Research Publications - 2019

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Accredited journal articles

Adefarati T & Bansal R, “Reliability, economic and environmental analysis of a microgrid system in the presence of renewable energy resources”, Applied Energy, No. 236 pp. 1089 - 1114.

Adefarati T & Obikoya G, “Techno-economic evaluation of a grid-connected microgrid system”, International Journal of Green Energy, Vol. 16, No. 15, pp. 1497 - 1517.

Alfa AS, Ghazaleh H & Maharaj BTJ, “Performance analysis of multi-modal overlay/underlay switching service levels in cognitive radio networks”, IEEE Access, Vol. 7 pp. 78442 – 78453.

Awoyemi BS, Alfa AS & Maharaj BTJ, “Network restoration in wireless sensor networks for next-generation applications”, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 19, No. 18, September: pp. 8352 - 8363.

Bajany MD, Zhang L & Xia X, “An optimization approach for ahovel allocation to minimize fuel consumption in open-pit mines” Case of Heterogeneous Fleet of Shovels. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 52 Vol. 14, pp. 207 - 212.

Bauer M, “Translating a successful lecture into online course content - experiences of a control engineering lecturer”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 52, No. 9, pp. 272 - 277.

Bauer M, Auret L, Di Capaci R, Horch A & Thornhill N, “Industrial PID control loop data repository and comparison of fault detection methods”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 58, pp. 11430 - 11439.

Bezuidenhout PH, Smith S, Land K & Joubert T, “Inkjet-printed interconnects for unpackaged dies in printed electronics”, Electronics Letters, Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 252 - 254.

Brooks K, Westcott M & Bauer M, “A combined MPC for milling and flotation - A Simulation Study”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 52, No. 14, pp. 24 - 29.

Bulling AF & Venter PJ, “Improved light extraction efficiency of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor hot carrier lights sources with the use of improved back-end-of-line light directing structures”, Optical Engineering, Vol. 58, No. 6, pp. 065105-1 - 065105-5.

Chang J, Xue G & Malekian R, “A comparison of surface-to-coal mine roadway TEM and surface TEM responses to water-enriched bodies”, IEEE Access, Vol. 7, pp. 167320 - 167328.

De Sousa KC, Moore D, Motlagh-Zadeh L, Myburgh HC & Swanepoel DCDW, “Do smartphone hearings aid apps work?”, Hearing Journal, Vol. 72, No. 11, pp. 34 - 37.

Dhenuvakonda K, Singh A, Thakre M, Karasani R & Naidoo RM, “Adaptive digital distance relay for SSSC-based double-circuit transmission line using phasor measurement unit”, International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1 - 20.

Du Plessis WP & Jacobs JP, “Improved Gaussian process modelling of on-axis and off-axis monostatic RCS magnitude responses of shoulder-launched missiles”, Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, Vol. 34, No. 11, pp. 1750 - 1756.

Du Plessis WP, “Path-length compensation in multiloop retrodirective cross-eye jamming”, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 55 Vol. 1, February: pp. 397 - 406.

Du Plessis WP, “Statistical skin-return results for retrodirective cross-eye jamming”, IEEE Transactions On Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 55, No. 5, October: pp. 2581 - 2591.

He W, Fang Y, Malekian R & Li Z, “Time series analysis of online public opinions in colleges and universities and its sustainability”, Sustainability, Vol. 11, No. 3546, pp. 1 - 17.

Heyns AM, Du Plessis WP, Kosch M & Hough G, “Optimisation of tower site locations for camera-based wildfire detection systems”, International Journal of Wildland Fire, Vol. 28, pp. 651 - 665.

Hlophe MC & Maharaj BTJ, “Spectrum occupancy reconstruction in distributed cognitive radio networks using deeplLearning”, IEEE Access, Vol. 7, pp. 14294 - 14307.

Ibrahim A & Alfa AS, “Optimizing radio resources for multicasting on high-altitude platforms”, Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Vol. 213, pp. 1 - 34.

Jiang Y, Zhu H, Malekian R & Ding C, “An improved quantitative recurrence analysis using artificial intelligence based image processing applied to sensor measurements”, Concurrency and Computation-Practice & Experience, Vol. 31, No. 10, pp. 1 - 7.

Jordaan C & Malekian R, “Design of a monitoring and safety system for underground mines using wireless sensor networks”, International Journal of Ad Hoc And Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 14 - 28.

Kagiri C, Zhang L & Xia X, “A hierarchical optimisation of a compressed natural gas station for energy and fuelling efficiency under a demand response program”, Energies, Vol. 12, No. 2165, pp. 1 - 24.

