Publications

International Journals and Conferences

• Jin-Taek Seong*, "Finite-Field Pooling for Community State Inference: Sample Complexity Bounds at the Saturation Point" was accepted in AIMS mathematics Journal (IF: 1.8 with top 8.2% JCR ranking)

• Maurice Kyla Octaviano and Jin-Taek Seong*, "From Risk to Reward: Learning ESG Return Dynamics in Chinese Equities" was accepted in AIMS mathematics Journal (IF: 1.8 with top 8.2% JCR ranking)

• Maurice Kyla Octaviano and Jin-Taek Seong*, "Feature-wise Linear Modulation for Heterogeneous-Frequency Multimodal Fusion in Temporal Sequence Encoders"  was accepted CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua Journal (IF: 1.7 with top 68.0% JCR ranking)

• Bubacarr Jallow and Jin-Taek Seong*, "FT-AFM: A Hybrid Transformer-Factorization Framework for Interpretable Click-Through Rate Prediction" IEEE Access, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3695521.  (IF: 3.6 with top 35.2% JCR ranking)

• Botambu Collins and Jin-Taek Seong*, "Noise-Aware Metaheuristic Optimization of Non-Local Means Denoising via a Ratel Optimization Algorithm" Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2026.082245  (IF: 2.5 with top 22.4% JCR ranking)

• Kyu-Jeong Choi and Jin-Taek Seong*, "Decision-level fusion hybrid deep learning framework for high-precision automated optical inspection of VCSEL semiconductor devices"  AIMS Mathematics, 2026, 11(5): 14487-14521. doi: 10.3934/math.2026594  (IF: 1.8 with top 8.2% JCR ranking).

• Kyu-Jeong Choi and  Jin-Taek Seong*, "Multimodal Learning Frameworks for Defect Detection Models of Optical Modules" was presented in ICEIC 2026.

• Kyu-Jeong Choi, Jia Yang, Botambu Collins, Sung-Geun Kim, Do-Jin Lim, and Jin-Taek Seong*, "Defect Prediction in CWDM Optical Modules Using Multimodal Learning"  in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 108519-108532, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3582242  (IF: 3.6 with top 34.8% JCR ranking).

• Botambu Collins,  Jia Yang,  Dinh Tuyen Hoang,  and Jin-Taek Seong*,  "Temporal Dynamic Networks in Infectious Disease Modeling: A review of Methods and Applications", Advances in Computational Collective Intelligence. ICCCI 2025. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2748. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10209-6_10(Category B ranking in CS conferences).

• Zubir Shah, Dost Muhammad Khan, Sundus Hussain, Nadeem Iqbal, Jin-Taek Seong*, Sundus Naji Alaziz, Zardad Khan, "A NEW flexible exponent power family of distributions with biomedical data analysis," Heliyon, Volume 10, Issue 12, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32203. (IF: 3.4 with top 20.5% JCR ranking) 

• Hafiz Farhan Maqbool, Imran Mahmood, Ahmad Ali, Nadeem Iqbal, Jin-Taek Seong*, Abbas Ali Dehghani-Sanij, Sundas Naji Alaziz, Mohammed Ibrahim Awad, "Gait asymmetrical evaluation of lower limb amputees using wearable inertial sensors," Heliyon, Volume 10, Issue 12, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32207. (IF: 3.4 with top 20.5% JCR ranking) 

• Jianping Zhu, Xuxun Cai, Eslam Hussam, Jin-Taek Seong*, Fatimah A. Almulhima, Afaf Alrashidi, A novel cosine-derived probability distribution: Theory and data modeling with computer knowledge graph, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Volume 103, 2024, Pages 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.05.114. (IF: 6.2 with top 4.7% JCR ranking). 

• Junqiao Zhu, Marwa M. Mohie El-Din, Jin-Taek Seong*, Yusra A. Tashkandy, M.E. Bakr, Anoop Kumar, "A new sine-arisen probabilistic model and artificial neural network methods for statistical modeling of the music engineering and reliability data," Alexandria Engineering Journal, Volume 101, 2024, Pages 108-117, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.05.059. (IF: 6.2 with top 4.7% JCR ranking). 

• Han Zhang, Xinpeng Yao, Jin-Taek Seong*, Huda M. Alshanbari, Olayan Albalawi, "A new weighted probabilistic model for analyzing the injury rate in public transport road accidents," Alexandria Engineering Journal, Volume 101, 2024, Pages 147-157,ISSN 1110-0168, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.05.040. (IF: 6.2 with top 4.7% JCR ranking).

