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Translated transcription of a focus group with participative councillors, for information literacy research in Brazil

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Ryan, B., & Cruickshank, P. (2023)
Translated transcription of a focus group with participative councillors, for information literacy research in Brazil. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2023.3407211
This focus group took place on 24 January 2019, in São Paulo city hall. It was held in English and Portuguese with eight participative councillors, with in situ interpretation...

Effective and Fast-Screening Route to Evaluate Dynamic Elastomer-Filler Network Reversibility for Sustainable Rubber Composite Design

Journal Article
Xia, T., Wemyss, A. M., Salehiyan, R., Heeley, E. L., Hu, X., Tang, F., …Wan, C. (in press)
Effective and Fast-Screening Route to Evaluate Dynamic Elastomer-Filler Network Reversibility for Sustainable Rubber Composite Design. ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c06752
The introduction of self-healing and reprocessability into conventional vulcanized rubbers has been recognized as a promising strategy to promote elastomer circularity. Howeve...

The Visual Design of Mouse Icons for Digital Literacy and Inclusion

Presentation / Conference
Mortimer, J., & Meharg, D. (2023, December)
The Visual Design of Mouse Icons for Digital Literacy and Inclusion. Presented at SRHE International Conference 2023, Birmingham

Addressing gender imbalance in STEM graduate apprenticeships

Presentation / Conference
Cecil, M., & Taylor Smith, E. (2023, December)
Addressing gender imbalance in STEM graduate apprenticeships. Paper presented at Society for Research in Higher Education Conference 2023, Birmingham
There is currently significant gender imbalance within Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduate apprenticeship (GA) programmes in Scotland. This is a c...

Simulation of PD Phenomenon in Epoxy-resin Insulation at Very Low and High Stressing Frequency

Conference Proceeding
Aliyu, B. D., Rohani, M. N. K. H., Musa, U., Sulaiman, S. H., Jibril, Y., Mas'ud, A. A., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (in press)
Simulation of PD Phenomenon in Epoxy-resin Insulation at Very Low and High Stressing Frequency.
In this paper, the phenomenon of partial discharge (PD) within an air-filled void in epoxy-resin insulation test sample was investigated under the influence of very low freque...

An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil

Journal Article
Cruickshank, P., & Ryan, B. (2023)
An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil. Journal of Information Literacy, 17(2), 46-68. https://doi.org/10.11645/17.2.5
This paper presents an evaluation of the information literacies used by community representatives when engaging with participatory budgeting in São Paulo City, Brazil. Using q...

Robust Epileptic Seizure Detection Using Long Short-Term Memory and Feature Fusion of Compressed Time–Frequency EEG Images

Journal Article
Khan, S. U., Jan, S. U., & Koo, I. (2023)
Robust Epileptic Seizure Detection Using Long Short-Term Memory and Feature Fusion of Compressed Time–Frequency EEG Images. Sensors, 23(23), Article 9572. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239572
Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder with considerable risks, including physical impairment and irreversible brain damage from seizures. Given these challenges, the u...

A Novel Immersed Framework of Computational Fluid Structure Interaction

Conference Proceeding
Xinyu, W., Kadapa, C., & Yue, M. (2024)
A Novel Immersed Framework of Computational Fluid Structure Interaction. In Computational and Experimental Simulations in Engineering: Proceedings of ICCES 2023 (1313-1325). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42987-3_92
The interaction between fluid and immersed solid is a nonlinear multi-physical phenomenon in science and engineering. Due to the challenges of large structural deformation, to...

Working with Troubles and Failures in Conversation between Humans and Robots: Workshop Report

Journal Article
Forster, F., Romeo, M., Holthaus, P., Wood, L., Dondrup, C., Fischer, J. E., …Kapetanios, E. (2023)
Working with Troubles and Failures in Conversation between Humans and Robots: Workshop Report. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 10, Article 1202306. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2023.1202306
This paper summarizes the structure and findings from the first Workshop on Troubles and Failures in Conversations between Humans and Robots. The workshop was organized to bri...

