Recent Publications

Recent Journal Publications

Updated: Sept. 2025

2025

Alipour, P., & Gallegos, E.E. (2025). Leveraging generative AI synthetic and social media data for content generalizability to overcome data constraints in vision deep learning. Artificial Intelligence Review, 58. doi.org/10.1007/s10462-025-11137-6

Ashley, Orville, & Steve Simske, (2025). “Applying Systems Engineering to Mitigate Unwanted Firearm Incidents,” Journal of Safety Engineering, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 1-13. doi: 10.5923/j.safety.20251301.01.

Azad, S. & Herber, D. R., (2025). ‘A case study comparing both stochastic and worst-case robust control co-design under different control structures.’ ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 147(5), p. 054502. doi: 10.1115/1.4068144

Azad, S. & Herber, D. R., Khanal, S. R., Jia, G. (2025). ‘Concurrent geometry, control, and layout optimization of wave energy converter farms in probabilistic irregular waves using surrogate modeling.’ Ocean Engineering, 320, p. 120183. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.120183

Duffy, Laura, Jim Adams, and Ronald M. Sega. (2025). Optimized design of an integrated cislunar communication system-of-systems architecture. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1155/ijae/5560405

Enos, E. S. & Herber, D. R., (2025). ‘Should IT systems engineers adopt systems engineering tools and methods?.’ IEEE IT Professional, 27(4), p. 69–75. doi: 10.1109/MITP.2025.3548932

Enos, E. S. & Herber. D. R., (2025). ‘A reference architecture for on-premises software-defined infrastructure using model-based systems engineering.’ IEEE Access, 13, p. 118249–118263. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3586990

Lanigan, T., Biggs, T., Gallegos, E.E., Daily, J., Reid, E., & Powers, S. (2025). Impact of cyber threat awareness on driver response to an unexpected vehicle cyberattack. Journal of Transportation Security, 18(12). doi.org/10.1007/s12198-025-00303-0

Lawrence, S., Herber, D. R., & Eftekhari-Shahroudi, K. (2025). ‘Leveraging system dynamics to predict the commercialization success of emerging energy technologies: lessons from wind energy.’ Energies, 18(8), p. 2048. doi: 10.3390/en18082048

Limb, Braden J., Jack P. Smith, Steven J. Simske, & Jason C. Quinn (2025). “Cultivating clarity: understanding the impact of land cost assumptions on biofuel viability.” Environmental Sustainability: 1-10.

Lunsford, I., & Bradley, T.H. (2025). “Evaluation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarm Design and Tactics through Metrics of Survivability, AIAA Journal of Aircraft.

Rejeb, Abderahman, Karim Rejeb, Heba F. Zaher, & Steve Simske. (2025). “Blockchain and Smart Cities: Co-Word Analysis and BERTopic Modeling.” Smart Cities 8, no. 4: 111.

Rejeb, Abderahman, Karim Rejeb, Steve Simske, & Edit Süle. (2025). “Industry 5.0 research: an approach using co-word analysis and BERTopic modeling.” Discover Sustainability 6, no. 1: 402.

Rosson, D., Batchelor, A., Eftekhari-Shahroudi, K., & Bradley, T.H. (2025). “A Case Study on Implementing Engineering Rigor in the Obsolescence Management Information System™ (OMIS™) Project”, Journal of DoD Research & Engineering, Vol 8, Issue 1, Ft. Belvoir, VA.

Spierling, T., & Bradley, T.H. (2025). “Battery Optimization for Sustainable Aviation: A Comprehensive Analysis for Battery Electric Aircraft” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.C038197

Alipour, P., Gallegos, E.E., & Sridhar, S. (2024). AI-driving marketing personalization: Deploying convolutional neural networks to decode consumer behavior. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction41(16), pp 10266-10284doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2432455

Alvarado, J., and Bradley, T.H. (2024) “A Case Study-based Assessment of a Model-driven Testing Methodology for Applicability and Metrics of Model Reuse,” International Test and Evaluation Association Journal, December 2024. 

Ahmed, J.*, Robinson, A., & Miller, E.E. (2024). Effectiveness of signs for pedestrian-railroad crossings: Colors, shapes, and messaging strategies. Journal of Safety Research, 89, pp 141-151. doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.01.003

Ahmed, J.*, Ward, N., Otto, J., McMahill, A., & Miller, E.E. (2024). Identifying measures of emotional intelligence and dangerous driving. Transportation Research Record, 2678(3), pp 365-375doi.org/10.1177/03611981231179698

Azad, S., Gulumjanli, Z., & Herber, D. R. (2024). A general framework for supporting economic feasibility of generator and storage energy systems through capacity and dispatch optimization. arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.14583.
 
Azad, S., & Herber, D. R. (2024). A case study comparing both stochastic and worst-case robust control co-design under different control structures. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2405.20496
 
Azad, S., Herber, D. R., Khanal, S., & Jia, G. (2024). Site-dependent Solutions of Wave Energy Converter Farms with Surrogate Models, Control Co-design, and Layout Optimization. arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.06794.
 
Azad, S., Khanal, S., Herber, D. R., & Jia, G. (2024). Integrated Design for Wave Energy Converter Farms: Assessing Plant, Control, Layout, and Site Selection Coupling in the Presence of Irregular Waves. arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.15717.

