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Professor Abdellah Salhi

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School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science (SMSAS)
Professor Abdellah Salhi
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    +44 (0) 1206 873022

  • Location

    STEM 5.34, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    9:00am to 5:00pm, except when teaching or in meetings.

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Biography

Past PhD Students Dr Paschal Nyiam Dr Syed Ghufran Dr Nassim Brahimi Dr Dhia Kadhem Dr Rewayda Razaq Abo AlSabah Dr Irem Birsen Selamoglu Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Dr Maharani Maharani Dr Ghazwan Mahmood AlSoufi Dr Jose Antonio Vazquez Rodriguez Dr Horacio Camacho Hernandez Dr Muhammad Yousaf Dr Muhammad Farooq Dr Rasheeda Adeeb Khanum Dr Abdelhak Kheniche Dr Christopher Taylor Dr Adam Woodhouse Dr Hamed Oladire Bisira

Qualifications

  • PhD Aston University,

  • BSc University of Constantine,

Appointments

Other academic

  • Professor, Mathematical Sciences, Vlog (1997 - present)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Optimisation Mathematical Programming and Heuristics (Evolutionary Computing, Nature-inspired Algorithms, the Strawberry Algorithm)

Open to supervise

Numerical Analysis Data Mining (Big Data) Bioinformatics

Open to supervise

Current research

Linked with the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering.

Member of the Evolutionary Computation Group.

PI on the KTP TSB funded project on Labour Scheduling in Container Ports with Qingfu Zhang, Xinan Yang. Dr Ali Shaghaghi is the Research Assistant on the project; Tom Corkhill and Stephen Peck are the Port of Felixstowe links.

PI on the TSB funded project on Re-imaginng the Town Centre: Smart Town Centre with Vania Sena (EBS), Ken Guild, and Jeff Guild. Liang Wang is the Research Assistant on the project.

PI on TSB funded project Optimum Pollination with Honeybees in collaboration with Andrew Lewis of SimulSys ltd.

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Combinatorial Optimisation (MA306)

Previous supervision

Hammed Oladiran Bisira
Hammed Oladiran Bisira
Thesis title: Mathematical Modelling and an Optimisation Approach to Container Terminal Yard Management Operations
Degree subject: Statistics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 20/11/2020
Adam Robert Woodhouse
Adam Robert Woodhouse
Thesis title: Origami as a Tool for Mathematical Investigation and Error Modelling in Origami Construction
Degree subject: Mathematics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 5/7/2019
Christopher Michael Taylor
Christopher Michael Taylor
Thesis title: Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Evolutionary Algorithms with Application to the Partitioning of Multivariate Self-Affine Time Series
Degree subject: Operational Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 21/6/2019
Paschal Bisong Nyiam
Paschal Bisong Nyiam
Thesis title: Multi-Objective Linear Programming Revisited: Exact and Approximate Approaches
Degree subject: Operational Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 4/2/2019
Syed Muhammad Ghufran
Syed Muhammad Ghufran
Thesis title: New Remedial Approaches to the Breakdown of Lanczos-Type Algorithms
Degree subject: Applied Mathematics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 24/8/2018
Dhia Kadhem
Dhia Kadhem
Thesis title: Heuristic Solution Approaches to the Solid Assignment Problem
Degree subject: Operational Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 18/1/2018
Rewayda Razaq Mohsin Abo Alsabeh
Rewayda Razaq Mohsin Abo Alsabeh
Thesis title: An Evolutionary Approach to Solving the Maximum Size Consecutive Ones Submatrix and Related Problems
Degree subject: Mathematics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 13/12/2017
Birsen Irem Selamoglu
Birsen Irem Selamoglu
Thesis title: The Plant Propagation Algorithm for Discrete Optimisation
Degree subject: Operational Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 23/8/2017
Ghazwan Hani Mahmood Alsoufi
Ghazwan Hani Mahmood Alsoufi
Thesis title: Mathematical Models of Seaside Operations in Container Ports and Their Solution
Degree subject: Operational Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 3/7/2017
Maharani Maharani
Maharani Maharani
Thesis title: Enhanced Lanczos Algorithms for Solving Systems of Linear Equations with Embedding Interpolation and Extrapolation
Degree subject: Mathematics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 16/12/2015
Muhammad Sulaiman
Muhammad Sulaiman
Thesis title: A Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic: The Plant Propagation Algorithm
Degree subject: Mathematics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 7/4/2015

