Theses from 2025
Investigating the engineering modelling behaviour of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) reinforced with hybrid fibres, Hossein Mirzaaghabeik
A predictive model for the shear capacity of ultra-high-performance concrete deep beams reinforced with fibers using a hybrid ANN-ANFIS algorithm, Hossein Mirzaaghabeik, Nuha S. Mashaan, and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Impact of geometrical dimensions on the shear behaviour of UHPC deep beams reinforced with steel and synthetic fibres, Hossein Mirzaaghabeik, Nuha S. Mashaan, and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Shear behavior of ultra-high-performance concrete deep beams reinforced with fibers: A state-of-the-art review, Hossein Mirzaaghabeik, Nuha S. Mashaan, and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Effects of vertical reinforcement on the shear performance of UHPC deep beams with synthetic and steel fibres, Hossein Mirzaaghabeik, Sanjay Kumar Shukla, and Nuha S. Mashaan
Membrane fouling dynamics and flux optimization in the ultrafiltration of Chlorella sp. MUR 269 and Dunaliella salina CS 744/01, Victor Okorie Mkpuma, Mohadeseh Najafi, Javad Farahbakhsh, Masoumeh Zargar, Navid Reza Moheimani, and Houda Ennaceri
Effect of zirconia nanoparticles on the performance of drilling fluids and its potential application in enhanced oil recovery, Udit Surya Mohanty
Advancement of biocarbon materials in sustainable thermal and electrochemical energy storage with future outlooks, Md Shahriar Mohtasim and Barun K. Das
MXene based composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications: Featuring bio-mimic approaches, Md Shahriar Mohtasim and Barun K. Das
Hybrid renewable multi-generation system optimization: Attaining sustainable development goals, Md Shahriar Mohtasim, Barun K. Das, Utpol K. Paul, Md Golam Kibria, and Md Sanowar Hossain
Hybrid PVT integrated pyramid solar still: 11E, sustainability, and sustainable development goals assessment, Md Shahriar Mohtasim, Md Golam Kibria, Md Mahamudul Hasan Pranto, and Barun K. Das
7E and sustainability analysis of photovoltaic thermal system (PVT) incorporating graphene and Al2O3 nano-particles with paraffin wax integrated fin arrangements, Md Shahriar Mohtasim, Utpol K. Paul, Md Golam Kibria, and Barun K. Das
Fracture energy of ambient-cured fly ash-based geopolymer concrete, Alireza Mohyeddin, Trijon Karmokar, and Mohammad Fardipour
Smart and sustainable regeneration of fouled desalination membranes using artificial intelligence, Muhammad Mubashir, Mustakeem Mustakeem, Ammar Alnumani, Abdulrahman Abutaleb, Ali Hamoud Naji Sumayli, Tausif Ahmad, and Muhammad Rizwan Azhar
Desynchronization-resistant anonymous authentication protocol for RFID systems utilizing physically unclonable functions, Fazal Muhammad, Akhtar Badshah, Xin Ai, Muhammad Waqas, Jalal Khan, Athanasios V. Vasilakos, and Houbing Song
Digital twin-driven approach to predict cutting forces and temperature in turning of Ti 6246 alloy, Riaz Muhammad, Ghulam Hussain, Muftooh Ur Rehman, Numan Khan, Murat Demiral, Waseem Akram, and Aamir Sharif
Experimental assessment of the rheological behaviours and enhanced oil recovery potentials of pectin, M. S.M. Musa, R. Damin, N. Yekeen, P. I. Nwaichi, C. Umunnawuike, F. Nyah, D. Abutu, B. Money, J. Gbonhinbor, E. O. Nwaichi, and A. Agi
Machine learning-based seismic response forecasting using feature mapping algorithms and scientometric analysis of nailed vertical excavation in a soil mass, Surya Muthukumar, Dhanya Sathyan, Premjith B, and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Enhancing sustainability of inland aquaculture ponds using geosynthetics, T. V. Nagaraju, G. Sri Bala, E. Ramanjaneya Raju, and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Design of tertiary Z-scheme CuO–ZnO@MXene photocatalyst with superior visible-light activity for decomposition of nanoplastics, Ahmad Najafidoust, Javad Farahbakhsh, Roham Ghanbari, Mohadeseh Najafi, Alireza Keshavarz, Stefan Iglauer, and Masoumeh Zargar
