Submissions from 2025
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Stay-In-Place Forms to Improve the Tosional Stability of Box Beam Bridges During Erection, Karl E. Barth, Michael W. Seek, Gregory K. Michaelson, Dimitra Pyrialakou, and Brook T. Woldegabriel
A Pathway to Completion: Student Veterans Pursuing Engineering Degrees, Kim E. Bullington, Cynthia L. Tomovic, Anthony W. Dean, and Vukica Jovanovic
A Comprehensive Academic and Industrial Survey of Blockchain Technology for the Energy Sector Using Fuzzy Einstein Decision-Making, Umit Cali, Annabelle Lee, Barry Hayes, Claudio Lima, D. Jonathan Sebastian-Cardenas, David Flynn, Emre Kantar, Farrokh Rahimi, Kaung Si Thu, Marco Pasetti, Marthe Fogstad Dynge, Merlinda Andoni, Muhammet Deveci, Murat Kuzlu, Raquel Alanso, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Sambeet Mishra, Shammya Shananda Saha, Sonam Norbu, Srinikhil Gourisetti, Ugur Halden, Vahid Hosseinezhad, and Valentin Robu
Integrating Satellite-Based Precipitation Analysis: A Case Study in Norfolk, Virginia, Imiya M. Chathuranika and Dalya Ismael
Engagement in Practice: Partnering with Communities to Address Nuisance Flooding Challenges, Carol L. Considine, Mujde Erten-Unal, Dalya Ismael, Luka Alandra Hamal-Serenity, and Farzaneh Soflaei
Integrating Sustainable Practices Into Lean Engineering: Applying the Engineering for One Planet Framework in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Education, Dalya Ismael, Vukica M. Jovanovic, Murat Kuzlu, Charles Lowe, and Lisa Bosman
Building Cyber Resilience: Educational Programs in K-12 Education, Mildred Jones, Vukica Jovanovic, and Petros Katsioloudis
Transforming Engineering Education: Project-Based Learning and Technology Integration in a Senior-Level Mechanisms Course, Krishnanand Kaipa, Anurag Purwar, Orlando M. Ayala, and Sebastian Bawab
Teaching to Whom and with Whom: The Role of Context in Developing Preservice Teachers' Self-Efficacy for Teaching Engineering and Coding Via Robotics, Jennifer Kidd, Kristie Gutierrez, Min Jung Lee, Danielle Rhemer, Pilar Pazos, Krishna Kaipa, Stacie Ringleb, and Orlando Ayala
Teaching Engineering to Enhance Beginning Elementary Preservice Teachers' Engineering-Related Knowledge and Beliefs, Jennifer Kidd, Danielle Rhemer, Kristie Gutierrez, Stacie I. Ringleb, Krishnanand Kaipa, Orlando Ayala, Pilar Pazos, Francisco Cima, and Isaac Kumi
Using Quanser Platform to Introduce Engineering Technology Students to Autonomous Vehicles, Otilia Popescu, Logan Beaver, Murat Kuzlu, and Krishnanand Kaipa
Collaborative Online Interactive Laboratory on Software Defined Radio Fundamentals, Otilia Popescu, Dimitrie C. Popescu, and Emanuel Puschita
Understanding Roof Systems of Metal Buildings, Michael W. Seek and Vincent E. Sagan
A Review of Infrared Thermography Applications for Civil Infrastructure, Prabal Shrestha, Onur Avci, Sahabeddin Rifai, Feras Abla, Michael Seek, Karl Barth, and Udaya Halabe
The Launch of an Undergraduate Accelerated Program: Initial Quantitative Data, C. Tomovic, M. Bartlett, M. Tomovic, V. Jovanovic, and S. Bawab
Overcoming Resistance to AI in Higher Education: A Case Study, C. Tomovic and M. Tomovic
Application of Fuzzy Logic for Evaluation of Student Performance, M. Tomovic, C. Tomovic, V. Jovanovic, and S. Bawab
Submissions from 2024
Advancements and Challenges in Additively Manufactured Functionally Graded Materials: A Comprehensive Review, Suhas Alkunte, Ismail Fidan, Vivekanand Naikwadi, Shamil Gudavasov, Mohammad Alshaikh Ali, Mushfig Mahmudov, Seymur Hasanov, and Muralimohan Cheepu