Kobo H, Abu Mahfouz AM & Hancke GP, “Efficient controller placement and reelection mechanism in distributed control system for software defined wireless sensor networks”, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, Vol. 30, pp. 1 - 19.

Kobo H, Abu Mahfouz AM & Hancke GP, “Fragmentation-based distributed control system for software-defined wireless sensor networks”, IEEE Transactions On Industrial Informatics, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 901 - 910.

Kumar A, Singh A, Deng Y, He X, Kumar P & Bansal R, “Integrated assessment of a sustainable microgrid for a remote village in hilly region”, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 180, pp. 442 - 472.

Kusel RR, Craig IK & Stoltz AC, “Modeling the airborne infection risk of tuberculosis for a research facility in eMalahleni, South Africa”, Risk Analysis, 39 Vol. 3, pp. 630 - 646.

Laue HEA & Du Plessis WP, “A checkered network for implementing arbitrary overlapped feed networks”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 67, No. 11, pp. 4632 - 4640.

le Roux JD & Craig IK, “State controllability of a froth flotation cell”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 52, No. 14, pp. 54 - 59.

Le Roux JD & Craig IK, “Plant-wide control framework for a grinding mill circuit”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 58, pp. 11585 - 11600.

Li J, Chu X, He W, Ma F, Malekian R & Li Z, “A generalised Bayesian inference method for maritime surveillance using historical data”, Symmetry, Vol. 11, No. 188, pp. 1 - 12.

Lindner B, Auret L, Bauer M & Groenewald J, “Comparative analysis of Granger causality and transfer entropy to present a decision flow for the application of oscillation diagnosis”, Journal of Process Control, Vol. 79, pp. 72 - 84.

Liu R & Alfa AS, Yu M, “Analysis of an ND-policy Geo/G/1 queue and its application to wireless sensor networks”, Operational Research, Vol. 19, pp. 449 - 477.

Liu X, Qi S, Malekian R& Li Z, “Observer-based composite adaptive dynamic terminal sliding-mode controller for nonlinear uncertain SISO systems”, International Journal of Control Automation and Systems, Vol.17, No. 1, pp. 94 - 106.

Ma Y, Li Z, Li Y, Li H & Malekian R, “Driving style estimation by fusing multiple, driving behaviors: a case study of freeway in China”, Cluster Computing, Vol. 22, pp. S8259 - S8269.

Ma Y, Li Z, Malekian R, Zhang R, Song X & Sotelo M, “Hierarchical fuzzy logic-based variable structure control for vehicles platooning”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 20, No. 4, April: pp. 1329 - 1340.

Malatji TM, Du Plessis WP & Willers C, “Analysis of the jam signal effect against the conical-scan seeker”, Optical Engineering, 58 Vol. 2, pp. 1 - 10.

Marais JM, Malekian R & Abu Mahfouz AM, “Evaluating the LoRaWAN protocol using a permanent outdoor testbed”, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 19, No. 12, pp. 4726 - 4733.

Maritz MG, Le Roux JD & Craig IK, “Feed size distribution feedforward control for a grinding mill circuit”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 52, No. 14, pp. 7 - 12.

Masaki MS, Zhang L & Xia X, “A hierarchical predictive control for supercapacitor-retrofitted grid-connected hybrid renewable systems”, Applied Energy, Vol. 242 pp. 393 - 402.

Mbungu NT, Bansal R, Naidoo RM & Bazolana M, “Discriminatory protection analysis of three-phase asynchronous motors during power disturbances”, Electric Power Components and Systems, Vol.47, No. 4-5, pp. 431 - 443.

Mbungu NT, Naidoo RM, Bansal R & Vahidinasab V, “Overview of the optimal smart energy coordination for microgrid applications”, IEEE Access, Vol. 7, pp. 163063 - 163084.

Mei J & Xia X, “Distributed control for a multi-evaporator air conditioning system”, Control Engineering Practice, Vol. 90, pp. 85 - 100.

Mei J, Xia X & Zhang L, “Dynamic state feedback decoupling of a DX A/C system”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 52, No. 16, pp. 406 - 411.

Meyer EJ, Olivier M, Matumba L & Craig IK, “Model predictive control simulation, implementation and performance assessment of a coal comminution circuit”, Minerals Engineering, Vol. 144, pp. 1 - 14.

Modieginyane KM, Malekian R & Letswamotse BB, “Flexible network management and application service adaptability in software defined wireless sensor networks”, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Vol. 10, pp. 1621 - 1630.

Molapo N, Malekian R & Nair LR, “Real-time livestock tracking system with integration of sensors and beacon navigation”, Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 104, pp. 853 - 879.

