO, G. 2024. Floating wind turbine standalone option: a viable approach for reducing North Sea emissions. Presented at the 2024 Topsides UK: energising the North Sea: focusing on energy security and emissions reduction, 5-6 November 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

The UK is in the race to reach its Net Zero targets and as such needs to balance activities in its offshore energy sector, providing the nation with secure energy supplies through the exploitation of its hydrocarbon resources while developing renewab... Read More about Floating wind turbine standalone option: a viable approach for reducing North Sea emissions..

SICSA REALLM workshop 2024: proceedings of the SICSA (Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance) REALLM (Reasoning, explanation and applications of large language models) workshop (SICSA REALLM workshop 2024) (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARTIN, K., SALIMI, P. and WIJAYASEKARA, V. (eds.) 2024. SICSA REALLM workshop 2024: proceedings of the 2024 SICSA (Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance) REALLM (Reasoning, explanation and applications of large language models) workshop (SICSA REALLM workshop 2024), 17 October 2024, Aberdeen, UK. CEUR workshop proceedings, 3822. Aachen: CEUR-WS [online]. Available from: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3822/

In the last few years, Large Language Models (LLMs) underpinned by rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have grabbed the attention of academia, industry and the general public. Demonstrating hence before unseen capability to deal with a... Read More about SICSA REALLM workshop 2024: proceedings of the SICSA (Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance) REALLM (Reasoning, explanation and applications of large language models) workshop (SICSA REALLM workshop 2024).

Investigating AI-driven assessment tools in engineering education: enhancing personalized learning for Industry 4.0 competencies. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., MAHON, R., OKPU, A. and FERNANDO, W. 2024. Investigating AI-driven assessment tools in engineering education: enhancing personalized learning for Industry 4.0 competencies. In Abstract book of the proceedings of the 6th Global conference on education and teaching 2024 (GLOBALET 2024), 25-27 October 2024, Nice, France. Vilnius, Lithuania: Diamond Scientific Publishing [online], abstract number 30-4124. Available from: https://www.dpublication.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/30-4124.pdf

With Industry 4.0 constantly improving the industrial landscape, engineering education is subsequently fraught with the immediate challenge of ensuring synchrony between the ever-changing needs of automation, smart manufacturing as well as digital tr... Read More about Investigating AI-driven assessment tools in engineering education: enhancing personalized learning for Industry 4.0 competencies..

Investigating the role of diversity and inclusion in STEM education in the UK. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., ONOSHAKPOR, C., AKERELE, E. and OKPU, A. 2024. Investigating the role of diversity and inclusion in STEM education in the UK. In Abstract book of proceedings of the 6th Global conference on education and teaching 2024 (GLOBALET 2024), 25-27 October 2024, Nice, France. Vilnius, Lithuania: Diamond Scientific Publishing [online], abstract number 19-4078. Available from: https://www.dpublication.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/19-4078.pdf

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is a very important driver in progressing the ever-evolving fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This aspect of EDI has become increasingly prominent in the professional societies... Read More about Investigating the role of diversity and inclusion in STEM education in the UK..

Understanding lived experiences of low-income UK parents and carers (of infants aged 0-6 months) management of infant feeding in the context of the current cost of living crisis: the DIO Food project. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HUNTER, E. and DOUGLAS, F. 2024. Understanding lived experiences of low-income UK parents and carers (of infants aged 0-6 months) management of infant feeding in the context of the current cost of living crisis: the DIO Food project. Presented at the 1st Nourishing Futures Network international conference (NFN 2024): poverty, inequality and food security in preconception and the first 2001 days, 22 October 2024, Newcastle, UK.

Maternal and infant food insecurity is poorly characterised and understood. UK food charities report increased demand for help from families with young infants. This is concerning when considering nutritional requirements during pregnancy and breastf... Read More about Understanding lived experiences of low-income UK parents and carers (of infants aged 0-6 months) management of infant feeding in the context of the current cost of living crisis: the DIO Food project..

COIL Match Maker: a new software application to facilitate COIL collaboration. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. and EZENKWU, P. [2024]. COIL Match Maker: a new software application to facilitate COIL collaboration. To be presented at the 6th International virtual exchange conference (IVEC 2024), 21-24 October 2024, [virtual event].

COIL Match Maker is proposed as a new AI-powered software application that is designed to make the process of finding a COIL partner and creating a COIL project faster, simpler and more accessible - regardless of location, prior experience, or availa... Read More about COIL Match Maker: a new software application to facilitate COIL collaboration..

Formal dialogue and large language models. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SNAITH, M. and WELLS, S. 2024. Formal dialogue and large language models. In Martin, K., Salimi, P. and Wijayasekara, V. (eds.) 2024. SICSA REALLM workshop 2024: proceedings of the SICSA (Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance) REALLM (Reasoning, explanation and applications of large language models) workshop (SICSA REALLM workshop 2024), 17 October 2024, Aberdeen, UK. CEUR workshop proceedings, 3822. Aachen: CEUR-WS [online], pages 24-31. Available from: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3822/short3.pdf

In this paper, we present preliminary work into combining formal models of dialogue and large language models, before going on to discuss how this provides a foundation for similar approaches involving computational models of argument. First, we addr... Read More about Formal dialogue and large language models..