Scalable training of artificial neural networks with adaptive sparse connectivity inspired by network science
Journal Article
Mocanu, D. C., Mocanu, E., Stone, P., Nguyen, P. H., Gibescu, M., & Liotta, A. (2018)
Scalable training of artificial neural networks with adaptive sparse connectivity inspired by network science. Nature Communications, 9(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04316-3
Through the success of deep learning in various domains, artificial neural networks are currently among the most used artificial intelligence methods. Taking inspiration from ...
Trickle-Plus: Elastic Trickle algorithm for Low-power networks and Internet of Things
Conference Proceeding
Ghaleb, B., Al-Dubai, A., Ekonomou, E., Paechter, B., & Qasem, M. (2016)
Trickle-Plus: Elastic Trickle algorithm for Low-power networks and Internet of Things. In Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2016 IEEE (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC.2016.7564654
Constrained Low-power and Lossy networks (LLNs) represent the building block for the ever-growing Internet of Things (IoT) that deploy the Routing Protocol for Low Power and L...
Building a new nation: risk, goverance and trust.
Presentation / Conference
Buchanan, W. J. (2013, January)
Building a new nation: risk, goverance and trust. Presented at Cyber Security 2013, Edinburgh
This presentation outlines some of the opportunities and threats that Scotland faces within an Information Age.
Security and Routing Scoped IP Multicast Addresses
Conference Proceeding
Romdhani, I., Al-Dubai, A., & Kellil, M. (2009)
Security and Routing Scoped IP Multicast Addresses. In International Conference on Parallel Processing Workshops, 2009. ICPPW '09. , (228-235). https://doi.org/10.1109/icppw.2009.81
IP multicast is an efficient and scalable network layer delivering method for multimedia content to a large number of receivers across the Internet. It saves the network bandw...
Interagency data exchange, privacy protection and governance architecture for Information sharing across domains
Working Paper
Buchanan, W. J., Fan, L., Uthmani, O., & Schafer, B. Interagency data exchange, privacy protection and governance architecture for Information sharing across domains)
Buchanan, W. J., Fan, L., Uthmani, O., & Schafer, B. Interagency data exchange, privacy protection and governance architecture for Information sharing across domains
This paper discusses privacy enhancing technologies in the field of inter-agency data sharing, a key government objective for efficient public service delivery. We analyse the...
An auto-configurable, and, adaptable, metric-driven cluster-head organisation for hybrid multi-hop routing
Conference Proceeding
Migas, N., & Buchanan, W. (2006)
An auto-configurable, and, adaptable, metric-driven cluster-head organisation for hybrid multi-hop routing. In Engineering of Computer Based Systems, 2006. ECBS 2006. 13th Annual IEEE International Symposium and Workshop on, 8-22. doi:10.1109/ecbs.2006.23
Multi-hop ad-hoc routing is a challenging issue, because of the dynamic network topology, and limited capabilities of resource-constrained mobile devices. This paper proposes ...
Mastering the Internet.
Book
Buchanan, W. J. (1996)
Mastering the Internet. Macmillan Press
This work offers an up-to-date account of all the component parts of the Internet and the World Wide Web, from architecture to networking. The book discusses key specification...
Advanced data communications and networks.
Book
Buchanan, W. J. (1996)
Advanced data communications and networks. Chapman and Hall
The use of data communications and computer networks is constantly increasing, bringing benefits to most of the countries and peoples of the world, and serving as the lifeline...
A new efficient distributed route discovery for wireless mobile ad hoc networks.
Conference Proceeding
Bani Khalaf, M., Al-Dubai, A., & Buchanan, W. J. (2012)
A new efficient distributed route discovery for wireless mobile ad hoc networks. In Wireless Telecommunications Symposium (WTS), 2012, (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/WTS.2012.6266129
High performance group communication, such as broadcast, requires matching efficient broadcast algorithms to effective route discovery approach. Broadcast communication in MAN...
Computer Busses: design and application.
Book
Buchanan, W. J. (2000)
Computer Busses: design and application. CRC Press
The computer bus is the foundation of the modern computer. Without busses, a computer would just be a bundle of components. As more and more equipment becomes interface driven...