Too Constrained for Genetic Algorithms. Too Hard for Evolutionary Computing. The Traveling Tournament Problem.

Conference Proceeding
Verduin, K., Thomson, S. L., & van den Berg, D. (2023)
Too Constrained for Genetic Algorithms. Too Hard for Evolutionary Computing. The Traveling Tournament Problem. In Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (246-257). https://doi.org/10.5220/0012192100003595
Unlike other NP-hard problems, the constraints on the traveling tournament problem are so pressing that it’s hardly possible to randomly generate a valid solution, for example...

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FLYSWX AI Feasibility Study

2023 - 2024
Small World Aviation wants to develop an AI-powered Airline Optimisation Modelto enhance and optimise its flight planning and analysis.This project focuses on utilising AI-driven data analysis for pre...
Funder: Innovate UK | Value: £23,728

TruElect

2023 - 2025
This KTP project aims to building a trustworthy infrastructure for the voting process, including using trusted methods of citizen identity, voting sustation, and privacy preserving methods.
Funder: Innovate UK | Value: £202,937

Evaluation of Federated Machine Unlearning using Membership Inference Attacks

2023 - 2026
Federated Learning (FL) is a type of distributed Machine Learning (ML) training technique that allows for accurate predictions without sharing sensitive data. This is possible, as FL allows everyone t...
Funder: Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland | Value: £14,136

PhD Studentship (Homomorphic Encryption)

2023 - 2026
This PhD studentship will be funded at £10k per year for a period of three years, and focus on homomorphic encryption in 5G / 6G network slices and strategies to foster and enhance federated structure...
Funder: 6G Health Institute GmbH | Value: £35,082

Development and Optimisation of the Dolphin Wave Energy Converter

2023 - 2027
The Dolphin Wave Energy Converter will be analysed and optimised using different techniques. Experimental and theoretical work will be required to come up with an optimum device capable of gathering e...
Funder: Pentland Material Supply Ltd | Value: £65,229

Joint PhD Studentship-International (Real-Time Data Management and Communication for Digital Twin Networks)

2023 - 2026
This International PhD studentship will be funded at £18k per year for a period of three years, and focus on real-time data management and communication to build an Internet of Twins environment, a ne...
Value: £54,455

Fungal Innovations for Synergy of Zero Hunger and Affordable Energy for Sustainable Development (FUSE)

2023 - 2024
Fungal dye resources can contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing a sustainable solution for clean energy production and addressing food security ch...
Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh | Value: £65,000

False webs: Network to address the misinformation pandemic

2023 - 2025
Fake news (inaccurate information) peaked during the pandemic with around 46 000 daily Twitter posts containing false information (Lupi, 2020). In Europe over 70% people regularly encounter fake news ...
Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh | Value: £19,931

In Our Hands II

2023 - 2024
Since 2020, British Council has worked with partners from academic and creative sectors (private) to develop the necessary spaces where youth can reinterpret Nepal’s natural and cultural heritage to d...
Funder: British Council | Value: £1,000

Modular Energy Storage - Challenges and opportunities

2023 - 2023
A techno-economical feasibility study aiming at identifying opportunities for energy storage in domestic and small commercial environments at a global scale. The project will identify challenges and ...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £4,999

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Social Robots for Well-Being

2023 - date
Franziska Heck | Director of Studies: Dr Frauke Zeller | Second Supervisor: Dr Debbie Meharg

Real-Time Data Management and Communication for Internet of Twins

2023 - date
Lal Cakir | Director of Studies: Prof Berk Canberk | Second Supervisor: Dr Craig Thomson

AI-Driven Conversational Storytelling with Humans in Natural Language

2023 - date
Lewis Watson | Director of Studies: Dr Yanchao Yu | Second Supervisor: Prof Kenny Mitchell

