Simon Cox

Publication List Details

Period

1998 - 2009

Number

149

Co-Authors

The Viscous Froth Model: steady states and the high-velocity limit (2009)

Cox, Simon, Weaire, Denis, Mishuris, Gennady

The steady-state solutions of the viscous froth model for foam dynamics are analysed and shown to be of finite extent or to asymptote to straight lines. In the high-velocity limit, the solutions...

Sedimenting discs in a two-dimensional foam (2009)

Davies, I.T., Cox, Simon

The sedimentation of circular discs in a dry two-dimensional, monodisperse foam is studied. This, a variation of the classical Stokes experiment, provides a prototype experiment to study a foam’s...

Effect of the number of shells on the pressure and energy of two-dimensional free bubble clusters (2009)

Vaz, M.F., Teixeira, P.I.T., Graner, F., Cox, Simon

We have performed Surface Evolver simulations of two-dimensional hexagonal bubble clusters consisting of a central bubble of area λ surrounded by s shells or layers of bubbles of unit area. Clusters...

Calculations of the minimal perimeter for N deformable bubbles of equal area confined to the surface of a sphere (2009)

Cox, Simon

Candidates to the least perimeter partition of the surface of a sphere into N planar connected regions are calculated for N ≤ 32. A search procedure based upon random shuffling and combinatorial...

Grid Computing and Biomolecular Simulation (2009)

Christopher J. Woods, Muan Hong Ng, Steven Johnston, Stuart E. Murdock, Bing Wu, Kaihsu Tai, ...

Biomolecular computer simulations are now widely used not only in an academic setting to understand the fundamental role of molecular dynamics on biological function, but also in the industrial...

functionality to Problem Solving Environments (2008)

Graeme Pound, Jasmin Wason, Marc Molinari, Zhuoan Jiao, Simon Cox

The GeodiseLab project is supported by the OMII managed programme to extend and improve the Geodise toolboxes which provide Grid client functionality to Problem Solving Environments (PSEs) used by...

A web/grid portal implementation of BioSimGrid: a biomolecular simulation database (2008)

Bing Wu, Matthew Dovey, Muan Hong Ng, Kaihsu Tai, Stuart Murdock, Hans Fangohr, ...

Abstract: The overall aim of the BioSimGrid project (www.biosimgrid.org) is to exploit the Grid infrastructure to enable comparative analysis of the distributed results of biomolecular simulations....

Remarks on the accuracy of algorithms for motion by mean curvature in bounded domains (2008)

Cox, Simon, Mishuris, Gennady

Simulations of motion by mean curvature in bounded domains, with applications to bubble motion and grain growth, rely upon boundary conditions that are only approximately compatible with the equation...

Screening in two-dimensional foams (2008)

Cox, Simon, Graner, François, Vaz, M. F.

Using the Surface Evolver software, we perform numerical simulations of point-like deformations in a two-dimensional foam. We study perturbations which are infinitesimal or finite, isotropic or...

Topological and geometrical disorder correlate robustly in two-dimensional foams (2008)

Quilliet, Catherine, Talebi, Shirin Ataei, Rabaud, David, Kaefer, Jos, Cox, Simon, Graner, François

A 2D foam can be characterised by its distribution of bubble areas, and of number of sides. Both distributions have an average and a width (standard deviation). There are therefore at least two very...

Building the e-Science Grid in the UK: Providing a Software Toolkit to Enable Operational Monitoring and Grid (2008)

David Baker, Simon Cox, Jon Hillier, Mark Mckeown, Ron Fowler

We have, over the past eighteen months, been developing a software toolkit to enable the sites participating in the UK e-Science Grid to carry out operational monitoring of Grid resources and to...

Topological and geometrical disorder correlate robustly in two-dimensional foams (2008)

Quilliet, Catherine, Ataei Talebi, Shirin, Rabaud, David, Kaefer, Jos, Cox, Simon, Graner, François

A 2D foam can be characterised by its distribution of bubble areas, and of number of sides. Both distributions have an average and a width (standard deviation). There are therefore at least two very...

Topological and geometrical disorder correlate robustly in two-dimensional foams (2008)

Quilliet, Catherine, Ataei Talebi, Shirin, Rabaud, David, Kaefer, Jos, Cox, Simon, Graner, François

A 2D foam can be characterised by its distribution of bubble areas, and of number of sides. Both distributions have an average and a width (standard deviation). There are therefore at least two very...

Screening in two-dimensional foams (2008)

Cox, Simon, Graner, François, Vaz, M.F.

Using the Surface Evolver software, we perform numerical simulations of point-like deformations in a two-dimensional foam. We study perturbations which are infinitesimal or finite, isotropic or...

Screening in two-dimensional foams (2008)

Cox, Simon, Graner, François, Vaz, M.F.

