BOOKS & CHAPTERS
Salah Al-Sharhan, Design and Selection of Electronic Measurement and Evaluation Tools. In A Guide on the Methods of Using Measurement and Electronic Assessment Tools in Evaluating Learning Outcomes. Pages: 29-54. The Gulf Arab States Educational Research Center, 2026.
Salah Al-Sharhan, et. al (Editors.), Innovation Synergy: Driving Innovation at the Intersection of Business, Technology, Education, and Economic Sustainability. A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074), 2025.
S. Al-Sharhan and A. Al-Mousawi, Design and selection of electronic measurement and assessment tools, in Methods of using electronic measurement and assessment tools in assessing learning outcomes, Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States, 2025.
S. Al-Sharhan, Evaluation Standards for E-Learning and Virtual Schools, in Reference Framework for E-Learning and Virtual Schools, Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States, 2023.
S. Al-Sharhan and A. Al-Hunaiyyan, Digital Divide in Educational Policies and Administration. In Ali Bin Sharaf and T. Alrehaili (Editors), The Digital Divide: Challenges and Applications in the Arab Educational Environment, 2022.
Huang, R., Jemni, M., Liu, D., Wang, Y., Tlili, A., and Sharhan, S., An overview of education development in the Arab region: insights and recommendations towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Beijing Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University. Beijing, 2021
Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Era. The 17th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2018, Kuwait. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Proceedings). Editors: S. Al-Sharhan, A. Simintiras, Y. Dwivedi, M. Janssen, M. Mäntymäki, L. Tahat, I. Moughrabi, T. Ali, and N. Rana (click here)
Salah Al-Sharhan, Perceptions and Challenges of e-learning initiatives in Kuwait, In Weber, A.S., & Hamlaoui, S. (Eds.). E-Learning in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. New York: Springer. January 2018 (click here)
Digital Nations—Smart Cities, Innovation, and Sustainability: 16th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2017, Delhi, India, November 21–23, 2017, Proceedings. Editors: A. Kumar Kar, P. Ilavarasan, M. Gupta, Y. Dwivedi, M. Mäntymäki, M. Janssen, A. Simintiras, S. Al-Sharhan
Salah Al-Sharhan. Smart classrooms in the context of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) environments: A holistic approach. In Mohamed Ally and Khalid Alshahrani, editors, Transforming Education in the Gulf Region—Emerging Learning Technologies and Innovative Pedagogy for the 21st Century. Taylor & Francis, London, 2016. (click here)
Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Matti Mäntymäki, Mayasandra-Nagaraja Ravishankar, Marijn Janssen, Marc Clement, Emma L. Slade, Nripendra P. Rana, Salah Al-Sharhan, and Antonis C. Simintiras, Social Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 15th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference, Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2016, Swansea, UK, 2016, Proceedings.
Abraham, A., Han, S., Al-Sharhan, S., Liu, H. (Editors.), Hybrid Intelligent Systems 15th International Conference HIS 2015 on Hybrid Intelligent Systems, Seoul, South Korea, November 16-18, 2015 (click here)
S. Al-Sharhan, Open and Distant Education in the Arab World: Towards Development and Innovation (in Arabic). A study for the 14th ALECSO Conference of Arab Ministries of Higher education, Riyadh, 2014 click here
S. Al-Sharhan, E-learning Strategies, and Implementation Projects. Ministry of Education, Kuwait, Reg. 120- 26/7/2010
S. Al-Sharhan, Editor, Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology, Communication, and Education. Kuwait, April 6-8, 2008 ISBN: 1-4020-7250-3
S. Al-Sharhan, Learning-based resource optimization in ATM networks. In Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems Design: Theory, Tools, and Applications, by: De. Selva and F. Karray, Addison-Wesley, 2004.
JOURNAL PAPERS
S. Al-Sharhan, A. Bimba, and J. Alenzi. Convolution-recurrent neural network based ensemble for high-dimensional data clustering. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 2026. Submitted.
Al-Sharhan, Salah, Eleftherios Thalassinos, and Antonis Simintiras. "Consumption Logic Dominance Index (CLDI): Toward a Dynamic Adaptive Consumption Logic Model." European Research Studies Journal 29.2 (2026): 255-281.
