Biography
Google ScholarDr. Firuz Kamalov is a Professor of Mathematics and Machine Learning at Canadian University Dubai, where he has been a faculty member since 2011. Recognized as a Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientist, Dr. Kamalov is a distinguished academic with a prolific research portfolio comprising over 150 publications spanning mathematics, machine learning, time series analysis, and education. He holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska, a Graduate Certificate in Data Science from Harvard University, and a BA in Mathematics and Economics with Honors from Macalester College.
In addition to his scholarly writing, Dr. Kamalov has established a strong track record of securing high-value funding, totaling over AED 8.8 million in recent years for projects involving Medical AI and educational reform. Notable grants include work on identifying markers for dementia funded by the Dubai Future Foundation and a major project on numerical computing in mathematics curricula for the UAE Ministry of Education. A recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award, he also holds significant editorial leadership roles, currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Gulf Journal of Mathematics and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems.
Academic Publications
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Kamalov, F., Sulieman, H., & Cherukuri, A. K. (2023, June). Synthetic data for feature selection. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 14126, (pp. 353-365). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42508-0_32
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Odinaev, I., Pazderin, A., Safaraliev, M., Kamalov, F., Senyuk, M., & Gubin, P. Y. (2024). Detection of Current Transformer Saturation Based on Machine Learning. Mathematics, 12(3), 389. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12030389
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Sivaraj, R., Kamalov, F., & Leung, H. H. (2024). Recent trends in energy systems and applications. Nova Science Publishers. https://doi.org/10.52305/YSMB5576
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Smail, L., Alawad, M., Abaza, W., Kamalov, F., & Alawadhi, H. (2022). Modelling entrepreneurial intentions and attitudes towards business creation among emirati students using bayesian networks. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 18(5), 675-689. https://doi.org/10.47556/J.WJEMSD.18.5.2022.7
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Elreedy, D., Atiya, A. F., & Kamalov, F. (2024). A theoretical distribution analysis of synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE) for imbalanced learning. Machine Learning, 113(7), 4903 - 4923. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10994-022-06296-4
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Kamalov, F. (2021). A note on time series differencing. Gulf Journal of Mathematics, 10(2), 50-56. https://doi.org/10.56947/gjom.v10i2.609
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Sethuraman, S. C., Mitra, A., Ghosh, A., Shaw, R., Cherukuri, A. K., & Kamalov, F. (2024). Conceptual design and implementation of FIDO2 compatible smart medical card for healthcare information system. International Journal of Critical Computer-Based Systems, 11(1-2), 68-90. https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJCCBS.2024.139105
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Mahfood, B., Elnagar, A. & Kamalov, F. (2023). Emotion Recognition from Speech Using Convolutional Neural Networks. In A. Khanna, Z. Polkowski, & O. Castillo (Eds.) Proceedings of Data Analytics and Management . Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 572, (pp. 719 – 731). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7615-5_59
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Kamalov, F., & Leung, H. H. (2020). Outlier detection in high dimensional data. Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, 19(1), 2040013. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219649220400134
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Kamalov, F. (2020). Kernel density estimation based sampling for imbalanced class distribution. Information Sciences, 512, 1192-1201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2019.10.017
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Kumaran, G., Sivaraj, R., Ramachandra Prasad, V., Anwar Beg, O., Leung, H. -., & Kamalov, F. (2021). Numerical study of axisymmetric magneto-gyrotactic bioconvection in non-fourier tangent hyperbolic nano-functional reactive coating flow of a cylindrical body in porous media. European Physical Journal Plus, 136(11) https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-02099-z
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Thabtah, F., & Kamalov, F. (2017). Phishing detection: A case analysis on classifiers with rules using machine learning. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 16(4), 1750034. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219649217500344
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Cherukuri, A., Sannuthi, S., Elagandula, N., Gadamsetty, R., Singh, N., Jain, A., Sumaiya Thaseen, I., Priya, V., Jonnalagadda, A. & Kamalov, F. (2023). A Secure Peer-to-Peer Image Sharing Using Rubik’s Cube Algorithm and Key Distribution Centre. Cybernetics and Information Technologies, 23(3), 126-144. https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2023-0029
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Kamalov, F., Cherukuri, A. K., & Thabtah, F. (2022). Machine learning applications to COVID-19: A state-of-the-art survey. 2022 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET). https://doi.org/10.1109/ASET53988.2022.9734959
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Jonnalagadda, A., Mohanty, D., Zakee, A., & Kamalov, F. (2024). Modelling Data Poisoning Attacks Against Convolutional Neural Networks. Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, 23(02), 2450022. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219649224500229
Academic Contributions
- Kamalov, F., Gurrib, I. & Rajab, K. (2021). Financial Forecasting with Machine Learning: Price Vs Return. Journal of Computer Science, 17(3), 251-264.
