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Centre for Applied Internet Research (CAIR)
School of Computing and Communications TechnologyFaculty of Business, Science and TechnologyGlyndŵr UniversityPlas Coch Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW, UK
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CAIR Structure
Within the Centre are research/project teams of different sizes concerned with various aspects of Internet Technologies and Applications
Three main groups Network Algorithms Group (NAG)
• Network design & management; Routing and compression protocols; Network security & policies
• Vic Grout Human Computer Interaction Group (HCIG)
• Network interfaces; Reusable components; Standards; Visualisation; e-Learning/business
• Rich Picking Music Technologies Group (MTG)
• Audio technologies; Studio technologies• Mike Wright
CAIR
NAG
HCIG
MTG
(VG)
(VG)
(RP)
(MW)
ITA
(VG/DO/RP)
(RH)
Centre for Applied Internet Research (CAIR)
NetworkAlgorithms
Group (NAG)
Human-ComputerInteraction Group
(HCIG)
MusicTechnologiesGroup (MTG)
CAIR Structure
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Centre for Applied Internet Research (CAIR)
NetworkAlgorithms
Group (NAG)
Human-ComputerInteraction Group
(HCIG)
SoundBroadcast
Group (SBG)
CAIR Projects
• Routing protocols• Filtering/firewalls• Compression algorithms• Network performance• Optimisation• Automation
• Information visualisation• Adaptive tutoring• Computing ethics• Systems failure• Component standards
• Perceptual modelling and spatial awareness • Psycho-acoustics• Sound synthesis• Music ethics
ITA 05, 07, …
International Conference Series on Internet Technologies and Applications
150 papers submitted. 65 accepted from 30 countries
4th – 7th September 2007
CAIR Projects
EU FP6 EASY-LINE+ 2,110,000 Euros “Low Cost Advanced White
Goods for the Elderly and/or Disabled”
Vic Grout, Rich Picking Development of accessible
interfaces for intelligent• fridges• dishwashers• cookers• washing machines• etc.
Addressing
Discovery
Description
PresentationEventingControl
CAIR Projects
Decision & Argumentation Visualisation Explorer (DAVE)
John McGinn, Rich Picking A software development project
to produce a visual tool to aid complex decision-making
Various applications including health/suicide risk assessment
Decision & Argumentation Visualisation International Explorer (DAVIE) Compound version of DAVE
Project DARC Rich Hebblewhite, John McClenaghen
Digital Action Research Collaboration• Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)• Bridge between staff research and curriculum
delivery • Digital template for practice led research
CAIR Projects
CAIR Projects
Accessible Laboratory Project (ALP)
John McGinn, Rich Picking, Colin Heron, John Reynolds, Mike Wright Working to provide laboratory
and studio facilities suitable for disabled people
CAIR Projects
Games Research and Development Team (GRDT)
Rich Hebblewhite Various projects in network and
Internet gaming• games technology• games industry• 2D/3D games engines
NEWC – North East Wales Checkers program
• Contender: World Man-Machine Checkers Championship
Packet Filtering Project (PFP) John Davies, John McGinn, Vic Grout
Seeking to improve the efficiency (reduce the latency) of Access Control Lists (ACLs) on routers
• real-time optimisation• algorithms and heuristics
CAIR Projects
CAIR Projects
Quality and Ethics Project (QEP) Denise Oram, Mike Headon
Modelling the causes of failure and analysing ethical issues in information systems
• cultural differences• ethical decisions
The culturally negotiated ethical
triangle
shouldrightness
oughtobligation
mustduty
regulations
lawsconstrained ethics
negotiated ethics
situated ethics
shareholdertheory
stakeholdertheory
social contracttheory
CAIR Projects
Audio Compression Project (ACP) Stuart Cunningham, Vic Grout
Seeking to exploit repetition in (for example) music sequences for reduced storage and transmission
• lossy/lossless compression• file formats and transforms• search techniques and pattern matching• perceptual testing and coding
CAIR Projects
Network Performance Prediction (NPP) John Davies, Vic Grout
Looking for ways of characterising and predicting network behaviour through traffic parameters
• traffic measurement• statistical analysis
CAIR Projects
Intelligent Tutoring Systems Project (ITSP)
Rich Hebblewhite, Rich Picking Investigating methods of
adapting teaching materials to student profile
• cognition• complexity indices• Rapid Assessment &
Instruction Developer (RAID)
CAIR Projects
Optimal Routing Project (ORP)
Nigel Houlden, Vic Grout, John McGinn Searching for improved
routing algorithms• domain optimal routing• end-to-end cost metrics
CAIR Projects
Holistic Distributed Knowledge (HDK) Fatima Mansour, Rich Picking
Trying to make efficient use of visual information to convey complex information
• collaborative decision-making• XML representation
CAIR Projects
Wireless Network Optimisation (WNO)
Mike Morgan, Vic Grout Algorithms for design of
least-cost bridge/relay networks
• spanning trees• combinatorial optimisation• heuristics• constraints• greedy algorithms• tabu search• simulated annealing
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Reusable Interface Components (RIC)
Max Mulawa, Rich Picking Research into standardising
the development and use of reusable interface components
• need to verify components• use and functionality• need to coexist with many
• standards• browsers• environments
Developer ExperienceUser Experience
Web Standards Compilance User Interface Usability Cross-browser support Component Performance
API Usability Design Time support Documentation & Samples Security & IP protection Layout & Design Client Script architecture Deployment process (installation,
upgrade) Localization & Globalization Support for ASP.NET architecture
End user of webapplication
Developer usingweb component
ComponentVendor that willapply standard
CAIR Projects
Data Archiving Project (DAP) Dave Wilson, Vic Grout
Streamlining the• storage• retrieval
of large quantities of documents• distributed processing• security
Studio Projects
Music Ethics Project (MEP) Richard Smith, Colin Heron, Mike Wright, John
Reynolds
Community Sound Studio (CSS) Colin Heron, John Reynolds, Mike Wright
Musical Turing Test (MTT) Colin Heron, John Reynolds, Mike Wright
Centre for Applied Internet Research (CAIR)
School of Computing and Communications TechnologyFaculty of Business, Science and TechnologyGlyndŵr UniversityPlas Coch Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW, UK
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