Submissions from 2026
Comprehensive review of lithium extraction processes with economic and environmental analysis, Shayan Abrishami, Maryam Gonbadi, Yasaman Boroumand, Mahsa Golmohammadi, Mehdi Narimani, Amin Sarmadi, Chase Matthews, Humberto Estay, Mehdi Khiadani, and Amir Razmjou
Synergist free solvent extraction of lithium from alkaline salt lake brines using thenoyltrifluoroacetone in octanol, Shayan Abrishami and Amir Razmjou
Optimizing EV battery charging using fuzzy logic in the presence of uncertainties and unknown parameters, Minhaz Uddin Ahmed, Md Ohirul Qays, Stefan Lachowicz, and Parvez Mahmud
In-situ carbon mineralization through injection of CO2-saturated water into basalts: Effects on pore network, Seyi Philemon Akanji, Lionel Esteban, Ausama Giwelli, Joel Sarout, Alireza Keshavarz, and Stefan Iglauer
Sustainable materials optimization for improved structural performance of concrete pavement, O. J. Aladegboye, O. J. Oyedepo, K. K. Alaneme, A. I. Quadri, T. F. Awolusi, D. A. Opeyemi, and O. D. Oguntayo
Treatment and valorization of spent caustic brine: A critical review with emphasis on membrane technologies, Rouba D. Al Bostami, Amani Al Othman, Muhammad Tawalbeh, Kerry N. McPhedran, and Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi
Nanofluid-assisted enhanced sealing containment of caprocks for efficient geological CO2 storage, Muhammad Ali, Nurudeen Yekeen, Mujahid Ali, Nilanjan Pal, Mohammed Al Kobaisi, Alireza Keshavarz, and Hussein Hoteit
Performance investigation of microchannel heat sink with biomimetic trefoil cavities on different walls, Sadiq Ali, Numan Habib, Faraz Ahmad, Aamer Sharif, and Ana Vafadar
Dynamic mechanical insertion analysis of gelatin methacryloyl microneedles under realistic insertion conditions, Moloud Amini Baghbadorani, Masoumeh Zargar, Abdellah Shafieian, and Majid Tolouei-Rad
Microbubble and conventional CO2 injections and their impacts on carbon sequestration efficiency, Masoud Aslannezhad, Auby Baban, David Tang, Malek Jalilian, Stefan Iglauer, and Alireza Keshavarz
Large language model-enhanced deep reinforcement learning for secure data collection in low-altitude economy networking, Lingyi Cai, Ruichen Zhang, Jiacheng Wang, Yu Zhang, Miaoran Peng, Tao Jiang, Dusit Niyato, Wei Ni, Abbas Jamalipour, and Dong In Kim
Influence of RFID tags on Melipona quadrifasciata behavior: Effects on locomotion and food choice, Rebeca Emanuelle da Silva Castor, Rafaela Tadei, Paulo de Souza, Elaine Cristina Mathias da Silva, and Rogério Hartung Toppa
Review and development of an explicit machine learning model for pollutant gas solubility in ionic liquids as green solvents, Amir Dashti, Farid Amirkhani, Mojtaba Raji, John L. Zhou, Ali Altaee, Ali Braytee, Brett Turner, Hossein Ali Khonakdar, and Amir Razmjou
Experimental investigation and performance optimization of a double slope solar still integrated with nanoparticles in phase change materials, Pronob Das, Md Shahriar Mohtasim, Utpol K. Paul, Md Sanowar Hossain, Barun K. Das, Anik Saha, and Md Golam Kibria
Mining waste as a resource in construction: Applications, benefits, and challenges, Chathurika Dassanayake, Nuha S. Mashaan, and Daniel Oguntayo
A novel hierarchical TiO2@S-AZMB/ZnTi-LDH Z-scheme photocatalyst for enhanced metronidazole degradation, Mina Dolatshah, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, and Sirus Zinadini
Experimental investigation into the effects of air staging on fouling in a fixed-bed biomass combustor, Akram Elsebaie
