A framework for auralization of boundary element method simulations including source and receiver directivity (2019)
Journal Article
Hargreaves, J., Rendell, L., & Lam, Y. (2019). A framework for auralization of boundary element method simulations including source and receiver directivity. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 145(4), 2625-2637. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5096171

The Boundary Element Method (BEM) is a proven numerical prediction tool for computation of room acoustic transfer functions, as are required for auralization of a virtual space. In this paper it is validated against case studies drawn from the ‘Groun... Read More about A framework for auralization of boundary element method simulations including source and receiver directivity.

Southern theories in ICT4D (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Kreps, D., & Bass, J. (2019). Southern theories in ICT4D. In P. Nielsen, & H. Kimaro (Eds.), Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19115-3_1

This paper suggests that the dominance of northern research paradigms in ICT4D may be viewed as a continuation of colonial sway over the endeavors of the global South. The notion of Southern Theory - as introduced in the work of Raewyn Connell, the... Read More about Southern theories in ICT4D.

Thermal performance of thermal paint and surface coatings in buildings in heating dominated climates (2019)
Journal Article
Simpson, A., Fitton, R., Rattigan, I., Marshall, A., Parr, G., & Swan, W. (2019). Thermal performance of thermal paint and surface coatings in buildings in heating dominated climates. Energy and Buildings, 197, 196-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.04.027

A purported approach to reducing heating energy in solid wall “hard to heat” housing is the simple application of a thin layer (< 1mm) of thermal paint containing insulating additives. The objective of this study was to test the energy saving clai... Read More about Thermal performance of thermal paint and surface coatings in buildings in heating dominated climates.

Agile software development practices in Egypt SMEs : a grounded theory investigation (2019)
Journal Article
Mohallel, A., & Bass, J. (2019). Agile software development practices in Egypt SMEs : a grounded theory investigation. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18400-1_29

Agile information system development methods have been adopted by most software development organizations due to their proven benefits in terms of flexibility, reliability, and responsiveness. However, companies face significant challenges in adop... Read More about Agile software development practices in Egypt SMEs : a grounded theory investigation.

Biologically inspired design and development of a variable stiffness powered ankle-foot prosthesis (2019)
Journal Article
Dobson, A., Wei, G., & Ren, L. (2019). Biologically inspired design and development of a variable stiffness powered ankle-foot prosthesis. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043603

Recent advancements in powered lower limb prostheses have appeased several difficulties faced by lower limb amputees by using a Series-Elastic Actuator (SEA) to provide powered sagittal plane flexion. Unfortunately, these devices are currently unable... Read More about Biologically inspired design and development of a variable stiffness powered ankle-foot prosthesis.

A computer-aided diagnosis system for glioma grading using three dimensional texture analysis and machine learning in MRI brain tumour (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Zurfi, A., Meziane, F., & Aspin, R. (2019, April). A computer-aided diagnosis system for glioma grading using three dimensional texture analysis and machine learning in MRI brain tumour. Presented at 3rd IEEE International Conference on Bio-Engineering for Smart Technologies (BioSMART 2019), Paris, France

Glioma grading is vital for therapeutic planning where the higher level of glioma is associated with high mortality. It is a challenging task as different glioma grades have mixed morphological characteristics of brain tumour. A computer-aided diagno... Read More about A computer-aided diagnosis system for glioma grading using three dimensional texture analysis and machine learning in MRI brain tumour.

A novel elbow pneumatic muscle actuator for exoskeleton arm in post-stroke rehabilitation (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Irshaidat, M., Soufian, M., Al-Ibadi, A., & Nefti-Meziani, S. (2019, April). A novel elbow pneumatic muscle actuator for exoskeleton arm in post-stroke rehabilitation. Presented at 2019 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2019), Seoul, Korea

Rehabilitation interventions play a vital role especially in most post-stroke care. Many rehabilitation robotic devices have been designed and developed to assist many individuals suffering from stroke or similar disabling illness and living with... Read More about A novel elbow pneumatic muscle actuator for exoskeleton arm in post-stroke rehabilitation.

Modelling of the effect of scale on the compressibility parameters of fine-grained soils (2019)
Journal Article
Rosine Larissa, T., Toma-Sabbagh, T., & Uzomah, V. (2019). Modelling of the effect of scale on the compressibility parameters of fine-grained soils. Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 14(4), 262-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/17486025.2019.1597282

The effect of sample scale represents a challenge when obtaining engineering parameters in the laboratory compared to those obtained in the field. This study aimed at contributing to existing knowledge numerically using the finite element software PL... Read More about Modelling of the effect of scale on the compressibility parameters of fine-grained soils.

The joint influence of cavities presence and rapid drawdown condition on discharge rate through earth dams (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Ateya, H., & Ahangar Asr, A. (2019, April). The joint influence of cavities presence and rapid drawdown condition on discharge rate through earth dams. Presented at 26th Annual Conference of the UK Association for Computational Mechanics (UKACM), City University London, UK

Seepage measurement and control is one of the most significant considerations in designing and safety of earth dams. This numerical study aims to simulate the influence of cavities presence on seepage through earth dams taking into account rapid dr... Read More about The joint influence of cavities presence and rapid drawdown condition on discharge rate through earth dams.

Development of a hybrid FE-SEA-experimental model (2019)
Journal Article
Clot, A., Meggitt, J., Langley, R., Elliott, A., & Moorhouse, A. (2019). Development of a hybrid FE-SEA-experimental model. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 452(Jul 19), 112-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2019.03.027

The vibro-acoustic response of complex structures with uncertain properties is a problem of great concern for modern industries. In recent years, much research has been devoted to the prediction of this response in the mid-frequency range where, beca... Read More about Development of a hybrid FE-SEA-experimental model.