Boakye, K., Winters, D., Oguntola, O., Fenton, K., & Simske, S. (2024). A Review of Strategies to Achieve Net Zero Targets in the Cement and Concrete Sectors. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1005051

Botyarov, M., & Gallegos, E. (2024). Generative design solution space parsing: An evaluation of user experience, workload, and performance. Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineeringdoi.org/10.1007/s11518-024-5626-8

Caldwell, S., Radford, D. W., Simske, S., Cale, J., & Adams, H. (2024). Structural Health Monitoring In Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints.

Chellin, M.D., & Gallegos, E.E. (2024). Visualization tool for obsolescence management: Reducing supply chain risk for C5ISR systems. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 31(1), pp 36-61. doi.org/10.22594/dau.23-914.31.01

Fanas-Rojas, Johan, et al. (2024), “Automated Vehicle Lane Centering System Requirements Informed by Resilience Engineering and a Solution Using Infrastructure-Based Sensors,” IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 97605-97620, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3422266

Gracias, M.H., & Gallegos, E.E. (2024). Transitioning Perspectives: Agile and Waterfall Perceptions in the Integration of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) within Aerospace and Defense Industries. ITEA Journal of Test and Evaluation, 45(4).doi.org/10.61278/itea.45.4.1006

Gregory, J. M., Sega, R. M., Bradley, T. H., & Kang, J. S. (2024). A Tailored Systems Engineering Process for Developing Student-Built CubeSat Class Satellites. IEEE Access.

Herbert, E., McGraw, J.M., Sega, R., Bradley, T.H. (2024), “Risk Management for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Parts Based Space Hardware,” Systems Engineering

Kurtz, J., Bradley, T., & Gilleon, S. (2024). Hydrogen station prognostics and health monitoring model. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy49, 287-302.

Lawrence, S. & D. R. Herber. (2024). ‘A model-based systems engineering approach for effective decision support of modern energy systems depicted with clean hydrogen production.’ Systems, 12(8), p. 290. doi: 10.3390/systems12080290 

Ledgerwood, S., Gallegos, E. E., & Vans, M. (2024). Human Factors in Virtual Environments and Game Design, Vol. 137, 2024, 186-196 AHFE. Human Factors in Virtual Environments and Game Design, 186.

Levine, C. S., Al-Douri, A., Paglioni, V. P., Bensi, M., & Groth, K. M. (2024). Identifying human failure events for human reliability analysis: A review of gaps and research opportunities. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 109967.

Limb, B. J., Smith, J. P., Simske, S. J., & Quinn, J. C. (2024). Estimating geographic origins of corn and soybean biomass for biofuel production: A detailed dataset. Data in Brief54, 110291.

Markey, E. J., Vercellino, R., Limb, B. J., Pisciotta, M., Huyett, J., Garland, S., … & Bandhauer, T. M. (2024). Economic impact of thermal energy storage on natural gas power with carbon capture in future electricity markets. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control133, 104098.

Murshed, M. M., Simske, S. J., & Villanueva, A. N. (2024). Automatic Reading Order Sequencing: A Novel Reading Order Generator for Text-based Documents. Electronic Imaging36, 1-6.

Nickkar, A., Pourfalatoun, S., Miller, E.E., & Lee, Y.J. (2024). Applying the heteroskedastic ordered probit model on injury severity for improved age and gender estimation. Traffic Injury Prevention, 25(2), pp 202-209. doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2023.2286429

Nnaji, D., & Daily, J. (2024). Trucking Forward: Intrusion Detection for SAE J1708/J1587 Networks in Heavy-Duty Vehicles (No. 2024-01-2805). SAE Technical Paper.

Normand, A., Bradley, T.H. (2024). “An experimental investigation of Lean Six Sigma philosophies in a high-mix low-volume manufacturing environment,” PLOS One, 19(5): e0299498. 

Oguntola, O., Boakye, K., & Simske, S. (2024). Towards Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Cement Manufacturing: A Systematic Review of AI Applications in Electrical Energy Consumption Optimization. Sustainability16(11), 4798.

Paglioni, V. P., & Groth, K. M. (2023). Dependency Idioms for Quantitative Human Reliability Analysis. Nuclear Science and Engineering198(8), 1645–1667. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2250159
 

Pope, J, Coburn, T., and Bradley, T.H. (2024). “Committed emissions reductions available from replacement of coal-fired power plants with nuclear plants” Environmental Research: Energy, 1 035012

Rabinowitz, A. I., Smart, J. G., Coburn, T. C., & Bradley, T. H. (2024). A Geo‐Spatial Method for Calculating BEV Charging Inconvenience using Publicly Available Data. INSIGHT27(1), 27-38.

Rabinowitz, A., Tal, G., & Bradley, T. (2024). Quantifying the Costs of Charger Availability Uncertainty for Residents of Multi-Unit Dwellings (No. 2024-01-2034). SAE Technical Paper.

Rojas, J. F., Patil, P., Masterson, A. M., Bradley, T., Ekti, A. R., & Asher, Z. D. (2024). Automated Vehicle Lane Centering System Requirements Informed by Resilience Engineering and a Solution Using Infrastructure-Based Sensors. IEEE Access.

