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.

Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents (2019)
Journal Article
Xiang, N., Wang, Y., Oleiwi, H., Chadwick, E., Yao, G., Augusthus Nelson, L., …Shabalin, I. (2020). Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents. Magazine of Concrete Research, 72(11), 552-563. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.18.00198

The electrical resistivity of concrete is an important property in the assessment of reinforcement corrosion in concrete and an essential parameter in the design and operation of cathodic protection for reinforced-concrete (RC) structures. Water and... Read More about Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents.

Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Tameemi, A., Wang, Y., Albayati, A., & Haynes, B. (2019). Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 31(4), 04019019. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0002634

Hydrated lime has been recognized as an effective additive used to improve asphalt concrete properties in pavement applications. However, further work is still needed to quantify the effect of hydrated lime on asphaltic concrete performance under var... Read More about Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study.

Objective measures of rollator user stability and device loading during different walking scenarios (2019)
Journal Article
Costamagna, E., Thies, S., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Lindemann, U., Klenk, J., & Baker, R. (2019). Objective measures of rollator user stability and device loading during different walking scenarios. PLoS ONE, 14(1), e0210960. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210960

Walking aids are widely used by older adults, however, alarmingly, their use has been linked to increased falls-risk, yet clinicians have no objective way of assessing user stability. This work aims to demonstrate the application of a novel methodolo... Read More about Objective measures of rollator user stability and device loading during different walking scenarios.

The effects of classroom noise on the reading comprehension of adolescents (2019)
Journal Article
Connolly, D., Dockrell, J., Shield, B., Conetta, R., Mydlarz, C., & Cox, T. (2019). The effects of classroom noise on the reading comprehension of adolescents. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 145(1), 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5087126

An investigation has been carried out to examine the impact of different levels of classroom noise on adolescents’ performance on reading and vocabulary-learning tasks. A total of 976 English high school pupils (564 aged 11 to 13 years and 412 aged 1... Read More about The effects of classroom noise on the reading comprehension of adolescents.

Optimal deployment of components of cloud-hosted application for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation (2019)
Journal Article
Ochei, L., Petrovski, A., & Bass, J. (2019). Optimal deployment of components of cloud-hosted application for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation. Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications, 8(1), 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-018-0124-5

One of the challenges of deploying multitenant cloud-hosted
services that are designed to use (or be integrated with) several
components is how to implement the required degree
of isolation between the components when there is a change
in the wor... Read More about Optimal deployment of components of cloud-hosted application for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation.

Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Salih, O., Toma-Sabbagh, T., Alwadi, W., & Alabboodi, I. (2019). Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement. Research journal of applied sciences, engineering and technology (Online), 16(1), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.19026/rjaset.16.5995

A series of laboratory tests have been carried out to investigate the lateral response of battered piles under lateral soil movement. Model tests were carried out using instrumented rigid aluminium piles. The piles were embedded in homogeneous sand s... Read More about Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement.

Bionics and human biomechanics applied in intelligent crash tests of cars (2019)
Journal Article
Xu, T., Yoshino, T., Zhang, S., Wei, G., & Liu, Z. (2019). Bionics and human biomechanics applied in intelligent crash tests of cars. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2019, 8750413. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8750413

Journal editorial.

Low-complexity non-intrusive load monitoring using unsupervised learning and generalized appliance models (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Kamoto, K., Liu, X., Sun, M., & Linge, N. (2019). Low-complexity non-intrusive load monitoring using unsupervised learning and generalized appliance models. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 65(1), 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCE.2019.2891160

Awareness of electric energy usage has both societal and economic benefits, which include reduced energy bills and stress on non-renewable energy sources. In recent years, there has been a surge in interest in the field of load monitoring, also refer... Read More about Low-complexity non-intrusive load monitoring using unsupervised learning and generalized appliance models.