Advances in Sustainable Engineering

Dr. Chithirai Pon Selvan is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor with 25+ years of excellence in engineering educa>tion, research, and leadership. As Director of Research and Head of School – Science and Engineering, Curtin University Dubai, he has published extensively, led major initiatives, and received prestigious awards for his global contributions to sustainability. [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9295-3340].Dr. Wahidul K. Biswas is a Professor in the Sustainable Engineering Group in the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University in Australia. His teaching and research focused on life cycle engineering, sustainability assessment of engineering solutions, green engineering, and industrial ecology. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7480-2650].Prof. (Dr.) Kuldeep K. Saxena is currently serving as Director, Research Collaboration, Galgotias University, Uttar Pradesh, India. With over 15+ years of experience in academia, research, and industry, he has established himself as a leading expert in materials science, micro-manufacturing, and sustainability. Dr. Saxena holds a Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee. [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4064-5113].Dr. Kamalakanta Muduli is Head of Mechanical Engineering at Papua New Guinea University of Technology, possesses 16+ years of experience and 75+ Scopus/ABDC publications. Specializing in sustainable supply chains and Industry 4.0, he serves as a guest editor for major publishers like Springer and Taylor & Francis and is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India). [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4245-9149]

• 1 Reduction of drag force using alternative materials and adjusting thickness in aircraft wingspan  2 Improving carpooling security using blockchain based decentralized secure ride sharing system  3 Enhancing industrial wastewater treatment: Advanced nanomembranes from cellulose/GO particles aligned with Oman Vision 2040  4 Biochar/Ag nanocomposite: A corrosion inhibitor and self-healing solution for carbon steel  5 A comparative investigation on the long term durability performance of fly-ash based geopolymer concrete and conventional concrete in chloride environment  6 Enhancement of power quality in wind power generation based hybrid standalone microgrid under faults on distribution lines  7 Screw defect detection using Xception algorithm over Resnet50 algorithm for better accuracy  8 Determination of optimal control parameters for positioning nanocomposite based redundant articulated robot joints by sustainable simulation method  9 A novel license plate recognition system using YOLO in comparison with histogram of oriented gradient algorithm for better accuracy  10 Effect of air velocity and water temperature on a mechanical-draft cooling tower performance  11 IoT technologies in power and grid systems  12 Optimization of PV panels using IoT and PVsyst  13 The innovation of the use of graphene in aerospace materials  14 Advanced cloudburst prediction using machine learning  15 Treatment of vegetable oil wastewater using nanocomposite membranes system and smart engineering for sustainable development  16 A comparative study on physical and mechanical properties of AAC lightweight cellular concrete and Foam concrete blocks  17 Forecasting and analysing renewable and non-renewable energy generation and demand patterns using machine learning and deep learning techniques  18 A comprehensive study on potato and tomato disease prediction using deep learning techniques  19 Enhancing underwater archaeology with computer vision: A deep learning approach for shipwreck detection  20 AI-driven fire detection system for UAVs: Integrating CNNs with thermal imaging  21 A machine learning-based framework for customer churn prediction  22 Studies of self-adjusting non-linear polynomial neural network for machine learning  23 Characterization and development of IGA-MMCs: A sustainable approach to automotive-grade metal matrix composite  24 Experimental investigation on mechanical and metallurgical characterization of 2014 and 2024 aluminium alloys using friction welding  25 Bound for secure vertex cover pebbling number of a hypercube towards sustainable transportation for circular economy  26 Enhancing accuracy of 48 × 48 dimensional image using CNN  27 A novel smart framework for forest vegetation sustainability through remote monitoring  28 Development of an AI-enhanced Arduino-based smart planter system  29 Intelligent predictive control strategy for Hall-Héroult process in aluminium smelting industry: A review  30 Enhancing launch vehicle power resilience: Piezoelectric energy harvesting for sustainable space missions  31 Shaping a greener future: Energy auditing and conservation in Maldives utilizing augmented physics informed neural network-Addax Optimization approach  32 Performance analysis of the optimized steel I-beam section from Eurocode 3  33 Soil analysis and crop guidance system using IoT sensors  34 A framework to implement comprehensive resource tracking and crop wellness  35 Comparative results of thermal analysis on metal matrix and Zirconium dioxide for deep groove ball bearing  36 An analytical study on the impact of line and grid infill patterns on the tensile strength characteristics of used Filament Fabrication (FFF) manufactured thin-walled PEEK specimens  37 Investigation of voltage profile in distribution systems at different penetration levels of solar photovoltaic systems  38 Tribological behaviour of Mo4%Sn composite nanocoating prepared by electrodeposition method  39 Evaluating the performance of powder of glass waste as a novel soil stabilizer in geotechnical engineering  40 Hybrid computational intelligence model for energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks  41 Tribological behaviours of Ni-Al2O3/4%Sn composite coating by electrodeposition technique