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Gig Economy as a Tool for Sustainable Livelihood Strategy for Construction workers in South Africa (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Osunsanmi, T. O., Aigbavboa, C. O., Oke, A. E., & Liphadzi, M. (2019, December). Gig Economy as a Tool for Sustainable Livelihood Strategy for Construction workers in South Africa. Presented at 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Bu

The economic meltdown and recession experienced in the country have affected the construction industry negatively in numerous ways. Among them is the shortage of construction work that affects the livelihood of construction workers. Towards improving... Read More about Gig Economy as a Tool for Sustainable Livelihood Strategy for Construction workers in South Africa.

A Systematic Literature Review of Building Information Modelling in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry - The Case of Nigeria (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Saka, A., Chan, D., & Olawumi, T. (2019, May). A Systematic Literature Review of Building Information Modelling in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry - The Case of Nigeria. Presented at Environmental Design and Management Internationa

Over the years, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been transforming the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industries across the globe. Many benefits have been reported by the early adopters of BIM from inception to decommission... Read More about A Systematic Literature Review of Building Information Modelling in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry - The Case of Nigeria.

Design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Darameičikas, M., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Sellami, N., Bani, N. A., Mas’ud, A. A., & Ardila-Rey, J. A. (2018, July). Design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system. Presented at 2nd International Women in Science, En

This study looks at buck type switch mode power supplies (SMPS) suitability in residential solar photovoltaic (PV) applications, of which several factors affecting the desired output response are identified. The main objective of the study is to desi... Read More about Design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system.

Selection of structural system for wooden public building: Multiple criteria approach (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tupenaite, L., Gecys, T., Kanapeckiene, L., Sajjadian, S. M., & Naimaviciene, J. (2019). Selection of structural system for wooden public building: Multiple criteria approach. In The 13th international conference: Modern building materials, structures an

There has been a growing interest in the construction industry for using materials with lower environmental impacts, in this context, stakeholders increasingly seeing wood as the natural and sustainable option for public buildings. Studies worldwide... Read More about Selection of structural system for wooden public building: Multiple criteria approach.

High rise buildings in Europe from energy performance perspective (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sajjadian, S. M., Tupenaite, L., Kanapeckiene, L., Naimaviciene, J., Radif, S., & Amado, M. (2019). High rise buildings in Europe from energy performance perspective. In The 13th international conference: Modern building materials, structures and techniq

The United States is well known for the birthplace of tall buildings in the world since the nineteenth century. The trend continued across all continents and in 1940, Europe developed its first tall building of over 100 meters in Genoa, Italy. Buildi... Read More about High rise buildings in Europe from energy performance perspective.

Effect of High Visibility Enforcement Programs on Aggressive Driving Behavior: An Empirical Analysis Using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) Data (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sonduru Pantangi, S., Fountas, G., Anastasopoulos, P., Pierowicz, J., Majka, K., & Blatt, A. (2019). Effect of High Visibility Enforcement Programs on Aggressive Driving Behavior: An Empirical Analysis Using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) Data.

This paper investigates the effect of High Visibility Enforcement on different types of aggressive driving behavior: speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changes and ‘other’ aggressive driving behavior types (occurrence of not-yielding right-of-way and... Read More about Effect of High Visibility Enforcement Programs on Aggressive Driving Behavior: An Empirical Analysis Using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) Data.

Controlling Light by Curvilinear MetaSurfaces (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taibi, A. M., Durant, A., Loscrí, V., Vegni, A. M., & Spada, L. L. (2019). Controlling Light by Curvilinear MetaSurfaces. In NANOCOM '19: Proceedings of the Sixth Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication. https://doi.

Huge interest in controlling and manipulating electromagnetic waves is recently and strongly evolving, mainly due to the growing demand of reliable technologies in several application fields, such as communications, healthcare, military and safety. D... Read More about Controlling Light by Curvilinear MetaSurfaces.

Renewable energy resources and technologies applicable to Sri Lanka towards a 100% RE future (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fernando, W., Gupta, N., Ozveren, C. S., & Givaki, K. (2019, October). Renewable energy resources and technologies applicable to Sri Lanka towards a 100% RE future. Presented at 8th Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2019), Shanghai, China

The combustion of fossil fuels primarily provides the energy supply in Sri Lanka. The energy generation in Sri Lanka is primarily realized by the combustion of thermal energy such as diesel and coal. The second energy generation source is Hydroelectr... Read More about Renewable energy resources and technologies applicable to Sri Lanka towards a 100% RE future.

External Refractive Index Sensitivity Enhancement of a Long Period Grating by Graphene Oxide Overlay (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dissanayake, K., Ghosh, S., Binetti, L., Rente, B., Alwis, L., Sun, T., & Grattan, K. (2019, July). External Refractive Index Sensitivity Enhancement of a Long Period Grating by Graphene Oxide Overlay. Presented at Latin Americal Workshop on Optical Fiber

In this paper, an external refractive index sensor is presented based on a graphene oxide coated long period grating and based on creating a stable graphene oxide coating on the fibre surface using a drop casting technique. The wavelength shift sensi... Read More about External Refractive Index Sensitivity Enhancement of a Long Period Grating by Graphene Oxide Overlay.

