T.01. A. ElSaid, Nature-inspired Topology Optimization Of Recurrent Neural Networks.RIT.[url]
T.02. A. ElSaid, Using Long-short-term-memory Recurrent Neural Networks to Predict Aviation Engine Vibrations..ProQuest.[pdf][url]
T.03. ElBanna T, ElSaid A, Mahmoud A., CU-M.A.V. VER1.0, B.Sc.: Endurance Low Reynolds Number Micro Air Vehicle.Cairo University Press.[pdf][url]
Conference and Workshop Proceedings
C.01 A. ElSaid, T. Desell CG-CANTS-N: A Versatile Graph-Based Framework for Scalable and Adaptive Problem Solving Across Domains, The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) Spain 2025. [pdf]
C.02 J. Sieber, T. Schwirtlich, J. Raj, Y. Santhanakrishnan, E. AlOmar, A. ElSaid, M. Mkaouer On the Classification of Refactoring Code Reviews, International Conference on Computing and Machine Intelligence Michigan 2025.
C.03 O. Khanvilkar, A. ElSaid, E. Alomar, M. Touati, A. Chaaben, M. Mkaouer Automated Identification of Machine Learning Technical Debt Code Comments, International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Computing France 2025. [url]
C.04 S Pillai, A ElSaid, W Hu A Self-Reconfigurable System for Mobile Health Text Misinformation Detection, IEEE eIT 2022 Minnesota 2022. [url]
C.05 Haq A., Deshpande N., ElSaid A., Desell T., and Krutz D Addressing Tactic Volatility in Self-Adaptive Systems Using Evolved Recurrent Neural Networks and Uncertainty Reduction, IEEE eIT 2022 Minnesota 2022. [url]
C.06 J. Duttenhefner, A. ElSaid, T. Grieves, P. Klug Know Thy Enemy: Using Drones to Evaluate Composition and Size of Blackbird Flocks Foraging in Commercial Sunflower, North Dakota State University Poster Session Fargo, ND 2022 2022. [pdf]
C.07 ElSaid A., Karns J., Lyu Z., Krutz D.,Ororbia A. and Desell T. Continuous Ant-Based Neural Topology Search, EvoStar 2021 Seville, Spain April 7th-9th 2021. [url]
C.08 ElSaid A., Karns J., Lyu Z., Krutz D.,Ororbia A. and Desell T. Improving Neuroevolution Using Island Extinction and Repopulation, EvoStar 2021 Seville, Spain April 7th-9th 2021. [url]
C.09 ElSaid A., Karns J., Lyu Z., Krutz D.,Ororbia A. and Desell T. A Experimental Study of Weight Initialization and Weight Inheritance Effects on Neuroevolution, EvoStar 2021 Seville, Spain April 7th-9th 2021. [url]
C.10 ElSaid A., Karns J., Lyu Z., Krutz D.,Ororbia A. and Desell T. Improving Neuroevolutionary Transfer Learning of Deep Recurrent Neural Networks through Network-Aware Adaptation, 2020 The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2020) Cancun, Mexica July 8th-12th 2020. [url]
C.11 ElSaid A., Ororbia A., and Desell, T. Ant-based Neural Topology Search (ANTS) for Optimizing Recurrent Networks, EvoStar 2020 Seville, Spain 2020. [url]
C.12 ElSaid A., Karns J., Lyu Z., Krutz D., Ororbia A., and Desell, T. Neuro-Evolutionary Transfer Learning Through Structural Adaptation, EvoStar 2020 Seville, Spain 2020. [url]
C.13 Desell T., ElSaid A., Ororbia A. An Empirical Exploration of Deep Recurrent Connections and Memory Cells Using Neuro-Evolution, EvoStar 2020 Seville, Spain **Nominated Best Paper** 2020. [url]
C.14Western New York Image and Signal Processing Workshop WNYISPW 2019, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Rochester, NY, USA. October 2019. [url]
C.15 Ororbia A., ElSaid A., Desell T Investigating Recurrent Neural Network Memory Structuresusing Neuro-Evolution, 2019 The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2019) Prague, Czech Republic July 8-12 2019. [pdf][url]
C.16 ElSaid A., BensonS., Patwardhan S., Stadem D., Desell T. Evolving Recurrent Neural Networks for Time Series Data Prediction of Coal Plant Parameters, Applications of Evolutionary Computation (EvoStar: EvoApps 2019) Leipzig, Germany 2019. [url]
C.18 ElSaid A., Adhikari D., Reza, H., ElJamiy F. A General Model Based Engineering Approach To MRO Business Software Applications Using Acme, 2018 AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference London, United Kingdom 2018. [pdf][url]
C.19 Hu W., Kaabouch N., Guo H., ElSaid A. Dummy Locations for Robust Privacy Preservation of Location-Based Services, 2018 International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Applied Science Taipei, Taiwan 2018.
