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An Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for the Optimal Selection of GNSS Satellite Subsets (2024)
Journal Article

Continuous advancements in GNSS systems have led, apart from the broadly used GPS, to the development of other satellite systems (Galileo, BeiDou, GLONASS), which have significantly increased the number of available satellites for GNSS positioning ap... Read More about An Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for the Optimal Selection of GNSS Satellite Subsets.

Post-ESREL 2021 special section: Reliability, risk, and resilience engineering for structures and infrastructures (2024)
Journal Article

An Automated Performance Evaluation of the Newborn Life Support Procedure (2024)
Conference Proceeding

This research is conducted to develop an automated action recognition method to evaluate the performance of the Newborn Life Support (NLS) procedure. It will be useful to find deviations in the procedure, such as missing steps and incorrect actions,... Read More about An Automated Performance Evaluation of the Newborn Life Support Procedure.

A novel fault detection and diagnostic Petri net methodology for dynamic systems (2023)
Journal Article

Faults can have significant, negative impacts on the operation and performance of simple and complex dynamic systems. Based on the integration of Bayesian network diagnostic features with Petri net formalism, the existing Bayesian-supported Petri net... Read More about A novel fault detection and diagnostic Petri net methodology for dynamic systems.

Intelligent and adaptive asset management model for railway sections using the iPN method (2023)
Journal Article

The maintenance strategy in railway transportation is crucial in ensuring safety, availability, and reducing operating costs. However, finding the optimal maintenance plan that takes into account the complex relationships between ra... Read More about Intelligent and adaptive asset management model for railway sections using the iPN method.

Identifying Variation in the Newborn Life Support Procedure: An Automated Method (2023)
Conference Proceeding

This research is conducted for developing an automated method to recognize variations in the Newborn Life Support (NLS) procedure. Compliance with the NLS standard guideline is essential to prevent any adverse consequences for the newborn. Video reco... Read More about Identifying Variation in the Newborn Life Support Procedure: An Automated Method.

An asset management framework for wind turbine blades considering reliability of monitoring system (2023)
Presentation / Conference

In this study, a wind turbine (WT) blade asset management (AM) Petri net (PN) model is presented, which incorporates risk-based maintenance and structural health monitoring (SHM). Firstly, PN modules cover the entirety of the blade AM process, descri... Read More about An asset management framework for wind turbine blades considering reliability of monitoring system.

Perception on landslide risk in Malaysia: A comparison between communities and experts' surveys (2023)
Journal Article

Surveys and interviews were conducted in the present study among the public and landslide experts from various sectors in Malaysia to study their perception towards landslide risk in the country. Utilizing a questionnaire survey and interviews can pr... Read More about Perception on landslide risk in Malaysia: A comparison between communities and experts' surveys.

Improving the Modelling Capability of an Integrated Fault Detection and Diagnostic Petri Net Methodology for Dynamic Systems (2023)
Conference Proceeding

The existing Generalised Stochastic Petri Net and modified Bayesian Stochastic Petri Net (GSPN-mBSPN) methodology has demonstrated improved modelling capabilities for fault diagnosis in dynamic systems with feedback control loops. However, the GSPN-m... Read More about Improving the Modelling Capability of an Integrated Fault Detection and Diagnostic Petri Net Methodology for Dynamic Systems.

A GIS based approach for predicting pavement deterioration on the UK road network (2023)
Conference Proceeding

The U.K. Road network is a complex and dynamic system, managed by a federated network of organizations, often with stringent constraints on resourcing. Remediating deterioration of the network is both costly and politically sensitive; resilience, sus... Read More about A GIS based approach for predicting pavement deterioration on the UK road network.

A general approach for evaluating SHM system reliability with sensor failures (2023)
Conference Proceeding

Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems involve implementing damage identification strategies to determine health states of structures. However, it is important to pay close attention to the degradation of the SHM itself, especially the effect of... Read More about A general approach for evaluating SHM system reliability with sensor failures.

A modelling approach to studying variations in newborn life support procedure (2023)
Journal Article

Variations in clinical practice are common. However, some variations may cause undesired consequences. Careful consideration of their causes and effects is necessary to assure the quality of healthcare delivery. A modelling approach that could captur... Read More about A modelling approach to studying variations in newborn life support procedure.

Damage Quantification and Identification in Structural Joints through Ultrasonic Guided Wave-Based Features and an Inverse Bayesian Scheme (2023)
Journal Article

In this paper, defect detection and identification in aluminium joints is investigated based on guided wave monitoring. Guided wave testing is first performed on the selected damage feature from experiments, namely, the scattering coefficient, to pro... Read More about Damage Quantification and Identification in Structural Joints through Ultrasonic Guided Wave-Based Features and an Inverse Bayesian Scheme.

Ant colony optimisation of a community pharmacy dispensing process using Coloured Petri-Net simulation and UK pharmacy in-field data (2022)
Journal Article

There are 11,619 community pharmacies in England which dispense over 1 billion prescriptions each year, providing essential primary care to NHS (National Health Service) patients. These pharmacies are facing pressure from a number of sources includin... Read More about Ant colony optimisation of a community pharmacy dispensing process using Coloured Petri-Net simulation and UK pharmacy in-field data.

Modelling Variations in Newborn Life Support Procedure Using Colored Petri Nets (2022)
Conference Proceeding

This research is conducted to study variations in the Newborn Life Support procedure. This procedure follows an evidence-based protocol to resuscitate and stabilize newborn babies requiring assistance at birth. Errors and ineffective actions in this... Read More about Modelling Variations in Newborn Life Support Procedure Using Colored Petri Nets.

Advances in Modelling to Improve Network Resilience: Proceedings of the 60th ESReDA Seminar (2022)
Conference Proceeding

These proceedings are the outcome of the 60th ESReDA seminar “Advances in Modelling to Improve Network Resilience” that took place at the Université Grenoble Alpes in France, on 4-5 May in 2022. A broad spectrum of resilience topics were covered, wit... Read More about Advances in Modelling to Improve Network Resilience: Proceedings of the 60th ESReDA Seminar.

An automatic bridge damage diagnostics method using empirical mode decomposition based health indicators and neuro-fuzzy classification (2022)
Journal Article

Large amounts of data are generated by structural health monitoring systems continuously. Data-driven methods can transform the available data into valuable information for decision makers. However, these methods for structural health monitoring of b... Read More about An automatic bridge damage diagnostics method using empirical mode decomposition based health indicators and neuro-fuzzy classification.

Guided waves-based damage identification in plates through an inverse Bayesian process (2022)
Journal Article

The use of guided waves to identify damage has become a popular method due to its robustness and fast execution, as well as the advantage of being able to inspect large areas and detect minor structural defects. When a travelling wave on a plate inte... Read More about Guided waves-based damage identification in plates through an inverse Bayesian process.

Updating conditional probabilities of Bayesian belief networks by merging expert knowledge and system monitoring data (2022)
Journal Article

Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) methods can be adopted for reliability analysis and real-time monitoring of critical infrastructure. Conditional Probability Tables (CPTs) are used to describe the dependencies between nodes in the BBN. The CPTs are usua... Read More about Updating conditional probabilities of Bayesian belief networks by merging expert knowledge and system monitoring data.

A Bayesian Belief Network method for bridge deterioration detection (2020)
Journal Article

Bridges are one of the most important assets of transportation networks. A closure of a bridge can increase the vulnerability of the geographic area served by such networks, as it reduces the number of available routes. Condition monitoring and deter... Read More about A Bayesian Belief Network method for bridge deterioration detection.