Please note that a complete list of my publications can be found on my Google Scholar, Scopus, and ResearchGate profiles.

Manuscripts (submitted/under review/in press)

1. L. Simwanda, P. Gatheeshgar, M. Sykora, P. Sejkot, AB David, OB Olalusi. Local buckling strength prediction of slotted cold-formed steel beams using ensemble learning, (Accepted), Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier.

2. Olaolu Fadugba, Paul Awoyera, Lenganji Simwanda, Milica Vasić, Md Azree Othuman Mydin, Andi Asiz, Hybrid and Ensemble Machine Learning Models for Predicting Strength Characteristics of Concrete Incorporating Recycled Aggregates, under review in Results in Engineering, Elsevier.

3. Simwanda, L.; David, A.B.; Perampalam, G.; Olalusi, O.B.; Sykora, M. Optimization of Interlayer Bond Strength in 3D-Printed Concrete Using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Networks. Buildings 2025, Under Review.

4. Kannan, T., Simwanda, L., Thirunavukkarasu, K., Sifan, M., Poologanathan, K., Kamalaseelan, K., Lingaretnam, J., & Popo-Ola, S. (2025). Interpretable ensemble learning for predicting web-crippling strength of cold-formed steel sigma sections under end-two-flange loading [submitted for publication]. Advances in Structural Engineering.

5. Simwanda, L., Sýkora, M., Kolisko, J., & Markova, J. (2025). Model uncertainty in bending capacity models for ultra-high-performance concrete beams reinforced with steel rebars [Under Review]. Structural Safety.

6. Morudu, K. N., Ikotun, B. D., Simwanda, L., & Zimbili, A. O. (2025). Reliability analysis of studded shear connectors in composite slabs subjected to shear loading [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier.

7. Gatheeshgar, P., Pathirana, D., Bock, M., & Simwanda, L. (in press). Influence of web holes on critical elastic web crippling strength of cold-formed steel sections with web holes. In Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures (SDSS 2025), 8–10 September 2025, Barcelona, Spain. ce/papers. Ernst & Sohn / Wiley.

8. Simwanda, L., Markova, J., Sykora, M., & Thiis, T. K. (in press). Automated ensemble machine learning models for roof snow load estimation of heated flat roofs. Structural Integrity Procedia. Elsevier. To appear in Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Modelling in Mechanics 2025, Prague, Czech Republic.

9. Sykora, M., Holicky, M., Markova, J., Simwanda, L., & Valik, A. (in press). On modelling of snow and wind loads – Pilot investigation of Czech meteorological records. Structural Integrity Procedia. Elsevier. To appear in Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Modelling in Mechanics 2025, Prague, Czech Republic.

10. Simwanda, L., & Sykora, M. (2025, September 14–17). Generative design and optimisation of ultrahigh-performance concrete mixes using variational autoencoders, ensemble learning, and genetic algorithms [Manuscript submitted for presentation/publication]. In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Structural Engineering (ARTISTE 2025), Torino, Italy