Thalassinos, Eleftherios, Salah Al-Sharhan, and Antonis C. Simintiras. "Toward a Theory of Mindful Consumption Under Uncertainty." European Research Studies Journal 29.1 (2026): 700-723.
Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Anand Jeyaraj, Laurie Hughes, Gareth H. Davies, Manju Ahuja, Mousa Ahmed Albashrawi, Adil S. Al-Busaidi, and Salah Al-Sharhan et.al. real impact: Challenges and opportunities in bridging the gap between research and practice making a difference in industry, policy, and society. International Journal of Information Management, page 102750, 2024. ISSN 0268-4012.
M. Abouheaf, D. Boase, W. Gueaieb, D. Spinello, and S. Al-Sharhan. Realtime measurement-driven reinforcement learning control approach for uncertain nonlinear systems. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 122, 2023.
A. Al-Hunaiyyan, S. Al-Sharhan, and Sh. Alainati. A new competency model for digital instructors: Towards innovative teaching and learning in the digital era. Journal of Data Acquisition and Processing, 38(4):1167–1186, 2023.
Omran, Esraa, Salah Al Sharhan, and Tyrone Grandison. "Impact of Digital Leadership on Kuwaiti hospitals Employees Performance." Journal of Digital Information Management 20.3 (2022): 105.
A. Al-Hunaiyyan, R. Alhajri, S. Al-Sharhan, and B. Al-Ghannam. Factors influencing the acceptance and adoption of online learning in response to the covid-19 pandemic. International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT), to appear, 16(3), 2021.
A. Al-Hunaiyyan, R. Alhajri, S. Al-Sharhan, and A. Bimba. Humancomputer interaction perspective on mobile learning: Gender and social implications. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 15(11):4–20, 2021.
A. Al-Hunaiyyan, S. Al-Sharhan, and R. Alhajri. prospects and challenges of learning management systems in higher education. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA), 11(12):73–80, 2020.
A. Al-Hunaiyyan, A.T. Bimba, and S. Al-Sharhan. A cognitive knowledge-based model for an academic adaptive e-advising system. Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, 15:247–263, 2020. doi: 10.28945/4633.
M. Omran and S. Al-Sharhan. Improved continuous ant colony optimization algorithms for real-world engineering optimization problems. Journal: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 85:818 – 829, 2019. ISSN 0952-1976. SJR/ISI Q1
S. Al-Sharhan, E. Omran, and K. Lari. An Integrated Holistic Model for an E-Health System: A National Implementation Approach and a New Cloud-Based Security Model. International Journal of Information Management Vol. 47, Pages 121-130, 2019 SJR/ISI Q1
S. Al-Sharhan and B. Andrew, Adaptive Multi-Parent Crossover GA for Feature Optimization in Epileptic Seizure Identification, Applied Soft Computing Journal, Volume 75, Pages 575-587, Feb. 2019 SJR/ISI Q1.
M. Omran, S. Al-Sharhan, M. Clerc, A modified Intellects-Masses Optimizer for solving real-world optimization problems, Journal of Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, Volume 41, Pages 159-166, 2018 SJR/ISI Q1
Al-Hunaiyyan, A., Al-Sharhan, S., & Alhajri, R. (2017). A New Mobile Learning Model in the Context of the Smart Classroom Environment: A Holistic Approach. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM). Vol.11_No.3(2017). PP. 39-56. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v11i3.6186 SJR Q4
A. Al-Hunaiyyan, A. Bimba N Idris, S. Al-Sharhan, "A Cognitive Knowledge-based Framework for Social and Metacognitive Support in Mobile Learning", Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management. Vol. 12, 2017. SJR Q2
S. Al-Sharhan, M. G. Omran. An enhanced symbiosis organisms search algorithm: an empirical study, Neural Computing and Applications, 29 (11) , pp. 1025-1043, 2018
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Ahmed Alhunaiyyan, Rana A. Alhajri, and Salah Al-Sharhan. "Perceptions and challenges of mobile learning in Kuwait." Journal of -Computer and Information Sciences-King Saud University- Elsevier- 2016. SJR Q3
Ayed Salman, Mohamed Omran, Maurice Clerc, and Salah Al-Sharhan. Improving the performance of comprehensive learning particle swarm optimizer. J. Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, 30(2):735-746, 2016. SJR Q2
M. Omran, Maurice Clerc, A. Salman, and S. Al-Sharhan, A Fuzzy-Controlled Comprehensive Learning Particle Swarm Optimizer, ICSIBO, volume 8472 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, page 35-41. Springer, 2014 (click here) - SJR Q3
J. Al-Enzi, S. Al-Sharhan and M. Abbod. A new intelligent artificial immune systems based ensemble for high-dimensional data clustering. International Journal on Hybrid Intelligent Systems, 11(3):167–181, 2014.
