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The Counterfactual–Dialectical Optimization Framework: a prescriptive approach to employee attrition management with empirical validation
No full textEmployee attrition represents a significant burden, yet predictive models often fail to provide actionable retention strategies, creating a critical prediction–prescription gap. This paper introduces the Counterfactual–Dialectical Optimisation (CDO) framework, a novel methodology that bridges this gap by integrating predictive modeling, robust causal inference, and budget-constrained optimization. We first illustrate the framework’s mechanics on the synthetic Human Resources (HR) dataset, then conduct a rigorous proof-of-concept on the empirical ‘Saudi Employee Attrition Dataset’ to test its real-world applicability. In our empirical validation, we employ Propensity Score Matching (PSM) to estimate the causal effects of interventions while controlling for confounding variables. The results on the real-world dataset show that while predicting attrition is challenging Area Under the Curve (AUC ≈ 0.60), the framework successfully identified a deserved promotion as a powerful retention lever, causally reducing attrition probability by an estimated 23.9 percentage points. Acting on this insight, the optimization layer efficiently allocated the entire budget to this single, high-impact strategy for high-priority employees. This work provides a validated blueprint for shifting from passive prediction to active, Return on Investment (ROI)-driven prescription in strategic workforce management, demonstrating how to derive clear, actionable guidance even from complex, real-world data
Co-producing social work knowledge: collaborative approaches between communities, practitioners and social work educators.
No full textThis paper addresses how social work education can promote concepts of community, trust, and the development of sustained professional and community-engaged relationships. We use case studies to highlight collaborative practice with stakeholders and emphasize how insider knowledge plays a crucial role in the design and implementation of more inclusive interventions. This new knowledge moves away from problem-oriented social work interventions and embraces a holistic community development approach. Drawing on our empirical work and international social work we show how and why it is important to include these approaches in social work education utilising co-produced digital methods such as seminars, podcasts and videos. Drawing on two localities in England we highlight how through collaboration and building trust, new, co-produced knowledge can lead to a shift towards a more holistic approach to social work concerns including Social Work education and practice. We argue this matters because in the recent past social work and other statutory organisations practice with communities and regarding safeguarding fell short (IITCSE 2022). In this paper we emphasise implications of co-produced knowledge and applications in social work education. Moreover, we show how collaborative practice can address discrimination, exploitation and violence and social work education be enhanced. <br/
Intimate encounters: explorations in co-writing, collective autoethnography, poetics and fictional writings
No full textTransformative practice in higher education: innovative approaches to teaching and learning
No full textThe sprint and repeated sprint ability of recreational fours and fives wheelchair rugby players
Get PDFWheelchair rugby (WCR) is an indoor contact sport. The sport is commonly known for its paralympic discipline, WCR Fours. A more inclusive version of the sport, WCR Fives, was developed recently. Previously, it has been reported that sprint and repeated sprint (RS) ability are crucial for success in WCR. However, very little is known about the differences in these qualities between those playing WCR Fours and Fives, or between those with a spinal cord injury (SCI) and those without, in recreational WCR players. Therefore, this study aimed to address these gaps in a non-elite sample of athletes. A total of 21 (17 males and four females; SCI n = 10, Non-SCI n = 11) players (mean ± SD; age: 34.66 ± 12.34 years; mass: 76.23 ± 21.96 kg; stature: 1.76 ± 0.09 m) participated. This study measured velocity (m·s-1) and acceleration (m·s-2) with splits at 5, 10, 15, and 20m during three maximal 20m sprint efforts and timing splits during 10 x 20m RSs. Fours and Fives showed similar velocities and accelerations across all distances during the initial sprints. SCI participants had slower velocities and lower acceleration across all distances. However, there were interactions between disability and distance where although SCI participants had lower accelerations over the initial 0-5m distance, the difference decreased as the distance covered increased. During the RSs, similar performances across all distances and all sprint numbers were observed for Fours and Fives and SCI and non-SCI players. In conclusion, there appears to be little difference between Fours and Fives sprint and RS ability
Detection and prevention of generative AI email phishing attacks using digital twins