Advancing the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Pathway: Innovating and Developing the Curriculum (Courses and Labs) From Associate to Bachelor's Level, Afi Anuar, Vukica Jovanovic, Nathan Luetke, Hamid Eisazadeh, Isaac Flory IV, Mileta Tomović, and Anthony W. Dean
Long-Term Impact of a Semester-Long Multidisciplinary Service-Learning Assignment in a Fluid Mechanics Course, Orlando M. Ayala, Kristie Gutierrez, Isaac Koduah Kumi, Francisco Cima, Stacie I. Ringleb, Krishnanand Kaipa, Danielle M. Rhemer, Pilar Pazos, and Jennifer Jill Kidd
Uncertainty Quantification in Large Language Models Through Convex Hull Analysis, Ferhat Ozgur Catak and Murat Kuzlu
Energy Efficiency in Additive Manufacturing: Condensed Review, Ismail Fidan, Vivekanand Naikwadi, Suhas Alkunte, Roshan Mishra, and Khalid Tantawi
Immersive Visualization in Infrastructure Planning: Enhancing Long-Term Resilience and Sustainability, Dalya Ismael
Community-Centric Approaches to Coastal Hazard Assessment and Management in Southside Norfolk, Virginia, USA, Dalya Ismael, Nicole Hutton, Mujde Erten-Unal, Carol Considine, Tancy Vandecar-Burdin, Christopher Davis, and Yin-Hsuen Chen
Ground Tire Rubber as a Sustainable Additive: Transforming Desert Sand Behavior, Nabil Ismael, Dalya Ismael, and Asmaa Al-Ahmad
Reflections of Undergraduate Engineering Students Completing A Cross Disciplinary Robotics Project With Pre-Service Teachers and Fifth Graders in an Electromechanical Systems Course, Krishnanand Kaipa, Jennifer Kidd, Isaac Koduah Kumi, Stacie I. Ringleb, Orlando M. Ayala, Kristie Gutierrez, Francisco Cima, and Danielle Marie Rhemer
From Carnival Games to Plastic Filters: Preparing Elementary Preservice Teachers to Teach Engineering, Jennifer Kidd, Pilar Pazos, Kristie Gutierrez, Danielle Rhemer, Stacie Ringleb, Krishna Kaipa, Isaac Kumi, Orlando Ayala, and Francisco Cima
A Benchmark Framework for Data Visualization and Explainable AI (XAI), Murat Kuzlu, Gokcen Ozdemir, and Umut Ozdemir
A Benchmark Framework for Data Visualization and Explainable AI (XAI), Murat Kuzlu, Gokcen Ozdemir, and Umut Ozdemir
A Project-Based Learning Activity for an Engineering Technology Heat Transfer Course to Design a Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger, Nathan Luetke and Orlando Ayala
Four Decades of Distance Learning Instruction in an Electrical Engineering Technology Program, Otilia Popescu, Isaac L. Flory IV, John R. Hackworth, and Murat Kuzlu
DeapSECURE Computational Training for Cybersecurity: Progress Toward Widespread Community Adoption, Wirawan Purwanto, Bahador Dodge, Karina Arcaute, Masha Sosonkina, and Hongyi Wu
Digitalization of Railway Transportation Through AI-Powered Services: Digital Twin Trains, Salih Sarp, Murat Kuzlu, Vukica Jovanovic, Zekeriya Polat, and Ozgur Guler
National Science Foundation- Experiential Learning for Emergent and Novel Technologies (ExLent): A Response to EmTech Workforce Shortages, C. Tomovic, M. Tomovic, M. Yang, and S. Bawab
Federated Learning: Overview, Strategies, Applications, Tools and Future Directions, Betul Yurdem, Murat Kuzlu, Mehmet Kemal Gullu, and Maliha Tabassum
Submissions from 2023
Digital Energy Platforms Considering Digital Privacy and Security by Design Principles, Umit Cali, Marthe Fogstad Dynge, Ahmed Idries, Sambeet Mishra, Ivanko Dmytro, Naser Hashemipour, Murat Kuzlu, Aleksandra Mileva (Ed.), Steffen Wendzel (Ed.), and Virginia Franqueira (Ed.)
