Ethics and Artificial Intelligence for Research
(2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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Neoclassical Influences in Architecture, Manchester 18th-19th century (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The extend of neoclassical influences in Manchester’s Architecture, in 18th -19th centuries, is in at an unprecedented scale. The proposed research paper aspires to enhance our knowledge and understanding of how neoclassical style was integrated into... Read More about Neoclassical Influences in Architecture, Manchester 18th-19th century.
UR2P-Dehaze: Learning a Simple Image Dehaze Enhancer via Unpaired Rich Physical Prior (2025)
Journal Article
Image dehazing techniques aim to enhance contrast and restore details, which are essential for preserving visual information and improving image processing accuracy. Existing methods may struggle to capture the physical characteristics of images full... Read More about UR2P-Dehaze: Learning a Simple Image Dehaze Enhancer via Unpaired Rich Physical Prior.
Empowering Motion Designers with Smart Workflow Automation in Adobe After Effects (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Poster submission for the Celebration of Research and Knowledge Exchange 2025 (Salford, 2025)
Automated ecoacoustic monitoring: Evaluating classifier performance for common cuckoo (cuculus canorus) detection (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This study evaluates the effectiveness of automated bioacoustic classifiers in detecting the vocal activity of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ). Data were collected from 12 recording locations using Wildli... Read More about Automated ecoacoustic monitoring: Evaluating classifier performance for common cuckoo (cuculus canorus) detection.
Verified implementations of the Sottek psychoacoustic Hearing Model standardised sound quality metrics (ECMA-418-2 loudness, roughness and tonality (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Metrics for describing perceptual sound qualities have previously been developed from a variety of psychoa- coustic models. The Sottek Hearing Model (SHM) of- fers a holistic approach to characterising perceptual sound quality and the SHM metrics for... Read More about Verified implementations of the Sottek psychoacoustic Hearing Model standardised sound quality metrics (ECMA-418-2 loudness, roughness and tonality.
An Ecosemiotic Approach To The Analysis Of Timbre (2025)
Book Chapter
Music analysts dealing with timbre are confronted by manifold paradoxes, chief among them being that timbre is ‘both material and immaterial’ (van Elferen 2020, 135)—a tangible, physically felt imprint of a sound event as well as an ineffable psychoa... Read More about An Ecosemiotic Approach To The Analysis Of Timbre.
Comparative Evaluation of Machine Learning and Signature-Based NIDS for Multi-Class and Binary Threat Detection (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) are essential in safeguarding networks from evolving cyber threats. Traditional signature-based NIDS, such as Snort, struggle with zero-day attacks and lack adaptability. This study presents a unified, empir... Read More about Comparative Evaluation of Machine Learning and Signature-Based NIDS for Multi-Class and Binary Threat Detection.
Analyzing and Predicting Housing Affordability Trends in the UK Using Machine Learning (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Housing affordability has become an increasingly critical issue in the United Kingdom, driven by rising house prices and rent levels that outpace income growth. This study leverages machine learning and data-driven techniques to analyse and predict a... Read More about Analyzing and Predicting Housing Affordability Trends in the UK Using Machine Learning.
Understanding Public Perceptions and Behaviours Towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Multifaceted Analysis (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The rapid growth of social media platforms has led to an overwhelming influx of unstructured textual data, which provides valuable insights into public sentiment. However, analyzing this data presents significant challenges due to its informal langua... Read More about Understanding Public Perceptions and Behaviours Towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Multifaceted Analysis.
AIMA: An Agentic AI Approach to Vulnerability Scanning of Higher-Education Assessment (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Generative artificial intelligence systems now draft essays, analyze data, and produce multimodal artefacts with near-human proficiency, placing coursework validity at risk across disciplines. Existing safeguards either detect misconduct after the fa... Read More about AIMA: An Agentic AI Approach to Vulnerability Scanning of Higher-Education Assessment.
The Effect of Blade Crop and Skew on the Interaction Tones Produced by a Contra-Rotating Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Rotor System (2025)
Journal Article
Contra-rotating rotor systems are commonly used on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The periodic unsteady loading on the blades of these rotor systems due to their interaction with the flow field of the adjacent rotor produces a mul... Read More about The Effect of Blade Crop and Skew on the Interaction Tones Produced by a Contra-Rotating Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Rotor System.
Determining Management Strategies to Control Ash Dieback Disease Through the Study of Molecular and Environmental Interactions (2025)
Journal Article
Ash dieback (ADB) disease, caused by the devastating fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus Baral, Queloz & Hosoya, currently poses a significant threat to forest health by decreasing the ash population across the UK and Europe. In our study, we evaluated ho... Read More about Determining Management Strategies to Control Ash Dieback Disease Through the Study of Molecular and Environmental Interactions.
Pedagogy showcase at The University of Salford (2025)
Digital Artefact
Jess Power, APVC Learning and Teaching Enhancement, and Davina Whitnall, LTEC EDI lead, share The University of Salford Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre’s new publication ‘Pedagogy: LTEC Learning and Teaching Showcase’.
Overcoming the Long-Term Barriers to Digital Twinning Usage in the UK Construction Industry (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adopting Digital Twinning (DT) technology will help the construction industry unlock a wealth of economical, environmental, and societal benefits. These have been outlined in the extant literature, but all largely focus on the immediate benefits attr... Read More about Overcoming the Long-Term Barriers to Digital Twinning Usage in the UK Construction Industry.
BRING MACHINES: Towards a Framework for Improvised Electronic Music Performance (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Improvised music performance events, usually referred to as Jam Nights, are an established part of music culture in the United Kingdom and beyond; however, events predominantly utilising electronic musical instruments are far less ubiquitous. Jam nig... Read More about BRING MACHINES: Towards a Framework for Improvised Electronic Music Performance.
Effects of upper reinforcement in basketball shoes on ankle mechanics during a 135° cutting movement (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cutting movements are a key component of the game of basketball with the ankle joint being an important consideration due to the increased loading of ankle joint and risk of ankle inversion injuries (Kristianslund et al., 2011). The influence of bask... Read More about Effects of upper reinforcement in basketball shoes on ankle mechanics during a 135° cutting movement.
The effect of a 12-session community exercise programme on health measures across varying cancer types and rehabilitation stages (2025)
Journal Article
Purpose
This study evaluated the long-term impact of a 12 session community exercise programme on health outcomes in cancer survivors. The study focused on physical activity levels, quality of life and related measures across cancer types and rehabi... Read More about The effect of a 12-session community exercise programme on health measures across varying cancer types and rehabilitation stages.
One-Stop Shop Solution for Housing Retrofit at Scale in the United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article
Retrofitting the existing housing stock to a high level of energy efficiency will not be limited to achieving the decarbonisation of 80.3 MtCO2e residential emissions and reducing fuel poverty in 4.16 million households, but also improving the health... Read More about One-Stop Shop Solution for Housing Retrofit at Scale in the United Kingdom.
Digital Twinning of Everything and Everyone (2025)
Report
This report makes clear that the UK has a generational opportunity. We are home to world-class research, innovation, and standards development. But we must act decisively. Without a cohesive long- term investment culture, one nurtured by Government f... Read More about Digital Twinning of Everything and Everyone.