All Outputs (2031)

Extended results for: enhancing abstract screening classification in evidence-based medicine: incorporating domain knowledge into pre-trained models. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
OFORI-BOATENG, R., ACEVES-MARTINS, M., WIRATUNGA, N. and MORENO-GARCIA, C.F. 2024. Extended results for: enhancing abstract screening classification in evidence-based medicine: incorporating domain knowledge into pre-trained models. In Martin, K., Salimi, P. and Wijayasekara, V. (eds.). 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, 3822Aachen: CEUR-WS [online], pages 11-18. Available from: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3822/short1.pdf

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a foundational element in medical research, playing a crucial role in shaping healthcare policies and clinical decision-making. However, the rigorous processes required for EBM, particularly during the abstract screen... Read More about Extended results for: enhancing abstract screening classification in evidence-based medicine: incorporating domain knowledge into pre-trained models..

Dual-task dialogue understanding. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ANWAR, S., WIRATUNGA, N. and SNAITH, M. 2024. Dual-task dialogue understanding. 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 40-46. Available from: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3822/short5.pdf

In dialogue systems, utterances do not occur in isolation. One conversation might involve interactions between several speakers. It's crucial to determine the intentions behind utterances in multi-party conversations when more than two interlocutors... Read More about Dual-task dialogue understanding..

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..

SCaLe-QA: Sri Lankan case law embeddings for legal QA. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
JAYAWARDENA, L., WIRATUNGA, N., ABEYRATNE, R., MARTIN, K., NKISI-ORJI, I. and WEERASINGHE, R. 2024. SCaLe-QU: Sri Lankan case law embeddings for legal QA. 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 47-55. Available from: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3822/short6.pdf

SCaLe-QA is a foundational system developed for Sri Lankan Legal Question Answering (LQA) by leveraging domain-specific embeddings derived from Supreme Court cases. The system is tailored to capture the unique linguistic and structural characteristic... Read More about SCaLe-QA: Sri Lankan case law embeddings for legal QA..

Towards improving open-box hallucination detection in large language models (LLMs). (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SURESH, M., ALJUNDI, R., NKISI-ORJI, I. and WIRATUNGA, N. 2024. Towards improving open-box hallucination detection in large language models (LLMs). 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 1-10. Available from: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3822/paper1.pdf

Due to the increasing availability of Large Language Models (LLMs) through both proprietary and open-sourced releases of models, the adoption of LLMs across applications has drastically increased making them commonplace in day-to-day lives. Yet, the... Read More about Towards improving open-box hallucination detection in large language models (LLMs)..

An improved relative integral capacity-K-means clustering method for capacity pre-sorting of decommissioned power batteries. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
XU, X., WANG, S., LIU, D., FERNANDEZ, C. and BLAABJERG, F. 2024. An improved relative integral capacity-K-means clustering method for capacity pre-sorting of decommissioned power batteries. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 2853: proceedings of the 7th International conference on mechanical, electric and industrial engineering, 21-23 May 2024, Yichang, China, article number 012057. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2853/1/012057

Capacity sorting is the primary prerequisite for the stepwise utilization of decommissioned power batteries. This study proposes an improved relative integral capacity-K-means clustering (RIC-KMC) method for preliminary sorting of decommissioned powe... Read More about An improved relative integral capacity-K-means clustering method for capacity pre-sorting of decommissioned power batteries..

Evaluating the impact of ranging error in underwater localization using SAR satellite data. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MUHAMMAD, A., STEWART, C., FOUGH, N. and KANNAN, S. 2024. Evaluating the impact of ranging error in underwater localization using SAR satellite data. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International workshop on Metrology for the sea; learning to measure sea health parameters (IEEE MetroSea 2024), 14-16 October 2024, Portorose, Slovenia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 40-45. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroSea62823.2024.10765665

The study evaluated the impact of ranging error in underwater localization processes using SAR satellite data within the framework of Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSN). By integrating a pretrained ArcGIS deep learning model with SAR imagery,... Read More about Evaluating the impact of ranging error in underwater localization using SAR satellite data..

Promptable sonar image segmentation for distance measurement using SAM. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
TOLIE, H.F., REN, J., HASAN, M.J., KANNAN, S. and FOUGH, N. 2024. Promptable sonar image segmentation for distance measurement using SAM. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International workshop on Metrology for the sea; learning to measure sea health parameters (IEEE MetroSea 2024), 14-16 October 2024, Portorose, Slovenia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 229-233. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/metrosea62823.2024.10765703

The subsea environment presents numerous challenges for robotic vision, including non-uniform light attenuation, backscattering, floating particles, and low-light conditions, which significantly degrade underwater images. This degradation impacts rob... Read More about Promptable sonar image segmentation for distance measurement using SAM..

