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SOST Publications and Presentations 2019, 2020 (Last updated - 24 February 2020)

Department of Science Publications–2020 Anirudh Singh Journal Publications

• 1. Prasad, S. S., Singh, A., Prasad, S., (2020) Degummed Pongamia oil- Ethanol microemulsions

as novel alternative CI engine fuels for remote Small Island Developing States: Preparation, characterization, engine performance and emissions characteristics. Renewable Energy. 150, pp 401-411.Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.150. (Q1; Impact Factor: 5.439 and SNIP: 2.075; 87th percentile) Edited book

• 1. Singh, A, (ed)., (2020). Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific,
• Vol. 68 of Advances in Global Change Research series, Springer Nature, Switzerland AG.

Book Chapters

• 1. Singh Anirudh and BijayPritika, (2020). Mitigating through renewable energy: an overview of

the requirements and challenges, in: Singh, A., (ed.) Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific. Vol. 68 of Advances in Global Change Research, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30211-5_3.

• 2. Singh, Anirudh and Charan, Dhrishna, (2020). Life cycle analysis as a tool in estimating

avoided emissions, in: Singh, A., (ed.) Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the

• Pacific. Vol. 68 of Advances in Global Change Research, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-

30211-5_3.

• 3. Singh, Anirudh, (2020). Summary of outcomes and implications for the Fiji NDC

Implementation Roadmap, in:Singh, A., (ed.) Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the

• Pacific. Vol. 68 of Advances in Global Change Research, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-

30211-5_3.

Dhrishna Charan Chapters in an edited book

• 1. Charan, D. (2020). A Life Cycle Analysis of the Potential Avoided Emissions from Coconut Oil-

Based B5 Transportation Fuel in Fiji. In: Singh, A., eds. Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific. Vol. 68 of Advances in Global Change Research, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30211-5_3

• 2. Singh A, Charan D. (2020) Life Cycle Analysis as a Tool in Estimating Avoided Emissions. In:

Singh A. (eds) Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific. Advances in Global Change Research, vol 68. Springer, Cham

• 3. Singh P, Charan D, Kaur M, Railoa K, Chand R. Place Attachment and Cultural Barriers to

Climate Change Induced Relocation: Lessons from Vunisavisavi Village, Vanua Levu, Fiji Climate Change Management, Walter Leal Filho (Eds): Managing Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific Region, 978-3-030-40551-9, 490294_1_En, (2). [In press] Conference Presentation

• 1. Maekawa M, Singh P, Charan D, Yoshioka N, Uakeia T. (2020). Livelihood Re-establishment
• f Emigrants from Kiribati to Fiji. International Seminar on Climate Change, Migration, and

Vulnerability" - Journal of Disaster Research Special Issue Publication Event, Ocean Policy Research Institute, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation Bldg., 1-15-16 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8524, Japan, 23rd January 2020 1:00pm - 5:00pm. Lionel Joseph Publications

• 1. Joseph, L. P., Prasad, R., (2020) Assessing the sustainable municipal solid waste (MSW) to

electricity generation potentials in selected Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS). Journal

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Cleaner Production. 248, pp 1-19. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119222(Q1;ImpactFactor:6.395andSNIP:2.308; 96th percentile). Malvin Nadan Chapters in an edited book

• 1. Nadan, M.K (2020). Waste to Energy: biogas from municipal solid waste for power generation.

In: Singh, A., eds. Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific. Vol. 68 of Advances in Global Change Research, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30211-5_3.

Priyatma Singh Conference/Workshop Presentations

• 1. Singh P., Dhrishna C., Maekawa M., Yoshioka N., Uakeia T., (2020) Livelihood Re-

Establishment of Emigrants from Kiribati in Fiji. Symposium on Climate Change, Migration, and

• Vulnerability. Ocean Policy Research Institute, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo,

Japan, 22nd -24th January, 2020.