Using the Surface Evolver software, we perform numerical simulations of point-like deformations in a two-dimensional foam. We study perturbations which are infinitesimal or finite, isotropic or...

Simulations of two-dimensional foam rheology: localization in linear Couette flow and the interaction of settling discs (2008)

Wyn, Aled, Davies, I.T., Cox, Simon

Surface Evolver simulations of flowing two-dimensional foams are described. These are used for two purposes. Firstly, to extract the location of the T1s, the changes in bubble topology that occur...

Topological and geometrical disorder correlate robustly in two-dimensional foams (2008)

Quilliet, C., Ataei Talebi, S., Rabaud, D., Kafer, J., Cox, Simon, Graner, François

A 2D foam can be characterised by its distribution of bubble areas, and of number of sides. Both distributions have an average and a width (standard deviation). There are therefore at least two very...

Screening in dry two-dimensional foams (2008)

Cox, Simon, Graner, François, Vaz, M. Fatima

The full text in the repository will be available from 4 October 2009 in accordance with the publisher's embargo policy

Remarks on the accuracy of algorithms for motion by mean curvature in bounded domains (2008)

Cox, Simon, Mishuris, Gennady

Simulations of motion by mean curvature in bounded domains, with applications to bubble motionand grain growth, rely upon boundary conditions that are only approximately compatible with the equation...

On the structure of quasi-two-dimensional foams (2008)

Cox, Simon, Janiaud, Eric

The full text will be available 12 months after publication

Simulations of Two-Dimensional Foam under Couette Shear (2007)

Cox, Simon

The flow of two-dimensional aqueous foams in the Couette geometry highlights the shear-response of this complex fluid. Quasistatic simulations using the Surface Evolver software are described which...

Yield drag in a two-dimensional foam flow around a circular obstacle: Effect of liquid fraction (2007)

Raufaste, Christophe, Dollet, Benjamin, Cox, Simon, Jiang, Yi, Graner, François

We study the two-dimensional flow of foams around a circular obstacle within a long channel. In experiments, we confine the foam between liquid and glass surfaces. In simulations, we use a...

Exploiting large scale computing to construct high resolution linkage disequilibrium maps of the human genome (2007)

Lau, Winston, Kuo, Tai-Yue, Tapper, William, Cox, Simon, Collins, Andrew

Linkage disequilibrium (LD) maps increase power and precision in association mapping, define optimal marker spacing and identify recombination hot-spots and regions influenced by natural selection....

Yield drag in a two-dimensional foam flow around a circular obstacle: Effect of liquid fraction (2007)

Raufaste, Christophe, Dollet, B., Cox, Simon, Jiang, Yi, Graner, François

We study the two-dimensional flow of foams around a circular obstacle within a long channel. In experiments, we confine the foam between liquid and glass surfaces. In simulations, we use a...

Pre-empting Plateau: the nature of topological transitions in foam (2007)

Hutzler, Stefan, Weaire, Denis, Cox, Simon, Van Der Net, Antje, Janiaud, Eric

When the area of a face in a dry foam approaches zero in some quasistatic processes, Plateau's rules dictate that there must be an instability. This is more subtle than generally supposed. We argue...

Instabilities in two-dimensional flower and chain clusters of bubbles (2007)

Fortes, M.A., Vaz, M. Fatima, Cox, Simon, Teixeira, Paulo

We assess the stability of simple two-dimensional clusters of bubbles relative to small displacements of the vertices, at fixed bubble areas. The clusters analysed are: 1) flower clusters consisting...

Steady drainage in emulsions: corrections for surface Plateau borders and a model for high aqueous volume fraction (2007)

Peron, N., Cox, Simon, Hutzler, Stefan, Weaire, Denis

We compare extensive experimental results for the gravity-driven steady drainage of oil-in-water emulsions with two theoretical predictions, both based on the assumption of Poiseuille flow. The first...

The dynamics of a topological change in a system of soap films (2007)

Hutzler, Stefan, Saadatfar, M., Van Der Net, Antje, Weaire, Denis, Cox, Simon

The study of soap films spanning wire frames continues to provide insight into both static and dynamic properties of foams. Experiments show that sufficiently small triangular faces shrink...

Exploiting large scale computing to construct high resolution linkage disequilibrium maps of the human genome (2007)

Lau, Winston, Kuo, Tai-Yue, Tapper, William, Cox, Simon, Collins, Andrew

Summary: Linkage disequilibrium (LD) maps increase power and precision in association mapping, define optimal marker spacing and identify recombination hot-spots and regions influenced by natural...

Calculations of the minimal perimeter for N deformable cells of equal area confined in a circle (2006)

Cox, Simon

Candidates to the least perimeter partition of a disk into N planar connected regions are calculated for N ≤43. A Voronoi construction is used to randomly create the candidates and then the...

