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From the Laboratory to Application - Engineering the Solid State MASER (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Farrar, P., Davies, G., Mallick, K., Mangan, B., Walker, S., Deshpande, P., Hanson, J., & Horsfall, A. (2025, April). From the Laboratory to Application - Engineering the Solid State MASER. Presented at ARMMS 2025, Oxford

Interest in sovereign position navigation and timing (PNT) systems has increased significantly recently
and the ability to demonstrate high precision, low drift RF signals in a low power, compact footprint
is a key enabling technology. The developm... Read More about From the Laboratory to Application - Engineering the Solid State MASER.

From lab to reality: how non-AM1.5 conditions shape the future of perovskite and organic solar cells (2025)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., Crossland, A. F., MacKenzie, R. C. I., & Groves, C. (online). From lab to reality: how non-AM1.5 conditions shape the future of perovskite and organic solar cells. EES Solar, https://doi.org/10.1039/d5el00096c

The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of perovskite and organic photovoltaic (PV) devices under AM1.5 standard test conditions have improved rapidly, but their real-world energy yield remains poorly characterised. This study explores the competiti... Read More about From lab to reality: how non-AM1.5 conditions shape the future of perovskite and organic solar cells.

Phase control of multi-RF photon spectroscopy of spin centers in SiC (2025)
Journal Article
Mallick, K., Bonato, C., & Horsfall, A. (in press). Phase control of multi-RF photon spectroscopy of spin centers in SiC. Applied Physics Letters,

The spin manipulation of Silicon Vacancy centers (V−Si) in SiC via Radio Frequency (RF) excitation offer a promising approach to realizing room temperature Quantum sensors. Conventional excitation schemes with a single RF antenna have limited control... Read More about Phase control of multi-RF photon spectroscopy of spin centers in SiC.

DRL-based Carbon Emission Optimization Method for the Vehicular Reverse Offloading System (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tang, H., Liu, C., Liu, J., Sun, H., Jiao, P., & Wu, H. (2025, August). DRL-based Carbon Emission Optimization Method for the Vehicular Reverse Offloading System. Paper presented at IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China, Shanghai, China

The rapid development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) has revolutionized transportation networks by enabling real-time communication between vehicles, road infrastructure, and cloud systems. One such adv... Read More about DRL-based Carbon Emission Optimization Method for the Vehicular Reverse Offloading System.

Numerical simulation of the in-plane response of masonry walls retrofitted with “splints and bandages” systems (2025)
Journal Article
Dhir, P. K., Rapicavoli, D., Panto, . B., & Szyniszewski, S. (2025). Numerical simulation of the in-plane response of masonry walls retrofitted with “splints and bandages” systems. Engineering Structures, 342, Article 120678

Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings represent the majority of existing structures in many low-income seismic regions around the world. Most of these buildings were not designed to resist seismic loading and are characterised by poor materials and po... Read More about Numerical simulation of the in-plane response of masonry walls retrofitted with “splints and bandages” systems.

A dynamic implicit 3D material point-to-rigid body contact approach for large deformation analysis (2025)
Journal Article
Bird, R., Pretti, G., Coombs, W., Augarde, C., Sharif, Y. U., Brown, M. J., Carter, G., Macdonald, C., & Johnson, K. (in press). A dynamic implicit 3D material point-to-rigid body contact approach for large deformation analysis. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering,

Accurate and robust modelling of large deformation three-dimensional contact interaction is an important area of engineering, but it is also challenging from a computational mechanics perspective. This is particularly the case when there is signific... Read More about A dynamic implicit 3D material point-to-rigid body contact approach for large deformation analysis.

Localisation in computational geomechanics: a nonlinear micropolar approach (2025)
Thesis
O'Hare, T. (2025). Localisation in computational geomechanics: a nonlinear micropolar approach. (Thesis). Durham University. https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4127813

The localisation of strain into narrow bands of intense deformations is a pervasive phenomenon in geomechanics. It is closely associated with catastrophic failure - landslides, slope collapses, rock faulting, etc. - and has significant implications f... Read More about Localisation in computational geomechanics: a nonlinear micropolar approach.

Biomechanical study of an additively manufactured NiTi patient-specific device for the treatment of craniosynostosis (2025)
Journal Article
Bregoli, C., Fiocchi, J., Biffi, C. A., Tuissi, A., Luis de Gallareta, S., Rodriguez-Florez, N., & Borghi, A. (2025). Biomechanical study of an additively manufactured NiTi patient-specific device for the treatment of craniosynostosis. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 170, Article 107095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2025.107095

Craniosynostosis, a pathological condition in which the fusion of cranial sutures prevents the normal development of the skull, may be treated by spring assisted surgery. The present work aims to employ additive manufacturing (AM) for the production... Read More about Biomechanical study of an additively manufactured NiTi patient-specific device for the treatment of craniosynostosis.

The Stress-Continuous Material Point Method: a technique to alleviate cell-crossing instability while retaining linear shape functions (2025)
Journal Article
Pretti, G., Bird, R., Coombs, W., Augarde, C., & Giani, S. (in press). The Stress-Continuous Material Point Method: a technique to alleviate cell-crossing instability while retaining linear shape functions. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering,

The Material Point Method (MPM) for solid mechanics continues to attract much interest from those wishing to solve complex non-linear mechanics problems which include large deformations. Its prominence is rising in many areas of engineering, such as... Read More about The Stress-Continuous Material Point Method: a technique to alleviate cell-crossing instability while retaining linear shape functions.

