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A comparative study of biomass energy technologies for sustainable electricity in Nigerian rural areas. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
GARBA, A., KISHK, M. and MOORE, D.R. 2016. A comparative study of biomass energy technologies for sustainable electricity in Nigerian rural areas. In Chan, P.W. and Neilson, C.J. (eds.) Proceedings of the 32nd Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) conference, 5-7 September 2016, Manchester, UK. Manchester: ARCOM [online], 1161-1170. Available from: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/057655af863b28ec730c77bb0d199e51.pdf

Biomass as a Renewable Energy Technology (RET) is used to provide sustainable electricity to rural areas in several developing countries. As a result of dwindling power generation and supply in Nigeria representing between 10 and 34%, the rural commu... Read More about A comparative study of biomass energy technologies for sustainable electricity in Nigerian rural areas..

Evaluating the whole-life cost implication of revocability and disruption in office retrofit building projects. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
TOKEDE, O. and AHIAGA-DAGBUI, D. 2016. Evaluating the whole-life cost implication of revocability and disruption in office retrofit building projects. In Chan, P.W. and Neilson, C.J. (eds) Proceedings of the 32nd annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) conference, 5-7 September 2016, Manchester, UK. Manchester: ARCOM [online], pages 321-330. Available from: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/79dcdf9080dc459e4707ebb0684a90f2.pdf

Retrofit buildings are becoming popular in the United Kingdom as well as many parts of the advanced economies. Existing whole-life costing models have however, not proven to be robust enough to deal with building retrofit scenarios. Recent research h... Read More about Evaluating the whole-life cost implication of revocability and disruption in office retrofit building projects..

RK-EDA: a novel random key based estimation of distribution algorithm. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
AYODELE, M., MCCALL, J. and REGNIER-COUDERT, O. 2016. RK-EDA: a novel random key based estimation of distribution algorithm. In Handl, J., Hart, E., Lewis, P.R., López-Ibáñez, M., Ochoa, G. and Paechter, B. (eds.) Parallel problem solving from natuture: proceedings of the 14th International parallel problem solving from nature conference (PPSN XIV), 17-21 September 2016, Edinburgh, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 9921. Cham: Springer [online], pages 849-858. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45823-6_79

The challenges of solving problems naturally represented as permutations by Estimation of Distribution Algorithms (EDAs) have been a recent focus of interest in the evolutionary computation community. One of the most common alternative representation... Read More about RK-EDA: a novel random key based estimation of distribution algorithm..

Assessment of absolute partial discharge intensity from a free-space radiometric measurement. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
JABER, A., LAZARIDIS, P., ZHANG, Y., SAEED, B., KHAN, U., UPTON, D., AHMED, H., MATHER, P., VIEIRA, M.F.Q., ATKINSON, R., JUDD, M. and GLOVER, I.A. 2016. Assessment of absolute partial discharge intensity from a free-space radiometric measurement. In Proceedings of 2016 International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Asia-Pacific radio science conference (URSI AP-RASC 2016), 21-25 August 2016, Seoul, Korea. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article ID 7601345, pages 1011-1014. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/URSIAP-RASC.2016.7601345

Partial discharge (PD) is measured simultaneously using free-space radiometric (FSR) and a galvanic contact measurement technique based on the IEC 60270 standard. The PD source is an emulator of the floating-electrode type. The radiated signal is cap... Read More about Assessment of absolute partial discharge intensity from a free-space radiometric measurement..

Development of an integrated connectedness model to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
AL-HAMAD, S., KOLLAR, L.E., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2016. Development of an integrated connectedness model to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning. In Dwivedi, Y.K., Mäntymäki, M., Ravishankar, M.N., Janssen, M., Clement, M., Slade, E.L., Rana, N.P., Al-Sharhan, S. and Simintiras, A.C. (eds.) Social media: the good, the bad and the ugly: proceedings of the 15th International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) e-Business, e-services and e-society conference (I3E 2016), 13-15 September, 2016, Swansea, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 9844. Cham: Springer [online], pages 707-716. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45234-0_64

Use of blended learning system in a structured manner results in achieving higher order skills in cognitive domain. However, there is a need to quantify skills improvements as the students go through lower level skills to higher level skills. To asce... Read More about Development of an integrated connectedness model to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning..