Yield drag in a two-dimensional foam flow around a circular obstacle: Effect of fluid fraction (2006)

Raufaste, Christophe, Dollet, B., Cox, Simon, Jiang, Yi, Graner, François

We study the two-dimensional flow of foams around a circular obstacle within a long channel. In experiments, we confine the foam between liquid and glass surfaces. In simulations, we use a...

Yield drag in a two-dimensional foam flow around a circular obstacle: Effect of liquid fraction (2006)

Raufaste, Christophe, Dollet, B., Cox, Simon, Jiang, Yi, Graner, François

We study the two-dimensional flow of foams around a circular obstacle within a long channel. In experiments, we confine the foam between liquid and glass surfaces. In simulations, we use a...

Yield drag in a two-dimensional foam flow around a circular obstacle: Effect of liquid fraction (2006)

Raufaste, Christophe, Dollet, B., Cox, Simon, Jiang, Yi, Graner, François

We study the two-dimensional flow of foams around a circular obstacle within a long channel. In experiments, we confine the foam between liquid and glass surfaces. In simulations, we use a...

Yield drag in a two-dimensional foam flow around a circular obstacle: Effect of liquid fraction (2006)

Raufaste, Christophe, Dollet, B., Cox, Simon, Jiang, Yi, Graner, François

We study the two-dimensional flow of foams around a circular obstacle within a long channel. In experiments, we confine the foam between liquid and glass surfaces. In simulations, we use a...

Yield drag in a two-dimensional foam flow around a circular obstacle: Effect of liquid fraction (2006)

Raufaste, Christophe, Dollet, B., Cox, Simon, Jiang, Yi, Graner, François

We study the two-dimensional flow of foams around a circular obstacle within a long channel. In experiments, we confine the foam between liquid and glass surfaces. In simulations, we use a...

The mixing of bubbles in two-dimensional bidisperse foams under extensional shear (2006)

Cox, Simon

Two-dimensional bidisperse foams were simulated in cyclic, uniaxial, extensional shear. Mixing of bubbles of different sizes only occurs at high strains, and once mixed, the bubbles do not segregate....

Shear modulus of two-dimensional foams: The effect of area dispersity and disorder (2006)

Cox, Simon, Whittick, Emma

We use the Surface Evolver to determine the shear modulus G of a dry 2D foam of 2500 bubbles, using both extensional and simple shear. We examine G for a range of monodisperse, bidisperse and...

Drainage induced convection rolls in foams (2006)

Hutzler, Stefan, Cox, Simon, Janiaud, Eric, Weaire, Denis

Forced drainage describes the procedure in which liquid is added to a column of foam at a constant flow rate. For sufficiently high flow rates this results in a convective bubble motion, the symmetry...

Yield drag in a two-dimensional foam flow around a circular obstacle: Effect of liquid fraction (2006)

Raufaste, Christophe, Dollet, B., Cox, Simon, Jiang, Yi, Graner, François

We study the two-dimensional flow of foams around a circular obstacle within a long channel. In experiments, we confine the foam between liquid and glass surfaces. In simulations, we use a...

Yield drag in a two-dimensional foam flow around a circular obstacle: Effect of liquid fraction (2006)

Raufaste, Christophe, Dollet, B., Cox, Simon, Jiang, Yi, Graner, François

We study the two-dimensional flow of foams around a circular obstacle within a long channel. In experiments, we confine the foam between liquid and glass surfaces. In simulations, we use a...

I segreti del codice da Vinci (2006)

Cox, Simon

I segreti del codice da Vinci, Simon Cox. . - Milano, Mondadori, 2006.

Combining physical simulations and chargeable web service applications in engineering workflows (2005)

Molinari, Marc, Cox, Simon

We demonstrate with a case study extending previous work how to integrate and consume a distributed framework for chargeable Web services providing a specialist software package for engineering...

Grid computing and biomolecular simulation (2005)

Woods, Christopher J., Ng, Muan Hong, Johnston, Steven, Murdock, Stuart E., Wu, Bing, Tai, Kaihsu, ...

Biomolecular computer simulations are now widely used not only in an academic setting to understand the fundamental role of molecular dynamics on biological function, but also in the industrial...

A viscous froth model for dry foams in the Surface Evolver (2005)

Cox, Simon

An implementation of the recent viscous froth model of Kern et al. [N. Kern, D. Weaire, A. Martin, S. Hutzler, S.J. Cox, The two-dimensional viscous froth model for foam dynamics, Phys. Rev. E 70...

A viscous froth model for dry foams in the Surface Evolver (2005)

Cox, Simon

An implementation of the recent viscous froth model of Kern et al. [N.Kern, D.Weaire, A. Martin, S. Hutzler, S.J. Cox, The two-dimensional viscous froth model for foam dynamics, Phys. Rev. E 70...

