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Centre for Robotics and Smart Information System Studies

2013 - 2016

• Mira F, Huang W, Brown A (2016). Novel malware detection methods by using LCS and LCSS. Proceedings of the 22nd (IEEE) International Conference on Automation and Computing, (ISBN: 978-1-8621813-1-1), pp 573-578, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Essex, Colchester, UK, 7-8 September 2016.
• Tan Y, Huang W, Sun Y, Yue Y (2014). Scheduling and optimisation of batch plants: model development and comparison of approaches. International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology. Volume 49, No. 3/4, pp. 227-238, 2014.
• Maple C, Prakash E, Huang W, Qureshi A (2014). Taxonomy of optimisation techniques and applications. International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology. Volume 49, No. 3/4, pp. 251-262, 2014.
• Conrad, M., Hassan, A., Koshy, L., Kanamgotov, A., Christopoulos, A., Strategies and Challenges to Facilitate Situated Learning in Virtual Worlds Post-Second Life, Computers in Entertainment (CIE), Volume 15 Issue 1, Spring 2017.
• Short, E., Brown, A., Barnes, J., Conrad, M., Alhaboby, Z., Pitchford, M., Conradie, L., Stewart, G., and Dobocan, A. Cyberharassment and Cyberbullying; Individual and Institutional Perspectives, Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, Volume 14, Summer 2016, pp. 115-122, 2016.
• Christopoulos, A., Conrad, M. and Shukla, M. Between virtual and real: exploring hybrid interaction and communication in virtual worlds, (Special Issue on Design-based Research for Online Learning Environment Development). Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments, 4(1), pp. 23- 42, 2016.
• Oriwoh, E., Conrad, M., 'Thing' in the Internet of Things: Towards a Definition, International Journal of Internet of Things, 2015; 4(1):1-5, doi:10.5923/j.ijit.20150401.01.
• Christopoulos, A., Conrad, M., Shulka, M., Objects, Worlds & Students: Virtual Interaction in Education, Education Research International, Vol 2014 (2014), Article ID 318317.
• French, T., Conrad, M., Shaaban, H., Localized Trust - the Semiotics in Culture and E-Culture, International Journal of Digital Society (IJDS), Special Issue, Volume 1 Issue 1, 2013.
• Crosbie, T., French, T., Conrad, M., Stylistic Analysis Using Machine Translation as a Tool, International Journal for Infonomics (IJI), Special Issue Volume, Issue 1, 2013.
• Al-Ketbi O., & Conrad, M., Supervised ANN vs. Unsupervised SOM to Classify EEG Data for BCI: Why can GMDH do better? International Journal of Computer Applications, Vol. 74-No. 4, July 2013.
• Shaaban, H., & Conrad, M., Democracy, culture and information security: a case study in Zanzibar, Information Management & Computer Secuirty, Vol. 21 No. 3, 2013, pp. 191-201.
• Christopoulos, A., Conrad, M. and Shukla, M. How Do Students ‘Really’ Interact with Virtual Worlds? The Influence of Proper Induction for Virtual Interactions. 8th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU) 2016, Rome, Italy.
• Oriwoh, E., Conrad, M. Presence Detection from Smart Home Motion Sensor Datasets: A Model. XIV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing (MEDICON) 2016, Paphos, Cyprus.
• Anyachebelu, T.K., Conrad, M., Rawson, D., Ajmal, T., Application of Water Quality Index for Pollution Detection at Luton Hoo Lake. Sensors 2015; November 1-4, 2015, Busan, South Korea.
• Conrad, M., Teaching Project Management in a Changing, Virtual, World. How Real is This? Experiential Learning in Virtual Worlds - ELVW5; 2015, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
• Christopoulos, A., Conrad, M. and Shukla, M. How Interactive is your Virtual World? Examining Student Engagement on Virtual Learning Activities, 7th International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid and On-Line Learning (eLmL 2015), Lisbon, Portugal.Ìý
• Oriwoh, E., al-Khateb, H., Conrad, M., Responsibility and Non-repudiation in resource-constrained Internet of Things scenarios, International Conference on Computing and Technology Innovation (CTI 2015), May 27 - 28, 2015, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, Luton, United Kingdom.
• Kanamgotov, A., Koshy, L., Conrad, M., Prakoonwit, S., User-Avatar Association in Virtual Worlds. Cyberworlds 2014, Santander, Spain.