Moyo N, Bansal R, Naidoo RM & Sprong W, “Line impedance measurement to improve power systems protection of the Gautrain 25 kV autotransformer traction power supply system”, IEEE Access, Vol. 7 pp. 136962 - 136974.

Muchina EG, Masike L & Gitau MN, “High boost-ratio bidirectional converter for interfacing low-voltage battery energy storage system to a DC bus”, IET Power Electronics, Vol. 12, No. 9, pp. 2372 - 2381.

Mukherjee M, Shu L, Prasad R, Wang D & Hancke GP, “Sleep scheduling for unbalanced energy harvesting in industrial wireless sensor networks”, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 108 - 115.

Ndiaye N, Sylla N, Ngom B, Barzegar F, Momodu DY & Manyala NI, “High-performance asymmetric supercapacitor based on vanadium dioxide/activated expanded graphite composite and carbon-vanadium oxynitride nanostructures”, Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 316, pp. 19 - 32.

Nobela NO, Bansal R & Justo J, “A review of power quality compatibility of wind energy conversion systems with the South African utility grid”, Renewable Energy Focus, December 2019, pp. 63 - 72.

Olatinwo DD & Joubert T, “Efficient energy resource utilization in a wireless sensor system for monitoring water quality”, Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Vol. 6, pp. 1 - 22.

Olatinwo DD & Joubert T, “Enabling communication networks for water quality monitoring applications: A survey”, IEEE Access, Vol. 7 pp. 100332 - 100362.

Olatinwo DD & Joubert T, “Energy efficient solutions in wireless sensor systems for water quality onitoring: A review”, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5, March: pp. 1596 - 1625.

Olivier LE, Maritz MG & Craig IK, “Deep convolutional neural network for mill feed size characterization”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 52, No. 14, pp. 105 - 110.

Oloyede MO, Hancke GP, Myburgh HC & Onumanyi AJ, “A new evaluation function for face image enhancement in unconstrained environments using metaheuristic algorithms”, Eurasip Journal on Image and Video Processing, Vol. 27 pp. 1 - 18.

Onumanyi AJ, Abu Mahfouz AM & Hancke GP, “Histogram partitioning algorithms for adaptive and autonomous threshold estimation in cognitive radio-based industrial wireless sensor networks”, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, Vol. 30, pp. 1 - 15.

Oosthuizen D & Craig IK, “Predicting optimal operating points by modelling different flotation mechanisms”, IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 52, No. 14, pp. 60 - 65.

Osuch PJ & Stander T, “High-Q second-order all-pass delay network in CMOS”, IET Circuits Devices & Systems, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 153 - 162.

Oyedotun K, Barzegar F, Mirghni A, Khaleed AA, Masikhwa TM & Manyala NI, “Examination of high-porosity activated carbon obtained from dehydration of white sugar for electrochemical capacitor applications”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 7, pp. 537 - 546.

Oyewobi S, Hancke GP, Abu Mahfouz AM & Onumanyi AJ, “A delay-aware spectrum handoff scheme for prioritized time-critical industrial applications with channel selection strategy”, Computer Communications, Vol. 144, pp. 112 - 123.

Oyewobi S, Hancke GP, Abu Mahfouz AM & Onumanyi AJ, “An effective spectrum handoff based on reinforcement learning for target channel selection in the industrial internet of things”, Sensors, Vol. 19, pp. 1 - 21.

Paluncic F & Maharaj BTJ, “Capacity-approaching non-binary balanced codes using auxiliary data”, IEEE Transactions on Information theory, Vol. 65, No. 1, January: pp. 159 - 173.

Paluncic F, Maharaj BTJ & Ferreira H, “Variable- and fixed-length balanced runlength limited codes based on a Knuth-Like balancing method”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. 65, No. 11, pp. 7045 - 7066.

Pieterse C, Du Plessis WP & Focke R, “Metrics to evaluate compression algorithms for raw SAR data”, IET Radar Sonar and Navigation, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 333 - 346.

Pla V, Alfa AS, Martinez-Bauset J & Casares-Giner V, “Discrete-time analysis of cognitive radio networks with nonsaturated source of secondary users”, Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing, 2019, pp. 1 – 12.

Potgieter M, Odendaal JW, Blaauw C & Joubert J, “Bistatic RCS measurements of large targets in a compact range”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 67, No. 4, pp. 2847 - 2852.

Ramotsoela TD, Hancke GP & Abu Mahfouz AM, “Attack detection in water distribution systems using machine learning”, Human-Centric Computing and Information Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 13, pp. 1 - 22.

Roestorff M, Odendaal JW & Joubert J, “Antenna with a reactive impedance substrate for mine rescue applications”, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 61, pp. 44 - 50.

