Karen Rafferty

Research output

Research output per year 2003 2020

• 38 Paper
• 24 Article
• 9 Conference contribution
• 2 Book
• 11 More
  • 2 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
  • 2 Poster
  • 2 Review article
  • 2 Other contribution
  • 1 Exhibition
  • 1 Web publication/site
  • 1 Patent

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2020

  A Randomized Combined Channel Approach for the Quantification of Color- and Intensity-Based Assays with Smartphones

  Neils, J., Zhao, YJ., Bura, L., Rafferty, K., Elliott, C. & Campbell, K., 21 May 2020, In: Analytical Chemistry. 92, 11, p. 7852

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Assays
  • Smartphones
  • Color
  • Milk
  • Soils
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• When You Put it that Way: Framing Gender Equality Initiatives to Improve Engagement among STEM Academics

  Farrell, L., Petzel, Z. W., McCormack, T., Turner, R. N., Rafferty, K. & Latu, I. M., 02 Dec 2020, In: BioScience. xx, x, 13 p., biaa136.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • gender
  • Amantadine
  • leadership
  • Motivation
• 2019

  Critical assessment of recent trends related to screening and confirmatory analytical methods for selected food contaminants and allergens

  Tsagkaris, A. S., Nelis, J. L. D., Ross, G. M. S., Jafari, S., Guercetti, J., Kopper, K., Zhao, Y., Rafferty, K., Salvador, J. P., Migliorelli, D., Salentijn, G. IJ., Campbell, K., Marco, M. P., Elliot, C. T., Nielen, M. W. F., Pulkrabova, J. & Hajslova, J., 17 Oct 2019, In: TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 115688.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Impurities
  • Allergens
  • Screening
  • Food safety
  • Chemical compounds
  18 Citations (Scopus)

  108 Downloads (Pure)

• FPGA-based Processor Acceleration for Image Processing Applications

  Siddiqui, F., Amiri, S., Minhas, U. I., Deng, T., Woods, R., Rafferty, K. & Crookes, D., 13 Jan 2019, In: Journal of Imaging. 5, 1, 22 p., 16.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Acceleration
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA)
  • Image processing
  • Traffic signs
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  331 Downloads (Pure)

• The efficiency of color space channels to quantify color and color intensity change in liquids, pH strips, and lateral flow assays with smartphones

  Nelis, J. L. D., Bura, L., Zhao, Y., Burkin, K. M., Rafferty, K., Elliott, C. T. & Campbell, K., 21 Nov 2019, In: Sensors (Switzerland). 19, 23, 19 p., 5104.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Smartphone
  • Assays
  • Smartphones
  • strip
  • Color
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  122 Downloads (Pure)

• The End user Sensor Tree: An end-user friendly sensor database

  Nelis, J. L. D., Tsagkaris, A. S., Zhao, Y., Lou-Franco, J., Nolan, P., Zhou, H., Cao, C., Rafferty, K., Hajslova, J., Elliott, C. T. & Campbell, K., 2019, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  124 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  An interactive and immersive human–computer interface for rapid composite part production design

  McConnell, R., Butterfield, J., Rafferty, K., Price, M., Murphy, A., Burke, R., Legg, A. & Lemon, R., 01 Nov 2018, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture. 232, 13, p. 2276-2285 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Composite materials
  • Planning
  • Process design
  • Product design
  • Virtual reality
  465 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  A fast algorithm for sparse support vector machines for mobile computing applications

  Peng, J., Rafferty, K. & Ferguson, R., 22 Mar 2017, In: Neurocomputing. 230, p. 160-172 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Support Vector Machine
  • Support vector machines
  • Recognition (Psychology)
  • Memory
  • Big Data
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  176 Downloads (Pure)

• FPGA-based soft-core processors for image processing applications

  Amiri, M., Siddiqui, F. M., Kelly, C., Woods, R., Rafferty, K. & Bardak, B., Apr 2017, In: Journal of Signal Processing Systems. 87, 1, p. 139-156 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Field Programmable Gate Array
  • Image Processing
  • Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA)
  • Image processing
  • Design
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  578 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  An Automated Design Framework for Assembly Task Simulation

  McConnell, R., Butterfield, J., Rafferty, K., Price, M., Murphy, A., Burke, R., Legg, A. & Lemon, R., 17 Nov 2016, In: Procedia CIRP. 56, p. 203-208 6 p., PROCIR4360 .

