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Malik Braik is an associate professor at Al-Balqa Applied University's Computer Science Department in Al-Salt, Jordan. He earned his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan in 2000. Five years later, he received his M.Sc. degree in computer science from Al-Balqa Applied University, Department of Information Technology, Jordan. Nine years later, he completed his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Birmingham, the U.K. He has published over 100 publications in international journals and conferences. He was listed as one of the top 2% of top-cited scientists in the world according to Stanford University indicator in 2023 and 2024. His research interests include Optimization, Feature Selection, Evolutionary Computation, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Control and System Identification, Computational Intelligence, Image Processing (Enhancement, Segmentation, and Edge Detection), and Meta-heuristic Algorithms. He is currently working in the Department of Computer Science, Prince Abdullah bin Ghazi Faculty of Communications and Information Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan. He has ranked in the top 2\% of scientists in the world in a study conducted by Stanford University for the years 2023 and 2024.
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Optimization, Feature Selection, Evolutionary Computation, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Control and System Identification, Computational Intelligence, Image Processing (Enhancement, Segmentation, and Edge Detection), and Meta-heuristic Algorithms
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| 1 | PHD | University of Birmingham | Computer Graphics and Computer Vision | 2016 | | 2 | MASTER DEGREE | Al-Balqa Applied University | Computer Science | 2005 | | 3 | BACHELOR'S DEGREE | Jordan University of Science and Technology | Computer Engineering | 2000 |
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 Experiences
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Academic Experience:
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 2021 -Current :Associate Professor,Prince Abdullah bin Ghazi Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Al- Balqa Applied University, Salt, Jordan,Jordan.
2016 -2021 :Assistant Professor,Prince Abdullah bin Ghazi Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Al- Balqa Applied University, Salt, Jordan,Jordan.
2005 -2011 :Instructor,Prince Abdullah Bin Ghazi Faculty of Science and Information Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Salt, Jordan,Jordan.
2002 -2003 :Trainer and Instructor,Jeddah International Computer Center (JICC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,Saudi Arabia.
2001 -2002 :Network Administrator and Computer Programmer,Al-Isra University,Jordan.
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 Publications
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1- Heterogeneous cognitive learning chameleon swarm algorithm for high?dimensional feature selection ,The Journal of Supercomputing, 2025,Vol. ,no. .
2- A Halton enhanced solution-based Human Evolutionary Algorithm for complex optimization and advanced feature selection proble ,Knowledge-Based Systems, 2025,Vol. 311,no. 1.
3- Tornado optimizer with Coriolis force: a novel bio-inspired meta-heuristic algorithm for solving engineering problems , Artificial Intelligence Review, 2025,Vol. 58,no. 123.
4- Comprehensive Evaluation of Machine Learning Techniques for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Detection ,International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2024,Vol. ,no. .
5- Enhancement of satellite images based on CLAHE and augmented elk herd optimizer ,Artificial Intelligence Review, 2024,Vol. 58,no. 38.
6- Evolutionary optimization of Yagi-Uda antenna design using grey wolf
optimizer , Neural Computing and Applications, 2024,Vol. 1,no. 1.
7- A Bio-Medical Snake Optimizer System Driven by Logarithmic Surviving Global Search for Optimizing Feature Selection and its application for Disorder Recognition ,Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, 2024,Vol. 10,no. 6.
8- Augmented electric eel foraging optimization algorithm for feature
selection with high-dimensional biological and medical diagnosis ,Neural Computing and Applications, 2024,Vol. 38,no. 1.
9- Predicting Surface Ozone Levels in Eastern Croatia: Leveraging Recurrent Fuzzy Neural Networks with Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm , Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2024,Vol. 235,no. 1.
10- Applications of dynamic feature selection based on augmented white shark optimizer for medical diagnosis ,Expert Systems with Applications, 2024,Vol. 257,no. 1.
11- Improved versions of crow search algorithm for solving global numerical optimization problems ,Applied Intelligence, 2024,Vol. 53,no. 22.