Schoeman J & Du Plessis M, “A two-port electrothermal model for suspended MEMS device structures with multiple inputs”, Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems, Vol. 8, pp. 293 - 304.

Shao G, Ma Y, Malekian R, Yan X & Li Z, “A novel cooperative platform design for coupled USV-UAV systems”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Vol. 15, No. 9, pp. 4913 - 4922.

Sibanyoni SVB, Ramotsoela TD, Silva J & Hancke GP, “A 2-D acoustic source localization system for drones in search and rescue missions”, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 332 - 341.

Singh R & Bansal RC, “Optimization of an autonomous hybrid renewable energy system using reformed electric system cascade analysis”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, No. 15 Vol. 1, January: pp. 399 - 409.

Siti M, Tungadio D, Sun Y, Mbungu NT & Tiako R, “Optimal frequency deviations control in microgrid interconnected systems”, IET Renewable Power Generation, Vol. 13, No. 13, pp. 2376 - 2382.

Smith JN & Stander T, :A capacitive SIW discontinuity for impedance matching”, IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging And Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 9, No. 11, pp. 2257 - 2266.

Soni N, Malekian R, Andriukaitis D & Navikas D, “Internet of vehicles based approach for road safety applications using sensor technologies”, Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 105, pp. 1257 - 1284.

Sun Y, Yan X, Yuan C, Tang X & Malekian R, Guo C, Li Z, “The application of hybrid phtovoltaic system on the ocean-going ship: engineering practice and experimental research”, Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 56 - 66.

Thakur A & Malekian R, “Fog computing for detecting vehicular congestion, an internet of vehicles based approach: A review”, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 8 - 16.

Thakur A & Malekian R, “Internet of vehicles communication technologies for traffic management and road safety applications”, Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 109 pp. 31 - 49.

Thomas RSM, Van Zyl S, Naidoo RM, Bansal R, Mbungu NT & Bipath M, “Recloser based energy exposure assessment of a distribution network”, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Vol. 30n No. 4, pp. 41 - 50.

Tshimbalanga M & Bansal R, “Optimal load-shedding control of a microgrid power system”, Electric Power Components and Systems, Vol. 46, No. 7, pp. 768 - 787.

Viljoen J, De Villiers JP, Van Zyl AJ, Mezzavilla M & Pepper MS, “Establishment and equilibrium levels of deleterious mutations in large populations”, Scientific Reports, Vol. 9, No. 10384, pp. 1 - 10.

Wang B, Li Y, Yang F & Xia X, “A competitive Swarm optimizer-based technoeconomic optimization with appliance scheduling in domestic PV-Battery hybrid systems”, Complexity, Vol. 2019, pp. 1 - 15.

Wang S, Maharaj BTJ & Alfa AS, “A Virtual control layer resource allocation framework for heterogeneous cognitive radion”, IEEE Access, Vol. 7 pp. 111605 - 111616.

Xie Y, Zheng Z, Wang H, Xu Z, Liu G, Malekian R & Li Z, “Analysis of a main cabin ventilation system in a jack-up offshore platform Part I: Numerical Modelling”, Applied Sciences-Basel, Vol. 9, No. 3185, pp. 1 - 17.

Yadav P, Dwivedi V, Maharaj BTJ & Karwal V, Gupta J, “Performance enhancement of 5G OFDM systems using modified raised cosine power pulse”, Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 106 pp. 2375 - 2386.

Zhang X, Tang S, Liu X, Malekian R & Li Z, “A novel multi-agent-based collaborative virtual manufacturing environment integrated with edge computing technique”, Energies, Vol. 12, No. 2815, pp. 1 - 19.

Zhou B, Chioua M, Bauer M, Schlake J & Thornhill N, “Improving root cause analysis by detecting and removing transient changes in oscillatory time series with application to a 1,3-Butadiene Process”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 58 pp. 11234 - 11250.

Zhu B, Ren Z, Xie W, Guo F & Xia X, “Active nonlinear partial-state feedback control of contacting force for a pantograph-catenary system”, Isa Transactions, Vol. 91, pp. 78 - 89.


Books published

Chude-Okonkwo UK, Malekian R & Maharaj BTJ, “Advanced Targeted Nanomedicine. A Communication, Engineering Solution”, Edition:1st Edition, Switzerland, Cham, Springer. Vol. 143, ISBN: 978-3-030-11002-4.