Grid Computing and Biomolecular Simulation (2005)

Woods, Christopher J., Ng, Muan Hong, Steven, Johnston, Murdock, Stuart E., Wu, Bing, Tai, Kaihsu, ...

Biomolecular computer simulations are now widely used not only in an academic setting to understand the fundamental role of molecular dynamics on biological function, but also in the industrial...

Semantics-assisted Problem Solving on the Semantic Grid (2005)

Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Goble, Carole, Tao, Feng, Puleston, Colin, Cox, Simon

In this paper we propose a distributed knowledge management framework for semantics and knowledge creation, population and reuse on the Grid. Its objective is to evolve the Grid towards the Semantic...

Semantics-assisted Problem Solving on the Semantic Grid (2005)

Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Goble, Carole, Tao, Feng, Puleston, Colin, Cox, Simon

In this paper we propose a distributed knowledge management framework for semantics and knowledge creation, population and reuse on the Grid. Its objective is to evolve the Grid towards the Semantic...

GENIE: Grid enabled integrated earth system model (2005)

Price, Andrew, Lenton, Tim, Cox, Simon, Valdes, Paul, Shepherd, John

An understanding of the astonishing and, as yet, unexplained natural variability of past climate is an essential pre-requisite to increase confidence in predictions of long-term future climate...

GeodiseLab: making the grid usable (2005)

Pound, Graeme, Wason, Jasmin, Molinari, Marc, Jiao, Zhuoan, Cox, Simon

The GeodiseLab project is supported by the OMII managed programme to extend and improve the Geodise toolboxes which provide Grid client functionality to Problem Solving Environments (PSEs) used by...

Towards a grid-enabled biomolecular simulation database (2005)

Wu, Bing, Tai, Kaishu, Ng, Muan Hong, Johnston, Steven, Murdock, Stuart, Fangohr, Hans, ...

The overall aim of the BioSimGrid project is to build a distributed data and computing platform to enable large scale analysis of the results of biomolecular simulations. To address the challenges of...

Semantics-assisted Problem Solving on the Semantic Grid (2005)

Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Goble, Carole, Tao, Feng, Puleston, Colin, Cox, Simon

In this paper we propose a distributed knowledge management framework for semantics and knowledge creation, population and reuse on the Grid. Its objective is to evolve the Grid towards the Semantic...

A Web / Grid Portal Implementation of BioSimGrid: A Biomolecular Simulation Database (2004)

Wu, Bing, Dovey, Matthew, Ng, Muan Hong, Tai, Kaihsu, Murdock, Stuart, Fangohr, Hans, ...

The overall aim of the BioSimGrid project (www.biosimgrid.org) is to exploit the Grid infrastructure to enable comparative analysis of the results of biomolecular simulations. In particular this...

A Web / Grid Portal Implementation of BioSimGrid: A Biomolecular Simulation Database (2004)

Wu, Bing, Dovey, Matthew, Ng, Muan Hong, Tai, Kaihsu, Murdock, Stuart, Fangohr, Hans, ...

The overall aim of the BioSimGrid project (www.biosimgrid.org) is to exploit the Grid infrastructure to enable comparative analysis of the distributed results of biomolecular simulations. In...

Three-dimensional bubble clusters: Shape, packing, and growth rate (2004)

Cox, Simon, Graner, F.

We consider three-dimensional clusters of equal-volume bubbles packed around a central bubble and calculate their energy and optimal shape. We obtain the surface area and bubble pressures to improve...

Regular three-dimensional bubble clusters: shape, packing and growth-rate (2004)

Cox, Simon, Graner, Francois

We consider three-dimensional clusters of identical bubbles packed around a central bubble and calculate their energy and optimal shape. We obtain the surface area and bubble pressures to improve on...

Regular three-dimensional bubble clusters: shape, packing and growth-rate (2004)

Cox, Simon, Graner, Francois

We consider three-dimensional clusters of identical bubbles packed around a central bubble and calculate their energy and optimal shape. We obtain the surface area and bubble pressures to improve on...

Applying the Semantic Web to Manage Knowledge on the Grid (2004)

Tao, Feng, Puleston, Colin, Goble, Carole, Shadbolt, Nigel, Chen, Liming, Pound, Graeme, ...

Geodise [2] uses a toolbox of Grid enabled Matlab functions as building blocks on which higher-level problem solving workflows can be built. The aim is to help domain engineers utilize the Grid and...

Managing Semantic Metadata for the Semantic Grid (2004)

Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Tao, Feng, Goble, Carole, Puleston, Colin, Cox, Simon

Research on the Semantic Web and Web/Grid resource description, discovery and composition is booming but there is currently little effort on a systematic and integrated approach to the management of...

The Semantic Web as a Semantic Soup (2004)

Cox, Simon, Alani, Harith, Glaser, Hugh, Harris, Stephen

The Semantic Web is currently best known for adding metadata to web pages to allow computers to 'understand' what they contain. This idea has been applied to people by the Friend of a Friend project...

