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Associate dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) and professor of computer engineering at the American University of Kuwait (AUK), Dr. Mohammed El-Abd, has been included in the top 2% of global researchers, under the domain of artificial intelligence, in a recent list released by Stanford University and Elsevier BV. 

The ranking is provided in a public database of top-cited scientists that provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score). The c-score focuses on impact (citations) rather than productivity (number of publications) and it also incorporates information on co-authorship and author positions (single, first, last author).

Dr. El-Abd has published more than 80 publications including journal articles, conference publications, abstracts, and book chapters. His research interests span the areas of meta-heuristics, evolutionary computation, swarm intelligence, cooperative algorithms, continuous optimization, large-scale optimization, Internet-of-Things (IoT), smart cities, control and robotics, and engineering education. 

This is the second year Dr. El-Abd secures this ranking, a testament to AUK’s high standard of education. AUK’s faculty continuously promote academic excellence, instilling values of professionalism and lifelong learning in students.  
 

Dr. El-Abd, Associate dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) and professor of computer engineering at the American University of Kuwait