Accredited conference publications

Abdool-Rehman A, Salom A, du Plessis M, Bezuidenhout P & Joubert T, “CMOS floating-gate transistor in a heterogeneous printed electronics sensor module”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Adefarati T, Potgieter S, Bansal R, Naidoo RM, Rizzo R & Sanjeevikumar P, “Optimization of PV-wind battery storage microgrid system using genetic algorithm” 7th International Conference on Clean Electrical Power - Renewable Energy Resources Impact, Oronto, Italy, 2 – 4 July 2019

Alatise MB & Hancke GP, “Indoor mobile robot localisation based on a low-cost vision sensor”, Proceedings of Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, SATNAC 2019, Ballito, South Africa, 1 – 4 September 2019

Auret L & Bauer M, “A residential rainwater harvesting system as a control engineering challenge problem”, Proceedings of the 2019 American Control Conference, ACC, Philadelphia, USA, 10 – 12 July 2019

Awoyemi BS & Maharaj BTJ, “Mitigating interference in the resource optimisation for heterogeneous cognitive radio networks”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 2nd Wireless Africa Conference, WAC, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 – 20 August 2019

Ballot M & Stander T, “Built-in oscillation-based testing of RF amplifier gain using differential power detection”, 2019 IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean, Radio, Saint-Gilles Les Bains, Reunion Island, 23 – 26 September 2019

Barzegar F, Bello A, Momodu DY, Manyala NI & Xia X, “Effect of radiation on the performance of activated carbon base supercapacitor: Part 1. Influence of microwave irradiation exposure on electrodes material” 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2018, Hong Kong, China, 22 – 25 August 2018

Barzegar F, Momodu DY, Taghizadeh F, Auret FD, Manyala NI & Xia X, “Effect of radiation on the performance of activated carbon base supercapacitor: Part II. Influence of electron irradiation exposure on full cell” 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2018, Hong Kong, China, 22 – 25 August 2018

Barzegar F, Zhang L, Manyala NI & Xia X, “Three dimension modeling of electrochemical capacitors, Supercapacitors,”, International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy, Oxford, UK, 14 – 15 March 2019

Barzegar F, Zhang L, Ye X & Xia X, “Supercapacitors in a real application”, 6th International Conference on Advanced Capacitors, Shinshu University, Japan, 08 – 12 September 2019

Bender B, Grum M, Gronau N, Alfa AS & Maharaj BTJ, “Design of a worldwide simulation system for distributed cyber-physical production networks”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation, ICE/ITMC, Sophia Antipolis, France, 17 – 19 June 2019

Bezuidenhout PH, Truyts A, Schwabe T, Land K & Joubert T, “Biocompatibility in inkjet printed paper-based microelectronic biosensors”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Blasch E, Insaurralde C, Costa P, De Waal AJ & De Villiers JP, “Uncertainty ontology for veracity and relevance”, 2019 22nd International Conference on Information Fusion Proceedings, Ottawa, Canada, 2 – 5 July 2019

Botha E, Malekian R & Ljiga OE, “IoT in agriculture: Enhanced throughput in South African farming applications”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 2nd Wireless Africa Conference, WAC, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 – 20 August 2019

Chude-Okonkwo UK, Maharaj BTJ & Malekian R, “Improving error probability performance of digital communication systems with compact nyquist pulses”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 2nd Wireless Africa Conference, WAC, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 – 20 August 2019

Chude-Okonkwo UK, Maharaj BTJ & Malekian R, “Influence of sub-processes timescale differences on molecular communication systems performance”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 2nd Wireless Africa Conference, WAC, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 – 20 August 2019

Chude-Okonkwo UK, Maharaj BTJ, Vasilakos A & Malekian R, “Exploring the impact of ligand residence time on molecular communication system performance”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM, Waikoloa, USA, 9 – 13 December 2019

Cloete O, Abu Mahfouz AM & Hancke GP, “A review of wireless sensor network localisation based on software defined networking”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT, Melbourne, Australia, 13 – 15 February 2019

Cloete O, Abu Mahfouz AM & Hancke GP, “Comparison of localisation estimation algorithms in software defined wireless sensor networks”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 28th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Vancouver, Canada, 12 – 14 June 2019

Coetzer CJ, Djeumen J, Becker T, West N, Walker J & Leuschner FW, “Status quo and aspects to consider with ultraviolet optical versus high voltage energy loss relation investigations”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Conradie JC, Land K & Joubert T, “Printed electronics MIM capacitor for a microsystem power supply”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Dabrowski J, Rahman A, De Villiers JP & Beyers FJC, “Deep learning and statistical models for time-critical pedestrian behaviour prediction”, Neural Information Processing, Sydney, Australia, 12 – 15 December 2019

De Beer DJJ & Joubert T, “Impedance spectroscopy for determination of total dissolved solids in aqueous solutions of sodium chloride and magnesium sulphate” IEEE Sensors 2019 Conference, Montreal, Canada, 27 – 30 October 2019