Sabale, A., & Adams, J. (2024). Systems Engineering of A Mars Habitat using SMAD. In AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum (p. 1668).

Sandhu, K. S., & Vans, M. (2024). Virtual Reality (VR) Space for Radiation Oncology Education and Collaborative Learning. Electronic Imaging36, 1-6.

Sirico Jr, A., & Herber, D. R. (2024). On the use of geometric deep learning for the iterative classification and down-selection of analog electric circuits. Journal of Mechanical Design146(5), 051703.

Starr, L. T., Shorts, K., & Vans, M. (2024). Interactive Aviation Maintenance Classroom. Electronic Imaging36, 1-6.

Sundarrajan, A. K., Lee, Y. H., Allison, J. T., Zalkind, D. S., & Herber, D. R. (2024). Open-Loop Control Co-Design of Semisubmersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Using Linear Parameter-Varying Models. Journal of Mechanical Design146(4), 041704.

Sundarrajan, A. K., Tran, T. T., Wiley, W., Ross, H., Zalkind, D., & Herber, D. R. (2024). Development of an Optimal Variable-Pitch Controller for Floating Axial-Flow Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines.

Wheaton, J. S., & Herber, D. R. (2024). Digital requirements engineering with an INCOSE-derived SysML meta-model. arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.16330.

Ahmed, H., & Miller, E. E. (2023). Quantifying the Economic Impact on Farmers from Agricultural Machinery: A Case Study of Farmers in Sudan. World, 4(2), 347-359.

Aliebrahimi, S., & Miller, E. E. (2023). Effects of cybersecurity knowledge and situation awareness during cyberattacks on autonomous vehicles. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 96, 82-91.

Allison, J. T., Zalkind, D. S., & Herber, D. R. (2024). Open-Loop Control Co-Design of Semisubmersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Using Linear Parameter-Varying Models. Journal of Mechanical Design146, 041704-1.

Alvarado, J., and Bradley, T.H. (2023). “Developing Model-Based Flight Test Scenarios,” International Test and Evaluation Association Journal, Volume 44, Issue 4. 

Anderson, W., & Simske, S. (2023). Forensic Identification of Environmental Sensors Through Challenge-Based Biometrics. IEEE Sensors Journal.

Azad, S., & Herber, D. R. (2023). An Overview of Uncertain Control Co-Design Formulations. Journal of Mechanical Design, 1-20.

Birch, D., Miller, E., & Bradley, T. (2023). Human Reliability Analysis using a Human Factors Hazard Model. Journal of System Safety, 58(2), 7-29.

Birch, D. S., Narsinghani, J., Herber, D., & Bradley, T. H. (2023). Human factors hazard modeling in the systems modeling language. Systems Engineering26(3), 328-343.

Boakye, K., Fenton, K., & Simske, S. (2023). Machine Learning Algorithm to Predict CO2 Using a Cement Manufacturing Historic Production Variables Dataset: A Case Study at Union Bridge Plant, Heidelberg Materials, Maryland. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 7(6), 199.

Cabrera, M. A., & Simske, S. (2023). Project Lifecycle Development for a Next Generation Space Suit Project. INSIGHT, 26(2), 57-65.

Chellin, M. D., & Miller, E. E. (2023). Proactive Obsolescence Management Methods for C5ISR Systems: Insights from Practitioners. Defense Acquisition Research Journal: A Publication of the Defense Acquisition University, 30(1).

Elhadeedy, A., & Daily, J. (2023). Using Ethernet or A Wireless Harness and Named Data Networking in Autonomous Tractor-Trailer Communication (No. 2023-01-0924). SAE Technical Paper.

Fenton, K., Simske, S., & Luu, J. (2023). Mitigation of chemical reporting liabilities through systematic modernization of chemical hazard and safety data management systems. ACS omega, 8(5), 4928-4936.

Herber, D. R., Dierker, D., & Patnaik, S. S. (2023, January). Advancing model-based engineering through improved integration of domain-specific simulation and analysis using SysML-based models for unmanned aerial vehicles. In AIAA 2023 Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA 2023-0256, National Harbor, MD, USA. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0256.

Herber, D. R., & Eftekhari-Shahroudi, K. (2023, September). Building a requirements digital thread from concept to testing using model-based structured requirements applied to thrust reverser actuation system development. In Recent Advances in Aerospace Actuation Systems and Components, Toulouse, France.

Hunu, K., Conrad, S. A., & DePue, M. (2023). Accounting for climate change in the water infrastructure design: evaluating approaches and recommending a hybrid framework. Journal of Water and Climate.

Huss, M., Herber, D. R., & Borky, J. M. (2023). Comparing Measured Agile Software Development Metrics Using an Agile Model-Based Software Engineering Approach versus Scrum Only. Software2(3), 310-331.

Huss, M., Herber, D. R., & Borky, J. M. (2023). An Agile Model-Based Software Engineering Approach Illustrated through the Development of a Health Technology System. Software2(2), 234-257.

Ikumapayi, O., Olufowobi, H., Daily, J., Hu, T., Bertolotti, I. C., & Bloom, G. (2023). CANASTA: Controller Area Network Authentication Schedulability Timing Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

Keets, L., Boscan, P., Arakaki, L., Schraeder, B., Tornatzky, C., Vans, M., Jiang, W., & Rao, S. (2023). Interactive Virtual Reality with Educational Feedback Loops to Train and Assess Veterinary Students on the Use of Anesthetic Machine. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, e20220140.