• Jin-Taek Seong*,  "The Impact of Matrix Density and Threshold Variation on Threshold Group Testing ," 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory(Top tier conference), July 7-12, 2024.

•  Li Jiang, Jin-Taek Seong*, Marwan H. Alhelali, Basim S.O. Alsaedi, Fatimah M. Alghamdi, Ramy Aldallal, "A new cosine-based approach for modelling the time-to-event phenomena in sports and engineering sectors"  Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.04.037. (IF: 6.8 with top 8.3% JCR ranking).

• Xiaochun Liu, Jian Ji, Afaf Alrashidi, Fatimah A. Almulhim, Etaf Alshawarbeh, Jin-Taek Seong* "A new probabilistic model with mixed-state failure rates: Modeling time-to-event scenarios in reliability and music engineering," Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.03.103. (IF: 6.8 with top 8.3% JCR ranking).

• Xiang Liu, Sultan Salem, Lijun Bian, Jin-Taek Seong* , Huda M. Alshanbari, "Application of machine learning algorithms in the domain of financial engineering," Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.03.058. (IF: 6.8 with top 8.3% JCR ranking).

• Ze Li, Weihong Zhou, Fatimah A. Almulhim, Jin-Taek Seong*, Manahil Sid Ahmed Mustafa, Hassan M. Aljohani, "The implications of LinkedIn medium and Weibull-based probability model in the financial sector " Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.03.073. (IF: 6.8 with top 8.3% JCR ranking).

• Liang Zhao, Eslam Hussam, Jin-Taek Seong*, Assem Elshenawy, Mustafa Kamal, Etaf Alshawarbeh, "Revolutionizing art education: Integrating AI and multimedia for enhanced appreciation teaching," Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024. (IF: 6.8 with top 8.3% JCR ranking). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.03.011

• Man Zhang, Yanyang Jia, Jin-Taek Seong*, Etaf Alshawarbeh, Eslam Hussam, M.E. Bakr, "On the use of a new probabilistic model and machine learning methods with applications to reliability and music engineering," Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024. (IF: 6.8 with top 8.3% JCR ranking). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2024.01.068

• Xiangming Tang, Jin-Taek Seong*, Randa Alharbi, Aned Al Mutairi, Said G. Nasr, "A new probabilistic model: Theory, simulation and applications to sports and failure times data," Heliyon, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25651

• Alshanbari, Huda M., Gadde Srinivasa Rao, Jin-Taek Seong*, Sultan Salem, and Saima K. Khosa. 2023. "A New Cosine-Originated Probability Distribution with Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Behaviors: Repetitive Acceptance Sampling with Reliability Application" Symmetry 15, no. 12: 2187, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15122187

• Badr Alnssyan, Zubair Ahmad, Jean-Claude Malela-Majika, Jin-Taek Seong*, Wasswa Shafik; "On the identifiability and statistical features of a new distributional approach with reliability applications," AIP Advances 1 December 2023; 13 (12): 125211. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0178555 

• Alshanbari, Huda M., Hazem Al-Mofleh, Jin-Taek Seong*, and Saima K. Khosa. 2023. "A New Tangent-Generated Probabilistic Approach with Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Natures: Monte Carlo Simulation with Reliability Applications" Symmetry 15, no. 11: 2066, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15112066  

• Wasswa Shafik, Jin-Taek Seong*, Aned Al Mutairi, Manahil SidAhmed Mustafa, Mourad R. Mouhamed, "Service delay and optimization of the energy efficiency of a system in fog-enabled smart cities," Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023. (IF: 6.8 with top 8.3% JCR ranking).

• Alshanbari, Huda M., Gadde Srinivasa Rao, Jin-Taek Seong*, and Saima K. Khosa. 2023. "A New Sine-Based Distributional Method with Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Natures: Control Chart with Industrial Implication" Symmetry 15, no. 10: 1892, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15101892 

• Jin-Taek Seong*, "Bounds on Performance for Recovery of Corrupted Labels in Supervised Learning: A Finite Query-Testing Approach" Mathematics 11, no. 17: 3636, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11173636 

• Jin-Taek Seong*, "Reconstruction of Corrupted Labels using Sum-Product Algorithm," 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, June 25-30, 2023.

•  Jin-Taek Seong*, "Analysis of Theoretical Bounds in Noisy Threshold Group Testing," Journal of Computing Science and Engineering, vol. 16, no. 3, 2022.

