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Optimizing Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency in Cascaded H-Bridge Converter Through an Auxiliary Resonant Circuit Pole (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Briceño, P., Watson, A., Clare, J., Wheeler, P., Venugopal, P., & Soeiro, T. B. (2023). Optimizing Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency in Cascaded H-Bridge Converter Through an Auxiliary Resonant Circuit Pole. In IECON 2023-49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/iecon51785.2023.10312384

The usage of an Auxiliary Resonant Commutated Pole (ARCP) circuit with an 11-level Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) converter as an option for feeding high-power Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) track-pads in traction applications is proposed in this research. B... Read More about Optimizing Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency in Cascaded H-Bridge Converter Through an Auxiliary Resonant Circuit Pole.

Modelling Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Lasers (PCSELs) with Iterative Weighted Index Method (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lang, B., Vukovic, A., Sewell, P., Rihani, S., Boylan, K., Berry, G., …Rawsthorne, J. (2023). Modelling Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Lasers (PCSELs) with Iterative Weighted Index Method. In 2023 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA) (485 - 485). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEAA57318.2023.10297919

Photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSELs) are a promising type of semiconductor laser, able to maintain single-mode operation over a large area, resulting in a high-power beam with small angular divergence.

UbiFix: Tackling Repairability Challenges in Smart Devices (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sailaja, N., Castle-Green, T., Coulton, P., Stead, M., Lindley, J., Urquhart, L., & Darzentas, D. P. (2023). UbiFix: Tackling Repairability Challenges in Smart Devices. In UbiComp/ISWC '23 Adjunct (802-806). https://doi.org/10.1145/3594739.3605113

IoT products are increasingly becoming the default, with non-IoT versions of common hardware (e.g., TVs and printers) harder to find. Alongside this adoption surge, lack of support, outdated security, and planned obsolescence present concerning susta... Read More about UbiFix: Tackling Repairability Challenges in Smart Devices.

Overview of the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Reynolds, C. S., Kara, E. A., Mushotzky, R. F., Ptak, A., Koss, M. J., Williams, B. J., …Zhang, W. W. (2023). Overview of the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS). Proceedings of SPIE, 12678, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677468

The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) is a Probe-class concept that will build on the legacy of the Chandra X-ray Observatory by providing low-background, arcsecond-resolution imaging in the 0.3-10 keV band across a 450 arcminute 2 field of vie... Read More about Overview of the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS).

FUTURE MACHINE: Making Myths & Designing Technology for a Responsible Future: Making Myths and Entanglement: Community engagement at the edge of participatory design and user experience (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jacobs, R., Spence, J., Abbott, F., Chamberlain, A., Heim, W., Yemaoua Dayo, A., …King, J. (2023). FUTURE MACHINE: Making Myths & Designing Technology for a Responsible Future: Making Myths and Entanglement: Community engagement at the edge of participatory design and user experience. . https://doi.org/10.1145/3616961.3616979

This paper explores the unique methods and strategies employed by a team of artists, in collaboration with engineers, programmers, a climate scientist, researchers and members of the public, who have come together to create the Future Machine, with t... Read More about FUTURE MACHINE: Making Myths & Designing Technology for a Responsible Future: Making Myths and Entanglement: Community engagement at the edge of participatory design and user experience.

Unified Surface and Volumetric Inference on Functional Imaging Data (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kirk, T. F., Craig, M. S., & Chappell, M. A. (2023). Unified Surface and Volumetric Inference on Functional Imaging Data. In J. Duncan, H. Greenspan, A. Madabhushi, P. Mousavi, S. Salcudean, T. Syeda-Mahmood, & R. Taylor (Eds.), Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2023: 26th International Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 8–12, 2023, Proceedings, Part VIII (399-408). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43993-3_39

Surface-based analysis methods for functional imaging data have been shown to offer substantial benefits for the study of the human cortex, namely in the localisation of functional areas and the establishment of inter-subject correspondence. A new ap... Read More about Unified Surface and Volumetric Inference on Functional Imaging Data.

Produzione e circolazione del bronzo in Liguria nell’età del Ferro (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pearce, M., & Maggi, R. (2023). Produzione e circolazione del bronzo in Liguria nell’età del Ferro. Rivista di Scienze Preistoriche, 73(Special no. S3), 525-533

THE PRODUCTION AND CIRCULATION OF BRONZE IN IRON AGE LIGURIA - The paper discusses the lead isotope data available in the literature and in the OXALID online database for bronze artefacts from the Iron Age (third quarter of the 8th – beginning of the... Read More about Produzione e circolazione del bronzo in Liguria nell’età del Ferro.