• Anyachebelu, T.K., Conrad, M., Ajmal, T., Modeling and Prediction of Surface Water Contamination using On-line Sensor Data, ICST 2014, September 2-4, 2014, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
• Anyachebelu, T.K., Conrad, M., Ajmal, T., Surface water quality prediction system for Luton Hoo lake: A statistical approach, INTECH 2014, August 12-14, 2014, Luton, United Kingdom.
• Christopoulos, A., & Conrad, M., Investing in Ephemeral Virtual Worlds: An Educational Perspective. 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU) 2014, Barcelona, Spain.
• Conrad, M., Teaching Risk with Virtual Worlds. In 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU) 2013. Aachen, Germany.
• Christopoulos, A., & Conrad, M., Maintaining context in a Changing (Virtual) World: Educators' Perspectives for OpenSim and Second Life. In 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU)Ìý2013. Aachen, Germany.

2012

• Y. Li, D. Li, C .Maple, Y. Yue and Z. Wang, Building up high quality roadmap using vertex classification based incremental path planner, Romanian Academy Journal – Series A (to be appear in 2013).
• Sun, Heqing; Hou, Zhongsheng; and Li, Dayou: Coordinated Iterative Learning Control Schemes for Train Trajectory Tracking with Overspeed Protection, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (accepted)
• R. Qiu, A. Noyvirt, Z. Ji, A. Soroka, D. Li, B. Liu, G. Arbeiter, F. Weisshardt, S. Xu, Integration of Symbolic Task Planning into Operations within an Unstructured Environment, International Journal of Intelligent Mechatronics and Robotics, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 128 -- 145, 2012.
• Viduto V, Maple C, Huang W, Lopez-Perez D (2012). A novel risk assessment and optimization model for a multi-objective network security countermeasure selection problem. Decision Support Systems. Volume 53, Issue 3, pp.599-610, June 2012. (doi:10.1016/j.dss.2012.04.001)
• B. Liu, D. Li, R. Qiu, Y. Yue, C. Maple, and S. Gu: Fuzzy Optimisation Based Symbolic Grounding for Service Robots, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012), Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal. October 7-12, 2012, pp. 1658--1664
• Towards Robust Personal Assistant Robots: Experience Gained In the SRS Project , R. Qiu, Z. Ji, A. Noyvirt, A. Soroka, R. Setchi, D.T. Pham, S. Xu, N. Shivarov, L. Pigini, G. Arbeiter, F. Weisshardt, B. Graf, M. Mast, L. Blasi, D. Facal, M. Rooker, R. Lopez, D. Li, B. Liu, G. Kronreif, P. Smrz, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012), Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal. October 7-12, 2012, pp. 1651--1657
• Ingo Frommholz, Larsen, B. et al., 2012. Preliminary ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Technical Terminology for the Retrieval of Scientific Book Metadata Records Categories and Subject Descriptors. In SIGIR 2012: Proceedings of the 35th Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval. pp. 1131–1132.
• ME Aydin, (2012), "Coordinating metaheuristic agents with swarm intelligence", Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 23 (4), 991-999.
• Hamed, T., Maple, C. and Sant, P. Methodologies to Develop Quantitative Risk Evaluation Metrics, International Journal of Computer Applications (IJCA), Volume 48, Issue 14, 2012.
• WILDSENSING: Design and Deployment of a Sustainable Sensor Network for Wildlife Monitoring Vladimir Dyo, Stephen A. Ellwood, David W. Macdonald, Andrew Markham, Cecilia Mascolo, Bence Pasztor, Salvatore Scellato, Niki Trigoni, Ricklef Wohlers, Kharsim Yousef. In ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (TOSN), Art. 29, Vol. 8, no. 4, Sept' 2012.
• Schetinin V., Jakaite L. Classification of newborn EEG maturity with Bayesian averaging over decision trees. Expert Systems With Applications, 39, 9340-9347, DOI:10.1016/j.eswa.2012.02.184, 2012, (IF 1.92)
• Jakaite L., Schetinin V., Maple C. Bayesian Classification of Newborn Brain Maturity from Two-Channel Sleep EEG. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, DOI:10.1155/2012/629654, 2012, (IF 0.81)
• Tan Y, Huang W, Sun Y, Yue Y (2012). Comparative study of different approaches to solve batch process scheduling and optimisation problems. Proceedings of the 18th (IEEE) International Conference on Automation and Computing, pp 259-264, (ISBN:978-1-908549-00-6), Loughborough, UK, 7-8 September 2012.
