Sebastijan Mrak

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received a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Boston University in 2020. His research includes GNSS remote sensing of ionospheric irregularities and scintillations. He was a young scientist in NASA LWS Institute on Mid-latitude scintillations 2019 and is currently a team member of the ISSI 2021 team on “Multi-scale magnetosphere- ionosphere-thermosphere coupling”

Personal Bibliography

2026

M. Chen, Y. Lu, L. Cheng, R. Zhu, K. Tao, Y. Li, M. Wahab; Lightweight underwater acoustic time-frequency separation network for efficient marine target recognition, Ocean Engineering, vol. 343, 2026 [DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.123234] ::
M. Chen, Y. Lu, L. Cheng, R. Zhu, K. Tao, Y. Li, M. Wahab; Lightweight underwater acoustic time-frequency separation network for efficient marine target recognition, Ocean Engineering, vol. 343, 2026 [DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.123234] ::
Q. Xiao, C. Wang, Y. Wu, G. Chen, L. Wang, M. Wahab; Understanding fretting fatigue in dovetail joints: Slip accumulation, stick-slip evolution, joint angle and crack initiation, Tribology International, vol. 214, 2026 [DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2025.111368] ::
P. Hung, H. Nguyen-Xuan, M. Wahab, C. Thai, P. Phung-Van; Flexoelectricity effects on smart piezoelectric nanoplates using an isogeometric analysis-based Chebyshev shear deformation theory, Computers and Structures, vol. 320, 2026 [DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2025.108033] ::
H. Zahran, A. Zinovev, D. Terentyev, A. Aouf, M. Wahab; A deep learning approach to predict cyclic softening behaviour of irradiated and non-irradiated RAFM steels under low cycle fatigue, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, vol. 117, 2026 [DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2026.106021] ::
Y. Zhang, D. Chen, Y. Wu, L. Wang, M. Wahab; Cross-configuration assessment of functionally graded adhesives in single-lap joints via an elastoplastic ductile-damage framework, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, vol. 147, 2026 [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2026.104285] ::
C. Thai, P. Hung, M. Wahab, P. Phung-Van; Isogeometric evaluation of higher-order shear deformation theories for functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic nanoplates under nonlocal strain gradient elasticity, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, vol. 188, 2026 [DOI: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2026.106745] ::
Y. Ma, Q. Yang, R. Zhu, Y. Li, M. Wahab; Underwater Image Enhancement Via Dual-Path Frequency-Domain Fusion Network, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 2026 [DOI: 10.1109/TCSVT.2026.3676253] ::
Y. Lu, Z. Zhu, Y. Li, H. Liu, J. Hou, C. Zhou, M. Wahab; LDS-former: A lightweight dual-stream transformer for real-time acoustic emission monitoring of crack evolution in offshore steel structures, Advanced Engineering Informatics, vol. 74, 2026 [DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2026.104635] ::
M. Wahab; Ballistic performance of a novel auxetic core in sandwich structures under impact loading, Jnl of Sandwich Structures & Materials, 2026 ::
Z. Wang, J. Liu, K. Li, X. Fang, M. Wahab, Z. Cai; Combined laser shock peening and shot peening for improving fretting wear and low-cycle fatigue performance of Ti-6Al-4V, Optics and Laser Technology, vol. 203, 2026 [DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2026.115900] ::

