Biography
Education:
PhD Neural Networks (Mathematical Analysis), Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj,Romania, 2000
MSc Artificial Intelligence, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania, 1996
BSc Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania, 1995
Certificate in Management, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, 1995
Jobs:
Professor, Keele University, UK, 2014-present
Reader (Associate Professor), Newcastle University, UK, 2005-2014
Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Newcastle University, UK, 2001-2005
Research Associate, Newcastle University, UK, 2000-2001
Teaching Assistant (AIO), University of Maastricht, Netherlands 1998-2000
Associate Lecturer (Adjunct Professor), Petru Maior University, Targu Mures,
Romania, 1997-1998
Associate Lecturer (Adjunct Professor), Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj,
Romania, 1997-1998
Director, CIVITAS Foundation for the Civil Society, 1992-1998
Membership in scientific societies:
Senior Member - Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
Fellow - Society of Biology
IEEE - Computer Society
International Neural Network Society (INNS)
Society for Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour
Society for Neuroscience.
Industrial collaborations:
e-Theraputics Plc
Data Complexity Ltd
EnviResearch Ltd
Corbitt's Ltd
XACT PCB Ltd
Research and scholarship
Recent Research grants
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2013 - 2015 KTP, Machine learning analysis of industrial data for process optimisation (PI), with XACT PCB Ltd;
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2013 - 2014 EPSRC, Restoration of normal activity in damaged neural systems using multi-electrode arrays and FPGA neurons (PI), with Prof Alex Yakovlev and Dr Patrick Degenaar, Newcastle University;
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2012 - 2013 EPSRC, Development of novel voltage-sensitive dyes for neuroimaging (co-PI), with Prof Andrew Benniston, Newcastle University;
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2011 - 2013 Amazon (PI), Cloud base software testing and analysis;
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2006 - 2009 EPSRC, NorthEast e-Science Centre - continuation grant (CI), with Prof Paul Watson and others, Newcastle University;
Research Interests
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Computational neuroscience
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Complex systems analysis and modelling
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Network analysis of large scale software systems
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Computational intelligence
Further information
Selected Publications
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Scalability resilience framework using application-level fault injection for cloud-based software services. Journal of Cloud Computing, Article 1, vol. 11(1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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Compounding barriers to fairness in the digital technology ecosystem. 2021 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (ISTAS21): TECHNOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP & RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION. link> doi> full text>2021.
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Where do successful populations originate from?. J Theor Biol, 110734, vol. 524. link> doi> full text>2021.
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A Review of Privacy-preserving Federated Learning for the Internet-of-Things. In Federated Learning Systems: Towards Next Generation AI. (vol. 965). Springer. link> doi> link> full text>2021.
Full Publications Listshow
Books
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2003. Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi>
Journal Articles
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Scalability resilience framework using application-level fault injection for cloud-based software services. Journal of Cloud Computing, Article 1, vol. 11(1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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Where do successful populations originate from?. J Theor Biol, 110734, vol. 524. link> doi> full text>2021.
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A Preliminary Scoping Study of Federated Learning for the Internet of Medical Things. Stud Health Technol Inform, 504-505, vol. 281. link> doi> full text>2021.
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Scalability analysis comparisons of cloud-based software services. JOURNAL OF CLOUD COMPUTING-ADVANCES SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, Article ARTN 10, vol. 8. link> doi> full text>2019.
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User perception of Bitcoin usability and security across novice users. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER STUDIES, 94-110, vol. 126. link> doi> full text>2019.
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Cloud-based Software Services Delivery from the Perspective of Scalability. International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems. doi> full text>2019.
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The use of bibliography enriched features for automatic citation screening. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, vol. 94. doi> link> full text>2019.
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Trusting Intelligent Machines. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 76-83, vol. 37(4). doi> full text>2018.
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Social learning in repeated cooperation games in uncertain environments. COGNITIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 24-39, vol. 51. link> doi> full text>2018.
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Social Learning and Cultural Evolution in Artificial Life. Artif Life, 5-9, vol. 24(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Locally Excited State-Charge Transfer State Coupled Dyes as Optically Responsive Neuron Firing Probes. Chemistry, 14639-14649, vol. 23(58). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Reproducibility of studies on text mining for citation screening in systematic reviews: Evaluation and checklist. J Biomed Inform, 1-13, vol. 73. link> doi> full text>2017.
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Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data. Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 107-121, vol. 42(2). doi> link> full text>2017.
