Research List

Current housing design guidelines in Bahrain focus on purely functional and energy efficiency factors. The Ministry of Housing in Bahrain (MOH) has been providing subsidized houses to its citizens since 1970’s. In 2010, according to the MOH, the demand for new housing units had reached the 50,000 mark and the [...]

In this paper, an advanced and reliable vehicle detection and tracking technique is proposed and implemented and given the name “Real-Time Vehicle Detection and Tracking” (RT_VDT). The RT_VDT is well suited for Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) applications or Self-Driving Cars (SDC). The main emphasis of the RT_VDT is the [...]

Traffic simulation programs such as VISSIM are frequently used worldwide as a tool, for analyzing transportation problems, with minimum cost. Traffic simulation is an effective approach for finding out the benefits and limitations of different alternatives. Advancements in computer technology have led to the development of high-quality microscopic simulation models. [...]

Governments around the world have realized the importance of Open Government Data – OGD as new paradigm shift in government that focuses on making governments more service oriented, transparent and competent. However, the situation of OGD initiative in Kingdom of Bahrain is not promising as reflected by number of assessments [...]

The Arabian Gulf is increasingly subjected to habitat alteration due to dredging, reclamation activities, and pollution from various anthropogenic sources, including industrial and domestic effluents and oil spills. These activities can affect the naturally stressed marine ecosystems. Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity biomarkers are widely recognized as an important tool to assess [...]

The corrosion behaviour of steel reinforcement is a major concern for modern reinforced concrete infrastructures. Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement might be proposed as an alternate solution to this problem. This paper investigates the structural performance of FRP and steel reinforced concrete beams. The test results revealed that FRP reinforced [...]

In this paper, an advanced and reliable road-lanes detection and tracking technique is proposed and implemented. The proposed technique is well suited for use in Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) applications or Self-Driving Cars (SDC). The main emphasis of the proposed technique is the precision and the predictability in identifying [...]

This study examines the smart mosque as a concept, developed through innovations in materials and technologies adopted to provide thermal comfort conditions and energy- efficient environments, in order to promote a sustainable mosque. The paper first provides a theoretical underpinning of the smart solutions applied in historical mosques with a [...]

Smart City is an emergent strategy and solution for the urbanization problems and the investments in its worldwide market are rapidly. However, the Smart City maturity models are discussed in very few scientific research papers and it is uncertain whether the existing maturity models can fulfil their proposed objectives. Also, [...]

With the majority of the world’s populations living in cities, the damaging effects of urbanization on the environment and the various technological advancement of today, Sustainable and Smart Urbanism are becoming prevalent topics in international research. This study investigates the interrelationship between the two concepts within the Bahraini context. The [...]