Researcher

Laith Abualigah

Laith Abualigah is a researcher whose listed interests include bio-inspired computing, artificial intelligence and natural language processing. He co-authored a 2022 Cox model built on an improved Aquila Optimizer and, in March 2024, an augmented grey wolf optimizer for data clustering. Elsevier published Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms in May 2024, a book he edited. In 2025 he co-authored a hybrid long short-term memory and decision-tree model for patient volumes in emergency departments. As of October 2026, he is an associate professor at Al-Ahliyya Amman University in Jordan and an associate editor of three journals.

Now at
Al-Ahliyya Amman University
Works
829
Citations
43,530
h-index
88

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2022

    A Cox model with Aquila optimizer

    He co-authors a 2022 Mathematics paper that builds a Cox proportional-hazards model on an improved Aquila Optimizer.

  2. March 2024

    A weighted K-means grey wolf optimizer

    In March 2024 he co-authors an augmented grey wolf optimizer for data clustering, published in Scientific Reports.

  3. May 2024

    An Elsevier book on metaheuristics

    Elsevier publishes Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms in May 2024, a book he edits.

  4. 2025

    Hybrid LSTM and decision trees

    In 2025 he co-authors a paper in the International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering on a hybrid long short-term memory and decision-tree model for patient volumes in emergency departments.

  5. As of October 2026

    An associate professor in Jordan

    He is an associate professor at the Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan, and an associate editor of three journals. His listed interests include bio-inspired computing, artificial intelligence and natural language processing.

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  1. A Cox Proportional-Hazards Model Based on an Improved Aquila Optimizer with Whale Optimization Algorithm Operators ideas.repec.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Augmented weighted K-means grey wolf optimizer: An enhanced metaheuristic algorithm for data clustering problems | Scientific Reports nature.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms - 1st Edition | Elsevier Shop shop.elsevier.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Hybrid long short-term memory and decision tree model for optimizing patient volume predictions in emergency departments | Abatal | International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) ijece.iaescore.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Laith Abualigah - Intelligence & Robotics - OAE Publishing Inc. oaepublish.com. Checked 15 October 2026.