De Beer DJJ, Bezuidenhout P, Du Plessis M & Joubert T, “CMOS-based impedance spectroscopy for water quality monitoring”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

De Carvalho e Silva BJ & Hancke GP, “An approach to improve location accuracy in non-line-of-sight scenarios using floor plans”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics, INDIN, Helsinki-Espoo, Finland, 22 – 25 July 2019

De Freitas A, Focke R, De Villiers JP & Beyers FJC, “Global optimization for resource allocation in a networked-surveillance radar”, 2019 22nd International Conference on Information Fusion Proceedings, Ottawa, Canada, 2 – 5 July 2019

Devanarayana C & Alfa AS, “Quasi-decentralized resource allocation for full-duplex D2D connections without the complete ISI”. 2019 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2019, Marrakech, Morocco, 15 – 18 April 2019

Dong L, Zhang L & Xia X, “Greenhouse climate model predictive control for energy cost saving”, Applied Energy Symposium: Low Carbon Cities & Urban Energy Systems, Xiamen, China16 – 18 August 2019

Dragos V, Ziegler J, De Villiers JP, De Waal AJ, Jousselme A & Blasch E, “Entropy-based metrics for URREF criteria to assess uncertainty in Bayesian networks for cyber threat detection”, 2019 22nd International Conference on Information Fusion Proceedings, Ottawa, Canada, 2 – 5 July 2019

Egidius P, Abu Mahfouz AM & Hancke GP, “A comparison of data aggregation techniques in software-defined wireless sensor network”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 28th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Vancouver, Canada, 12 – 14 June 2019

Egidius P, Abu Mahfouz AM, Ndiaye M & Hancke GP, “Data aggregation in software-defined wireless sensor networks: A review”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT, Melbourne, Australia, 13 – 15 February 2019

Engelbrecht JA, Hancke GP & Osifeko MO, “Design and implementation of an electrical tamper detection system “. IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal, 14 – 17 October 2019

Ghazaleh H & Alfa AS, “Flow-based multiple spectrum access in cognitive wireless sensor networks”, Proceedings of 15th International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMS, Tangier, Morocco, 24 – 28 June 2019.

Goddard RF, Zhang L & Xia X, “Optimal sizing and power sharing of distributed hybrid renewable energy systems considering socio-demographic factors”. Applied Energy Symposium and Forum, Renewable Energy Integration with Mini/Microgrids, REM 2018, Rhodes, Greece, 29 – 30 September 2018

Grobler T & Kleynhans W, “Extracting high-volume traffic routes from AIS spatial distribution maps”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2019, Yokohama, Japan, 28 July – 2 August 2019

Grobler T, Kleynhans W & Salmon B, “Empirically comparing two dimensionality reduction techniques - PCA and FFT: A settlement detection case study in the Gauteng Province of South Africa”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2019, Yokohama, Japan, 28 July – 02 August 2019

Hilleringmann U, Reker J, Meyers T, Vidor F, Bezuidenhout PH & Joubert T, “Nanoparticles and organic semiconductors for flexible electronics”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Hlophe MC & Maharaj BTJ, “Optimization and learning in energy efficient resource allocation for cognitive radio networks”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 89th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 April – 1 May 2019

Hlophe MC & Maharaj BTJ, “QoE driven resource allocation for SUs with heterogeneous traffic using deep reinforcement learning”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 2nd Wireless Africa Conference, WAC, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 – 20 August 2019

Hunter ER, Stander T & De Villiers D, “mm-Wave circular patch arrays with radial feed networks”, Proceedings of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, 10 – 13 December 2019

Inglis HM, Botha AJM, Hechter JE, Le Roux JD, Smuts JL & Van der Merwe AJ, “Using a diagnostic test to inform and improve teaching for first year engineering students”. Proceedings of the 8th Research in Engineering Education Symposium, REES2019, Cape Town, South Africa, 10 12 July 2019

Kagiri C, Zhang L & Xia X, “Optimal control of a variable speed drive compressor for energy efficiency of a compressed natural gas station”. The 1st International Conference on Industrial artificial Intelligence, IAI 2019, Shenyang, China, 22 – 26 July 2019

Kagiri C, Zhang L & Xia X, “Optimal dispatch of grid and natural gas generator power in a scheduled compressed natural gas fuelling station”, Proceedings of 38th Chinese Control Conference, Guangzhou, China, 27 20 July 2019

Kagiri C, Zhang L & Xia X, “Receding horizon operation control of a compressed natural gas station”, 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE, Hong Kong, China, 22 – 25 August 2018

Kapp B, Hancke GP & Osifeko MO, “Activity identification using inertial measuring unit advanced sensor networks”. IECON 2019 - 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal, 14 – 17 October 2019

Kirkland L, De Waal AJ & De Villiers JP, “Simulating null games for uncertainty evaluation in green security games”, 2019 22nd International Conference on Information Fusion Proceedings, Ottawa, Canada, 2 – 5 July 2019

Kruger J, Bezuidenhout P, Hilleringmann U & Joubert T, “Characterization of inkjet-printed dielectric on different substrates”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Le Grange PM, Smith S & Joubert T, “Inductor design for inkjet-printed electronics”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018.

