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Investigation of pulsed D.C magnetron sputtering for the component layers of CuInSe2 baseed solar cells (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., & Pilkington, R. (2011, December). Investigation of pulsed D.C magnetron sputtering for the component layers of CuInSe2 baseed solar cells. Presented at Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2011, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester , UK

Pulsed D.C Magnetron Sputtering (PDMS) has been used to deposit the component layers required in the production of CuInSe2 (CIS), thin film solar cells. PDMS employs high plasma densities and is widely used for the reactive sputtering of dielectric... Read More about Investigation of pulsed D.C magnetron sputtering for the component layers of CuInSe2 baseed solar cells.

Development of a tool for evaluation of academic library spaces (TEALS) (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Elkadi, H., & Abassi, N. (2011, December). Development of a tool for evaluation of academic library spaces (TEALS). Presented at Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual Research Conference, Newport, Wales

The paper provides a brief description of the tool for evaluating the quality and utilisation of academic library spaces (TEALS). Supported by Deakin University Library, TEALS has been developed out of a research project in the School of Architecture... Read More about Development of a tool for evaluation of academic library spaces (TEALS).

Infrastructure reconstruction programmes in the conflict affected communities of north and east Sri Lanka, knowledge society or knowledge for society? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Haigh, R., & Amaratunga, R. (2011, December). Infrastructure reconstruction programmes in the conflict affected communities of north and east Sri Lanka, knowledge society or knowledge for society?. Presented at International Conference on the Social Sciences and the Humanities, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Assessing daylighting performance of a traditional residential neighbourhood in historical Cairo (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Elkadi, H., & Al Maiyah, S. (2011, November). Assessing daylighting performance of a traditional residential neighbourhood in historical Cairo. Presented at International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) 17th General Assembly Scientific Symposium, Paris, France

Traditional dwellings located in the hot arid zones of the Arabian regions are well known for their sensitive architectural response to the region’s climatic conditions and socio-cultural norms. The majority of these dwellings are well recognized... Read More about Assessing daylighting performance of a traditional residential neighbourhood in historical Cairo.

The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services (2011)
Presentation / Conference
James, P. (2011, November). The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services. Presented at Conferencia Biodiversidade em Ambiente Urbano, Lisbon

In 1984 E. O. Wilson described the word “biophilia” as “the connections that human beings subconsciously seek with the rest of life”. Had Wilson written this text post 1992 he might have replaced the phrase “the rest of life” with a single word: Bio... Read More about The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services.

Two-colour optical fields: modulational instabilities and vector spatial solitons (2011)
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Bostock, C., Christian, J., & McDonald, G. (2011, November). Two-colour optical fields: modulational instabilities and vector spatial solitons. Presented at 2nd CSE Doctoral School Postgraduate Research Conference, University of Salford, Greater Manchester

The propagation of a light beam at a single optical frequency – or colour – in a Kerr-type planar waveguide is an elementary configuration in photonics [1,2]. Under two classic assumptions: (i) that the transverse extent of the beam is much greater... Read More about Two-colour optical fields: modulational instabilities and vector spatial solitons.

New management scenarios for weaving sections using micro-simulation models (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Jameel, H. (2011, November). New management scenarios for weaving sections using micro-simulation models. Presented at CSE 2nd, Salford University

Traffic simulation models have been proved to be more effective methods of dealing with weaving sections than traditional methods such as the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 1950 to HCM 2000, Leisch method -1981and Fazio -1986. These have proved to be... Read More about New management scenarios for weaving sections using micro-simulation models.

Novel low temperature pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering of single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for CIGS solar cell application (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., & Pilkington, R. (2011, November). Novel low temperature pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering of single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for CIGS solar cell application. Presented at 2nd Computing, Science and Engineering Postgraduate Research Doctoral Scholl Conference 2011, University of Salford

This work explores the possibilities of using the pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering (PDMS) process for depositing the buffer layer for copper indium diselenide - CuInSe2 (CIS) - based solar cells. The use of PDMS can give a high plasma density and pro... Read More about Novel low temperature pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering of single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for CIGS solar cell application.

Thermal and ventilation performance of a multifunctional sports hall within an aquatic centre (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ragojapalan, P., & Elkadi, H. (2011, November). Thermal and ventilation performance of a multifunctional sports hall within an aquatic centre. Presented at Building Simulation Conference 2011 (BS 2011), Sydney, Australia

There has been an increasing demand for sports facilities in urban areas recently. As a result of this, more attention is drawn towards not only the energy performance of these building typologies, but also creating a healthy indoor environment for t... Read More about Thermal and ventilation performance of a multifunctional sports hall within an aquatic centre.

