Dr. Josep Maria Salanova Grau | Transport | Best Researcher Award
Principal Researcher at Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT)/ Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Greece
Dr. Selmi Kaouther is a dedicated academic and researcher in electronics and neural modeling with over a decade of teaching and leadership experience across Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Her professional journey is characterized by a consistent pursuit of innovation in electronics and artificial intelligence, particularly in brain-inspired computing systems. Her academic grounding and research excellence are demonstrated through her scholarly contributions, international conference participations, and interdisciplinary engagements. With a solid background in higher education, she continues to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of computational neuroscience and chaos theory applications.
Profile
Education 🎓
Dr. Selmi received her Doctorate in Electronics from the Faculty of Sciences, Monastir, in 2024. She previously earned a Master’s in Professional Radiocommunication from ISSAT Sousse in 2010, after completing her engineering diploma in teleinformatics from ISITCOM Hammam Sousse in 2011. Her foundational academic training began with a Maîtrise in Computer Science from ISSAT Sousse in 2007. These academic milestones laid the groundwork for her multidisciplinary contributions in computing, neural networks, and intelligent systems.
Experience 👩
Her professional career spans over 15 years, beginning as an instructor at the Sousse training center in 2006. She then taught at the University of Sousse until 2011 before joining Taibah University in Saudi Arabia. Between 2011 and 2020, she served not only as a lecturer but also as Head of the Department of Computer Science, demonstrating her leadership and academic administration capabilities. More recently, from 2022 to 2024, she served as a contractual teaching fellow and doctoral researcher at ISI Mahdia, Tunisia. She has taught a diverse range of subjects, including mobile networks, software engineering, cyber security, operating systems, C++/Java programming, cryptography, and intelligent systems.
Research Interests 🔬
Her research interests revolve around the intersection of artificial intelligence, nonlinear dynamics, and computational neuroscience. Specifically, she focuses on the development and application of neuron models with multiple dendrites, exploring their behavior through chaotic attractors. These systems are often used to simulate brain processes and epilepsy dynamics, with potential implications in biomedical and neurocomputational applications. Her work also includes cybersecurity, cloud computing, and AI-integrated system designs.
Awards 🏆
Dr. Selmi’s research excellence is evidenced by several notable publications. Among them is the 2024 Springer journal article in Cognitive Neurodynamics (IF: 3.8), titled “A new class of chaotic attractors using different activation functions in neuron with multi dendrites,” co-authored with Youcef Soufi and Kais Bouallegue, which has attracted considerable attention for its novel modeling approach. Another 2024 Scopus-indexed paper, “Electrical circuit approaches to modeling brain chaos: insights into neural dynamics,” published in IJECECS, explores circuit-based simulations of neural activity. Her 2023 article in Journal of Chemical Health Risks discusses the medical applications of multi-dendrite neurons. She has also contributed to the 2023 AIJR conference proceedings and the IJERCSE with her paper “Generation of Fractal Flower by Two Chaotic Attractors.” Her IEEE-indexed conference paper “Simulator of EEG Using Neural Networks with Neuron Contains Multi Dendrites” (CW 2023), and another IEEE-indexed paper from EECSI 2024, highlight her active engagement in international academic platforms. Additionally, her recent 2024 article in IJSSST introduces a novel chaotic system generated by integrating Chua circuits.
Top Noted Publications 📚
Title: A review of the modeling of taxi services
Authors: JM Salanova, M Estrada, G Aifadopoulou, E Mitsakis
Citations: 162
Index: Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences 20, 150-161
Year: 2011
Title: Defining and Evaluating Collaborative Urban Freight Transportation Systems
Authors: J Gonzalez-Feliu, JM Salanova
Citations: 108
Index: Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences 39, 172-183
Year: 2012
Title: Design and scenario assessment for collaborative logistics and freight transport systems
Authors: J Gonzalez-Feliu, J Morana, JMS Grau, TY Ma
Citations: 103
Index: International Journal of Transport Economics, 207-240
Year: 2013
Title: A Comparison of Machine Learning Methods for the Prediction of Traffic Speed in Urban Places
Authors: C Bratsas, K Koupidis, JM Salanova, K Giannakopoulos, A Kaloudis, …
Citations: 101
Index: Sustainability 12 (1), 142
Year: 2020
Title: A systematic assessment of the effects of extreme flash floods on transportation infrastructure and circulation: The example of the 2017 Mandra flood
Authors: M Diakakis, N Boufidis, JMS Grau, E Andreadakis, I Stamos
Citations: 93
Index: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 47, 101542
Year: 2020
Conclusion
In conclusion, Dr. Selmi Kaouther stands out as a passionate academic with impactful contributions to neural modeling, artificial intelligence, and chaotic systems. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges electronics, informatics, and neuroscience, advancing theoretical understanding and practical applications. With a career marked by educational leadership, research innovation, and international engagement, she is a deserving nominee for recognition in academic and research excellence.