• 2. Singh P. and Prasad, R., (2020) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Process

and Opportunities to Engage. University of Fiji, Saweni Campus, Fiji, 20 February, 2020. Ramendra Prasad Publications 1. Prasad, R., Ali, M.,Xiang, Y., and Khan H., (2020) A double decomposition-based modelling approach to forecast weekly solar radiation. Renewable Energy. 152, pp 9-22.Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.005.(Q1;ImpactFactor:5.439andSNIP:2.075; 87th percentile) 2. Joseph, L. P., Prasad, R., (2020) Assessing the sustainable municipal solid waste (MSW) to electricity generation potentials in selected Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS). Journal

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Cleaner Production. 248, pp 1-19. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119222(Q1;ImpactFactor:6.395andSNIP:2.308; 96th percentile). 3. Sharma, E., Deo, R. C., Prasad, R., Parisi, A. V., (2020) A hybrid air quality early-warning framework: An hourly forecasting model with online sequential extreme learning machines and empirical mode decomposition algorithms. Science of the Total Environment. 709, pp. 1-22. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135934. (Q1;ImpactFactor:5.589andSNIP:1.809; 96th percentile). Chapters in an edited book

• 1. Joseph, L. and Prasad, R. (2020). Viability of commercial onshore wind farms in Viti Levu, Fiji.

In: Singh, A., eds. Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific. Vol. 68 of Advances in Global Change Research, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30211-5_3.

• 2. Prasad, R., Joseph, L. and Deo, R. (2020). Modelling and forecasting renewable energy

resources for sustainable power generation – basic concepts and predictive model results. In: Singh, A., eds. Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific. Vol. 68 of Advances in Global Change Research, Springer.DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-30211-5_3. Conference/Workshop Presentations

• 1. Singh P. and Prasad, R., (2020) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Process

and Opportunities to Engage. University of Fiji, Saweni Campus, Fiji, 20 February, 2020.

Department of Science Publications - 2019

• A. Ajay Singh

Journal Publications

• 1. Singh, A. A., Maharaj, A., Kumar, M., Singh, P., Singh, S., Muller, F., McCarthy, M., Joseph,

L., Damlamian, H., Begg, Z., 2019. Developing High Resolution Baseline Coast Resource Maps Using World View 2 Imagery for a Coastal Village in Fiji. Fron-tiers in Marine Science, 6, 207.

• 2. Joseph, L., Singh, P., Singh, A.A., Raj, K., Maharaj, A., 2019. Implications of Seagrass

Ecosystem Degradation on Marine Re-sources and People’s Livelihood: A Case Study from Komave Village, Fiji. Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research, 2 (3), 1-13. Workshop Presentation

• 1. Singh, A. A., Maharaj, A., Raj, K., Singh, S., Singh, P., 2019. Ocean Acidification status of

coastal oceanic waters in Fiji. The 4th Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA- ON) International Workshop, Hangzhou, China. State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics (SOED) and the Second Institute of Oceanography (SIO), Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou. “14 Apr—17 Apr 2019 Anish Maharaj Publications

• 1. Filho, W. L., Havea, P. H., Balogun, A.-L., Boenecke, J., Maharaj, A. A., Ha’apio, M.,

&Hemstock, S. L. (2019). Plastic debris on Pacific Islands: Ecological and health implications. Science of The Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.181

• 2. Singh AA, Maharaj A, Kumar M, Singh P, Singh S, Muller-Karger FE, McCarthy M, Joseph L,

Damlamian H and Begg Z (2019). Developing High Resolution Baseline Coast Resource Maps UsingWorld View 2 Imagery for a Coastal Village in Fiji. Front. Mar. Sci.6:207. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00207

• 3. Scheday, S., Boenecke, J., Gogoi, A., Maharaj, A. and Korovou, S., 2019. Climate Change,

Health and Mosquito-Borne Diseases: Trends and Implications to the Pacific Region. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(24), p.5114. Danian Singh Publications

• 1. Danian Singh, (2019), Correlation between Dietary Patterns and Academic Performance of

