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Simultaneous Bayesian Clustering and Feature Selection Through Student’s ${t}$ Mixtures Model

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Sun, J., Zhou, A., Keates, S., & Liao, S. (2018)
Simultaneous Bayesian Clustering and Feature Selection Through Student’s ${t}$ Mixtures Model. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 29(4), 1187-1199. https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.2016.2619061
In this paper, we proposed a generative model for feature selection under the unsupervised learning context. The model assumes that data are independently and identically samp...

People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland: 2017 Health Needs Assessment Update Report

Report
Truesdale, M., & Brown, M. (2017)
People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland: 2017 Health Needs Assessment Update Report. NHS Health Scotland
The health needs assessment provides a broad overview of the current research evidence of the health needs of adults with learning disabilities. It is an update of the 2004 h...

Gesture as a means of computer access

Journal Article
Keates, S., & Perricos, C. (1996)
Gesture as a means of computer access. Communication Matters Journal, 10(1), 17-19
No abstract available.

System and method for correcting positioning and triggering errors for aim-and-trigger devices

Patent
Keates, S. L., Malkin, P. K., & Trewin, S. M. (2008)
System and method for correcting positioning and triggering errors for aim-and-trigger devices. US 12/132,908
A system and method for correcting mispositioning of an aiming device including extracting features from an information stream which includes position information for an aimin...

The nuclear ring in the barred spiral galaxy IC 4933

Journal Article
Ryder, S. D., Illingworth, S. M., Sharp, R. G., & Farage, C. L. (2010)
The nuclear ring in the barred spiral galaxy IC 4933. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 27(1), 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1071/AS09016
We present infrared imaging from IRIS2 on the Anglo–Australian Telescope that shows the barred spiral galaxy IC 4933 has not just an inner ring encircling the bar, but also a ...

Para ilmuwan berlomba selamatkan badak Sumatra sejak kematian pejantan terakhir di Malaysia

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Gilchrist, J. (2019)
Para ilmuwan berlomba selamatkan badak Sumatra sejak kematian pejantan terakhir di Malaysia
No abstract available.

Dual-branch deep convolution neural network for polarimetric SAR image classification

Journal Article
Gao, F., Huang, T., Wang, J., Sun, J., Hussain, A., & Yang, E. (2017)
Dual-branch deep convolution neural network for polarimetric SAR image classification. Applied Sciences, 7(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/app7050447
The deep convolution neural network (CNN), which has prominent advantages in feature learning, can learn and extract features from data automatically. Existing polarimetric sy...

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) in Oil and Gas Industry: Applications, Requirements and Existing Solutions

Conference Proceeding
Wadhaj, I., Ghaleb, B., & Thomson, C. (2021)
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) in Oil and Gas Industry: Applications, Requirements and Existing Solutions. In Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Systems ICETIS 2021: Volume 2 (547-563). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_44
Effective measurement and monitoring of certain parameters (temperature, pressure, flow etc.) is crucial for the safety and optimization of processes in the Oil and Gas Indust...

Evolutionary simulations of Z-linked suppression gene drives

Journal Article
Holman, L. (2019)
Evolutionary simulations of Z-linked suppression gene drives. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286(1912), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1070
Synthetic gene drives may soon be used to suppress or eliminate populations of disease vectors, pathogens, invasive species, and agricultural pests. Recent proposals have focu...

A unified numerical approach for soft to hard magneto-viscoelastically coupled polymers

Journal Article
Kadapa, C., & Hossain, M. (2022)
A unified numerical approach for soft to hard magneto-viscoelastically coupled polymers. Mechanics of Materials, 166, Article 104207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2021.104207
The last decade has witnessed the emergence of magneto-active polymers (MAPs) as one of the most advanced multi-functional soft composites. Depending on the magnetisation mech...