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Virtual reality
  • Process design
  • Gravitation
  • User interfaces
  • Planning
  245 Downloads (Pure)

• Building Support Vector Machines in the Context of Regularised Least Squares

  Peng, J., Rafferty, K. & Ferguson, S., 08 Jun 2016, In: Neurocomputing. 211, 26, p. 1 61 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Support Vector Machine
  • Least-Squares Analysis
  • Support vector machines
  • Training Support
  • Lagrange multipliers
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  194 Downloads (Pure)
• 2013

  A sequential algorithm for sparse support vector classifiers

  Peng, J. X., Ferguson, S., Rafferty, K. & Stewart, V., Apr 2013, In: Pattern Recognition. 46, 4, p. 1195-1208 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Support vector machines
  • Classifiers
  7 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Interactive force-sensing feedback system for remote robotic laparoscopic surgery

  Mack, I., Ferguson, S., Rafferty, K., Potts, S. & Dick, A., 01 Jun 2012, In: Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control. 34, 4, p. 376-387 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Multiple Luminaire Identification in Airborne Images of Airport’s Approach Lighting Using Mathematical Morphology With Variable Length Structuring Element

  Rafferty, K., Choudrey, S. & Ferguson, S., 01 Nov 2012, In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing. 6, 7, p. 876 - 885 10 p., J-STSP-FSMM-00013-2012.R2.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Lighting fixtures
  • Mathematical morphology
  • Airports
  • Aviation
  • Lighting
  347 Downloads (Pure)
• 2011

  A heuristic model for the simulation of the deformation of elastic and spongy material for virtual reality applications

  McKenna, K., Rafferty, K. & Ferguson, S., Jul 2011, In: Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control. 33, 5, p. 494-521 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • virtual reality
  • Virtual reality
  • simulation
  • training simulators
  • mesh
• 2010

  Localisation and Tracking of an Airport’s Approach Lighting System

  Chowdhury, S. P., Rafferty, K. & Das, A. K., Sep 2010, In: Advances in Pattern Recognition, Machine Vision and Image Understanding. p. 19-26 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Automated assessment of CAT I & II lighting systems

  Rafferty, K., Oct 2009, In: Airside International.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Automated object identification and position estimation for airport lighting quality assessment

  Niblock, J., Peng, J. X., Rafferty, K. & Irwin, G., 2009, In: Computer Vision and Computer Graphics. Theory and Applications . 24, 3, p. 262-275 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Lighting fixtures
  • Airports
  • Lighting
  • Cameras
  • Cockpits (aircraft)

• Enhancing the teaching of professional practice and key skills in engineering through the use of computer animation

  McMenemy, K. & Ferguson, S., Apr 2009, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION. 46, 2, p. 164-174 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Animation
  • Teaching
  • Students
  • engineering
  • Electronics engineering
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Uniformity Assessment of Aerodrome Ground Lighting - An Acceptable Approach?

  Rafferty, K., Oct 2009, In: Airside International.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2008

  Epipolar geometry estimation based on evolutionary agents

  Hu, M., McMenemy, K., Ferguson, S., Dodds, G. & Yuan, B., Feb 2008, In: Pattern Recognition. 41 , 2, p. 575-591 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Geometry
  • Computational efficiency
  • Set theory
  17 Citations (Scopus)

  5 Downloads (Pure)
• 2006

  Objective Measurement of the Quality of Airport Lighting whilst In Service

  McMenemy, K. & Dodds, G., Jan 2006, In: Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control. 28 (4), 4, p. 353-369 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Real-time stereoscopic video streaming

  McMenemy, K. & Ferguson, R., Mar 2006, In: DR DOBBS JOURNAL. 31, 3, p. 18 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2004

  Glare, luminance and illuminance measurements of road lighting using vehicle mounted CCD cameras

  Zatari, A., Dodds, G., McMenemy, K. & Robinson, R., Oct 2004, In: LEUKOS The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 1 (2), 2, p. 85-106 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  9 Citations (Scopus)