Author

Thulane Paepae

Observed name: Paepae, Thulane

Observed institution: University of Johannesburg

ORCID: 0000-0002-2691-7533

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-2691-7533

OpenAlex ID: A5017630833

From Fully Physical to Virtual Sensing for Water Quality Assessment: A Comprehensive Review of the Relevant State-of-the-Art

2021 · Thulane Paepae, Pitshou Bokoro, et al. · Sensors · 93

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Monitoring ambient water quality using machine learning and IoT: A review and recommendations for advancing SDG indicator 6.3.2

2025 · Bongumenzi Ngwenya, Thulane Paepae, et al. · Journal of Water Process Engineering · 29

A Virtual Sensing Concept for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Monitoring Using Machine Learning Techniques

2022 · Thulane Paepae, Pitshou Bokoro, et al. · Sensors · 25

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Data Augmentation for a Virtual-Sensor-Based Nitrogen and Phosphorus Monitoring

2023 · Thulane Paepae, Pitshou Bokoro, et al. · Sensors · 15

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Berth Allocation and Quay Crane Scheduling in Port Operations: A Systematic Review

2025 · Ndifelani Makhado, Thulane Paepae, et al. · Journal of Marine Science and Engineering · 14

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Water hyacinth-derived adsorbent for removal of diclofenac sodium from aqueous solution: Modeling and optimization via RSM-ANN/ANFIS hybrid

2025 · Djemima Bulanga, Bonface Orero, et al. · Next Materials · 7

An explainable ensemble machine learning approach for multi-domain, multiclass sentiment analysis in Amazon product reviews

2025 · Kamogelo Mokgwatjane, Thulane Paepae · Machine Learning with Applications · 4

Performance evaluation of selected machine learning techniques in the detection of non-technical losses in the distribution system

2024 · Nthabiseng Teffo, Pitshou Bokoro, et al. · Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference (SAUPEC) · 4

Heterogeneous stacking ensembles with SHAP-derived diversity weighting for high-frequency virtual sensing of riverine nutrients across contrasting catchments

2026 · Thulane Paepae · Journal of Water Process Engineering · 2

Advancing SDG 6.3.2: Ambient water quality monitoring using ensemble-based virtual sensing, a feature-constrained, diversity-driven, and transferability analysis of nutrient prediction

2026 · Bongumenzi Ngwenya, Pitshou N. Bokoro, et al. · Results in Engineering · 2

Explainable ensemble machine learning for WWTPs: A systematic review and compliance framework

2026 · Yolanda T. Gegana, Pitshou N. Bokoro, et al. · Results in Engineering · 1

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Conformal prediction-based sequential scheduling for container terminal operations under uncertainty

2026 · Ndifelani Makhado, Matthews Sejeso, et al. · Operations Research Perspectives · 1

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Real Estate Recommender Systems: A PRISMA-Compliant Systematic Review of Multimodal, Spatio-Temporal, Explainable, and Fairness-Aware Innovations

2026 · Musa Mbedzi, Thulane Paepae · Applied Sciences · 1

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An Explainability-Driven SHAP-Weighted Ensemble Framework for Fraud Detection: Insights into Model Contribution Dynamics

2026 · Nadia Charlene Erasmus, Thulane Paepae · Information · 1

Fabrication of a multijunction nitride-based Ti1.33N@BiVO4/GdIn2Se3 MXene heterostructure with enhanced optoelectronic and photoelectrochemical properties

2026 · Majahekupheleni Malati, Bonginkosi Thango, et al. · Applied Surface Science Advances · 1

A Robust and Fair Multimodal Recommender System Under Structured Modality Missingness: The Trust-Based Evaluation Framework

2026 · Musa Mbedzi, Thulane Paepae · Information

A Methodological Framework for Intrinsic Explainability in Portfolio Allocation: Constraint-Aware Portfolio Reasoning Network

2026 · Elias Mashayamombe, Charis Harley, et al. · International Journal of Financial Studies

Enhancing healthcare insurance fraud detection using explainable ensemble machine learning on imbalanced datasets

2026 · Given Manyike, Thulane Paepae · Scientific Reports

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Temporally admissible and explainability-driven one-day-ahead soft-sensing of effluent total nitrogen in wastewater treatment: Mechanistic feature engineering, statistical benchmarking, and process discovery

2026 · Thulane Paepae · Results in Engineering

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Consolidating Access to Candidate Data for Recruitment Headhunting: Leveraging Explainable Machine Learning

2026 · Mncedisi Mncwabe, Thulane Paepae · Informatics

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Evaluation of groundwater and surface water quality in selected villages from four local municipalities in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

2026 · Ziyanda Mbanjwa, Shirley Kholofelo Selahle, et al. · Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Real Estate Recommender Systems: A PRISMA-Compliant Systematic Review of Multimodal, Spatio-Temporal, Explainable, and Fairness-Aware Innovations

2026 · Mbedzi, Musa, Paepae, Thulane

Works count: 23

Citation count: 210

H-index: 7

I10-index: 6