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Alaa Sheta
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Software Cost Estimation
Medical Diagnosis Of Sleep Apnea And COPD
NASA Software Reliability Modeling
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
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
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Publication Venues and Collaboration
Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown
Top Coauthors
Sheta
Braik
Turabieh
Research Impact by Period
Papers
12
Citations
10
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0.8
H-Index
2
Papers
56
Citations
982
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17.5
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15
Papers
49
Citations
1034
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21.1
H-Index
18
Papers
57
Citations
977
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17.1
H-Index
20
Papers
35
Citations
1388
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39.7
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17
Papers
15
Citations
387
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25.8
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7
Papers
7
Citations
80
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11.4
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4
Papers
1
Citations
1
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1
H-Index
1
Papers
1
Citations
0
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0
H-Index
0
Contact and Professional Links
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