2025

S. Qin, J. Huang, S. Li, Y. Zhou, M. Wahab; Novel two-stage adaptive weight coefficients for Finite Element Model Updating of a cable-stayed bridge via sensitivity analysis and Kriging model, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 231, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2025.112674] ::
L. Ho, T. Bui-Tien, M. Wahab; A two-step failure identification approach using a stochastic optimization-based ensemble learning model for beams without pristine data, Engineering Structures, vol. 334, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.120253] ::
Q. Xiao, C. Wang, B. Ahmed, D. Wang, Z. Cai, L. Wang, M. Wahab; Prediction of fretting fatigue lifetime of dovetail joints using a Modified Theory of Critical Distances, Tribology International, vol. 209, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2025.110728] ::
C. Li, S. Han, C. Wang, A. Amanov, L. Wang, M. Wahab; A multiscale finite element approach to analyse the effect of shot peening-induced surface roughness on fretting fatigue crack initiation, Results in Engineering, vol. 26, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104998] ::
X. Fang, Z. Wang, M. Wahab, J. Gong, X. Liu, X. Liu, Z. Cai; Fretting wear mechanism of GH4169 dovetail joint specimens treated with hybrid laser shock peening, Tribology International, vol. 209, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2025.110740] ::
J. Liu, X. Wang, A. Zinovev, D. Terentyev, L. Wang, M. Wahab; A modified low cycle fatigue Chaboche model for irradiation hardening behaviour of EUROFER97 at elevated temperatures, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, vol. 114, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2025.105737] ::
Y. Guo, G. Kosec, L. Wang, M. Wahab; A Transfer Learning method for deep drawing force prediction of sheet metal, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, vol. 114, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2025.105780] ::
Y. Zhou, F. Yao, Y. Wang, C. Bai, S. Liu, M. Wahab; Free vibration of orthotropic rectangular mindlin plates via spectral element model under arbitrary boundary conditions, Thin-Walled Structures, vol. 216, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2025.113679] ::
C. Wang, Q. Xiao, Y. Guo, G. Chen, L. Wang, M. Wahab; Fretting fatigue crack propagation lifetime estimation using Long Short-Term Memory network, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol. 327, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2025.111420] ::
H. Zahran, A. Zinovev, D. Terentyev, A. Aouf, M. Wahab; Low cycle fatigue life prediction for neutron-irradiated and nonirradiated RAFM steels via machine learning, Fusion Engineering and Design, vol. 221, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115394] ::
A. Milan, M. Ayatollahi, R. Faal, M. Wahab; Mixed-mode problem of multiple interacting embedded and edge cracks in a piezoelectric strip under in-plane electro-mechanical loadings, Acta Mechanica, 2025 [DOI: 10.1007/s00707-025-04465-9] ::
I. Katili, S. Natarajan, M. Wahab, S. Widyatmoko; DSQK finite element with assumed orthogonality bending energy and mixed transverse shear strains for thermal buckling analysis of three-layer functionally graded sandwich plates, Composite Structures, vol. 372, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119615] ::
Z. Han, Y. Li, M. Wahab; Polynomial chaos expansion-driven Bayesian inference for multi-parameter identification of large-span curved footbridge, Structures, vol. 80, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2025.110035] ::
B. Ahmed, C. Wang, D. Wang, Y. Zhou, L. Wang, M. Wahab; Fretting fatigue crack initiation behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V and IN-100 alloys at elevated temperatures, International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol. 322, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2025.113633] ::
J. Yuan, Y. Zhou, Y. Zhang, M. Wahab; A large-stroke and adjustable-load magnetic quasi-zero stiffness isolator, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 239, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2025.113326] ::
P. Hung, M. Wahab, P. Phung-Van, C. Thai; A refined size-dependent modified strain gradient analysis of graphene platelet-reinforced functionally graded triply periodic minimal surface microplates using isogeometric analysis, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, vol. 180, 2025 [DOI: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2025.106442] ::
X. Zhang, Q. Zhao, H. Zhang, Z. Zhai, X. Chen, Y. Hu, Z. Han, N. Zhang, Y. Gui, M. Wahab; Crystal plasticity-based intergranular facture simulation of AA 5083 aluminum alloy for tri-junction grain boundary, International Journal of Fracture, 2025 [DOI: 10.1007/s10704-025-00892-w] ::

2023

S. Mrak, A. Coster, K. Groves, R. Nikoukar; Ground-based infrastructure for monitoring and characterizing intermediate-scale ionospheric irregularities at mid-latitudes, Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences, 2023 [DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2023.1091340][COBISS: 141049603]
S. Vadas, C. Figueiredo, E. Becker, J. Huba, D. Themens, N. Hindley, S. Mrak, I. Galkin, K. Bossert; Traveling ionospheric disturbances induced by the secondary gravity waves from the Tonga eruption on 15 January 2022 : modeling with MESORAC/HIAMCM/SAMI3 and comparison with GPS/TEC and ionosonde data, Journal of geophysical research. Space physics, vol. 128, 2023 [DOI: 10.1029/2023JA031408][COBISS: 151653635]