Thermal comfort in different classroom types in higher educational buildings (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jowkar, M., Rijal, H. B., & Brusey, J. (2019). Thermal comfort in different classroom types in higher educational buildings. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on: Comfort at the Extremes: Energy, Economy and Climate (865-876)

Thermal comfort in learning environments influences the students’ attention, concentration and learning productivity. Due to the impact of the thermal environment on students’ thermal comfort and consequently their productivity in line with the impac... Read More about Thermal comfort in different classroom types in higher educational buildings.

SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papadopoulos, S., Galassini, A., Ruksnaitis, L., Farhat, N., Kiselychnyk, O., Midgley, W., & Degano, M. (2019). SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2019.8926931

This paper proposes a new ultra-reliable architecture for fully electric propulsion primarily aimed at the automotive sector. The system considers a direct drive arrangement, minimizing the number of moving components and is based on a network of mul... Read More about SMART: Modular Architecture for Reliable Transportation.

The Flying Car - Emergent Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Policies and Standards concerns (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hulme, K., Anastasopoulos, P. C., Still, S., Fountas, G., Sonduru Pantangi, S., Ahmed, S. S., & Eker, U. (2019). The Flying Car - Emergent Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Policies and Standards concerns.

Emergent modes of Transportation are becoming increasingly paramount to our everyday lives. Simultaneously however, our surface transportation infrastructure is suffering from overuse, extreme traffic congestion, and roadway disrepair, which necessit... Read More about The Flying Car - Emergent Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Policies and Standards concerns.

A Theoretical and Evidence Based Assessment of the Economics of Last Mile Delivery Consolidation (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cowie, J., & Fisken, K. (2019, December). A Theoretical and Evidence Based Assessment of the Economics of Last Mile Delivery Consolidation. Paper presented at 6th International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight, University of Cambridge

Much research literature suggests that one mechanism through which the sustainability of road freight could be enhanced within the urban context, is through consolidation of consignments over ‘the last mile’. An often cited added benefit is that thi... Read More about A Theoretical and Evidence Based Assessment of the Economics of Last Mile Delivery Consolidation.

Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Hydrogen-Air Premixed Flames at Preheated and Diluted Donditions (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Song, W., Hernandez Perez, F. E., Tingas, S., & Im, H. (2019, November). Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Hydrogen-Air Premixed Flames at Preheated and Diluted Donditions. Paper presented at 72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynami

Moderate or intense low-oxygen dilution (MILD) combustion is a promising concept to achieve high-performance and low-emission combustion simultaneously. In this study, we investigate the front propagation and burning characteristics in the MILD mode... Read More about Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Hydrogen-Air Premixed Flames at Preheated and Diluted Donditions.

Architectural design studio environment and student satisfaction: case studies of Jordanian universities (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ibrahim, A., Jaradat, S., & Alatoom, M. (2019). Architectural design studio environment and student satisfaction: case studies of Jordanian universities. In Architectural Technology, Facing The Renovation And Refurbishment Challenge: Conference Proceedin

The built environment plays a significant role in shaping users’ behaviour and has an impact on their comfort and satisfaction. Of particular interest, the conditions of the built environment in educational places significantly affect the process of... Read More about Architectural design studio environment and student satisfaction: case studies of Jordanian universities.

The Role of the Architectural Technologist in BIM Environments (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jaradat, S. (2019). The Role of the Architectural Technologist in BIM Environments. In Architectural Technology, Facing The Renovation And Refurbishment Challenge: Conference Proceedings Of The Eight International Congress Of Architectural Technology (17

Built environment professionals are expected to work in Building Information Modelling (BIM)-enabled environments. (BIM)-enabled design is examined within the context of interdisciplinary architectural practices from a professionalism perspective. A... Read More about The Role of the Architectural Technologist in BIM Environments.

Fully Probabilistic Design for Stochastic Discrete System with Multiplicative Noise (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhou, Y., Herzallah, R., & Zafar, A. (2019). Fully Probabilistic Design for Stochastic Discrete System with Multiplicative Noise. In 2019 IEEE 15th International Conference on Control and Automation (ICCA). https://doi.org/10.1109/icca.2019.8899607

In this paper, a novel algorithm based on fully probabilistic design (FPD) is proposed for a class of linear stochastic dynamic processes with multiplicative noise. Compared with the traditional FPD, the new procedure is presented to deal with multip... Read More about Fully Probabilistic Design for Stochastic Discrete System with Multiplicative Noise.

Silicon-Based 0.450-0.475 THz Series-Fed Double Dielectric Resonator On-Chip Antenna Array Based on Metamaterial Properties for Integrated-Circuits (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2019, September). Silicon-Based 0.450-0.475 THz Series-Fed Double Dielectric Resonator On-Chip Antenna Array Based on Metamaterial Properties for Integrated-Circuit

The antenna array designed to operate over 0.450-0.475 Terahertz comprises two dielectric resonators (DRs) that are stacked vertically on top of each other and placed on the surface of the slot antenna fabricated on a silicon substrate using standard... Read More about Silicon-Based 0.450-0.475 THz Series-Fed Double Dielectric Resonator On-Chip Antenna Array Based on Metamaterial Properties for Integrated-Circuits.