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Virtual Instrument for a Multi-illumination Dome System (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khanesar, M. A., Corcoran, H., MacDonald, L., Pawar, V., Robson, S., & Piano, S. (2025, April). Virtual Instrument for a Multi-illumination Dome System. Paper presented at ISPRS Geospatial Week (GSW 2025), Dubai, UAE

A virtual instrument has been developed to study a multi-illumination dome system on digital objects using a camera mounted on top of the dome. The reliability of the blender environment is investigated for simulating the functions of components of t... Read More about Virtual Instrument for a Multi-illumination Dome System.

Leading Integration of AI within Occupational Psychology (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roe, V., Pawson, S., Rivlin, E., & Thomson, L. (2025, March). Leading Integration of AI within Occupational Psychology. Presented at Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference 2025, London, UK

Work Hard, Play Harder: Intense Games Enable Recovery from High Mental Workload Tasks (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhao, L., Knierim, M. T., Wilson, M. L., Dickinson, P., & Maior, H. A. (2025, April). Work Hard, Play Harder: Intense Games Enable Recovery from High Mental Workload Tasks. Presented at CHI '25: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Yokohama, Japan

Playing games has been shown to be an effective method of post- work recovery. Previous research has shown that gameplay with high cognitive involvement is effective for recovery. This finding conflicts with models of mental workload (MWL), which sug... Read More about Work Hard, Play Harder: Intense Games Enable Recovery from High Mental Workload Tasks.

Making Sense of Public Space for Robot Design (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pelikan, H. R. M., Mutlu, B., & Reeves, S. (2025, March). Making Sense of Public Space for Robot Design. Presented at HRI 2025, Melbourne, Australia

If robots are to be deployed in public places, we need to understand what factors their design should consider. Informed by sociological studies of urban settings, particularly the work of William H. Whyte and the Street Life Project, we describe fou... Read More about Making Sense of Public Space for Robot Design.

ZeroDiff: Solidified Visual-semantic Correlation in Zero-Shot Learning (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ye, Z., Gowda, S. N., Chen, S., Huang, X., Xu, H., Fahad Khan, S., Jin, Y., Huang, K., & Jin, X. (2025, April). ZeroDiff: Solidified Visual-semantic Correlation in Zero-Shot Learning. Presented at ICLR 2025: The Thirteenth International Conference on Learning Representations, Singapore

Zero-shot Learning (ZSL) aims to enable classifiers to identify unseen classes. This is typically achieved by generating visual features for unseen classes based on learned visual-semantic correlations from seen classes. However, most current generat... Read More about ZeroDiff: Solidified Visual-semantic Correlation in Zero-Shot Learning.

Use of the Earth-Moon Lagrange Points for Improving Lunar Navigation Performance (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cormier, L., Pushparaj, N., Blunt, P., & Cappelletti, C. (2025, January). Use of the Earth-Moon Lagrange Points for Improving Lunar Navigation Performance. Presented at 7ᵗʰ Winter Satellite Workshop with Remote Sensing Days and Space Science Workshop, Espoo Dipoli, Finland

Using Co-Simulation to Explore Distributed Situation Awareness in AV Remote Operation (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Parr, H., Harvey, C., Large, D., & Sharples, S. (2025, April). Using Co-Simulation to Explore Distributed Situation Awareness in AV Remote Operation. Presented at Contemporary Ergonomics & Human Factors, Burton upon Trent, UK

We introduce a highly novel, multi-participant co-simulation study to explore distributed situation awareness between a remote operator, a connected and automated vehicle (CAV) system and CAV user in two highly automated vehicle use cases. Initial re... Read More about Using Co-Simulation to Explore Distributed Situation Awareness in AV Remote Operation.

Self-Assessing Visual Attention While Driving: Implications for Driver Monitoring Systems (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harding, M., Harvey, C., Large, D., Burnett, G., Hare, C., & Proctor, K. (2025, April). Self-Assessing Visual Attention While Driving: Implications for Driver Monitoring Systems. Presented at Contemporary Ergonomics & Human Factors, Burton upon Trent, UK

Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) are now a requirement in all new vehicles. DMS aim to reduce crashes and improve driver attention by providing warnings or interventions to the driver. However, driver acceptance is crucial to ensuring their effectiven... Read More about Self-Assessing Visual Attention While Driving: Implications for Driver Monitoring Systems.

Developing Preliminary Heuristics for In-Vehicle Ambient Intelligence Systems (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pande, S., Harvey, C., & Large, D. (2025, April). Developing Preliminary Heuristics for In-Vehicle Ambient Intelligence Systems. Presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2025, Burton upon Trent, UK

This study aimed to develop heuristics for designing and evaluating in-vehicle Ambient Intelligence (AmI) systems. Utilising an expert focus group (n=3) and a user study (n=8), 15 preliminary heuristics were derived. These aim to ensure that in-vehic... Read More about Developing Preliminary Heuristics for In-Vehicle Ambient Intelligence Systems.

