NUbots

Publications

On this page, I will attempt to maintain an up-to-date directory of my research publications.

Peer-reviewed research publications

  1. D. G. Hurley, J. Cursons, Y. K. Wang, D. M. Budden, Cristin G. Print and E. J. Crampin. NAIL, a software toolset for inferring, analyzing and visualizing regulatory networks. In Bioinformatics, 31(2), 277-278, Oxford University Press, 2015. New!
  2. D. M. Budden, D. G. Hurley, J. Cursons, J. F. Markham, M. J. Davis and E. J. Crampin. Predicting expression: The complementary power of histone modification and transcription factor binding data. In Epigenetics and Chromatin 7(36), doi:10.1186/1756-8935-7-36, BioMed Central Ltd, 2014.
  3. D. G. Hurley, D. M. Budden and E. J. Crampin. Virtual reference environments: A simple way to make research reproducible. In Briefings in Bioinformatics, doi: 10.1093/bib/bbu043, Oxford University Press, 2014.
  4. D. M. Budden, D. G. Hurley and E. J. Crampin. Predictive modelling of gene expression from transcriptional regulatory elements. In Briefings in Bioinformatics, doi: 10.1093/bib/bbu034, Oxford University Press, 2014.
  5. M. Flannery, S. Fenn and D. M. Budden. RANSAC: Identification of higher-order geometric features and applications in humanoid robot soccer. In Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA), 2014.
  6. D. M. Budden, P. Wang, O. Obst and M. Prokopenko. Simulation leagues: Analysis of competition formats. In RoboCup-2014: Robot Soccer World Cup XVIII, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Springer Verlag, Berlin, in press.
  7. D. M. Budden and M. Prokopenko. Improved particle filtering for pseudo-uniform belief distributions in robot localisation. In RoboCup-2013: Robot Soccer World Cup XVII, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI 8371), Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2014.
  8. D. M. Budden and A. Mendes. Unsupervised recognition of salient colour for real-time image processing. In RoboCup-2013: Robot Soccer World Cup XVII, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI 8371), Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2014.
  9. J. Fountain, J. Walker, D. M. Budden, A. Mendes and S. Chalup. Motivated reinforcement learning for improved head actuation of humanoid robots. In RoboCup-2013: Robot Soccer World Cup XVII, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS 8371), Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2014.
  10. B. Annable, D. M. Budden and A. Mendes. NUbugger: A visual real-time robot debugging system. In RoboCup-2013: Robot Soccer World Cup XVII, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI 8371), Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2014.
  11. J. Marsden, D. M. Budden, H. Craig and P. Moscato. Language individuation and marker words: Shakespeare and his Maxwell’s Demon. In PLoS ONE 8(6): e66813, Public Library of Science, 2013.
  12. D. M. Budden, J. Walker, M. Flannery and A. Mendes. Probabilistic gradient ascent with applications to bipedal robot locomotion. In Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA), 2013.
  13. D. M. Budden, S. Fenn, A. Mendes and S. Chalup. Evaluation of colour models for computer vision using cluster validation techniques. In RoboCup-2012: Robot Soccer World Cup XVI, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI 7500), Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2013.
  14. D. M. Budden, S. Fenn, J. Walker and A. Mendes. A novel approach to ball detection for humanoid robot soccer. In AI 2012: Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI 7691), Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2012. – Awarded “Best Student Paper”

Workshops and presentations

^ = presenting author, * = poster presentation, ** = oral presentation, *** = invited presentation

  1. D. M. Budden^. Role of the epigenetic landscape in reprogramming the regulatory logic of EMT***. At 7th EMPathy Breast Cancer Network meeting, St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia, 2014.
  2. D. M. Budden^. The systems biology of transcription***. At COMBINE Symposium 2014, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2014.
  3. D. M. Budden^, D. G. Hurley and E. J. Crampin. Predictive modelling of gene expression from transcriptional regulatory elements**. At Australian Bioinformatics Conference (ABiC14), Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 2014. – Awarded “Best Student Presentation”
  4. D. M. Budden^. Accelerated growth in medical research***. At TEDx UniMelb, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, 2014.
  5. D. M. Budden^, J. Cursons, M. J. Davis, D. G. Hurley, J. F. Markham and E. J. Crampin. Functional patterning of transcriptional regulation revealed by genome-wide modelling of gene expression*. At International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB14), Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 2014.
  6. D. M. Budden, P. Wang, O. Obst and M. Prokopenko^. Simulation leagues: Analysis of competition formats**. At RoboCup 2014 Symposium, Centro de Convenções “Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima”, João Pessoa, Brazil, 2014.
  7. D. M. Budden^. How do cells “think”? Why engineers can answer the questions that biologists can’t***. At The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, 2013.
  8. D. M. Budden^. Shakespeare and cancer diagnosis: How bard can it be?***. At Computer Science for High School Workshop (CS4HS), The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, 2013.
  9. D. M. Budden^ and M. Prokopenko. Improved particle filtering for pseudo-uniform belief distributions in robot localisation*. At RoboCup 2013 Symposium, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2013.
  10. D. M. Budden^ and A. Mendes. Unsupervised recognition of salient colour for real-time image processing*. At RoboCup 2013 Symposium, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2013.
  11. J. Fountain^, J. Walker, D. M. Budden, A. Mendes and S. Chalup. Motivated reinforcement learning for improved head actuation of humanoid robots**. At RoboCup 2013 Symposium, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2013.
  12. B. Annable^, D. M. Budden and A. Mendes. NUbugger: A visual real-time robot debugging system*. At RoboCup 2013 Symposium, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2013.
  13. D. M. Budden^. Casual academia: Quality education in a diverse student environment***. At NUS Education Conference (EdCon12), The University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2012.

Preprints and technical reports

  • D. M. Budden, P. Wang, O. Obst and M. Prokopenko. Simulation leagues: Enabling replicable and robust investigation of complex robotic systems.
  • M. Flannery, D. M. Budden and A. Mendes. FlexDM: Enabling robust and reliable parallel data mining using WEKA.
  • M. Prokopenko, O. Obst, P. Wang, D. M. Budden and O. Cliff. Gliders2013: Tactical analysis with information dynamics.
  • S. P. Nicklin et. al. The NUbots’ team description for 2013.
  • D. M. Budden and S. Fenn. Improved humanoid robotic vision. Presented at IEEE Technologies of the Future Competition and Exhibition 2012, the University of New South Wales, Australia, 2012.
  • S. P. Nicklin et al. The NUbots’ team description for 2012.
  • S. P. Nicklin et al. The NUbots’ team description for 2011.

Research theses

  • D. M. Budden. Application of machine learning techniques to humanoid robot platforms. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia, 2012.

Non-technical articles