2022

Y. Nishimura, J. Goldstein, C. Martinis, Q. Ma, W. Li, S. Zhang, A. Coster, S. Mrak, J. Semeter, N. Nishitani, J. Ruohoniemi, S. Shepherd; Multi-scale density structures in the plasmaspheric plume during a geomagnetic storm, Journal of geophysical research. Space physics, vol. 127, 2022 [DOI: 10.1029/2021JA030230][COBISS: 104850947]
S. Mrak, Q. Zhu, Y. Deng, I. Dammasch, M. Dominique, M. Hairston, Y. Nishimura, J. Semeter; Modeling solar eclipses at extreme ultra violet wavelengths and the effects of nonuniform eclipse shadow on the ionosphere-thermosphere system, Journal of geophysical research. Space physics, vol. 127, 2022 [DOI: 10.1029/2022JA031058][COBISS: 132414211]
G. Starr, S. Mrak, Y. Nishimura, M. Hirsch, P. Ishwar, J. Semeter; Automatic identification of the main ionospheric trough in total electron content images, Space weather, vol. 20, 2022 [DOI: 10.1029/2021SW002994][COBISS: 104853251]
P. Cheng, J. Morton, S. Mrak, K. Chen; Identification of meteotsunami through GNSS traveling ionospheric disturbance observations, 35th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2022) : September 19-23, 2022, Denver, Colorado, Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting, 2022 [DOI: 10.33012/2022.18483][COBISS: 132605187]

2021

Y. Nishimura, S. Mrak, J. Semeter, A. Coster, P. Jayachandran, K. Groves, D. Knudsen, N. Nishitani, J. Ruohoniemi; Evolution of mid-latitude density irregularities and scintillation in North America during the 7-8 September 2017 storm, Journal of geophysical research. Space physics, vol. 126, 2021 [DOI: 10.1029/2021JA029192][COBISS: 83168259]
S. Mrak, J. Semeter, Y. Nishimura, A. Coster; Extreme low-latitude total electron content enhancement and global positioning system scintillation at dawn, Space weather, vol. 19, 2021 [DOI: 10.1029/2021SW002740][COBISS: 83158531]
S. Mrak, J. Semeter, T. Nishimura, A. Coster, K. Groves; Space weather at mid-latitudes : leveraging geodetic GPS receivers for ionospheric scintillation science, 34th International Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, ION GNSS+2021 virtual Meeting, September 20-24, 2021 at the St. Louis, Missouri, 2021 [COBISS: 83213315]

2020

S. Mrak, J. Semeter, Y. Nishimura, F. Rodrigues, A. Coster, K. Groves; Leveraging geodetic GPS receivers for ionospheric scintillation science, Radio science, vol. 55, 2020 [DOI: 10.1029/2020RS007131][COBISS: 47773187]
Z. Yang, S. Mrak, Y. Morton; Geomagnetic storm induced mid-latitude ionospheric plasma irregularities and their implications for GPS positioning over North America : a case study, 2020 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS) : 20-23 April 2020, Portland, OR, USA, 2020 [DOI: 10.1109/PLANS46316.2020.9110132][COBISS: 47933699]
S. Mrak, J. Semeter; GNSS remote sensing of space weather atmid-latitudes : ionospheric irregularitiesand source analysis : doctoral dissertation, 2020 [COBISS: 47818499]

2019

N. Sivadas, J. Semeter, Y. Nishimura, S. Mrak; Optical signatures of the outer radiation belt boundary, Geophysical research letters, vol. 46, 2019 [DOI: 10.1029/2019GL083908][COBISS: 47782659]
S. Aryal, G. Geddes, S. Finn, S. Mrak, I. Galkin, I. Cnossen, T. Cook, S. Chakrabarti; Multispectral and Multi-instrument observation of TIDs following the total solar eclipse of 21 August 2017, Journal of geophysical research. Space physics, vol. 124, 2019 [DOI: 10.1029/2018JA026333][COBISS: 47787779]