La miniera di Monte Loreto dal Neolitico all’alto Medioevo (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Campana, N., Maggi, R., & Pearce, M. (2023). La miniera di Monte Loreto dal Neolitico all’alto Medioevo. Rivista di Scienze Preistoriche, 73(Special no. S3), 509-524

This paper discusses prehistoric copper mining at Monte Loreto. Work between 1996 and 2004 by the then Archaeological Superintendency of Liguria and Dept of Archaeology, University of Nottingham (UK), had two main aims: 1) in collaboration with the... Read More about La miniera di Monte Loreto dal Neolitico all’alto Medioevo.

L’età del Rame in Liguria (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Maggi, R., & Pearce, M. (2023). L’età del Rame in Liguria. Rivista di Scienze Preistoriche, 73(Special issue 3), 89-109

There is very little archaeological evidence for Copper Age material culture in Liguria. The paper begins with a review of our knowledge of: lithics, beads, pottery, copper artefacts and statue-stele. Close relations are indicated with Provence and n... Read More about L’età del Rame in Liguria.

Investigation of Exhaust Particles on Different TEM Grids: a Comparison between Graphene Oxide and Silicon Nitride Grids (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lagana, S., Akifjevs, R., Rocca, A. L., Cairns, A., Fay, M. W., & Webb, K. F. (2023). Investigation of Exhaust Particles on Different TEM Grids: a Comparison between Graphene Oxide and Silicon Nitride Grids. SAE Technical Papers, 2023-32-0123, https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-32-0123

Two different TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) grids - graphene oxide (GO) and silicon nitride (SiN) - were used to capture the particulates emitted with the exhaust of a modern 1.0 L GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) engine. One speed-load condi... Read More about Investigation of Exhaust Particles on Different TEM Grids: a Comparison between Graphene Oxide and Silicon Nitride Grids.

Experimental analysis of mismatch in electro-thermal device parameter within parallel connected SiC MOSFETs: Considerations for multi-chip power module design (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fayyaz, A., Li, Y., Evans, P., Watson, A., Wheeler, P., & Gerada, C. (2023). Experimental analysis of mismatch in electro-thermal device parameter within parallel connected SiC MOSFETs: Considerations for multi-chip power module design. In 2023 IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications in Asia (WiPDA Asia). https://doi.org/10.1109/WiPDAAsia58218.2023.10261906

This paper aims to investigate the current imbalance within parallel connected common-source configuration of SiC Power MOSFET switches using double pulse transient operation. Mismatches in electro-thermal parameters e.g., threshold voltage (Vth and... Read More about Experimental analysis of mismatch in electro-thermal device parameter within parallel connected SiC MOSFETs: Considerations for multi-chip power module design.

Methodology for Digital Transformation: A Continuous Improvement Approach (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hernández Oliver, K., Martínez-Arellano, G., & Segal, J. (2023). Methodology for Digital Transformation: A Continuous Improvement Approach. In 1st Workshop on Low-Cost Digital Solutions for Industrial Automation

Digital technologies have the potential to significantly transform the manufacturing industry by achieving improvements in productivity, quality and sustainability. Despite this, the uptake is relatively low as companies face a number of challenges i... Read More about Methodology for Digital Transformation: A Continuous Improvement Approach.

When High Mental Workload is Good and Low Mental Workload is Bad (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaban, J., Roy, M., Stephens-Marsh, M., Wilson, M. L., & Sharples, S. (2023, September). When High Mental Workload is Good and Low Mental Workload is Bad. Paper presented at The Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics, Athens, Greece and online

Brain-related wearables are now freely available on the market, and with even wrist-worn devices making estimates about cognitive activity, understanding cognitive personal informatics has become a pressing issue. Mental Workload is an emotionally ag... Read More about When High Mental Workload is Good and Low Mental Workload is Bad.

Designing Apps to Track Mental Workload (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilson, M., Shaban, J., Ma, X., Shalliker, M., Midha, S., & Sharples, S. (2023, September). Designing Apps to Track Mental Workload. Paper presented at The Future of Cognitive Personal Informatics, Athens, Greece and online

Brain-related wearables are now freely available on the market, and with even wrist-worn devices making estimates about cognitive activity, understanding Cognitive Personal Informatics (CogPI) has become a pressing issue. In this paper, we present a... Read More about Designing Apps to Track Mental Workload.