Keets, L., Boscan, P., Tornatzky, C., Vans, M., Jiang, W., & Mama, K. (2023). Anesthesia machine training using virtual reality. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 50(1), e111-e112.

Keogh, J. G., Simske, S., & Manning, L. (2023). Global Food Chain Traceability—Reflections on the Past, Present, and Insights into Future Directions. SUPPLY CHAIN, https://digitaledition.food-safety.com/april-may-2023/column-supply-chain/

Ketkale, H., & Simske, S. (2023). A LifeCycle Analysis and Economic Cost Analysis of Corrugated Cardboard Box Reuse and Recycling in the United States. Resources, 12(2), 22.

Ketkale, H., & Simske, S. (2023). Demographic Considerations in Incenting Reuse of Corrugated Cardboard Boxes. Sustainability, 15(15), 11600.

Kleinwaks, H. , Batchelor, A., & Bradley, T. H. (2023). An Ontology for Technical Debt in Systems Engineering. IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering.

Kleinwaks, H., Batchelor, A., & Bradley, T. H. (2023). Predicting the Dynamics of Earned Value Creation in the Presence of Technical Debt. IEEE Access, 11, 125381-125395.

Kleinwaks, H., Batchelor, A., & Bradley, T. H. (2023). Technical debt in systems engineering—A systematic literature review. Systems Engineering.

Kukkala, V. K., & Pasricha, S. (Eds.). (2023). Machine Learning and Optimization Techniques for Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems. Springer Nature.

Kukkala, V., Bradley, T.H., and Pasricha, S. (2023) “Reliable Real-Time Message Scheduling in Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems” In: Kukkala, V., and Pasricha, S., Ed. Machine Learning and Optimization Techniques for Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems, Springer Verlag. 

Kukkala, V., Bradley, T.H., and Pasricha, S. (2023). “Security-Aware Design of Time-Critical Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems” In: Kukkala, V., and Pasricha, S., Ed. Machine Learning and Optimization Techniques for Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems, Springer Verlag. 

Lawrence, S., & Herber, D. R. (2023, November). Towards the integration of hydrogen production with nuclear with model-based systems engineering. In ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo, Washington, D.C., USA.

Mansourifar, H., & Simske, S. J. (2023). Towards CGAN-based Satellite Image Synthesis with Partial Pixel-Wise Annotation. arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.11175.

Motellebi-Araghi, F., Rabinowitz, A., Chia Ang, C., Sharma, S., Kadav, P., Meyer, R., Bradley, T.H., and Asher, A. (2023). “Identifying and assessing research gaps for energy efficient control of electrified autonomous vehicle Eco-Driving,” In: Kukkala, V., and Pasricha, S., Ed. Machine Learning and Optimization Techniques for Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems, Springer Verlag. 

Mohan, V., & Simske, S. J. (2023). Cross-sensor vision system for maritime object detection. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 331.

Nguyen, F. B. T., Grigg, N., & Valdes-Vasquez, R. (2023). Electric utility construction: Causes and types of field change orders. The Electricity Journal, 36(8), 107332.

Nickkar, A., Pourfalatoun, S., Miller, E. E., & Lee, Y. J. (2023). Applying the heteroskedastic ordered probit model on injury severity for improved age and gender estimation. Traffic injury prevention, 1-8.

Ouren, F, Trinko, D., Coburn, T., Simske, S., Bradley, T.H. (2023). “Developing a profile of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle fleet adopters with text mining and machine learning,” Renewable Energy Focus, Volume 46, Pages 303-312, ISSN 1755-0084, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ref.2023.07.004

Oguntola, O., & Simske, S. (2023). Context-Aware Personalization: A Systems Engineering Framework. Information, 14(11), 608.

Oguntola, O., & Simske, S. (2023). Continuous Assessment of the Environmental Impact and Economic Viability of Decarbonization Improvements in Cement Production. Resources, 12(8), 95.

Ouren, F., Trinko, D., Coburn, T., Simske, S., & Bradley, T. H. (2023). Developing a profile of medium-and heavy-duty electric vehicle fleet adopters with text mining and machine learning. Renewable Energy Focus, 46, 303-312.

Paglioni, V. P., & Groth, K. M. (2023). Dependency Idioms for Quantitative Human Reliability Analysis. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 1-23.

Pourfalatoun, S., Ahmed, J., & Miller, E. E. (2023). Shared Electric Scooter Users and Non-Users: Perceptions on Safety, Adoption and Risk. Sustainability, 15(11), 9045.

Rabinowitz, A. Ang, C.C., Mahmoud, Y.H., Motellebi-Araghi, F., Meyer, R., Kolmanovsky, I.V., Asher, Z., Bradley, T.H., (2023). “Real Time Implementation Comparison of Urban Eco-Driving Controls” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology.

Rabinowitz, A. I., Smart, J. G., Coburn, T. C., & Bradley, T. H. (2023). Assessment of Factors in the Reduction of BEV Operational Inconvenience. IEEE Access, 11, 30486-30497.

