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Multi-Agent Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient Algorithm for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Considering Distribution Network Constraints (2021)
Journal Article
Samende, & Fan. (2021). Multi-Agent Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient Algorithm for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Considering Distribution Network Constraints. Astronomical Journal, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2108.09053

In this paper, we investigate an energy cost minimization problem for prosumers participating in peer-to-peer energy trading. Due to (i) uncertainties caused by renewable energy generation and consumption, (ii) difficulties in developing an accurate... Read More about Multi-Agent Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient Algorithm for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Considering Distribution Network Constraints.

Enhancement of medical images using fuzzy logic (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmed Fadil, Y., Al-Bander, B., & Radhi, H. Y. (2021). Enhancement of medical images using fuzzy logic. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 23(3), 1478 - 1478. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v23.i3.pp1478-1484

Image enhancement is one of the most critical subjects in computer vision and image processing fields. It can be considered as means to enrich the perception of images for human viewers. All kinds of images typically suffer from different problems su... Read More about Enhancement of medical images using fuzzy logic.

Interval-Valued Regression - Sensitivity to Data Set Features (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kabir, S., & Wagner, C. (2021, July). Interval-Valued Regression - Sensitivity to Data Set Features. Presented at 2021 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Regression represents one of the most basic building blocks of data analysis and AI. Despite growing interest in interval-valued data across various fields, approaches to establish regression models for interval-valued data which address and handle t... Read More about Interval-Valued Regression - Sensitivity to Data Set Features.

A Fuzzy Logic-Based Trust Estimation in Edge-Enabled Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hasan, M. M., Jahan, M., Kabir, S., & Wagner, C. (2021, July). A Fuzzy Logic-Based Trust Estimation in Edge-Enabled Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks. Presented at 2021 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Trust estimation of vehicles is vital for the correct functioning of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) as it enhances their security by identifying reliable vehicles. However, accurate trust estimation still remains distant as existing works do not... Read More about A Fuzzy Logic-Based Trust Estimation in Edge-Enabled Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks.

Interleaved Deep Artifacts-Aware Attention Mechanism for Concrete Structural Defect Classification. (2021)
Journal Article
Mandal, B. (2021). Interleaved Deep Artifacts-Aware Attention Mechanism for Concrete Structural Defect Classification. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 6957 - 6969. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIP.2021.3100556

Automatic machine classification of concrete structural defects in images poses significant challenges because of multitude of problems arising from the surface texture, such as presence of stains, holes, colors, poster remains, graffiti, marking and... Read More about Interleaved Deep Artifacts-Aware Attention Mechanism for Concrete Structural Defect Classification..

Museums of the Future: Heritage Experiences in the Reality-Virtuality Continuum (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Woolley, S., Collins, T., Rhodes, R., & Polack, F. (2021, July). Museums of the Future: Heritage Experiences in the Reality-Virtuality Continuum. Presented at 34th British Human Computer Interaction Conference, London, UK - University of West London

In this paper we reflect on the interplay and the disconnects between real and virtual heritage experiences, and the fragmented nature of digital experiences. We consider the important engagement potential that virtual interactions bring to small les... Read More about Museums of the Future: Heritage Experiences in the Reality-Virtuality Continuum.

Using Card Sorting to Design Faceted Navigation Structures (2021)
Presentation / Conference
De Quincey, E., & Mitchell, J. (2021, July). Using Card Sorting to Design Faceted Navigation Structures. Presented at 34th British HCI Conference, London, UK

This paper describes how a variation of card sorting- ‘repeated single-criterion sorting’, can be applied to the information architecture design of digital music services. 52 respondents were asked to sort, using their own choice of criteria, 12 popu... Read More about Using Card Sorting to Design Faceted Navigation Structures.

A new method of contrast enhancement of musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging based on fuzzy inference technique (2021)
Journal Article
Jabbar, S. I., Aladi, A. Q., Day, C., & Chadwick, E. (2021). A new method of contrast enhancement of musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging based on fuzzy inference technique. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 7(5), 055003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ac0dce

Improving the clarity and visual quality of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Images (MUI) can help clinicians to detect diseases more easily and accurately. In this work, we described how to enhance the contrast of MUI locally based on a fuzzy inference sy... Read More about A new method of contrast enhancement of musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging based on fuzzy inference technique.

Art for Computer Scientists: Processing as an Open-Source Art Medium for Computer Science Undergraduates (2021)
Presentation / Conference
(2021, July). Art for Computer Scientists: Processing as an Open-Source Art Medium for Computer Science Undergraduates. Presented at Electronic Visualisation & the Arts (EVA) 2021, London

Art undergraduates increasingly engage in the design and coding of digital media and generative art, for example, using the open-source Processing library and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) created for visual artists. An equivalent cross-ov... Read More about Art for Computer Scientists: Processing as an Open-Source Art Medium for Computer Science Undergraduates.

