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Understanding disagreement between humans and machines in XAI: robustness, fidelity, and region-based explanations in automatic neonatal pain assessment. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PIRIE, C., FERREIRA, L.A., COUTRIN, G.A.S., CARLINI, L.P., MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F., BARROS, M.C.M., GUINSBURG, R., THOMAZ, C.E., NOBRE, R. and WIRATUNGA, N. [2025]. Understanding disagreement between humans and machines in XAI: robustness, fidelity, and region-based explanations in automatic neonatal pain assessment. To be presented at the 3rd World conference on eXplainable artificial intelligence 2025, 9-11 July 2025, Istanbul, Turkey.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers a promising approach to automating neonatal pain assessment, improving consistency and objectivity in clinical decision-making. However, differences between how humans and AI models perceive and explain pain-relate... Read More about Understanding disagreement between humans and machines in XAI: robustness, fidelity, and region-based explanations in automatic neonatal pain assessment..

Hydrogen at RGU: expertise, projects and facilities. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FAISAL, N. 2025. Hydrogen at RGU: expertise, projects and facilities. Presented at the 2025 All things hydrogen conference, 18 March 2025, Aberdeen, UK.

In this presentation Professor Nadimul Faisal highlights some of the hydrogen research projects being undertaken at Robert Gordon University to support the development of renewable hydrogen technologies needed to support the Scottish Government's amb... Read More about Hydrogen at RGU: expertise, projects and facilities..

From pixels to perspectives: exploring perceptions of representation in character design. (2025)
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TANG, N.L., MOON, E.E., GARRIDO INIGUEZ, J.D.J., RAMIREZ, D.R.M. and GARDNER, D.L. 2025. From pixels to perspectives: exploring perceptions of representation in character design. Information research [online], 30(iCONF 2025): proceedings of the 20th International conference 2025 (iConf 2025): living in an AI-gorithmic world, 18-22 March 2025, Bloomington, ID, USA, pages 1180-1201. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47989/ir30iConf46939

This study presents findings about perceptions of how women characters are introduced in a sample of six best-selling games. Our analysis adds to ongoing conversations about representation in games and media, encouraging both designers and researcher... Read More about From pixels to perspectives: exploring perceptions of representation in character design..

Animals are my friends: exploring the relationship between animal companionship in childhood and moral concerns towards animals in adulthood. (2025)
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BERGER MEUNIER, L., BONNETON-BOTTÉ, N., MAREC-BRETON, N. and SMITH, D.S. 2025. Animals are my friends: exploring the relationship between animal companionship in childhood and moral concerns in adulthood. Presented at the 3rd International electronic conference on animals, 12-14 March 2025, [virtual event]. Hosted on Sciforum [online]. Available from: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/21453

Several studies have highlighted the benefits of pet ownership on physical and psychological health. The literature has suggested that having a close relationship with an animal could enhance levels of empathy and reduce speciesism. However, little r... Read More about Animals are my friends: exploring the relationship between animal companionship in childhood and moral concerns towards animals in adulthood..

MDDNet: multilevel difference-enhanced denoise network for unsupervised change detection in SAR images. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ZONG, H., ZHANG, E., LI, X., ZHANG, H. and REN, J. 2025. MDDNet: multilevel difference-enhanced denoise network for unsupervised change detection in SAR images. In Proceedings of the 50th IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International conference on acoustics, speech and signal processing 2025 (ICASSP 2025), 6-11 April 2025, Hyderabad, India. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article number 576. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/icassp49660.2025.10887943

Change detection in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images is a hot yet highly challenging task in remote sensing. Existing unsupervised SAR change detection methods often struggle with inherent speckle noise and insufficiently utilize pseudo-labels,... Read More about MDDNet: multilevel difference-enhanced denoise network for unsupervised change detection in SAR images..

Materials challenges and opportunities in high-temperature steam electrolysis with geothermal heat. (2025)
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FAISAL, N. 2025. Materials challenges and opportunities in high-temperature steam electrolysis with geothermal heat. Presented at the 2025 Geothermal: gaining momentum, 26-27 February 2025, Aberdeen, UK: [virtual event].

High-temperature steam is critical in many industrial processes and applications, including energy production (e.g., water splitting through solid oxide steam electrolysis (SOSE) leading to hydrogen production). Coupling of SOSE with geothermal heat... Read More about Materials challenges and opportunities in high-temperature steam electrolysis with geothermal heat..

aiION: a machine learning approach to geothermal exploration. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ALGAIAR, M.M. 2025. aiION: a machine learning approach to geothermal exploration. Presented at the 2025 Geothermal seminar (GEOTHERMAL 2025): gaining momentum, 26-27 February 2025, [virtual event].

Geothermal energy, a renewable resource derived from the Earth's subsurface, holds great promise for sustainable power generation. This research aimed to develop a data-driven geothermometer using supervised machine learning (ML) to predict subsurfac... Read More about aiION: a machine learning approach to geothermal exploration..

