Research Development Fund Awarded Projects RDF 2011-12 Awarded Projects Round No. Name Ahmet Goncu RDF 2011-12 Round 1 Dept. MS 2011-2012 Project Title Modeling and pricing weather derivatives in China Bing Chen UPD The Integrated Design Strategies for Sustainable Evidence-based Healthcare Design Juan Tao BEM Clearinghouses’ Margin Setting in Futures Markets EEE Impact Assessment of Fully Electric Vehicle Charging on Electricity Distribution Systems Kejun Qian Theodoros Dounas Mohamed Nayel Tammam Tillo Christiane M. Herr Thomas J E Duggett Kangkang Tang Sanghyuk Lee RDF Hai-Ning 2011-12 Liang Round 2 Rebecca Kiddle Thomas Fischer Bailing Zhang Stephen Wilkinson RDF Tristan 2011-12 W.K. Round 3 Chong Nimesh Salike ARCH EEE EEE ARCH LC CE EEE CSSE Building Performance Analytical Tools Integration Study of Grounding Resistivity Measurements in Vertical- and Sloped-Layer Ground Controllable geometry distortion to enhance 3-D video compression Architectural design values in China and the UK: A grounded study of architectural design studio reviews at XJTLU, XJTU and UoL The Staring Nation: Poetry and Pictures in British Romanticism Using GGBFS to reduce concrete crack control reinforcement under early age thermal action and ground seismic movement in China Evaluation of Data Uncertainty and its application in Classification of Human Actions and Movements Using emergent tangible interactive systems to enhance collaborative exploration and learning of visualizations UPD The Transferability of Urban Design Principles: From West to East? ARCH Perceptions of Leading and of Being Led CSSE CE BEM BEM Dynamic Visual Saliency for Object Detection and Tracking in Video Sequences The relationship between microstructural variation of terrestrial sediments and their engineering behavior E-Business Performance and the B2B E-Marketplace-The Moderating role of Demographic Characteristics, Perceived Risk and Online Data Security Production Fragmentation and Regional Integration: Case for Trade and FDI in East Asia October 2012 Research and Postgraduate Office Research Development Fund Awarded Projects Nancy Diniz Ying Chang Yi-Wen Wang ARCH UPD UPD 2011-2012 “Soft Rapid Cells” A selfâharvested detachable modular system for solar and air quality control Neighbourhood planning for large scale resettlement community of landless farmers Measuring the Public Perception of Post-war Housing Heritage – The Case of Caoyang New Village, Shanghai Please note the full name for the department’s abbreviation: MS – Mathematical Sciences, UPD – Urban Planning and Design, BEM - Business, Economics and Management, EEE – Electrical and Electronic Engineering, ARCH – Architecture, LC– Language and Culture, CE – Civil Engineering, BIO - Biological Sciences, UPD – Urban Planning and Design, CSSE – Computer Science and Software Engineering, MPTC – Mathematics and Physics Centre, CHEM – Chemistry, ELC – English Language Centre, and ENV – Environmental Sciences October 2012 Research and Postgraduate Office