Liakos DJ, Smith S & Joubert T, “Colorimetric system for paper-based assays”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Marais JM, Abu Mahfouz AM & Hancke GP, “A review of LoRaWAN simulators: Design requirements and limitations”, Proceedings of 2019 International Multidisciplinary Information Technology and Engineering Conference, IMITEC, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, 21 – 22 November 2019

Meena N, Kumar A, Singh A, Swarnkar A, Gupta N, Niazi K, Kumar P & Bansal RC, “Optimal planning of hybrid energy conversion systems for annual energy cost minimization in Indian residential buildings” 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2018, Hong Kong, China, 22 25 August 2018

Mei J & Xia X, “Distributed resource allocation for multi-zone commercial buildings”, 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE2018, Hong Kong, China, 22 – 25 August 2018

Mei J, Xia X & Zhang L, “Dynamic state feedback decoupling of a DX A/C system”. 11th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems NOLCOS 2019, Vienna, Austria, 4 – 6 September 2019

Mokise KL & Myburgh HC, “The characterisation of hybrid powerline-wireless communication channels”, Proceedings of Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, SATNAC 2019, Ballito, South Africa, 1 – 4 September 2019

Naidoo RM & Zietsman M, “An adaptive protection philosophy, for embedded renewable distributed generators in low voltage radial networks”, Proceedings of 5th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference, IEEE ISC2 2019, Casablanca, Morocco, 14 – 17 October 2019

Ndiaye M, Abu Mahfouz AM, Hancke GP & Silva J, “Exploring control-message quenching in SDN-based management of 6LoWPANs”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics, INDIN, Helsinki-Espoo, Finland, 22 – 25 July 2019

Ndiaye M, Hancke GP & Abu Mahfouz AM, “Towards control message quenching for SDWSN: A state of the art overview”, Proceedings of Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, SATNAC 2019, Ballito, South Africa, 1 – 4 September 2019

Nel NE, Du Plessis M & Joubert T, “CMOS in-pixel optical pulse frequency modulator”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Ngoy TJ & Joubert T, “Cooking harvested power manager for natural room cooling controller”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Ngwenya D, Maharaj BTJ & Alfa A, “Markov based computational model for performance evaluation of congestion control variants”, Proceedings of 42nd International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing, TSP 2019, Budapest, Hungary, 01 – 03 July 2019

Njepu AO, Zhang L & Xia X, “Optimal tank sizing and operation of energy-water supply systems in residences”. Applied Energy Symposium and Forum, Renewable Energy Integration with Mini/Microgrids, REM 2018, Rhodes, Greece, 29 – 30 September 2018

Olatinwo DD & Joubert T, “Efficient resource allocation in water quality sensor networks”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 2nd Wireless Africa Conference, WAC, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 – 20 August 2019

Onumanyi AJ, Abu Mahfouz AM & Hancke GP, “Towards cognitive radio in low power wide area network for industrial IoT applications”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics, INDIN, Helsinki-Espoo, Finland, 22 – 25 July 2019

Paluncic F. “Ossetic historical phonology and North-Eastern Iranian anthroponomastics from the North Pontic region 1st - 5th C. CE”, Proceedings of the Eighth European Conference of Iranian Studies, St Petersburg, Russia, 14 – 19 September 2019

Panwar A, Sharma G, Sahoo S & Bansal RC, “Active power regulation of hydro dominating energy system using IDD optimized FPA”, An optimization method for building retroit planning based on a grouping method and notch test data. 2019 12th Asian Control Conference, ASCC, Kitakyusyu, Japan, 09 – 12 June 2019

Pavlin G, Jousselme A, De Villiers JP, Costa P, Laskey K, Mignet F & De Waal AJ, “Online system evaluation and learning of data source models: A probabilistic generative approach”, 2019 22nd International Conference on Information Fusion Proceedings, Ottawa, Canada, 2 – 5 July 2019

Pienaar SW & Malekian R, “Human activity recognition using LSTM-RNN deep neural network architecture”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 2nd Wireless Africa Conference, WAC, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 – 20 August 2019

Pienaar SW & Malekian R, “Human activity recognition using visual object detection”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 2nd Wireless Africa Conference, WAC, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 – 20 August 2019

