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Girma Bitsuamlak

Western University

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

5

DOWNLOADS

230

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Scholarly Papers (5)

1.

Computationally Efficient Simulation of Multivariate Wind Velocity Field Using a Low-Rank Representation of the Cross-Power Spectral Density Matrix

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Jan 2024
Abiy F. Melaku and Girma Bitsuamlak
University of California, Berkeley and Western University
Downloads 76 (837,727)

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Spectral representation methodWind turbulence POD Low-rank approximation Nystr\"om methodInflow generation

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High-Resolution Weather–Guided Surrogate Modeling for Data-Efficient Cross-Location Building Energy Prediction

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Dec 2025
University of Western Ontario, Western University and Western University
Downloads 60 (961,006)

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Machine learning, building sustainability, Climate responsive design, Design optimization, Energy simulation, Surrogate model

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Convolutional Neural Network-Assisted Aerodynamic Optimization of Tall Buildings

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Aug 2025
Christopher Howlett and Girma Bitsuamlak
University of Western Ontario and Western University
Downloads 38 (1,209,354)

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Aerodynamic Shape Optimization, Computational fluid dynamics, convolutional neural network, genetic algorithm, Surrogate Modeling, tall building

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OpenWLE: An open-source computational wind load evaluation workflow for tall building design

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 14 Oct 2025
Christopher Howlett and Girma Bitsuamlak
University of Western Ontario and Western University
Downloads 31 (1,304,549)

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Wind load evaluation, High-frequency pressure integration, Boundary layer wind tunnel, Computational fluid dynamics, Computational wind engineering, Tall buildings, Open-source

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A mesoscale CFD framework for extreme temperature mapping in urban environments

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Feb 2026
University of Genoa, Western University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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CFD, RANS, urban microclimate, Heatwaves, Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect