Routing FPGAs is a challenging problem because of the relative scarcity of routing
resources, both wires and connection points. This can lead either to slow implementations …

Educational technology is seen as key for lifelong learning, but it has yet to live up to
expectation. We argue that current learning environments are typically oriented too much …

This paper explores connections between Radical Empiricism (RE), a philosophic attitude
developed by William James at the beginning of the 20th century, and Empirical Modelling …

In this thesis, we explore the extent to which computers can provide support for domain
learning. Computer support for domain learning is prominent in two main areas: in …

This paper introduces a computer-based model for predicting the severity of injuries in road
traffic accidents. Using accident data from surveys at hospitals in Thailand, standard data …

This paper shows how knowledge from various sources in a knowledge intensive domain
can be modelled using principles of ethnography. This is achieved by bridging the symmetry …

This introductory chapter gives the reader an orientation for this thesis. Section 1.1 describes
the background to Empirical Modelling (EM). Section 1.2 describes the motivations and aims …

This chapter considers background to the activity of Empirical Modelling (EM) and its
underlying philosophical orientation. The chapter provides the reader with some context for …

Creative software design, where there is no theory, no pre-computer precedent, no set of
requirements or even necessarily an objective, challenges all existing software development …

Educational technology is seen as key for life-long learning, but it has yet to live up to
expectation. We argue that current learning environments are typically oriented too much …