Research / Verified record

Research and publications.

This page lists peer-reviewed publications, preprints, research artifacts, and active open-source investigations.

Research topics

Research areas.

The work is grouped by topic.

01 / TRUST

Trustworthy & semantic AI

Confidence algebra, provenance, temporal validity, privacy, interoperability, and secure machine knowledge.

02 / AGENTS

Agent systems & governance

Context-aware execution, deliberative simulators, controlled agent trees, and auditable recommendation systems.

03 / EDGE

Edge AI & AIoT

Protocols, compact reasoning, constrained-device MCP, wearable sensing, and embedded intelligence.

04 / EFFICIENCY

Efficient machine learning

Physics-grounded energy metrics, compact architectures, and environmental accountability for compute.

05 / HEALTH

Health & embodied AI

Wearables, medical imaging, speech analysis, privacy-aware biomedicine, and humanoid robotics.

06 / DATA

Compact data systems

Hash-augmented structures, compressed-domain processing, and semantic interchange for machines.

Canonical bibliography

Publications & preprints

2026

The Environmental Cost of Digital Sovereignty: Water, Energy, and Emissions Impacts of Sovereign AI Infrastructure in the Global South

Preprint

Muntaser Syed; Marius C. Silaghi; Sheikh Abujar; Sharun Akter Khushbu; Amal El Ahmad

arXiv:2607.13443 · July 15, 2026

Models water, electricity, and emissions pressures for sovereign-AI deployment scenarios and proposes principles for environmentally responsible, resource-aware infrastructure.

Evaluation of Alternative-Based Information Systems for Deliberative Polling using an Agentic Simulator

Preprint

Rwaida Alssadi; Khulud Alawaji; Balaji Kasula; Muntaser Syed; Badria Alfurhood; Markus Zanker; Marius Silaghi

arXiv:2606.11692 · June 10, 2026

Introduces an agentic simulator for measuring justification coverage, diversity, and adversarial robustness in large-scale deliberative polling systems.

JSON-LD 1.2 and Beyond: Extensions for Machine Learning Data Exchange

Peer reviewed

Muntaser Syed; Marius Silaghi; Sheikh Abujar; Rwaida Alssadi; Sharun Akter Khushbu

The International FLAIRS Conference Proceedings 39(1)

A systematic gap analysis and backward-compatible extension set for representing confidence, provenance, temporal scope, embeddings, integrity, and validation in AI-generated linked data.

TOML: Transistor Operations for Machine Learning: A Physics-Grounded Energy Efficiency Framework

Peer reviewed

Muntaser Syed; Marius Silaghi; Sheikh Abujar; Sharun Akter Khushbu

The International FLAIRS Conference Proceedings 39(1)

Extends transistor-level energy modeling to multiple machine-learning architectures and introduces metrics for switching, memory-compute balance, and capability-normalized efficiency.

Counting Constraints in POMDPs based on PID Controllers

Peer reviewed

Garrett Gmeiner; Patrick Quinn; Asmaa Alqurashi; Prem Pochiraju; Mirajul Islam; Jackson Contreras; Sajina Pathak; Rwaida Alssadi; Sumana Boyapalli; Raghavendra Mallesha; Vijay Uppalapati; Javier Laboy-Jusino; Nikiraj Konwar; Muntaser Syed; Marius Silaghi

The International FLAIRS Conference Proceedings 39(1)

A Bayesian architecture for incorporating uncertain event-count constraints into POMDP decision processes, integrating probabilistic counts with PID-style control.

Real-Time Neck Posture Classification Using a Lightweight Wearable IMU Pendant

Peer reviewed

Muntaser Syed; Alfred Sjöqvist; Noah Sedlik; Tsing Liu

The International FLAIRS Conference Proceedings 39(1)

Evaluates lightweight models and physics-informed rules for classifying seven neck-posture states from a single wearable IMU on constrained hardware.