Embedding sustainability in engineering education: empowering students with knowledge and skills for a sustainable future. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
OKOYEAGU, C.J., OKPU, A., ESSIET, R. and ELDESSOUKY, H. 2025. Embedding sustainability in engineering education: empowering students with knowledge and skills for a sustainable future. Presented at the 9th International conference on research in education, teaching and learning 2025 (ICETL 2025), 21-23 February 2025, Milan, Italy.

Integrating sustainability into engineering disciplines is essential for preparing students to tackle the complex environmental, social, and economic issues of the 21st century. This paper examines the significance of incorporating sustainability int... Read More about Embedding sustainability in engineering education: empowering students with knowledge and skills for a sustainable future..

Designing gender-inclusive sustainability curricula in engineering education. (2025)
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OKOYEAGU, C.J., OKPU, A., ESSIET, R. and ONOSHAKPOR, C. 2025. Designing gender-inclusive sustainability curricula in engineering education. Presented at the 9th International conference on research in education, teaching and learning 2025 (ICETL 2025), 21-23 February 2025, Milan, Italy.

Incorporating sustainability into engineering education is essential for tackling global environmental issues. Nonetheless, the persistent gender imbalance in engineering remains a significant obstacle to achieving equitable and sustainable outcomes.... Read More about Designing gender-inclusive sustainability curricula in engineering education..

DataDRILL: resilience testbed for industrial cyber-physical systems. (2025)
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ARIFEEN, M., KOTENKO, I., PETROVSKI, A. and HASSARD, P. 2025. DataDRILL: resilience testbed for industrial cyber-physical systems. In Proceedings of the 17th International conference on communication systems and networks 2025 (COMSNETS 2025), 6-10 January 2025, Bengaluru, India. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1195-1200. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/COMSNETS63942.2025.10885712

Testbeds and datasets are essential tools used in experimental work, risk assessment and validation of industrial cyber-physical systems (CPS) with the capability of seamless automation and control. Due to complexity of real CPS and the criticality o... Read More about DataDRILL: resilience testbed for industrial cyber-physical systems..

Customizable DDoS attack data generation in SDN environments for enhanced machine learning detection models. (2025)
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GAYANTHA, N., RAJAPAKSE, C. and SENANAYAKE, J. 2025. Customizable DDoS attack data generation in SDN environments for enhanced machine learning detection models. In Proceedings of the 5th International conference on advanced research in computing 2025 (ICARC 2025): converging horizons: uniting disciplines in computing research through AI innovation, 19-20 February 2025, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 386-391. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICARC64760.2025.10963190

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a critical threat to the security and reliability of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) environments. Existing datasets for training machine learning (ML) models, such as KDDCup '99 and CICIDS 2017, are... Read More about Customizable DDoS attack data generation in SDN environments for enhanced machine learning detection models..

DevSecOps implementation for continuous security in financial trading software application development. (2025)
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DASANAYAKE, S.D.L.V., SENANAYAKE, J. and WIJAYANAYAKE, W.M.J.I. 2025. DevSecOps implementation for continuous security in financial trading software application development. In Proceedings of the 25th International conference on advanced research in computing 2025 (ICARC 2025): converging horizons: uniting disciplines in computing research through AI innovation, 19-20 February 2025, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 457-462. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICARC64760.2025.10963292

DevSecOps incorporates security into the DevOps workflow, ensuring robust protection throughout the software development lifecycle. This research addresses the security gaps in financial trading applications, where traditional methods often prioritiz... Read More about DevSecOps implementation for continuous security in financial trading software application development..

Hydrogen at RGU: innovation and supporting it existing ecosystem (Hy-ONE and other projects). (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FAISAL, N. 2025. Hydrogen at RGU: innovation and supporting its existing ecosystem (Hy-ONE and other projects). Presented at Scotland's hydrogen innovation network (SHINe) webinar: using innovation to overcome hydrogen barriers, 11 February 2025, [virtual event].

At this SHINe webinar Professor Nadimul Faisal give a presentation detailing the research into hydrogen, its production, storage, utilisation and integration, which is being undertaken at Robert Gordon University. This includes the Hy-One project wh... Read More about Hydrogen at RGU: innovation and supporting it existing ecosystem (Hy-ONE and other projects)..

Harris Tweed Hebrides; producing, promoting, and protecting Harris Tweed® in the 21st century. (2025)
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CROSS, K. and STEED, J. 2025. Harris Tweed Hebrides: producing, promoting, and protecting Harris Tweed® in the 21st century. In von Wachenfeldt, P., Cantoni, L., Sabatini, N. and Sádaba, T. (eds.) Fashion communication in the digital age: proceedings of the 2025 FACTUM International conference on fashion communication: between tradition and future digital developments (FACTUM25), 25-27 June 2025, Stockholm, Sweden. Cham: Springer [online], (forthcoming). To be made available from: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031994807

This paper on Harris Tweed® today discusses projects with Scottish textile manufacturer Harris Tweed Hebrides (HTH) that focused on reducing the seasonality of their all-wool product, exploring new markets, and digital and sustainable innovations wit... Read More about Harris Tweed Hebrides; producing, promoting, and protecting Harris Tweed® in the 21st century..

