List of my academic publications

Silas S. Brown, Yun-Wen Chen, Ming Wang, Alexandra Clipson, Eguzkine Ochoa, and Ming-Qing Du (2017). PrimerPooler: automated primer pooling to prepare library for targeted sequencing. Biology Methods and Protocols. Oxford University Press. 2(1). doi:10.1093/biomethods/bpx006
PhD thesis: Conversion of notations. Technical report UCAM-CL-TR-591, University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory, June 2004.
Silas S. Brown and Peter Robinson. Transformation frameworks and their relevance in universal design. *Universal Access in the Information Society*, 3.3-4:209-223, 2004.
Silas S. Brown. Web Annotation with Modified-Yarowsky and Other Algorithms. Overload issue 112 (December 2012) pp.4-7 (PDF pp.5-8)
Jose Torres-Pruñonosa, Miquel-Angel Plaza-Navas and Silas S. Brown (2022). Jehovah’s Witnesses’ adoption of digitally-mediated services during Covid-19 pandemic. Cogent Social Sciences. Taylor & Francis. 8(1). doi:10.1080/23311886.2022.2071034 (also in Spanish)
Silas S. Brown and Peter Robinson. Interacting with notations: two examples of the use of a transformation system. *Universal Access in the Information Society*, 4.2:96-, 2005.
S.S. Brown and P. Robinson. Transforming musical notations for universal access. In: Designing a More Inclusive World: proceedings of the Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology 2004, pp 123-132.
Silas Brown and Peter Robinson. Supporting the user’s design of alternative complex notations. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2005, Nevada, USA), Vol.3: Human-Computer Interfaces: Concepts, New Ideas, Better Usability, and Applications.
Silas S. Brown and Peter Robinson. A personal information management approach for people with low vision or blindness. ACM SIGACCESS Issue 84 January 2006.
Silas Brown and Peter Robinson. Usable Personal Information Management Techniques for People with Low Vision. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2005, Nevada, USA), Vol.7: Universal Access in HCI: Exploring New Interaction Environments.
Silas S. Brown and Peter Robinson. Addressing Print Disabilities in Adult Foreign-language Acquisition. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII 2003, Crete, Greece), Vol.4: Universal Access in HCI, pp 38-42.
S.S. Brown and P. Robinson. Automatically Rearranging Structured Data for Customised Special-Needs Presentations. In: Universal Access and Assistive Technology: proceedings of the Cambridge Workshop on UA and AT 2002, pp 109-118.
Silas S. Brown. Multiprocessing and Clusters in Python. Overload issue 137 (February 2017) pp.13-15
Silas S. Brown. Indexing STL Lists with Maps. Overload issue 53 (February 2003) pp.18-19 (PDF pp.16-17)
Overload Letters to the Editor: Overload 191 (February 2026) p.16-17 (PDF p.18-19, LLM AI can be ethically produced, HTML), Overload 141 (October 2017) p.4 (PDF p.6, obfuscation limitations + boolean logic typo, HTML), Overload 136 (December 2016) p.24 (PDF p.26, Python object deletion, HTML), Overload 83 (February 2008) p.3 (PDF p.4, business advantages of contributing back to open source, HTML)
14 Linux Gazette articles published between 2007 and 2011
Silas S. Brown. Beyond XML: Building Transformation Algorithms in Python. ACCU spring conference 2002 (proceedings on CD-ROM).
Silas S Brown & Peter Robinson. A World Wide Web Mediator for Users with Low Vision. CHI 2001 Workshop No. 14 (Seattle, USA).
Silas Brown. An Extensible System for Conversion of Musical-Notation Data to Braille Musical Notation. *Computing in Musicology*, 12:45-74, 2001.

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