Next-generation thermo-responsive materials: From hydrogels for biomedical applications to smart membranes for separation technologies, Javad Farahbakhsh, Mohadeseh Najafi, Muayad Al-Shaeli, Said Benkhaya, Masoumeh Zargar, Stefan Iglauer, and Vahid Vatanpour
A novel deep transfer learning-based adaptive cascade PI controller enhanced by reinforcement learning algorithm and snake optimization for robust speed regulation of brushless DC motors, Seyyed Morteza Ghamari and Asma Aziz
Numerically evaluating the effect of extrusion angle on material flow and thermal behaviour during additive friction extrusion deposition (AFED), Numan Habib, Ferdinando Guzzomi, and Ana Vafadar
Enhancing solar energy harvesting: A comprehensive study on photothermal conversion in TiN/MXene-MOF hybrid nanofluids, Seyedeh Zahra Haeri, Ali Dashan, Javad Farahbakhsh, Mehdi Khiadani, Bahram Ramezanzadeh, and Masoumeh Zargar
Recent advances for thermal management of electronic devices: A state-of-the-art review, Faisal Hassan, Furqan Jamil, and Taha Baig
Role of directional conditional filtering on droplet velocity and size distribution, Farzad Hossain, Matthew J. Cleary, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, and Mehdi Khiadani
Emerging design paradigms and microstructural innovations in refractory high-entropy alloys: A critical review, Deyu A. Jiang, Lai Chang Zhang, Kuaishe Wang, Mahmoud Ebrahimi, Wen Wang, Liqiang Wang, Weijie Lu, and Di Zhang
Efficient removal of Methyl orange dye via a MnFe₂O₄/GO nanocomposite with a CTAB dual-layer surfactant coating, Taher Karami, Soleiman Bahar, and Reza Mostafazadeh
Comparing and optimizing hollow fibre and flat sheet vacuum membrane distillation, Hamed Kariman, Mehdi Khiadani, and Hussein A. Mohammed
A survey of adaptive routing techniques in two-dimensional network-on-chip architectures, Lashmi Kondoth, Rajan Shankaran, Quan Z. Sheng, Endrowednes Kuantama, and Wei Ni
High-strength low-carbon cementitious materials: Ca0-CaS04-CaCl2–Activated slag at ambient temperature, Gaoyu Liao, Siyu Chen, Lixiang Xu, and Farhad Aslani
C2P-M: Critical connection protection in multiplex graphs, Conggai Li, Wei Ni, Ming Ding, Youyang Qu, Jianjun Chen, Wenjie Zhang, and Thierry Rakotoarivelo
Ti-induced amorphous/nanocrystalline oxide films enabling high-potential SCC immunity to zirconium alloys in nitric acid, Naizhi Liu, Chengze Liu, Jinping Wu, Jianping Xu, Yi Liu, Zhonglin Shen, Lai Chang Zhang, and Yusheng Zhang
Simultaneous enhancement of strength and ductility of biomedical β-type Ti-35Nb-9Zr-7Sn alloy through oxygen-driven local chemical ordering and grain boundary nanolayers, Pei Liu, Hao Zhang, Fan Yang, Zhizhi Wang, Aiqin Wang, Jingpei Xie, Yujie Yuan, and Lai Chang Zhang
Multi-view collaborative representation of intents over IBN: A heterogeneous graph aggregation method, Yaohui Liu, Sai Zou, Minghui Liwang, Wei Ni, Xianbin Wang, and Chungang Yang
Through-the-earth magnetic induction communication and networking: A comprehensive survey, Honglei Ma, Erwu Liu, Wei Ni, Zhijun Fang, Rui Wang, Yongbin Gao, Dusit Niyato, and Ekram Hossain
Efficient privacy-preserving conjunctive searchable encryption for cloud-IoT healthcare systems, Jiadi Ma, Tianqi Peng, Gong Bei, Muhammad Waqas, Hisham Alasmary, and Sheng Chen
Zwitterionic and anionic ultrafiltration membrane modification for efficient, fouling-resistant microalgae harvesting, Victor Okorie Mkpuma, Mohadeseh Najafi, Javad Farahbakhsh, Masoumeh Zargar, Navid Reza Moheimani, and Houda Ennaceri