12- Boosted Spider Wasp Optimizer for High?dimensional Feature Selection ,Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2024,Vol. 1,no. 1.
13- Enhanced coati optimization algorithm using elite opposition?based learning and adaptive search mechanism for feature selection ,International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, 2024,Vol. 1,no. 1.
14- A binary hybrid sine cosine white shark optimizer for feature selection ,cluster computing, 2024,Vol. 1,no. 1.
15- Improved Dwarf Mongoose Optimization Algorithm for Feature Selection: Application in Software Fault Prediction Datasets ,Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2024,Vol. 1,no. 1.
16- Advanced RIME architecture for global optimization and feature selection ,Journal of Big Data, 2024,Vol. 11,no. 1.
17- Adaptive dynamic elite opposition-based Ali Baba and the forty thieves algorithm for high-dimensional feature selection ,Cluster Computing, 2024,Vol. 1,no. 1.
18- Elk herd optimizer: a novel nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm ,Artificial Intelligence Review, 2024,Vol. 57,no. 3.
19- Hybrid whale optimization algorithm for enhancing K-means clustering technique ,Handbook of Whale Optimization Algorithm Variants, Hybrids, Improvements, and Applications, 2024,Vol. -,no. -.
20- Feature Selection based nature inspired Capuchin Search Algorithm for solving classification problems ,Expert Systems with Applications, 2024,Vol. 235,no. 1.
21- Hybrid whale optimization algorithm for enhancing K-means clustering technique ,Handbook of Whale Optimization Algorithm , 2024,Vol. -,no. -.
22- Modified chameleon swarm algorithm for brightness and contrast enhancement of satellite images ,Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2023,Vol. 83,no. 9.
23- A hybrid capuchin search algorithm with gradient search algorithm for
economic dispatch problem ,Soft Computing, 2023,Vol. 27,no. 22.
24- An improved hybrid chameleon swarm algorithm for feature selection in medical diagnosis ,Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2023,Vol. 85,no. 1.
25- Improved versions of snake optimizer for feature selection in medical diagnosis: a real case COVID-19 ,Soft Computing, 2023,Vol. 27,no. 23.
26- Optimization of K-means clustering method using hybrid capuchin search algorithm ,The Journal of Supercomputing, 2023,Vol. 80,no. 2.
27- An enhanced binary artificial rabbits optimization for feature selection in medical diagnosis ,Neural Computing and Applications, 2023,Vol. 35,no. 27.
28- Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Feature Selection, Classification Methods, and Data Grouping Based Age, Sex, and Race ,diagnostics, 2023,Vol. 13,no. 14.
29- Metaheuristic methods to identify parameters and orders of fractional-order chaotic systems ,Expert Systems With Applications, 2023,Vol. 228,no. 1.
30- Cognitively enhanced versions of capuchin search algorithm for feature selection in medical diagnosis: A COVID-19 case study ,cognitive computation, 2023,Vol. 15,no. 6.
31- Enhanced whale optimization algorithm?based modeling
and simulation analysis for industrial system parameter
identification , The Journal of Supercomputing, 2023,Vol. 79,no. 13.
32- Memory-based sand cat swarm optimization for feature selection in medical diagnosis ,Electronics, 2023,Vol. 12,no. 9.
33- An augmented Snake Optimizer for diseases and COVID-19 diagnosis ,Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2023,Vol. 84,no. 1.
34- A non-convex economic load dispatch problem using chameleon swarm algorithm with roulette wheel and Levy flight methods ,Applied Intelligence, 2023,Vol. 53,no. 14.
35- Hybrid enhanced whale optimization algorithm for contrast and detail enhancement of color images ,Cluster Computing, 2022,Vol. 27,no. 1.
36- Enhanced Ali Baba and the forty thieves algorithm for feature selection ,Neural Computing and Applications, 2022,Vol. 35,no. 8.
37- An enhanced binary Rat Swarm Optimizer based on local-best concepts of PSO and collaborative crossover operators for feature selection ,Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2022,Vol. 147,no. 1.