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Capital City Partnership - Employment and Inclusion - A Baseline Study

2014 - 2014
The aim of this project was to review the labour market and policy context for, and make an evaluation of, CCP's Joined Up For Jobs (JU4J) strategy, Edinburgh's employability agreement. An ERI researc...
Funder: Capital City Partnership | Value: £1,000

RATTRAP (Guardian Toolkit)

2011 - 2013
The Office of Cyber Security & Information Assurance (OCSIA) estimates that the cost of cybercrime to businesses, in the UK alone, is over £21 billion per annum. This project focuses on the real-time ...
Funder: Scottish Enterprise | Value: £291,336

Factors Affecting Ungulate Physiology

2011 - 2013
Evaluate factors that affect South African ungulate physiology via analysis of blood chemisty and salivary cortisol. This will enable evaluation of differences between species, and habitats, and (via ...
Funder: Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland | Value: £2,237

(Nuff) Cobalt Transport Proteins of Salmonella

2008 - 2008
(Nuff) Cobalt Transport Proteins of Salmonella
Funder: Nuffield Foundation | Value: £1,400

Brandelicious

2013 - 2013
Context Brandelicious allows customers to buy local produce from anywhere in the world.  Staffed by local buyers and sourcing from family owned small businesses and wineries Brandelicious, helps the...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

Edinburgh Zoo night trail innovation voucher

2014 - 2015
The Royal Zoological Society would like to work with academics and students at Napier University to scope a new and innovative event that attracts a new audience to Edinburgh Zoo. The aim of the event...
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

RSE Bilateral Exchange Programme - Statistical Entropy in Granular Materials

2018 - 2018
This research builds on existing cooperation with Dr Emoke Imre from Obuda University in Hungary. The aim of the project is to visit the institution in Budapest to further research and deliver a lec...
Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh | Value: £280

Getting it Right: the continuing support and service needs of ICU survivors

2016 - 2017
In this project, we will develop a questionnaire designed to capture ICU survivors' healthcare and support needs. The questionnaire will be based on (1) a literature review and (2) a completed longitu...
Funder: The Intensive Care Society | Value: £1,620

Improving early detection of melanoma by increasing young people’s awareness of symptoms, skin self-examination and communication: A quasi-experimental trial with embedded process evaluation

2016 - 2017
Aims To adapt our existing brief school-based psycho-educational cancer awareness intervention to focus exclusively on increasing early detection of melanoma among young people (14-15 years) and test ...
Funder: Melanoma Focus

Words on the Street: the Uses of a Digital Literary Landscape

2017 - 2018
This collaborative project with University of Edinburgh, will focus on the design and development of an interface, which will be accessible online, via mobile phones and tablets, and via large touchsc...
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council | Value: £7,651

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An adaptive mixing framework for a personalised listening experience.

2021 - date
This research aims to utilize current technology to develop an adaptive mixing framework for a personalised listening experience fo...
Ahmed Shalabi | Director of Studies: Dr Iain McGregor | Second Supervisor: Dr Linda Shore

The impact of sustainability risks on long-term sovereign bond yields.

2023 - date
This research seeks to demonstrate the significant impact of sustainability risk, as measured by an innovative country-level susta...
Nawaz Peerbocus | Director of Studies: Dr Anna Du | Second Supervisor: Prof Janusz Brzeszczynski

In utereo androgen administration Induces changes in gene expression and purkinje cell development of the cerebellum

2011 - 2015
Steroids play a major role in the development of the CNS with those brain areas invo...
Lisa-Marie Wilson | Director of Studies: Dr Claire Garden | Second Supervisor: Prof Mick Rae

The 21st century public library in England and Scotland: epistemic, community and political roles in the public sphere

2013 - 2020
Leo Appleton's PhD research explores the impact of libraries on citizenship. He is...
Leo Appleton | Director of Studies: Prof Hazel Hall | Second Supervisor: Prof Robert Raeside

An investigation into changes in gender equity and equality in Scottish universities from 1850 to 2011

