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Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part 2: Experimental and Numerical Results (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jackson, R., Lock, G. D., Sangan, C. M., Scobie, J. A., Li, Z., Christodoulou, L., …Ambrose, S. (2023). Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part 2: Experimental and Numerical Results. In ASME Turbo Expo 2023: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (11). https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2023-102311

Minimizing the losses within a low-pressure turbine (LPT) system is critical for the design of next-generation ultra-high bypass ratio aero-engines. The stator-well cavity windage torque can be a significant source of loss within the system, influenc... Read More about Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part 2: Experimental and Numerical Results.

A categorical account of composition methods in logic (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Marsden, D., Shah, N., & Jakl, T. (2023). A categorical account of composition methods in logic. In 2023 38th Annual ACM/IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science (LICS). https://doi.org/10.1109/LICS56636.2023.10175751

We present a categorical theory of the composition methods in finite model theory – a key technique enabling modular reasoning about complex structures by building them out of simpler components. The crucial results required by the composition method... Read More about A categorical account of composition methods in logic.

An Adaptive and Multifunctional DC-DC Converter for Onshore Ship Charging (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Qazi, S., Venugopal, P., Rietveld, G., Watson, A. J., Wheeler, P., & Soeiro, T. B. (2023). An Adaptive and Multifunctional DC-DC Converter for Onshore Ship Charging. . https://doi.org/10.1109/itec55900.2023.10187075

Maritime electrification is a critical upgrade to enable sustainable and environmentally friendly shipping. Therefore, in recent years, there has been a significant interest in the development of battery-based boats and ferries. A key element for the... Read More about An Adaptive and Multifunctional DC-DC Converter for Onshore Ship Charging.

How ‘global’ are sociology journals in the Web of Science database? Exploring journal aims, editorial board networks and authorship (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brown, E., Vega Castillo, M. A., Lee, G., & Hordosy, R. (2023, June). How ‘global’ are sociology journals in the Web of Science database? Exploring journal aims, editorial board networks and authorship. Presented at Department of Sociology Seminar, Durham, UK

A knowledge hierarchy has long been present within the academic community dominated by producers, publishers and journals from western countries (Heilbron, 2014), whilst inequalities in who gets to edit and author have prompted calls for more inclusi... Read More about How ‘global’ are sociology journals in the Web of Science database? Exploring journal aims, editorial board networks and authorship.

Explainable AI for the Arts: XAIxArts (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bryan-Kinns, N., Ford, C., Chamberlain, A., Benford, S. D., Kennedy, H., Li, Z., …Rezwana, J. (2023). Explainable AI for the Arts: XAIxArts. In C&C '23: Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Creativity and Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1145/3591196.3593517

This first workshop on explainable AI for the Arts (XAIxArts) brings together a community of researchers and creative practitioners in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, AI, explainable AI (XAI), and Digital Arts to explore the rol... Read More about Explainable AI for the Arts: XAIxArts.

Robustness of Deep Learning Methods for Occluded Object Detection - A Study Introducing a Novel Occlusion Dataset (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wu, Z., Moemeni, A., Caleb-Solly, P., & Castle-Green, S. (2023). Robustness of Deep Learning Methods for Occluded Object Detection - A Study Introducing a Novel Occlusion Dataset. In 2023 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN). https://doi.org/10.1109/ijcnn54540.2023.10191368

A large number of deep learning based object detection algorithms have been proposed and applied in a wide range of domains such as security, autonomous driving and robotics. In practical usage, objects being occluded are common, and can result in re... Read More about Robustness of Deep Learning Methods for Occluded Object Detection - A Study Introducing a Novel Occlusion Dataset.

Measurement of powder spreading dynamics in additive manufacturing (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ferris, S., Thompson, A., Maskery, I., Hall, S., & Piano, S. (2023). Measurement of powder spreading dynamics in additive manufacturing.

In this work, we examine the effect of the state of the pre-processing powder bed in powder-based additive manufacturing, particularly in metal laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB). The spreading of the powder layer has been identified as a critical but... Read More about Measurement of powder spreading dynamics in additive manufacturing.

Experiencing the digital working transition in participant and public involvement in dementia research during the COVID‐19 pandemic (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ulate, M. M., Woodcock, R., Smith, I., van der Roest, H. G., Martin, M. A. F., & Craven, M. P. (2023). Experiencing the digital working transition in participant and public involvement in dementia research during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 19(S5), Article e067824. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.067824

Background Involvement of patients and public in research have been disrupted by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing a rapid transition from face-to-face meetings to digital working as an alternative to engage experts by experience. T... Read More about Experiencing the digital working transition in participant and public involvement in dementia research during the COVID‐19 pandemic.

Comparison of coherence scanning interferometry, focus variation and confocal microscopy for surface topography measurement (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hooshmand, H., Liu, M., Pappas, A., Thompson, A., Leach, R., & Piano, S. (2023). Comparison of coherence scanning interferometry, focus variation and confocal microscopy for surface topography measurement.

The most common optical technologies for surface topography measurement are coherence scanning interferometry (CSI), focus variation microscopy (FV) and imaging confocal microscopy (CM). Due to the benefits and drawbacks of each, these instruments ar... Read More about Comparison of coherence scanning interferometry, focus variation and confocal microscopy for surface topography measurement.

Evaluation of Virtual Reality via 360° videos Reusable e-Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schiza, E., Frangoudes, F., Pattichis, C., Pears, M., Konstantinidis, S., & Gkougkoudi, E. (2023). Evaluation of Virtual Reality via 360° videos Reusable e-Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula. In 2023 24th International Conference on Digital Signal Processing (DSP) (1-4). https://doi.org/10.1109/dsp58604.2023.10167929

Recent advancements in Virtual Reality (VR) immersive technologies provide new tools for the development of novel and promising applications for Medical Education courses. This paper presents an evaluation process for teaching the clinical skills cou... Read More about Evaluation of Virtual Reality via 360° videos Reusable e-Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula.

Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: a survey (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Yildirim, M., Premakumar, V., Morris, L., Miller, P., & Coffey, F. (2023, June). Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: a survey. Presented at Tomorrow’s Doctors Conference 2023, London, UK

Vibration Attenuation of Rotating Blades Using a Non-Linear Energy Sink (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wall, I. P., Amoozgar, M., & Popov, A. (2023). Vibration Attenuation of Rotating Blades Using a Non-Linear Energy Sink. In AIAA 2023-3952 Session: Applied Aeroelasticity and Aerodynamic-Structural Dynamics Interaction II. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-3952

The global climate crisis is placing higher demands on the performance of wind turbines. One of the promising methods to enhance the wind turbine performance is to increase the rotor diameter by having larger blades. However, the blade length is alwa... Read More about Vibration Attenuation of Rotating Blades Using a Non-Linear Energy Sink.

Space and gaze in the organizational production of social care (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holstein, J., & Rantakari, A. (2023, June). Space and gaze in the organizational production of social care. Presented at Where Work/Life Happens: Spaces and Places in Flux, Aalto Business School, Espoo, Finland

Socio-Technical Trust For Multi-Modal Hearing Assistive Technology (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, J., Azim, T., Piskopani, A. M., Chamberlain, A., & Zhang, S. (2023). Socio-Technical Trust For Multi-Modal Hearing Assistive Technology. In IEEE ICASSPW 2023 Workshop Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSPW59220.2023.10193586

The landscape of opportunity is rapidly changing for audio-visual (AV) hearing assistive technology. While hearing assistive devices, such as hearing aids, have traditionally been developed for populations of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) communitie... Read More about Socio-Technical Trust For Multi-Modal Hearing Assistive Technology.

Stabilization of Spacecraft in Spatial Periodic Orbits using Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pushparaj, N., Hayashi, Y., & Bando, M. (2023, June). Stabilization of Spacecraft in Spatial Periodic Orbits using Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR). Paper presented at 34th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science & 12th Nano-Satellite Symposium, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

Mission design for exploring minor celestial bodies and planetary satellites presents significant technical challenges, particularly in highly perturbed dynamical environments. The weak and complex gravitational fields of small bodies, along with per... Read More about Stabilization of Spacecraft in Spatial Periodic Orbits using Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR).

A Study into Understanding User Requirements to Inform the Design of Customizable Robotic Pain Management Devices (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Higgins, A., Llewellyn, A., Dures, E., & Caleb-Solly, P. (2023, May). A Study into Understanding User Requirements to Inform the Design of Customizable Robotic Pain Management Devices. Presented at 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London

Previous research into using robots for pain man-agement has shown promise. However to date, there seems to have been little research investigating user requirements for robotic pain management devices which could be used by adults living with chroni... Read More about A Study into Understanding User Requirements to Inform the Design of Customizable Robotic Pain Management Devices.

Assessing the Value Orientations of Contributors to Virtual Citizen Science Projects (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jeong, E. (., Jackson, C., Dowthwaite, L., Ahmad, T., & Trouille, L. (2023). Assessing the Value Orientations of Contributors to Virtual Citizen Science Projects. In C&T '23: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Communities and Technologies (191-202). https://doi.org/10.1145/3593743.3593782

Like other crowdsourcing communities, e.g., Wikipedia, citizen science projects struggle to attract and retain long-term contributors. Long-term contributors are critical to the success of many projects; research about motivational drivers has attrac... Read More about Assessing the Value Orientations of Contributors to Virtual Citizen Science Projects.

In-the-Wild Failures in a Long-Term HRI Deployment (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Del Duchetto, F., Kucukyilmaz, A., & Hanheide, M. (2023, May). In-the-Wild Failures in a Long-Term HRI Deployment. Poster presented at International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, UK

Failures are typical in robotics deployments "in-the-wild", especially when robots perform their functions within social human spaces. This paper reports on the failures of an autonomous social robot called Lindsey, which has been used in a public mu... Read More about In-the-Wild Failures in a Long-Term HRI Deployment.

Stability of Weighted Majority Voting under Estimated Weights (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bai, S., Wang, D., Muller, T., Cheng, P., & Chen, J. (2023). Stability of Weighted Majority Voting under Estimated Weights. In AAMAS ’23: Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. https://doi.org/10.5555/3545946.3599045

Weighted Majority Voting (WMV) is a well-known optimal decision rule for collective decision making, given the probability of sources to provide accurate information (trustworthiness). However, in reality, the trustworthiness is not a known quantity... Read More about Stability of Weighted Majority Voting under Estimated Weights.

The circulation of copper and bronze in Liguria (Northwest Italy) in the Early Iron Age (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pearce, M., & Maggi, R. (2023). The circulation of copper and bronze in Liguria (Northwest Italy) in the Early Iron Age. In L. Valdés, V. Cicolani, & E. Hiriart (Eds.), Matières premières en Europe au 1er Millénaire av. n. è. Exploitation, transformation, diffusion / La Europa de las materias primas en el Ier milenio a.n.e. Explotación, transformación y difusión: Actes du 45e colloque international de l’AFEAF (Gijón, 13-15 mai 2021) (337-350)

This paper uses the lead isotope data available in the literature to ask two questions concerning the circulation of copper and bronze in Liguria (Northwest Italy) in the Early Iron Age: firstly, does the data throw any light on the source of the cop... Read More about The circulation of copper and bronze in Liguria (Northwest Italy) in the Early Iron Age.