Pilkington MR, Bezuidenhout P, Land K & Joubert T, “Electronic synthesis of printed resistor layout for a thermal petri dish incubator”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Ratra S, Tiwari R, Niazi K & Bansal RC, “Optimal coordinated control of OLTSs using Taguchi method to enhance voltage stability of power systems”. 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE2018, Hong Kong, China, 22 – 25 August 2018

Sagouo Minko F & Stander T, “A comparison of BEOL modelling approaches in simulating mm-wave on-chip antennas”, 2019 IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean, RADIO, Saint-Gilles Les Bains, Reunion Island, 23 – 26 September 2019

Sahoo S, Sharma G, Panwar A & Bansal RC, “Frequency regulation of wind integrated power system using dual mode fuzzy. 10th International Conference on Applied Energy,  ICAE, Hong Kong, China, 22 – 25 August 2018

Schwabe T, Balke A, Bezuidenhout PH, Reker J, Meyers T, Joubert T & Hilleringmann U, “Oxygen detection with zinc oxide nanoparticle structures”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Shimbi MLM, Abu Mahfouz AM, Ramotsoela TD & Hancke GP, “A review of artificial intelligence based intrusion detection for software-defined wireless sensor networks”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 28th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Vancouver, Canada, 12 – 14 June 2019

Shimbi MLM, Abu Mahfouz AM, Ramotsoela TD & Hancke GP, “Comparative study of artificial intelligence based intrusion detection for software-defined wireless sensor networks”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 28th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Vancouver, Canada, 12 – 14 June 2019

Sivakumaran A, Alfa AS & Maharaj BTJ, “An empirical analysis of the effect of malicious users in decentralised cognitive radio networks”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 89th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 April – 01 May 2019

Song J, Zuo Z, Zhu B & Xia X, “A new planar path-following control for non-holonomic systems”, Proceedings of 15th IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 – 19 July 2019

Stander T, Cerfonteyn W, Deane RP, De Villiers D, El Bouchefry K, Ferrusca D, Kurtz S, MacLeod G & Walker S, “Initial progress toward planar integrated, low-cost water vapour radiometers”, Proceedings of SPIE: Fifth Conference on Sensors, MEMS, and Electro-Optic Systems, Skukuza, South Africa, 08 – 10 October 2018

Stander T, Petrashin P, Toledo L, Lancioni W, Vazquez C & Dualibe F, “Influence of oscillator topology on fault sensitivity in oscillation based testing, OBT, of OTAs”, Proceedings of the 2019 Argentine Conference on Electronics CAE, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 14 – 15 March 2019

Wang S, Maharaj BTJ, Alfa AS & Paluncic F, “A queueing framework for channel allocation in multi-user multi-channel cognitive radio network”, Proceedings of 2019 IEEE 19th International Conference on Communication Technology. ICCT 2019, Xian, China, 16 – 19 October 2019

Wiid AJ, le Roux JD & Craig IK, “Non-linear modelling and validation of an industrial methane rich gas network for control applications”, Proceedings of 2019 18th European Control Conference. ECC, Napoli, Italy, 25 J- 28 June 2019

Xia X, Njepu AO & Zhang L, “The effects of tank sizing on the operation of residential rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling system”, Applied Energy Symposium: Low Carbon Cities & Urban Energy Systems, Xiamen, China, 16 – 18 August 2019

Ye X, Zhang L, Xia X & Barzegar F, “Optimal battery sizing for a solar home system considering battery operation and capacity loss”, Applied Energy Symposium: Low Carbon Cities & Urban Energy Systems, Xiamen, China, 16 – 18 August 2019


Non-accredited publications

Adefarati T & Bansal R, “Application of renewable energy resources in a microgrid power system”, The Journal of Engineering, Vol. 18, pp. 5308 - 5313.

Bauer M, “Beitrag zur Ausbildung in,er Automatisierungs- und Regelungstechnik” Fachzeitschrift atp magazin, Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 1 - 11.

Mbungu NT, Bansal R & Naidoo RM, “Smart energy coordination of a hybrid wind/PV with battery storage connected to grid”, The Journal of Engineering, Vol. 18, pp. 5109 - 5113.

Mohammed IMO, Gitau MN, Bansal R & Musasa K, “Modelling and control of a VIENNA smart rectifier-I for wind power wystems integrated under uransient conditions”, Technology and Economics of Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy, Vol. 4, pp. 1 - 13.

Singh R, Kumar A, Singh A, Naidoo RM, Bansal R & Kumar P, “Environmental feasibility of incorporation of electric taxis in South Africa”, The Journal of Engineering, Vol. 18, pp. 5078 - 5084.

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