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The entrepreneurial mindset - truly transforming learning (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E. (2019, June). The entrepreneurial mindset - truly transforming learning. Presented at Staffordshire University Staff Research Conference, Staffordshire University

The fourth industry revolution (4IR) is interdisciplinary in nature, crossing fields and transcending traditional academic disciplines. Universities of the future must equip students with the skills and attributes required for an ever changing commer... Read More about The entrepreneurial mindset - truly transforming learning.

Experimental investigation of temperature distribution in non - heated and pre - heated hot mix asphalt patch repair (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Byzyka, J., Rahman, M., & Chamberlain, D. (2019, June). Experimental investigation of temperature distribution in non - heated and pre - heated hot mix asphalt patch repair. Presented at 7th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements (7th ICONFBMP), Thessaloniki, Greece

The study focuses on the issue of hot mix asphalt patch repairs, the performance of which is greatly reduced by repair edge disintegration. This is caused by low interface temperatures during the repair operation which result in poor bonding between... Read More about Experimental investigation of temperature distribution in non - heated and pre - heated hot mix asphalt patch repair.

Understanding causes of low voltage (LV) faults in electricity distribution network using association rule mining and text clustering (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Silva, H., & Saraee, M. (2019, June). Understanding causes of low voltage (LV) faults in electricity distribution network using association rule mining and text clustering. Presented at 3RD IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power System Europe (I&CPS), Genoa, Italy

In-depth understanding of a fault cause in electricity distribution network has always been of paramount importance to Distributed Network Operators (DNO) for a reliable power supply. Faults in the network have direct effect on its stability, availab... Read More about Understanding causes of low voltage (LV) faults in electricity distribution network using association rule mining and text clustering.

Disruptive approaches for subtitling in immersive environments (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Hughes, C., Montagud, M., & tho Pesch, P. (2019, June). Disruptive approaches for subtitling in immersive environments. Presented at TVX 2019 - ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for Television and Online Video, Media City, Salford UK

The Immersive Accessibility Project (ImAc) explores how accessibility services can be integrated with 360o video as well as new methods for enabling universal access to immersive content. ImAc is focused on inclusivity and addresses the needs of al... Read More about Disruptive approaches for subtitling in immersive environments.

Integration of digital watermarking technique into medical imaging systems (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Qasim, A., Aspin, R., & Meziane, F. (2019, June). Integration of digital watermarking technique into medical imaging systems. Presented at 10th International Conference Dependable Systems, Services and Technologies (DESSERT’2019), Leeds, UK

This paper presents the process of integrating digital watermarking technique into medical imaging workflow to evaluate, validate and verify its applicability and appropriateness to medical domains. This is significant to ensure the ability of the pr... Read More about Integration of digital watermarking technique into medical imaging systems.

Associations between occupational sedentary time with adiposity markers, and the influence of moderate to vigorous physical activity : does domain matter? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clarke-Cornwell, A., Cook, P., & Granat, M. (2019, June). Associations between occupational sedentary time with adiposity markers, and the influence of moderate to vigorous physical activity : does domain matter?. Presented at International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Prague, Czech Republic

Haiku : the whirlpools of translation (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Kendall, J. (2019, May). Haiku : the whirlpools of translation. Presented at International Haiku Conference, St Albans, UK

Keynote lecture given at June 2019 International Haiku Conference, St Albans, organised by British Haiku Society, focussing on first discussing and then giving participants an experiential awareness of issues involved in haiku translation and of givi... Read More about Haiku : the whirlpools of translation.

Estimating the running costs of commercial buildings: artificial neural network modeling (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Hemba Geekiyanage, M., & Ramachandra, T. (2019, May). Estimating the running costs of commercial buildings: artificial neural network modeling. Presented at 10th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, ISEC 2019, Chicago, USA

Running costs of a building is a substantial share of its total life-cycle cost (LCC) and it ranges between 70-80% in commercial buildings. Despite its significant contribution to LCC, investors and construction industry practitioners tend to mostly... Read More about Estimating the running costs of commercial buildings: artificial neural network modeling.

Investigating the differences in Web browsing behaviour of Arabic (RTL) and English (LTR) users using mouse tracking (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, L., Rasaei, A., & Haider, N. (2019, May). Investigating the differences in Web browsing behaviour of Arabic (RTL) and English (LTR) users using mouse tracking. Presented at 2nd International Conference on Digital Marketing : Strategy & Innovation in Digital Marketing, Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka

The internet has become the global information and communication source. With such widespread usage of the web, it is crucial to marketing businesses to understand how users behave on websites. Mouse movement in any area on a webpage is an indicator... Read More about Investigating the differences in Web browsing behaviour of Arabic (RTL) and English (LTR) users using mouse tracking.

Acoustic Event Detection from Weakly Labeled Data Using Auditory Salience (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Podwinska, Z., Sobieraj, I., Fazenda, B., Davies, W., & Plumbley, M. (2019, May). Acoustic Event Detection from Weakly Labeled Data Using Auditory Salience. Presented at 2019 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Brighton, UK

Acoustic Event Detection (AED) is an important task of machine listening which, in recent years, has been addressed using common machine learning methods like Non-negative Matrix Factorization (NMF) or deep learning. However, most of these approaches... Read More about Acoustic Event Detection from Weakly Labeled Data Using Auditory Salience.

Background adaptation for improved listening experience in broadcasting (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Tang, Y., Cox, T., Fazenda, B., Liu, Q., & Wang, W. (2019, May). Background adaptation for improved listening experience in broadcasting. Presented at 44th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2019, Brighton, UK

The intelligibility of speech in noise can be improved by modifying the speech. But with object-based audio, there is the possibility of altering the background sound while leaving the speech unaltered. This may prove a less intrusive approach, affor... Read More about Background adaptation for improved listening experience in broadcasting.

Generalisation in environmental sound classification : the ‘making sense of sounds’ data set and challenge (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Kroos, C., Bones, O., Cao, Y., Harris, L., Jackson, P., Davies, W., …Plumbley, M. (2019, May). Generalisation in environmental sound classification : the ‘making sense of sounds’ data set and challenge. Presented at 44th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2019), Brighton, UK

Humans are able to identify a large number of environmental sounds and categorise them according to high-level semantic categories, e.g. urban sounds or music. They are also capable of generalising from past experience to new sounds when applying the... Read More about Generalisation in environmental sound classification : the ‘making sense of sounds’ data set and challenge.

Surface engineering of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Anthony, R., Connell, A., Furnell, L., Kershaw, C., Mezarojas, D., Jones, E., …Holliman, P. (2019, May). Surface engineering of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Poster presented at 11th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics, Angelicum Universita Pontificia, Rome, Italy

The way that molecules interact with interfaces play a key role in the manufacture and performance of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (ssDSC). In order to maximise the performance of ssDSC, it is important to understand the interactions and t... Read More about Surface engineering of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.

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.

The ICE and honeypot experience (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., & Fleming, L. (2019, April). The ICE and honeypot experience. Presented at Entrepreneurial University Leaders Programme, University of Huddersfield

Reframing nature through video games (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Ali, U. (2019, April). Reframing nature through video games. Presented at Frames of Representation symposium, London

The presentation examines the relationship between video games as an emerging technology and nature; specifically, video game design practices in the reframing of ‘nature’ and the natural world. The work examines what these virtual natural environm... Read More about Reframing nature through video games.

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.