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Optimal relay coordination of an adaptive protection scheme using modified PSO algorithm. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
ATTEYA, A.I., EL ZONKOLY, A.M. and ASHOUR, H.A. 2017. Optimal relay coordination of an adaptive protection scheme using modified PSO algorithm. In Elsayed, A.M. (eds.) Proceedings of 19th international Middle East Power Systems Conference 2017 (MEPCON 2017), 19-21 December 2017, Cairo, Egypt. Piscataway: IEEE [online], paper ID 168, pages 689-694. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MEPCON.2017.8301256

Recently, future smart grids are described by a dominantly fluctuating character due to the power consumption change from peak to off-peak loading conditions, the operation of micro-grids in grid-connected or islanded mode and other possible network... Read More about Optimal relay coordination of an adaptive protection scheme using modified PSO algorithm..

Using extreme characters to teach requirements engineering. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
IACOB, C. and FAILY, S. 2017. Using extreme characters to teach requirements engineering. In Washizaki, H. and Mead, N. (eds.) Proceedings of the 30th IEEE conference on software engineering education and training (CSEET 2017), 7-9 November 2017, Savannah, USA. Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society [online], pages 107-111. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/CSEET.2017.25

One of the main challenges in teaching Software Engineering as an undergraduate course is making the need for software processes and documentation obvious. Armed with some knowledge of programming, students may feel inclined to skip any development p... Read More about Using extreme characters to teach requirements engineering..

Partial discharge detection in smart grid using software defined radio. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
MOHAMED, H., LAZARIDIS, P.I., KHAN, U., SAEED, B., MISTRY, K., UPTON, D., MATHER, P.J. and GLOVER, I.A. 2017. Partial discharge detection in smart grid using software defined radio. In Proceedings of 25th Telecommunications forum 2017 (TELFOR 2017), 21-22 November 2017, Belgrade, Serbia. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article ID 8249457. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TELFOR.2017.8249457

Smart grid is the term used to describe the next generation power grid in which the management of electricity distribution is enhanced by advanced two-way communications, so that it monitors, protects, and takes decisions automatically to optimize th... Read More about Partial discharge detection in smart grid using software defined radio..

Predicting service levels using neural networks. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
AINSLIE, R., MCCALL, J., SHAKYA, S. and OWUSU, G. 2017. Predicting service levels using neural networks. In Bramer, M. and Petridis, M. (eds.) Artificial intelliegence XXXIV: proceedings of the 37th SGAI International innovative techniques and applications of artifical intelligence conference 2017 (AI 2017), 12-14 December 2017, Cambridge, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 10630. Cham: Springer [online], pages 411-416. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71078-5_35

In this paper we present a method to predict service levels in utility companies, giving them advanced visibility of expected service outcomes and helping them to ensure adherence to service level agreements made to their clients. Service level adher... Read More about Predicting service levels using neural networks..

Heartrate variability comparison between electrocardiogram, photoplethysmogram and ballistic pulse waveforms at fiducial points. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
JANJUA, G.M.W., HADIA, R., GULDENRING, D., FINLAY, D.D. and MCLAUGHLIN, J.A.D. 2018. Heartrate variability comparison between electrocardiogram, photoplethysmogram and ballistic pulse waveforms at fiducial points. In Maglaveras, N., Chouvarda, I. and de Carvalho, P. (eds.) Precision medicine powered by pHealth and connected health: proceedings of 3rd International conference on biomedical and health informatics (ICBHI 2017), 18-21 November 2017, Thessaloniki, Greece. IFMBE proceedings, 66. Singapore: Springer [online], pages 171-177. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7419-6_29

Heart rate variability analysis (HRVA) gives valuable insight to the cardiovascular system. Electrocardiogram (ECG) based HRVA has been assessment gold standard but eavesdropping of wearable technology requires the comparison of its surrogacy to an a... Read More about Heartrate variability comparison between electrocardiogram, photoplethysmogram and ballistic pulse waveforms at fiducial points..