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Optogenetics in Silicon: A Neural Processor for Predicting Optically Active Neural Networks. IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst, 15-27, vol. 11(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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High-Dimensional Function Approximation With Neural Networks for Large Volumes of Data. IEEE Trans Neural Netw Learn Syst, 500-508, vol. 29(2). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Unsupervised home monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms using body-worn accelerometers. Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 44-50, vol. 33. link> doi> full text>2016.
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Body-Worn Sensors in Parkinson's Disease: Evaluating Their Acceptability to Patients. Telemed J E Health, 63-69, vol. 22(1). link> doi> full text>2016.
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A Bayesian interpretation of the particle swarm optimization and its kernel extension. PLoS One, e48710, vol. 7(11). link> doi> link> full text>2012.
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Optical imaging of neurons in the crab stomatogastric ganglion with voltage-sensitive dyes. Journal of Visualized Experiments. link> doi> full text>2011.
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Environmental adversity and uncertainty favour cooperation. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 240, vol. 7. link> doi> link> full text>2007.
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Evaluating universities using simple scientometric research-output metrics: total citation counts per university for a retrospective seven-year rolling sample. Science and Public Policy, 555-563, vol. 34(8). doi>2007.
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Uncertainty and Cooperation: Analytical Results and a Simulated Agent Society. JASSS-THE JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL SOCIETIES AND SOCIAL SIMULATION, vol. 9(1). link>2006.
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The need for a new specialist professional research system of "pure" medical science. PLoS Med, e285, vol. 2(8). link> doi> full text>2005.
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Universities and social progress in modernising societies: how educational expansion has replaced socialism as an instrument of political reform. Critical Quarterly, 30-39, vol. 47(1-2). doi>2005.
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Self-aware software - Will it become a reality?. SELF-STAR PROPERTIES IN COMPLEX INFORMATION SYSTEMS: CONCEPTUAL AND PRACTICAL FOUNDATIONS, 229-259, vol. 3460. link>2005.
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What Is Management and What Do Managers Do? A Systems Theory Account. Philosophy of Management, 3-15, vol. 3(3). doi>
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Hype and spin in the NHS. Br J Gen Pract, 520-521, vol. 52(479). link>2002.
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Natural Dynamics and Neural Networks: Searching for Efficient Preying Dynamics in a Virtual World. Journal of Intelligent Systems, vol. 11(3). doi>2001.
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The role of brain chaos. EMERGENT NEURAL COMPUTATIONAL ARCHITECTURES BASED ON NEUROSCIENCE: TOWARDS NEUROSCIENCE-INSPIRED COMPUTING, 296-310, vol. 2036. link>2001.
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Chapters
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A Review of Privacy-preserving Federated Learning for the Internet-of-Things. In Federated Learning Systems: Towards Next Generation AI. (vol. 965). Springer. link> doi> link> full text>2021.
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Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing–A Case Study: Google Chrome on Amazon. In Software Testing in the Cloud: Perspectives on an Emerging Discipline. IGI Global.2012.
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Modeling Living Systems. In Advances in Artificial Life. Darwin Meets von Neumann. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi>2011.
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Networks of Artificial Social Interactions. In Advances in Artificial Life. Darwin Meets von Neumann. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi>2011.
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Complex Biological Memory Conceptualized as an Abstract Communication System–Human Long Term Memories Grow in Complexity during Sleep and Undergo Selection while Awake. In Understanding Complex Systems. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi>
Other
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Compounding barriers to fairness in the digital technology ecosystem. 2021 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (ISTAS21): TECHNOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP & RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION. link> doi> full text>2021.
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Privacy Preserving Demand Forecasting to Encourage Consumer Acceptance of Smart Energy Meters. link> link> full text>
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Federated learning with hierarchical clustering of local updates to improve training on non-IID data. 2020 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS (IJCNN). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Environmental Harshness and Fitness Improving Innovations. ALIFE 2019: THE 2019 CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL LIFE (pp. 300-307). link> full text>2019.
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Measuring and Testing the Scalability of Cloud-based Software Services. 2018 FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INNOVATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ISIICT 2018) (pp. 67-74). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Measuring the Scalability of Cloud-based Software Services. 2018 IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON SERVICES (IEEE SERVICES 2018) (pp. 5-6). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Random Projection Neural Network Approximation. 2018 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS (IJCNN). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Cooperation in Repeated Rock-Paper-Scissors Games in Uncertain Environments. 2018 CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL LIFE (ALIFE 2018) (pp. 404-411). link> doi> full text>2018.