No full textThe rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly increased the sophistication of phishing attacks, allowing malicious actors to craft highly convincing, context-aware emails that can evade traditional detection systems. This paper proposes a novel framework for detecting and preventing generative AI-driven phishing by leveraging digital twin technology. Digital twins—virtual replicas of users and email systems—model and monitor communication and behavioural patterns to identify anomalies indicative of phishing attempts. By integrating natural language processing (NLP), machine learning (ML), and anomaly detection, the framework achieved a detection accuracy of 97.8%, with precision of 98.1% and recall of 96.7%. It successfully detected over 92% of generative AI-crafted phishing emails, including highly tailored and context-aware attacks. This research contributes by introducing a multi-faceted detection approach, combining BERT, RNN, and Isolation Forest algorithms to address linguistic, behavioural, and metadata-based anomalies. The framework’s ability to model dynamic user behaviours with digital twin technology enhances its adaptability to evolving threats. The findings highlight the potential for scalable, high-performance phishing detection, offering a robust solution to safeguard organisations against AI-driven cyberattacks. Future work will explore multimodal attack detection and computational optimization for large-scale deployments
Assisting economically marginalized and vulnerable youth and minimizing opportunities for exploitation by adult criminal groups
Get PDFThis paper examines the exploitation of marginalized children and youth at risk of violent victimization and sexual exploitation by networks of adult criminals. Using the UK as an example, we consider various public inquiries that identified serious failings in UK criminal justice, social care, public health, and educational systems. These reports said that children and youth had been exploited by networks of adult criminals over time. They also described a sense of defeatism and lack of agency among the criminal justice and social service agencies to address the social, criminal, and public health problems associated with this form of child and youth exploitation. We discuss research that illuminates this issue and suggest some avenues for building trust between victims/survivors, community members, criminal justice agencies, and social services
City reflections
No full textCity Reflections was a collaboration between Southampton Forward, Southampton Solent University, DoubleTake Studios and Light Up Trails, focused on photographing and interviewing up to 50 "community legends" nominated by Southampton residents. This large-scale community project culminated in an outdoor exhibition, featuring the stills and video footage in a 10-minute looping projection displayed across the entire length and height of Southampton's West Quay Wall over 11 nights, from February 15 to 23, 2025. The final presentation was an immersive visual experience, blending community stories with advanced projection mapping techniques.The project was led by Kate Jackman (Southampton Forward), with Dr. Stuart Joy (Southampton Solent University) and Nina Sverdvik (Southampton Solent University) serving as creative consultants and production coordinators, overseeing the project’s logistics such as student support, facility use, and funding.This collaboration provided an excellent opportunity for Solent University students to gain practical experience in filmmaking and photography while contributing to a significant community project
Film and the Creative Arts in the age of open research
Get PDFIn this presentation at the University of Warwick, Dr Kamran Qureshi explores the dynamic intersection between open research and the creative arts, drawing on his background as a film and television director and academic, he reflected on the intersections of practice-based research, data transparency, and scholarly communication in creative disciplines.The presentation explored how structured, openly accessible data can support interdisciplinary publishing, enhance transparency, and expand the impact of arts-based research. Dr Qureshi discussed both the advantages and complexities of data sharing in the humanities and creative disciplines, including issues of ethics, reproducibility, and accessibility.Through this case study-driven talk, Dr Qureshi demonstrated how integrating open research practices into the creative arts not only fosters collaboration and public engagement but also strengthens the long-term value and visibility of practice-based research
Squeeveillance: Performing cuteness to normalise surveillance power
No full textCute videos are everywhere online. Many of these videos increasingly come from footage taken by doorbell cameras. Amazon’s Ring, and related connected camera devices, introduce new sociotechnical relations into domestic environments. First, I outline squeeveillance as the affective and performative dimensions of cuteness within surveillance. I explore the Ring surveillant assemblage and why it needs the power of cuteness. Then, I examine squeeveillance as the use of cuteness in the way Ring operates. I use the TV show Ring Nation to discuss the remediation of cute footage from doorbell cameras onto other media, before discussing the ways in which cuteness is performed as a normalisation of surveillance power. The article draws on theories of cuteness in conjunction with surveillance studies of power relations. In presenting squeeveillance as a lens through which to assess the expanding scope of Ring, I offer a discussion of the interconnected role of surveillance in contemporary domestic and media settings and its relation to current forms of power in surveillant assemblages.<br/
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