Dr Walter Colombo

2025

• Chaudhary, A. et al. 2025. Exploring the safe integration of generative AI in cybersecurity education: Addressing challenges in transparency, accuracy, and security. Presented at: 4th Annual Advances in Teaching and Learning for Cyber Security Education Bristol, UK 2 July 2024. Published in: Legg, P. , Coull, N. and Clarke, C. eds. Advances in Teaching and Learning for Cyber Security Education. Vol. 1213.Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems Vol. 1. Springer Cham. (10.1007/978-3-031-77524-6_1)
• Greatrix, T. et al. 2025. High-confidence labelling of pathology reports using LLM-based unanimous ensembles with limited data. Presented at: International Conference of AI in Healthcare Cambridge 8-10 September 2025. Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Springer. , pp.381-395. (10.1007/978-3-032-00652-3_27)
• He, Y. et al. 2025. Few-shot transfer learning for deep reinforcement learning on robotic manipulation tasks. Presented at: 25th Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS 2024) London, UK 21-23 August 2024. Published in: Huda, M. N. , Wang, M. and Kalganova, T. eds. Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: Proceedings, Part ll. Vol. 15052.Lecture Notes in Computer Science Springer. (10.1007/978-3-031-72062-8_8)
• Wu, X. et al. 2025. Image manipulation quality assessment. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology 35 (4), pp.3450-3461. (10.1109/tcsvt.2024.3504854)

2024

• Alraddadi, E. E. et al. 2024. A novel framework to classify opinion dynamics of mobile agents under the bounded confidence model. Adaptive Behavior 32 (2), pp.167-187. (10.1177/10597123231195423)
• Greatrix, T. et al. 2024. Can large language models create new knowledge for spatial reasoning tasks?. [Online].arXiv: Cornell University. Available at: https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.14379.

2021

• Whitaker, R. , Colombo, G. and Dunham, Y. 2021. The evolution of strongly-held group identities through agent-based cooperation. Scientific Reports 11 12071. (10.1038/s41598-021-91333-w)

2020

• Alraddadi, E. et al. 2020. The role of homophily in opinion formation among mobile agents. Journal of Information and Telecommunication 4 (4), pp.504-523. (10.1080/24751839.2020.1772614)
• Bedewi, W. et al. 2020. The implications of shared identity on indirect reciprocity. Journal of Information and Telecommunication 4 (4), pp.405-424. (10.1080/24751839.2020.1741858)
• Scourfield, J. et al. 2020. Are youth suicide memorial sites on Facebook different from those for other sudden deaths?. Death Studies 44 (12), pp.793-801. (10.1080/07481187.2019.1614109)

2019

• Bedewi, W. et al. 2019. Modelling stereotyping in cooperation systems. Presented at: ICCCI: International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence 2019 Hendaye, France 4-6 September 2019. Published in: Nguyen, N. T. et al., Computational Collective Intelligence: 11th International Conference, ICCCI 2019, Hendaye, France, September 4–6, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. Vol. 11683.Lecture Notes in Computer Science Cham: Springer Nature. , pp.-. (10.1007/978-3-030-28377-3_10)
• Scourfield, J. et al. 2019. The number and characteristics of newspaper and Twitter reports on suicides and road traffic deaths in young people. Archives of Suicide Research 23 (3), pp.507-522. (10.1080/13811118.2018.1479321)

2018

• Bellamy, R. et al., 2018. A computational framework for modelling inter-group behaviour using psychological theory. Presented at: SPIE Defense + Security 2018 Orlando, FL, USA 15-18 April 2018. Proceedings Volume 10653, Next-Generation Analyst VI. Vol. 10653.International Society for Optics and Photonics. , pp.106530G. (10.1117/12.2309621)
• Whitaker, R. M. , Colombo, G. B. and Rand, D. G. 2018. Indirect reciprocity and the evolution of prejudicial groups. Scientific Reports 8 13247. (10.1038/s41598-018-31363-z)

2017

• Burnap, P. et al. 2017. Multi-class machine classification of suicide-related communication on Twitter. Online Social Networks and Media 2 , pp.32-44. (10.1016/j.osnem.2017.08.001)
• Chun, Y. J. et al., 2017. Device-to-device communications: a performance analysis in the context of social comparison-based relaying. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 16 (12), pp.7733-7745. (10.1109/TWC.2017.2751470)
• Colombo, G. et al. 2017. Evolution of cooperation in device-to-device communication. Presented at: COCOA – COmpetitive and COoperative Approaches for 5G networks Dresden, Germany 17 May-2017. European Wireless 2017; 23th European Wireless Conference. Berlin: VDE
• Eshghi, S. et al., 2017. Mathematical models for social group behavior. Presented at: DAIS 2017 - Workshop on Distributed Analytics InfraStructure and Algorithms for Multi-Organization Federations San Francisco, CA, USA 4-8 August 2017. Proceedings of the DAIS 2017 - Workshop on Distributed Analytics InfraStructure and Algorithms for Multi-Organization Federations, San Francisco, CA, USA, 4-8 August 2017. San Francisco: IEEE. , pp.1-6. (10.1109/UIC-ATC.2017.8397423)
• Eshghi, S. et al., 2017. Stability and fracture of social groups. Presented at: 55th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing Monticello, IL, USA 3-6 October 2017. Proceedings of the 55th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing. IEEE. , pp.478-485. (doi.org/10.1109/ALLERTON.2017.8262776)
• Turner, L. et al. 2017. Parameterising the dynamics of inter-group conflict from real world data. Presented at: DAIS 2017 - Workshop on Distributed Analytics InfraStructure and Algorithms for Multi-Organization Federations San Francisco, CA, USA 4-8 August 2017. Proceedings of the DAIS 2017 - Workshop on Distributed Analytics InfraStructure and Algorithms for Multi-Organization Federations, San Francisco, CA, USA, 4-8 August 2017. IEEE. , pp.1-6. (10.1109/UIC-ATC.2017.8397421)
• Whitaker, R. M. et al. 2017. Intra-group tension under inter-group conflict: a generative model using group social norms and identity. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Los Angeles, CA, USA 17-21 July 2017. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 17-21 July 2017. Vol. 610.Springer. , pp.167–179. (10.1007/978-3-319-60747-4_16)