Towards computational dialogue types for BIM collaborative design: an initial study. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
TONIOLO, A. and LEON, M. 2017. Towards computational dialogue types for BIM collaborative design: an initial study. In Bistarelli, S., Giacomin, M. and Pazienza, A. (eds.) Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on advances in argumentation in artificial intelligence (AI^3 2017), 16-17 November 2017, Bari, Italy. CEUR workshop proceedings, 2012. Aachen: CEUR-WS [online], session 3: dialogues, real world arguments and applications, pages 79-84. Available from: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2012/AI3-2017_paper_8.pdf

Collaborative design is an iterative process of selecting and evaluating solutions under potentially conflicting requirements, a concept central to Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation. Previous research has shown that design can be be... Read More about Towards computational dialogue types for BIM collaborative design: an initial study..

Analysis of AC link topologies in non-isolated DC/DC triple active bridge converter for current stress minimization. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
HEBALA, O.M., ABOUSHADY, A.A. and AHMED, K.H. 2017. Analysis of AC link topologies in non-isolated DC/DC triple active bridge converter for current stress minimization. In Proceedings of the 6th IEEE international renewable energy research and applications conference (ICRERA 2017), 5-8 November 2017, San Diego, USA. New York: IEEE [online], article number 8191132, pages 608-613. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2017.8191132

This paper presents analysis of the non-isolated DC/DC triple active bridge (TAB) converter under various purely inductor-based AC link topologies. The objective of the analysis is to find the topology that incorporates the least value of the AC link... Read More about Analysis of AC link topologies in non-isolated DC/DC triple active bridge converter for current stress minimization..

A preliminary study on the hand grip and pinch strength among adults in an indigenous people community in Royal Belum Forest, Malaysia. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
BANI, N.A., MOHD NOOR, N., MOHD ARIS, S.A., MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N., MAD KAIDI, H., JALIL, S.Z.A., USMAN, S., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and MAS'UD, A.A. 2017. A preliminary study on the hand grip and pinch strength among adults in an indigenous people community in Royal Belum Forest, Malaysia. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE region 10 conference (TENCON 2017), 5-8 November 2017, Penang, Malaysia. New York: IEEE [online], article number 8228207, pages 2099-2103. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCON.2017.8228207

Handgrip strength is a general indicator of muscle strength and nutritional status of an adult population and is linked with premature mortality as well as physical disabilities. In this preliminary study, handgrip strength among adults in an indigen... Read More about A preliminary study on the hand grip and pinch strength among adults in an indigenous people community in Royal Belum Forest, Malaysia..

Solar energy development and implementation in Nigeria: Drivers and barriers (2017)
Conference Proceeding
ABDULLAHI, D., SURESH, S., RENUKAPPA, S. and OLOKE, D. 2017. Solar energy development and implementation in Nigeria: drivers and barriers. In Proceedings of the 2017 ISES (International Solar Energy Society) Solar world congress (ISES SWC 2017), co-located with the 5th International Energy Agency Solar heating and cooling for buildings and industry international conference (IEA SHC 2017), 29 October - 02 November 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Freiburg: ISES [online], pages 923-931. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18086/swc.2017.16.01

The over dependency on fossil fuel in Nigeria could be one big reason for the total failure of the power sector. The country's economic development which depends on productivity output is in peril due to the imminent energy crisis from gas shortage,... Read More about Solar energy development and implementation in Nigeria: Drivers and barriers.

Computational analysis and optimization of a MEMS-based piezoresistive accelerometer for head injuries monitoring. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
MESSINA, M., NJUGUNA, J. and PALAS, C. 2017. Computational analysis and optimization of a MEMS-based piezoresistive accelerometer for head injuries monitoring. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE sensors conference, 29 October - 1 November 2017, Glasgow, UK. New York: IEEE [online], article number 8233897, pages 91-93. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8233897

This work focuses on the design improvement of a tri-axial piezoresistive accelerometer specifically designed for head injuries monitoring where medium-G impacts are common, for example in sports such as racing cars. The device requires the highest s... Read More about Computational analysis and optimization of a MEMS-based piezoresistive accelerometer for head injuries monitoring..

Wake oscillator equations in modelling vortex-induced vibrations at low mass ratios. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
KURUSHINA, V. and PAVLOVSKAIA, E. 2017. Wake oscillator equations in modelling vortex-induced vibrations at low mass ratios. In Proceedings of the 2017 Marine Technology Society and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (MTS/IEEE) OCEANS conference (OCEANS 2017 MTS/IEEE), 19-22 June 2017, Aberdeen, UK. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article number 8084644. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSE.2017.8084644

The current research explores the capabilities of Rayleigh and Van der Pol equations from the standpoint of accuracy of vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) modelling for low mass ratio cases. The two degree-of-freedom rigid structure model suggested by P... Read More about Wake oscillator equations in modelling vortex-induced vibrations at low mass ratios..