Highlighting Barriers to the Use of Voice Systems in Cars: An Interview Study (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khandeparker, S., Large, D., Harvey, C., Burnett, G., Proctor, K., & Hare, C. (2025, April). Highlighting Barriers to the Use of Voice Systems in Cars: An Interview Study. Presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors, Burton upon Trent, UK

Advancements in technology have driven significant growth in voice systems, enabling hands-free interaction and offering notable benefits in the automotive domain by reducing visual-manual distractions. Despite the widespread adoption of voice system... Read More about Highlighting Barriers to the Use of Voice Systems in Cars: An Interview Study.

Do Hands-On or Hands-Off Drivers Perform Better During a Level-2 Silent Failure? (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hussain, A., Large, D., & Harvey, C. (2025, April). Do Hands-On or Hands-Off Drivers Perform Better During a Level-2 Silent Failure?. Presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2025, Burton upon Trent, UK

In a driving context, a silent failure (SF) occurs when the automated vehicle system is not able to operate but does not recognise its reduced capacity. As a result, it does not request human intervention or alert the user to the failure; the human d... Read More about Do Hands-On or Hands-Off Drivers Perform Better During a Level-2 Silent Failure?.

Human-AI Decision-Making in Higher Education (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Houghton, R., Zhai, X., Li, Z., & Large, D. (2025, April). Human-AI Decision-Making in Higher Education. Presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2025, Burton upon Trent, UK

Findings from an online study and focus groups show that students and staff were receptive to AI decision-making in higher education, highlighting transparency and equitability. Even so, students expressed a desire for creative work to be seen by a ‘... Read More about Human-AI Decision-Making in Higher Education.

Specific Heuristics for Smartwatch Usability Evaluation: Development, Validation, and Comparison (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, Y., Richart, M., & Hermawati, S. (2025, April). Specific Heuristics for Smartwatch Usability Evaluation: Development, Validation, and Comparison. Presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2025, Burton Upon Trent, UK

This study examined the effectiveness of specialised heuristics for smartwatches, focusing on unique usability challenges of wearable interfaces. The study used a combination of literature review, focus groups, and expert evaluation to develop ten he... Read More about Specific Heuristics for Smartwatch Usability Evaluation: Development, Validation, and Comparison.

Acceptability, Acceptance and Adoption of Telepresence Robots in Museums: The Museum Professionals' Perspectives (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, H. R., Reyes-Cruz, G., Piskopani, A.-M., Barnard, P., Boudouraki, A., Caleb-Solly, P., Castle-Green, S., Fischer, J., Hyde, R., Kucukyilmaz, A., & Maior, H. A. (2025, April). Acceptability, Acceptance and Adoption of Telepresence Robots in Museums: The Museum Professionals' Perspectives. Presented at CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Yokohama, Japan

Telepresence robots have the potential to change our experiences in galleries and museums, allowing for a range of hybrid interactions for visitors and museum professionals, improving accessibility, offering activities or information, and providing a... Read More about Acceptability, Acceptance and Adoption of Telepresence Robots in Museums: The Museum Professionals' Perspectives.

A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ali-Gombe, B., Tokbolat, S., & Mckechnie, J. (2024, June). A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly. Presented at 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices (Net-Zero Future 2024), Oslo, Norway

In the quest to achieve a sustainable built environment, circular construction emerged as an innovative approach to aid towards a quick transition for the resource-intensive construction industry. The successful implementation of circular approaches... Read More about A Transition to Sustainable Built Environment: A Framework for Modular Building Construction Designed for Disassembly.

Development of C. albican Anti-attachment Inkjet 3D Printing Ink, via High Throughput Screening (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yong, L. X., Zhou, Z., Vallières, C., He, Y., Cuzzucoli Crucitti, V., Alexander, M. R., Avery, S., Wildman, R., & Irvine, D. (2024, August). Development of C. albican Anti-attachment Inkjet 3D Printing Ink, via High Throughput Screening. Presented at International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Singapore, Singapore

The fungal pathogen Candida albicans (C. albicans) is particularly problematic for immunocompromised patients and those with medical implants. Introducing Candida-resistant medical devices could potentially reduce mortality rates from such infections... Read More about Development of C. albican Anti-attachment Inkjet 3D Printing Ink, via High Throughput Screening.

Efficiency of Sustainable Rejuvenation of Bitumen Using Bio-based Rejuvenators and Waste Oils (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hu, Y., Ryan, J., Allanson, M., Wang, H., Zhou, L., & Airey, G. (2024, June). Efficiency of Sustainable Rejuvenation of Bitumen Using Bio-based Rejuvenators and Waste Oils. Presented at 14th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements ISAP2024, Montreal, QC, Canada

This study primarily investigated the efficacy of sustainable rejuvenators in restoring the properties of aged bitumen as well as developing a method for optimising rejuvenator dosages. The rheological properties, determined via frequency sweep and l... Read More about Efficiency of Sustainable Rejuvenation of Bitumen Using Bio-based Rejuvenators and Waste Oils.