Photocatalytic performance of N-doped Ti3O5 nano-catalyst for phenolic compounds removal from industrial wastewaters, Mehdi Narimani, Maryam Gonbadi, Mahsa Navabi, Fatemeh Khezri-Shooshtari, Amin Ale Ebrahim, and Mohammad Mahdi Zerafat
Methylene blue adsorption on Y-zeolite as a nano-porous adsorbent: Equilibrium and kinetic studies, Mehdi Narimani, Maryam Gonbadi, and Mohammad Mahdi Zerafat
Data-driven strategy for contact angle prediction in underground hydrogen storage using machine learning, Mehdi Nassabeh, Zhenjiang You, Alireza Keshavarz, and Stefan Iglauer
Evaluating flue gas geo-sequestration and EOR in fractured reservoirs through simulated synergistic reservoir characteristics and injection kinetics, Mehdi Nassabeh, Zhenjiang You, Alireza Keshavarz, and Stefan Iglauer
Sensitivity analysis of reservoir characteristics and flue gas composition for enhanced oil recovery in heterogeneous reservoir, Mehdi Nassabeh, Zhenjiang You, Alireza Keshavarz, and Stefan Iglauer
Applications of reservoir simulation and machine learning in subsurface energy systems for decarbonization, Seyedmohammadmehdi Nassabeh
Scheduling and securing asynchronous federated learning through cooperative jamming, Fengmei Ni, Zheer Zhou, Wei Ni, Xiaojing Chen, Guangjin Pan, Yanzan Sun, Shunqing Zhang, and Abbas Jamalipour
Beyond assessment security: A critical policy analysis of four alternative strategies to uphold academic integrity and adopt the GenAI transformation of teaching and learning for an accredited engineering degree, Sasha Nikolic, Montserrat Ros, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, and Helen Fairweather
Finger orthoses for rehabilitation―Part I: Biomedical insights and additive manufacturing innovations, Alireza Nouri, Lijing Wang, Hamed Bakhtiari, Yuncang Li, and Cuie Wen
Mine tailings as a sustainable filler for asphalt binder–mastics: A review, Daniel O. Oguntayo, Nuha S. Mashaan, and Sanjay K. Shukla
Bio-inspired computational intelligence metaheuristic-based optimization and sensitivity analysis approach to determine techno-economic feasibility of hydrogen refueling stations for fuel cell vehicles, Paul C. Okonkwo, Samuel Chukwujindu Nwokolo, Saad S. Alarifi, Stephen E. Ekwok, Rita Orji, Sunday O. Udo, Ahmed M. Eldosouky, El Manaa Barhoumi, Barun Kumar Das, David Gomez-Ortiz, Kamal Abdelrahman, and Anthony E. Akpan
An efficient approach in water desalination using high flux induced magnetic-field hydroxyl-functionalized MgFe2O4 /CA RO membranes with organic/inorganic fouling control capability, Fariba Oulad, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Sirus Zinadini, and Amir Razmjou
A conceptual framework for rational design and fabrication of solar still water desalination units- Elucidating the trade-offs and negative parameters: A review, Seyed Masoud Parsa, Mehdi Khiadani, Hirad Samimi, Shahin Shoeibi, Seyed Ali Agha Mirjalily, Saeed Nazari, and Hadi Kargarsharifabad
Design of a novel robust adaptive fractional-order model predictive controller for boost converter using grey wolf optimization algorithm, Chao Peng, Seyyed Morteza s.ghamari@ecu.edu.au Ghamari, Hasan Mollaee, and Omid Rezaei
An efficient conjunctive keyword searchable encryption for cloud-based IoT systems, Tianqi Peng, Bei Gong, Chong Guo, Akhtar Badshah, Muhammad Waqas, Hisham Alasmary, and Sheng Chen
Cost-effective mission concept for national security and meteorological applications, Aaron Pereira, Jose Velazco, Sean Bryan, Philip Mauskopf, Ed Kruzins, Paulo de Souza, Murray Terwey, and Fred Menk
Optimisation of the butterfly valve disk to improve service life and minimise erosion, Prashan Perera
Green mining with artificial intelligence: A path to sustainability, Mahdi Pouresmaieli, Yasaman Boroumand, Meysam Habibi, Reza Maleki, Mohammad Ataei, and Ali Nouri Qarahasanlou
Experimental and numerical investigation of packed-bed thermal energy storage utilizing two phase change materials (PCM) in spherical capsules, Shayan Pourhemmati, Siamak Hossainpour, and Seyedeh Zahra Haeri