Synthesis and analysis of Fulleroid-like deployable Archimedean mechanisms based on an overconstrained eight-bar linkage (2019)
Journal Article
Xiu, H., Wang, K., Xu, T., Wei, G., & Ren, L. (2019). Synthesis and analysis of Fulleroid-like deployable Archimedean mechanisms based on an overconstrained eight-bar linkage. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 137(7), 476-508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2019.03.004

This paper presents a novel intuitive synthesis approach for constructing Fulleroid-like Archimedean DPMs based on a Sarrus-like overconstrained spatial eight-bar linkage. Firstly, structure and the associated foundations of the eight-bar linkage are... Read More about Synthesis and analysis of Fulleroid-like deployable Archimedean mechanisms based on an overconstrained eight-bar linkage.

IR sensors array for robots localization using K means clustering algorithm (2019)
Presentation / Conference
AL-Furati, I., Rashid, A., & Al-Ibadi, A. (2019, March). IR sensors array for robots localization using K means clustering algorithm. Presented at UKSim-AMSS 21st International Conference on Modelling & Simulation, Cambridge, UK

The position of multi-robot system in an indoor localization system is successfully estimated using a new algorithm. The localization problem is resolved by using an array of IR receiver sensors distributed uniformly in the environment. The necessary... Read More about IR sensors array for robots localization using K means clustering algorithm.

Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT (2019)
Journal Article
Dovom, E., Azmoodeh, A., Dehghantanha, A., Newton, D., Parizi, R., & Karimipour, H. (2019). Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT. Journal of Systems Architecture, 97(Aug 19), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sysarc.2019.01.017

The surging pace of Internet of Things (IoT) development and its applications has resulted in significantly large amounts of data (commonly known as big data) being communicated and processed across IoT networks. While cloud computing has led to seve... Read More about Fuzzy pattern tree for edge malware detection and categorization in IoT.

Background ducking to produce esthetically pleasing audio for TV with clear speech (2019)
Presentation / Conference
audio for TV with clear speech. Presented at Audio Engineering Society Convention 146, Dublin

In audio production, background ducking facilitates speech intelligibility, while keeping the background track enjoyable. Technical details for recommendable ducking practices are not currently documented in literature. Hence, we first analyze comm... Read More about Background ducking to produce esthetically pleasing audio for TV with clear speech.

Experimental investigation of batter pile groups behaviour subjected to lateral soil movement in sand (2019)
Journal Article
Toma-Sabbagh, T., Al-Salih,, O., & Al-Abboodi, I. (2020). Experimental investigation of batter pile groups behaviour subjected to lateral soil movement in sand. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 14(7), 705-716. https://doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2019.1585596

A series of laboratory model tests on batter pile groups embedded in the sand was carried out in a specially designed testing box. The lateral responses were investigated for 1 × 2 capped batter pile groups when subjected to lateral soil movements (p... Read More about Experimental investigation of batter pile groups behaviour subjected to lateral soil movement in sand.

Tailoring product ownership in large-scale agile (2019)
Journal Article
Bass, J., & Haxby, A. (2019). Tailoring product ownership in large-scale agile. IEEE Software, 36(2), 58-63. https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2018.2885524

In large-scale agile projects, product owners undertake a range of challenging and varied activities beyond those conventionally associated with that role. Using in-depth research interviews from 93 practitioners working in cross-border teams, from 2... Read More about Tailoring product ownership in large-scale agile.

A hybrid intelligent agent for notification of users distracted by mobile phones in an urban environment (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Gelaim, T., Langer, G., Santos, E., Silveira, R., O'Hare, J., Kendrick, P., & Fazenda, B. (2019, February). A hybrid intelligent agent for notification of users distracted by mobile phones in an urban environment. Presented at 11th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART), Prague, Czech Republic

Mobile devices are now ubiquitous in daily life and the number of activities that can be performed using them is continually growing. This implies increased attention being placed on the device and diverted away from events taking place in the surr... Read More about A hybrid intelligent agent for notification of users distracted by mobile phones in an urban environment.

Agile on a large scale (2019)
Journal Article
Bass, J. (2019). Agile on a large scale. ITNOW, 61(1), 56-57. https://doi.org/10.1093/itnow/bwz023

Agile is sometimes seen as an approach that’s best suited to small project and small teams. Julian M. Bass FBCS shows how, through methods and practice, Agile can work equally well on global scale projects too.

Ultrasound reports standardisation using rhetorical structure theory and domain ontology (2019)
Journal Article
Zulkarnain, N., & Meziane, F. (2019). Ultrasound reports standardisation using rhetorical structure theory and domain ontology. Journal of biomedical informatics. X, 1, 100003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjbinx.2019.100003

Ultrasound reporting plays an important role in diagnosis as images produced during an ultrasound examination do not give the whole view of the medical conditions. However, in practice there are many issues that are inherent to ultrasound reporting a... Read More about Ultrasound reports standardisation using rhetorical structure theory and domain ontology.

Role assigning and taking in cloud computing (2019)
Journal Article
Khan, S., Nicho, M., Takruri-Rizk, H., Maamar, Z., & Kamoun, F. (2019). Role assigning and taking in cloud computing. Human Systems Management, 38(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.3233/HSM-180336

The widespread use of cloud computing (CC) has brought to the forefront information technology (IT) governance issues, rendering the lack of expertise in handling CC-based IT controls a major challenge for business enterprises and other societal orga... Read More about Role assigning and taking in cloud computing.