Rejeb, A., Rejeb, K., Simske, S. J., & Treiblmaier, H. (2023). Drones for supply chain management and logistics: a review and research agenda. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 26(6), 708-731.

Rejeb, A., Rejeb, K., Simske, S., & Keogh, J. G. (2023). Exploring blockchain research in supply chain management: A latent Dirichlet allocation-driven systematic review. Information, 14(10), 557.

Scalco, A., & Simske, S. (2023). A model for measuring multi‐concern assurance of critical infrastructure control systems. Systems Engineering.

Sirico Jr, A., & Herber, D. R. (2024). On the Use of Geometric Deep Learning for the Iterative Classification and Down-Selection of Analog Electric Circuits. Journal of Mechanical Design, 146(5), 051703.

Sirico Jr., A., & Herber, D. R. (2024, January). Geometric deep learning towards the iterative classification of graph-based aircraft thermal management systems. In AIAA 2024 Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, Orlando, FL, USA.

Sirico Jr., A., & Herber, D. R. (2023, August). On the use of geometric deep learning towards the evaluation of graph-centric engineering systems. In ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2023-114592, Boston, MA, USA. Doi: 10.1115/DETC2023-114592.

Smith, J. P., Limb, B. J., Beal, C. M., Banta, K. R., Field, J. L., Simske, S. J., & Quinn, J. C. (2023). Evaluating the sustainability of the 2017 US biofuel industry with an integrated techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 413, 137364.

Sundarrajan, A. K., & Herber, D. R. (2023, November). Using high-fidelity time-domain simulation data to construct multi-fidelity state derivative function surrogate models for use in control and optimization. In ASME 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition.

Trinko, D., Horesh, N., Porter, E., Dunckley, J., Miller, E., & Bradley, T. (2023). Transportation and electricity systems integration via electric vehicle charging-as-a-service: A review of techno-economic and societal benefits. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 175, 113180.

Villanueva Jr., A. N., & Simske, S. J. (2023). Functional Analytics for Document Ordering for Curriculum Development and Comprehension. arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.09457.

Vlajnic, M. M., & Simske, S. J. (2023). Accuracy and Performance of Machine Learning Methodologies: Novel Assessments of Country Pandemic Vulnerability Based on Non-Pandemic Predictors. IEEE Access.

Weinmann, K., & Simske, S. (2023). Design of Bluetooth 5.1 Angle of Arrival Homing Controller for Autonomous Mobile Robot. Robotics, 12(4), 115.

Wheaton, J. S., & Herber, D. R. (2024, January). Seamless digital engineering: a grand challenge driven by needs. In AIAA 2024 Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, Orlando, FL, USA.

White, S., Rabinowitz, A., Chia Ang, C., Trinko, D., and Bradley, T.H. (2023). “Machine Learning and Optimization Techniques for Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems: Predictive Control During Acceleration Events to Improve Fuel Economy,” In: Kukkala, V., and Pasricha, S., Ed. Machine Learning and Optimization Techniques for Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems, Springer Verlag. 

Ault, T., & Bradley, T. (2022). Risk‐based approach for managing obsolescence for automation systems in heavy industries. Systems Engineering25(6), 551-560.

Lunsford, I., & Bradley, T. H. (2022). Evaluation of unmanned aerial vehicle tactics through the metrics of survivability. The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation19(4), 855-864.

Rejeb, A., Rejeb, K., Simske, S.*, Treiblmaier, H., Zailani, S. (2022). The big picture on the internet of things and the smart city: A review of what we know and what we need to know. Internet of Things. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2022.100565

Rejeb, A., Keogh, J. G., Martindale, W., Dooley, D., Smart, E., Simske, S.*, Wamba, S. F., Breslin, J. G., Bandara, K. Y., Thakur, S., Liu, K., Crowley, B., Desaraju, S., Ospina, A., & Bradau, H. (2022). Charting past, present, and future research in the semantic web and interoperability. Future Internet14(6), 161. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi14060161

Winters, D.*, Boakye, K.*, & Simske, S.* (2022). Toward carbon-neutral concrete through Biochar–Cement–Calcium Carbonate composites: A critical review. Sustainability14(8), 4633. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084633

Ketkale, H.*, & Simske, S.* (2022). Encouraging reuse in the corrugated packaging industry using persuasion and operant conditioning. Sustainability14(11), 6454. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116454

Wolyn, S.* & Simske, S.* (2022). Summarization assessment methodology for multiple corpora using queries and classification for functional evaluation. Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, pre-print. 

Younse, P.*, Cameron, J., Bradley, T.* (2022). Comparative analysis of model-based and traditional systems engineering approaches for simulating a robotic space system architecture through automatic knowledge processing. Systems Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1002/sys.21619. 

Robbins, C., Du, X., Bradley, T.*, Quinn, J., Bandhauer, T., Conrad, S.*, Carlson, K., Tong, T. (2022). Beyond treatment technology: Understanding motivations and barriers for wastewater treatment and reuse in unconventional energy production. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.106011

Somers, M.*, Batan, L.*, Al-Alawi, B., Bradley, T.* (2022). A Colorado-specific life cycle assessment model to support evaluation of low-carbon transportation fuels and policy. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 2.