Cybersecurity and Digital Privacy Aspects of V2X in the EV Charging Structure, Umit Cali, Murat Kuzlu, Onur Elma, Osman Gazi Gucluturk, Ahmet Kilic, and Ferhat Ozgur Catak
Enhancing Student Veterans' Self-Efficacy and Sense of Belonging in a Targeted Learning Community: Four Years of Qualitative Results, Anthony W. Dean, Cynthia Tomovic, Vukica Jovanovic, and Kim E. Bullington
Development of a SimEvents Model for Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly Processes, Siqin Dong, Mileta Tomovic, and Krishnanand Kaipa
Teaching Data Acquisition Through the Arduino-Driven Home Weather Station Project, Sheryl Dutton, Kurt Galderisi, Murat Kuzlu, Otilia Popescu, and Vukica Jovanovic
Editorial: Internet of Energy for Renewable Energy-Based Decarbonized Electrical Energy Systems, Onur Elma, Murat Kuzlu, and Nasibeh Zohrabi
Preparing Students to Solve Challenges Related to a Changing Climate, Mujde Erten-Unal, Dalya Ismael, and Carol L. Considine
Preparing Undergraduates for the Post-Pandemic Workplace: Teams of Education and Engineering Students Teach Engineering Virtually, Kristie S. Gutierrez, Jennifer Kidd, Min J. Lee, Krishnanand Kaipa, and Orlando Ayala
Enhancing Online Hands-On Learning in Engineering Education: Student Perceptions and Recommendations, Dalya Ismael
Beyond the Classroom: Experiential Learning with Engineers Without Borders in Guatemala, Dalya Ismael and Orlando M. Ayala
Development of Sensing and Programming Activities for Engineering Technology Pathways Using a Virtual Arduino Simulation Platform, Murat Kuzlu, Vukica Jovanovic, Otilia Popescu, and Salih Sarp
Integration of OMNeT++ into a Networking Course in an Electrical Engineering Technology Program, Murat Kuzlu, Brian Emmanuel Tamayo, Salih Sarp, Otilia Popescu, and Vukica M. Jovanovic
Predicting Engineering Integration in K-12 From the Perspective of Pre-Service Teachers, Pilar Pazos, Francisco Cima, Jennifer Kidd, Kristie Gutierrez, Dorothy Faulkner, Minjung Lee, Krishna Kaipa, and Orlando Ayala
EIPECK: Assessing Educators' Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Engineering Integration in K-12, Pilar Pazos, Francisco Cima Cohuo, Jennifer Kidd, Kristie Gutierrez, Krishnanand Kaipa, and Orlando Ayala
The Impact of a Multidisciplinary Service-Learning Project on Engineering Knowledge and Professional Skills in Engineering in Engineering and Education Students, Stacie I. Ringleb, Pilar Pazos, Francisco Cima, Isaac Koduah Kumi, Orlando M. Ayala, Krishnanand Kaipa, Jennifer Jill Kidd, Kristie Gutierrez, and Min Jung Lee
An XAI Approach for COVID-19 Detection Using Transfer Learning With X-Ray Images, Salih Sarp, Ferhat Ozgur Catak, Murat Kuzlu, Umit Cali, Huseyin Kusetogullari, Yanxiao Zhao, Gungor Ates, and Ozgur Guler
Development of a Data Science Curriculum for an Engineering Technology Program, Salih Sarp, Murat Kuzlu, Otilia Popescu, Vukica M. Jovanovic, and Zafer Acar
Community College Presidents and Campus Safety: Perspectives on Critical Issues, Chad C. Sartini, Dennis E. Gregory, Kim E. Bullington, Mitchell Williams, Joshua Howell, William L. Nuckols, and Minghui Hou
An Updated Analytical Method for Predicting the Bracing Behavior of Z-Purlin Supported Standing Seam Diaphragm Systems, Michael W. Seek
Fugacity-Based Lattice Boltzmann Method for Multicomponent Multiphase Systems, Muzammil Soomro, Luis F. Ayala, Cheng Peng, and Orlando M. Ayala
Defending AI-Based Automatic Modulation Recognition Models Against Adversarial Attacks, Haolin Tang, Ferhat Ozgur Catak, Murat Kuzlu, Evren Catak, and Yanxiao Zhao
Cold-Formed Steel Strength Predictions for Combined Bending and Torsion, Yu Xia, Robert S. Glauz, Benjamin W. Schafer, Michael Seek, and Hannah B. Blum
Component Maintenance Strategies and Risk Analysis for Random Shock Effects Considering Maintenance Costs, Chao Zhang, Yadong Zhang, Hongyan Dui, Shaoping Wang, and Mileta Tomovic
Submissions from 2022