Applying the Semantic Web to Manage Knowledge on the Grid (2004)

Tao, Feng, Puleston, Colin, Goble, Carole, Shadbolt, Nigel, Chen, Liming, Pound, Graeme, ...

Geodise [2] uses a toolbox of Grid enabled Matlab functions as building blocks on which higher-level problem solving workflows can be built. The aim is to help domain engineers utilize the Grid and...

Managing Semantic Metadata for the Semantic Grid (2004)

Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Tao, Feng, Goble, Carole, Puleston, Colin, Cox, Simon

Research on the Semantic Web and Web/Grid resource description, discovery and composition is booming but there is currently little effort on a systematic and integrated approach to the management of...

The Semantic Web as a Semantic Soup (2004)

Cox, Simon, Alani, Harith, Glaser, Hugh, Harris, Stephen

The Semantic Web is currently best known for adding metadata to web pages to allow computers to 'understand' what they contain. This idea has been applied to people by the Friend of a Friend project...

A web/grid portal implementation of BioSimGrid: a biomolecular simulation database (2004)

Wu, Bing, Dovey, Matthew, Ng, Muan Hong, Tai, Kaihsu, Murdock, Stuart, Fangohr, Hans, ...

The overall aim of the BioSimGrid project (www.biosimgrid.org) is to exploit the Grid infrastructure to enable comparative analysis of the distributed results of biomolecular simulations. In...

Efficient data storage and analysis for generic biomolecular simulation data (2004)

Ng, Muan Hong, Johnston, Steven, Murdock, Stuart, Wu, Bing, Tai, Kaihsu, Fangohr, Hans, ...

BioSimGrid aims to deliver a biomolecular simulation data repository to enable more efficient storage, access and exchange of biomolecular simulation data. This is an ongoing project still in...

A web/grid portal implementation of BioSimGrid: a biomolecular simulation database (2004)

Wu, Bing, Dovey, Matthew, Ng, Muan Hong, Tai, Kaishu, Murdock, Stuart, Jeffreys, Paul, ...

The overall aim of the BioSimGrid project (www.biosimgrid.org) is to exploit the Grid infrastructure to enable comparative analysis of the results of biomolecular simulations. In particular this...

Security and BioSimGrid: a biomolecular simulation database (2004)

Wu, Bing, Dovey, Matthew, Tai, Kaihsu, Ng, Muan Hong, Murdock, Stuart, Fangohr, Hans, ...

The overall aim of the BioSimGrid project (www.biosimgrid.org) is to exploit the Grid infrastructure to enable comparative analysis of the results of biomolecular simulations. In particular this...

Regular three-dimensional bubble clusters: shape, packing and growth-rate (2004)

Cox, Simon, Graner, Francois

We consider three-dimensional clusters of identical bubbles packed around a central bubble and calculate their energy and optimal shape. We obtain the surface area and bubble pressures to improve on...

Three-dimensional bubble clusters: shape, packing and growth-rate (2004)

Cox, Simon, Graner, François

We consider three-dimensional clusters of equal-volume bubbles packed around a central bubble and calculate their energy and optimal shape. We obtain the surface area and bubble pressures to improve...

Calculating the inherent visual structure of a landscape ('total viewshed') using high-throughput computing (2004)

Llobera, Marcos, Wheatley, D.W., Steele, T.J.M., Cox, Simon, Parchment, O.

This paper describes a method of calculating the inherent visibility at all locations in a landscape (‘total viewshed’) by making use of redundant computer cycles. This approach uses a simplified...

Applying the Semantic Web to Manage Knowledge on the Grid (2004)

Tao, Feng, Puleston, Colin, Goble, Carole, Shadbolt, Nigel, Chen, Liming, Pound, Graeme, ...

Geodise [2] uses a toolbox of Grid enabled Matlab functions as building blocks on which higher-level problem solving workflows can be built. The aim is to help domain engineers utilize the Grid and...

Managing Semantic Metadata for the Semantic Grid (2004)

Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Tao, Feng, Goble, Carole, Puleston, Colin, Cox, Simon

Research on the Semantic Web and Web/Grid resource description, discovery and composition is booming but there is currently little effort on a systematic and integrated approach to the management of...

The Semantic Web as a Semantic Soup (2004)

Cox, Simon, Alani, Harith, Glaser, Hugh, Harris, Stephen

The Semantic Web is currently best known for adding metadata to web pages to allow computers to 'understand' what they contain. This idea has been applied to people by the Friend of a Friend project...

Regular three-dimensional bubble clusters: shape, packing and growth-rate (2004)

Cox, Simon, Graner, Francois

We consider three-dimensional clusters of identical bubbles packed around a central bubble and calculate their energy and optimal shape. We obtain the surface area and bubble pressures to improve on...

Semantic web based content enrichment and knowledge reuse in e-science (2004)

Feng Tao, Liming Chen, Nigel Shadbolt, Fenglian Xu, Simon Cox, Colin Puleston, ...

Abstract We address the life cycle of semantic web based knowledge management from ontology modelling to instance generation and reuse. We illustrate through a semantic web based knowledge management...

Efficient data storage and analysis for generic biomolecular simulation data. UK e-Science programme, BioSimGrid (2004)

Muan Hong Ng, Steven Johnston, Stuart Murdock, Bing Wu, Kaihsu Tai, Hans Fangohr, ...

Abstract. BioSimGrid aims to deliver a biomolecular simulation data repository to enable more efficient storage, access and exchange of biomolecular simulation data. This is an ongoing project still...

Applying the Semantic Web to Manage Knowledge on the Grid. Accepted to the e-Science 2004 (2004)

Feng Tao, Colin Puleston, Carole Goble, Nigel Shadbolt, Liming Chen, Fenglian Xu, ...

Abstract: Geodise [2] uses a toolbox of Grid enabled Matlab functions as building blocks on which higher-level problem solving workflows can be built. The aim is to help domain engineers utilize the...

I segreti del Codice (2004)

Cox, Simon

I segreti del Codice, guida non autorizzata a fatti, personaggi e misteri del Codice da Vinci, Simon Cox. . - Torino. NALUAF00000805, L'Età dell'acquario. NAEDAF00005769. 2004.

Semantic Support for Grid-Enabled Design Search in Engineering (2003)

Tao, Feng, Chen, Liming, Cox, Simon, Shadbolt, Nigel, Puleston, Colin, Goble, Carole

Semantic Web technologies are evolving the Grid towards the Semantic Grid [2] to yield an intelligent grid which allows seamless process automation, easy knowledge reuse and collaboration within a...

Semantic Support for Grid-Enabled Design Search in Engineering (2003)

Tao, Feng, Chen, Liming, Cox, Simon, Shadbolt, Nigel, Puleston, Colin, Goble, Carole

Semantic Web technologies are evolving the Grid towards the Semantic Grid [2] to yield an intelligent grid which allows seamless process automation, easy knowledge reuse and collaboration within a...

Semantic Support for Grid-Enabled Design Search in Engineering (2003)

Tao, Feng, Chen, Liming, Cox, Simon, Shadbolt, Nigel, Puleston, Colin, Goble, Carole

Semantic Web technologies are evolving the Grid towards the Semantic Grid [2] to yield an intelligent grid which allows seamless process automation, easy knowledge reuse and collaboration within a...

Regular three-dimensional bubble clusters: shape, packing and growth-rate (2003)

Cox, Simon, Graner, Francois

We consider three-dimensional clusters of identical bubbles packed around a central bubble and calculate their energy and optimal shape. We obtain the surface area and bubble pressures to improve on...

Towards the Semantic Grid: Enriching Content for Management and Reuse (2003)

Tao, Feng, Cox, Simon, Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Xu, Fenglian, Puleston, Colin, ...

Knowledge and Semantic Web technologies are evolving the Grid towards the Semantic Grid [18] to facilitate knowledge reuse and collaboration within a community of practice. In the Geodise project we...

Partial Evaluation of MATLAB (2003)

Elphick, Daniel, Leuschel, Michael, Cox, Simon

We describe the problems associated with the creation of high performance code for mathematical computations. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a high level language like MATLAB...

Towards the Semantic Grid: Enriching Content for Management and Reuse (2003)

Tao, Feng, Cox, Simon, Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Xu, Fenglian, Puleston, Colin, ...

Knowledge and Semantic Web technologies are evolving the Grid towards the Semantic Grid [18] to facilitate knowledge reuse and collaboration within a community of practice. In the Geodise project we...

Partial Evaluation of MATLAB (2003)

Elphick, Daniel, Leuschel, Michael, Cox, Simon

We describe the problems associated with the creation of high performance code for mathematical computations. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a high level language like MATLAB...

Two dimensional airfoil optimisation using CFD in a grid computing environment (2003)

Song, Wenbin, Keane, Andy, Eres, M.H., Pound, Graeme, Cox, Simon

In this paper, a two-dimensional airfoil shape optimisation problem is investigated using CFD within a grid computing environment (GCE) implemented in Matlab. The feature-based parametric CAD tool...

Building the e-science grid in the UK: middleware, applications and tools deployed at level 2 (2003)

Allan, Rob, Baker, David, Boyd, David, Chohan, Dharmesh, Cox, Simon, Eres, M.H., ...

Over the period September 2002-April 2003 the UK Grid Engineering Task Force and staff at Regional e-Science Centres and CCLRC deployed the Globus Toolkit GT2 at 14 sites and on approximately 80...