Trinko, D.*, Horesh, N., Zane, R., Song, Z., Kamineni, A., Konstantinou, T., Gkritza, K., Quinn, C., Bradley, T.*, Quinn, J. (2022).  Economic feasibility of in-motion wireless power transfer in a high-density traffic corridor. eTransportation, 11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etran.2021.100154

Vatter, M., Van Vactor, S., Coburn, T.* (2022). Price responsiveness of shale oil: A Bakken case study. Natural Resources Research, 31, 713-734. 

Recent Conference Proceedings/Technical Papers

Updated: Sept. 2025

2025

Buettner, R., D. R. Herber, & S. S. Patnaik. (2025). ‘Innovating air cycle machine design: a MAGMA-driven approach for aircraft thermal management.’ In AIAA 2025 Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA 2025-1473, Orlando, FL, USA, Jan. doi: 10.2514/6.2025-1473

Herber, D. R. & D. Dierker, B. Raczkowski, N. Butt, S. S. Patnaik (Jul 2025). ‘Integrating digital engineering needs into physics-based modeling and simulation for aircraft power and thermal systems.’ In 2025 INCOSE International Symposium, Ottawa, Canada.

Perreault, D., & Gallegos, E.E. (2025). Analysis of systemic failures in application of failure modes and effects analysis in v-model based complex design. To Appear in the Proceedings of the INCOSE Western States Regional Conference.

Plonsky, T. & D. R. Herber. (Sep 2025) ‘Alignment of agile and modular open systems approach (MOSA) principles in systems engineering.’ In (to appear) 2025 INCOSE Western States Regional Conference, Bothell, WA, USA.

Poudel, B., S. W. Seo, D. R. Herber, R. Hovsapian (Oct 2025). ‘Control co-design framework for joint optimization of pid governor and hydraulic dynamics for a hydropower plant.’ In (to appear) 2025 North American Power Symposium, Hartford, CT, USA.

Schmedeman, P.  J., Gerber, D. R. Herber (Sep 2025). ‘A mission-oriented framework for evaluating space situational awareness data.’ In (to appear) 2025 Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, Maui, Hawaii, USA.

Rosson, D. & D. R. Herber, A. Trani, T. H. Bradley. (Sep 2025). ‘A comparison of requirements management in agile vs. predictive projects.’ In (to appear) 2025 INCOSE Western States Regional Conference, Bothell, WA, USA.

Stewart, E., & Gallegos, E.E. (2025). What would I see in court? A survey analysis of who Americans would blame for self-driving vehicle crashes and traffic violations. To appear in the Proceedings of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) International Symposium. Ottawa, Canada.

Sundarrajan, A. K. & D. R. Herber. (Aug 2025). ‘Comparison of data-driven modeling approaches for control optimization of floating offshore wind turbines.’ In ASME 2025 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2025-167963, Anaheim, CA, USA,.

Villeneuve, M. & D. R. Herber (Sep 2025). ‘Analysis of complex adaptive systems engineering in pursuit of improved strategic planning.’ In (to appear) 2025 INCOSE Western States Regional Conference, Bothell, WA, USA.

Wheaton, J. S. & D. R. Herber (Jul 2025). ‘Ontological definition of seamless digital engineering based on ISO/IEC 25000-series SQuaRE product quality model.’ In 2025 INCOSE International Symposium, Ottawa, Canada.   

Azad, S., Gulumjanli, Z., & Herber, D. R. (2024). A general framework for supporting economic feasibility of generator and storage energy systems through capacity and dispatch optimization. arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.14583. 

Azad, S., & Herber, D. R. (2024). A case study comparing both stochastic and worst-case robust control co-design under different control structures. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2405.20496 

Azad, S., Herber, D. R., Khanal, S., & Jia, G. (2024). Site-dependent Solutions of Wave Energy Converter Farms with Surrogate Models, Control Co-design, and Layout Optimization. arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.06794. 

Azad, S., Khanal, S., Herber, D. R., & Jia, G. (2024). Integrated Design for Wave Energy Converter Farms: Assessing Plant, Control, Layout, and Site Selection Coupling in the Presence of Irregular Waves. arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.15717. 

Boakye, K., Winters, D., Oguntola, O., Fenton, K., & Simske, S. (2024). A Review of Strategies to Achieve Net Zero Targets in the Cement and Concrete Sectors. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1005051 

Bumgarner, S., Rudder, S., Gallegos, E.E., & Dailey, J. (2024). Human factors engineering (HFE) considerations for mounting internal interfaces in industry vehicles. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. doi.org/10.1177/10711813241282266

Caldwell, S., Radford, D. W., Simske, S., Cale, J., & Adams, H. (2024). Structural Health Monitoring In Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints. 

Corl, K., & Gallegos, E.E. (2024). A method for human systems integration requirements within model based systems engineering. Proceedings of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) International Symposium, 34(1), 1787-1806Dublin, Ireland. doi.org/10.1002/iis2.13237

Gregory, J. M., Sega, R. M., Bradley, T. H., & Kang, J. S. (2024). A Tailored Systems Engineering Process for Developing Student-Built CubeSat Class Satellites. IEEE Access. 

Kurtz, J., Bradley, T., & Gilleon, S. (2024). Hydrogen station prognostics and health monitoring model. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 49, 287-302. 