Machine learning based underwater optical-acoustic communications channel switching for throughput improvement. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
STEWART, C., MUHAMMAD, A., FUNG, W.-K., FOUGH, N. and PRABHU, R. 2024. Machine learning based underwater optical-acoustic communications channel switching for throughput improvement. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International workshop on Metrology for the sea; learning to measure sea health parameters (IEEE MetroSea 2024), 14-16 October 2024, Portorose, Slovenia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 46-51. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroSea62823.2024.10765751

Underwater Wireless Optical Communication (UWOC) is at the cutting edge of subsea networking, offering high capacity, low-latency, energy-efficient connectivity that offers many advantages over the acoustic standard which has been embedded in submers... Read More about Machine learning based underwater optical-acoustic communications channel switching for throughput improvement..

Securing underwater wireless communication with frequency-hopping spread spectrum. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
RAHMAN, K.U., FOUGH, N., MCDERMOTT, C.D., SUNDAS, R., BAIG, N. and KANNAN, S. 2024. Securing underwater wireless communication with frequency-hopping spread spectrum. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International workshop on Metrology for the sea; learning to measure sea health parameters (IEEE MetroSea 2024), 14-16 October 2024, Portorose, Slovenia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 266-271. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/metrosea62823.2024.10765656

The significance of subsea communication has increased substantially, with growing interest in replacing wired communication with wireless alternatives. However, subsea communication faces several challenges due to the harsh environment, including hi... Read More about Securing underwater wireless communication with frequency-hopping spread spectrum..

Underwater target detection analysis using spherical acoustic sensor arrays. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SUNDAS, R., BAIG, N.A., NJUGUNA, J., RAHMAN, K.U. and FOUGH, N. 2024. Underwater target detection analysis using spherical acoustic sensor arrays. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International workshop on Metrology for the sea; learning to measure sea health parameters (IEEE MetroSea 2024), 14-16 October 2024, Portorose, Slovenia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 240-245. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroSea62823.2024.10765723

The need to identify and monitor the target by taking active measurements before it gets close enough to attack has grown due to advancements in marine technology. As underwater vehicular technology continues to progress, there is an increasing inter... Read More about Underwater target detection analysis using spherical acoustic sensor arrays..

Together in the encoding-assemblage: a new materialist framework for examining knowledge production in journalism. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ANDERSON, B. 2024. Together in the encoding-assemblage: a new materialist framework for examining knowledge production in journalism. To be presented at the 10th European Communication Research and Education Association European communication conference (ECREA ECC 2024): communication and social (dis)order, 24-27 September 2024, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Journalism's broken monopoly over the production of knowledge (Carlson, 2017; Ekström and Westlund, 2019) has led to an erosion of public trust in professional journalism and a general "epistemic crisis" of the present (Steensen, 2019). Pioneer journ... Read More about Together in the encoding-assemblage: a new materialist framework for examining knowledge production in journalism..

Navigating STEM: challenges faced by Nigerian female secondary school students. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., ONOJA, O. and ONOSHAKPOR, C. 2024. Navigating STEM: challenges faced by Nigerian female secondary school students. In Proceedings of the 12th European conference on education (ECE 2024), 11-15 July 2024, London, UK. Nagoya: International Academic Forum (IAFOR) [online], pages 617-627. Available from: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2024.49

The persistent gender disparities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields stand as a significant barrier to realising the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those related to gender equality (... Read More about Navigating STEM: challenges faced by Nigerian female secondary school students..

Exploring occupational irritant hand dermatitis amongst healthcare workers in NHS Grampian. [Poster] (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PAPADATOU, Z., WILLIAMS, H. and COOPER, K. 2024. Exploring occupational irritant hand dermatitis amongst healthcare workers in NHS Grampian. Presented at the 9th Occupational and environmental exposure of the skin to chemicals conference 2024 (OEESC 2024), 23-25 September 2024, Dulles, VA, USA.

Occupational Irritant Hand Dermatitis (OIHD) is emerging as an important risk caused by or made worse by work. OIHD can be responsible for significant and long-term health issues and can impact on the individual's employment. Healthcare workers are a... Read More about Exploring occupational irritant hand dermatitis amongst healthcare workers in NHS Grampian. [Poster].