Mobility and Utility in Robot Mediated Interaction: An Interactive Workshop for the Identification of Use Cases and Affordances of Telepresence Robots (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schneiders, E., Boudouraki, A., Reyes-Cruz, G., Martinez Avila, J. P., Elmimouni, H., Grønbæk, J. E. S., …Joshi, S. (2023). Mobility and Utility in Robot Mediated Interaction: An Interactive Workshop for the Identification of Use Cases and Affordances of Telepresence Robots. In MobileHCI '23 Companion: Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (1-5). https://doi.org/10.1145/3565066.3609791

In recent years virtual meetings have become the predominant alternative to face-To-face meetings. Ongoing efforts in the design of telepresence robots promise remote access to physical settings and a greater sense of presence, leading to improved re... Read More about Mobility and Utility in Robot Mediated Interaction: An Interactive Workshop for the Identification of Use Cases and Affordances of Telepresence Robots.

Low-cost System for Visual Inspection of Corrosion: An Industrial Case Study (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hernández Oliver, K. H., Martínez-Arellano, G., & Segal, J. (2023). Low-cost System for Visual Inspection of Corrosion: An Industrial Case Study. In 1st Workshop on Low-Cost Digital Solutions for Industrial Automation

The use of digital technologies around the world has increased considerably, modifying the way in which daily activities are conducted. The manufacturing sector is no exception. Over the last decade, digital technologies have become a key element for... Read More about Low-cost System for Visual Inspection of Corrosion: An Industrial Case Study.

Efficient decision-making in SMEs: leveraging knowledge graphs with Neo4j and AI vision (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mo, F., Ur Rehman, H. U., Elshafei, B., Chaplin, J. C., Sanderson, D., Martínez-Arellano, G., & Ratchev, S. (2023). Efficient decision-making in SMEs: leveraging knowledge graphs with Neo4j and AI vision. In Low-Cost Digital Solutions for Industrial Automation (LoDiSA 2023). https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2023.1736

In the evolving digital landscape, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) grapple with the intricate task of managing vast manufacturing data while operating within budgetary constraints. Addressing this dichotomy, our research introduces an innov... Read More about Efficient decision-making in SMEs: leveraging knowledge graphs with Neo4j and AI vision.

Behavioural SiC IGBT Modelling Using Non-Linear Voltage and Current Dependent Capacitances (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Almpanis, I., Evans, P., Li, K., & Lophitis, N. (2023). Behavioural SiC IGBT Modelling Using Non-Linear Voltage and Current Dependent Capacitances. In 2023 IEEE Design Methodologies Conference (DMC). https://doi.org/10.1109/dmc58182.2023.10412584

This paper presents a behavioural silicon carbide (SiC) IGBT model that utilizes voltage and current dependent capacitances to simulate its switching characteristics, and a voltage dependent current source to simulate the static characteristics. The... Read More about Behavioural SiC IGBT Modelling Using Non-Linear Voltage and Current Dependent Capacitances.

I, AV: A Ghost Driver Field Study Exploring the Application of Anthropomorphism in AV-Pedestrian Communication (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Large, D. R., Hallewell, M., Li, X., Harvey, C., & Burnett, G. (2023). I, AV: A Ghost Driver Field Study Exploring the Application of Anthropomorphism in AV-Pedestrian Communication. In AutomotiveUI '23 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (127-132). https://doi.org/10.1145/3581961.3609883

We employed the 'Ghost Driver' methodology to emulate an autonomous vehicle (AV) and explored pedestrians' (n=520) crossing behaviour in response to external human-machine interfaces (eHMIs). Three eHMI designs were created to replace absent pedestri... Read More about I, AV: A Ghost Driver Field Study Exploring the Application of Anthropomorphism in AV-Pedestrian Communication.

Data donation of individual shopping data to help predict the occurrence of disease: A pilot study linking individual loyalty card and health survey data to investigate COVID-19 (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dolan, E., Goulding, J., & Skatova, A. (2023). Data donation of individual shopping data to help predict the occurrence of disease: A pilot study linking individual loyalty card and health survey data to investigate COVID-19. International Journal of Population Data Science, 8(3), https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v8i3.2273

Introduction & Background Previous studies have found shopping data could increase the predictive accuracy of disease surveillance systems and illuminate behavioural responses in the self-management of symptoms of disease. Yet, accessing individual... Read More about Data donation of individual shopping data to help predict the occurrence of disease: A pilot study linking individual loyalty card and health survey data to investigate COVID-19.