Goal models for acceptance requirements analysis and gamification design. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
PIRAS, L., PAJA, E., GIORGINI, P. and MYLOPOULOS, J. 2017. Goal models for acceptance requirements analysis and gamification design. In Mayr, H.C., Guizzardi, G., Ma, H. and Pastor, O. (eds.) Conceptual modeling: proceedings of 36th Conceptual modeling international conference 2017 (ER 2017), 6-9 November 2017, Valencia, Spain. Lecture notes in computer science, 10650. Cham: Springer [online], pages 223-230. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69904-2_18

The success of software systems highly depends on user engagement. Thus, to deliver engaging systems, software has to be designed carefully taking into account Acceptance Requirements, such as '70% of users will use the system', and the psychological... Read More about Goal models for acceptance requirements analysis and gamification design..

Zinc-modified nanotransporter of doxorubicine for multi-targeted therapy of prostate cancer cells. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
SKALICKOVA, S., LOFFELMANN, M., DOCEKALOVA, M., UHLIROVA, D., STANKOVA, M., KEPINSKA, M., MILNEROWICZ, H., FERNANDEZ, C., RUTTKAY-NEDECKY, B., ZIDKOVA, J. and KIZEK, R. 2017. Zinc-modified nanotransporter of doxorubicine for multi-targeted therapy of prostate cancer cells. In Proceedings of the 9th Nanomaterials international conference 2017 (NANOCON 2017): research and application, 18-20 October 2017, Brno, Czech Republic. Ostrava: Tanger Ltd [online], pages 531-536. Available from: https://www.confer.cz/nanocon/2017/read/347-zinc-modified-nanotransporter-of-doxorubicine-for-multi-targeted-therapy-of-prostate-cancer-cells.pdf

Target therapy for oncologic diseases presents a big challenge for advance nanomedicine. In our work, we focused on multi-target approach development. Designed nanotransporter is based on polysaccharide chitosan which allows formation of nanoparticle... Read More about Zinc-modified nanotransporter of doxorubicine for multi-targeted therapy of prostate cancer cells..

Biophysical study of CdTe quantum dots interactions with albumin and antibody as the base of photodynamic therapy. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
RUTTKAY-NEDECKY, B., SOCHOROVA, A., DOCEKALOVA, M., UHLIROVA, D., STANKOVA, M., KEPINSKA, M., SKALICKOVA, S., CIHALOVA, K., MILNEROWICZ, H., FERNANDEZ, C., ZIDKOVA, J and KIZEK, R. 2017. Biophysical study of CdTe quantum dots interactions with albumin and antibody as the base of photodynamic therapy. In Proceedings of the 9th Nanomaterials international conference 2017 (NANOCON 2017): research and application, 18-20 October 2017, Brno, Czech Republic. Ostrava: Tanger Ltd [online], pages 537-542. Available from: https://www.confer.cz/nanocon/2017/download/348-biophysical-study-of-cdte-quantum-dots-interactions-with-albumin-and-antibody-as-the-base-of-photodynamic-therapy.pdf

Photodynamic therapy is a relatively new type of cancer treatment, or eventually it is used at the elimination of undesirable pathogenic microorganisms. Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconducting nanocrystals with a size of 2-20 nm and can be used in phot... Read More about Biophysical study of CdTe quantum dots interactions with albumin and antibody as the base of photodynamic therapy..

Dependence of antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles on their surface modification. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
CIHALOVA, K., BREZINOVA, K., STANKOVA, M., DOCEKALOVA, M., UHLIROVA, D., KEPINSKA, M., SOCHOR, J., MILNEROWICZ, H., FERNANDEZ, C., ZIDKOVA, J. and KIZEK, R. 2017. Dependence of antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles on their surface modification. In Proceedings of the 9th Nanomaterials international conference 2017 (NANOCON 2017): research and application, 18-20 October 2017, Brno, Czech Republic. Ostrava: Tanger Ltd [online], pages 692-697. Available from: https://www.confer.cz/nanocon/2017/download/370-dependence-of-antibacterial-properties-of-silver-nanoparticles-of-their-surface-modification.pdf

Nanosilver, in the form of colloidal silver, has been used for many years. In recent years, the development of efficient green chemistry methods for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles by organisms has become a major focus of researchers. The differ... Read More about Dependence of antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles on their surface modification..