Scientometric analysis on seismic stability analysis of soil retaining structures using conventional methods and machine learning techniques, Surya Muthukumar, Dhanya Sathyan, and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Emerging trends in photocatalyst-based metal-organic frameworks for PFAS degradation, Ahmad Najafidoust, Roham Ghanbari, Javad Farahbakhsh, Ratish Permala, Stefan Iglauer, and Masoumeh Zargar
Harnessing mono-2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl succinate grafting for robust micro/nanoplastic-resistant ultrafiltration membranes, Mohadeseh Najafi, Javad Farahbakhsh, Mitra Golgoli, Michael Johns, and Masoumeh Zargar
Defect-engineered metal organic framework thin film nanocomposite membranes for enhanced forward osmosis performance and microplastic antifouling, Mohadeseh Najafi, Mitra Golgoli, Javad Farahbakhsh, Michael L. Johns, and Masoumeh Zargar
Privacy-preserving multimodal reasoning for internet of things: A retrieval-augmented large language and vision assistant framework, Tengjun Ni, Xin Yuan, Shenghong Li, and Wei Ni
AI-enhanced smart sensors for heavy metal detection in water treatment, Fatemeh Noorisafa, Amir Razmjou, Asghar Taheri-Kafrani, Fatemeh Ejeian, Mohsen Asadnia, and Hamidreza Akbari Ghavamabadi
Magnetically driven engineering of magnetic hydroxyapatite/CA RO membranes: Enhancing surface physicochemical properties for high-performance water desalination, Fariba Oulad, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Sirus Zinadini, Amir Razmjou, and Sara Eavani
Coupling AFCCX topology with volume fraction control to engineer electron beam melted high-performance lattice structures for potential orthopedic application, Wu Pan, Yu Guo, Liang Yu Chen, Zi Han Ge, Ze Xin Wang, Cheng Liang Yang, Chang Shu Xiang, Lai Chang Zhang, and Feng Rui Li
Numerical investigation on enhancing the performance of a parabolic trough collector using a threaded absorber tube, Shayan Pourhemmati, Abdellah M. Shafieian, Hussein A. Mohammed, Barun Kumar Das, and Majid Tolouei-Rad
Decentralized, game-theoretic reflection control in battery-free ambient backscatter communication internet of things networks, Azadeh Pourkabirian, Kai Li, Xiaolin Zhou, Wei Ni, and Mohsen Guizani
Addressing system strength and reliability concerns in renewable energy-based weak grids using synchronous condensers determined by hybrid GRU-classical optimization method, Md Ohirul Qays, Iftekhar Ahmad, Daryoush Habibi, Mohammad A.S. Masoum, and Thair Mahmoud
State of charge estimation of EV secondary battery pack using hybrid hedge feedforward feedback-based gated recurrent unit to extend lifespan, Md Ohirul Qays, Iftekhar Ahmad, Daryoush Habibi, Mohammad A.S. Masoum, and Paul Moses
Solar thermal desalination technologies with zero liquid discharge: A state-of-the-art review, Meraj Rahbari, Saman Rashidi, Mohammad Sadegh Valipour, Mehdi Khiadani, and Wei Mon Yan
Enhanced methylene blue photodegradation with NCQD/MIL-53 under visible light: Effects of aqueous matrix species including anions, cations, oxidants, and organic matter, Hooman Rezaei, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Mohammad Joshaghani, Sirus Zinadini, and Saeid Jalali Honarmand
Antibacterial and antibiofilm potential of two palm species (Syagrus romanzoffiana and Bismarckia nobilis, Arecaceae) against drug-resistant Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis, Fatima Riaz, Abdul Qadir Ahmad, Muhammad Junaid, Zubaria Ashraf, Umm-e-Habiba, Muhammad Amjad Riaz, Muhammad Hassnain, Muhammad Adil Karamat, and Khalid Bilal
