Professor Abdullahi Ahmed
Professor of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
School of Engineering, Technology and Design
- Additive Manufacturing and Fabric Integration with Auxetic Structures creating a Metamaterial. Researcher(s): Miss Breeshea Robinson. Supervisor(s): Dr Adil Imam, Professor Abdullahi Ahmed. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- Development of Thermal Management System for Second-Life Electric Vehicle Batteries. Researcher(s): Mr Mu’Azu Gidado. Supervisor(s): Dr James Cugley, Dr Usman Abdullah, Professor Abdullahi Ahmed. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- From agro-waste to sustainable building material; A study on corn cob as an additive to concrete masonry blocks for reduced cost of building and improved indoor micro-climate. Researcher(s): Mr Francis Okeke. Supervisor(s): Professor Abdullahi Ahmed, Dr Adil Imam, Dr Hany Hassanin. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- Increasing vertical farming yield through the optimisation of nutrient growth in algae to be used as a fertiliser, with use of digital twin monitoring.. Researcher(s): Miss Natasha Vaccaro. Supervisor(s): Dr Ernesto Hernandez, Dr Naomi Rintoul-Hynes, Professor Abdullahi Ahmed. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- Optimising Urban Ecosystems: A Techno-Economic Analysis of Autonomous Smart Cities for Sustainable Growth and Resource Efficiency. Researcher(s): Mr Rajesh Malhan. Supervisor(s): Dr Atif Rasheed, Professor Konstantinos Sirlantzis, Professor Abdullahi Ahmed. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- Towards a Sustainable and Circular Economy: Harnessing Immersive Technologies and AI for Eco-Innovations, Pro-Ecological Transformation, and CSR-Driven Initiatives in the Southeast of England. Researcher(s): Ms Gabriela Matei. Supervisor(s): Professor Abdullahi Ahmed, Dr Leishi Zhang, Dr Scott Turner. [Postgraduate Research Project]
- A review of corncob-based building materials as a sustainable solution for the building and construction industry Okeke, F., Ahmed, A., Imam, A., Hassanin, H., (06 Aug 2024): Elsevier. [Journal article]
- Assessment of compressive strength performance of corn cob ash blended concrete: a review Okeke, F., Ahmed, A., Imam, A., Hassanin, H., Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT6), Sixth International Conference onSustainable Construction Materials and Technologies. [Conference paper]
- Bio-inspired soft pneumatic gripper for agriculture harvesting Clark, A., Goodsell-Carpenter, L., Buckow, P., Hewett, D., White, F., Imam, A., Naz, N., Robinson, B., Manna, S., Ahmed, A., 25th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS). [Conference paper]
- Innovating towards net-zero: Engineering solutions for climate resilience Ahmed, A., Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies Conferences (SCMT 6). [Conference keynote]
- Study on agricultural waste utilization in sustainable particleboard production Okeke, F., Ahmed, A., Hassanin, H., (30 Aug 2024), International Conference on Environmental Science, Technology and Engineering (ICESTE 2024): EDP Sciences. [Journal article]
- Tailoring Poisson's ratio of a fabric using auextic structures Robinson, B., Imam, A., Nortcliffe, A., Ahmed, A., Sabir, T., Faculty of Science, Engineering and Social Sciences Conference 2024. [Conference poster]
- Experimental investigation of earth-air ventilation system in low-energy buildings Ahmed, A., 15th International Green Energy Conference (IGEC-XV). [Conference keynote]
- Applying heritage building information modelling (HBIM) to lost heritage in conflict Z: Al-Hadba’ Minaret in Mosul, Iraq Al-Muqdadi, F, Ahmed, A., The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. [Conference paper]
- Energy-saving potential prediction models for large-scale building: A state-of-the-art review Yang, X., Liu, S., Zou, Yuliang, Ji, W., Ahmed, A., Zhange, Q., Han, X., Shen, Y., Zhang, S., (17 Dec 2021): Elsevier. [Journal article]
- Neural network-based distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack detection in smart home networks Ahamad, I, Ahmad, F, Palade, V, Ahamed, A., (29 May 2023), 6th Smart Cities Symposium (SCS 2022), 6th IET International Smart Cities Symposium, 6th SCS-2022: IEEE. [Book chapter]
- Fire safety in high-rise buildings: Is the stay-put tactic a misjudgement or magnificent strategy? Andrew Oyen Arewa, Abdullahi Ahmed, David J. Edwards, Chizaram Nwankwo, (06 Aug 2021). [Journal article]
- Integrated performance optimization of higher education buildings using low-energy renovation process and user engagement Ahmed, A., Mateo-Garcia, M., Arewa, O. A., Caratella, K., (08 Mar 2021): MDPI. [Journal article]
- An 80-year projection of net zero energy buildings (nZEB) strategies in extreme climatic conditions of Iraq Ahmed, A., (20 Mar 2020): Emerald. [Journal article]