Augmented Reality Integrated Welder Training for Mechanical Engineering Technology, Aditya Akundi, Hamid Eisazadeh, and Mona Torabizadeh
Influence of Defects on In-Plane Dynamic Properties of Hexagonal Ligament Chiral Structures, Ning An, Xunwen Su, Dongmei Zhu, and Mileta M. Tomovic
Experiences During the Implementation of Two Different Project-Based Learning Assignments in a Fluid Mechanics Course., Orlando Ayala, Kristie Gutierrez, Francisco Cima, Julia Noginova, Min Jung Lee, Stacie Ringleb, Pilar Pazos, Krishnanand Kaipa, and Jennifer Kidd
Measuring the Economic Impact of Recurrent Flooding on Workforce Productivity and Property, Joshua G. Behr, Wie Yusuf, George McLeod, Sarah Stafford, Derek Loftis, Afi Anuar, and Rafael Diaz
Defensive Distillation-Based Adversarial Attack Mitigation Method for Channel Estimation Using Deep Learning Models in Next-Generation Wireless Networks, Ferhat Ozgur Catak, Murat Kuzlu, Evren Catak, Umit Cali, and Ozgur Guler
Security Concerns on Machine Learning Solutions for 6G Networks in mmWave Beam Prediction, Ferhat Ozgur Catak, Murat Kuzlu, Evren Catak, Umit Cali, and Devrim Unal
Integrating PLCs with Robot Motion Control in Engineering Capstone Courses, Sanjeevi Chitikeshi, Shirshak K. Dhali, and Vukica Jovanovic
Enhancing Preservice Teacher's Intention to Integrate Engineering through a Cross-Disciplinary Model, Francisco Cima, Pilar Pazos, Jennifer Kidd, Kristie Gutierrez, Orlando Ayala, and Krishnanand Kaipa
Reconfigurable Modules for Automatic Creating Robotic Courses, Ana Djuric and Vukica Jovanovic
An Overview of Bidirectional Electric Vehicles Charging System as a Vehicle to Anything (V2X) Under Cyber–Physical Power System (CPPS), Onur Elma, Umit Cali, and Murat Kuzlu
Undergraduate Engineering and Education Students Reflect on Their Interdisciplinary Teamwork Experiences Following Transition to Virtual Instruction Caused by COVID-19, Kristie S. Gutierrez, Jennifer J. Kidd, Min Jung Lee, Pilar Pazos, Krishnanand Kaipa, Stacie I. Ringleb, and Orlando Ayala
Digital Educational Modules Development For The Career and Technical Cybersecurity Pathways During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Vukica Jovanović, Murat Kuzlu, Otilia Popescu, Petros Katsioloudis, Linda Vahala, Michael Wu, Deborah Marshall, Michael Crespo, and Mary Addison
Can We Make Our Robot Play Soccer? Influence of Collaborating with Preservice Teachers and Fifth Graders on Undergraduate Engineering Students' Learning During a Robotic Design Process (Work in Progress), Krishnanand Kaipa, Jennifer Kidd, Julia Noginova, Francisco Cima, Stacie Ringleb, Orlando Ayala, Pilar Pazos, Kristie Gutierrez, and Min Jung Lee
Development of Experiential Learning Experiences for K-12 Students Focusing on Smart Cities, Murat Kuzlu, Vukica Jovanovic, Nathan Puryear, Patrick J. Martin, Sherif Abdelwahed, and Özgür Güler
Reducing Print Time While Minimizing Loss in Mechanical Properties in Consumer FDM Parts, Long Le, Mitchel A. Rabsatt, Hamid Eisazadeh, and Mona Torabizadeh
Spray Deposition of Sustainable Plant Based Graphene in Thermosetting Carbon Fiber Laminates for Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical Properties, Daniel W. Mulqueen, Siavash Sattar, Thienan Le, and Oleksandr G. Kravchenko
Security Hardening of Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces Against Adversarial Machine Learning Attacks, Ferhat Ozgur Catak, Murat Kuzlu, Haolin Tang, Evren Catak, and Yanxiao Zhao
A Pilot Course as a Step Towards New Academic Programs in Renewable Energies, Otilia Popescu, Orlando Ayala, Isaac Flory, Jose Fernandez, and Vukica Jovanović
A Comparison of Deep Learning Algorithms on Image Data for Detecting Floodwater on Roadways, Sarp Salih, Kuzlu Murat, Zhao Yanxiao, and Cetin Mecit
Exploring the Effects of Chip Flexibility on the Behavior of Standing Seam Diaphragms to Brace Cold Formed Steel Purlins, Michael W. Seek