Plastic waste over the ocean: an approach to surface recognition. (2025)
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SHAH, F.M., FOUGH, F., SHAH, Z.M., FOUGH, N. and ZHAO, Y. 2024. Plastic waste over the ocean: an approach to surface recognition. In Proceedings of the 31st IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International conference on electronics, circuits, and systems (ICECS 2024), 18-20 November 2024, Nancy, France. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article 10849157. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECS61496.2024.10849157

To address the challenges of low detection accuracy and slow recognition of floating objects on water surfaces, an enhanced YOLOv5 algorithm has been developed. This improved algorithm incorporates a coordinate attention mechanism to enhance spatial... Read More about Plastic waste over the ocean: an approach to surface recognition..

Data systems education: curriculum recommendations, course syllabi, and industry needs. (2025)
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MIEDEMA, D., TAIPALUS, T., AJANOVSKI, V.V., ALAWINI, A., GOODFELLOW, M., LIUT, M., PELTSVERGER, S. and YOUNG, T. 2024. Data systems education: curriculum recommendations, course syllabi, and industry needs. In Proceedings of the ITiCSE 2024: 2024 Working group reports on innovation and technology in computer science education (ITiCSE-WGR 2024), 8-10 July 2024, Milan, Italy. New York: ACM [online], pages 95-123. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3689187.3709609

Data systems have been an important part of computing curricula for decades, and an integral part of data-focused industry roles such as software developers, data engineers, and data scientists. However, the field of data systems encompasses a large... Read More about Data systems education: curriculum recommendations, course syllabi, and industry needs..

AI integration in the IT professional workplace: a scoping review and interview study with implications for education and professional competencies. (2025)
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CLEAR, T., CAJANER, A., CLEAR, A., MCDERMOTT, R., DANIELS, M., DIVITINI, M., FORSHAW, M., HUMBLE, N., KASINIDOU, M., KLEANTHOUS, S., KULTUR, C., PARVINI, G., POLASH, M. and ZHU, T. 2024. AI integration in the IT professional workplace: a scoping review and interview study with implications for education and professional competencies. In Proceedings of the ITiCSE 2024: 2024 Working group reports on innovation and technology in computer science education (ITiCSE-WGR 2024), 8-10 July 2024, Milan, Italy. New York: ACM [online], pages 34-67. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3689187.3709607

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues transforming workplaces globally, particularly within the Information Technology (IT) industry, understanding its impact on IT professionals and computing curricula is crucial. This research builds on joint w... Read More about AI integration in the IT professional workplace: a scoping review and interview study with implications for education and professional competencies..

Preparing the future pharmacy workforce: competency-based undergraduate curricula for teaching, learning and assessment with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
TIPPING, S., FLEMING, N., DAMANT, G., TONNA, A.P. and MARTIN, S., on behalf of NAPEG (National Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Education Group). 2024. Preparing the future pharmacy workforce: competency-based undergraduate curricula for teaching, learning and assessment with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship. Presented at the 2024 Infection: BSAC (British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy) winter conference, 5 December 2024, London, UK: [virtual event].

Competency-based teaching, learning and assessment underpins the requirements for initial training and education of pharmacists (IETPs) in the UK as set by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). This competency-based pedagogic approach is conduci... Read More about Preparing the future pharmacy workforce: competency-based undergraduate curricula for teaching, learning and assessment with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship..

Analysis of UK repository platforms: who is using what and why? (2025)
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BRAY, G. 2025. Analysis of UK repository platforms: who is using what and why? Presented at the M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries cpd25 event: repositories: where are we now, where do we need to be?, 21 January 2025, [virtual event].

Primarily focusing on the UK Higher Education sector, the author aims to investigate the variety of repository platforms currently in use based on available data from UKCORR. Through an analysis of the data, the author attempts to determine whether t... Read More about Analysis of UK repository platforms: who is using what and why?.

Role of private companies as mediators in enhancing smart city performance: insights from Malaysia. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SUDA, K.A., RANI, N.S.A., BOUBEKEUR, I. and SAHARUDIN, M.S. 2025. Role of private companies as mediators in enhancing smart city performance: insights from Malaysia. Environment-behaviour proceedings journal [online], 10(S125): proceedings of 2024 Navigating shared futures in social innovation, management, economics and engineering (SIME'24), 28-29 May 2024, Perth, Australia, article number 6466. Available from: https://ebpj.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/EBProceedings/article/view/6466

This study addresses two objectives: firstly, to discern the relationship between local government, private companies, and smart city performance; and secondly, to elucidate the role of private companies in the nexus between local government and smar... Read More about Role of private companies as mediators in enhancing smart city performance: insights from Malaysia..