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Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on delayed reasons for presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Anderson, E., Chaplin, W. J., Turner, C., Johnson, G., Blake, H., & Tabner, A. (in press). Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on delayed reasons for presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

Introduction The annual incidence of testicular torsion is approximately 1 in 4000 males under the age of 25. Despite the 97% testicular salvage rate when surgical intervention is within 6 hours of onset, orchidectomy is required in 40% of cases. The... Read More about Experiences and perceptions of acute testicular pain, with a focus on delayed reasons for presentation to hospital: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

Insights Into Legacy: Issues of Handover from a Partner-Initiated Project (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Thorn, E., Spence, J., Koleva, B., & Benford, S. D. (2024). Insights Into Legacy: Issues of Handover from a Partner-Initiated Project. In CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642620

We report on a six-year collaboration with a small community organisation to develop and deploy a permanent physical / digital locative media experience as part on an ongoing community regeneration project. We describe how this unfolded over four pha... Read More about Insights Into Legacy: Issues of Handover from a Partner-Initiated Project.

Understanding Entrainment in Human Groups: Optimising Human-Robot Collaboration from Lessons Learned during Human-Human Collaboration (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Schneiders, E., Fourie, C., Celestin, S., Shah, J., & Jung, M. (2024). Understanding Entrainment in Human Groups: Optimising Human-Robot Collaboration from Lessons Learned during Human-Human Collaboration. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24), May 11–16, 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA (1-13). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642427

Successful entrainment during collaboration positively affects trust, willingness to collaborate, and likeability towards collaborators. In this paper, we present a mixed-method study to investigate characteristics of successful entrainment leading t... Read More about Understanding Entrainment in Human Groups: Optimising Human-Robot Collaboration from Lessons Learned during Human-Human Collaboration.

Designing Multispecies Worlds for Robots, Cats, and Humans (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Schneiders, E., Benford, S., Chamberlain, A., Mancini, C., Castle-Green, S., Ngo, V., …Fischer, J. (2024). Designing Multispecies Worlds for Robots, Cats, and Humans. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24), May 11–16, 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA (1-16). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642115

We reflect on the design of a multispecies world centred around a be-spoke enclosure in which three cats and a robot arm coexist for six hours a day during a twelve-day installation as part of an artist-led project. In this paper, we present the proj... Read More about Designing Multispecies Worlds for Robots, Cats, and Humans.

Communication, Collaboration, and Coordination in a Co-located Shared Augmented Reality Game: Perspectives From Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Luna, S. M., Xu, J., Papangelis, K., Tigwell, G. W., Lalone, N., Saker, M., …Wang, Y. (2024). Communication, Collaboration, and Coordination in a Co-located Shared Augmented Reality Game: Perspectives From Deaf and Hard of Hearing People. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24), May 11–16, 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA (1-14). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642953

Co-located collaborative shared augmented reality (CS-AR) environments have gained considerable research attention, mainly focusing on design, implementation, accuracy, and usability. Yet, a gap persists in our understanding regarding the accessibili... Read More about Communication, Collaboration, and Coordination in a Co-located Shared Augmented Reality Game: Perspectives From Deaf and Hard of Hearing People.

Charting Ethical Tensions in Multispecies Technology Research through Beneficiary-Epistemology Space (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Benford, S. D., Mancini, C., Chamberlain, A., Schneiders, E., Castle-Green, S. D., Fischer, J. E., …Row Farr, J. (2024). Charting Ethical Tensions in Multispecies Technology Research through Beneficiary-Epistemology Space. In CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3641994

While ethical challenges are widely discussed in HCI, far less is reported about the ethical processes that researchers routinely navigate. We reflect on a multispecies project that negotiated an especially complex ethical approval process. Cat Royal... Read More about Charting Ethical Tensions in Multispecies Technology Research through Beneficiary-Epistemology Space.