Publications

Journal articles (75)

Alsoufi, G., Yang, X. and Salhi, A., . European Journal of Operational Research

Yang, X., Salhi, A., Moghadam, AM., Nguyen, TT. and Pourhejazy, P., (2025). A Multi-Objective Approach for the Integrated Planning of Drone and Robot Assisted Truck Operations in Last-Mile Delivery. Expert Systems With Applications. 269, 126434-126434

Pratama, DA., Bakar, MA., Roslan, UAM., Surono, S. and Salhi, A., (2024). Numerical solutions of sea turtle population dynamics model by using restarting strategy of PINN-Adam. Results in Applied Mathematics. 22, 100457-100457

Mawengkang, H., Syahputra, MR., Sutarman, S. and Salhi, A., (2024). A Non-Linear Optimization Model for the Multi-Depot Multi-Supplier Vehicle Routing Problem with Relaxed Time Windows. Vehicles. 6 (3), 1482-1495

Abo-Alsabeh, RR., Cheraitia, M. and Salhi, A., (2024). . JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science. 30 (8), 1008-1022

Salhi, A. and Nyiam, PB., (2023). . Mathematics and Computer Science. 8 (1), 19-38

Abo-Alsabeh, RR., Daham, HA. and Salhi, A., (2023). On the maximum empty hyper-rectangle problem. Journal of Algorithms & Computational Technology. 17

Abo-Alsabeh, R., Daham, HA. and Salhi, A., (2023). A Heuristic Approach to the Consecutive Ones Submatrix Problem. Baghdad Science Journal. 20 (1), 0189-0189

Pratama, DA., Abo-Alsabeh, RR., Bakar, MA., Salhi, A. and Ibrahim, NF., (2023). Solving partial differential equations with hybridized physic-informed neural network and optimization approach: Incorporating genetic algorithms and L-BFGS for improved accuracy. Alexandria Engineering Journal. 77, 205-226

Mellal, MA. and Salhi, A., (2022). System reliability-redundancy allocation by the multiobjective plant propagation algorithm. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management. 39 (4), 902-909

Abo-Alsabeh, RR. and Salhi, A., (2022). The Genetic Algorithm: A study survey. Iraqi Journal of Science. 63 (3), 1215-1231

Yang, X., Salhi, A. and Daham, H., (2021). . Computers and Operations Research. 127, 105141-105141

Bisira, H. and Salhi, A., (2021). . Journal of Algorithms and Computational Technology. 15, 174830262199401-174830262199401

Mellal, MA. and Salhi, A., (2021). . International Journal of Fuzzy Systems. 23 (5), 1213-1221

Nyiam, PB. and Salhi, A., (2021). . Advances in Operations Research. 2021, 1-11

Nyiam, PB. and Salhi, A., (2021). . Journal of Algorithms and Computational Technology. 15, 1-20

Abo-Alsabeh, R. and Salhi, A., (2021). . Iraqi Journal of Science. 62 (1), 218-227

Alsoufi, G., Zeidan, MA., Mohammed, LJ. and Salhi, A., (2021). . International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences. 6 (5), 1345-1360

Mellal, MA., Salhi, A. and Williams, EJ., (2020). . Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. 42 (1)

Suparman, S., Salhi, A. and Rusiman, MS., (2020). . Mathematics and Statistics. 8 (6), 721-727

Salhi, A., Alsoufi, G. and Yang, X., (2019). . Annals of Operations Research. 272 (1-2), 69-98

Cheraitia, M., Haddadi, S. and Salhi, A., (2019). Hybridising plant propagation and local search for uncapacitated exam scheduling problems. International Journal of Services and Operations Management. 32 (4), 450-450

Maharani, NA., Larasati, N., Salhi, A. and Khan, WM., (2019). Lanczos-type algorithms with embedded interpolation and extrapolation models for solving large-scale systems of linear equations. International Journal of Computing Science and Mathematics. 10 (5), 429-442

Nyiam, PB. and Salhi, A., (2019). . Journal of Algorithms & Computational Technology. 13, 174830261987042-174830261987042

Alsoufi, G., Yang, X. and Salhi, A., (2018). . Journal of the Operational Research Society. 69 (3), 372-383

Haddadi, S., Guessoum, F., Cheraitia, M. and Salhi, A., (2018). . International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research. 13 (1), 61-78

Sulaiman, M., Salhi, A., Khan, A., Muhammad, S. and Khan, W., (2018). . Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2018, 1-8