2008 - 2013
The central aim of this thesis is: to investigate changes in gender equity and equality in Scottis...
Dr David Dick | Director of Studies: Dr Janice McMillan | Second Supervisor: Lois Farquharson

An analysis of sustainable leadership challenges and prospects in Scottish Higher Education

2012 - 2020
The aim of this PhD thesis is to explore the challenges in and prospects for achieving sustainable leadership...
Dr Laura Gerard | Director of Studies: Dr Janice McMillan | Second Supervisor: Norma D'Annunzio-Green

A critique of the implementation of crime and intelligence computing in three British police forces 1976-1986

1998 - 2009
The study will examine the introduction of the computerisation of crime and intelligence re...
Alan Naylor | Director of Studies: Dr Duncan Spiers | Second Supervisor: Lois Farquharson

Hardware architectures for infrared pedestrian detection and tracking systems

2007 - 2013
Infrared pedestrian detection systems struggle with real-time processing performance. Known solutions are limited to either...
Robert Walczyk | Director of Studies: Dr David Binnie | Second Supervisor: Alistair Armitage

Publishing and the industrial dynamics of biblio-cultural identity in Catalan and Scottish literary fields

2009 - 2014
This thesis provides a comparative analysis of the way contemporary processes of global change...
Daniel Boswell | Director of Studies: Prof Alistair Mccleery | Second Supervisor: Dr Linda Gunn

The impact of gender, gender conceptions and perceptions associated with parenthood upon career outcomes in registered nursing in Scotland

2006 - 2011
The academic research into the relationship between gender, ge...
Bryan Mcintosh | Director of Studies: Prof Anne Munro | Second Supervisor: Lois Farquharson

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Global Research Institute in Health and Care Technologies Showcase Event

5 June 2025
On behalf of Heriot-Watt University's Global Research Institute in Health and Care Technologies, I am delighted to invite you to our official Showcase Event, taking place on Thursday 5th June 2025 at...

Prof. Calum Neill in Conversation with artist Lindsay Mann

30 March 2025
Calum Neill will be in conversation with the artist and film-maker Lindsay Mann in conjunction with the screening of her new film As You Were at the Fruitmarket Gallery on Sunday 30th March at 1420. ...

Video Launch of Robotics and Dementia - co-creating the future!

28 March 2025
This is a video file hosted on YouTube to launch the start of our collaborative project funded by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

TrueDeploy recognised as Start Up of the Year

28 March 2025
Last night’s awards also saw recognition for start-up company TrueDeploy. Founded by Dr Pavlos Papadopoulos, Lecturer within ENU’s School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment, TrueDeploy ...

Retiring Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable ‘humbled’ to be named Visiting Professor

5 March 2025
Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) Gary Ritchie has been appointed as a Visiting Professor at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), ahead of his retirement from policing this month.

Digital Health and Care Scotland 2025

19 February 2025
Holyrood’s flagship Digital Health and Care conference returns to Dynamic Earth on 18 and 19 February 2025 Digital technology continues to be at the heart of efforts to support the recovery of our h...

Prof. Calum Neill shortlisted for prestigious Gradiva Award

18 February 2025
Professor Calum Neill has been shortlisted for a prestigious Gradiva Award for his online public seminar series, Lacan in Scotland.

Educational Visit to a Retrofit Project and Offsite Manufacturing Facility

18 February 2025
Students from Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) have been learning first hand from the deep retrofit of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST)’s National Retrofit Centre. The agenda includ...

Pioneering conference highlights neurodiversity and policing

11 February 2025
A pioneering conference - offering a unique platform for learning, exploring, and challenging how neurodiversity impacts Police Scotland officers and staff as well as the public they serve - took plac...

Pioneering conference highlights neurodiversity and policing

11 February 2025
A pioneering conference - offering a unique platform for learning, exploring, and challenging how neurodiversity impacts Police Scotland officers and staff as well as the public they serve – is taking...

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