Ubiquitous digital repositories in the design studio: a case study. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
DOUNAS, T. and SPAETH, B. 2016. Ubiquitous digital repositories in the design studio: a case study. In Herneoja, A., Österlund, T. and Markkanen, P. (eds.) Proceedings of the 34th Education and research in computer aided architectural design in Europe conference (eCAADe 2016): complexity and simplicity, 22-26 August 2016, Oulu, Finland. Oulu: University of Oulu [online], volume 1, pages 241-249. Available from http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/ecaade2016_208

The paper investigates the usability and effect of a ubiquitous digital repository in the architectural design process. Acknowledging the post-digital era where students work with diverse media either digital or analogue, the project explores the sui... Read More about Ubiquitous digital repositories in the design studio: a case study..

Complexity and simplicity: tensions in teaching computation to large numbers of architecture students. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
SPAETH, A.B., DOUNAS, T. and KIEFERLE, J. 2016. Complexity and simplicity: tensions in teaching computation to large numbers of architecture students. In Herneoja, A., Österlund, T. and Markkanen, P. (eds.) Proceedings of the 34th Education and research in computer aided architectural design in Europe conference (eCAADe 2016): complexity and simplicity, 22-26 August 2016, Oulu, Finland. Oulu: University of Oulu [online], volume 1, pages 229-236. Available from http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/ecaade2016_104

This paper describes the challenges and approaches to introduce computational thinking to a large and diverse group of architecture students during an international workshop with 300 students from different cultural backgrounds and educational levels... Read More about Complexity and simplicity: tensions in teaching computation to large numbers of architecture students..

Designing a context-aware cyber physical system for smart conditional monitoring of platform equipment. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
MAJDANI, F., PETROVSKI, A. and DOOLAN, D. 2016. Designing a context-aware cyber physical system for smart conditional monitoring of platform equipment. In Jayne, C. and Iliadis, L. (eds.) Engineering applications of neural networks: proceedings of the 17th International engineering applications of neural networks conference (EANN 2016), 2-5 September 2016, Aberdeen, UK. Communications in computer and information science, 629. Cham: Springer [online], pages 198-210. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44188-7_15

An adaptive multi-tiered framework, which can be utilised for designing a context-aware cyber physical system is proposed and applied within the context of assuring offshore asset integrity. Adaptability is achieved through the combined use of machin... Read More about Designing a context-aware cyber physical system for smart conditional monitoring of platform equipment..

Intelligent measurement in unmanned aerial cyber physical systems for traffic surveillance. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
PETROVSKI, A., RATTADILOK, P. and PETROVSKII, S. 2016. Intelligent measurement in unmanned aerial cyber physical systems for traffic surveillance. In Jayne, C. and Iliadis, L. (eds.) Engineering applications of neural networks: proceedings of the 17th International engineering applications of neural networks conference (EANN 2016), 2-5 September 2016, Aberdeen, UK. Communications in computer and information science, 629. Cham: Springer [online], pages 161-175. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44188-7_12 161-175. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44188-7_12

An adaptive framework for building intelligent measurement systems has been proposed in the paper and tested on simulated traffic surveillance data. The use of the framework enables making intelligent decisions related to the presence of anomalies in... Read More about Intelligent measurement in unmanned aerial cyber physical systems for traffic surveillance..