Brahimi, N., Salhi, A. and Ourbih-Tari, M., (2018). Convergence analysis of the plant propagation algorithm for continuous global optimization. RAIRO - Operations Research. 52 (2), 429-438

Maharani, M., Salhi, A. and Suharto, RA., (2018). . Journal of Mathematical and Fundamental Sciences. 50 (2), 148-165

Maharani, M., Salhi, A., Mashwani, WK., Yeniay, O., Larasati, N. and Triyani, T., (2018). Solving Large Scale Systems Of Linear Equations with A Stabilized Lanczos-Type Algorithms Running On A Cloud Computing Platform. Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics. 47 (6), 1730-1741

Khan Mashwani, W., Salhi, A., Yeniay, O., Hussian, H. and Jan, MA., (2017). . Applied Soft Computing. 56, 1-18

Mashwani, WK., Salhi, A., Yeniay, O., Jan, MA. and Khanum, RA., (2017). . Applied Soft Computing. 57, 363-378

Brahimi, N., Salhi, A. and Ourbih-Tari, M., (2017). . Operations Research Letters. 45 (4), 342-347

Taylor, C. and Salhi, A., (2017). . IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. 21 (6), 845-862

Sulaiman, M., Salhi, A., Fraga, ES., Mashwani, WK. and Rashidi, MM., (2016). . Science International. 28 (1), 201-209

Mashwani, WK. and Salhi, A., (2016). . Applied Soft Computing. 39, 292-309

Mashwani, WK., Salhi, A., Jan, MA., Sulaiman, M., Khanum, RA. and Algarni, A., (2016). Evolutionary Algorithms Based on Decomposition and Indicator Functions: State-of-the-art Survey. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS. 7 (2), 583-593

Sulaiman, M. and Salhi, A., (2015). . The Scientific World Journal. 2015 (1), 904364-

Sulaiman, M., Salhi, A. and Fraga, ES., (2015). . Science International. 28 (1), 201-209

Kheniche, A., Brahimi, N. and Salhi, A., (2015). . Journal of Algorithms & Computational Technology. 9 (3), 323-338

Moula, N., Salhi, A., Touazi, L. and Philippe, FX., (2015). . Livestock Research for Rural Development. 27 (10)

Maharani, M. and Salhi, A., (2015). . Journal of Mathematical and Fundamental Sciences. 47 (2), 167-184

Fraga, ES., Salhi, A., Zhang, D. and Papageorgiou, LG., (2015). . Journal of Algorithms & Computational Technology. 9 (1), 13-26

Gözükizil, ÖF. and Salhi, A., (2015). . Journal of Algorithms & Computational Technology. 9 (1), 1-12

Sulaiman, M. and Salhi, A., (2015). A Seed-based Plant Propagation Algorithm: The Feeding Station Model. The Scientific World Journal. 2015, 1-16

Khan, W., Salhi, A., Asif, M., Adeeb, R. and Sulaiman, M., (2015). . International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications. 6 (12), 279-287

Mashwani, WK., Salhi, A., Jan, MA., Khanum, RA. and Sulaiman, M., (2015). . Science International. 27 (6), 4943-4956

Alsoufi, G., Yang, X. and Salhi, A., (2015). . EURO Journal on Computational Optimization

Ullah, Z., Farooq, M. and Salhi, A., (2015). . Journal of Prime Research in Mathematics. 11 (1), 106-122

Farooq, M. and Salhi, A., (2014). . Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences. 8 (5), 2161-2169

Sulaiman, M., Salhi, A., Selamoglu, BI. and Kirikchi, OB., (2014). . Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2014 (1), 1-10

Farooq, M. and Salhi, A., (2014). . Journal of Prime Research in Mathematics. 10 (1), 104-119

Mashwani, WK. and Salhi, A., (2014). . Applied Soft Computing. 21, 221-243

Salhi, A. and Vázquez Rodríguez, JA., (2014). . Memetic Computing. 6 (2), 77-84

Farooq, M. and Salhi, A., (2013). . IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION A-SCIENCE. 37 (A3), 349-358

Moula, N., Tandiang D, M., Salhi, A., Farnir, F., Antoine-Mo, N. and Leroy, P., (2013). . International Journal of Poultry Science. 12 (3), 148-152

Farooq, M. and Salhi, A., (2013). A preemptive restarting approach to beating the inherent instability of Lanczos-type algorithms. Iranian Journal of Science & Technology. 37 (3.1), 349-358

