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Proceedings of the 4th Working in public seminar: a public conversation. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ON THE EDGE RESEARCH. 2007. Proceedings of the 4th Working in public seminar: a public conversation, September 2007, Edinburgh, UK [online]. Available from: https://ontheedgeresearch.org/s-4

This seminar was the culmination of four seminars, Working in Public, funded by the Scottish Arts Council through a new initiative, Public Art Resources and Research, Scotland. This initiative is to promote excellence and innovation within public art... Read More about Proceedings of the 4th Working in public seminar: a public conversation..

Structured text retrieval by means of affordances and genre. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CLARK, M. 2007. Structured text retrieval by means of affordances and genre. In MacFarlane, A., Azzopardi, L. and Ounis, I. (eds.) Proceedings of the 1st British Computer Society Information Retrieval Specialist Group (BCS IRSG) symposium on future directions in information access (FDIA 2007), 28-29 August 2007, Glasgow, UK. London: BCS [online]. Available from: https://ewic.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/13788

This paper offers a proposal for some preliminary research on the retrieval of structured text, such as extensible mark-up language (XML). We believe that capturing the way in which a reader perceives the meaning of documents, especially genres of te... Read More about Structured text retrieval by means of affordances and genre..

Dimensionality reduction for dimension-specific search. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HUANG, Z., SHEN, H., ZHOU, X., SONG, D. and RUGER, S. 2007. Dimensionality reduction for dimension-specific search. In Proceedings of the 30th Annual international Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval (ACM SIGIR) conference on research and development in information retrieval (SIGIR'07), 23-27 July 2007, Amsterdam, Netherlands. New York: ACM [online], pages 849-850. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/1277741.1277940

Dimensionality reduction plays an important role in efficient similarity search, which is often based on k-nearest neighbor (k-NN) queries over a high-dimensional feature space. In this paper, we introduce a novel type of k-NN query, namely condition... Read More about Dimensionality reduction for dimension-specific search..

Souvenirs and the commodification of Scottish national identity. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PEACH, A. 2007. Souvenirs and the commodification of Scottish national identity. Presented at the 5th Annual international research conference of the Leeds Metropolitan University Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change: things that move: the material worlds of tourism and travel, 19-23 July 2007, Leeds, UK.

This paper will examine the commodification of Scottish craft to satisfy the demands of tourism, and ultimately the problematic outcome of the consumption of craft objects as souvenirs. Using as primary source material the magazine Craftwork: Scotlan... Read More about Souvenirs and the commodification of Scottish national identity..

An application of EDA and GA to dynamic pricing. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SHAKYA, S., OLIVEIRA, F. and OWUSU, G. 2007. An application of EDA and GA to dynamic pricing. In Proceedings of the 9th Annual conference on genetic and evolutionary computation (GECCO '07), 7-11 July 2007, London, UK. New York: ACM [online], pages 585-592. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/1276958.1277078

E-commerce has transformed the way firms develop their pricing strategies, producing shift away from fixed pricing to dynamic pricing. In this paper, we use two different Estimation of distribution algorithms (EDAs), a Genetic Algorithm (GA) and a Si... Read More about An application of EDA and GA to dynamic pricing..

The use of the Internet by political parties and candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament in 2007. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and CHEAH, S. 2007. The use of the Internet by political parties and candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament in 2007. Presented at the 1st Information: interactions and impact conference (i3 2007), 25-28 June 2007, Aberdeen, UK.

This paper reports the results of a study which investigated the use of the Internet by political parties and individual candidates as part of their campaigns for election to the Scottish Parliament in 2007. This was a comparative, follow-up study to... Read More about The use of the Internet by political parties and candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament in 2007..

Where in the world: a study of user preferences as to virtual environments for information access. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MACLENNAN, A. 2007. Where in the world: a study of user preferences as to virtual environments for information access. Presented at the 1st Information: interactions and impact conference (i3 2007), 25-28 June 2007, Aberdeen, UK.

