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Alaa Sheta

Evolutionary Computation Swarm Intelligence Software Cost Estimation Medical Diagnosis Of Sleep Apnea And COPD NASA Software Reliability Modeling
Southern Connecticut State University Department of Computer Science

About

Alaa Sheta, PhD, is a Professor of Computer Science at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) with over 25 years of experience in Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing. He earned his doctorate in Computer Science from George Mason University and holds advanced degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Cairo University. Dr. Sheta is a prolific researcher, having authored over 150 publications and several books in specialized fields such as Evolutionary Computation, Swarm Intelligence, and Robotics. His work is highly interdisciplinary, often applying meta-heuristic search algorithms and deep learning to complex challenges like software cost estimation, medical diagnosis (notably sleep apnea and COPD), and NASA-related software reliability modeling.

Research Performance Summary

233
Total Papers
4859
Total Citations
36
H-Index
1981-2025
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

PSO Based Controller Design for Rotary Inverted Pendulum System.

Year: 1981

Citations: 0

Venue: Journal of Software Engineering 5 (1), pp--107

Latest Recorded Paper

The Health and Economic Benefits of a Four-day Workweek: Modeling Air Quality Improvements and Asthma Impacts

Year: 2025

Citations: 0

Venue: Journal of Environmental Science and Public Health 9

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2025
12
2024
13
2023
12
2022
6
2021
14
2020
11
2019
18
2018
9
2017
5
2016
6
2015
11

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 78
Journal 83
Book 9

Top Coauthors

Sheta Braik Turabieh

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 12
Citations 10
Avg. Citations / Paper 0.8
H-Index 2

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 56
Citations 982
Avg. Citations / Paper 17.5
H-Index 15

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 49
Citations 1034
Avg. Citations / Paper 21.1
H-Index 18

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 57
Citations 977
Avg. Citations / Paper 17.1
H-Index 20

2005-2009

Period Stats
Papers 35
Citations 1388
Avg. Citations / Paper 39.7
H-Index 17

2000-2004

Period Stats
Papers 15
Citations 387
Avg. Citations / Paper 25.8
H-Index 7

1995-1999

Period Stats
Papers 7
Citations 80
Avg. Citations / Paper 11.4
H-Index 4

1990-1994

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 1
Avg. Citations / Paper 1
H-Index 1

1980-1984

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 0
Avg. Citations / Paper 0
H-Index 0

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

shetaa1@southernct.edu
12033926858

Detected Research Keywords

Artificial Neural Networks Obstructive Sleep Apnea Wireless Sensor Networks Diagnosis Obstructive Sleep Particle Swarm Optimization Chemical Process Reactor Soft Computing Techniques Software Effort Estimation Tennessee Eastman Chemical Symbolic Regression Genetic