2025

Counting Doors by Integrating POMDP Models and PID Controllers

Peer reviewed

Rwaida Alssadi; Sara Zuiran; Jolie Elliott; Phi Duong; Chinedum Ajabor; Alwaleed Alsaleemi; Samuel Boddepalli; Vamshi Gattikoppula; Pavan Manigandla; Akram Alghanmi; Muntaser Syed; Samaher Damanhori; Marius Silaghi

38th Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics

Integrates probabilistic door counting into robot planning and control, connecting uncertain perception with POMDP reasoning and PID controllers.

2023

Comparative Evaluation of Transfer Learning for Classification of Brain Tumor Using MRI

Peer reviewed

Abu Kaisar Mohammad Masum; Nusrat Badhon; S. M. Saiful Islam Badhon; Nushrat Jahan Ria; Sheikh Abujar; Muntaser Mansur Syed; Naveed Mahmud

2023 International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA)

Compares transfer-learning architectures for classifying brain tumors from MRI scans and examines their relative diagnostic performance.

2022

An Insight into the Intricacies of Lingual Paraphrasing Pragmatic Discourse on the Purpose of Synonyms

Journal article

Jabir Al Nahian; Abu Kaisar Mohammad Masum; Muntaser Mansur Syed; Sheikh Abujar

Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics 11(5)

Examines neural paraphrasing and synonym choice with attention to semantic preservation, fluency, and pragmatic discourse.

Multi-Dimensional Spectral Process for Cepstral Feature Engineering & Formant Coding

Journal article

Ahmad Z. Hasanain; Muntaser M. Syed; Veton Z. Këpuska; Marius C. Silaghi

Journal of Electrical Electronics Engineering 1(1), pages 1 to 20

Introduces a multi-dimensional speech feature approach and the Speech Quefrency Transform for joint analysis of pitch, formants, and spectral structure.

Medical Imaging a Transfer Learning Process with Multimodal CNN: Dermis-Disorder

Book chapter

Sumaia Shimu; Lingkon Chandra Debnath; Md. Mahadi Hasan Sany; Mumenunnessa Keya; Sharun Akter Khushbu; Sheak Rashed Haider Noori; Muntaser Mansur Syed

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

Applies multimodal convolutional transfer learning to the classification of dermatological disorders from medical imagery.

Exploring Public Attitude Towards Children by Leveraging Emoji to Track Out Sentiment Using Distil-BERT

Book chapter

Uchchhwas Saha; Md. Shihab Mahmud; Mumenunnessa Keya; Effat Ara Easmin Lucky; Sharun Akter Khushbu; Sheak Rashed Haider Noori; Muntaser Mansur Syed

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

Uses a fine-tuned DistilBERT model and emoji signals to examine public sentiment and online attitudes concerning children.

2019

Towards Enhanced Comprehension of Human Errors in Cybersecurity Attacks

Book chapter

Mohammad Algarni; Saad Almesalm; Muntaser Syed

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

Studies human error as a factor in cybersecurity incidents and frames improved comprehension as part of more effective defensive systems.

2018

Models and Framework for Supporting Humanoid Robot Planning & Exploration

Conference paper

Ahmad Hasanain; Troy Weekes; Michael Person; Kepinski Paul; Yonghui Chang; Aaron Rothman; Zhu Rui; Rajaa Rahil; Muntaser Syed; Chris Wodd; Marius Silaghi

31st Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics

Proposes learned models and a high-level task framework for planning, localization, and exploration with a Nao humanoid robot.

Research artifacts

Software, presentations and proposals.

These items are not counted as peer-reviewed publications.

SOFTWARE / 2026

Corpusgen v0.1.3

A language-agnostic framework for generating and evaluating speech corpora with maximal phoneme coverage.

PRESENTATION / 2018

Voice Controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Research presentation on voice interaction and control architectures for UAV systems.

PROPOSAL / 2018

Real-time Data Analysis: Sky Eyes Project

A proposed cloud-connected drone platform for live image, video, voice, and sensor analysis.

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