Ledgerwood, S., & Gallegos, E.E. (2024). Performance of firefighters in a multiple-sensory VR pump panel training simulation. Proceedings of the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing. Honolulu, HI: Dec 2024. doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1005684

Ledgerwood, S., Gallegos, E. E., & Vans, M. (2024). Human Factors in Virtual Environments and Game Design, Vol. 137, 2024, 186-196 AHFE. Human Factors in Virtual Environments and Game Design, 186. 

Ledgerwood, S., Gallegos, E.E., & Vans, M. (2024). Measuring Detection and habituation of olfactory stimuli in virtual reality for improved immersion. Proceedings of the 15thInternational Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics. Nice, France: July 2024. doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1005001

Levine, C. S., Al-Douri, A., Paglioni, V. P., Bensi, M., & Groth, K. M. (2024). Identifying human failure events for human reliability analysis: A review of gaps and research opportunities. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 109967. 

Limb, B. J., Smith, J. P., Simske, S. J., & Quinn, J. C. (2024). Estimating geographic origins of corn and soybean biomass for biofuel production: A detailed dataset. Data in Brief, 54, 110291. 

Markey, E. J., Vercellino, R., Limb, B. J., Pisciotta, M., Huyett, J., Garland, S., … & Bandhauer, T. M. (2024). Economic impact of thermal energy storage on natural gas power with carbon capture in future electricity markets. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 133, 104098. 

Murshed, M. M., Simske, S. J., & Villanueva, A. N. (2024). Automatic Reading Order Sequencing: A Novel Reading Order Generator for Text-based Documents. Electronic Imaging, 36, 1-6. 

Nnaji, D., & Daily, J. (2024). Trucking Forward: Intrusion Detection for SAE J1708/J1587 Networks in Heavy-Duty Vehicles (No. 2024-01-2805). SAE Technical Paper. 

Oguntola, O., Boakye, K., & Simske, S. (2024). Towards Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Cement Manufacturing: A Systematic Review of AI Applications in Electrical Energy Consumption Optimization. Sustainability, 16(11), 4798. 

Paglioni, V. P., & Groth, K. M. (2023). Dependency Idioms for Quantitative Human Reliability Analysis. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 198(8), 1645–1667. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2023.2250159 

Perreault, D., Gallegos, E.E., Paglioni, V., & Bradley, T.H. (2024). Usability challenges of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) within the V-model. Proceedings of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Human Systems Integration (HSI) Conference. Jeju, Korea: Aug 2024. https://easychair.org/publications/preprint/rkD3

Rabinowitz, A. I., Smart, J. G., Coburn, T. C., & Bradley, T. H. (2024). A GeoSpatial Method for Calculating BEV Charging Inconvenience using Publicly Available Data. INSIGHT, 27(1), 27-38. 

Rabinowitz, A., Tal, G., & Bradley, T. (2024). Quantifying the Costs of Charger Availability Uncertainty for Residents of Multi-Unit Dwellings (No. 2024-01-2034). SAE Technical Paper. 

Rojas, J. F., Patil, P., Masterson, A. M., Bradley, T., Ekti, A. R., & Asher, Z. D. (2024). Automated Vehicle Lane Centering System Requirements Informed by Resilience Engineering and a Solution Using Infrastructure-Based Sensors. IEEE Access. 

Sabale, A., & Adams, J. (2024). Systems Engineering of A Mars Habitat using SMAD. In AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum (p. 1668). 

Sabale, A., & Miller, E.E. (2024). Artemis lunar surface navigation: Potential modern solutions to known ancient challenges. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum. Orlando, FL: Jan 2024. doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-0620

Sandhu, K. S., & Vans, M. (2024). Virtual Reality (VR) Space for Radiation Oncology Education and Collaborative Learning. Electronic Imaging, 36, 1-6. 

Sirico Jr, A., & Herber, D. R. (2024). On the use of geometric deep learning for the iterative classification and down-selection of analog electric circuits. Journal of Mechanical Design, 146(5), 051703. 

Starr, L. T., Shorts, K., & Vans, M. (2024). Interactive Aviation Maintenance Classroom. Electronic Imaging, 36, 1-6. 

Sundarrajan, A. K., Lee, Y. H., Allison, J. T., Zalkind, D. S., & Herber, D. R. (2024). Open-Loop Control Co-Design of Semisubmersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Using Linear Parameter-Varying Models. Journal of Mechanical Design, 146(4), 041704. 

Sundarrajan, A. K., Tran, T. T., Wiley, W., Ross, H., Zalkind, D., & Herber, D. R. (2024). Development of an Optimal Variable-Pitch Controller for Floating Axial-Flow Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines. 

Wheaton, J. S., & Herber, D. R. (2024). Digital requirements engineering with an INCOSE-derived SysML meta-model. arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.16330. 

Azad, S.,& Herber, D. R. (2023, August). Concurrent Probabilistic Control Co-Design and Layout Optimization of Wave Energy Converter Farms Using Surrogate Modeling. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 87318, p. V03BT03A035). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Bonnici, A., & Simske, S. (2023). Reviewer# 2 Must Be Stopped! Or, The Art of Providing Good Reviews. Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Document Engineering 2023, 1-2.