On shells of revolution with random profiles (2025)
Journal Article
Giani, S., Hakula, H., & Khuat, D. (2025). On shells of revolution with random profiles. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 444, Article 118081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2025.118081

Thin structures and shells in particular are well-known to be highly sensitive to manufacturing imperfections such as perturbations on the profile of a shell of revolution. The main result of this study is that one cannot expect to apply standard mod... Read More about On shells of revolution with random profiles.

HYBIC: An Improved Congestion Control Algorithm for Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks in 5G and Beyond Communications (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bisu, A. A., Gallant, A., & Sun, H. (2024, October). HYBIC: An Improved Congestion Control Algorithm for Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks in 5G and Beyond Communications. Presented at 2024 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), Dubai, UAE

In this paper, we propose an improved Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) algorithm called HYBIC, building upon existing CUBIC and HYBLA algorithms. This HYBIC algorithm is designed for improving capacity utilisation and transmission rate of heteroge... Read More about HYBIC: An Improved Congestion Control Algorithm for Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks in 5G and Beyond Communications.

Joint Optimization based on Two-phase GNN in RIS-and DF-assisted MISO Systems with Fine-grained Rate Demands (2025)
Journal Article
Tang, H., Zhang, J., Zhao, Z., Wu, H., Sun, H., & Jiao, P. (online). Joint Optimization based on Two-phase GNN in RIS-and DF-assisted MISO Systems with Fine-grained Rate Demands. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2025.3576298

Reconfigurable intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and half-duplex decoded and forwarded (DF) relays can collaborate to optimize wireless signal propagation in communication systems. Users typically have different rate demands and are clustered into groups in... Read More about Joint Optimization based on Two-phase GNN in RIS-and DF-assisted MISO Systems with Fine-grained Rate Demands.

Comparative analysis of out-of-plane performance in 3D-printed graded lattice structures (2025)
Journal Article
Sari, E., Ullah, Z., Kazancı, Z., & Sun, D. (in press). Comparative analysis of out-of-plane performance in 3D-printed graded lattice structures. Smart Materials and Structures, 34, Article 065028. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ade413

Graded lattice structures have garnered significant attention for their ability to combine lightweight properties with superior mechanical performance. Their tailored structures/properties under in-plane loading make them ideal for impact resistance... Read More about Comparative analysis of out-of-plane performance in 3D-printed graded lattice structures.

Zero-Energy RIS-Assisted Communications With Noise Modulation and Interference-Based Energy Harvesting (2025)
Journal Article
Tota Khel, M., Ikhlef, A., Ding, Z., & Sun, H. (2025). Zero-Energy RIS-Assisted Communications With Noise Modulation and Interference-Based Energy Harvesting. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, https://doi.org/10.1109/TGCN.2025.3578423

To advance towards carbon-neutrality and improve the limited performance of conventional passive wireless communications, in this paper, we investigate the integration of noise modulation with zero-energy reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). I... Read More about Zero-Energy RIS-Assisted Communications With Noise Modulation and Interference-Based Energy Harvesting.

A novel two-stage framework to improve the flexibility of grid connected wind-hydro power system in real-time operation (2025)
Journal Article
Lai, C., & Kazemtabrizi, B. (2025). A novel two-stage framework to improve the flexibility of grid connected wind-hydro power system in real-time operation. Applied Energy, 396, Article 126211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.126211

The wind-hydro hybrid power system has been proven a viable solution in helping the integration of variable wind power to the grid. While few studies consider the joint operation of the wind-hydro
power system with the power grid, even fewer extend... Read More about A novel two-stage framework to improve the flexibility of grid connected wind-hydro power system in real-time operation.

An Effective Multivector Model Predictive Current Control for PMSM Drive based on Low-Complexity Voltage Vector Preselection (2025)
Journal Article
Mohanan Leela, P., & Thippiripati, V. K. (online). An Effective Multivector Model Predictive Current Control for PMSM Drive based on Low-Complexity Voltage Vector Preselection. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2025.3576939

Model Predictive Current Control (MPCC) is an advanced control strategy for non-linear constrained systems that demand quick dynamic response. An effective multivector MPCC technique based on a low-complexity voltage vector (VV) preselection is propo... Read More about An Effective Multivector Model Predictive Current Control for PMSM Drive based on Low-Complexity Voltage Vector Preselection.

Techno-economic assessment of a fuel flexible free piston engine generator based energy system for cold ironing application (2025)
Journal Article
Roy, D., Ngwaka, U., Shivaprasad, K. V., Zhu, S., Taghavifar, H., Williams, R., Smallbone, A., & Roskilly, A. P. (2025). Techno-economic assessment of a fuel flexible free piston engine generator based energy system for cold ironing application. Energy, 332, Article 136954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.136954

This study assesses the techno-economic viability of a fuel-flexible free piston engine generator (FPEG) for providing shore power to maritime vessels (cold ironing) within ports. In cold ironing applications a localised power generation is required... Read More about Techno-economic assessment of a fuel flexible free piston engine generator based energy system for cold ironing application.

Shrinkage Limit Determination of Soils Using Hydrophobic Compounds (2025)
Journal Article
Asha, M., Nagaraj, H. B., & Muguda, S. (2025). Shrinkage Limit Determination of Soils Using Hydrophobic Compounds. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 43(5), Article 214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-025-03162-7

Shrinkage limit is one of the important parameters among the Atterberg limits used to classify fine-grained soils and to express its volume stability. Conventional method to determine volume of wet and dry shrinkage pats to evaluate shrinkage limit i... Read More about Shrinkage Limit Determination of Soils Using Hydrophobic Compounds.