In this paper, a novel artificial noise (AN)-aided secure and covert integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) framework is established for uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, to against malicious radar signal detection and communication eavesdropping. Specifically, we consider that besides the&#...

In this paper, we consider a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) system, aiming at simultaneously communicating with multiple users and sensing targets that serve as adversarial observers, under multiple signal-dependent interference sources. A novel concept o...

In this paper, we propose an energy-efficient covert communication framework for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted backscatter systems, where one UAV is deployed to collect data from one ground backscatter device (BD), in the presence of a warden who is trying to detect whether...

Hysteresis in the neoliberal academy emerges as inherited academic dispositions collide with performance-driven governance under authoritarian neoliberalism, producing inside- and outside-track academic lives. We examine how neoliberal reforms in higher education in Turkey have restructured academic performance,...

This paper develops the concept of cis hell to describe the regulatory normativity over all bodies based on gender biopolitics as a global political pandemic. Centring the recent UK Supreme Court’s 2025 Equality Act ruling and connecting it to similar examples across the world,...

Background: Team-Based Learning (TBL) is widely used in medical education to promote active engagement, yet its structured format raises questions about how power, voice, and cultural inclusion are negotiated. Using a critical pedagogy lens can illuminate how students experience these ...

This thesis investigates the unintended socio-hydrological consequences of structural coastal flood protections (SCFPs) and assesses the implications for coastal flood risk management strategy in the UK. Climate change, and the continued urban development of flood exposed areas can exacerbate coastal&...

A search for signatures of a dark analog to quantum chromodynamics is performed. The analysis targets long-lived dark mesons that decay into standard-model particles, with a high branching fraction of the dark mesons decaying into muons. The dark mesons are formed by the hadronisat...

This thesis presents an experimental investigation into dual-fuel combustion strategies aimed at decarbonising heavy-duty engines through the use of low- and zero-carbon gaseous fuels. A single-cylinder research engine and its fuelling system were upgraded for dual-fuel operations with hythane and...