C.20 ElSaid A., Hu W., Kaabouch N., El Jamiy F. A Location-Based Service Using a Server-Side Geographical Database, 2018 Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium Minnesota, United States 2018. [pdf]
C.21 El Jamiy F., Reza, H., ElSaid A. A New Software Architecture Style for Hadoop Systems, 2018 IEEE 4th International Conference on Advances in Computing & Communication Engineering (ICACCE 2018) Paris, France 2018. [pdf][url]
C.22 AbdElRahman ElSaid, Fatima El Jamiy, James Higgins, Brandon Wild and Travis Desell Using Ant Colony Optimization to Optimize Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent Neural Networks, The 2018 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2018) Kyoto, Japan. July 15th-19th 2018. [pdf][url]
C.23 AbdElRahman ElSaid, Travis Desell, Fatima El Jamiy, James Higgins and Brandon Wild Optimizing Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent Neural Networks Using Ant Colony Optimization to Predict Turbine Engine Vibration, The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Poster Session Berlin, Germany. July 15 2017.
C.24 ElSaid A., El Jamiy F., Desell T., Higgins J., Wild B., Optimizing LSTM Recurrent Neural Networks Using Ant Colony Optimization to Predict Aircraft Engine Vibration, The 2017 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) - Late Breaking Abstracts. Berlin, Germany July 15th-19th 2017. [pdf][url]
C.25 AbdElRahman ElSaid, Travis Desell, James Higgins and Brandon Wild Using LSTM Recurrent Neural Networks to Predict Excess Vibration Events in Aircraft Engines, The IEEE 12th International Conference on eScience Baltimore, Maryland, USA. October 23 2016. [pdf][url]
C.26 AbdElRahman ElSaid, Travis Desell, James Higgins and Brandon Wild Using LSTM Recurrent Neural Networks to Predict Excess Vibration Events in Aircraft Engines, The IEEE 12th International Conference on eScience Poster Session Baltimore, Maryland, USA. October 23 2016. [pdf]
C.27Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Research & Education Facilitators Virtual Residency, University of Oklahoma (OU) Norman, OK, USA. August 2016. [url]
Book Chapters
B.01 P. Karthikeyan, M. Thangavel Applications of SMAC Technologies for Effective Information Processing and Management. Chapter 10: Location-Based Advertising Using Location-Aware Data Mining.Engineering Science Reference, 2018. [url]
B.02 H. Iba, and N. Noman Deep Neural Evolution.Deep Learning with Evolutionary Computation Springer. [url]
Journal Articles
J.01 U Dabholkar, P. Saxena, N. Harkangi, M. Mkaouer, A. ElSaid Expansive Insights: Analyzing Developer Interactions with ChatGPT.Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering. Under Review.
J.02 J. Duttenhefner, A. ElSaid, P. Klug Machine Learning to Detect, Classify, and Count Blackbirds Damaging Agriculture Using Drone-Based Imagery: Supporting Ai-Driven Automation for Deployment of Damage Management Tools.Ecological Informatics. Under Review. [url]
J.03 A. ElSaid, Y. Shi, M. Altalouli, M. Mkaour, A. Tawfik Toward Open-Source Cloud-based Visual Machine Learning Platform: A Human-Interface Usability Study.Journal of Information Systems Education. Under Review.
J.05 AbdElRahman ElSaid, Karl Ricanek, Zimeng Lyu, Alexander Ororbia, Travis Desell Backpropagation-free 4D continuous ant-based neural topology search.Applied Soft Computing.[pdf][url]
J.06 J. Lenzi, Barnas, A. ElSaid, T. Desell, R. Rockwell, S. Ellis-Felege Artificial intelligence for automated detection of large mammals creates path to upscale drone surveys.Scientific Reports.[pdf][url]
J.07 AlQaisi A., AlTarawneh M., Elsaid A., Alqadi Z. A Hybrid Method of Face Feature Extraction, Classification Based on MLBP and Layered-Recurrent Network.Traitement du Signal.[pdf][url]
J.08 ElSaid A., Adjekum D., Nordlie J., ElJamiy F. A test bed for measuring UAV servo reliability.MDPI Aerospace.[pdf][url]
J.09 AbdElRahman ElSaid, Brandon Wild, Fatima El Jamiy, James Higgins, Travis Desell Optimizing Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent Neural Networks Using Ant Colony Optimization to Predict Turbine Engine Vibration.Applied Soft Computing.[url]
J.10 Travis Desell, AbdElRahman ElSaid, Zimeng Lyu, David Stadem, Shuchita Patwardhan, Steven Benson Long Term Predictions of Coal Fired Power Plant Data Using Evolved Recurrent Neural Networks.at - Automatisierungstechniki.[url]