COIL and sustainability education in the Arctic region: developing the COIL@UArctic network. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. [2024]. COIL and sustainability education in the Arctic region: developing the COIL@UArctic network. To be presented at the 2024 European Association for International Education annual conference and exhibition (EAIE 2024), 17-20 September 2024, Toulouse, France.

COIL or Collaborative Online International Learning is a sustained educational approach where groups or individual students from one institution collaborate with groups or individual students from another institution, in a different country and/or cu... Read More about COIL and sustainability education in the Arctic region: developing the COIL@UArctic network..

European human rights in the era of pushbacks: some current issues. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
LYONS, C. 2024. European human rights in the era of pushbacks: some current issues. Presented at 2024 Scottish international law conference: human rights incorporation, 10-11 September 2024, Stirling, UK.

This paper reflects on some key developments in relation to "pushbacks" at both the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The reflection will be set in the context of the complementarity, and otherwise, that e... Read More about European human rights in the era of pushbacks: some current issues..

Building personalised XAI experiences through iSee: a case-based reasoning-driven platform. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CARO-MARTÍNEZ, M., LIRET, A., DÍAZ-AGUDO, B., RECIO-GARCÍA, J.A., DARIAS, J., WIRATUNGA, N., WIJEKOON, A., MARTIN, K., NKISI-ORJI, I., CORSAR, D., PALIHAWADANA, C., PIRIE, C., BRIDGE, D., PRADEEP, P. and FLEISCH, B. 2024. Building personalised XAI experiences through iSee: a case-based reasoning-driven platform. In Longo, L., Liu, W. and Montavon, G. (eds.) xAI-2024: LB/D/DC: joint proceedings of the xAI 2024 late-breaking work, demos and doctoral consortium, co-located with the 2nd World conference on eXplainable artificial intelligence (xAI 2024), 17-19 July 2024, Valletta, Malta. Aachen: CEUR-WS [online], 3793, pages 313-320. Available from: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3793/paper_40.pdf

Nowadays, eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) is well-known as an important field in Computer Science due to the necessity of understanding the increasing complexity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems or algorithms. This is the reason why... Read More about Building personalised XAI experiences through iSee: a case-based reasoning-driven platform..

A multiclass imbalanced dataset classification of symbols from piping and instrumentation diagrams. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
JAMIESON, L., MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F. and ELYAN, E. 2024. A multiclass imbalanced dataset classification of symbols from piping and instrumentation diagrams. In Barney Smith, E.H., Liwicki, M. and Peng, L. (eds.) Proceedings of the 18th International conference on Document analysis and recognition 2024 (ICDAR 2024), 30 August - 04 September 2024, Athens, Greece. Lecture notes in computer science, 14804. Cham: Springer [online], part 1, pages 3-16. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70533-5_1

Engineering diagrams provide rich source of information and are widely used across different industries. Recent years have seen growing research interest in developing solutions for processing and analysing these diagrams using wide range of image-pr... Read More about A multiclass imbalanced dataset classification of symbols from piping and instrumentation diagrams..

On the multi-objective optimization of wind farm cable layouts with regard to cost and robustness. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CHRISTIE, L.A., SAHIN, A., OGUNSEMI, A., ZĂVOIANU, A.-C. and MCCALL, J.A.W. 2024. On the multi-objective optimization of wind farm cable layouts with regard to cost and robustness. In Affenzeller, M., Winkler, S.M., Kononova, A.V. et al. (eds). Parallel problem solving from nature (PPSN XVIII): proceedings of the 18th Parallel problem solving from nature international conference 2024 (PPSN 2024), 14-18 September 2024, Hagenberg, Austria. Lecture notes in computer science, 15151. Cham: Springer [online], pages 367-382. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70085-9_23

Offshore wind farms (OWFs) have emerged as a vital component in the transition to renewable energy, especially for countries like the United Kingdom with abundant shallow coastal waters suitable for wind energy exploitation. As net-zero emissions tar... Read More about On the multi-objective optimization of wind farm cable layouts with regard to cost and robustness..

Challenges and barriers to interdisciplinary research. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MENYEH, B. 2024. Challenges and barriers to interdisciplinary research. Presented at the 2024 British Academy Early Career Research Network (BA ERCN) Collaboration of the faculties: adventures in interdisciplinarity event, 6 September 2024, London, UK.

This presentation addresses the importance and complexities of interdisciplinary research (IR). Combining knowledge, methods, and perspectives across disciplines is critical to solving today's complex societal issues. However, significant barriers hi... Read More about Challenges and barriers to interdisciplinary research..