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Intersectoral mobility of researchers and the extent and nature of proximity (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Millard, D. (2014, August). Intersectoral mobility of researchers and the extent and nature of proximity. Presented at RGS-IBG Annual International Conference: Geographies of co-production, Imperial College, London

Mobility of researchers across disciplines, sectors and borders represents an important way of transferring knowledge that is dispersed between different actors, including different sectors and organisations in different countries. It is argued that... Read More about Intersectoral mobility of researchers and the extent and nature of proximity.

The relevance of taxation in middle income economies (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Orchieng, M., & Poon, J. (2014, August). The relevance of taxation in middle income economies. Presented at 4th Chartered Institute of Taxation Ghana (CITG) Annual International Tax Conference, Accra, Ghana

Mobile money system development at the base of the pyramid : multiperspectives of networked virtual collaboration (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Mohamad, M., Wood-Harper, T., & Ramlogan, R. (2014, August). Mobile money system development at the base of the pyramid : multiperspectives of networked virtual collaboration. Presented at 73rd Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.USA

This research explores the enablers and challenges of virtual collaboration on Mobile Money Systems (MMS) as a networked society. We capture different technical, organizational, and personal factors that affect the stakeholders’ collaboration to enha... Read More about Mobile money system development at the base of the pyramid : multiperspectives of networked virtual collaboration.

Resisting stratification? : arts practice and older adults (2014)
Presentation / Conference
McCormick, S. (2014, August). Resisting stratification? : arts practice and older adults. Presented at IFTR Annual Conference, University of Warwick

According to recent government figures, 10 million people in the UK are over 65 years old. The latest projections are for 5½ million more elderly people in 20 years’ time and the number will have nearly doubled to around 19 million by 2050. These st... Read More about Resisting stratification? : arts practice and older adults.

Our home our Salford: Transgressing the borders of social work education (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hesk, G., Nkurunziza, W., & Syed, I. (2014, July). Our home our Salford: Transgressing the borders of social work education. Presented at Social Work Making Connections, Royal Holloway, University of London

Founded on the emancipatory initiative ‘In Our back Yard’ that directly confronted ‘Not in Our back Yard’ attitudes and practices and positioned community activist within the University of Salford which effectively redirected the centrifugal forces o... Read More about Our home our Salford: Transgressing the borders of social work education.

Integrating dual antennas into the wimedia UWB framework for WPANs (2014)
Presentation / Conference
framework for WPANs. Presented at 9th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks & Digital Sign (CSNDSP), Manchester

Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology is
a well-established antennae technology that can not only increase system capacity, but can also extend the link coverage area for wireless communication systems. In this paper, MIMO technology has... Read More about Integrating dual antennas into the wimedia UWB framework for WPANs.

The design and calculation of algorithm for optimizing vertical handover performance (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Khattab, O., & Alani, O. (2014, July). The design and calculation of algorithm for optimizing vertical handover performance. Presented at Communication Systems, Networks & Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), Manchester

In this paper, we address the problem of Vertical Handover (VHO) connection failure which occurs when a handover is initiated but a target network does not have sufficient resources to complete it. Thus it is important to identify Radio Access Techno... Read More about The design and calculation of algorithm for optimizing vertical handover performance.

An intelligent disaster management system based evacuation strategies (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Alazawi, Z., Alani, O., Abdljabar, M., & Mehmood, R. (2014, July). An intelligent disaster management system based evacuation strategies. Presented at Communication Systems, Networks & Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), Manchester

The increasing urgent need of emergency response systems cannot be underestimated due to the many manmade and natural disasters in recent years, such as the recent Philippines storm, Typhoon Haiyan 2013, and September 2001 attacks. The transportation... Read More about An intelligent disaster management system based evacuation strategies.

Collaborative algorithm for resource allocation in LTE-advanced relay networks (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Onu, E., & Alani, O. (2014, July). Collaborative algorithm for resource allocation in LTE-advanced relay networks. Presented at Communication Systems, Networks & Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), Manchester

The Capability of Relay Station deployment towards improving transmission data rates in the LTE-Advanced network has become widely accepted. However, Relay deployments are usually burdened with the problem of resource allocation on the relay link whe... Read More about Collaborative algorithm for resource allocation in LTE-advanced relay networks.

Online fault detection for Networks-on-Chip interconnect (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Liu, J., Harkin, J., Li, Y., & Maguire, L. (2014, July). Online fault detection for Networks-on-Chip interconnect. Presented at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/ European Space Agency (ESA) Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems (AHS-2014), Leicester, UK

A key requirement for modern Networks-on-Chip (NoC) is the ability to detect and diagnose faults and failures. A novel approach is proposed which addresses the challenge of fault detection using an online mechanism. The approach minimises online intr... Read More about Online fault detection for Networks-on-Chip interconnect.

