PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Aboul Ella Hassanien

Also known as A E Hassanien, A Hassanien, A. E. Hassanien, A. Hassanien, A.-E. Hassanien

Aboul Ella Hassanien is a Cairo University computer scientist whose AI research includes explainable prediction and deep learning. He earned degrees in pure mathematics and computer science at Ain Shams University, then completed a computer science doctorate at Tokyo Institute of Technology. He edited a book on AI for sustainable development, received research awards and a presidential medal, and supervised or coauthored AI studies in energy and animal imaging. As of October 2026, he is Professor of Information Technology at Cairo University and heads the Scientific Research School of Egypt.

Now at
Cairo University and Scientific Research School of Egypt
Works
1,319
Citations
34,867
h-index
87
Rankings
#40 by last-author papers and #26 by cited papers
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1986–1993

    Degrees in mathematics and computing

    He earns a B.Sc. with honors in 1986 and an M.Sc. in 1993 at Ain Shams University, where he studies pure mathematics and computer science.

  2. 1998

    A computer science doctorate

    He earns a Ph.D. in computer science from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1998.

  3. 2004–2014

    Research awards in three fields

    He receives Kuwait University's Scientific Excellence Award in Humanities in 2004. Cairo University presents its Scientific Excellence Award in Technology and names him Best Researcher in 2013. He receives the ISESCO Prize for Science and Technology in 2014.

  4. 2015

    A presidential medal

    President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi awards him the Medal of Sciences and Arts, First Class, in 2015.

  5. 2020

    Artificial intelligence for sustainability

    In 2020, he coedits *Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development: Theory, Practice and Future Applications* with Roheet Bhatnagar and Ashraf Darwish. The volume appears in Springer's Studies in Computational Intelligence series and covers AI applications for sustainable development and environmentally friendly uses.

  6. 2025

    Explainable AI for energy and animals

    In September 2025, he supplies the idea and supervision for a model that uses Bayesian optimization and explainable AI to predict organic photovoltaic properties. In November 2025, he coauthors an explainable deep-learning study of camel-breed classification.

  7. As of October 2026

    Professor at Cairo University

    As of October 2026, he is a Professor of Information Technology at Cairo University and Founder and Head of the Scientific Research School of Egypt. In May 2026, he coauthors a deep-learning study of dog-fracture diagnosis; his affiliations include Cairo University and SRSEG.

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Career

  1. Since 2001Cairo UniversityProfessor of Information Technology
  2. NowScientific Research School of EgyptFounder and Head
  3. 2021–2025Canadian International College
  4. 2020–2025University of Sadat City
  5. 2017–2021Menoufia University
  6. 2015–2018Mansoura University
  7. 2014–2019Beni-Suef University
  8. 2012–2026Scientific Research Group in Egypt
  9. 2003–2025Kuwait University
  10. 1999–2018Suez Canal University

Education

  1. 1998Institute of Science TokyoPh.D.
  2. 1993Ain Shams UniversityM.Sc.
  3. 1986Ain Shams UniversityB.Sc. with honors

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. Binary grey wolf optimization approaches for feature selection2015 · Neurocomputing · 1,411 citations
  2. Linear discriminant analysis: A detailed tutorial2017 · AI Communications · 1,073 citations
  3. Parameter estimation of photovoltaic cells using an improved chaotic whale optimization algorithm2017 · Applied Energy · 608 citations
  4. Whale Optimization Algorithm and Moth-Flame Optimization for multilevel thresholding image segmentation2017 · Expert Systems with Applications · 560 citations
  5. Wearable and Implantable Wireless Sensor Network Solutions for Healthcare Monitoring2011 · Sensors · 555 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

  1. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 2% to 33%Includes Cairo University. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 2% in 1975–1979 to 33% in 2020–2024.
  2. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 113 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Institute of Science Tokyo. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 113 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.
  3. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Institute of Science Tokyo. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  4. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI from 1962 to 2025, with a year-by-year chart.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Aboul Ella Hassanien scholar.cu.edu.eg. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development: Theory, Practice and Future Applications books.google.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. Organic photovoltaic prediction model based on Bayesian optimization and explainable AI nature.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. Explainable multi stream deep learning for fine grained camel breed classification using a Novel Arabian and Non Arabian dataset nature.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. Veterinary fracture diagnosis: a deep learning model for dogs long bone fractures nature.com. Checked 18 October 2026.