38- White Shark Optimizer: A novel bio-inspired meta-heuristic algorithm for global optimization problems ,Knowledge-Based Systems, 2022,Vol. 243,no. 1.
39- Memory based hybrid crow search algorithm for solving numerical and constrained global optimization problems ,Artificial Intelligence Review, 2022,Vol. 56,no. 1.
40- Enhanced cuckoo search algorithm for industrial winding process
modeling , Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2022,Vol. 34,no. 4.
41- Binary Horse herd optimization algorithm with crossover operators for feature selection ,Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2021,Vol. 141,no. .
42- A novel lifetime scheme for enhancing the convergence performance of salp swarm algorithm ,Soft Computing, 2021,Vol. 25,no. 1.
43- A novel meta-heuristic algorithm for solving numerical optimization problems: Ali Baba and the forty thieves ,Neural Computing and Applications, 2021,Vol. 34,no. 1.
44- Chameleon Swarm Algorithm: A bio-inspired optimizer for solving engineering design problems ,Expert Systems with Applications, 2021,Vol. 174,no. 1.
45- A Hybrid Multi-gene Genetic Programming with Capuchin Search Algorithm for Modeling a Nonlinear Challenge Problem: Modeling Industrial Winding Process, Case Study ,Neural Processing Letters, 2021,Vol. 53,no. 1.
46- ECT-LSTM-RNN: An Electrical Capacitance Tomography Model-Based Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent Neural Networks for Conductive Materials ,IEEE Access, 2021,Vol. 9,no. 1.
47- Binary biogeography-based optimization based SVM-RFE for feature
selection ,Applied Soft Computing Journal, 2020,Vol. 101,no. 1.
48- Artificial neural networks training via bio-inspired optimisation algorithms: modelling industrial winding process, case study ,Soft Computing, 2020,Vol. 25,no. 1.
49- A novel meta-heuristic search algorithm for solving optimization problems: capuchin search algorithm , Neural Computing and Applications, 2020,Vol. 33,no. 1.
50- Modeling the Tennessee Eastman chemical process reactor using bio-inspired feedforward neural network (BI-FF-NN) ,The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2019,Vol. 103,no. 1.
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 University Courses Taught
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1- Image Processing and Machine Vision.
2- Research Methodology.
3- Storyboarding.
4- Interactive Graphics.
5- 3D Character Animation.
6- Principles of of Numerical Analysis.
7- Advanced Computer Graphics.
8- Theory of Algorithms.
9- Multimedia.
10- Human Computer Interaction.
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 Master and Phd thesis contributions
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Thesis Supervision
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 Image - based concrete crack detection in tunnels using deep learning models ,Al-Balqa Applied University,Master Thesis,2022.
Squirrel Search Algorithm for Data Classification,Al-Balqa Applied University,Master Thesis,2021.
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Thesis Defense Committee Membership
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Video Based Human Activity Recognition and Summarization using Deep Learning Techniques ,Yarmouk University,Master Thesis,2024.
Key-Value Pair Extraction and Feature Selection Using Deep Learning and Bio-Inspired Algorithms ,Yarmouk University,Master Thesis,2024.
Authorship Identification for Arabic Text Using Machine Learning Techniques ,Yarmouk University,Master Thesis,2024.
Solving the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem Using A meta-heuristic Algorithm ,Yarmouk University,Master Thesis,2024.
Enhancing Pulmonary Embolism Detection in CT Images Using a Hybrid Model for Accurate Diagnosis ,Yarmouk University,Master Thesis,2024.
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| 1 | The 2nd Intelligent Methods, Systems, and Applications international conference (IMSA 2024) | Egypt | 2024/07 | | 2 | 2023 24th International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT) | United Arab Emirates | 2023/12 |
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 Refrences
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Prof. Dr. Hussein Alzoubi-Yarmouk University ,halzoubi@yu.edu.jo.
Prof. Dr. Alaa Sheta-Southern Connecticut State University ,shetaa1@southernct.edu.
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Azmi Al-Betar-Ajman University ,m.albetar@ajman.ac.ae.
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