2016

• Chun, Y. J. et al., 2016. Social comparison based relaying in device-to-device networks. Presented at: 27th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications Valencia, Spain 4th - 7th September 2016. 2016 IEEE 27th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). IEEE(10.1109/PIMRC.2016.7794631)
• Scourfield, J. B. et al. 2016. The response in Twitter to an assisted suicide in a television soap opera. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention 37 (5), pp.392-395. (10.1027/0227-5910/a000377)
• Whitaker, R. M. et al. 2016. A dominant social comparison heuristic unites alternative mechanisms for the evolution of indirect reciprocity. Scientific Reports 6 31459. (10.1038/srep31459)

2015

• Burnap, P. , Colombo, G. and Scourfield, J. B. 2015. Machine classification and analysis of suicide-related communication on Twitter. Presented at: 26th ACM Conference on Hypertext & Social Media Cyprus 1-4 September 2015. HT '15- Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Hypertext & Social Media. Association for Computing Machinery. , pp.75-84.
• Chorley, M. J. et al. 2015. Human content filtering in Twitter: The influence of metadata. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 74 , pp.32-40. (10.1016/j.ijhcs.2014.10.001)
• Colombo, G. B. et al. 2015. Analysing the connectivity and communication of suicidal users on Twitter. Computer Communications 73 (B), pp.291-300. (10.1016/j.comcom.2015.07.018)
• Mordacchini, M. et al., 2015. Crowdsourcing through cognitive opportunistic networks. ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems 10 (2) 13. (10.1145/2733379)

2013

• Chorley, M. et al. 2013. Visiting patterns and personality of foursquare users. Presented at: Third International Conference on Social Computing and its Applications Karlsruhe, Germany 30 Sept - 2 Oct 2013. (10.1109/CGC.2013.50)

2012

• Allen, S. M. et al. 2012. Opportunistic social dissemination of micro-blogs. Ad Hoc Networks 10 (8), pp.1570-1585. (10.1016/j.adhoc.2011.04.012)
• Chorley, M. et al. 2012. Better the tweeter you know: social signals on Twitter. Presented at: Fourth ASE/IEEE International Conference on Social Computing 2012 (SocialCom 2012) Amsterdam, Netherlands 3-5 September 2012. Published in: Nijholt, A. , Vinciarelli, A. and Heylen, D. eds. Proceedings of the 2012 ASE/IEEE International Conference on Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust and 2012 ASE/IEEE International Conference on Social Computing: SocialCom/PASSAT 2012. Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE. , pp.277-282. (10.1109/SocialCom-PASSAT.2012.27)
• Colombo, G. B. et al. 2012. You are where you eat: foursquare checkins as indicators of human mobility and behaviour. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops (PERCOM Workshops) Lugano, Switzerland 19-23 March 2012. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops (PERCOM Workshops). Picastaway, NJ: IEEE. , pp.217-222. (10.1109/PerComW.2012.6197483)

2011

• Allen, S. M. et al. 2011. Exploiting user interest similarity and social links for micro-blog forwarding in mobile opportunistic networks. Pervasive and Mobile Computing n/a (10.1016/j.pmcj.2011.12.003)

2010

• Allen, S. M. , Colombo, G. B. and Whitaker, R. M. 2010. Cooperation through self-similar social networks. ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems 5 (1) 4. (10.1145/1671948.1671952)
• Allen, S. M. , Colombo, G. B. and Whitaker, R. M. 2010. Uttering: social micro-blogging without the internet. Presented at: 2nd International MobiSys Workshop on Mobile Opportunistic Networking Pisa, Italy 22-23 February 2010. Published in: Palazzo, S. , Camp, T. and Conti, M. eds. MobiOpp '10 Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Mobile Opportunistic Networking, Pisa, Italy, 22-23 February, 2010. New York, NY: ACM. , pp.58-64. (10.1145/1755743.1755754)
• Colombo, G. B. and Allen, S. M. 2010. A comparison of problem decomposition techniques for the FAP. Journal of Heuristics 16 (3), pp.259-288. (10.1007/s10732-009-9116-4)

2008

• Colombo, G. 2008. A decomposition approach for the Frequency Assignment Problem. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
• Colombo, G. B. , Whitaker, R. M. and Allen, S. M. 2008. Cooperation in social networks of trust. Presented at: 2nd IEEE International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems Venice, Italy 20-24 October 2008. Published in: Di Marzo Serugendo, G. and Gleizes, M. eds. SASOW 2008 proceedings: Second IEEE International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems Workshops, Venice, Italy, 20-24 Oct. 2008. Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE. , pp.78-83. (10.1109/SASOW.2008.39)

2007

• Colombo, G. B. and Allen, S. M. 2007. Problem decomposition for minimum interference frequency assignment. Presented at: IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2007 Singapore 25-28 September 2007. CEC 2007, IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2007. Piscataway, N.J.: IEEE. , pp.3492-3499. (10.1109/CEC.2007.4424925)

2005

• Colombo, G. and Mumford, C. L. 2005. Comparing algorithms, representations and operators for the multi-objective knapsack problem. Presented at: 2005 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation Edinburgh, UK 2-5 September 2005. The 2005 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation. Vol. 2.IEEE. , pp.1268-1275. (10.1109/CEC.2005.1554836)