• Wei Li, Yue Zhang, Li-Ke Huang, Carsten Maple, John Cosmas, "Implementation and Co-Simulation of Hybrid Pilot-Aided Channel Estimation with Decision Feedback Equalizer for OFDM Systems", Appear in IEEE transaction on Broadcasting, December 2012

2011-2008

• Z. Wang, D. Li, J. Zhang, Z, Ji, and R, Qiu, Robotic nanoassembly: current developments and challenges, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, Vol. 41, Issue ¾, pp. 185 – 194, 2011.
• Conrad, M., Teaching Project Management in Second Life, in: Vincenti, G., Braman, J. (eds), Multi-User Virtual Environments for the Classroom: Practical Approaches to Teaching in Virtual Worlds, IGI Global, 2011.
• Conrad, M., Charles, A., Neale, J., What is my Avatar? – Who is my Avatar? The Avatar as a Device to Achieve a Goal: Perceptions and Implications, in: Peachy, A., Childs, M. (eds), Reinventing Ourselves: Contemporary Concepts of Identity in Virtual Worlds, UK. Springer 2011. 33% - equal contribution.
• Hui Cheng, Shengxiang Yang, "Joint QoS Multicast Routing and Channel Assignment in Multiradio Multichannel Wireless Mesh Networks using Intelligent Computational Methods", Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier Science), Vol. 11, Issue. 3, pp. 1953-1964, March 2011.
• Benjamin Piwowarski, Ingo Frommholz, Mounia Lalmas, and Keith Van Rijsbergen. What can Quantum Theory Bring to Information Retrieval? In Proc. 19th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM 2010), pages 59-68, October 2010.
• Ingo Frommholz, Birger Larsen, Benjamin Piwowarski, Mounia Lalmas, Peter Ingwersen, and Keith van Rijsbergen. Supporting Polyrepresentation in a Quantum-inspired Geometrical Retrieval Framework. In Proceedings of the 2010 Information Interaction in Context Symposium (IIiX 2010), pages 115-124, New Brunswick, August 2010. ACM. Shortlisted for best paper award.
• Benjamin Piwowarski, Ingo Frommholz, Yashar Moshfeghi, Mounia Lalmas, and Keith van Rijsbergen. Filtering documents with subspaces. In Proceedings of the 32nd European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2010), pages 615-618, January 2010. Won best poster award.
• KY Chan, CK Kwong, H Jiang, ME Aydin, TC Fogarty (2010), "A new orthogonal array based crossover, with analysis of gene interactions, for evolutionary algorithms and its application to car door design" ,Expert Systems with Applications, 37(5), 3853-3862.
• R Kwan, ME Aydin, C Leung, J Zhang, (2009), "Multiuser scheduling in high speed downlink packet access", IET - Communications, 3(8), 1363-1370
• Shukla, M., Conrad, M., Bessis, N., Towards a Bespoke Framework for Eliciting Consumer Satisfaction in Second Life, in: Safar, M. and Mahdi, K. (eds) , Social Networking and Community Behaviour Modeling: Qualitative and Quantitative Measures, IGI Global, 2011. 20% - as research supervisor of 1st author.
• Gibson, M., Renaud K., Conrad, M., Maple, C., Music is the key: Using our superior memory for songs to help users log on, in: Gupta, M., Walp, J., Sharman, R. (eds), Strategic and Practical Approaches for Information Security Governance. Technology and Applied Solutions, IGI Global, 2011. 15% - as research supervisor of 1st author.
• Sotiriadis, S., Bessis, N., Huang, Y., Sant, P. & Maple, C. Defining Minimum Requirements of Inter-collaborated Nodes by Measuring the Weight of Node Interactions. Special Issue of the International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies, 3(2), pages 19-36, 2011.
• Yue Zhang, K.K Loo, T.W Tang, B Allen, D Y Li, "Digital Front-End in Wireless Communication and Broadcastings", invited chapter "Digital down-conversion and up-conversion: theory and implementation", Cambridge ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Press, 2011
• Viduto V, Maple C. Huang W, (2011). Managing Threats by the Use of Visualisation Techniques. International Journal of Space-Based and Situated Computing. Vol. 1, Nos. 2/3. pp. 204-212, 2011.