•  Jin-Taek Seong*,"Theoretical Bounds on the Number of Tests in Noisy Threshold Group Testing Frameworks" Mathematics 10, no. 14: 2508. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10142508

•  Jin-Taek Seong*,"Group Testing-Based Robust Algorithm for Diagnosis of COVID-19" Diagnostics 10, no. 6: 396. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10060396 

•  Jin-Taek Seong*,"A New Upper Bound for Finding Defective Samples in Group Testing," IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, issue 5, pp. 1164-1167, May 2020.

•  Jin-Taek Seong*, "Theoretical Bounds on Performance in Threshold Group Testing Schemes" Mathematics 8, no. 4: 637.  2020, https://doi.org/10.3390/math8040637 

•  Jin-Taek Seong*,"Density of Pooling Matrices vs. Sparsity of Signals for Group Testing Problems," IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, E102D, pp. 1081-1084, May 2019.

•  Jin-Taek Seong*,"Upper Bound for Coded MIMO Systems without Enumeration of Codewords," IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences, E101A, pp. 1925-1933, Nov. 2018.

•  Jin-Taek Seong*,"Performance Evaluation of Finite Sparse Signals for Compressed Sensing Frameworks," IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, E101D, pp. 531-534, Feb. 2018.

•  Jin-Taek Seong*,Sung-Hyun Kim, Yong-Hoon Kim, "Error analysis of an analog correlator for polarimetry," IEICE Electronics Express, vol 15, no. 2, pp. 1-8, Jan. 2018.

•  Jin-Taek Seong* and Heung-No Lee, "Predicting the Performance of Cooperative Wireless Networking Schemes With Random Network Coding," in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 62, no. 8, pp. 2951-2964, Aug. 2014, doi: 10.1109/TCOMM.2014.2330825. 

•  Jin-Taek Seong*, "Bounds on Decoding Failure Probability in Linear Network Coding Schemes with Erasure Channels," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 648-651, April 2014, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2014.022714.140158. 

•  Jin-Taek Seong* and Heung-No Lee, "Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Recovery of Sparse Signals over Finite Fields," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 17, no. 10, pp. 1976-1979, October 2013, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2013.090313.130753. 

•  Jin-Taek Seong* and  Heung-No Lee, "4-ary network coding for two nodes in cooperative wireless networks: exact outage probability and coverage expansion," Jorunal of Wireless Com. Network 2012, 366 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1687-1499-2012-366 

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National Journals and Conferences

• Collins, 성진택*, "HGN-Negotiator: Noise-Aware One-to-Many Pandemic Governance " JCCI 2026.

• Maurice, 성진택*, "ConditioningSequentialEncodersviaFeature-wise LinearModulation" JCCI 2026.

• Bubacarr, 성진택*, "FT-AFM: A Hybrid Transformer-Factorization Framework for Interpretable Click-Through Rate Prediction " JCCI 2026.

• 홍기성, 성진택*, "TDSA-Net Spatiotemporal Forecasting via Temporal Dynamics and Spatial Alignment " JCCI 2026.

• 박주영, 김선만, 성진택*, "잔여 집중 게이트 선형 유닛 기반 음성 디노이징 심층 신경망", 2024 Spring Academic Conference of Smart Media, 2024.

• 박주영 외 성진택*, "제조 현장 데이터 자산화를 위한 RTSP 기반 다중 CCTV 영상 처리 및 객체 인식 시스템 개발", The 32nd Conference on Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, 2025.

• 박주영 외 성진택*, "YOLOv8 객체 인식 성능 향상을 위한 제조 현장 CCTV 영상 개선 전처리 알고리즘 비교", The 32nd Conference on Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, 2025.

• 오민재 외 성진택*, "교차 검증 방법을 이용한 태양광 시스템의 AI 기반 고장 진단 모델", 2024 KSES Annual Autumn Conference, 2024.

• 오민재, 양혜정, 김용현, 성진택*, 손명우, "태양광 발전 시스템의 열화상이미지 데이터를 활용한 고장진단 AI모델 연구", 2025 KPVS, 2025.

• 오민재, 박영아, 김용현, 성진택*, 손명우, "태양광 발전 시스템의 시계열 전력데이터를 활용한 고장진단 AI모델 연구", 2025 KPVS, 2025.

Master's Thesis and PhD Dissertation

• (MS thesis) Ju-Yeong Park, "Comparative Evaluation of Image Quality Improvement Algorithm for Improving YOLOv8 Object Recognition Performance in Manufacturing Site", 2025.

• (MS thesis) Minjae Oh, "Development of a deep learning model for fault diagnosis in photovoltaic systems based on heterogeneous domain data", 2025.

• (MS thesis) Kyujeong Choi, "Defect Detection of Optical Semiconductor Devices Using a Decision-Level Fusion Hybrid Deep Learning Model", 2026.