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Modelling and performance analysis of 3-D heterogeneous cellular networks
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Cellular networks are usually described by two-dimensional (2-D) models. These models are appropriate for rural or suburban areas but are not suitable for dense urban environments, where a large number of heterogeneous ...
Secure multiple-users transmission using multi-path directional modulation
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
This work introduces a physical-layer secure multiple-users communication scheme. Our scheme employs the multi-path nature of the wireless channel to provide a different secure communication link for each of the legitimate ...
Some observations on soil-pipe interface shear strength in direct shear under low effective normal stresses and large displacements
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Experimental work is undertaken at the University of British Columbia (UBC) to study the soil-pipe interface shear strength at levels of shear displacements and effective normal stresses typically encountered in offshore ...
A new indirect tensile testing setup to determine stiffness properties of lightly stabilised granular materials
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Australian Geomechanics Society
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
This paper presents a new indirect diametral tensile (IDT) testing setup for determining the stiffness modulus and Poisson's ratio for the characterisation of lightly stabilized granular base materials required for pavement ...
Qualitative economic model for long-term IaaS composition
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
We propose a new qualitative economic model based optimization approach to compose an optimal set of infrastructure service requests over a long-term period. The economic model is represented as a temporal CP-Net to capture ...
Simulating drone-be-gone: Agile low-cost cyber-physical UAV Testbed (Demonstration)
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International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, we demonstrate Drone-Be-Gone (DbeG): a general-purpose, inexpensive, and agile UAV Cyber-Physical System (CPS) testbed. We implement on our testbed 2-D vision-based localization within 5 cm precision, ...
An optimized k-NN approach for classification on imbalanced datasets with missing data
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, we describe our solution for the machine learning prediction challenge in IDA 2016. For the given problem of 2-class classification on an imbalanced dataset with missing data, we first develop an imputation ...
PLM system support for collaborative development of wearable meta-products using SBCE
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Springer New York LLC
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Nowadays, in the era of Internet of Things, people tend to be more tied to connected products seeking to ease and improve quality of life and find new ways to make things such as daily tasks differently. In this context, ...
How notations are developed: A proposed notational lifecycle
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Springer New York LLC
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Notations develop over time. We propose that they characteristically pass through a series of development stages, starting very simple and becoming more complex, reaching a stage of complexity that hinders their usability: ...
Culture as a driver for the design of social robots for Autism spectrum disorder interventions in the Middle East
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, we discuss the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Gulf region. We examine the importance of providing state-of-the-art ASD interventions, and highlight social robots as therapeutic tools ...