Publications

Journal Articles

D.J. Silitonga, P. Pomarède, N.M. Bawana, H. Shi, N.F. Declercq, D.S. Citrin. “Automated Classification of Subsurface Impact Damage in Thermoplastic Composites Using Depth-Resolved Terahertz Imaging and Deep Learning.” Composites Part B: Engineering, 113033, 2025. DOI

M. Hassanalian, A. Mirzaeinia, N.M. Bawana, F. Heppner. “Energy Management of Echelon Flying Northern Bald Ibises with Different Wingspans and Variable Wingtip Spacing.” Journal of Bionic Engineering, 19(1), 44–61, 2022. [DOI link to be added]

K.M. Segbefia, K. Wala, W. Atakpama, Y. Laré, N.M. Bawana, F. Folega, et al. “Comparaison de la performance de deux types de foyers améliorés traditionnels: Foyer à argile du Togo et foyer Malgache.” Journal de la Recherche Scientifique de l’Université de Lomé, 20(1), 13–22, 2018. [PDF link to be added]

Conference Papers

D.J. Silitonga, P. Pomarède, N.M. Bawana, H. Shi, N.F. Declercq, D.S. Citrin. “Detection of Low-Velocity Impact Damage in Woven-Fabric Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Laminates by Deep-Learning Classification Trained on Terahertz-Imaging Data.” 26ème Congrès Français de Mécanique, 2025.

Z. Rubin, N.M. Bawana, M. Hassanalian. “Flight Pattern Formations and Their Effects on Drag: Experimental Study and Flow Visualization.” AIAA AVIATION 2020 Forum, 2783, 2020.

N.M. Bawana, Z. Rubin, M. Hassanalian. “Adaptive Formation Flight of Fixed-Wing Cooperative Swarming Drones: Analytical Study and Aerodynamic Analysis.” AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020 Forum, 3956, 2020.

N.M. Bawana, A. Mirzaeinia, M. Hassanalian. “Energy Management of Migratory Birds through Flock Mutation.” 2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference, 2020.

Manuscripts Under Review

N.M. Bawana, P. Pomarède, D.J. Silitonga, F. Meraghni, N.F. Declercq, D.S. Citrin, A. Locquet. “Deep Learning for Automated Damage Detection and Localization in Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminates via X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography.” NDT & E International, under review.

In Preparation

N.M. Bawana, P. Pomarède, D.J. Silitonga, A. Locquet, F. Meraghni, D.S. Citrin, N.F. Declercq. “Physics-Guided Weakly Supervised Damage Localization in GFRP via Terahertz Imaging.”

N.M. Bawana, P. Pomarède, D.J. Silitonga, A. Locquet, F. Meraghni, D.S. Citrin, N.F. Declercq. “Physics-Guided Multi-Task Learning for Terahertz Nondestructive Evaluation of GFRP Laminates Using Simulation-Driven Data.”

N.M. Bawana, et al. “Artificial Intelligence for Terahertz Nondestructive Evaluation of GFRP: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions.”

Theses

N.M. Bawana. “Deep Learning for Terahertz Damage Characterization in Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminates: From Detection to Quantification.” Ph.D. Dissertation, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2026. [Repository link to be added]

N.M. Bawana. “Swarming Drones: Bioinspiration and Energy Saving Opportunities.” M.Sc. Thesis, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2021.

N. Bawana. “Thermal Response in a Field Oriented Controlled Three-Phase Induction Motor.” M.Sc. Thesis, University of South Florida, 2019.

Datasets, Code & Software

Code and datasets from the group’s projects will be released here as the associated manuscripts are published. In the meantime, see the PI’s GitHub profile.