Towards the semantic grid: putting knowledge to work in design optimisation (2003)

Tao, Feng, Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Pound, Graeme, Cox, Simon

Modern computational Problem Solving Environments (PSEs) become more and more complex and knowledge intensive in terms of their integrated toolsets, in particular for engineering design search and...

Short message service in a grid-enabled computing environment (2003)

Xu, Fenglian, Eres, M.H., Cox, Simon

Mobile computing devices such as mobile phones together with a land-based and wireless communication network infrastructure are the existing technical prerequisites for continuous access to networked...

CFD-based shape optimisation with grid-enabled design search toolkits (2003)

Song, Wenbin, Keane, Andy, Cox, Simon

This paper presents an application of applying Grid computing technologies in the field of engineeringdesign optimisation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Three essential elements in...

Implementation of a grid-enabled problem solving environment in Matlab (2003)

Eres, M.H., Pound, Graeme, Jiao, Zhouan, Wason, Jasmin, Xu, Fenglain, Keane, Andy, ...

In many areas of design search and optimisation one needs to utilize Computational Fluid Dynamits (CFD) methods in Order to obtain numerical Solution of the flow field in and/or around a proposed...

Towards the semantic grid: enriching content for management and reuse (2003)

Tao, Feng, Cox, Simon, Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Xu, Fenglian, Puleston, Colin, ...

Knowledge and Semantic Web technologies are evolving the Grid towards the Semantic Grid [18] to facilitate knowledge reuse and collaboration within a community of practice. In the Geodise project we...

BioSimGrid: a distributed database for biomolecular simulations (2003)

Wu, Bing, Tai, Kaishu, Murdock, Stuart, Ng, Muan Hong, Johnston, Steven, Fanghor, Hans, ...

Biomolecular simulations provide data on the conformational dynamics and energetics of complex biomolecular systems. We aim to exploit the e-science infrastructure developing in the UK to enable...

Topological changes in a two-dimensional foam cluster (2003)

Cox, Simon, Vaz, M. Fatima, Weaire, Denis

Experiments on a small cluster of bubbles in a nominally two-dimensional foam show an instability in which a topological change forces one of the bubbles to be ejected to the outside of the cluster...

Towards the Semantic Grid: Enriching Content for Management and Reuse (2003)

Tao, Feng, Cox, Simon, Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel, Xu, Fenglian, Puleston, Colin, ...

Knowledge and Semantic Web technologies are evolving the Grid towards the Semantic Grid [18] to facilitate knowledge reuse and collaboration within a community of practice. In the Geodise project we...

Partial Evaluation of MATLAB (2003)

Elphick, Daniel, Leuschel, Michael, Cox, Simon

We describe the problems associated with the creation of high performance code for mathematical computations. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a high level language like MATLAB...

BioSimGrid: a distributed database for biomolecular simulations (2003)

Wu, Bing, Tai, Kaishu, Murdock, Stuart, Ng, Muan Hong, Johnston, Steve, Fangohr, Hans, ...

Biomolecular simulations provide data on the conformational dynamics and energetics of complex biomolecular systems. We aim to exploit the e-science infrastructure developing in the UK to enable...

CFD-Based Shape Optimisation with Grid-Enabled Design Search Toolkits (2003)

Wenbin Song, Andy Keane, Simon Cox

This paper presents an application of applying Grid computing technologies in the field of engineering design optimisation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Three essential elements in...

Implementation of a Grid-enabled Problem Solving Environment (2003)

Hakki Eres, Graeme Pound, Zhouan Jiao, Jasmin Wason, Fenglian Xu, Simon Cox

Abstract. In many areas of design search and optimisation one needs to utilize Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods in order to obtain numerical solution of the flow field in and/or around a...

message service in a Gridenabled computing environment (2003)

Fenglian Xu, Hakki Eres, Simon Cox

Abstract. Pervasive computing provides an attractive vision for the future of computing. Mobile computing devices such as mobile phones together with a land-based and wireless communication network...

Delivering Data Management for Engineers on the Grid (2003)

Jasmin Wason, Marc Molinari, Zhuoan Jiao, Simon Cox

Abstract. Engineering design search and optimisation is a computationally expensive and data intensive process. Grid technology offers great potential to increase the efficiency of this process and...

S.J.: Two Dimensional Airfoil Optimisation using CFD in a Grid Computing Environment (2003)

Wenbin Song, Andy Keane, Hakki Eres, Graeme Pound, Simon Cox

Abstract. In this paper, a two-dimensional airfoil shape optimisation problem is investigated using CFD within a grid computing environment (GCE) implemented in Matlab. The feature-based parametric...

Partial evaluation of MATLAB (2003)

Daniel Elphick, Michael Leuschel, Simon Cox

Abstract. We describe the problems associated with the creation of high performance code for mathematical computations. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a high level language like...

