Cross-Layer Multipath Multichannel MAC protocol for MANETs
Conference Proceeding
Mirza, N., Taylor, H., Abdelshafy, M., King, P., Romdhani, I., & Alghamdi, A. (2018)
Cross-Layer Multipath Multichannel MAC protocol for MANETs. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC)https://doi.org/10.1109/ISNCC.2018.8530886
Utilising multiple disjoint paths in multiple channels can improve network performance by enabling a node to reroute data along discovered paths seamlessly when link failure i...
Innovation in cloud environments.
Presentation / Conference
Buchanan, W. J. (2012, June)
Innovation in cloud environments. Paper presented at Future of Technology, Royal Society of Edinburgh
This presentation outlines the future of technology.
Technical evaluation of an e-health platform.
Conference Proceeding
Lo, O., Fan, L., Buchanan, W. J., & Thuemmler, C. (2012)
Technical evaluation of an e-health platform. In M. Macedo (Ed.), Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Health 2012
Methodologies for evaluation of e-Health platforms are still lacking. We propose an e-Health evaluation framework that aims to provide a concise methodology for the evaluation...
Enhancing intrusion detection via an active target host.
Conference Proceeding
Abimbola, A., Munoz, J., & Buchanan, W. J. (2005)
Enhancing intrusion detection via an active target host. In IEEE ICTe Africa 2006
Over the past decade, there have been increases in network attacks. These attacks are typically at-tempts to compromise the integrity, confidentiality or availability of netwo...
Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory.
Conference Proceeding
Webb, A., Hart, E., Ross, P. & Lawson, A. (2003)
Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory. ISBN 9783540200574
Autonomous agents commonly suffer from perceptual aliasing in which differing situations are perceived as identical by the robots sensors, yet require different courses of act...
Towards reusable and reconfigurable models for the WWW
Conference Proceeding
Brown, E., & Buchanan, W. (2002)
Towards reusable and reconfigurable models for the WWW. In Proceedings 26th Annual International Computer Software and Applications. , (814-815). https://doi.org/10.1109/cmpsac.2002.1045106
Reuse and component design have extensively been applied to software engineering, but reuse and formal design methods in WWW-based system is still in its infancy. Most WWW dev...
Introducing Cloud-based virtualised environments and their use in supporting learning and teaching.
Presentation / Conference
Buchanan, W. J. (2012, June)
Introducing Cloud-based virtualised environments and their use in supporting learning and teaching. Paper presented at Enhancing, extending and empowering student learning within online environments, Edinburgh
There is a major challenge faced in running distance and blended learning modules, especially in giving students an equivalent learning environment than to face-to-face studen...
Security issues of a publicly accessible cloud computing infrastructure.
Conference Proceeding
Russell, G., & Macfarlane, R. (2012)
Security issues of a publicly accessible cloud computing infrastructure. In Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom-2012), 1210-1216. https://doi.org/10.1109/TrustCom.2012.259
Edinburgh Napier University runs a custom cloud computing infrastructure for both student and public use. Such access carries dangers, both reputational and legal, as accident...
Bilingual word association networks.
Book Chapter
Priss, U., & Old, L. J. (2007)
Bilingual word association networks. In U. Priss, S. Polovina, & R. Hill (Eds.), Conceptual Structures: Knowledge Architectures for Smart Applications, 310-320. Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73681-3_23
Bilingual word association networks can be beneficial as a tool in foreign
language education because they show relationships among cognate words of different languages and c...
A Loosely-coupled Semantic Model for Efficient Cloud Service Search and Retrieval.
Conference Proceeding
Fang, D., Liu, X., & Romdhani, I. (2015)
A Loosely-coupled Semantic Model for Efficient Cloud Service Search and Retrieval. In W. Zimmerman, Y. W. Lee, & C. Reich (Eds.), Cloud Computing 2014: the Fifth International Conference on Cloud Computing, Grids and Virtualization, 6-11
As cloud services propagate along with the rapid development of cloud computing, issues raised in service selection and retrieval processes become increasingly critical. While...