College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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THE EFFECT OF ONE- AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL NANOFILLERS ON THE THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF N-TYPE BISMUTH TELLURIDE NANOCOMPOSITES
(2024 , Dissertation)Bismuth telluride alloys are the most commercially mature thermoelectric materials, but their conversion efficiencies are still low due to the undeveloped n-type semiconductor material. In this work, the thermoelectric ... -
STRONG MARKET-MAKING USING DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING: BITCOIN MARKET ANALYSIS
(2024 , Master Thesis)This study evaluates the use of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) in market-making, specifically in the Bitcoin market. DRL has shown promise in providing robust market-making capabilities, including enhanced market liquidity ... -
DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE AI-POWERED DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK
(2024 , Dissertation)Digital transformation, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), is transforming, and reshaping organizational strategies and operational efficiencies. While much of the research has focused on the technical aspects of AI ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVING ELECTRIC POWER LOSS MANAGEMENT IN NEW UTILITY PROJECTS: A LEAN APPROACH
(2024 , Dissertation)Power loss within electrical networks is a pressing global concern, especially as the world's population continues to grow. Inadequately planned projects have the potential to exacerbate power loss issues, posing a threat ... -
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF USING HYDROGEN AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL FOR AN INDUSTRIAL BURNER
(2024 , Master Thesis)The impact of emissions resulting from burning many types of fuels is one of the biggest problems that affect the environment. Attention has recently been drawn to using some gases and mixing them with specific types of ... -
MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL STRATEGY FOR LEAKAGE CURRENT REDUCTION IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS: A STUDY ON PUC AND CSC INVERTER TOPOLOGIES
(2024 , Master Thesis)Solar energy is one of the most commonly used sources of renewable energy. It is a clean and noiseless energy source that does not emit greenhouse gases. This thesis focuses on studying a double-stage transformerless ... -
HOLISTIC SMART CITY RISK ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
(2024 , Dissertation)Smart cities are built on the advanced usage of information and communication technology (ICT) in several aspects. Smart city projects are multidimensional and complex. Therefore, risk perspectives need to be considered. ... -
AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH-BASED DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDING SECURE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2024 , Dissertation)Food security refers to a system's capability to provide all individuals with social, physical, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that satisfies their needs and preferences for a healthy and happy ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF FIBROUS DRILLING FLUIDS FOR HORIZONTAL WELL CLEANOUT: PARAMETIC INVESTIGATION
(2024 , Master Thesis)Drilling fluids enhance drilling efficiency by facilitating cutting transportation, maintaining suspension, regulating pressure, and stabilizing rock formations. Fiber usage in drilling operations improves hole-cleaning ... -
Surface-Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles for Produced Water Purification
(2024 , Master Thesis)The oil and gas sector generate large amounts of produced water (PW) that contains various organic and inorganic contaminants (e.g. heavy metals, organic materials, inorganic compounds and phenols). PW discharge puts the ... -
Geological Characterization and Modelling of Gas Transport in Midra Shale
(2024 , Master Thesis)CO2 capture and sequestration are increasingly becoming more essential for a sustainable energy market. Fossil fuel industry requires CO2 sequestration, and it has the necessary means as well. Essential mechanisms such as ... -
Evaluating Diverse Opportunities for Qatar Within the European Gas Sector
(2024 , Master Thesis)Europe's increasing demand for energy, coupled with the ongoing strain in the political relations with Russia due to the ongoing Ukrainian conflict, has triggered the European continent to look for energy alternatives and ... -
Optimal Design and Operation of Hydroponic Edible Sprouting Farms
(2024 , Master Thesis)Consistent food supply is becoming increasingly important as the population of world's rises. The future population is expected to grow substantially, highlighting the urgent need to greatly enhance food production (Global ... -
Optimizing Cloud Virtual Machine Migration: Minimizing Downtime and Migration Time Using Machine Learning
(2024 , Dissertation)Cloud computing has revolutionized the way services are delivered to users, offering unparalleled flexibility and scalability. However, cloud services can become temporarily unavailable due to maintenance, resource allocation, ... -
Phenotaxis: Localization of The Source of Phenomena Using Mobile Searchers
(2024 , Master Thesis)Over the years, the use of robotic searchers in times of disaster and dangerous incidents, such as toxic gas leakage, has become of higher significance. Using robot searchers instead of humans or animals in such dangerous ... -
Enhancing Knowledge Distillation for Text Summarization
(2024 , Master Thesis)In the realm of natural language processing, recent advancements have been significantly shaped by the development of large pretrained Seq2Seq Transformer models, including BART, PEGASUS, and T5. These models have ... -
Pore Scale Examination Of The Impact Of Porous Media Morphology And Particle Hydrophobicity On Colloid Retention And Remobilization Behavior
(2024 , Master Thesis)The understanding of colloidal retention properties in multiphase systems is essential to a multitude of industries like oil extraction and groundwater recharge. A pore-scale understanding of the dynamics of colloid retention ... -
Enhancing Autonomous Robot Perception Via Slam Coupled With AI-Driven Selective Obstacle Object Detection
(2024 , Master Thesis)Autonomous mobile robots are changing various industries, making them more efficient and adaptable. They are used in critical sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and infrastructure to make operations ... -
Toward A Resilient Organization: Lessons Learned from Oil and Gas Sector
(2024 , Master Thesis)Organizational resilience indicates the capacity of an organization or system to return to its steady condition or exceed it after experiencing a disruptive event that disturbs its steady condition. The Oil and Gas sector ... -
ON APPLICATIONS OF MACHINE LEARNING IN IRS NOMA ARCHITECTURES FOR 5G AND BEYOND
(2024 , Dissertation)To foster the advancement of smart city components and the Internet of Things (IoT) applications, future wireless systems need to offer extensive system capacity, ultra-high data speeds, minimal latency, high dependability, ...