Faculty Research
2020
Scale-Resolving Simulation of Flow Through a Periodic Array of Cubes
People: Dr. Michel Khoury and Dr. Amne El Cheikh
Is Viscoelasticity of any Relevance to Quantitative EHL Friction Predictions?
People: Dr. Wassim Habchi
Bedform dynamics from coupled bed-flow direct numerical simulations
People: Dr. Nadim Zgheib
Free Space Optical Systems: Full-Duplex Versus Half-Duplex Buffer-Aided Relaying
People: Dr. Chadi Abou-Rjeily
2019
Ultrasonic Assisted Machining of Brittle Material
People: Dr. Roland Bejjani
Two-way coupled direct numerical simulations of sinuous-crested bedforms
People: Dr. Nadim Zgheib
Generating sinuous-crested bedforms from direct numerical simulations
People: Dr. Nadim Zgheib
Comprehensive Energy Modelling for Battery Electric Buses
People: Dr. Charbel Mansour
Casing optimization of a Savonius wind turbine
People: Dr. Michel Khoury
Analysis of heat pump performance in battery electric buses
People: Dr. Charbel Mansour
A Dynamic Rotor Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with A Blade Transitioning Capability
People: Dr. Amne El Cheikh
A better understanding of cryogenic machining using CFD and FEM simulation
People: Dr. Roland Bejjani
Impact of the Direct Link on the Performance of Single-Relay Buffer-Aided FSO Communications
People: Dr. Chadi Abou-Rjeily and Dr. Wissam Fawaz
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Based on Triggering Factors Using a multi-modal approach
People: Dr. Grace Abou Jaoude
Sustainability Patterns and Tradeoffs through a Graphical Sustainability Index
People: Dr. Rita Awwad
Interdependence between Structural Engineering and Construction Management
People: Dr. Caesar Abi Shdid
Impact of applied voltage on methane production and microbial activity in anaerobic digesters in the presence of granular activated carbon (GAC)
People: Dr. Moustapha Harb (advisor), Dr. Adam L. Smith, Ms. Noel Ermer (student), and Ms. Christelle BouNehme Sawaya (student)
Effect of Transient Thermal Gradient on Stresses in Composite Bridges
People: Dr. Caesar Abi Shdid
An Initial Investigation of the Effects of a Fully Automated Vehicle Fleet on Geometric Design
People: Dr. John El Khoury
Structural Performance of an Instrumented Flexible Pavement
People: Dr. Gabriel Bazi
2018
Scale-Resolving Simulation of Flow through a Periodic Array of Cubes
People: Dr. Michel Khoury
Bedform dynamics from coupled bed-flow direct numerical simulations
People: Dr. Nadim Zgheib
Upgraded SemIndex Prototype supporting Intelligent Database Keyword Queries through Disambiguation, Query As You Type, and Parallel Search Algorithms
People: Joe Tekli (Advisor), Richard Chbeir (collaborator), Agma J.M. Traina (collaborator), Caetano Traina Jr. (collaborator), Kokou Yetongnon (collaborator), Carlos Raymundo Ibanez (collaborator), and Christian Kallas (student)
SICOS: a tool for Social Image Cluster-based Organization and Search
People: Dr. Joe Tekli
PIN prototype for Intelligent Nutrition Assessment and Meal Planning
People: George Salloum (student), Elie Semaan (student), and (advisor) Joe Tekli
MUSE prototype for Music Sentiment Expression
People: Ralph Abboud (student), and (advisor) Joe Tekli
Contrasting MISO Schemes for IM/DD FSO Communications with Photon-Counting Receivers
People: Dr. Chadi Abou Rjeili and Mr. Rami Mawla
Comparison of Various Competitive Bidding Methods from an Owner’s Perspective
People: Dr. Rita Awwad
Experimental Investigation of the Stability of Colonnades under Harmonic Excitation
People: Dr. Mazen Tabbara and Dr. Gebran Karam
2017
2016
Evacuation of a Highly Congested Urban City: The Case of Beirut
People: Dr. John Khoury
2015
Largest photovoltaic plant connected to medium voltage network in Jordan
People: Dr. Raymond Ghajar
Comprehensive landslide risk index maps for Lebanon
People: Dr. Grace Abou-Jaoude
