Hyper-heuristics.
Book Chapter
Ross, P. (2005)
Hyper-heuristics. In E. Burke, & G. Kendall (Eds.), Search Methodologies: Introductory Tutorials in Optimization and Decision Support Techniques (529-556). Springer-Verlag
This chapter introduces and overviews an emerging methodology in search and optimisation. One of the key aims of these new approaches, which have been termed hyper-heuristics,...
E-Consultation, Controversy and Youth
Book Chapter
Macintosh, A., Smith, E., & Whyte, A. (2005)
E-Consultation, Controversy and Youth. In M. Cunningham, & P. Cunningham (Eds.), Innovation and the Knowledge Economy: Issues, Applications, Case Studies, 730-737. IOS Press
This paper presents the results of a completed research study the aim of which was to identify ICT tools suitable for engaging with young people in dialogue on a complex polic...
Towards the wireless ward: evaluating a trial of networked PDAs in the National Health Service.
Book Chapter
Turner, P., Milne, G., Turner, S., Kubitscheck, M., & Penman, I. (2004)
Towards the wireless ward: evaluating a trial of networked PDAs in the National Health Service. In Mobile and Ubiquitous Information AccessSpringer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24641-1_15
In this paper, we describe a pilot study of the clinical use of a wireless network of personal digital assistants (PDAs). We describe how we are dealing with the concerns of t...
Hyper Heuristics: an emerging direction in modern search technology.
Book Chapter
Burke, E., Hart, E., Kendall, G., Newall, J., Ross, P., & Schulenburg, S. (2003)
Hyper Heuristics: an emerging direction in modern search technology. In F. Glover, & G. A. Kochenberger (Eds.), Handbook of MetaHeuristics, 457-474. Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48056-5_16
Navigation: within and beyond the metaphor in interface design.
Book Chapter
McCall, R., & Benyon, D. (2003)
Navigation: within and beyond the metaphor in interface design. In K. Hook, D. Benyon, & A. J. Munro (Eds.), Designing Information Spaces: The Social Navigation Approach, 355-384. Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0035-5_16
Over the last few years we have been exploring an alternative conceptual isation of human-computer interaction (HCl) that sees HCl as the navigation of information spaces (Ben...
Quantifying Design Exclusion
Book Chapter
Clarkson, J., Dong, H., & Keates, S. (2003)
Quantifying Design Exclusion. In J. Clarkson, S. Keates, R. Coleman, & C. Lebbon (Eds.), Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population, (422-436). London, UK: Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0001-0
Products make demands of their users which effect their utility and usability. As a result, those users who do not have the capability to use the product are denied access to ...
Genetic algorithms and timetabling
Book Chapter
Ross, P., Hart, E., & Corne, D. (2003)
Genetic algorithms and timetabling. In A. Ghosh, & K. Tsutsui (Eds.), Advances in Evolutionary Optimisation. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18965-4_30
Genetic algorithms can be used to search very large spaces, and it would seem natural to use them for tackling the nastier kinds of timetabling problem. We completed an EPSRC-...
Software development
Book Chapter
Buchanan, W. J. (2002)
Software development. In The Complete Handbook of the Internet (941-968). Boston, MA: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48331-8_44
This chapter has been included to provide a foundation in software development. The following chapters will focus on WWW programs. Some programs provide a framework for a user...
Gestural interfaces for motion-impaired users
Book Chapter
Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2002)
Gestural interfaces for motion-impaired users. In A. Kent, & C. M. Hall (Eds.), Encyclopedia of library and information science. Vol 70. Suppl. 33, 128-149. Marcel Dekker Inc
No abstract available.
Gesture input and motion-impaired users
Book Chapter
Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2001)
Gesture input and motion-impaired users. In C. M. Hall, A. Kent, & J. G. Williams (Eds.), Encyclopedia of microcomputers. Vol. 26, Suppl. 5, 147-166. Marcel Dekker Inc
No abstract available.