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Conceptual Framework for Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Pavement Management System (PMS) (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Utami, R., OSORIO SANDOVAL, C. A., & Thom, N. (2024, August). Conceptual Framework for Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Pavement Management System (PMS). Presented at ICCBE 2024: The 20th conference of the International Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada

In developing countries, pavement management systems (PMS) face limitations such as insufficient data, budget constraints, and inadequate analysis tools. To address those limitations, simplified PMS are needed to increase efficiency and effectiveness... Read More about Conceptual Framework for Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Pavement Management System (PMS).

A BIM-Based Assessment Method for Reusing Components from Existing Precast Concrete Buildings (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Jawhar, H., Thermou, G., Osorio-Sandoval, C., & Tokbolat, S. (2024, August). A BIM-Based Assessment Method for Reusing Components from Existing Precast Concrete Buildings. Presented at ICCBE 2024: The 20th conference of the International Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada

Reusing concrete components is a promising solution for mitigating the environmental impact of waste generated by construction and demolition activities. This study aims to contribute to this effort by assessing the reusability of existing precast co... Read More about A BIM-Based Assessment Method for Reusing Components from Existing Precast Concrete Buildings.

Time-Memory Trade-Offs Sound the Death Knell for GPRS and GSM (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Avoine, G., Carpent, X., Claverie, T., Devine, C., & Leblanc-Albarel, D. (2024, August). Time-Memory Trade-Offs Sound the Death Knell for GPRS and GSM. Presented at Advances in Cryptology – CRYPTO 2024, Santa Barbara, USA

This paper introduces a practical TMTO-based attack against GSM (A5/3) and GPRS (GEA-3), which are both technologies used in 2G mobile networks. Although designed in the 80 s, these networks are still quite active today, especially for embedded syste... Read More about Time-Memory Trade-Offs Sound the Death Knell for GPRS and GSM.

All-Inorganic Electrical Insulation Systems for High-Power Density Electrical Machines (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kudrynskyi, Z., Connor, P. H., Cooper, T. P., Wadge, M. D., Kerfoot, J., Zheng, X., Felfel, R., Korolkov, V., Kubal, M., Gerada, C., & Grant, D. M. (2024, June). All-Inorganic Electrical Insulation Systems for High-Power Density Electrical Machines. Presented at 2024 IEEE 5th International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD), Toulouse, France

This paper introduces the concept of ‘All-Inorganic Electrical Insulation (EI) System’ to enable the next generation of high-power-density electrical machines (EMs) that can operate at extreme conditions, namely high voltages (V) up to 1 kV DC and hi... Read More about All-Inorganic Electrical Insulation Systems for High-Power Density Electrical Machines.

Reactive prodrug strategy for addictive manufactured controlled release devices (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Di, M., Cuzzucoli Crucitti, V., Krumins, E., Lion, A., Wildman, R., Taresco, V., & He, Y. (2024, August). Reactive prodrug strategy for addictive manufactured controlled release devices. Paper presented at International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences 2024, Singapore

A New Model for Capillary Imbibition With Asymmetric Wettability Walls (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhu, C., Yan, Y., & Alston, M. (2024, August). A New Model for Capillary Imbibition With Asymmetric Wettability Walls. Presented at ASME 2024 7th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, Nottingham, UK

The imbibition dynamics is controlled by energy dissipation mechanisms and influenced by asymmetric wettability in a nanochannel. This work proposes a new theoretical model for capillary imbibition while the imbibition dynamics are described by a com... Read More about A New Model for Capillary Imbibition With Asymmetric Wettability Walls.

Numerical Study on Thermal Storage-Discharge Process of Envelopes in Building Heating Systems With Different Terminals (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xu, B., Zhang, H., Dou, Y., Zheng, X., & Yan, Y. (2024, August). Numerical Study on Thermal Storage-Discharge Process of Envelopes in Building Heating Systems With Different Terminals. Presented at ASME 2024 7th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, Nottingham, UK

Building clusters and district heating systems have large thermal inertia, which can serve as thermal storage units and regard as important flexible resource. In this study, an integrated spatial discrete model for simulating the thermal performance... Read More about Numerical Study on Thermal Storage-Discharge Process of Envelopes in Building Heating Systems With Different Terminals.

Energy Harvesting Integrated Sensor Node Architecture for Sustainable IoT Networks (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gopikrishnan, S., Kokila, M., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2024, January). Energy Harvesting Integrated Sensor Node Architecture for Sustainable IoT Networks. Presented at 5th International Conference on Advances in Distributed Computing and Machine Learning (ICADCML)-2024, VIT-AP University, India

Internet of Things (IoT) is a life changing technology which is build on various devices which are connected to the Internet. Wireless sensor nodes (WSN) is one of such devices which plays a major role in deploying IoT in large scale of real-time eve... Read More about Energy Harvesting Integrated Sensor Node Architecture for Sustainable IoT Networks.

Evaluating Thermal Comfort in Zero-Energy Developments: A Case Study of BedZED (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cherian, B. A., Tokbolat, S., & Rodrigues, L. (2024, July). Evaluating Thermal Comfort in Zero-Energy Developments: A Case Study of BedZED. Presented at 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

The significant energy consumption attributed to buildings in Europe underscores the critical need to balance thermal comfort and energy efficiency. Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED) emerged as a pioneering model in the early 2000s, aiming... Read More about Evaluating Thermal Comfort in Zero-Energy Developments: A Case Study of BedZED.