- Kamalov, F., & Leung, H. H. (2020, November). Deep learning regularization in imbalanced data. In 2020 International Conference on Communications, Computing, Cybersecurity, and Informatics (CCCI) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
- Kamalov, F., Moussa, S., Zgheib, R., & Mashaal, O. (2020, December). Feature selection for intrusion detection systems. In 2020 13th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Design (ISCID) (pp. 265-269). IEEE.
- Kamalov, F.(2020). Kernel density estimation based sampling for imbalanced class distribution. Information Sciences, 512, 1192-1201.
- Kamalov, F., & Denisov, D. (2020). Gamma distribution-based sampling for imbalanced data. Knowledge-Based Systems, 207, 106368.
- Kamalov, F., Smail, L., & Gurrib, I. (2020, December). Forecasting with Deep Learning: S&P 500 index. In 2020 13th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Design (ISCID) (pp. 422-425). IEEE.
- Kamalov, F., Smail, L., & Gurrib, I. (2020, December). Forecasting with Deep Learning: S&P 500 index. In 2020 13th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Design (ISCID) (pp. 422-425). IEEE.
- Kamalov, F., Smail, L., & Gurrib, I. (2020, November). Stock price forecast with deep learning. In 2020 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA) (pp. 1098-1102). IEEE.
- Thabtah, F., Hammoud, S., Kamalov, F., & Gonsalves, A. (2020). Data imbalance in classification: Experimental evaluation. Information Sciences, 513, 429–441.
- Thabtah, F., Kamalov, F., Hammoud, S., & Shahamiri, S. R. (2020). Least Loss: A simplified filter method for feature selection. Information Sciences, 534, 1-15.
- Thabtah, F., Kamalov, F., & Rajab, K. (2018). A new computational intelligence approach to detect autistic features for autism screening. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 117, 112–124.
- Okash, A., Kamalov, F., Hamidi, S., Roberts, C., & Abdulnasir, S. (2020). Data mining in the time of COVID-19. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology, 17(8), 224-248.
- Kamalov, F. (2020). Forecasting significant stock price changes using neural networks. Neural Computing and Applications, 32, 17655–17667.
- Kamalov, F. (2020). Generalized feature similarity measure. Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, 88, 987–1002.
- Kamalov, F., Leung, H.H. & Moussa, S. (2020). Monotonicity of the χ2-statistic and Feature Selection. Annals of Data Science.
- Gurrib, I., Elsharief, E., & Kamalov, F. (2020). The effect of energy cryptos on efficient portfolios of key energy listed companies in the S&P composite 1500 energy index. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 10(2), 179–193.
- Gurrib, I., Kamalov, F. & Elshareif, E. (2021). Can the leading us energy stock prices be predicted using Ichimoku clouds? International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy. 11(1), 41-51.
- Gurrib, I., & Kamalov, F. (2019). The implementation of an adjusted relative strength index model in foreign currency and energy markets of emerging and developed economies. Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, 12(2), 105–123.
- Kamalov, F. (2019). Sensitivity Analysis for Feature Selection. In Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, ICMLA 2018 (pp. 1466–1470).