Jess+: AI and robotics with inclusive music-making (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Vear, C., Hazzard, A., Moroz, S., & Benerradi, J. (2024). Jess+: AI and robotics with inclusive music-making. In CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (1-17). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642548

This paper discusses the findings from a cross-sector research project investigating how a digital score created using AI and robotics might stimulate new creative opportunities and relationships within the practices of an inclusive music ensemble. T... Read More about Jess+: AI and robotics with inclusive music-making.

Building an Embodied Musicking Dataset for co-creative music-making (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Vear, C., Poltronieri, F., DiDonato, B., Zhang, Y., Benerradi, J., Hutchinson, S., …Malekmohamadi, H. (2024). Building an Embodied Musicking Dataset for co-creative music-making. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (373-388). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56992-0_24

In this paper, we present our findings of the design, development and deployment of a proof-of-concept dataset that captures some of the physiological, musicological, and psychological aspects of embodied musicking. After outlining the conceptual ele... Read More about Building an Embodied Musicking Dataset for co-creative music-making.

Effect of infill nonlinearity on frame response to tunnelling (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Yu, Y., Franza, A., Neves, L., & Marshall, A. M. (in press). Effect of infill nonlinearity on frame response to tunnelling.

Tunnel construction is needed for infrastructure development in urban areas. However, underground excavation can detrimentally influence adjacent buildings; in particular , for framed structures with shallow foundations, damage would localise in the... Read More about Effect of infill nonlinearity on frame response to tunnelling.

How does explainability affect perceived transparency, trust, acceptance and usefulness? (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Ding, Y., & Hermawati, S. (2024). How does explainability affect perceived transparency, trust, acceptance and usefulness?.

The effects of explainability on perceived trust, transparency, acceptance and usefulness were explored in a within subjects study (n=15) using an online shopping recommender system as a context. The study investigated three levels of explainability... Read More about How does explainability affect perceived transparency, trust, acceptance and usefulness?.

Response of framed buildings on separate footings to tunnelling: a hybrid modelling study (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Spaggiari, C., Tang, C., Boldini, D., & Marshall, A. M. (in press). Response of framed buildings on separate footings to tunnelling: a hybrid modelling study. In Proceedings of the 5th ECPMG 2024

Within the framework of hybrid geotechnical modelling, the coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling (CCNM) technique, developed at the University of Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics (NCG), is becoming a well-established approach to study the interact... Read More about Response of framed buildings on separate footings to tunnelling: a hybrid modelling study.

Evaluation of digital musicianship in higher education through playing and creating digital scores (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Moroz, S., Vear, C., & Poltronieri, F. (2024). Evaluation of digital musicianship in higher education through playing and creating digital scores. In Tenor Zurich 2024 (18-28)

This paper presents an evaluation of digital musicianship with digital scores. Primary data was gathered during the DigiScore “Roadshow”of North American universities’ music departments in 2023 and an extended research workshop in Avellino, Italy, 20... Read More about Evaluation of digital musicianship in higher education through playing and creating digital scores.

Effect of elastic modulus on masonry buildings during tunnelling: a coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling study (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Tang, C., & Marshall, A. M. (in press). Effect of elastic modulus on masonry buildings during tunnelling: a coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling study. In Proceedings of the 5th ECPMG 2024

In this study, a novel coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling (CCNM) approach of shallow strip foundations developed at the University of Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics (NCG) is used to study the response of masonry building behaviour during tunn... Read More about Effect of elastic modulus on masonry buildings during tunnelling: a coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling study.

"Like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic"? Feasibility, Fairness, and Ethical Concerns of a Citizen Carbon Budget for Reducing CO2 Emissions (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Reyes-Cruz, G., Craigon, P., Piskopani, A., Dowthwaite, L., Lu, Y., Lisinska, J., …Fischer, J. (in press). "Like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic"? Feasibility, Fairness, and Ethical Concerns of a Citizen Carbon Budget for Reducing CO2 Emissions. . https://doi.org/10.1145/3630106.3658904

Radical and disruptive interventions are needed to reach "Net Zero" by 2050 to avert the climate catastrophe. Although governments, companies, cities, and institutions have pledged to take action and reduce their carbon emissions, the idea of persona... Read More about "Like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic"? Feasibility, Fairness, and Ethical Concerns of a Citizen Carbon Budget for Reducing CO2 Emissions.

