PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Aws Alaa Zaidan

Aws Alaa Zaidan is an AI researcher whose work applies neural and Bayesian methods to image analysis, smart-home IoT and COVID-19 research. He earned a computer engineering degree at the University of Technology in Baghdad in 2004, a master's at the University of Malaya in 2009, and completed doctoral study at Multimedia University by 2014. His 2014 papers address anti-pornography classification and skin segmentation, while a 2018 survey examines communication components for IoT-based smart homes. In 2021, he coauthored systematic reviews on infectious-disease sentiment and multiattribute decision-making during COVID-19; in September 2024, he wrote about IoT and blockchain for medical-waste management. As of October 2026, he is a professor at SP Jain School of Global Management in Australia and an associate editor of Management Science Advances.

Now at
SP Jain School of Global Management
Works
296
Citations
18,173
h-index
76

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2004–2014

    Computer engineering studies

    He earns a computer engineering degree at the University of Technology in Baghdad in 2004 and a master's at the University of Malaya in 2009. By 2014, he completes doctoral study in computer engineering at Multimedia University in Malaysia.

  2. 2014

    Neural and Bayesian anti-pornography

    In 2014, he coauthors “On the multi-agent learning neural and Bayesian methods in skin detector and pornography classifier: An automated anti-pornography system.”

  3. 2014

    Image skin segmentation

    In 2014, he coauthors “Image skin segmentation based on multi-agent learning Bayesian and neural network.”

  4. 2018

    Smart-home IoT communication survey

    In 2018, he coauthors “A survey on communication components for IoT-based technologies in smart homes.”

  5. 2021

    COVID-19 sentiment review

    In 2021, he coauthors “Sentiment analysis and its applications in fighting COVID-19 and infectious diseases: A systematic review.”

  6. 2021

    COVID-19 decision-making review

    In 2021, he coauthors “Rise of multiattribute decision‐making in combating COVID‐19: A systematic review of the state‐of‐the‐art literature.” The paper lists his affiliation at the Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris.

  7. September 2024

    Medical-waste management article

    In September 2024, he writes about using the Internet of Things and blockchain for medical-waste management as a professor at SP Jain School of Global Management.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor and associate editor

    As of October 2026, he is a professor at SP Jain School of Global Management in Australia and an associate editor of Management Science Advances.

Career

  1. Since 2022SP Jain School of Global ManagementProfessor
  2. 2021–2025British University in Dubai
  3. 2015–2017University of Malaya
  4. 2014–2026Sultan Idris Education University

Education

  1. 2014Multimedia UniversityDoctoral study
  2. 2009University of MalayaMaster's degree
  3. 2004University of TechnologyComputer Engineering

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

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Malaya. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Malaya. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  3. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.
  4. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIWe estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.

Colleagues

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

Sources and credits

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  1. ISI/Scopus | computingdpmntupsi jkupsi2015.wixsite.com. Checked 22 October 2026.
  2. Aws Alaa Zaidan's LiveDNA Profile livedna.org. Checked 22 October 2026.
  3. Aws Alaa Zaidan's LiveDNA Profile livedna.net. Checked 22 October 2026.
  4. A. A. Zaidan csauthors.net. Checked 22 October 2026.
  5. "A survey on communication components for IoT-based technologies in sma" by Aws Alaa Zaidan, Bilal Bahaa Zaidan et al. knova.um.edu.my. Checked 22 October 2026.
  6. Rise of multiattribute decision-making in combating COVID-19: A systematic review of the state-of-the-art literature - PMC pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Checked 22 October 2026.
  7. Adopting sustainable practices for medical waste management: An industry 5.0 perspective - Express Healthcare expresshealthcare.in. Checked 22 October 2026.
  8. Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals iasj.mohesr.gov.iq. Checked 22 October 2026.
  9. Editorial Team | Management Science Advances msa-journal.org. Checked 22 October 2026.