M. Omran, S. Al-Sharhan, A. Salman and Clerc. M. Studying the effect of using low-discrepancy sequences to initialize population-based optimization algorithms. The International journal on Computational Optimization and Applications- Springer, 55(2), June 2013 (click here) - SJR/ISI Q1
A. Al-Hunaiyyan and S. Al-Sharhan. A new instructional competency model: Towards an effective e-learning system and environment. International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science, 5(1):94– 103, 2012.
S. Al-Sharhan, F. Alharbi and F. Al-Anzi. Statistical substring properties of Arabic proper names. The International Journal of Information Science and Computer Mathematics, 5(1):19–32, February 2012
S. Al-Sharhan and M. Omran. A parameter-free barebone particle swarm algorithm for image classification problems. The International Journal of Hybrid Intelligent Systems, 9(3):135–143, September 2012
M. Omran, A. Salman, S. Al-Sharhan and F. Deeb. Probabilistic harmony search. International Journal of Applied Meta-heuristic Computing (IJAMC), 3(1):1–14, 2012
S. Al-Sharhan, F. Karray, and W. Gueaieb. A fast scalable evolutionary algorithm for the QoS multicast routing problem. International Journal of Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing: AutoSoft, 14(4):461–478, 2008 - SJR Q3
S. Al-Sharhan and W. Gueaieb. A fast evolutionary algorithm for multicast routing in wireless networks. International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, 16(1):45–68, 2007 SJR Q3
W. Gueaieb, S. Al-Sharhan and M. Bolic. Robust computationally efficient control of cooperative closed-chain manipulators with uncertain dynamics. Automatica, 43(5):842–851, 2007- SJR/ISI Q1
W. Gueaieb, F. Karray, and S. Al-Sharhan. A robust hybrid intelligent position/force control scheme for cooperative manipulators. Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on, 12(2):109–125, 2007 - SJR/ISI Q1
W. Bazzi, F. Karray and S. Al-Sharhan. Mobile position estimation in wireless communication systems using tools of soft computing. Transactions on Systems, Signals & Devices, 1(3):221–234, 2005
S. Al-Sharhan and F. Al-Anzi. A hybrid evolutionary algorithm for multiple destinations routing problem. International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Applications, 4(4):337–353, 2004 SJR Q3
S. Al-Sharhan and W. Gueaieb. An evolutionary adaptive learning approach for designing fixed-topologies in wireless networks. WSEAS (world scientific and engineering academy and society) Transactions on Systems, 3(4):1854–1861, 2004 SJR Q3
S. Al-Sharhan, F. Karray, and W. Gueaieb. Learning-based resource optimization in asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on, 33(1):122– 132, 2003 SJR Q1
W. Gueaieb, F. Karray and S. Al-Sharhan. A robust adaptive fuzzy position/force control scheme for cooperative manipulators. Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on, 11(4):516–528, 2003
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W. Gueaieb, F. Karray and S. Al-Sharhan. Computational intelligence based approach for the joint trajectory generation of cooperative robotic systems. Systems Analysis Modelling Simulation, 42(10):1499–1520, 2002 SJR Q4
F. Karray, W. Gueaieb, and S. Al-Sharhan. The hierarchical expert tuning of PID controllers using tools of soft computing. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on, 32(1):77–90, 2002. SJR Q1
CONFERENCES/PROCEEDINGS
Al-Hunaiyyan, Ahmed, et al. "Perceptions of AI in Education: A New AI-Based Model Towards Innovative Learning." Proceedings of the 2024 the 12th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT). 2024.