Assessing techno-economic performance of synchronous condensers and static synchronous compensators in renewable energy-integrated weak-grids using hedge feedforward feedback-based online gated recurrent unit, Md Ohirul Qays, Iftekhar Ahmad, Daryoush Habibi, and Mohammad A.S. Masoum
Forecasting data-driven system strength level for inverter-based resources-integrated weak grid systems using multi-objective machine learning algorithms, Md Ohirul Qays, Iftekhar Ahmad, Daryoush Habibi, and Mohammad A.S. Masoum
Long-term techno-economic analysis considering system strength and reliability shortfalls of electric vehicle-to-grid-systems installations integrated with renewable energy generators using hybrid GRU-classical optimization method, Md Ohirul Qays, Iftekhar Ahmad, Daryoush Habibi, and Paul Moses
Empowering optimal operations with renewable energy solutions for grid connected Merredin WA mining sector, Md Ohirul Qays, Ravi Kumar, Minhaz Ahmed, Stefan Lachowicz, and Uzma Amin
Sub-bituminous coal as a peculiar adsorbent for dye removal from wastewater, Z. H. Rada, H. R. Abid, M. B. Ahmed, and M. Zargar
Novel digital twin deployment approaches: Local and distributed digital twin, Shahid Rauf, Fazal Muhammad, Akhtar Badshah, Hisham Alasmary, Muhammad Waqas, and Sheng Chen
Artificial intelligence in future mining, Amir Razmjou and Mohsen Asadnia
Lithium slag as a supplementary cementitious material for sustainable concrete: A review, Sajad Razzazan, Nuha S. Mashaan, and Themelina Paraskeva
Techno-economic and eco-friendly MSW-based strategy to reduce the impact of Rajshahi City electric vehicle power outage in Bangladesh, Shah Tanvir Alam Rimon, Md Shahriar Mohtasim, Md Golam Kibria, Mim Mashrur Ahmed, and Barun K. Das
Multi-criteria decision-making and uncertainty analyses of off-grid hybrid renewable energy systems for an island community, Dibyendu Roy, Hadi Taghavifar, Kumar Vijayalakshmi Shivaprasad, Yaodong Wang, Barun K. Das, and Anthony Paul Roskilly
Microbiological assessment of reservoir souring in oil fields of Siri Island, Persian Gulf, during water injection, M. Sadeghi, M. Tabaei, M. R. Kamali, B. Rasekh, and M. Coolen
Defective MIL-88B(Fe) metal-organic frameworks: Peculiar photocatalysts for enhanced degradation of organic pollutants, Samira Sadeghi, Ahmad Najafidoust, Seyedeh Zahra Haeri, and Masoumeh Zargar
MXenes at the forefront: Advances in energy storage and nanofluidic applications, Zafar Said, Maham Aslam Sohail, Hassina Tabassum, Imran Haider Sajid, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Furqan Jamil, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, and A. K. Pandey
The evolution of artificial intelligence in mining, Hamid Sarkheil, Mohammad Delnavaz, and Javad Farahbakhsh
Performance evaluation of scheduling algorithms using CloudSim, Salem Omar Sati, Jiangjiang Zhang, Shanshan Tu, and Muhammad Waqas
Torsional control of plan-asymmetric structures using the torsional balance concept and optimized viscous dampers: A fragility-based assessment, Amir Shahmohammadian, Mohammad Reza Mansoori, Negin Mahmoudi, and Hamed Anahid
3D engineered scaffolds of conjugated polymers/metal organic frameworks for biomedical applications, Amin Hosseini Sharifabad, Roham Ghanbari, Mohammad Reza Saeb, Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare, Filippo Rossi, Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi, and Pooyan Makvandi
Soil and structure inertia factors for seismic bearing capacity of strip footing embedded in soil slope, Vaibhav Sharma, Dhiraj Raj, and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Sustainable textiles through electrospinning: Addressing environmental challenges, Nicole Sharples, Omid Doustdar, Miguel Carmona‐Cabello, Shayan Abrishami, Jose M. Herreros, Ali Sadaghiani, and Karl D. Dearn
Modeling of thermoelectric module integrated with sinusoidal U-pipes solar system using hybrid nanomaterial and novel fin designs, M. Sheikholeslami, S. M. Mousavi, A. Ahadi, and Hussein A. Mohammed
Geonaturals for sustainable and resilient ground infrastructure, Sanjay Kumar Shukla