Khan Mashwani, W. and Salhi, A., (2012). . Applied Soft Computing. 12 (9), 2765-2780

Farooq, M. and Salhi, A., (2012). . Journal of Prime Research in Mathematics. 8, 61-75

Farooq, M. and Salhi, A., (2011). . Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society. 48 (5), 939-952

Kheniche, A., Salhi, A., Harrison, A. and Dowden, JM., (2010). . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 680, 371-378

Salhi, A. and Pattas, E., (2010). . International Journal of Optimization: Theory, Methods and Applications. 2 (2), 138-149

Rodríguez, JAV. and Salhi, A., (2007). A Robust Meta-Hyper-Heuristic Approach to Hybrid Flow-Shop Scheduling. Studies in Computational Intelligence. 49, 125-142

Wang, K., Salhi, A. and Fraga, ES., (2004). Process design optimisation using embedded hybrid visualisation and data analysis techniques within a genetic algorithm optimisation framework. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification. 43 (5), 657-669

Fraga, ES., Wang, K. and Salhi, A., (2003). Interactivity and Automated Process Design. Chemical Engineering & Technology. 26 (8), 823-827

Wang, K., Salhi, A. and Fraga, ES., (2003). Cluster analysis and visualisation enhanced genetic algorithm. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 15 (C), 642-647

Wang, K., Salhi, A. and Fraga, ES., (2002). Cluster identification using a Parallel Co-ordinate System for knowledge discovery and nonlinear optimization. EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS ENGINEERING - 12. 10 (C), 1003-1008

Proll, LG., Salhi, A. and Rios Insua, D., (2001). Improving an optimization‐based framework for sensitivity analysis in multi‐criteria decision‐making. Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis. 10 (1), 1-9

Salhi, A., Proll, LG., Rios Insua, D. and Martin, JI., (2000). Expériences with Stochastic Algorithms fir a class of Constrained Global Optimisation Problems. RAIRO - Operations Research. 34 (2), 183-197

Salhi, A., Glaser, H. and De Roure, D., (1998). Parallel implementation of a genetic-programming based tool for symbolic regression. Information Processing Letters. 66 (6), 299-307

Insua, DR., Martin, J., Proll, L., French, S. and Salhi, A., (1997). Sensitivity analysis in statistical decision theory: A decision analytic view. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation. 57 (1-4), 197-218

Proll, LG. and Salhi, A., (1994). A note on a maximum distance problem. Computers & Operations Research. 21 (10), 1069-1072

Salhi, A., Horst, R. and Tuy, H., (1994). Global Optimization: Deterministic Approaches (2nd Edition).. The Journal of the Operational Research Society. 45 (5), 595-595

Proll, LG., Rios Insua, D. and Salhi, A., (1993). Mathematical programming and the sensitivity of multi-criteria decisions. Annals of Operations Research. 43 (2), 109-122

Salhi, A. and Lindfield, GR., (1991). Effects of ordering and updating techniques on the performance of the Karmarkar algorithm. RAIRO - Operations Research. 25 (2), 209-235

Book chapters (9)

Fraga, ES., Salhi, A. and Talbi, E-G., (2018). . In: Recent Developments in Metaheuristics. Editors: Amodeo, L., Talbi, EG. and Yalaoui, F., . Springer. 141- 149. 978-3-319-58253-5

Selamoğlu, BI., Salhi, A. and Sulaiman, M., (2018). . In: Recent Developments in Metaheuristics. Editors: Amodeo, L., Talbi, EG. and Yalaoui, F., . Springer. 319- 331. 978-3-319-58253-5

Alsoufi, G., Yang, X. and Salhi, A., (2016). . In: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer International Publishing. 187- 201. 9783319396354

Selamoğlu, Bİ. and Salhi, A., (2016). . In: Studies in Computational Intelligence. Springer International Publishing. 43- 61. 9783319302331

Sulaiman, M. and Salhi, A., (2016). . In: Studies in Computational Intelligence. Springer International Publishing. 195- 215. 9783319302331

Salhi, A., Lausen, B., Rohmatul, F., Baeshen, M. and Töreyen, Ö., (2010). . In: Proceedings of the 6th IMT-GT Conference on Mathematics, Statistics and its Applications (ICMSA2010). Editors: Goh, KY., . Wiley. 552- 564. 978-983-41743-3-0