This paper deals with the examination of user preferences relating to 3-dimensional “virtual worlds” as an interface for accessing information. The study on which the paper is based came about when it was decided that an initial attempt to establish... Read More about Where in the world: a study of user preferences as to virtual environments for information access..

Proceedings of the 3rd Working in public seminar: quality and imperfection. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ON THE EDGE RESEARCH. 2007. Proceedings of the 3rd Working in public seminar: quality and imperfection, 19-20 June 2007, Inverness, UK [online]. Available from: https://ontheedgeresearch.org/s-3

We explored some of the ethical and artistic implications of veiwing the idea of public as a living process of forming of different publics in response to specefic circumstances and through discrete modes of address. How might ethics be judged in the... Read More about Proceedings of the 3rd Working in public seminar: quality and imperfection..

Summary and reflection: quality and imperfection. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DOUGLAS, A. 2007. Summary and reflection: quality and imperfection. In Proceedings of the 3rd Working in public seminar: quality and imperfection, 19-20 June 2007, Inverness, UK [online]. Available from https://ontheedgeresearch.org/s-3

In embarking on Working in Public, we started out with an implicit assumption that criteria for judging quality in art in the gallery and museum were widely understood and broadly agreed, whereas quality of art in the public sphere was less well unde... Read More about Summary and reflection: quality and imperfection..

Living with flight dynamics: proposals and possible pitfalls for harmonising flight dynamics systems with EGOS. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FAILY, S. 2007. Living with flight dynamics: proposals and possible pitfalls for harmonising flight dynamics systems with EGOS. Presented at the 2nd European ground system architecture workshop (ESAW 2007), 12-13 June 2007, Darmstadt, Germany.

This presentation advocates for harmonisation of flight dynamics systems, while addressing the possible challenges that might be encountered. Specifically, the presentation makes four proposals for harmonisation: telemetry monitoring software; low le... Read More about Living with flight dynamics: proposals and possible pitfalls for harmonising flight dynamics systems with EGOS..

Proceedings of the 2nd Working in public seminar: representation and power. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ON THE EDGE RESEARCH. 2007. Proceedings of the 2nd Working in public seminar: representation and power, 22-23 May 2007, Glasgow, UK [online]. Available from: https://ontheedgeresearch.org/s-2

This seminar explored power in relation to the authority of the artist, institutional authority and authority as individual. In each of these situations the issue of representation was closely linked to how power might be taken and used to develop ne... Read More about Proceedings of the 2nd Working in public seminar: representation and power..

Representation and power: a critical reflection. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DOUGLAS, A. 2007. Representation and power: a critical reflection. In Proceedings of the 2nd Working in public seminar: representation and power, 22-23 May 2007, Glasgow, UK [online]. Available from https://ontheedgeresearch.org/s-2

The thematic area - Power and Representation emerged in our discussions with Suzanne Lacy as an issue that framed tensions within the Oakland projects' specifically, as well having relevance beyond Oakland. These tensions included the artist's role i... Read More about Representation and power: a critical reflection..

Proceedings of the 1st Working in public seminar: aesthetics and ethics of working in public. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ON THE EDGE RESEARCH. 2007. Proceedings of the 1st Working in public seminar: aesthetics and ethics of working in public, 27-28 March 2007, Aberdeen, UK [online]. Available from: https://ontheedgeresearch.org/seminar-1

The seminar drew discussion through a range of questions: How we might determine what is art and what is not art? When and where is it appropriate for the artist to speak for others? When art is camouflaged in every day activity, how might we underst... Read More about Proceedings of the 1st Working in public seminar: aesthetics and ethics of working in public..

Aesthetics and ethics of working in public art: a summary. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DOUGLAS, A. 2007. Aesthetics and ethics of working in public art: a summary. In Proceedings of the 1st Working in public seminar: aesthetics and ethics of working in public, 27-28 March 2007, Aberdeen, UK [online]. Available from: https://ontheedgeresearch.org/seminar-1

The hunch behind Working in Public is that art now exists in the public sphere in unprecedented ways. Working in Public aims therefore to open up greater uncertainty in what we think art is and to provoke more thoughtful and creative responses to wha... Read More about Aesthetics and ethics of working in public art: a summary..