M. Abouheaf, W. Gueaieb, D. Spinello, and S. Al-Sharhan. A data-driven model-reference adaptive control approach based on reinforcement learning. In IEEE International Symposium on Robotic and Sensors Environments, ROSE 2021 - Proceedings. 2021.
Ahmed Al-Hunaiyyan, , Rana Alhajri, and Salah Al-Sharhan. Human computer interaction perspective on mobile learning: gender and social implications. Manara-Qatar Research Repository, 2021.
Salah Al-Sharhan, Ahmed Al-Hunaiyyan, and Rana Alhajri. Utilization of Learning Management System (LMS) Among Instructors and Students. In Zahriladha Zakaria and Rabiah Ahmad, editors, Advances in Electronics Engineering, The International Conference on Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, pages 15–23. Springer, 2020.
M. Abdullah, F. S. Al-Anzi, and S. Al-Sharhan. Hybrid multistage fuzzy clustering system for medical data classification. In 2018 International Conference on Computing Sciences and Engineering (ICCSE), pages 1–6. IEEE, 2018.
M. Abdullah, F. S. Al-Anzi, and S. Al-Sharhan. Efficient fuzzy techniques for medical data clustering. In 2017 9th IEEE-GCC Conference and Exhibition (GCCCE), pages 1–9. May 2017.
R AlHajri, S Al-Sharhan, and A Al-Hunaiyyan. Students' perceptions of mobile learning: Kuwait case study. In Proceedings of ICMLOL 2017: International Conference on Mobile Learning and Online Learning, pages 110–116. February 2017.
Miah, S.; Gueaieb, W.; Farkas, P.A.; Al-Sharhan, S.; Spinello, D., "Linear time-invariant feedback operator for mobile robot trajectory tracking," in Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2015 IEEE International , vol., no., pp.751-756, 11-14 May 2015
Ahmed Al-Hunaiyyan and Salah Al-Sharhan. A new instructional competency model: Towards an effective e-learning system and environment. In the International Conference on Computer Science, Information System and Communication Technologies ( ICCSISCT 2012), pages 12–18. Thailand, September 1-2 2012.
Salah Al-Sharhan and Ahmed Al-Hunaiyyan. Towards an effective elearning system: Implementation, quality assurance and competency models. In in the proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Digital Information Management, page 1. Maccau, August 22-25 2012.
J. Al-Enezi, MF Abbod, and S. Al-Sharhan. Artificial immune systems applications in cancer research. In International Conference on Developments in E-systems Engineering (DeSE), pages 168–171. IEEE, 2011.
H. Al-Hajraf and S. Al-Sharhan. A new framework for quality assurance system in K12 educational systems. In In the proceedings of the Ireland International Conference on Education, October, 2011, Dublin, page 1. Dublin, 2011.
R. Al-Hajri, S. Al-Sharhan, A. Al-Hunaiyyan, and T. Alothman. Design of educational multimedia interfaces: individual differences of learners. In Proceedings of the Second Kuwait Conference on e-Services and e-Systems, page 12. Kuwait, 2011.
A. Al-Hunaiyyan, S. Al-Sharhan, R. Al-Hajiri, and N. Al-Huwail. Understanding learners’ differences for designing educational multimedia interfaces. In The 19th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011. HK, 2011.
M Omran, S Al-Sharhan, I Moukadem, and M Kinawi. Stochastic diffusion search for continuous global optimization. In The Proc. of the International Conference on Swarm Intelligence (ICSI 2011), Cergy, France (June 2011). 2011.
S. Al-Sharhan, A. Al-Hunaiyyan, and H. Al-sharah. A new efficient blended e-learning model and framework for K12 and higher education: Design and implementation success factors. In The Fifth International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM), pages 465–471. Canada, 2010.
JR Al-Enezi, MF Abbod, and S. Al-Sharhan. Advancement in artificial immune systems: A perspective of models, algorithms and applications. In The 5th IEEE GCC Conference & Exhibition, pages 1–6. Kuwait, 2009.