Detection and isolation for actuator failure for actively controlled railway wheelsets (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Mirzapour, M., & Mei, T. (2014, July). Detection and isolation for actuator failure for actively controlled railway wheelsets. Presented at UKACC International Control Conference 2014, Loughborough

This paper studies a model-based approach for the condition monitoring of an actively controlled railway system, with a focus on actuator failures to detect and isolate failure modes in such a system. It seeks to establish the necessary basis for fau... Read More about Detection and isolation for actuator failure for actively controlled railway wheelsets.

Towards self-powered lateral active suspension for railway vehicles (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Wang, P., Mei, T., & Zhang, J. (2014, July). Towards self-powered lateral active suspension for railway vehicles. Presented at UKACC International Control Conference 2014, Loughborough

This paper investigates the energy consumption of the lateral secondary active suspension for railway vehicles and studies the conditions for self-powered active suspension control. The influence of the performance index weighting factors to both the... Read More about Towards self-powered lateral active suspension for railway vehicles.

Residual capacity of damaged masonry arch bridges subjected to cyclic loading (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Augusthus Nelson, L., & Swift, G. (2014, July). Residual capacity of damaged masonry arch bridges subjected to cyclic loading. Presented at 9th International Masonry Conference, Guimarães, Portugal

In order to assess the stability of damaged arch structures, the residual capacity of damaged arch bridges needs to be established. This paper reports on two full-scale masonry arches, back-filled with crushed limestone, that were tested up to failur... Read More about Residual capacity of damaged masonry arch bridges subjected to cyclic loading.

Discontinuous analysis of soil-arch interaction in masonry arch bridges (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ahmad, S., Swift, G., & Augusthus Nelson, L. (2014, July). Discontinuous analysis of soil-arch interaction in masonry arch bridges. Presented at 9th International Masonry Conference, Guimarães, Portugal

Back-filled masonry arches behave in a discontinuous manner, where deformation is governed by interaction at joints and the soil-masonry interface. A discrete element approach is used in order to explicitly model the interactions at discontinuities.... Read More about Discontinuous analysis of soil-arch interaction in masonry arch bridges.

Influence of the span rise ratio on the capacity of masonry arch bridges (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Donaghy, J., Wang, J., & Augusthus Nelson, L. (2014, July). Influence of the span rise ratio on the capacity of masonry arch bridges. Presented at 9th International Masonry Conference, Guimarães, Portugal

Current standards promote a holistic approach in appraisal of masonry arch bridges. This is derived from the aspect of a perfect arch with specific span rise ratios. The MEXE (Military Engineering Experimental Establishment) method used as first stag... Read More about Influence of the span rise ratio on the capacity of masonry arch bridges.

A locally adaptive boundary evolution algorithm for novelty detection using level set methods (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ding, X., Li, Y., Belatreche, A., & Maguire, L. (2014, July). A locally adaptive boundary evolution algorithm for novelty detection using level set methods. Presented at Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2014 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), Beijing

This paper proposes a new locally adaptive boundary evolution algorithm for level set methods (LSM) based novelty detection. The proposed approach consists of level set function construction, boundary evolution, and evolution termination. It utilises... Read More about A locally adaptive boundary evolution algorithm for novelty detection using level set methods.

Modeling the thermo-mechanical triaxial shearing behavior of unsaturated soils using EPR (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ahangar Asr, A., Javadi, A., & Khalili, N. (2014, July). Modeling the thermo-mechanical triaxial shearing behavior of unsaturated soils using EPR. Presented at International Conference on Unsaturated Soils: Research & Applications UNSAT2014, Sydney, Australia

The proposed approach for modeling the thermo-mechanical of behavior of unsaturated soils is based on the evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR), which generates a transparent and structured representation of the behavior of systems directly from r... Read More about Modeling the thermo-mechanical triaxial shearing behavior of unsaturated soils using EPR.

Formation and cut : the distinct stratification of live media performance (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Scott, J. (2014, July). Formation and cut : the distinct stratification of live media performance. Presented at International Federation of Theatre Research Annual Conference, University of Warwick

This presentation uses the theme of stratification in relation to Karen Barad’s ‘agential cut’ (in Kember and Zylinska 2012: 81) to argue for a discrete understanding of live media work within the field of intermediality. Live media performance encom... Read More about Formation and cut : the distinct stratification of live media performance.