Understanding user needs of personalisation-based automated systems with development and application of novel ideation cards (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duvnjak, J., Kucukyilmaz, A., & Houghton, R. (2024, July). Understanding user needs of personalisation-based automated systems with development and application of novel ideation cards. Presented at 15th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2024), Nice, France

Personalisation is a commonly utilised technology in socially focused online platforms. It has gathered widespread usage through its ability to match a system to the needs of users through their data. This allows systems to be more user-friendly or e... Read More about Understanding user needs of personalisation-based automated systems with development and application of novel ideation cards.

Performance-Related Characterization of SBS-Modified Bitumen-Filler Mastics Incorporating Hydrated Lime (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carvajal-Muñoz, J. S., Airey, G., Vergara, I., Sanjuan, A., Pérez, M., Contreras, M., Hernández, R., Cepeda, J., Rodríguez, W., Gómez, F., & Rodriguez, S. (2024, July). Performance-Related Characterization of SBS-Modified Bitumen-Filler Mastics Incorporating Hydrated Lime. Presented at 10th International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements (MAIREPAV10), Guimarães, Portugal

Nowadays, road maintenance and rehabilitation strategies represent important budget investments worldwide as a result of the need for suitable pavement structures. The selection of alternative materials for more efficient and durable solutions is the... Read More about Performance-Related Characterization of SBS-Modified Bitumen-Filler Mastics Incorporating Hydrated Lime.

084 Cosmetic peptide penetration and assembly in human skin: A label-free approach (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ligorio, C., Kotowska, A., Scurr, D., Tavasoli, E., Karaman-Jurukovska, N., Mata, A., Moogan, L., German, G., Lu, F., & Mammone, T. (2024, May). 084 Cosmetic peptide penetration and assembly in human skin: A label-free approach. Presented at Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) 2024 Meeting, Dallas, TX

What is sociological research? Exploring Norwegian, Hungarian and English student and staff views, and curriculum documents (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HORDOSY, R., Yasdiman, M. B., & Lashari, A. (2024, March). What is sociological research? Exploring Norwegian, Hungarian and English student and staff views, and curriculum documents. Presented at Educational Research Seminar - University of Lancaster, Lancaster / Online

This talk explores sociology through a mixture of curriculum document analysis and interviews with sociology students and staff in three European countries. An overview and comparison of curriculum documents from Hungary, England and Norway explores... Read More about What is sociological research? Exploring Norwegian, Hungarian and English student and staff views, and curriculum documents.

Automated Compliance Checking Situation in Health and Safety Management in UK's Infrastructure Sector (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, Z., Tezel, A., Antwi-Afari, M. F., Kasim, T., & Potter, D. (2024, July). Automated Compliance Checking Situation in Health and Safety Management in UK's Infrastructure Sector. Presented at 2024 European Conference on Computing in Construction., Crete, Greece

Despite intensive research efforts in developing automated compliance checking (ACC) systems for improved health and safety (H&S) outcomes, existing research has mainly focused on the technical aspects and the building sector, whilst research focusin... Read More about Automated Compliance Checking Situation in Health and Safety Management in UK's Infrastructure Sector.

Machine Learning for Evolutionary Computation - the Vehicle Routing Problems Competition (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meng, W., Qu, R., & Pillay, N. (2023, July). Machine Learning for Evolutionary Computation - the Vehicle Routing Problems Competition. Presented at GECCO '24 Companion: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion, Melbourne VIC Australia

The Competition of Machine Learning for Evolutionary Computation for Solving Vehicle Routing Problems (ML4VRP) seeks to bring together machine learning and evolutionary computation communities to propose innovative techniques for vehicle routing prob... Read More about Machine Learning for Evolutionary Computation - the Vehicle Routing Problems Competition.

How do mathematics education researchers treat ordinal variables in structural equation models? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, G. C.-Y. (2024, July). How do mathematics education researchers treat ordinal variables in structural equation models?. Presented at 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Sydney, Australia

Mathematics education researchers often work with observations, such as survey responses and tests, related to unobserved abilities or characteristics, such as attitudes and beliefs. Those observations are often measured as ordinal variables. A criti... Read More about How do mathematics education researchers treat ordinal variables in structural equation models?.

Improving the Development and Reusability of Industrial AI Through Semantic Models (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Martínez-Arellano, G., & Ratchev, S. (2024, April). Improving the Development and Reusability of Industrial AI Through Semantic Models. Presented at Conference on Learning Factories 2024, University of Twente, The Netherlands

Despite some of the success of AI, particularly machine learning, in industrial applications such as condition monitoring, quality inspection and asset control , solutions are typically bespoke and not robust in the long term. There is a considerable... Read More about Improving the Development and Reusability of Industrial AI Through Semantic Models.

Omnifactory: a National Training and Research Testbed for Smart Manufacturing Systems (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sanderson, D., Wang, Z., Bainbridge, D., & Ratchev, S. (2024, April). Omnifactory: a National Training and Research Testbed for Smart Manufacturing Systems. Presented at 14th Conference on Learning Factories (CLF), Twente, Netherlands

Omnifactory is a national experimental testbed and technology demonstrator for digital-enabled manufacturing technologies launched in March 2023 that was funded by the UK Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Omnifac-tory has its foundations in a susta... Read More about Omnifactory: a National Training and Research Testbed for Smart Manufacturing Systems.

Mathematical reasoning in PISA 2022 (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chun-Yeung Lee, G., & Ingram, J. (2024, July). Mathematical reasoning in PISA 2022. Presented at 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Mathematical reasoning has increasingly been playing a central role in curricula around the world but has been a focus of research in mathematics education for many years. In 2018, the OECD revised the PISA mathematics assessment framework to explici... Read More about Mathematical reasoning in PISA 2022.