Bokhtier, G. M.Crawford Sr, S. W., & Shahroudi, K. E. (2023, July). Integrated Systems Architectural Modeling with Architectural Trade Study of a UAV Surface‐less Flight Control Systems for Wildfire Detection and Communication utilizing MBSAP. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 229-250).

Bumgarner, S., Span, M. T., & Daily, J. (2023, July). A Systems Engineering Approach to Reducing Mis‐pulls and Misplaced Trailers for Trucking Fleets. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 1300-1314).

Cabrera, M., Simske, S., & Worrell, J. (2023). Requirements Engineering Scorecard and the Next-Generation Space Suit. 2023 International Conference on Environmental Systems.

Call, D. R.,& Herber, D. R. (2023, July). A Case for Model‐Based Systems Engineering in an Agile World and Principles for Growth. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 1612-1626).

Elhadeedy, A.& Daily, J. (2023, June). Securing New Autonomous Truck-Trailer Communication Protocols. In 2023 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT) (pp. 0384-0391). IEEE.

Elhadeedy, A., & DailyJ.(2023, March). 60 GHz Wi-Fi as a Tractor-Trailer Wireless Harness. In 2023 IEEE 13th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC) (pp. 1023-1028). IEEE.

Eddy, A., & Daily, J. (2023, April). Systems Engineering Methods for Validation and Verification of Changes to Legacy Fielded Systems. In 2023 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon) (pp. 1-8). IEEE.

Jepson, J.,Mukherjee, S., Span, M., & Daily, J. (2023, July). CANLay: A Network Virtualized Testbed for Vehicle Systems–Improving System Integration and Verification Efforts. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 1-16).

Kleinwaks, H.Batchelor, & Bradley, T., Rich, M., & Turner, J. F. (2023, July). LEAP–A Process for Identifying Potential Technical Debt in Iterative System Development. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 535-553).

Kleinwaks, H., Batchelor, A., & Bradley, T. (2023, July). An empirical survey on the prevalence of technical debt in systems engineering. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 1640-1658).

Kurtz, J., Bradley, T., & Gilleon, S. (2024). Hydrogen station prognostics and health monitoring model. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 49, 287-302.

Lins, R. D., Pe Silva, G. de F., Chaves, G. P., da Silva Barboza, R., & others. (2023). Quality, Space and Time Competition on Binarizing Photographed Document Images. Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Document Engineering 2023, 1-10.

Ray, I., Thuraisingham, B., Vaidya, J., Mehrotra, S., Atluri, V., Ray, I., Simske, S., Venkatasubramanian, N., & Singh, V. (2023, May). SAFE-PASS: Stewardship, Advocacy, Fairness and Empowerment in Privacy, Accountability, Security, and Safety for Vulnerable Groups. In Proceedings of the 28th ACM Symposium on Access Control Models and Technologies (pp. 145-155).

Rayno, M., & Daily, J.(2023, July). Balancing Digital Forensic Investigation with Cybersecurity for Heavy Vehicle Traffic Crashes. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 638-648).

Rabinowitz, A. I., Smart, J. G., Coburn, T. C., & Bradley, T. H*.(2023, July). A Geo‐Spatial Method for Calculating BEV Charging Inconvenience using Publicly Available Data. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 1276-1299).

Simpson, C., & Simske, S.(2023, July). Scalable, Flexible Implementation of MBSE and DevOps in VSEs: Design Considerations and a Case Study. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 1044-1056).

Valipour, M., & Brown, A. (2023, December). Streamflow Forecasting in Colorado by Artificial Intelligence, Remote Sensing, and Data Mining for A Sustainable Future. AGU Annual Meeting, December 11-15, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Villanueva Jr, A. N., & Simske, S. J. (2023). Algorithm Parallelism for Improved Extractive Summarization. Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Document Engineering 2023, 1-4.

Wolyn, S., & Simske, S. (2023). Character Relationship Mapping in Major Fictional Works Using Text Analysis Methods. Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Document Engineering 2023, 1-4.

Fanas Rojas, J., Brown, N., Rupp, J., Bradley, T.*, Asher, Z. (2022). Performance evaluation of an autonomous vehicle using resilience engineering.SAE Technical Paper

Mottalebiaraghi, F., Yao, K., Rabinowitz, A., Hoehne, C., Garikapati, V., Holden, J., Wood, E., Chen, S., Asher, Z., Bradley, T.*(2022). Mobility energy productivity evaluation of prediction-based vehicle powertrain control combined with optimal traffic management. SAE Technical Paper. 

Lobato, P., Rayno, M., Daily, J.*, Bradley, T.*(2022). Quantifying repeatability of real-world on-road driving using dynamic time warping. SAE Technical Paper. 

Pirani, R., Cale, J.* (2022). Comparison of pattern recognition approaches for identification of failure-prone battery cells.2022 IEEE International Systems Conference. 

Herber, D.*, Narsinghani, J., Eftekhari-Shahroudi, K.*(2022). Model-based structured requirements in SysML. 2022 IEEE International Systems Conference. 

Ahmed, H., Miller, E.*(2022). Human-systems integration of agricultural machinery in developing economy countries: Perceptions of adoption. 2021 Human Systems Integration Conference (published online in 2022).