Deep active learning for autonomous navigation. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
HUSSEIN, A., GABER, M.M. and ELYAN, E. 2016. Deep active learning for autonomous navigation. In Jayne, C. and Iliadis, L. (eds.) Engineering applications of neural networks: proceedings of the 17th International engineering applications of neural networks conference (EANN 2016), 2-5 September 2016, Aberdeen, UK. Communications in computer and information science, 629. Cham: Springer [online], pages 3-17. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44188-7_1

Imitation learning refers to an agent's ability to mimic a desired behavior by learning from observations. A major challenge facing learning from demonstrations is to represent the demonstrations in a manner that is adequate for learning and efficien... Read More about Deep active learning for autonomous navigation..

An outlier ranking tree selection approach to extreme pruning of random forests. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
FAWAGREH, K., GABER, M.M. and ELYAN, E. 2016. An outlier ranking tree selection approach to extreme pruning of random forests. In Jayne, C. and Iliadis, L. (eds.) Engineering applications of neural networks: proceedings of the 17th International engineering applications of neural networks conference (EANN 2016), 2-5 September 2016, Aberdeen, UK. Communications in computer and information science, 629. Cham: Springer [online], pages 267-282. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44188-7_20

Random Forest (RF) is an ensemble classification technique that was developed by Breiman over a decade ago. Compared with other ensemble techniques, it has proved its accuracy and superiority. Many researchers, however, believe that there is still ro... Read More about An outlier ranking tree selection approach to extreme pruning of random forests..

Technology audit: assessment of innovative portfolio. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
KURUSHINA, V., KURUSHINA, E. and SHABAROV, A. 2016. Technology audit: assessment of innovative portfolio. In Maltseva, T. (ed.) Proceedings of the 15th International conference on topical problems of architecture, civil engineering, energy efficiency and ecology (TPACEE 2016), 27-29 April 2016, Tyumen, Russia. MATEC web of conferences, 73. Les Ulis: EDP Sciences [online], paper number 07028. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20167307028

The article discusses features of technological audit performance in Russian oil and gas companies. To measure the innovation quality level, the scale was developed based on the theory of inventive problem solving and the theory of technological stru... Read More about Technology audit: assessment of innovative portfolio..

Ethical hazards and safeguards in penetration testing. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
FAILY, S., IACOB, C. and FIELD, S. 2016. Ethical hazards and safeguards in penetration testing. In Proceedings of the 30th International BCS human computer interaction conference (HCI 2016): fusion, 11-15 July 2016, Poole, UK. Swindon: BCS [online], article number 83. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.83

Penetration testing entails attacking a system to identify and report insecurity, but doing so without harming the system nor encroaching on the dignity of those affected by it. To improve the interaction between penetration testers and their process... Read More about Ethical hazards and safeguards in penetration testing..

Improving human-reviews interaction: a study of the role, use and place of online reviews. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
IACOB, C. and FAILY, S. 2016. Improving human-reviews interaction: a study of the role, use and place of online reviews. In Proceedings of the 30th International BCS human computer interaction conference (HCI 2016): fusion, 11-15 July 2016, Poole, UK. Swindon: BCS [online], article number 21. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.21

The use and benefits of online reviews are undeniable, yet the interaction means available for buyers when consulting reviews remain limited. This study aims to provide a better understanding of the role and use of online reviews, presenting a set of... Read More about Improving human-reviews interaction: a study of the role, use and place of online reviews..

The application of useless Japanese inventions for requirements elicitation in information security. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
PARTRIDGE, A. and FAILY, S. 2016. The application of useless Japanese inventions for requirements elicitation in information security. In Proceedings of the 30th International BCS human computer interaction conference (HCI 2016): fusion, 11-15 July 2016, Poole, UK. Swindon: BCS [online], article number 102. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.102

Rules of requirements elicitation in security are broken through the use of Chindōgu, by designing impractical security countermeasures in the first instance, then using these to create usable security requirements. We present a process to conceive t... Read More about The application of useless Japanese inventions for requirements elicitation in information security..

