Research

Research Area: Evolutionary Computation, Metaheuristic optimization, Soft Computing, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Network, Fuzzy logic, Interdisciplinary research with Civil & Mining Engineering, and some other related subjects of Computer Science & Engineering. 

I am passionate about the research and development of AI & ML, soft computing, and evolutionary computation-based applications for Geotechnical problems. 

Publications

Journals:

• Singh, Jayraj, Amit Kumar Verma, Haider Banka, and Amit Jaiswal. "Optics-based metaheuristic approach to assess critical failure surfaces in both circular and non-circular failure modes for slope stability analysis." Rock Mechanics Bulletin (Elsevier) 3, no. 1 (2024): 100084. [ESCI, IF: 7.0] [ISSN (Print): 2773-2304]. 

• Jayraj Singh, and D. Chandramohan. "A QoS Metric Approach for Web Service Pertinence for the Cloud." Recent Advances in Computer Science & Communications, 14 (7), 2130 – 2142, (2021), 13: 1 [Scopus] [ISSN (Print): 2666-2558].  

• Singh, Jayraj, Haider Banka, and Amit Kumar Verma. "A BBO-based algorithm for slope stability analysis by locating critical failure surface", Neural Computing and Applications 31, no. 10 (2019): 6401-6418. [SCI, IF: 5.606][ISSN: 0941-0643].   

• Singh, Jayraj, Haider Banka, and A. K. Verma. "Locating critical failure surface using meta-heuristic approaches: a comparative assessment." Arabian Journal of Geosciences 12, no. 9 (2019): 1-20. [SCIE, IF: 1.827] [ISSN: 1866-7511]. 

• Singh, Jayraj, Banka H. and Verma, A.K. A comparative analysis using firefly algorithm to locate critical failure surface in slope stability analysis. Indian Landslides, (2018), 11(1, 2). [ISSN: 0974-5254].  

• Singh, Jayraj, A. K. Verma, Haider Banka, T. N. Singh, and Sachin Maheshwari. "A study of soft computing models for prediction of longitudinal wave velocity." Arabian Journal of Geosciences 9, no. 3 (2016): 224. [SCIE, IF: 1.827] [ISSN: 1866-7511]. 

• Jayakumar, S. K. V., Jayraj Singh, and K. Suresh Joseph. "Suitable QoS parameters survey for standard web services & web applications to understand their cloud deployability." International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Informatics. 4 (2014): 1-18.  [ISSN: 2349- 6363].

• Singh, Jayraj, Arunesh Singh, and Raj Shree. "An assessment of frequently adopted insecure patterns in mobile adhoc network: Requirement and security management perspective." International Journal of Computer Applications, 24, no. 9, 34-39, (2011). [ISSN: 0975-8887]. 

Conferences:

• Jayraj Singh, Zool Hilmi Ismail, and Tang Howe Hing,” Enhancing UAV decision landing through intelligent identification of vulnerable earth surfaces: Disaster Management Mitigation, IEEE, 2024. [Conference Paper accepted]. 

• Singh, Jayraj, A. K. Verma, and Haider Banka. Application of biogeography-based optimization to locate critical slip surface in slope stability evaluation." In 2018 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology (RAIT), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2018. [ISBN: 978-1-5386-3039-6 ]

• Singh, Jayraj, Haider Banka, and A. K. Verma. Analysis of slope stability and detection of critical failure surface using a gravitational search algorithm." In 2018 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology (RAIT), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2018.  

Book Chapters:

• Singh, Sanjay, Amit Kumar Verma, and Jayraj Singh. "An Emerging Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Risk and Stability on Susceptible Terrain." In Landslides: Analysis, Modeling and Mitigation, pp. 271-285. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.  

• Jaiswal, Amit, A. K. Verma, T. N. Singh, and Jayraj Singh. "Landslide Hazard Assessment Using Machine Learning and GIS." In Landslides: Detection, Prediction and Monitoring: Technological Developments, pp. 383-399. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. 

• Singh, Jayraj, A. K. Verma, and Haider Banka. "A Comparative Study for Locating Critical Failure Surface in Slope Stability Analysis via Meta-Heuristic Approach." In Handbook of Research on Predictive Modelling and Optimisation Methods in Science and Engineering, pp. 1-18. IGI Global, 2018. [ISSNB: 1522547665]

• Singh, Jayraj, and Haider Banka. "Meta-heuristic Based Approach for Slope Stability Analysis to Design an Optimal Soil Slope." In Machine Learning Algorithms for Industrial Applications, Springer, 2020. 

• Singh, Jayraj, Ravishankar Kumar, and Haider Banka. "Application of the Flower Pollination Algorithm to Locate Critical Failure Surface for Slope Stability Analysis." In Machine Learning Algorithms for Industrial Applications, Springer, 2020. [ISSNB: 978-3-030-50643-8]. 

Awards and Recognition 

• Best Paper Award received in Indian Landslide Congress, ILC 2017, at the Department of Earth Science, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, held on 8-10 December 2017.

 Project mentor

• Serving as Project mentor for Technergize 2.0, IEEE Computer Society, SYP, R-10 India. The project entitled is "Anomaly Detection in EEG, ECG and MRI Signals using Machine Learning Techniques". 

Technical Program Committee Member

• Program Committee member in "International Conference on Emerging Trends in Information Technology (ICETIT), 2019 ".

Workshops/ Professional Course Attended

• Four days of the training program on "Application of numerical simulation for slope stability risk mitigation and management" from 15 to 18, February 2018 at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.

• TEQIP sponsored short-term course on "Fundamental Algorithms: Design and Analysis" during 9- 13, February 2017 in IIT Kharagpur. 

• Two weeks GIAN course on Optimization: Application, algorithms and Computations from 12 to 25, September 2016 at Jabalpur engineering college, Jabalpur. 

• One week FDP program on Computational Intelligence for Optimization Problems from 28 march to 1st April 2016 at Calcutta business school, Kolkata. 

• Two weeks GIAN course on Optimization for Innovation in Research and Practice from 27 June - 8th July 2016, in IIT Kharagpur. 

• Three days training cum field workshop on Numerical Simulation of landslide studies from 15- 17th February 2016 in ISM Dhanbad. 

• IEEE Workshop on Computational Intelligence: theories, application & future direction at IIT- Kanpur on 14- 17th December 2015. 

• IEEE CIS Winter School on Computational Intelligence in IIT- Kanpur on 14- 16th December 2015.  

• Workshop on Big data & Open cloud in Pondicherry central university, 3rd- 4th April 2014. 

• National Conference on Recent advances in numerical methods and its applications (RANMA- 2014), Pondicherry central university on 27th- 28th January 2014 

• Workshop on Image processing and wireless communication modules (MWIPWCM - 2013), Pondicherry central university on 9th December 2013. 

• International workshop on intelligent data analysis techniques (IWIDAT 2013), Pondicherry Central University on 19th March 2013.