Infestation by phorid flies disrupts behavior and immune function in honey bees monitored by radio-frequency identification, Gloria Ruiz-Guzmán, Oliverio Delgado-Carrillo, Francisco J. Balvino-Olvera, María de Jesús Aguilar-Aguilar, Violeta Patiño-Conde, Paulo de Souza, Ulises Olivares-Pinto, and Mauricio Quesada
Green and charge-tuned β-cyclodextrin polymers for efficient removal of PFAS and anionic dyes from water, Samira Sadeghi, Ahmad Najafidoust, Mark Mullett, Shayan Karimi, and Masoumeh Zargar
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
Beyond boundaries: Synergizing SAR, UAV, and federated learning for flood mapping in Australia, Ziheng Sheng, Chen Li, Xuelei Qi, Kai Wu, Wei Ni, Ren Ping Liu, and Linlin Ge
Orthogonal time frequency space modulation for underwater acoustic communication systems: A review, Bevek Subba, Quoc Viet Phung, Stefan Lachowicz, Walid K. Hasan, Muhammad Haziq, Daryoush Habibi, and Iftekhar Ahmad
Integrated sensing, communication, and computing with max-min fairness, Chao Sun, Shuyan Hu, Wei Ni, Chunshan Liu, and Xin Wang
Mechanical properties and reproducibility of one-part ambient-cured slag and fly ash-based geopolymer concrete, Daro Sun, Jessey Lee, Alireza Mohyeddin, and Janitha Migunthanna
Evaluation of Sanafoam Vaporooter II stress on activated sludge performance for carbonaceous removal and nitrification, Ensiyeh Taheri, Ali Fatehizadeh, John Nazimek, Mustafa Nabi, Wayne Bagg, Amir Razmjou, Paul Nolan, Ratish Permala, and Mehdi Khiadani
Towards neuromorphic visual SLAM: A spiking neural network for efficient pose estimation and loop closure based on event camera data, Sangay Tenzin
Fiber-reinforced foam concrete using quarry micro fines and sugarcane bagasse ash: A box–Behnken design optimization and performance assessment, Ravindaran Thangavel, Sanjay Kumar Shukla, and Mini K. Madhavan
Synergistic removal of microplastic fibres: Integrating Chitosan coagulation in hybrid water pre-treatment systems, Jayasuriya Arachchilage Nimesha Thathsarani
Bioinspired and engineered ion-selective membranes toward high-flux and high-selectivity energy devices, Rockson Kwesi Tonnah, Sahar Foorginezhad, Baggie W. Nyande, Faezeh Arshadi, Milad Razbin, Milton Chai, Amir Razmjou, and Mohsen Asadnia
Finding the way back: Assessing Melipona quadrifasciata’s return ability in human-modified landscape, Rogério Hartung Toppa, Letícia Oliveira Furlan, Luccas de Almeida Santos, Paulo de Souza, Carlos Henke de Oliveira, Marcos Roberto Martines, Rafaela Tadei, Mariana Victorino Nicolosi Arena, Bárbara Nobrega Rodrigues, and Elaine Cristina Mathias da Silva
Gas adsorption behavior in organic-rich carbonate source rocks: Insights into hydrogen storage, methane recovery, and CO2 sequestration in oil shales, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Ali, Tawanda Matamba, Alireza Keshavarz, Stefan Iglauer, Hussein Hoteit, and Volker Vahrenkamp
Life-cycle assessment of slurry-infiltrated construction and demolition coarse aggregate waste in concrete, Vishnu Vijayan, Sanjay Kumar Shukla, and K. M. Mini
Byzantine-resilient UAV swarm federated reinforcement learning for low-altitude economy, Jia Wang, Chaoqun Yang, Chengze Zhang, Xianghui Cao, Xin Yuan, Wei Ni, and Dusit Niyato