Project Outline of Smart Attack Detection and Mitigation for Autonomous Core Networks Using Digital Twin

2023 - date
Yagmur Yigit | Director of Studies: Prof Leandros Maglaras | Second Supervisor: Dr Huynh Nguyen

Digital Twin Model for Coexistence of Wi-Fi and IoT in Smart Cities

2023 - date
Kubra Duran | Director of Studies: Prof Berk Canberk | Second Supervisor: Dr Matthew Broadbent

Evaluation of Federated Machine Unlearning using Membership Inference Attacks

2023 - date
Jordan Wylie | Director of Studies: Dr Thomas Tan | Second Supervisor: Prof Amir Hussain

Preparation of nanocomposite-based electrodes and development of flexible energy storage devices

2023 - date
Febin Paul | Director of Studies: Dr Libu Manjakkal | Second Supervisor: Dr Keng Goh

Blockchain-based Privacy-preserving Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing

2023 - date
Dimitrios Kasimatis | Director of Studies: Prof Bill Buchanan | Second Supervisor: Dr Nick Pitropakis

User centred approaches to supporting digital literacies and online information systems use

2022 - date
Drew Feeney | Director of Studies: Dr David Brazier | Second Supervisor: Dr Gemma Webster

Adaptive video game sound based on inherent skill level utilising selective attention

2022 - 2025
In video games, selective attention can be utilised to increase a player’s engagement by adapting the sound design ...
Mr. Ethan Robson | Director of Studies: Dr Iain McGregor | Second Supervisor: Dr Balandino Di Donato

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Dr Timothy Olawumi was a resource person at WAiC Webinar

27 September 2022
Dr Timothy Olawumi was invited as a guest speaker/resource person at a Webinar hosted by Women Academics in Construction (WAiC) on September 27, 2022. Title: Getting Published in High Impact Journals...

Promising cyber security project supported by new Scottish Enterprise funding

21 September 2022
TrueDeploy, an exciting project from the School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment (SCEBE) at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), has secured £199,952 in additional support from Scottish...

New leader of Social Informatics research group

1 September 2022
Peter Cruickshank now leader of the Social Informatics research group

Visiting professor in Wireless Communication - Royal Academy of Engineering

31 August 2022
Dr Junaid Syed has been appointed Visiting Professor to the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment. The grant is 3 years which is funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering from Se...

Dr Timothy Olawumi was a panelist at a Live Talk Show - Construction Carbon Talk

17 June 2022
Dr Timothy Olawumi was a panelist on a Live Talk Show – the ConstructionCarbonTalk organised by Leeds Beckett University and YORhub (Partner - https://www.yorhub.com/). Title: How does BIM facilitate...

Dr Dimitra Gkatzia invited to join panel on "Explainable AI" at the Scottish AI Summit

30 March 2022
Panel title: Why is explainable AI still a challenge? Trustworthiness and explainability are increasingly recognised as key to the widespread adoption of AI systems. But can, and should, all AI model...

Double funding success for School of Computing

21 March 2022
Two projects from Edinburgh Napier’s acclaimed School of Computing have won funding from a programme which develops innovative cyber security ideas for the commercial market. TrueDeploy and Trustd ar...

Dr Chris Guiver awarded one-year Royal Society of Edinburgh personal research fellowship

9 March 2022
Dr Chris Guiver, of Edinburgh Napier University's School of Engineering and the Built Environment, has been awarded a one-year personal Research Fellowship by the Royal Society of Edinburgh in their a...

Richard Llewellyn appointed as professional institution trustee and strategic board chair

19 November 2021
Richard Llewellyn has been appointed a Trustee of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) and Chair of the charity's Education and Professional Development Strategic Board.

Dr Timothy Olawumi wins top award for research excellence

2 November 2021
Dr. Timothy Olawumi was the recipient of the 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 at the recent 𝐁𝐈𝐌 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 (out of the 289 nominations r...

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