Gender policies and flexible working opportunities in the Scottish creative industries. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARCELLA, R., ILLINGWORTH, L. and BAXTER, G. 2007. Gender policies and flexible working opportunities in the Scottish creative industries. Presented at the workshop 'This motley crew': managing creatives and the creative unit, 21 March 2007, Dundee, UK.

This paper presented the key results of two research projects, funded by the European Social Fund, which explored the gender policies and flexible working opportunities in the Scottish creative industries. The first project, 'Women in the Scottish Me... Read More about Gender policies and flexible working opportunities in the Scottish creative industries..

The media and communication industries: flexible friends or foes? (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARCELLA, R., ILLINGWORTH, L. and BAXTER, G. 2007. The media and communication industries: flexible friends or foes? Presented at the 3rd Joint conference of the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) and Association of Media Practice Educators (AMPE), 10-12 January 2007, Coventry, UK.

This conference paper presented the key results of the research project 'Women in the Scottish Creative Industries', funded by the European Social Fund. This research explored the equality policy and practice in companies in the Scottish creative sec... Read More about The media and communication industries: flexible friends or foes?.

Impulse shopping in convenience stores: does gender make a difference? (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BREMNER, P.A.M., HAMILTON, M. and MCLENNAN, K. 2006. Impulse shopping in convenience stores: does gender make a difference? In Proceedings of the 12th European Institute of retailing and Service Studies (EIRASS) conference: recent advances in retailing and services sciences, 9-12 July 2006, Budapest, Hungary. Eindhoven: European Institute of Retailing and Services Studies.

The paper explores the phenomenon of impulse purchasing, which accounts for a growing proportion of total retail spend. The study investigates whether males and females act differently in respect of impulse purchasing. Impulse purchasing has been pre... Read More about Impulse shopping in convenience stores: does gender make a difference?.

Concept-based document readability in domain specific information retrieval. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
YAN, X., SONG, D. and LI, X. 2006. Concept-based document readability in domain specific information retrieval. In Proceedings of the 15th Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) international conference on information and knowledge management (CIKM'06), 5-11 November 2006, Arlington, USA. New York: ACM [online], pages 540-549. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/1183614.1183692

Domain specific information retrieval has become in demand. Not only domain experts, but also average non-expert users are interested in searching domain specific (e.g., medical and health) information from online resources. However, a typical proble... Read More about Concept-based document readability in domain specific information retrieval..

LRD: latent relation discovery for vector space expansion and information retrieval. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
GONCALVES, A., ZHU, J., SONG, D., UREN, V. and PACHECO, R. 2006. LRD: latent relation discovery for vector space expansion and information retrieval. In Yu, J.X., Kitsuregawa, M. and Leong, H.V. (eds.) Advances in web-age information management: proceedings of the 7th International conference on web-age information management (WAIM 2006), 17-19 June 2006, Hong Kong, China. Lecture notes in computer science, 4016. Berlin: Springer [online], pages 122-133. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/11775300_11

In this paper, we propose a text mining method called LRD (latent relation discovery), which extends the traditional vector space model of document representation in order to improve information retrieval (IR) on documents and document clustering. Ou... Read More about LRD: latent relation discovery for vector space expansion and information retrieval..

Enabling management oversight in corporate blog space. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SONG, D., BRUZA, P., MCARTHUR, R. and MANSFIELD, T. 2006. Enabling management oversight in corporate blog space. In Nicolov, N., Salvetti, F., Liberman, M. and Martin, J.H. (eds.) Computational approaches to analyzing weblogs: proceedings of the 2006 American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Spring symposium, 27-29 March 2006, Stanford, USA. Palo Alto: AAAI Press.

When a modern corporation empowers its staff to use blogs to communicate with colleagues, partners, suppliers and customers, the role of management in exercising oversight and guidance over the public speech of staff becomes dramatically challenged.... Read More about Enabling management oversight in corporate blog space..