Defect closure behavior and microstructural evolution of Ti-6Al-4V alloy fabricated by electron beam wire-feed additive manufacturing during hot compression and hot isostatic pressing, Mingzhi Wang, Jianan Hu, Yi Yang, Kai Zhang, Hao Wang, Fuzhou Han, Geping Li, Aijun Huang, and Lai Chang Zhang
A high-fidelity multimodal synthetic dataset generation framework for off-road unstructured terrain navigation training of autonomous robots, Liyana Wijayathunga, Dulitha Dabare, Alexander Rassau, Douglas Chai, and Syed Mohammed Shamsul Islam
Quantitative characterization of pore types in laminated and massive oil-bearing shales in Qintong Sag and Jiyang Depression using traditional and deep-learning methods, Wu Xiong, Yujie Yuan, Yibing Xie, Xiu Liu, Dengfeng Zhang, and Jie Zou
Tribological properties of woven carbon fiber/PEEK composites from ambient to 200 °C: Ultra-low wear and performance evolution, Zheng Bo Xu, Shu Qing Kou, Feng Qiu, Liang Yu Chen, Hong Yu Yang, Jun Nan Dai, Shi Li Shu, Ruifen Guo, Qi Chuan Jiang, and Lai Chang Zhang
Fracture plugging failure under oil-based drilling fluids condition in deep geoenergy formations: A mesoscopic mechanical structure evolution perspective, Xiaopeng Yan, Maojiang Li, Song Deng, Chengyuan Xu, Mingguo Peng, Haoran Jing, Xinran Lian, Wujun Li, and Zhenjiang You
Sweet spot development in heterogeneous shales of lower Silurian, Yujie Yuan, Songtao Wu, Emad Al-Khdheeawi, Zihao Lin, Jun Wang, Menglei Wang, Yuhan Zhou, Lai Chang Zhang, and Zhuo Feng
Novel Buxus papillosa-assisted green synthesis of copper and nickel oxide nanoparticles with enhanced catalytic degradation of alizarin red S dye, Afrah Zahid, Warda Hassan, Syed Awais Ali, Zahoor Ullah, Mohammad Younas, Syed Nasir Shah, Ali Fatehizadeh, and Mashallah Rezakazemi
Spectral-convergent decentralized machine learning: Theory and application in space networks, Zhiyuan Zhai, Shuyan Hu, Wei Ni, Xiaojun Yuan, Xin Wang, and Jie Wu
Joint active and passive beamforming for multi-UE communication and extended target detection in IRS-assisted ISAC systems, Hanfu Zhang, Erwu Liu, Shizhuang Zhang, Shuqiang Xia, Wei Ni, Rui Wang, Zhe Xing, Dusit Niyato, and Abbas Jamalipour
Lattice Boltzmann simulation of CO2 mineral dissolution mechanisms in heterogeneous shale pore structures, Wei Zhao, Liang Luo, Han Wang, Jiacheng Dai, Yuxuan Xia, Stefan Iglauer, and Jianchao Cai
Synergistic effects of interstitial elements and TiB to overcome strength-ductility trade-off in titanium matrix composites, Zekun Zheng, Zhaohui Zhang, Jiaying Chen, Xuezhe Zhang, Junjie Xu, Chengze Liu, Yongqing Fu, Jingchuan Zhu, Longlong Dong, and Lai Chang Zhang
Effects of electroshock treatment on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V alloy, Jian Zhou, Yu Peng Yao, Hong Xin Sun, Chang Liu, Yan Wen, Li Qiang Wang, Lai Chang Zhang, Le Chun Xie, and Lin Hua
Theses from 2025
Interactions with geological interfaces: Hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane and water for sub-surface storage, Hesham Abdulelah
Electrospinning of functional nanofibers: A pathway to flexible piezoelectric and triboelectric wearable devices, Shayan Abrishami, Armineh Shirali, Mahshid Sadeghi, Amin Sarmadi, and Roohollah Bagherzadeh
Recent advances in the design principles of lithium selective membranes, Shayan Abrishami, Huan Xiao, Mohsen Asadnia, Ze Xian Low, and Amir Razmjou
Wettability of hydrogen-rock-brine systems: Parametric analysis and knowledge gaps, Ahmed Adila, Mahmoud Aboushanab, Arshad Raza, Mohamed Mahmoud, Stefan Iglauer, Ryan T. Armstrong, and Muhammad Arif
