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Characterization of rice husk and kaolinitic clay blends (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Limestone calcined clay cements (LC3) are one of the most promising solutions for CO2 abatement in global cement industries. This study presents results on characterization of the product obtained in simultaneous calcination of kaolinitic clay blends... Read More about Characterization of rice husk and kaolinitic clay blends.

Uncertainty quantification of dynamic response in wind turbines with a geometric nonlinear tuned mass-damper-inerter (2025)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the dynamic response of a monopile wind turbine equipped with a geometric nonlinear tuned mass-damper-inerter (NTMDI) under parametric uncertainties. Several probability distributions, including normal, uniform, and Rayleigh,... Read More about Uncertainty quantification of dynamic response in wind turbines with a geometric nonlinear tuned mass-damper-inerter.

Weather integrated SMART irrigation system (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Water scarcity continues to hinder sustainable agriculture and urban green space development due to inefficient and outdated irrigation techniques. This work presents the design and implementation of a low-cost, open-source smart irrigation system us... Read More about Weather integrated SMART irrigation system.

Analysing mobility and environmental impacts of automated ride-sharing services under mixed traffic (2025)
Journal Article

Shared Automated Vehicles (SAVs) hold great promise for the future of urban mobility. Automated ride-sharing services are expected to alleviate traffic congestion, reduce traffic emissions, and significantly improve road safety by combining advanced... Read More about Analysing mobility and environmental impacts of automated ride-sharing services under mixed traffic.

Crowdsourcing via digital work platforms in SMEs (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Studies indicate that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have struggled to take full advantage of digital advancements like crowdsourcing via digital work platforms. This is often due to insufficient familiarity with these tools and a lack of expert... Read More about Crowdsourcing via digital work platforms in SMEs.

MinkOcc: Towards real-time label-efficient semantic occupancy prediction (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Developing 3D semantic occupancy prediction models often relies on dense 3D annotations for supervised learning, a process that is both labor and resource-intensive, underscoring the need for label-efficient or even label-free approaches. To address... Read More about MinkOcc: Towards real-time label-efficient semantic occupancy prediction.

GraphSCENE: On-demand critical scenario generation for autonomous vehicles in simulation (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Testing and validating Autonomous Vehicle (AV) performance in safety-critical and diverse scenarios is crucial before real-world deployment. However, manually creating such scenarios in simulation remains a significant and time-consuming challenge. T... Read More about GraphSCENE: On-demand critical scenario generation for autonomous vehicles in simulation.

Microbially driven electro-filtration for recovery of energy, water and nutrients: Transforming urine into bio-fertiliser for growing plants in space missions (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The study explores the potential of using human urine as a source of energy, water and bio-fertiliser through the application of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) consist of an anode and a cathode. In the anode, bacteria consum... Read More about Microbially driven electro-filtration for recovery of energy, water and nutrients: Transforming urine into bio-fertiliser for growing plants in space missions.

Smartphone as a sensor in mHealth: Narrative overview, SWOT analysis, and proposal of mobile biomarkers (2025)
Journal Article

Digital applications for supporting health management often fail to achieve large-scale adoption. Costs related to purchasing, maintaining, and using medical or sensor devices, such as smartwatches, currently hinder uptake and sustained engagement, p... Read More about Smartphone as a sensor in mHealth: Narrative overview, SWOT analysis, and proposal of mobile biomarkers.

Advanced machine learning techniques for clinical EEG classification (2025)
Thesis

In the rapidly evolving field of medical diagnostics, the accurate classification of electroencephalogram (EEG) signals remains a crucial task for the early detection and treatment of neurological disorders. Traditional EEG analysis relies on manual... Read More about Advanced machine learning techniques for clinical EEG classification.

H.I.V.E. system: A wearable textile pneumatic storage device for assistive haptic feedback (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There is a significant and growing need for wearable assistive technologies that could support the 1.3 billion people globally with a disability. Due to their effectiveness and comfort, many of these devices are likely to be based on pneumatic soft r... Read More about H.I.V.E. system: A wearable textile pneumatic storage device for assistive haptic feedback.

Exploring balanced modal split for freight transportation system: A case of the central region of South Africa (2025)
Journal Article

Ensuring sustainability in transportation systems demands a harmonious distribution of freight. In the regional context of South Africa, road and rail transportation play pivotal roles, yet a significant imbalance exists, posing sustainability challe... Read More about Exploring balanced modal split for freight transportation system: A case of the central region of South Africa.

Psycho-behavioural determinants of vulnerable road user safety: A review (2025)
Journal Article

Safe, accessible and sustainable transportation systems should be an accepted expectation for everyone. Unfortunately, vulnerable road users (VRUs), which include cyclists, e-scooters, motorcyclists, pedestrians and people with disabilities, are ofte... Read More about Psycho-behavioural determinants of vulnerable road user safety: A review.

BIM maturity and its influence on BIM implementation challenges: The perspectives of UK contractors (2025)
Journal Article

Building information modelling (BIM) offers a powerful means to enhance collaboration and efficiency in construction project delivery. However, many organisations still face persistent technical, organisational, and environmental challenges during im... Read More about BIM maturity and its influence on BIM implementation challenges: The perspectives of UK contractors.

Towards effective knowledge co-production and deliberation: developing public engagement competencies among scientists and policymakers (2025)
Journal Article

Governments committed to the Paris Agreement are obligated to empower the public to participate in decision-making on climate change. Research shows that higher levels of public engagement (PE) lead to fairer, more inclusive, and socially acceptable... Read More about Towards effective knowledge co-production and deliberation: developing public engagement competencies among scientists and policymakers.

Communicating climate change and sustainability action through green jobs (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There is an urgent need for public engagement on climate change and sustainability, with youth campaigners calling for more formal education on adaptation and mitigation options for transition to Net Zero. Currently, sustainability education relies o... Read More about Communicating climate change and sustainability action through green jobs.

The effect of epoxy and nanomaterial filling on honeycomb core strength: Experimental and numerical studies (2025)
Journal Article

Honeycomb structures exhibit considerable resistance to compressive forces due to their geometric configuration. The existence of hollow cells leads to structural deficiency, specifically, failure under localized compressive stresses, causing the str... Read More about The effect of epoxy and nanomaterial filling on honeycomb core strength: Experimental and numerical studies.

Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age (2025)
Journal Article

With biodiversity loss escalating globally, a step change is needed in our capacity to accurately monitor species populations across ecosystems. Robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) offer technological solutions that may substantially advance terrest... Read More about Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age.

User-centered design of Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) for people living with dementia (2025)
Journal Article

As the population of persons living with dementia (PwDs) continues to rise, technological advancements offer an unprecedented opportunity to enhance their independence and quality of life while lowering the burden on the caregivers. Notably, the Inte... Read More about User-centered design of Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) for people living with dementia.

Exploring river and natural flood management using Minecraft (2025)
Journal Article

Science Hunters is a programme of projects that uses Minecraft to engage children with environmental science, geography, engineering and other related areas. Two recent projects, Building to Break Barriers and Engineering for Sustainable Societies us... Read More about Exploring river and natural flood management using Minecraft.