Blast-Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology: A Partnership Between the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and the University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Old Dominion University, Cynthia Tomovic, Mary Sandy, Julie Back, Vukica Jovanovic, Kim Lester, Edward Murphy, Sueanne McKinney, and Mileta Tomovic
Teaching in the Times of Pandemic, Mileta Tomovic and Cynthia Tomovic
BFV-Based Homomorphic Encryption for Privacy-Preserving CNN Models, Febrianti Wibawa, Ferhat Ozgur Catak, Salih Sarp, and Murat Kuzlu
Cold-Formed Steel Strength Predictions for Torsion, Yu Xia, Robert S. Glauz, Benjamin W. Schafer, Michael Seek, and Hannah B. Blum
Importance Measure-Based Maintenance Strategy Considering Maintenance Costs, Chao Zhang, Yadong Zhang, Hongyan Dui, Shaoping Wang, and Mileta M. Tomovic
Performance Degradation Based on Importance Change and Application in Dissimilar Redundancy Actuation System, Yadong Zhang, Chao Zhang, Shaoping Wang, Rentong Chen, and Mileta M. Tomovic
Submissions from 2021
Investigation of Anaerobic Digestion of the Aqueous Phase from Hydrothermal Carbonization of Mixed Municipal Solid Waste, Kameron J. Adams, Ben Stuart, and Sandeep Kumar
Theoretical Analysis of Experimental Data of Sodium Diffusion in Oxidized Molybdenum Thin Films, Orlando Ayala, Benjamin Belfore, Tasnuva Ashrafee, John Akwari, Grace Rajan, Shankar Karki, Deewakar Poudel, and Sylvain Marsillac
Facilitating Veteran and Adult Students' Learning and Retention in Engineering: Faculty-Student Partnership - A Model of an Evidence-Based Practice, Kim E. Bullington, Anthony Dean, Cynthia Tomovic, Vukica M. Jovanović, and Rafael E. Landaeta
Enhancing Preservice Teachers' Intention to Integrate Engineering Through a Multi-Disciplinary Partnership (Evaluation), Francisco Cima, Pilar Pazos, Jennifer Jill Kidd, Kristie S. Gutierrez, Stacie I. Ringleb, Orlando M. Ayala, and Krishnanand Kaipa
Feasibility of Development of Flood Resiliency Clearinghouse Program, Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, Mujde Erten-Unal, Carol Considine, Mark W. Luckenbach, and Elizabeth Armistead Andrews
Expanding a Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum to Include Additive Manufacturing, Hamid Eisazadeh and Mona Torabizadeh
Development of an Undergraduate Welding Laboratory for Research and Education, Hamid Eisazadeh and Alok K. Verma
Pedagogical Methods and Advances for Synchronous/Asynchronous Instruction of Laboratories in Engineering Technology Programs, Nestor Escobales and Alok Verma
Preparing to Fill the Leadership Gap: The Challenges Facing Women Leaders in Mid-Level Positions at Urban Community Colleges, Kia L. Hardy, Mitchell R. Williams, Kim Bullington, and Felecia Commodore
A Look into Increasing the Number of Veterans and Former Government Employees Converting to Career and Technical Cybersecurity Teachers, Vukica M. Jovanovic, Michael Anthony Crespo, Drew E. Brown, Deborah Marshall, Otilia Popescu, Murat Kuzlu, Petros J. Katsioloudis, and Linda Vahala
Mentoring Prospective Engineering Students Through the After School Program "Girls in Engineering" Focused on Building an Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle, Vukica M. Jovanović, Deborah Marshall, Jeff Warren Larson Jr., Abdul Rahman Badawi, Neil R. StClair, Otilia Popescu, Murat Kuzlu, Petros J. Katsioloudis, Linda Vahala, and Michael Anthony Crespo
Let's Collaborate! The Importance of Cybersecurity Pathways and Their Accessibility, Vukica Jovanovic, Otilia Popescu, Murat Kuzlu, and Petros Katsioloudis
Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity, Murat Kuzlu, Corinne Fair, and Ozgur Guler
Development of a Smart Grid Course in an Electrical Engineering Technology Program, Murat Kuzlu, Otilia Popescu, and Vukica M. Jovanovic
Fluid-Wall Interactions in Pseudopotential Lattice Boltzmann Models, Cheng Peng, Luis F. Ayala, and Orlando M. Ayala
Senior Elective Communications Systems Courses as Pathways to Capstone Projects in Electrical Engineering Technology Program, Otilia Popescu and Murat Kuzlu