Real-time Facial Animation for 3D Stylized Character with Emotion Dynamics
Conference Proceeding
Pan, Y., Zhang, R., Wang, J., Ding, Y., & Mitchell, K. (2023)
Real-time Facial Animation for 3D Stylized Character with Emotion Dynamics. In MM '23: Proceedings of the 31st ACM International Conference on Multimedia (6851-6859). https://doi.org/10.1145/3581783.3613803
Our aim is to improve animation production techniques' efficiency and effectiveness. We present two real-time solutions which drive character expressions in a geometrically co...
A Multi-Swarm PSO Approach to Large-Scale Task Scheduling in a Sustainable Supply Chain Datacenter
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Zeng, L., Bilal, M., Song, H., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., & Cao, X. (2023)
A Multi-Swarm PSO Approach to Large-Scale Task Scheduling in a Sustainable Supply Chain Datacenter. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 7(4), 1667 - 1677. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgcn.2023.3283509
Supply chain management is a vital part of ensuring service quality and production efficiency in industrial applications. With the development of cloud computing and data inte...
Nature Inspired Optimisation for Delivery Problems: From Theory to the Real World
Book
Urquhart, N. (2022)
Nature Inspired Optimisation for Delivery Problems: From Theory to the Real World. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98108-2
This book explains classic routing and transportation problems and solutions, before offering insights based on successful real-world solutions. The chapters in Part I introdu...
Explainable AI and Deep Autoencoders Based Security Framework for IoT Network Attack Certainty (Extended Abstract)
Conference Proceeding
Sampath Kalutharage, C., Liu, X., & Chrysoulas, C. (2022)
Explainable AI and Deep Autoencoders Based Security Framework for IoT Network Attack Certainty (Extended Abstract). In Attacks and Defenses for the Internet-of-Things: 5th International Workshop, ADIoT 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21311-3_8
Over the past few decades, Machine Learning (ML)-based intrusion detection systems (IDS) have become increasingly popular and continue to show remarkable performance in detect...
Automated Algorithm Selection: from Feature-Based to Feature-Free Approaches
Journal Article
Alissa, M., Sim, K., & Hart, E. (in press)
Automated Algorithm Selection: from Feature-Based to Feature-Free Approaches. Journal of Heuristics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10732-022-09505-4
We propose a novel technique for algorithm-selection, applicable to optimisation domains in which there is implicit sequential information encapsulated in the data, e.g., in o...
Deep Vision in Analysis and Recognition of Radar Data: Achievements, Advancements and Challenges
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Yang, Z., Ji, R., Zhang, Y., Bilal, M., Liu, X., …Xu, X. (in press)
Deep Vision in Analysis and Recognition of Radar Data: Achievements, Advancements and Challenges. IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine,
An Empirical Evaluation of a Novel Domain-Specific Language -- Modelling Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos
Journal Article
Hoffmann, B., Urquhart, N., Chalmers, K., & Guckert, M. (2022)
An Empirical Evaluation of a Novel Domain-Specific Language -- Modelling Vehicle Routing Problems with Athos. Empirical Software Engineering, 27, Article 180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-022-10210-w
Domain-specific languages (DSLs) are a popular approach among software engineers who demand for a tailored development interface. A DSL-based approach allows to encapsulate th...
Multi-Agent Modelling Notation (MAMN): A multi-layered graphical modelling notation for agent-based simulations
Conference Proceeding
Nguyen, J., Powers, S., Urquhart, N., Farrenkopf, T., & Guckert, M. (in press)
Multi-Agent Modelling Notation (MAMN): A multi-layered graphical modelling notation for agent-based simulations.
Cause-effect graphs have been applied in non agent-based simulations, where they are used to model chained causal relations between input parameters and system behaviour measu...
Modelling the Impact of Individual Preferences on Traffic Policies
Journal Article
Nguyen, J., Powers, S., Urquhart, N., Farrenkopf, T., & Guckert, M. (2022)
Modelling the Impact of Individual Preferences on Traffic Policies. SN Computer Science, 3(5), Article 365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-022-01253-3
Urban traffic is a system always prone to overload, often approaching breakdown during rush hour times. Well adjusted modifications of traffic policies, with appropriate inter...
A self-attention integrated spatiotemporal LSTM approach to edge-radar echo extrapolation in the Internet of Radars
Journal Article
Yang, Z., Wu, H., Liu, Q., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., & Cao, X. (in press)
A self-attention integrated spatiotemporal LSTM approach to edge-radar echo extrapolation in the Internet of Radars. ISA Transactions, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isatra.2022.06.046
In recent years, the number of weather-related disasters significantly increases across the world. As a typical example, short-range extreme precipitation can cause severe flo...