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Prof L Mthembu

Associate Professor | College of Science, Engineering and Technology
School of Engineering | Department: Mechanical Engineering

Tel: 011 670 9324
Email: mthemls@unisa.ac.za
Campus: Florida
Building: GJ Gerwel
Office: C3- 054

  • PhD Engineering (Wits)

  • Computational Intelligence

  • Optimization algorithm analysis
  • Data visualization
  • Mechanical engineering design

Book chapters:

  • Boulkaibet, I, Mthembu, L, Marwala, T, Friswell, MI & Adhikari S (eds). Finite element model updating using an evolutionary Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm, in Dynamics of Civil Structures (volume 2), edited by S Pakzad. Cham: Springer:245–253.
  • Mthembu, L, Marwala, T, Friswell, MI & Adhikari, S. 2011. Finite element model selection using particle swarm optimization, in  Dynamics of Civil Structures (volume 4), edited by T Proulx. Cham: Springer:41–52.

 

  • Boulkaibet I,  Mthembu L, Marwala T, Friswell M. I, Adhikari S. Finite Element Model Updating using the Shadow Hybrid Monte Carlo technique, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 52-53, pp 115-132, February 2015.
  • Boulkabeit I, Mthembu L, De Lima Neto, Marwala T, Finite Element Model Updating using Fish School Search and Volitive particle swarm optimization. Integrated Computer Aided –Engineering, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp 361-376, 2015.
  • Mthembu L, Marwala T, Friswell MI, Adhikari S, Model Selection in Finite Element Model Updating using the Bayesian Evidence Statistic. Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 25(7), pp 2399-2412, 2011.

Conference papers:

  • Agarwal, A & Mthembu, L. 2020. CFD analysis of conical diffuser under swirl flow inlet conditions using turbulence models. Proceedings of Materials Today 27(2):1350–1355.
  • Mngenge, NA, Mthembu, L, Nelwamondo, FV & Ngejane, C. 2015. An integrated approach to fingerprint indexing using spectral clustering based on minutiae points. Paper delivered at the IEEE Science and Information Conference, 28–30 July, London, UK.
  • Mngenge, NA, Mthembu, L, Nelwamondo, FV & Ngejane, C. A fingerprint indexing approach using multiple similarity measures and spectral clustering. Paper delivered at the 12th Conference on Computer and Robot Vision, 3–5 June, CRV, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

  • Chair of Quality
  • Non-examining Chair

Biography:

Dr Linda Mthembu completed his PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand. He has more than half a decade of lecturing experience at the University of Johannesburg. Dr Mthembu has interests in practical mechanical design projects.

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