Integrating Data Management into Engineering (2003)

Applications Zhuoan Jiao, Zhuoan Jiao, Jasmin Wason, Marc Molinari, Steven Johnston, Simon Cox

Engineering design search and optimisation is the process whereby engineering modelling and analysis are exploited to yield improved designs. It is a computationally and data intensive process - an...

Towards the Semantic Grid: Enriching Content for (2003)

Management And Reuse, Feng Tao, Simon Cox, Liming Chen, Nigel Shadbolt, Fenglian Xu, ...

Knowledge and Semantic Web technologies are evolving the Grid towards the Semantic Grid [18] to facilitate knowledge reuse and collaboration within a community of practice. In the Geodise project we...

Building the e-Science Grid in the UK: Middleware, Applications and Tools (2003)

Deployed At Level, Rob Allan, David Baker, David Boyd, Dharmesh Chohan, Simon Cox, ...

Over the period September 2002-April 2003 the UK Grid Engineering Task Force and staff at Regional eScience Centres and CCLRC deployed the Globus Toolkit GT2 at 14 sites and on approximately 80...

Trading Grid Services Within the UK e-Science Grid (2003)

Steven Newhouse John, John Darlington, Miqdad Asaria, Anthony Mayer, William Lee, Jon Maclaren, ...

The Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA) presents the Grid community with an opportunity to define standard interfaces to enable the construction of an interoperable Grid infrastructure. The...

BioSimGrid: a distributed database for biomolecular simulations (2003)

Bing Wu, Kaihsu Tai, Stuart Murdock, Muan Hong Ng, Steve Johnston, Hans Fangohr, ...

Biomolecular simulations provide data on the conformational dynamics and energetics of complex biomolecular systems. We aim to exploit the e-science infrastructure developing in the UK to enable...

Partial evaluation of MATLAB (2003)

Daniel Elphick, Michael Leuschel, Simon Cox

Abstract. We describe the problems associated with the creation of high performance code for mathematical computations. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a high level language like...

Towards The Semantic Grid: Putting Knowledge To Work (2003)

Feng Tao, Liming Chen, Nigel Shadbolt, Graeme Pound, Simon Cox

Abstract: Modern computational Problem Solving Environments (PSEs) become more and more complex and knowledge intensive in terms of their integrated toolsets, in particular for engineering design...

The transition from two-dimensional to three-dimensional foam structures (2002)

Cox, Simon, Weaire, D., Fátima Vaz, M.

Small cells in an experimental sample of two-dimensional foam, such as that which is contained between two glass plates, may undergo a transition to a three-dimensional form, becoming detached from...

Parallel numerical modelling of the Antartic Ice Sheet (2002)

Takeda, Andrea, Cox, Simon, Payne, Antony J.

The Antarctic Ice Sheet comprises the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and the much larger East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Fast flowing ice streams and outlet glaciers are important dynamic components of the ice...

Metallic foam processing from the liquid state (2001)

Cox, Simon, Bradley, G., Weaire, Denis

A model is developed to describe the formation of metallic foams in which liquid drainage acts to collapse the foam before it can freeze. Numerical solution of the foam drainage equation, combined...

Metallic foam processing from the liquid state - The competition between solidification and drainage (2001)

Cox, Simon, Bradley, G., Weaire, D.

A model is developed to describe the formation of metallic foams in which liquid drainage acts to collapse the foam before it can freeze. Numerical solution of the foam drainage equation, combined...

Long-range forces and data compression in Vortex State simulations (2000)

Fangohr, Hans, Cox, Simon, Price, Andrew, Daniell, Geoffrey J., Robinson, Alexa M., Groot, Peter De

We report on two aspects of simulations of the vortex state in high-temperature superconductors. Firstly, we cover the treatment of the involved long-range forces. Secondly, we suggest improvements...

Long-range forces and data compression in Vortex State simulations (2000)

Fangohr, Hans, Cox, Simon, Price, Andrew, Daniell, Geoffrey J., Robinson, Alexa M., Groot, Peter De

We report on two aspects of simulations of the vortex state in high-temperature superconductors. Firstly, we cover the treatment of the involved long-range forces. Secondly, we suggest improvements...

Long-range forces and data compression in Vortex State simulations (2000)

Fangohr, Hans, Cox, Simon, Price, Andrew, Daniell, Geoffrey J., Robinson, Alexa M., Groot, Peter De

We report on two aspects of simulations of the vortex state in high-temperature superconductors. Firstly, we cover the treatment of the involved long-range forces. Secondly, we suggest improvements...

Southampton High Performance Computing Centre (1998)

Denis Nicole, Kenji Takeda, Ivan Wolton, Simon Cox, Southampton Hpci Centre

INTRODUCTION The Southampton HPCI Centre supports several EPSRC, NERC and PPARC consortia to fully utilise national HPC resources. The Centre provides high-level parallel applications support with...