• EU Visiting Professor Fellow
• ASME Scholarship
• COMEM Scholar Fellowship DELFT
• Gold Medal in Maths by UP Govt
• Erasmus Mundus Scholarship

Journal
• Computational Investigation of Scour Around Square Piles Oriented at 45 deg and 90 deg in Wave Current Flows by Kumar L., Afzal M.S., Alhaddad S. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 148 - (2026)
• Numerical analysis of solitary wave diffraction by V-shaped breakwater by Firoj S., Saud Afzal M. Ocean Engineering 335 - (2025)
• Conditional spatially averaged flow statistics in a rigid, submerged vegetated environment by Malothu A., Afzal M.S., Dey S. Physics of Fluids 37 - (2025)
• Performance evaluation of a double-pipe heat exchanger using plain and rectangular-cut multi-channel twisted tapes by Kumar J., Afzal M.S. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 215 - (2025)
• Hydrodynamic performance of arc-shaped breakwater: Role of geometry and obliquity by Firoj S., Afzal M.S. Physics of Fluids 37 - (2025)
• Hydrodynamics of a rigid submerged vegetated flow by Malothu A., Afzal M.S., Penna N., Padhi E., Gaudio R., Dey S. Physics of Fluids 37 - (2025)
• Numerical investigation of hydrodynamic characteristics for flow past a square cylinder due to combined wave-current effect by Dutta D., Afzal M.S. Physics of Fluids 36 - (2024)
• Estimating pier scour depth under combined waves and current using boosting machine-learning models by Kumar L., Afzal M.S. Acta Geophysica 72 1895-1911 (2024)
• 3D Numerical Study of Scour around a Pile Group in the Staggered Arrangement under Combined Wave-Current Flows by Dutta D., Afzal M.S. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 150 - (2024)
• Scour around twin-piles under combined waveâ current flows by Dutta D., Afzal M.S. Coastal Engineering 189 - (2024)
• Sediment transport analysis under combined action of waves and current using a novel semi-coupled computational fluid dynamics solver by Afzal M.S., Pradhan A. Environment, Development and Sustainability - (2024)
• Computational fluid dynamics modeling of scour around abutment geometries under combined effects of waves and currents by Kumar L., Afzal M.S. Ocean Engineering 294 - (2024)
• Prediction of significant wave height using machine learning and its application to extreme wave analysis by Afzal M.S., Kumar L., Chugh V., Kumar Y., Zuhair M. Journal of Earth System Science 132 - (2023)
• Numerical investigation of flow past a circular cylinder modified with a single groove at low Reynolds number by Priyadarsan A., Afzal M.S. Physics of Fluids 35 - (2023)
• A critical assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in aqueous environment: Existence, detection, survival, wastewater-based surveillance, inactivation methods, and effective management of COVID-19 by Parida V.K., Saidulu D., Bhatnagar A., Gupta A.K., Afzal M.S. Chemosphere 327 1-16 (2023)
• Prediction of water turbidity in a marine environment using machine learning: A case study of Hong Kong by Kumar L., Afzal M. , Ahmad A. Regional Studies in Marine Science - (2022)
• Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling of hydrodynamic characteristics of oscillatory flow past a square cylinder using the level set method by Dutta D., Bihs H., Afzal M.S. Ocean Engineering 253 - (2022)
• Propagation of waves over a rugged topography by Afzal M., Kumar L. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science 7 14-28 (2022)
• Effect of Wave Skewness and Sediment Particle Size on Sediment Transport Due to Combined Wave-Current Seabed Boundary Layer Streaming by Afzal M.S., Holmedal L.E., Myrhaug D. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 148 - (2022)
• On the origin of forces in the wake of an elliptical cylinder at low Reynolds number by Pradhan A., Arif M.R., Afzal M.S., Gazi A.H. Environmental Fluid Mechanics 22 1307-1331 (2022)
• Review of Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics and its Applications for Environmental Flows by Purkayastha S., Afzal M.S. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A 103 921-941 (2022)
• Modelling the seasonal variations of soil temperatures at the Arctic coasts by Islam M., Lubbad R. , Ameri S. , Isaev V. , Shevchuk Y. , Uvarova A. , Afzal M. , Kumar A. Polar Science 30 - (2021)
• Three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling of scour around a single pile due to combined action of the waves and current using Level-Set Method by Gautam S., Dutta D. , Bihs H. , Afzal M. Coastal Engineering 170 - (2021)
• Sediment Transport in Combined Wave-Current Seabed Boundary Layers due to Streaming by Afzal M.S., Holmedal L.E., Myrhaug D. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 147 - (2021)
• Computational fluid dynamics modeling of abutment scour under steady current using the level set method by Afzal M., Bihs H. , Kumar L. International Journal of Sediment Research 35 355-364 (2020)
• A new mathematical model to calculate the equilibrium scour depth around a pier by Gazi A., Afzal M. Acta Geophysica 68 181-187 (2020)
• Mapping shoreline change using machine learning: a case study from the eastern Indian coast by Kumar L., Afzal M. , Afzal M. M. Acta Geophysica 68 1127-1143 (2020)
• A Probabilistic Model of Coastal Bluff-Top Erosion in High Latitudes Due to Thermoabrasion: A Case Study from Baydaratskaya Bay in the Kara Sea by Islam M., Lubbad R. , Afzal M. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8 - (2020)
• A review on hydrodynamics of horseshoe vortex at a vertical cylinder mounted on a flat bed and its implication to scour at a cylinder by Gazi A., Afzal M. Acta Geophysica 68 861-875 (2020)