Generating emotional music based on improved C-RNN-GAN (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Shi, X., & Vear, C. (2024). Generating emotional music based on improved C-RNN-GAN. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (357-372). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56992-0_23

This study introduces an emotion-based music generation model built upon the foundation of C-RNN-GAN, incorporating conditional GAN, and utilizing emotion labels to create diverse emotional music. Two evaluation methods were employed in this study to... Read More about Generating emotional music based on improved C-RNN-GAN.

Setup and calibration of piles with FBG strain sensors in a geotechnical centrifuge = Configuration et calibration de pieux équipés de capteurs de deformation FBG dans une centrifugeuse géotechnique (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Tang, C., Marshall, A. M., Heron, C. M., Franza, A., & Xu, J. (in press). Setup and calibration of piles with FBG strain sensors in a geotechnical centrifuge = Configuration et calibration de pieux équipés de capteurs de deformation FBG dans une centrifugeuse géotechnique. In Proceedings of the XVIII ECSMGE 2024

This paper discusses technical aspects of the experimental setup and calibration processing during centrifuge testing of single piles, instrumented with fibre Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensors, under vertical loads. Results illustrate the influence... Read More about Setup and calibration of piles with FBG strain sensors in a geotechnical centrifuge = Configuration et calibration de pieux équipés de capteurs de deformation FBG dans une centrifugeuse géotechnique.

Enhancing single camera calibration results using artificial bee colony optimisation within a virtual environment (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Khanesar, M. A., Todhunter, L., Pawar, V., Corcoran, H., MacDonald, L., Robson, S., & Piano, S. (in press). Enhancing single camera calibration results using artificial bee colony optimisation within a virtual environment.

Close range photogrammetry is among the top candidates for non-contact metrology in high precision applications. It is frequently used within industrial environments for high precision measurement, automation, and control tasks. When using off-the-sh... Read More about Enhancing single camera calibration results using artificial bee colony optimisation within a virtual environment.

The Effect of Predictive Formal Modelling at Runtime on Performance in Human-Swarm Interaction (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Abioye, A. O., Hunt, W., Gu, Y., Schneiders, E., Naiseh, M., Fischer, J. E., …Sevegnani, M. (2024). The Effect of Predictive Formal Modelling at Runtime on Performance in Human-Swarm Interaction. In HRI ’24 Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (172-176). https://doi.org/10.1145/3610978.3640725

Formal Modelling is often used as part of the design and testing process of software development to ensure that components operate within suitable bounds even in unexpected circumstances. In this paper, we use predictive formal modelling (PFM) at run... Read More about The Effect of Predictive Formal Modelling at Runtime on Performance in Human-Swarm Interaction.

The Purr-suit of Happiness: A Tale of Three Kittens, Robots, Humans, Cats, and AI (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Schneiders, E., Benford, S., Row Farr, J., Tandavanitj, N., & Adams, M. (2024). The Purr-suit of Happiness: A Tale of Three Kittens, Robots, Humans, Cats, and AI. In HRI ’24 Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1145/3610978.3640791

This paper showcases Cat Royale, an exploration of the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on animal happiness situated at the intersection of Art, Computer Science, and Animal Welfare. We argue for the inclusion of non-human actors when designing... Read More about The Purr-suit of Happiness: A Tale of Three Kittens, Robots, Humans, Cats, and AI.

Encountering Autonomous Robots on Public Streets (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Pelikan, H. R. M., Reeves, S., & Cantarutti, M. N. (2024). Encountering Autonomous Robots on Public Streets. In HRI '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (561-571). https://doi.org/10.1145/3610977.3634936

Robots deployed in public settings enter spaces that humans live and work in. Studies of HRI in public tend to prioritise direct and deliberate interactions. Yet this misses the most common form of response to robots, which ranges from subtle fleetin... Read More about Encountering Autonomous Robots on Public Streets.