Change management and relocation: a moving experience (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Finch, E. (2011, November). Change management and relocation: a moving experience. Presented at 2º.Simpósio Brasileiro de Qualidade do Projeto no Ambiente Construído, Rio de Janeiro

Organisational change brings with it a need for facilities changes. Merging, splitting, downsizing, upsizing, adaptations, are all physical manifestations of the need for change. Along with these changes are innumerable human and organizational cha... Read More about Change management and relocation: a moving experience.

Numerical investigations on nonlinear nonparaxial beam propagation using graphics processing units (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Chamorro-Posada, P., Sánchez-Curto, J., & McDonald, G. (2011, November). Numerical investigations on nonlinear nonparaxial beam propagation using graphics processing units. Presented at 8th Iberian Meeting on Computational Electromagnetics, Sesimbra, Lisbon, Potugal

We study the performance of a nonparaxial beam propagation method accelerated using massively parallel computation in graphic processing units. The implementation is tested in two different NVIDIA hardware architectures, Tesla and Fermi, and the resu... Read More about Numerical investigations on nonlinear nonparaxial beam propagation using graphics processing units.

epSpread - Storyboarding for visual analytics (2011)
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Cenydd, L., Walker, R., Pop, S., Miles, H., Hughes, C., Teahan, W., & Roberts, J. (2011, October). epSpread - Storyboarding for visual analytics. Presented at 2011 IEEE Conference on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST), Providence, Rhode Island, USA

We present epSpread, an analysis and storyboarding tool for geolocated microblogging data. Individual time points and ranges are analysed through queries, heatmaps, word clouds and streamgraphs. The underlying narrative is shown on a storyboard-styl... Read More about epSpread - Storyboarding for visual analytics.

Overview of building information modelling in healthcare projects (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Pikas, E., Koskela, L., Sapountzis, S., Dave, B., & Owen, R. (2011, September). Overview of building information modelling in healthcare projects. Presented at Global health infrastructure-challenges for the next decade, Delivering Innovation,demonstarting the benefits, Manchester, UK

In this paper, we explore how BIM functionalities together with novel management concepts and methods have been utilized in thirteen hospital projects in the United States and the United Kingdom. Secondary data collection and analysis were used as... Read More about Overview of building information modelling in healthcare projects.

A lean way of design and production for healthcare construction projects (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Kemmer, S., Koskela, L., Sapountzis, S., & Codinhoto, R. (2011, September). A lean way of design and production for healthcare construction projects. Presented at Global Health Infrastructure - Challenges for the next decade, Delivering innovation, demonstrating the benefits, Manchester, UK

As a consequence of the lack of solid conceptual foundation, the project management concepts and techniques usually applied within the construction sector are fragmented and have proved to be incapable of solving the complex problems of design mana... Read More about A lean way of design and production for healthcare construction projects.

Calibrating the Kinect with a 3D projector to create a tangible tabletop interface (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hughes, C., Sinclair, F., Pagella, T., & Roberts, J. (2011, September). Calibrating the Kinect with a 3D projector to create a tangible tabletop interface. Poster presented at 2011 Joint Virtual Reality Conference (EuroVR-EGVE), Nottingham, UK

In this poster we present a portable and easy to calibrate 3D tabletop display enabling easy understanding of complex datasets and simulations by providing a visualization environment with natural interaction. This table enables users to interact wi... Read More about Calibrating the Kinect with a 3D projector to create a tangible tabletop interface.

Mixed reality: Emerging spatial and perceptive experiences in architectural design (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Kut, S., Medjoub, B., Kocaturk, T., & Balbo, R. (2011, September). Mixed reality: Emerging spatial and perceptive experiences in architectural design. Presented at ISEA2011, Istanbul

Design representation/visualization is a key to the design perception and communication and is essential for meaningful design development and collaborations. Novel computer-based representation/visualization techniques have the potential to radicall... Read More about Mixed reality: Emerging spatial and perceptive experiences in architectural design.

Hybrid rule threshold adjustment system for intrusion detection (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Moghimi, M., & Saraee, M. (2011, September). Hybrid rule threshold adjustment system for intrusion detection. Presented at The 8th International ISC Conference on Information Security and Cryptology (ISCISC 2011), September 14-15, 2011 - Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,, Mashhad, Iran

Generally, multiple IDSs generates huge volume of alerts every minute and to manage these alerts, rule-based alert management systems are very important. It is critical to keep the rules inside these systems updated, based on the ever changing networ... Read More about Hybrid rule threshold adjustment system for intrusion detection.

Transition process for smart grid compatability in residential buildings (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Ozturk, Z., & Arayici, Y. (2011, September). Transition process for smart grid compatability in residential buildings. Presented at International Postgraduate Research Conference, Salford

Urbanization itself accounts for a vast amount of energy and cities are centres of resource consumption and buildings can account for 40-60% of the urban energy usage which mostly relies on high Green-House-Gas (GHG) emitting fossil fuels. Climate ch... Read More about Transition process for smart grid compatability in residential buildings.