• The equilibrium scour depth around a pier under the action of collinearwaves and current by Gazi A.H., Purkayastha S., Afzal M.S. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8 - (2020)
• Discharge Performance of plan view of Multi-cycle W-form and Circular Arc Labyrinth Weir using Machine Learning by Dutta D., Mandal A. , Afzal M. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation 73 - (2020)
• Scour around piers under waves: current status of research and its future prospect by Gazi A., Afzal M. S., Dey S. Water 11 2212-2212 (2019)
• Scour around piers underwaves: Current status of research and its future prospect by Gazi A.H., Afzal M.S., Dey S. Water (Switzerland) 11 - (2019)
• Development of Predictive Tool for Coastal Erosion in Arctic A Review by Afzal M., Lubbad R. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 23 59-69 (2019)
• Numerical Simulation of Free-Surface Waves past Two Semi-Submerged Horizontal Circular Cylinders in Tandem by Ong M., Kamath A. , Bihs H. , Afzal M. Marine Structures 52 1-14 (2017)
• Three Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Pier Scour Under Current and Waves Using Level Set Method by Afzal M., Bihs H. , Kamath A. , Arntsen O. A. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 137 032001-032007 (2015)
• Three-dimensional streaming in the seabed boundary layer beneath propagating waves with an angle of attack on the current by Afzal M., Holmedal L. , Myrhaug D. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 120 4370-4391 (2015)
Conferences
• TURBULENCE BEHAVIOUR OF POROUS WEIR UNDER THROUGH FLOW CONDITION by Afzal M.S., Shariq A. Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress 400-403 (2025)
• FLOW THROUGH POROUS WEIR by Shariq A., Afzal M.S. Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress 393-395 (2025)
• HEAT TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE OF A DOUBLE TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER USING STRAIGHT SPLINED INNER TUBE AND TWISTED TAPE by Kumar J., Afzal M.S. Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference 1001-1012 (2025)
• NUMERICAL ASSESSMENT OF WAVE INTERACTION WITH CURVED FRONT FACE PILE-SUPPORTED BREAKWATER by Firoj S., Afzal M.S. Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress - (2025)
• NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF REGULAR WAVE INTERACTION WITH CYLINDER ARRAY by Priyadarsan A., Afzal M.S. Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress 2047-2052 (2025)
• NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION OVER BREAKWATER ROUNDHEADS USING REEF3D by Firoj S., Afzal M.S. Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress - (2025)
• 3D NUMERICAL STUDY OF HYDROYNAMICS AROUND A MONOPILE FOUNDATION UNDER COMBINED WAVE CURRENT EFFECT by Purkayastha S., Dutta D., Afzal M.S., Bihs H. Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference - (2023)
• Flood Inundation Mapping Using HEC-RAS 2D in Sangli City of Krishna River Basin, Maharashtra (India) by Kumar L., Afzal M.S., Chalwad S. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 135-144 (2022)
• Study of Rivulet Flow Through Small Channels by Khan Z.T., Afzal M.S. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 359-366 (2022)
• The Flow Hydrodynamics Around Tandem Cylinders by Gazi A.H., Afzal M.S. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 241-250 (2022)
Edited Volume
• Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Vol I by Maity D., Patra P. K., Afzal M. S., Ghoshal R. , Mistry C. S., Jana P. , Maiti D. K. Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Vol I - (2022)
• Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Vol II by Maiti D. K., Jana P. , Mistry C. S., Ghoshal R. , Afzal M. S., Patra P. K., Maity D. Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Vol II - (2022)
Book Chapter/Section
• Numerical Modelling of Arctic Coastal Erosion due to Thermodenudation by Lubbad R., Katherina A. , Afzal M. , Depina I. Proceedings of AIC2018 Transportation infrastructure engineering in cold regions 34-35 (2018)
• Scour and Erosion - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Scour and Erosion by Afzal M., Holmedal L. , Myrhaug D. Effect of bottom roughness on sediment transport due to streaming beneath linear propagating waves with an angle of attack on current 319-324 (2016)
• 36th IAHR World Congress Proceedings by Ahmad N., Afzal M. , Bihs H. , Arntsen O. A. Three-dimensional numerical modeling of local scour around a non-slender cylinder under varying wave conditions 1-14 (2015)
• Coastal Sediments 2015 by Afzal M., Holmedal L. , Myrhaug D. Sediment Transport in wave-current bottom boundary layer under linear propagating waves at an angle with the current - (2015)
• Proceedings of MekIT'15 Eighth National Conference on Computational Mechanics by Afzal M., Holmedal L. , Myrhaug D. , Wang H. Sediment transport due to veering of mean velocity in seabed boundary layers in coastal areas 24-29 (2015)
• Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering by Afzal M., Bihs H. , Arntsen Ø. A. 3D Numerical Modelling of Contraction Scour under Steady Current Using the Level Set Method 525-530 (2014)
• Proceedings of the ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 2: CFD and VIV by Afzal M., Bihs H. , Kamath A. , Arntsen Ø. A. Three Dimensional Numerical Modelling of Pier Scour Under Current and Waves Using Level Set Method 1-15 (2014)
Workshop
• REEF3D : An Advanced Wave Energy Design Tool for the Simulation of Wave Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport by Bihs H., Afzal M. , Kamath A. , Arntsen O. A. International Workshop on Ocean Wave Energy 1-5 (2013)