Phase change materials for next generation renewable thermal energy systems in existence of thermoelectric generator, Ali Ahadi, M. Sheikholeslami, and Hussein A. Mohammed
Enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs) for electricity generation, A. Ahadi, S. M. Mousavi, M. Sheikholeslami, and Hussein A. Mohammed
Photovoltaic systems: Analytic comparison of fuzzy logic and ML methods for applying maximum power tracking systems, Minhaz Uddin Ahmed, Ohirul Qays, Stefan Lachowicz, Nishanth Titus Thundiyil, Md Liton Hossain, Uzma Amin, Md Shahjalal, Rasedul Hasan, and Farhana Yasmin
An improved ultra-lightweight anonymous authenticated key agreement protocol for wearable devices, Xin Ai, Akhtar Badshah, Shanshan Tu, Muhammad Waqas, and Iftekhar Ahmad
Potential of volcanic rocks for underground gas storage in Western Australia, Seyi Philemon Akanji
Addressing system strength shortfall in renewable energy integrated weak grid systems, Md Ohirul Qays Joarder Akash
Enhancing hydrogen storage efficiency in organic-rich shales using silica nanofluids: A comprehensive study on wettability alteration, Amer Alanazi, Mujahid Ali, Saleh A. Bawazeer, Muhammad Ali, Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz, Zeeshan Tariq, Norah Aljeban, Hussein Rasool Abid, Alireza Keshavarz, Stefan Iglauer, and Hussein Hoteit
Influence of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the efficiency of oxytetracycline removal from wastewater using continuous catalytic ozonation, Sarmad Al-Anssari, Hassanain A. Hassan, Maha K. Mohsin, and Ahmed A. Mohammed
Shared power, shared future: Navigating technology, ownership, and equity in community battery storage, Bassam Al-Hanahi, Nishadi Mudiyanselage, and Asma Aziz
A comprehensive review on the recovery of lithium from lithium-ion batteries and spodumene, Asad Ali, Sadia Afrin, Abdul Hannan Asif, Yasir Arafat, and Muhammad Rizwan Azhar
Influence of alumina nanofluids on wettability and capillary sealing of organic-aged shale substrates for H2 geological storage, Muhammad Ali, Tausif Ahmad, Narendra Kumar, Muhammad Usman, Mohammed Al Kobaisi, Alireza Keshavarz, and Hussein Hoteit
Recent progress in underground hydrogen storage, Muhammad Ali, Abubakar Isah, Nurudeen Yekeen, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband, Mohammad Sarmadivaleh, Esuru Rita Okoroafor, Mohammed Al Kobaisi, Mohamed Mahmoud, Volker Vahrenkamp, and Hussein Hoteit
Nanao/organocatalyat SiO2/4-(2-Aminoethyl)-morpholine as a new, reusable, and efficacious catalyst for the synthesis of polyhydroquinolines derivatives and antibacterially active evaluation, Leila Amiri-Zirtol, Zahra Karimi, Javad Farahbakhsh, Ahmad Gholami, and Seyedeh Narjes Abootalebi
Desalination systems for minimal and zero liquid discharge purposes: A review, N. Anjomani, S. Shamshiri, A. Babapoor, Z. Rahimi-Ahar, M. Mastani Joybari, and M. Khiadani
WS₂ and Ag thin films encased trimetallic Ni-Co-Zn micro-flakes as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction, Muhammad Aqif, Rawaiz Khan, Sajjad Haider, Sajjad Hussain, and Yasir Arafat
Application of digital core analysis to improve reservoir characterisation and modelling: The Otway formation as a case study, Masoud Aslannezhad, Mohammad Sayyafzadeh, David Tang, Stefan Iglauer, and Alireza Keshavarz
Digital core analysis and pore network modeling of CO2 flow and trapping in the Otway Basin, Masoud Aslannezhad, David Tang, David Bason, Laura Gomez, Stefan Iglauer, and Alireza Keshavarz