ICE core concepts: Soil mechanics, Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Polymeric nanofluids of oilfield polymers for subsurface flow applications: Synthesis, interfacial and rheological analysis, Alpana Singh, Krishna Raghav Chaturvedi, Mahmood M.S. Abdullah, Stefan Iglauer, Alok K. Singh, and Tushar Sharma
Pore-scale micromodel experiments for performance evaluation of polymeric nanofluids in CO2 flow through porous media for carbon utilization and storage, Alpana Singh, Bidesh Kumar Hembram, Stefan Iglauer, Alireza Keshavarz, and Tushar Sharma
Decentralised consensus control of hybrid synchronous condenser and grid-forming inverter systems in renewable-dominated low-inertia grids, Hamid Soleimani, Asma Aziz, S. M.Muslem Uddin, Mehrdad Ghahramani, and Daryoush Habibi
Azithromycin resistance genes in clinically-isolated Escherichia coli and their relationship with those from wastewater, Amir Mohammad Ali Tabrizi, Samaneh Kakhki, Maryam Foroughi, Mehdi Khiadani, and Mohammad Zia Mohammadi
Application of natural hematite as catalyst in heterogeneous photo-Fenton like process for 2,4-dichlorophenol degradation, Ensiyeh Taheri, Ali Fatehizadeh, Mehdi Khiadani, Mohammad Ghasemian, and Jorge Bedia
Impact of chemical reactions on convective and diffusive transport of dissolved CO2 in saline aquifers, Qigui Tan, Yan Zhuang, Haoping Peng, Ruichao Tian, Zhiwei Li, and Zhenjiang You
Enhanced removal of microplastic fibres using aluminium and chitosan-based coagulants assisted with microbubble technology, Nimesha Thathsarani, Mehdi Khiadani, Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, and Masoumeh Zargar
Harnessing the power of amphoterically modified Chitosan coagulants for enhanced polyester microplastic fibre removal from water, Nimesha Thathsarani, Mohadeseh Najafi, Mehdi Khiadani, Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, and Masoumeh Zargar
Integrated Chitosan-based coagulation and microbubble pre-treatment for improved microplastic fibre removal from water, Nimesha Thathsarani, Mohadeseh Najafi, Mehdi Khiadani, Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, and Masoumeh Zargar
Performance of interrupted minichannel heat sink using various coolant fluids, Ernie Mat Tokit, Mohd Zamri Yusoff, and Hussein A. Mohammed
Zirconium-based amphoteric metal–organic framework membrane for blue energy harvesting, Rockson Kwesi Tonnah, Milton Chai, Mohammad Khedri, Milad Razbin, Yasaman Boroumand, Reza Maleki, Huan Xiao, Amir Razmjou, and Mohsen Asadnia
Bifunctional chelating resin-modified polymer membrane for sustainable osmotic energy generation, Rockson Kwesi Tonnah, Munirah Mohammad, Huan Xiao, Milad Razbin, Faezeh Arshadi, Yasaman Boroumand, Amir Razmjou, and Mohsen Asadnia
Achieving superior strength-ductility in TiBw/Ti-6Al-4V composites via in-situ Ti2Ni nano-precipitation, Jinpeng Tuo, Longlong Dong, Guopeng Wang, Xuezhe Zhang, Zhongqiang Zhang, Xiang Li, Yongqing Fu, Yusheng Zhang, Yi Yang, and Lai Chang Zhang
6G and healthcare paradigm: Hope & hype, Muhammad Arslan Usman, Taimoor Muzaffar Gondal, and Muhammad Rehan Usman
Influence of organic matter and mineral composition on carbonate source rock wettability: Implications for CO2 geostorage, Muhammad Usman, Nurudeen Yekeen, Muhammad Ali, Mujahid Ali, Alireza Keshavarz, Stefan Iglauer, and Volker Vahrenkamp
Joint channel allocation and power control for mission-critical applications in sustainable underwater acoustic networks, Sadaf Vahabli, Iftekhar Ahmad, Quoc Viet Phung, and Daryoush Habibi
Integrating environmental awareness in underwater acoustic networks: A comprehensive review, Sadaf Vahabli, Iftekhar Ahmad, Quoc Viet Phung, Daryoush Habibi, Walid K. Hasan, and Ruba Zaheer
Jurassic tectonic regime transition of the southwestern Yangtze block, SW China: Evidence from sedimentary provenance analysis, Jun Wang, Liangdong Luo, Yujie Yuan, Chen Chu, and Hao He
MGSANet: A multiscale graph spatial alignment network for weakly aligned RGB-thermal object detection, Qingwang Wang, Yuxuan Sun, Tao Shen, Mohammad Al-Antary, Hisham Alasmary, and Muhammad Waqas