2018

S. Mrak, J. Semeter, D. Drob, J. Huba; Direct EUV/X-ray modulation of the ionosphere during the August 2017 total solar eclipse, Geophysical research letters, vol. 45, 2018 [DOI: 10.1029/2017GL076771][COBISS: 47794691]
M. Hairston, S. Mrak, W. Coley, A. Burrell, B. Holt, M. Perdue, M. Depew, R. Power; Topside ionospheric electron temperature observations of the 21 August 2017 eclipse by DMSP spacecraft, Geophysical research letters, vol. 45, 2018 [DOI: 10.1029/2018GL077381][COBISS: 47796739]
S. Mrak, J. Semeter, Y. Nishimura, M. Hirsch, N. Sivadas; Coincidental TID Production by tropospheric weather during the August 2017 total solar eclipse, Geophysical research letters, vol. 45, 2018 [DOI: 10.1029/2018GL080239][COBISS: 47791363]
S. Mrak, A. Hrovat, M. Vidmar, A. Vilhar; A discrete-components millimeter-wave satellite beacon receiver for Q-band propagation experiment, International journal of satellite communications and networking, vol. 36, 2018 [DOI: 10.1002/sat.1240][COBISS: 31394343]
S. Mrak, J. Semeter, M. Hirsch, G. Starr, D. Hampton, R. Varney, A. Reimer, J. Swoboda, P. Erickson, F. Lind, A. Coster, V. Pankratius; Field-aligned GPS scintillation : multisensor data fusion, Journal of geophysical research. Space physics, vol. 123, 2018 [DOI: 10.1002/2017JA024557][COBISS: 47799299]

2017

J. Semeter, S. Mrak, M. Hirsch, J. Swoboda, H. Akbari, G. Starr, D. Hampton, P. Erickson, F. Lind, A. Coster, V. Pankratius; GPS signal corruption by the discrete aurora : precise measurements from the Mahali experiment, Geophysical research letters, vol. 44, 2017 [DOI: 10.1002/2017GL073570][COBISS: 47803907]

2016

A. Vilhar, A. Hrovat, S. Mrak, U. Kuhar, G. Kandus; Štiri-kanalna Alphasat sprejemna postaja za meritve svetilniških signalov v Ka- in Q-pasu = Four channel alphasat ka- and q- band beacon receiver station, Zbornik, 2016 [COBISS: 29273639]
S. Mrak, M. Vidmar, A. Hrovat; Satelitski sprejemnik za spremljanje svetilniškega signala satelita Alphasat v frekvenčnem pasu Q (Ka) : magistrsko delo, 2016 [COBISS: 11356500]

2015

S. Mrak, U. Kuhar, A. Vilhar; Low-cost system design for tracking satellites in geosynchronous orbit, EuCAP 2015, 2015 [COBISS: 28522279]

2014

S. Mrak; Izgradnja sledilnega sistema za satelit Alphasat, Zbornik triindvajsete mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2014, 22. - 24. september 2014, Portorož, Slovenija, Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ... = Proceedings of the ... Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ..., 2014 [COBISS: 10773332]
J. Vidic, S. Mrak, P. Zupanič, T. Lavrenčič, M. Meža; Razvoj mobilne aplikacije za merjenje srčnega utripa, Zbornik triindvajsete mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2014, 22. - 24. september 2014, Portorož, Slovenija, Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ... = Proceedings of the ... Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ..., 2014 [COBISS: 10764372]
M. Cimerman, Z. Topčagić, L. Golinar, Ž. Rojec, K. Suvajac, P. Miklavčič, M. Mencin, R. Pavlovič, S. Mrak, D. Domajnko, M. Meža, U. Burnik, Č. Valentinčič, A. Sadikov, J. Zaletelj, D. Križaj; Laboratorijski merilni sistem na osnovi naprave Red Pitaya, Zbornik triindvajsete mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2014, 22. - 24. september 2014, Portorož, Slovenija, Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ... = Proceedings of the ... Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ..., 2014 [COBISS: 10776404]