Browsing College of Engineering by Publisher "Springer"
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3D FEM Model on the Parameters' Influence of EPB-TBM on Settlements of Single and Twin Metro Tunnels During Construction
( Springer , 2022 , Article)The present research exposes the investigation on three-dimensional modeling of the single and twin metro tunnels for the case of the Tehran metro line. At first, simulation implemented on the comparison of the ground ... -
A chronological exploration of the evolution of housing typologies in Gulf cities
( Springer , 2016 , Article)This paper traces the evolution of housing typologies in four major cities in the Gulf region, namely Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Manama. The study reviews the formation and historical events in the region, which had a ... -
A combined multiple action recognition and summarization for surveillance video sequences
( Springer , 2021 , Article)Human action recognition and video summarization represent challenging tasks for several computer vision applications including video surveillance, criminal investigations, and sports applications. For long videos, it is ... -
A comprehensive overview of feature representation for biometric recognition
( Springer , 2020 , Article)The performance of any biometric recognition system heavily dependents on finding a good and suitable feature representation space where observations from different classes are well separated. Unfortunately, finding this ... -
A deep dive into COVID-19-related messages on WhatsApp in Pakistan
( Springer , 2022 , Article)The spread of COVID-19 and the lockdowns that followed led to an increase in activity on online social networks. This has resulted in users sharing unfiltered and unreliable information on social networks like WhatsApp, ... -
A Hybrid Photo-Electro Catalytic Conversion of Carbon dioxide Using CuO-MgO Nanocomposite
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels accompanied by renewable resources has been under research since it helps to decrease CO2 levels in the atmosphere. The most suited source is solar energy which is generous and ... -
A machine learning-based optimization approach for pre-copy live virtual machine migration
( Springer , 2023 , Article)Organizations widely use cloud computing to outsource their computing needs. One crucial issue of cloud computing is that services must be available to clients at all times. However, the cloud services may be temporarily ... -
A model-driven PBL application to support the authoring, delivery, and execution of PBL processes
( Springer , 2016 , Article)As problem-based learning (PBL) is becoming more and more popular, there is also a growing interest in developing and using technologies in the implementation of PBL. However, teachers may have difficulties to design and ... -
A multi-modal face and signature biometric authentication system using a max-of-scores based fusion
( Springer , 2012 , Conference Paper)Face and signature based multimodal biometric systems are often required in various areas, such as banking biometric systems and secured mobile phone operating systems, among others. Our system combines these two biometric ... -
A New Benchmark Problem for Structural Damage Detection: Bolt Loosening Tests on a Large-Scale Laboratory Structure
( Springer , 2022 , Conference Paper)Monitoring the structural performance of engineering structures has always been pertinent for maintaining structural health and assessing the life cycle of structures. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Structural ... -
A Novel Approach for Detecting Anomalous Energy Consumption Based on Micro-Moments and Deep Neural Networks
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Nowadays, analyzing, detecting, and visualizing abnormal power consumption behavior of householders are among the principal challenges in identifying ways to reduce power consumption. This paper introduces a new solution ... -
A novel design, analysis and 3D printing of Ti-6Al-4V alloy bio-inspired porous femoral stem
( Springer , 2020 , Article)The current study is proposing a design envelope for porous Ti-6Al-4V alloy femoral stems to survive under fatigue loads. Numerical computational analysis of these stems with a body-centered-cube (BCC) structure is conducted ... -
A novel electrocoagulation electrode configuration for the removal of total organic carbon from primary treated municipal wastewater
( Springer , 2020 , Article)In this paper, the removal of total organic carbon (TOC) from a primary treated municipal wastewater using a new electrode configuration in electrocoagulation was evaluated. The used electrode configuration induces a ... -
A novel hybrid cybersecurity scheme against false data injection attacks in automated power systems
( Springer , 2023 , Article)The conventional power systems are evolving as smart grids. In recent times cyberattacks on smart grids have been increasing. Among different attacks, False Data Injection (FDI) is considered as an emerging threat that has ... -
A Reconfigurable Connected Health Platform Using ZYNQ System on Chip
( Springer , 2018 , Book chapter)This paper presents a reconfigurable connected health platform for fall and cardiac disease detection to be used in smart home environments using Shimmer sensing device and ZYNQ System on Chip (SoC) platform. The system ... -
A set of geometrical features for writer identification
( Springer , 2012 , Conference Paper)Writer identification is an important field in the forensic document examination. We propose in this paper a set of geometrical features that makes it possible to characterize writers. They include directions, curvatures ... -
A study of children emotion and their performance while handwriting Arabic characters using a haptic device
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Emotion and focus of children during handwriting are essential for language learning. Handwriting for young children is challenging because it needs deep motivation and willingness to complete the task regardless of its ... -
A survey and taxonomy on energy efficient resource allocation techniques for cloud computing systems
( Springer , 2014 , Article)In a cloud computing paradigm, energy efficient allocation of different virtualized ICT resources (servers, storage disks, and networks, and the like) is a complex problem due to the presence of heterogeneous application ... -
A survey on data center network topologies
( Springer , 2018 , Conference Paper)Data centers are the infrastructures that support the cloud computing services. So, their topologies have an important role on controlling the performance of these services. Designing an efficient topology with a high ... -
Active Noise Control in Workplaces
( Springer , 2016 , Article)Excessive workplace noise affects human health, safety, and comfort. Noise control in the workplace becomes necessary if the noise exceeds the level specified by noise regulations. This paper presents examples of active ...