Thermodynamic characteristics of CH4/CO2 adsorption in different rank coals and its molecular mechanism, Zhiming Wang, Shuo Zhang, Xiaodong Zhang, Jianwei Cheng, Weiyong Lu, Erhu Bai, and Zhenjiang You
Lithofacies classification and reservoir property of lacustrine shale, the Cretaceous Qingshankou formation, Songliao basin, northeast China, Jialin Wan, Zhichao Yu, Yujie Yuan, Wenhui Huang, Zhentao Dong, and Reza Rezaee
Laminae in multiple lithofacies and impact on pore structures in lacustrine shale: The Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation, Songliao Basin, Jialin Wan, Zhichao Yu, Yujie Yuan, Mengdi Sun, Wenhui Huang, and Reza Rezaee
Cost-optimized energy management for urban multi-story residential buildings with community energy sharing and flexible EV charging, Nishadi Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage, Asma Aziz, Bassam Al-Hanahi, and Iftekhar Ahmad
Investigating demand side management and energy sharing in residential multi-buildings, Nishadi Ruwandima Weerasinghe Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage
Investigating the potential of remote ultraviolet sensing for real-time produced water monitoring: A lab-scale study, M. Weir, T. Robertson, D. I. Maroef, M. L. Johns, and M. Zargar
A composite shielding of subsea assets for maximum energy absorption: Model experiments, Heinrich Welmans, Cheslav Balash, Eric Curwood, Rafauel Sumah, David MacLean, and Guy MacLean
Enhanced strength-ductility synergy of amorphous oxide dispersion strengthened Cu-316L-Mo immiscible alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion, Chongyu Wen, Huan Yang, Baisong Guo, Daxiang Sun, Lai Chang Zhang, Yang Lu, and Shengfeng Zhou
Exploration on mechanical response mechanism of laser melting deposited TiBW/Ti–6Al–4V via in situ characterisation technology, Yaya Wu, Anan Guo, Jianqiang Yuan, Lin Zhang, Yan Wen, Lin Hua, Lai Chang Zhang, and Lechun Xie
Capillary-dominated imbibition in heterogeneous-wet reservoirs: Mechanisms, characterizations, and critical insights, Yihang Xiao, Zhenjiang You, Yongming He, Zhengtong Du, Jun Zheng, and Lei Wang
Electromagnetic treatment enhancing performance of metal materials: A review, Lechun Xie, Hongxin Sun, Yan Wen, Lin Hua, and Lai Chang Zhang
Study on the experimental method for evaluating the seepage-blocking performance of curable plugging materials, Chengyuan Xu, Zhixian Chen, Yili Kang, Ruiheng Wang, Zhigang Tang, and Zhenjiang You
Dynamic stress sensitive analysis of fractured tight reservoirs under compound damage from drilling and fracturing fluids, Chengyuan Xu, Jirui Tang, Jinsheng Sun, Yili Kang, Zhigang Tang, Chen Huang, Yunsong Xie, and Zhenjiang You
Surface modification of porous orthopedic medical implants produced by additive manufacturing, Chengliang Yang, Lizhu Tang, Jiaming Li, Hang Li, Ruonan Huang, Miao Luo, Lei Yang, and Lai Chang Zhang
Blockchain-based trust model for inter-domain routing, Qiong Yang, Li Ma, Sami Ullah, Shanshan Tu, Hisham Alasmary, and Muhammad Waqas
Biomass materials and their application in 4D printing, Zhongda Yang, Jian Li, Yanling Guo, Yangwei Wang, Wen Zhao, Wei Zhao, Yanju Liu, and Laichang Zhang
A new insight into failure mechanism of granular plugging zone for wellbore strengthening in deep fractured reservoirs based on force chains energy dissipation, Xiaopeng Yan, Maojiang Li, Chengyuan Xu, Song Deng, Yili Kang, Haoran Jing, and Zhenjiang You
Application of additive manufacturing in the development of polymeric bioresorbable cardiovascular stents: A review, Farhana Yasmin, Ana Vafadar, and Majid Tolouei-Rad
A comprehensive review of influence of critical parameters on wettability of rock-hydrogen-brine systems: Implications for underground hydrogen storage, Nurudeen Yekeen, Berihun Mamo Negash, Muhammad Ali, Ahmed Al-Yaseri, and Surajudeen Sikiru
Towards a durable and sustainable warm mix asphalt: Techno-economic and environmental evaluation considering balanced mix design approach, Afshar A. Yousefi, Benjamin Shane Underwood, Ali Ghodrati, Ali Behnood, Ehsan Vahidi, Ata Nowrouzi, Pooyan Ayar, and Hamzeh F. Haghshenas