Secondary School Students in the Western Division, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/458927

• 2. Singh, D and Railoa, K., 2019. Microbial Analysis of Drinking Water from Nadi to Lautoka Area

in Viti Levu Fiji. Pacific Health. In press

• 3. Singh, D., Joseph, L, Naaz, Z and Railoa, K., 2019. Sugarcane Weevil Borer (Rhabdoscelus
• bscurus) in Fiji Islands and Recommendations Towards its Control. Outlooks on Pest

Management 30(6). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1564/v30_dec_07. Dhrishna Charan Publication

• 1. Maekawa M, Singh P, Charan D, Yoshioka N, Uakeia T. (2019). Livelihood Re-Establishment
• f Emigrants from Kiribati in Fiji. Journal of Disaster Research. 14: 9, pp. 1277-1286. DOI

https://doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2019.p1277 Conference Presentations

• 1. Charan D. (2019). The status of Fiji’s coconut oil industry and prospects for coconut oil

biodiesel (CME and CEE) production. International Symposium on Renewable Energy, Environment and Climate Change (ISREECC), Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi, 20-21st August, 2019. Lionel Joseph Publications

• 1. Singh, A. Maharaj, A. Kumar, M. Singh, P. Muller, F. McCarthy, M. Joseph, L. Kumar, S.

Damlamian, H. Bosserelle, C. Kumar, S. and Begg, Z. (2019). Developing High Resolution

Baseline Coast Resource Maps Using World View 2 Imagery for a Coastal Village in Fiji. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, 207. [Q1 Ranked Journal]

• 2. Singh, D., Joseph, L, Naaz, Z and Railoa, K., 2019. Sugarcane Weevil Borer (Rhabdoscelus
• bscurus) in Fiji Islands and Recommendations Towards its Control. Outlooks on Pest

Management 30(6). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1564/v30_dec_07. Chapters in an edited book

• 1. Joseph, L. and Prasad, R. (2019).Viability of commercial onshore wind farms in Viti Levu, Fiji.

In: Singh, A., eds. Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific. Advances in Global Change Research – Springer.[Accepted: In Press].

• 2. Prasad, R., Joseph, L. and Deo, R. (2019).Modelling and forecasting renewable energy

resources for sustainable power generation – basic concepts and predictive model results. In: Singh, A., eds. Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific. Advances in Global Change Research – Springer.[Accepted: In Press]. Conferences

• 1. Joseph, L. and Singh, A. Energy, economics and environmental evaluation of Waste-to-

Energy (WtE) scenarios using multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA): A case study of Naboro

• Landfill. International Symposium on Renewable Energy, Environment and Climate Change

(ISREECC), Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi, 20-21st August, 2019. Malvin Nadan Conference Presentations

• 1. Nadan, M.K. and Singh, A. Anaerobic digestion of municipal waste for power generation: A study of

the Vunato Disposal Site in Fiji . International Symposium on Renewable Energy, Environment and Climate Change (ISREECC), Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi, 20-21st August, 2019. Priyatma Singh Publications

• 1. Singh, A. Maharaj, A. Kumar, M. Singh, P. Muller, F. McCarthy, M. Joseph, L. Kumar, S.

Damlamian, H. Bosserelle, C. Kumar, S. and Begg, Z. (2019). Developing High Resolution

Baseline Coast Resource Maps Using World View 2 Imagery for a Coastal Village in Fiji. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, 207. Doi: [Q1 Ranked Journal]

• 2. Joseph, L., Singh, A.A., Singh, P., Raj, K., Maharaj, A. 2019. Implications of Seagrass

Ecosystem Degradation on Marine Resources and People’s Livelihood: A Case Study from Komave Village, Fiji. Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research.