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A Robust Data-Driven Approach to the Decoding of Pyloric Neuron Activity. 2017 IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS (SIPS). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Towards an Accurate Identification of Pyloric Neuron Activity with VSDi. ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND MACHINE LEARNING - ICANN 2017, PT I (pp. 121-128, vol. 10613). link> doi> full text>2017.
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A Multiresolution Approach to the Extraction of the Pyloric Rhythm. 2017 40TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (TSP) (pp. 403-406). link> doi> full text>2017.
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A Systematic Mapping Study of Empirical Studies on Software Cloud Testing Methods. 2017 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND SECURITY COMPANION (QRS-C) (pp. 555-562). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Using supervised machine learning algorithms to detect suspicious URLs in online social networks. Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining 2017. Keele University. doi> full text>2017.
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A Systematic Analysis of Random Forest Based Social Media Spam Classification. NETWORK AND SYSTEM SECURITY (pp. 427-438, vol. 10394). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Reporting Statistical Validity and Model Complexity in Computational Studies. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering. IEEE. doi> full text>2017.
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Reporting Statistical Validity and Model Complexity in Machine Learning based Computational Studies. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE'17). ACM. doi> full text>2017.
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Open-Ended Evolution in Cellular Automata Worlds. FOURTEENTH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL LIFE (ECAL 2017) (pp. 438-445). link> full text>2017.
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Modelling the Restoration of Activity in a Biological Neural Network. 2016 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS (IJCNN) (pp. 4672-4679). link> doi> full text>2016.
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Social Learning, Environmental Adversity and the Evolution of Cooperation. ALIFE 2016, THE FIFTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE SYNTHESIS AND SIMULATION OF LIVING SYSTEMS (pp. 290-297). link> doi> full text>2016.
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The Trade-off between Usability and Security in the Context of eGovernment: A Mapping Study. ACM. doi> full text>2016.
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A Critical Analysis of Studies that Address the Use of Text Mining for Citation Screening in Systematic Reviews. EASE '16 Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering. ACM. doi> full text>2016.
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Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data. link> doi> full text>2017.
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Environmental Factors and the Emergence of Cultural - Technical Innovations. ECAL 2015: THE THIRTEENTH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL LIFE (pp. 130-137). link> doi> full text>2015.
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High-Dimensional Function Approximation Using Local Linear Embedding. 2015 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS (IJCNN). link> doi> full text>2015.
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Detecting communities of methods using dynamic analysis data. Sixth International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics (pp. 11-20). IEEE. full text>2015.
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PD Disease State Assessment in Naturalistic Environments Using Deep Learning. PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-NINTH AAAI CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (pp. 1742-1748). link> doi> full text>2015.
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Mapping on Surfaces: Supporting Collaborative Work Using Interactive Tabletop. Collaboration and technology - CRIWG 2014 (pp. 319-334). Springer. doi> full text>2014.
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Evaluating the acceptability of body-worn sensors to patients with Parkinson's disease. MOVEMENT DISORDERS (p. S238, vol. 29). link>2014.
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Objective assessment of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease using body-worn sensors. MOVEMENT DISORDERS (p. S238, vol. 29). link>2014.
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On preserving statistical characteristics of accelerometry data using their empirical cumulative distribution. 2013 International Symposium on Wearable Computers (pp. 65-68). ACM. doi>2013.
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Using network analysis metrics to discover functionally important methods in large-scale software systems. Emerging Trends in Software Metrics (WETSoM), 2012 3rd International Workshop on (pp. 70-76). IEEE. doi>2012.
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Bacillus subtilis protein interaction network analysis. 2004 IEEE COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS BIOINFORMATICS CONFERENCE, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 623-625). link>2004.
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Neural communication systems. 2004 IEEE INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS, VOLS 1-4, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 1523-1528). link>2004.
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Understanding neural computation in terms of pattern languages. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS 2003, VOLS 1-4 (pp. 1385-1390). link>2003.
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The Sierpinski brain. IJCNN'01: INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS, VOLS 1-4, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 654-659). link>2001.
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A tree-structured artificial neural network for chaotic time series prediction. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: METHODOLOGY, SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS (pp. 119-125, vol. 35). link>1996.
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