Design optimization of Cassegrain telescope for remote explosive trace detection. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
BHAVSAR, K., ESELLER, K.E. and PRABHU, R. 2017. Design optimization of Cassegrain telescope for remote explosive trace detection. In Bourma, H., Carlysle-Davies, F., Stokes, R.J. and Yitzhaky, Y. (eds.) Proceedings of the 1st Counterterrorism, crime fighting, forensics and surveillance technologies conference 2017: co-located with the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Security and defence 2017 conference, 11-12 September 2017, Warsaw, Poland. Proceedings of SPIE, 10441. Bellingham, WA: SPIE [online], article number 1044103. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2277932

The past three years have seen a global increase in explosive-based terror attacks. The widespread use of improvised explosives and anti-personnel landmines have caused thousands of civilian casualties across the world. Current scenario of globalized... Read More about Design optimization of Cassegrain telescope for remote explosive trace detection..

Banknote authentication using chaotic elements technology. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
AMBADIYIL, S., KRISHNENDU, P.S., PILLAI, V.P.M. and PRABHU, R. 2017. Banknote authentication using chaotic elements technology. In Bourma, H., Carlysle-Davies, F., Stokes, R.J. and Yitzhaky, Y. (eds.) Proceedings of the 1st Counterterrorism, crime fighting, forensics and surveillance technologies conference 2017: co-located with the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Security and defence 2017 conference, 11-12 September 2017, Warsaw, Poland. Proceedings of SPIE, 10441. Bellingham, WA: SPIE [online], article number 1044104. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2278343

The counterfeit banknote is a growing threat to the society since the advancements in the field of computers, scanners and photocopiers, as they have made the duplication process for banknote much simpler. The fake note detection systems developed so... Read More about Banknote authentication using chaotic elements technology..

From requirements to operation: components for risk assessment in a pervasive system of systems. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
KI-ARIES, D., DOGAN, H., FAILY, S., WHITTINGTON, P. and WILLIAMS, C. 2017. From requirements to operation: components for risk assessment in a pervasive system of systems. In Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on evolving security and privacy requirements engineering (ESPRE 2017), part of the 25th IEEE international requirements engineering conference workshops (REW 2017), 4-8 September 2017, Lisbon, Portugal. Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society [online], pages 83-89. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/REW.2017.36

Framing Internet of Things (IoT) applications as a System of Systems (SoS) can help us make sense of complexity associated with interoperability and emergence. However, assessing the risk of SoSs is a challenge due to the independence of component sy... Read More about From requirements to operation: components for risk assessment in a pervasive system of systems..

Design as code: facilitating collaboration between usability and security engineers using CAIRIS. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
FAILY, S. and IACOB, C. 2017. Design as code: facilitating collaboration between usability and security engineers using CAIRIS. In Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on evolving security and privacy requirements engineering (ESPRE 2017), part of the 25th IEEE international requirements engineering conference workshops (REW 2017), 4-8 September 2017, Lisbon, Portugal. Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society [online], pages 76-82. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/REW.2017.23

Designing usable and secure software is hard without tool-support. Given the importance of requirements, CAIRIS was designed to illustrate the form tool-support for specifying usable and secure systems might take. While CAIRIS supports a broad range... Read More about Design as code: facilitating collaboration between usability and security engineers using CAIRIS..

Dynamic localization plan for underwater mobile sensor nodes using fuzzy decision support system. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
SABRA, A. and FUNG, W.-K. 2017. Dynamic localization plan for underwater mobile sensor nodes using fuzzy decision support system. In Proceedings of OCEANS 2017, 18-21 September 2017, Anchorage, Alaska, USA. New York: IEEE [online], article number 8232185, pages 854-861. Available from: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8232185

Underwater mobile sensor node localization is a key enabling technology for several subsea missions. A novel scalable underwater localization scheme, called Best Suitable Localization Algorithm (BLSA), is proposed to dynamically fuse multiple positio... Read More about Dynamic localization plan for underwater mobile sensor nodes using fuzzy decision support system..