We are committed to the scholarship of discovery as it contributes to the institution’s academic advancement.
EIT focuses on the delivery of programs relevant to today’s industry needs. Consequently, we seek that our scholar research:
- includes original research that advances knowledge;
- synthesizes information across topics, disciplines and/or time; and,
- is presented in a format that will allow evaluation by others through public sharing.
Furthermore, EIT’s scholar research activities expand to ensure the inclusion of the reality of contemporary life, such as sponsoring technical conferences and events that bring together relevant industry experts and professionals to share their knowledge and industry experience in an effort to advance their particular fields.
Towards a Comparative Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Bamboo and Concrete Construction for Sustainable Urban Development in Ghana
Joseph Teye Ignatius Buertey and Dr Ana Evangelista20 August, 2026
The construction industry accounts for a substantial share of global greenhouse gas emissions, underscoring the need to explore sustainable building technologies. Bamboo is a rapidly growing renewable resource used in various building contexts, including structural and non-structural purposes, with properties equivalent to those of other conventional building materials. The objective...Read More
An AI-Enhanced Extended Reality Framework for Probabilistic Thermal Comfort Assessment in Sustainable Building Design
Joseph Uzuazomaro Oju, Dr. Maryam Kouzehgar and Dr Ana Evangelista17 August, 2026
Thermal comfort assessment is a critical component of sustainable building design, influencing occupant wellbeing, energy use, and early-stage design decisions. Conventional comfort indices and static simulation methods provide limited support for predictive, uncertaintyaware, and human-centred evaluation in dynamic design contexts. This paper presents an AI-enhanced Extended Reality (XR) framework for...Read More
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of CFRP-Strengthened In-Plane Curved Steel Beams with Circular Hollow Cross-Section Subjected to Transverse Load
Dr Kumari Gamage, Buddhika Weerasinghe, Dr Shasha Wang and Sabrina Fawzia7 July, 2026
In-plane curved steel beams with circular hollow sections (CHSs) are widely gaining appeal in bridges. Strengthening such elements for increased demand or decreased strength due to environmental effects or fatigue, without affecting the usage of structure, is a timely need. Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials have been a promising solution...Read More
From failure to recovery: CFRP strengthening of a near-collapse reinforced concrete wastewater structure with root cause diagnosis, failure mechanisms, and structural implications under aggressive environmental conditions
Kannan Thushanthan, Dr Kumari Gamage and Vimukthi Fernando3 July, 2026
Reinforced concrete structures in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) operate under uniquely aggressive conditions, including biogenic sulphuric acid attack, sustained moisture, elevated temperatures, and partial submergence. Although Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strengthening is well established for bridges and other concrete infrastructure, its application within WWTPs raises concerns regarding bond durability and...Read More
PV Voltage Control and Stability Performance Using the Direct I–V Model from EN50530
Leonardo Callegaro, Christian A. Rojas, Sara Deilami, Foad Taghizadeh and Dr Hossein Tafti2 July, 2026
Photovoltaic (PV) interfaced converters can become unstable and fail due to the nonlinear behavior of the PV source. Key to this problem is the variability of the PV source static and–more importantly–dynamic resistance, challenging the converter control. While recent studies deal with controller design to mitigate this instability, the literature...Read More
From failure to recovery: CFRP strengthening of a near-collapse reinforced concrete wastewater structure with root cause diagnosis, failure mechanisms, and structural implications under aggressive environmental conditions
Kannan Thushanthan, Dr Kumari Gamage and Vimukthi Fernando26 June, 2026
Reinforced concrete structures in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) operate under uniquely aggressive conditions, including biogenic sulphuric acid attack, sustained moisture, elevated temperatures, and partial submergence. Although Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strengthening is well established for bridges and other concrete infrastructure, its application within WWTPs raises concerns regarding bond durability and...Read More
Electrical Demand Uplift and Coil Performance Constraints in Air-Source Heat Pump Retrofits for Commercial Office Buildings
Darren Kelly, Professor Akhtar Kalam and Dr Shasha Wang26 June, 2026
Keywords: air-source heat pump; building electrification; retrofit feasibility; electrical demand uplift; peak demand; hydronic systems; AHU heating coils; commercial office buildings; low-temperature heating Decarbonising existing commercial buildings requires replacing combustion-based heating systems with electrically driven alternatives such as air-source heat pumps (ASHPs). Although the energy and emissions benefits of heat...Read More
Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Potential Wave Heights and Coastal Inundation in Perth, Australia: A Numerical Modelling Approach
Mohamed M. Abouelnaser, Dr Kumari Gamage and Dr Shasha Wang1 June, 2026
Keywords: Climate Change Impact, Coastal Inundation, IPCC RCP / SSP Scenarios, Coastal Resilience, Numerical Modelling, Perth, Sea Level Rise In view of the ongoing global climate changes, low-lying coastal cities of the world, including Perth in Western Australia, are encountering escalating threats from extreme wave events along with sea level...Read More
A Blockchain-Based Approach to Enhancing Cybersecurity in Operational Technology Systems in the Oil and Gas Industry
Dr Akhlaqur Rahman, Abimbola A. Ogunlade and Kalum P. Udagepola6 April, 2026
Recently, the global oil and gas industry has experienced a sharp rise in cybersecurity incidents targeting critical operational technology (OT) infrastructure. Attacks over the past five years have grown increasingly sophisticated, resulting in production losses, financial damage, equipment destruction, and in severe cases, fatalities. Traditional information technology security solutions remain...Read More
Observer-Based Distributed Control of Grid-Connected Cascaded Multilevel Converters
Dr Hossein Tafti, Farzad Farajizadeh, Geethu A.S., Christopher D. Townsend and Nestor Vazquez31 March, 2026
The inherently modular characteristics of multilevel cascaded converters are reduced if centralized control and communication architectures are required within the converter system. In contrast, this paper presents a distributed control and communication approach for a cascaded converter, where the switching and control actions of each individual submodule (SM) are determined...Read More