• 3. Michalena, E., Straza, T.R., Singh, P., Morris, C.W. and Hills, J.M., 2019. Promoting

sustainable and inclusive oceans management in Pacific islands through women and science. Marine Pollution Bulletin, p.110711. [Q1 Ranked Journal]

• 4. Maekawa, M., Singh, P., Charan, D., Yoshioka, N. and Uakeia, T., 2019. Livelihood Re-

Establishment of Emigrants from Kiribati in Fiji. Journal of Disaster Research, 14(9), pp.1277- 1286. Conference/Workshop Presentations

• 1. Singh P., (2019) Governing large-scale marine ecosystems: Perspectives from Fiji. The

Geopolitics of Sustainable Oceans, 3rd –5th September, 2019, Division of Environmental Change and the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, Linkoping, Sweden.

• 2. Singh P., (2019) Policy Update: Focus on Fiji’s Climate Actions. Overcoming Incoherence in

National Climate and Sustainable Development Goal Implementation, 9th –11th September, 2019, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.(Workshop)

• 3. Singh P., (2019) Climate Change Induced Relocation in Fiji. Asia pacific week 2019, 1st –4th

July, 2019, Department of Pacific Affairs, the Australian National University, Canberra,

• Australia. (Poster Presentation)
• 4. Singh P., (2019) National implementation of global goals: Coherence between Nationally

Determined Contributions (NDC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). International Symposium on Renewable Energy, Environment and Climate Change (ISREECC), Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi, 20-21st August, 2019. Ramendra Prasad Publications

• 1. Ali, M., Prasad, R., (2019) Significant wave height forecasting via an extreme learning machine

model integrated with improved complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition.Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 104, pp. 281-295. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.01.014(Q1;ImpactFactor:9.184andSNIP:3.594; 96th percentile).

• 2. Prasad, R., Ali, M., Kwan, P., and Khan, H., (2019) Designing a multi-stage multivariate

empirical mode decomposition coupled with ant colony optimization and random forest model to forecast monthly solar radiation.Applied Energy. 236, pp. 778-792. Doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.12.034 (Q1;ImpactFactor:7.900andSNIP:2.765; 99th percentile).

• 3. Joseph, L. and Prasad, R. (2019). Viability of commercial onshore wind farms in Viti Levu, Fiji.

In: Singh, A., eds. Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific. Advances in Global Change Research – Springer. [Accepted: In Press].

• 4. Prasad, R., Joseph, L. and Deo, R. (2019). Modelling and forecasting renewable energy

resources for sustainable power generation – basic concepts and predictive model results. In: Singh, A., eds. Translating the Paris Agreement into Action in the Pacific. Advances in Global Change Research – Springer. [Accepted: In Press]. Conference Presentations

• 1. Sharma E., Deo R., Parisi A., Prasad R., (2019) Real time optimisation of air quality predictions

for Australia through Artificial Intelligence. Australian mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) Optimize-2019, 17th –21st June, 2019, Perth, Australia. (Poster presentation).

• 2. Prasad R. and Deo R. (2019)Modelling Energy Management Systems: New Approaches,

Methods and Prospects. International Symposium on Renewable Energy, Environment and Climate Change (ISREECC), Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi, 20-21st August, 2019. Zafia Naaz Publications

• 1. Singh, D., Joseph, L, Naaz, Z and Railoa, K., 2019. Sugarcane Weevil Borer (Rhabdoscelus
• bscurus) in Fiji Islands and Recommendations Towards its Control. Outlooks on Pest

Management 30(6). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1564/v30_dec_07.

Department of Computer Science and Mathematics Publications – 2019 Alvin Prasad Conference Presentation

• 1. Prasad, Alvin. “Exhausted Servers Deny Service – HTTP GET Attack.” 2nd International

Conference on Communication & Media, Engineering Sciences and Information Technology. Sydney, 2019. 14-15 Dec 2019, Holiday Inn Sydney Australia.

• 2. Prasad, Alvin and Kaylash C Chaudhary. “Interactive Animation and Affective Teaching &

Learning in Programming Courses.” 4th International Conference on Computer, Communication and Computational Sciences. Thailand, 2019. 11 - 12 October. Bangkok, Thailand.