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  1. First-Order System Assessment for Beamed-Microwave-Energy Propulsion Leveraging Lunar Resources and Multi-Use Infrastructure Systems

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  2. Establishing a Lunar Microwave Economy

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  3. Bonding Glass Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Using Localized Embedded Ultrathin Heaters for On-Orbit Assembly

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  4. Adaptive ultra-lightweight patch antenna using Shape Memory Polymer

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Sven G Bilén, Nikhil Ashok, Prof. ayako torisaka

  5. Designing a Habitat for 3D Concrete Printing in Permafrost Regions

    Article • Joelho Revista de Cultura Arquitectonica, July 2023, Coimbra University Press

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  6. The geoPebble System: Design and Implementation of a Wireless Sensor Network of GPS-Enabled Seismic Sensors for the Study of Glaciers and Ice Sheets

    Article • Geosciences, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  7. IoT-Based Sanitizer Station Network: A Facilities Management Case Study on Monitoring Hand Sanitizer Dispenser Usage

    Article • Smart Cities, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  8. Plasma-enhanced catalytic reduction of SO2: Decoupling plasma-induced surface reaction from plasma-phase reaction

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  9. Low-Power GPS-Disciplined Oscillator Module for Distributed Wireless Sensor Nodes

    Article • Electronics, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  10. Wearable Inertial Measurement Unit Sensing System for Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevention in Construction

    Article • Sensors, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  11. One-step plasma-enabled catalytic carbon dioxide hydrogenation to higher hydrocarbons: significance of catalyst-bed configuration

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  12. Plasma-assisted catalytic reduction of SO2 to elemental sulfur: Influence of nonthermal plasma and temperature on iron sulfide catalyst

    Article • Journal of Catalysis, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  13. Permittivity of 3D-Printed Nylon Substrates with Different Infill Patterns and Densities for Design of Microwave Components

    Article • Designs, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  14. Influence of Dielectric Coatings on Pin-to-Rod Nanosecond-Pulsed Discharges in Phosphate-Buffered Saline

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, September 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  15. Fresh and Hardened Properties of Extrusion-Based 3D-Printed Cementitious Materials: A Review

    Article • Sustainability, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  16. Correlation Detection of Boundaries in Sonar Applications With Repeated Codes

    Article • IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, July 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  17. Combustion of aluminum powder with steam entrained in a helium plasma using a 2.45 GHz microwave plasma torch

    Article • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, March 2020, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  18. Geometric Approach for Analytical Approximations of Satellite Coverage Statistics

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, September 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Timothy Hackett, Dr Sven G Bilén

  19. An HF Software‐Defined Radar to Study the Ionosphere

    Article • Radio Science, September 2019, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  20. Real-Time Density Control of a Plasma Source Used for Simulating Low-Earth-Orbit Plasma Environment

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, August 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  21. Software-Defined Radar Systems for Polar Ice-Sheet Research

    Article • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, March 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  22. Liquid dynamics in response to an impinging low-temperature plasma jet

    Article • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, December 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Kenji Ishikawa, Dr Sven G Bilén

  23. Implementation and On-Orbit Testing Results of a Space Communications Cognitive Engine

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, December 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  24. Quantifying Long-Term Accuracy of Sonar Doppler Velocity Logs

    Article • IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, July 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  25. Direct Thrust Measurements of an 8-GHz Microwave Electrothermal Thruster

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, June 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  26. Indium–Tin Oxide–Coated Glass for Passive Ion Collection on Small-Scale Spacecraft

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, May 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  27. Multiobjective Reinforcement Learning for Cognitive Satellite Communications Using Deep Neural Network Ensembles

    Article • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, May 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  28. Secure Blockchains for Dynamic Spectrum Access: A Decentralized Database in Moving Cognitive Radio Networks Enhances Security and User Access

    Article • IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, March 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  29. Dynamic analysis of reactive oxygen nitrogen species in plasma-activated culture medium by UV absorption spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, December 2017, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Kenji Ishikawa, Dr Sven G Bilén

  30. Embodied Energy Repurposing via Energy-Harvesting Electrodynamic Tethers

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, July 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  31. Spectrum sharing via hybrid cognitive players evaluated by an M/D/1 queuing model

    Article • EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  32. Blockchain-enabled spectrum access in cognitive radio networks

    Article • April 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  33. Investigating Miniaturized Electrodynamic Tethers for Picosatellites and Femtosatellites

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, October 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  34. Puzzle-based auction mechanism for spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks

    Article • October 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  35. Introduction of Vigilante Players in Cognitive Networks with Moving Greedy Players

    Article • September 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  36. Data-Throughput Enhancement Using Data Mining-Informed Cognitive Radio

    Article • Electronics, March 2015, MDPI AG

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  37. A software system for enabling real-time voice communication over existing ZigBee networks

    Article • International Journal of Systems Control and Communications, January 2015, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  38. On a Truthful Mechanism for Expiring Spectrum Sharing in Cognitive Radio Networks

    Article • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, April 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  39. JANUS: exploring the high redshift universe

    Article • July 2010, SPIE

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  40. Analysis of chamber simulations of long collecting probes in high-speed dense plasmas

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, October 2002, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  41. Simulating Ionospheric Plasma with a Hollow Cathode in a Large Vacuum Chamber

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, July 2001, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  42. Transient plasma sheath model for thin conductors excited by negative high voltages with application to electrodynamic tethers

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, January 2000, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  43. A Hall probe diagnostic for low density plasma accelerators

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, June 1998, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  44. Enhanced electrodynamic tether currents due to electron emission from a neutral gas discharge: Results from the TSS‐1R Mission

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, February 1998, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  45. Transient Potential Modification of Large Spacecraft Due to Electron Emissions

    Article • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, September 1997, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  46. Transient response of an electrodynamic tether system in the ionosphere: TSS‐1 first results

    Article • Radio Science, September 1995, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  47. Affordances and Barriers to Creating Educational Change: A Case Study of an Educational Innovation Implemented into a First-year Engineering Design Course

    Article • American Society for Engineering Education

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  48. The Impact of Cognitive Style on Concept Mapping: Visualizing Variations in the Structure of Ideas

    Article • American Society for Engineering Education

    Dr Sven G Bilén

  49. SE CAPSTONE: Introduction of Systems Engineering into an Undergraduate Multidisciplinary Capstone Course

    Article • American Society for Engineering Education

    Dr Sven G Bilén