Salhi, A. and T�reyen, (2010). . In: Computational Intelligence in Optimization Applications and Implementations. Editors: Tenne, Y. and Goh, C., . Springer Verlag. 211- 232. 9783642127748

Salhi, A., (2010). . In: Proceedings of the 6th IMT-GT Conference on Mathematics, Statistics and its Applications (ICMSA2010). Editors: Goh, KY., . Wiley. 84- 93. 978-983-41743-3-0

Khuhro, Z., Naureen, F. and Salhi, A., (2009). Allocation of extra components to ki-out-of-mi subsystems using the NPI method. In: 2009 2nd International Conference on Computer, Control and Communication. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 1- 6. 9781424433131

Conferences (20)

Woodhouse, A. and Salhi, A., Construction of an Axiomatic Basis for Error Analysis in Origami

Niewenhuis, D., Salhi, A. and van den Berg, D., (2024). Making Hard(er) Benchmark Functions: Genetic Programming

Abo-Alsabeh, R., Daham, HA. and Salhi, A., (2021). An Evolutionary Approach for Solving the Minimum Volume Ellipsoid Estimator Problem

Salhi, A., Mellal, MA., García Márquez, FP., Xu, J., García Márquez, FP., Ali Hassan, MH., Duca, G., Hajiyev, A. and Altiparmak, F., (2021). System Availability and Cost Optimization Under Failure Dependencies by Flower Pollination and Plant Propagation Algorithms

Abo-Alsabeh, R. and Salhi, A., (2020). An Evolutionary Approach to Constructing the Minimum Volume Ellipsoid Containing a Set of Points and the Maximum Volume Ellipsoid Embedded in a Set of Points

Bakar, MA. and Salhi, A., (2019). RMEIEMLA : The recent advance in improving the robustness of Lanczos-type algorithms

Salhi, A., (2019). A data privacy preservation approach and a case study in data analytics

Salhi, A. and Fraga, ES., (2011).

Toreyen, O. and Salhi, A., (2010).

Khuhro, Z-U-A., Naureen, F. and Salhi, A., (2009).

Kheniche, A., Salhi, A., Harrison, A. and Dowden, JM., (2008).

Salhi, A., Rodríguez, JAV. and Zhang, Q., (2007).

Vazquez Rodriguez, JA., Petrovic, S. and Salhi, A., (2007). An investigation of hyper-heuristic search spaces

VÁZQUEZ RODRÍGUEZ, JA. and SALHI, A., (2006). A SYNERGY EXPLOITING EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO COMPLEX SCHEDULING PROBLEMS

CAMACHO, H. and SALHI, A., (2006). A REDUNDANCY DETECTION APPROACH TO MINING BIOINFORMATICS DATA

Rodríguez, JAV. and Salhi, A., (2005). Performance of Single Stage Representation Genetic Algorithms in scheduling Flexible Flow Shops

Camacho, JH., Salhi, A. and Zhang, Q., (2005). A Graph Theoretic Approach to Key Equivalence

Rodríguez, JAV. and Salhi, A., (2005). Radial Search: A Simple Solution Approach to Hard Combinatorial Problems

Markose, S., Tsang, E., Hakan Er and Salhi, A., (2001). Evolutionary arbitrage for FTSE-100 index options and futures

Markose, S., Tsang, E., Er, H. and Salhi, A., (2001). Evolutionary arbitrage for FTSE-100 index options and futures

Reports and Papers (1)

Ullah, S., Farooq, M. and Salhi, A., (2014).

Other (1)

Salhi, A., (2012).,Vlog

Grants and funding

2022

Pole Star Space Applications Limited KTP 22_23 R3 - KTP Application

Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board)

Pole Star Space Applications Limited KTP 22_23 R3 - KTP Application

Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board)

2018

The project will improve efficiencies of the system, customer demand and control the price in real time.

Ocado Technology

2017

To develop a predictive, self-learning model for automotive warranty expenditure with reference to a broad range of drivers ranging from product quality to dealer and customer behaviour.

MSX International

2014

The Smart Town Centre Project

Technology STrategy Board

Smart Data Analytics for Business and Local Government

Economic & Social Research Council

2013

Optimum Labour Scheduling in Container Ports - 50%

Technology STrategy Board

Optimum Labour Scheduling in Container Ports - 50%

Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited

Contact

as@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 873022

Location:

STEM 5.34, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

9:00am to 5:00pm, except when teaching or in meetings.

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