Al-Hunaiyyan and S. Al-Sharhan. The design of multimedia blended e-learning systems: Cultural considerations. In The 3rd International Conference onSignals, Circuits and Systems (SCS), pages 1–5. IEEE, 2009.
MGH Omran and S. al Sharhan. Optimization of discrete values using recent variants of differential evolution. In The International Conference on Computational Intelligence. ACTA Press, 2008.
Mahamed Omran and Salah Al-Sharhan. Using opposition-based learning to improve the performance of particle swarm optimization. In The IEEE Swarm Intelligence symposium. IEEE, 2008
Salah Al-Sharhan and Ahmed Al-Hunaiyyan. Blended e-learning design: Discussion of cultural issues. In The International Conference on electronic Commerce , Administration, Society, and Education. HongKong,
M. Omran and S. Al-Sharhan. Barebones particle swarm methods for unsupervised image classification. In The IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2007. CEC 2007, pages 3247–3252. USA, 2007.
S. Al Sharhan, A. Al-Hunaiyyan, and W. Gueaieb. Success factors for an efficient blended elearning. In The IASTED international Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications. Canada, 2006.
W. Gueaieb and S. Al-Sharhan. A modular sliding mode controller for cooperative closed-chain manipulators with uncertain dynamics. In The IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics, pages 1–6. IEEE, 2006.
S. Al-Sharhan. A fast evolutionary algorithm for multicast routing in wireless networks. In The IASTED international Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems, and Applications. Hawaii, USA,
S. AL-Sharhan and W. Gueaieb. A hybrid approach for the optimization of fixed-topologies in wireless networks. In The IASTED International Conference on Modelling, Simulation, and Optimization. Panff, Canada, 2004.
S. Al-Sharhan and F. Al-Anzi. A population-based multicast routing algorithm for multimedia communication. In IASTED International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks. Spain, 2003
W Bazzi, F Karray, and S. Al-Sharhan. Mobile position estimation using an rbf network in cdma cellular systems. In In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Signals, Systems, Decision and Information Technology. 2003
S. Al-Sharhan, F. Karray, and W. Gueaieb. A novel computational intelligence approach for multiple-point routing in communication networks. In The 2002 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, volume 3, pages 6–pp. IEEE, 2002.
W. Gueaieb, F. Karray, S. Al-Sharhan, and O. Basir. A hybrid adaptive fuzzy approach for the control of cooperative manipulators. In The IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2002. Proceedings. ICRA’02, volume 2, pages 2153–2158. IEEE, 2002.
Y. Sun, F. Karray, and S. Al-Sharhan. Hybrid soft computing techniques for heterogeneous data classification. In Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, 2002. FUZZ-IEEE’02, volume 2, pages 1511–1516. Australia, 2002.
S. Al-Sharhan, F. Karray, and W. Gueaieb. An approach of optimizing computer networks using soft computing techniques. In The International Conference on Software, Telecommunications & Computer Networks, volume 2, pages 847–854. Croatia, 2001.
S. Al-Sharhan, F. Karray, and W. Gueaieb. Resource allocation in ATM networks: a fuzzy logic approach. In In Proceeding of the Tunisian-German Conference on Smart Systems and Devices, pages 421–426. Tunisia, 2001.
S. Al-Sharhan, F. Karray, and W. Gueaieb. Tools of computational intelligence as applied to bandwidth allocation in ATM networks. In IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2001. ICC 2001, volume 9, pages 2907–2911. Helsenki, Finland, 2001.
S. Al-Sharhan, F. Karray, W. Gueaieb, and O. Basir. Fuzzy entropy: a brief survey. In The 10th IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, 2001, volume 3, pages 1135–1139. IEEE, 2001.
W. Gueaieb, F. Karray, and S. Al-Sharhan. An adaptive fuzzy control approach for cooperative manipulators. In The Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, 2001.(ISIC’01)., pages 167–172. IEEE, 2001.
F. Karray, W. Gueaieb, S. Al-Sharhan, and A. Wong. Soft computing techniques as applied to expert tuning of pid controllers. In Intelligent Control, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on, pages 91–96. Canada, 2000.