Persona-driven information security awareness. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
KI-ARIES, D., FAILY, S. and BECKERS, K. 2016. Persona-driven information security awareness. In Proceedings of the 30th International BCS human computer interaction conference (HCI 2016): fusion, 11-15 July 2016, Poole, UK. Swindon: BCS [online], article number 97. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.97

Because human factors are a root cause of security breaches in many organisations, security awareness activities are often used to address problematic behaviours and improve security culture. Previous work has found that personas are useful for ident... Read More about Persona-driven information security awareness..

Human-centered specification exemplars for critical infrastructure environments. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
FAILY, S., LYKOU, G., PARTRIDGE, A., GRITZALIS, D., MYLONAS, A. and KATOS, V. 2016. Human-centered specification exemplars for critical infrastructure environments. In Proceedings of the 30th International BCS human computer interaction conference (HCI 2016): fusion, 11-15 July 2016, Poole, UK. Swindon: BCS [online], article number 93. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.93

Specification models of critical infrastructure focus on parts of a larger environment. However, to consider the security of critical infrastructure systems, we need approaches for modelling the sum of these parts; these include people and activities... Read More about Human-centered specification exemplars for critical infrastructure environments..

Re-thinking post-contract cost controlling techniques in the Nigerian construction industry. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
OMOTAYO, T. and KULATUNGA, U. 2016. Re-thinking post-contract cost controlling techniques in the Nigerian construction industry. In Sandanayake, Y.G., Karunasena, G.I. and Ramachandra, T. (eds.) Proceedings of the 5th World construction symposium 2016: greening environment, eco-innovations and entrepreneurship, 29-31 July 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Colombo: University of Moratuwa [online], pages 380-388. Available from: http://www.becon.mrt.ac.lk/images/CIOB-2016/proceedings.pdf

The challenges of cost and time overruns, construction disputes and client dissatisfaction have plagued the construction industry in Nigeria. This may be as a result of the approaches used in monitoring construction costs. The execution phase of a co... Read More about Re-thinking post-contract cost controlling techniques in the Nigerian construction industry..

Carbon and cost critical elements of office buildings: a case study. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
VICTORIA, M., PERERA, S., DAVIES, A. and FERNANDO, N. 2016. Carbon and cost critical elements of office buildings: a case study. In Sandanayake, Y.G., Karunasena, G.I. and Ramachandra, T. (eds.) Proceedings of the 5th World construction symposium 2016: greening environment, eco-innovations and entrepreneurship, 29-31 July 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Colombo: University of Moratuwa [online], pages 106-114. Available from: http://www.becon.mrt.ac.lk/images/CIOB-2016/proceedings.pdf

Buildings emit two types of carbon (and greenhouse gases) namely Operational Carbon (OC) and Embodied Carbon (EC). Operational carbon is regulated in the UK as it contributed up to 70-80% of total emissions. On the other hand, EC started gaining atte... Read More about Carbon and cost critical elements of office buildings: a case study..

Impact by design: evaluating knowledge exchange as a lens for evaluating the wider impacts of a design-led business support programme. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
FREMANTLE, C., GULARI, M.N., FAIRBURN, S., HEPBURN, L.-A., VALENTINE, G. and MEAGHER, L. 2016. Impact by design: evaluating knowledge exchange as a lens for evaluating the wider impacts of a design-led business support programme. In Proceedings of the 20th Design Management Institute(DMI): academic design management conference (DMI:ADMC): inflection point: design research meets design practice, 28-29 July 2016, Boston, USA. Boston: DMI [online], pages 405-430. Available from: https://www.dmi.org/page/ADMC2016Proceedings

This paper reports on the evaluation of knowledge exchange and impact generated through Design in Action (DIA), a design-led business support approach to answering the Arts and Humanities Research Council's call for knowledge exchange hubs. Can evalu... Read More about Impact by design: evaluating knowledge exchange as a lens for evaluating the wider impacts of a design-led business support programme..