Principal Investigator

• 3D CFD Modeling of the Hydrodynamics and Local Scour Around Offshore Structures Under Combined Action of Current and Waves
• Large Scale CFD Modelling of the Hydrodynamics and Scour around Offshore Wind Farms
• Predictive Tool for Arctic Coastal Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport
• 3rd Party Agency for Anti erosion work to the left bank of river Hooghly/Bhagirathi for a length of 3437.00M(850M at Tarinipur to Kalipur Ferry Ghat, 900M at Tarinipur (South), 1100M at Ganga Manoharpur, 387M at Char Jatra Siddhi and 200M at Sarati & Raidanga in Block & P.S: Kalyani, Dist, - Nadia
• Third Party Consultant for the project Hydrology Study of Amba River project at Nagothane
• International Travel Support-ANRF
• Flow over geosynthetic gabion weir
• Flow over geosynthetic gabion weir
• Vetting of drawing and design for corporate building for Phoenix, Sector 62, Noida.

Co-Principal Investigator

• Distribution Design & Drawings and Proof Checking& Technical Vetting for the work of Execution of rural Piped water Supply project pertaining to 17 GP of Tangi block of Khorda District including 05 years of Operation and Maintenance
• Distribution Design and Drawings and Proof Checking and Technical Vetting for the work of Execution of Rural Piped Water Supply project pertaining to 15 GP Balipatna Block in Khorda District including 05 years of operation and maintenance
• Evaluation of Hazen Williams Coefficient of DI PIPE of 1200 mm Diameter
• Study of Sustainable Design of ABB Electrification Products