15 Usability Recommendations for Delivering Clinical Guidelines on Mobile Devices (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mitchell, J., De Quincey, E., Pantin, C., & Mustfa, N. (2021, July). 15 Usability Recommendations for Delivering Clinical Guidelines on Mobile Devices. Presented at 34th British HCI Conference, London, UK

Local point of care clinical guidelines exist in numerous formats and cover a variety of clinical information, normally created on a national and local level. They are generally available as basic web pages, PDFs or documents. Despite widespread avai... Read More about 15 Usability Recommendations for Delivering Clinical Guidelines on Mobile Devices.

Asymptotic analysis of multi-layered waveguides with contrast parameters (2021)
Thesis
Alkinidri, M. O. S. Asymptotic analysis of multi-layered waveguides with contrast parameters. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/420366

The research is investigating anti-plane shear of a strongly inhomogeneous dynamic asymmetric laminate. Two types of contrast are considered, including those for composite structures with thick or thin stiff outer layers. In all types of contrast, th... Read More about Asymptotic analysis of multi-layered waveguides with contrast parameters.

Asymptotic models for surface waves in coated elastic solids (2021)
Thesis
Mubaraki, A. M. A. Asymptotic models for surface waves in coated elastic solids. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/420368

This thesis deals with surface wave propagation in elastic solids. It develops further the methodology of asymptotic hyperbolic-elliptic models for the surface elastic waves, aiming at two main areas, namely, accounting for the effects of a thin coat... Read More about Asymptotic models for surface waves in coated elastic solids.

A Wronskian method for elastic waves propagating along a tube (2021)
Journal Article
Chapman, & Sorokin, S. (2021). A Wronskian method for elastic waves propagating along a tube. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2021.0202

A technique involving the higher Wronskians of a differential equation is presented for analysing the dispersion relation in a class of wave propagation problems. The technique shows that the complicated transcendental-function expressions which occu... Read More about A Wronskian method for elastic waves propagating along a tube.

An exploratory semantic analysis of logging questions (2021)
Journal Article
Gujral, H., Lal, S., & Li, H. (2021). An exploratory semantic analysis of logging questions. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process, 33(7), Article ARTN e2361. https://doi.org/10.1002/smr.2361

Logging is an integral part of software development. Software practitioners often face issues in software logging, and they post these issues on Q&A websites to take suggestions from the experts. In this study, we perform a three-level empirical anal... Read More about An exploratory semantic analysis of logging questions.

Asymptotic derivation of a refined equation for an elastic beam resting on a Winkler foundation (2021)
Journal Article
Erbas, B., Kaplunov, J., & Elishakoff, I. (2022). Asymptotic derivation of a refined equation for an elastic beam resting on a Winkler foundation. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 27(9), 1638-1648. https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865211023885

A two-dimensional mixed problem for a thin elastic strip resting on a Winkler foundation is considered within the framework of plane stress setup. The relative stiffness of the foundation is supposed to be small to ensure low-frequency vibrations. As... Read More about Asymptotic derivation of a refined equation for an elastic beam resting on a Winkler foundation.

A Review of Privacy-preserving Federated Learning for the Internet-of-Things (2021)
Book Chapter
Fan. (2021). A Review of Privacy-preserving Federated Learning for the Internet-of-Things. In Federated Learning Systems: Towards Next Generation AI (21-50). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70604-3_2

The Internet-of-Things (IoT) generates vast quantities of data, much of it attributable to individuals' activity and behaviour. Gathering personal data and performing machine learning tasks on this data in a central location presents a significant pr... Read More about A Review of Privacy-preserving Federated Learning for the Internet-of-Things.

Bridging Waves on a Membrane: An Approach to Preserving Wave Patterns (2021)
Book Chapter
Wootton, P., & Kaplunov, J. Bridging Waves on a Membrane: An Approach to Preserving Wave Patterns. In Modern Trends in Structural and Solid Mechanics 2: Vibrations (203-229). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119831860.ch9

This chapter introduces a novel metamaterial intended to “bridge” a gap between two membranes using a periodic array of strings, with the aim of identically reproducing an incident wave form on the other side of the void. It also introduces an elasti... Read More about Bridging Waves on a Membrane: An Approach to Preserving Wave Patterns.

Five-Wave Resonances in Deep Water Gravity Waves: Integrability, Numerical Simulations and Experiments (2021)
Journal Article
(2021). Five-Wave Resonances in Deep Water Gravity Waves: Integrability, Numerical Simulations and Experiments. Fluids, 1-35. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids6060205

In this work we consider the problem of finding the simplest arrangement of resonant deep-water gravity waves in one-dimensional propagation, from three perspectives: Theoretical, numerical and experimental. Theoretically this requires using a normal... Read More about Five-Wave Resonances in Deep Water Gravity Waves: Integrability, Numerical Simulations and Experiments.