• Epiphaniou, G., Maple, C., Sant, P. & Norrington, P. Iterative Block Ciphers effects to Quality of Experience for VoIP Unicast Transmissions under Different Coding Schemes. Submitted to IET Information Security Journal, 2011. DOI 10.1049/iet-ifs2011.0213.
• Brown, A., Sant, P., French, T., Bessis, N. & Maple, C. Modelling Self-led Trust Value Management in Grid and Service Oriented Infrastructures: A Graph Theoretic Social Network Mediated Approach. International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering (IJSSOE) 1(4), pages 1-18, 2010.
• S.Waharte, A. Symington and N. Trigoni, Probabilistic Search with Agile UAVs , in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 10), Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 2010.
• Huang W, Li R, Maple C, Yang H, Foskett D, Cleaver V, (2010). A Novel Lifecycle Model for Web-based Application Development in Small and Medium Enterprises. International Journal of Automation and Computing. pp389-398, 7(3) August 2010.
• Symington, S. Waharte, S. Julier and N. Trigoni, Probabilistic Target Detection by Camera- Equipped UAVs, in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 10), Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 2010.
• Evolution and Sustainability of a Wildlife Monitoring Sensor Network Vladimir Dyo, Stephen A. Ellwood, David W. Macdonald, Andrew Markham, Cecilia Mascolo, Bence Pasztor, Salvatore Scellato, Niki Trigoni, Ricklef Wohlers, Kharsim Yousef. In Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (Sensys 2010). Zurich, Switzerland. November 2010
• S. Waharte, R. Boutaba and P. Anelli, Impact of Gateways Placement on Clustering Algorithms in Wireless Mesh Networks, in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 09), Dresden, Germany, May 2009.
• S. Waharte, B. Ishibashi, R. Boutaba and D.-E. Meddour, Design and Performance Evaluation of IAR: Interference-Aware Routing Metric for Wireless Mesh Networks, in ACM Springer Journal on Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET), Springer, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 649-660, Feb. 2009.
• V. Freiderikos, D. Gaïti, R. Insler, P. Jaffré, A. Kortebi, S. Meyer, L. Molinier, G. Pujolle, H. Zimmermann : "Piloting the home network", IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol.4, no.1, pp.49-56, March 2009
• L. Molinier, E Ghedira, M Ligocki, R. Francois, V. Freiderikos, A. Kortebi : "Autonomic QoS management and supervision system for Home Networks", IFIP Wireless Days 2009.
• Hui Cheng, Xingwei Wang, Shengxiang Yang, Min Huang, "A Multipopulation Parallel Genetic Simulated Annealing based QoS Routing and Wavelength Assignment Integration Algorithm for Multicast in Optical Networks", Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier Science), Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 677-684, March 2009.
• Hui Cheng, Jiannong Cao, Hsiao-Hwa Chen, Hongke Zhang, "GrLS: Group-based Location Service in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 57, No. 6, pp. 3693-3707, November 2008.
• DL3: S. Zhang and D. Li, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Automation and Computing, (Edited book), Uxbridge, England, 6 September 2008.
• Hui Cheng, Jiannong Cao, "A Design Framework and Taxonomy for Hybrid Routing Protocols in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 62-73, 3rd Quarter 2008.
• Efficient Node Discovery in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks Vladimir Dyo and Cecilia Mascolo. In ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS'08). Santorini, Greece. June 2008
• V. Freiderikos, D. Gaïti, M.-H. Hamon, R. Insler, P. Jaffré, A. Kortebi, S. Meyer, L. Molinier, G. Pujolle and H. Zimmermann: "Piloting Home Network with Intelligent Agents", WWRF 21st meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, October 2008 (* best paper award)
• Uglov J., Jakaite L., Schetinin V., Maple C. Comparing Robustness of Pairwise and Multiclass Neural-Network Systems for Face Recognition. EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, DOI:10.1155/2008/468693, 2008, (IF 1.01)
• Yue Zhang, C.H Zhang, J. Cosmas, K.K. Loo, T. Owens, R. Di Bari, and Y. Lostanlen, M. Bard, "Analysis of DVB-H Network Coverage With the Application of Transmit Diversity", IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp568-577, September 2008
• R. Di Bari, M. Bard, Yue Zhang, K.M. Nasr, J. Cosmas, K.K. Loo, R. Nilavalan, H. Shirazi, and K. Krishnapillai, "Laboratory Measurement Campaign of DVB-T Signal With Transmit Delay Diversity", IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp532-541, September 2008