Cardiff School of Technologies: Recent submissions
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RoboDoc: Critical ethical issues to consider for the design and development of a robotic doctor experience
(IOS Press, 2020-02-27)To make sense of the robotic revolution quietly occurring in the health sector – particularly, the potential of the robot as a doctor – we need the mechanisms in place to enable us to reflect on the ethical values, beliefs, ... -
Improving Local Trajectory Optimisation using Probabilistic Movement Primitives
(IEEE/RSJ, 2019-11-06)Local trajectory optimisation techniques are a powerful tool for motion planning. However, they often get stuck in local optima depending on the quality of the initial solution and consequently, ... -
Adaptive neural network tracking control for underactuated systems with matched and mismatched disturbances
(Springer, 2019-10-08)This paper studies neural network-based tracking control of underactuated systems with unknown parameters and with matched and mismatched disturbances. Novel adaptive control schemes are proposed with the utilization of ... -
Developing computational thinking through pattern recognition in early years education
(ACM Digital Library, 2015-07-13)Alongside recent UK initiatives on computing education, coupled with demands for the development of broader societal digital competencies, we propose that computational thinking skills can be taught to early year students ... -
Fast CU Size Decisions for HEVC Inter-Prediction Using Support Vector Machines
(EURASIP, 2019-09-06)The brute force rate-distortion optimisation based approach used in the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) encoders to determine the best block partitioning structure fora given content demands ... -
Written evidence submitted by EUREKA Robotics Lab, Cardiff School of Technologies
(UK Parliament Education Committee, 2019-01-08)I. About EUREKA Robotics Lab: As one of the flagship research clusters at the Cardiff School of Technologies, EUREKA Robotics Lab (Ethical-Ubiquitous Robotics driving Economy and Knowledge Accelerator for Wales) ... -
In Love and War with Service Robots: the Passionate Deployment, Challenges and National Policy Implications, Keynote of the 6th International Conference on Robot Intelligence technology and Applications
(Springer Singapore (Part of Springer Nature), 2019)This paper lays a disparity discussion for the key debates of two camps in robotics and machines intelligence for industrialization 4.0. Disseminating the deployment of service robots in two national venues in Wales, the ... -
Can a Robot Bring Your Life Back? A Systematic Review for Robotics in Rehabilitation
(Springer, 2019-12)Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the world and the use of robots in rehabilitation has become increasingly common. The Fourth Industrial Revolutions has created a novel and wide range of options for the involvement ... -
Susceptibility to Learn Computational Thinking Against STEM Attitudes and Aptitudes
(Springer, 2018)An investigation was conducted over two years with undergraduate students enrolled in Computer Science, Software Engineering and Information Systems. The aim was to decide whether aptitudes (measured as performance) and ... -
A double dissociative study into the effectiveness of computational thinking
(Springer, 2019-10-10)We propose the first steps towards a rigorous analysis of the effectiveness of an emerging pedagogy, Computational Thinking. We found that two aspects of the pedagogy have a positive effect with regards to enhancing two ... -
Pairwise Reviews Ranking and Classification for Medicine E-Commerce Application
(IEEE, 2019-09-19)E-Commerce applications provide an added advantage to customer to buy product with added suggestions in the form of reviews. Obviously, reviews are useful and impactful for customers those are going to a buy product. But ... -
Single-Trial Classification of Different Movements on One Arm Based on ERD/ERS and Corticomuscular Coherence
(IEEE, 2019-09-09)Electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain-machine interface (BMI) is widely applied to control external devices like a wheel chair or a robotic arm, to restore motor function. EEG is useful to distinguish between left arm ... -
Reweighted lp Constraint LMS-Based Adaptive Sparse Channel Estimation for Cooperative Communication System
(Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2019-11-12)This paper studies the issue of sparsity adaptive channel reconstruction in time-varying cooperative communication networks through the amplify-and-forward transmission scheme. A new sparsity adaptive system identification ... -
Quality of Experience (QoE)-Aware Fast Coding Unit Size Selection for HEVC Intra-prediction
(MDPI, 2019-08-11)The exorbitant increase in the computational complexity of modern video coding standards, such as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), is a compelling challenge for resource-constrained consumer electronic devices. For ... -
Applicability and Appropriateness of Distributed Ledgers Consensus Protocols in Public and Private Sectors: A Systematic Review
(IEEE, 2019-03-21)Advancement of consensus protocols in recent years has enabled distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) to find its application and value in sectors beyond cryptocurrencies. Here we reviewed 66 known consensus protocols and ... -
Development and Evaluation of a Novel Robotic System for Search and Rescue
(Springer, 2019-07-17)Search and Rescue robotics is a relatively new field of research, which is growing rapidly as new technologies emerge. However, the robots that are usually applied to the field are generally small and have limited ... -
What makes for effective visualisation in Cyber Situational Awareness for Non-Expert Users?
(ieee, 2019-11-14)As cyber threats continue to become more prevalent, there is a need to consider how best we can understand the cyber landscape when acting online, especially so for non-expert users. Satellite navigation systems provide ... -
Information extraction in emergency management missions: an adaptive multi-agent approach
(Inderscience, 2017-07-12)With increasing demands for autonomous agents to work alongside humans in emergency management response (EMR), considerations of translations of human to machine language (and the converse) are timely. We present a prototype ... -
Software Requirements Engineering in Digital Healthcare: A Case Study of the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children in the UK’s National Health Service
(Springer, 2017-05-14)A major issue in designing digital healthcare software solutions is ensuring they meet the clinical needs and requirements of key services, as well as the expectations of various healthcare professionals. Modern software ... -
Language Choice in Introductory Programming Courses at Australasian and UK Universities
(ACM Digital Library, 2018-02-24)Parallel surveys of introductory programming courses were conducted in Australasia and the UK, with a view to examining the programming languages being used, the preferred integrated development environments (if any), and ...
