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Gunasekaran, Saraswathy Shamini

Visiting Professor

ssgunasekaran@usc.edu.ph

Degree

Ph.D. Information and Communications Technology (Artificial Intelligence), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia

Research interests

Artificial intelligence, energy analytics, digital governance, intelligent systems

Recent publications:

  1. Sulaiman, N. F.; Gunasekaran, S. S.; Sofiah, A. G. N.; Lee, S. L.; Toemen, S. et al. (2026) Catalytic performance of Cr:Ca/gamma-Al2O3 for triolein transesterification: mechanistic pathways via Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen-Watson model, kinetic analysis, and RSM optimization. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 184, 116009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2025.116009.
  2. Cheng, X.; Chaw, J. K. Sahrani, S.; Ang, M. C.; Gunasekaran, S. S. et al. (2025). An adaptive dual distillation framework for efficient remaining useful life prediction. Complex Intelligent Sys. 11(6), 253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40747-025-01886-w.
  3. Jorgensen, B. N.; Gunasekaran, S. S.; Ma, Z. G. (2025). Impact of EU laws on AI adoption in smart grids: A review of regulatory barriers, technological challenges, and stakeholder benefits. Energies 18(12), 3002. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18123002.
  4. Sulaiman, N. F.; Mubin, M. H. A.; Gunasekaran, S. S.; Sofiah, A. G. N. Chaudhary, K. T. et al. (2025). Optimization using RSM-CCD in the fabrication of magnesium-doped bismuth ferrite nanoparticles via sol-gel auto-combustion method for enhanced photocatalytic performance. Results Phys. 69, 108114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2025.108114.
  5. Nazrin, S. N.; Amat, A.; Issa, S. A. M.; Zakaly, H. M. H.; Gunasekaran, S. S. et al. (2024). Elastic and radiation shielding properties of zinc borotellurite glass systems: The impact of gadolinium oxide. Optical Mater. 157, 116252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2024.116252.

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