Ali A Minai , Ph.D.

Ali A. Minai is Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering with a secondary appointment in the Department of Computer Science, and a faculty member in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Cincinnati. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and post-doctoral training in neuroscience at the University of Virginia. Dr. Minai’s research interests include neural networks, natural language processing, complex systems and networks, computational models of cognition, computational neuroscience, social networks, and multi-agent systems, and. In 2012, he was the recipient of a prestigious INSPIRE grant from the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Minai was President of the International Neural Network Society for 2015-16, and has served on the Society’s Executive Committee and Board of Governors for several years. He has also been a member of the Neural Networks Technical Committee of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. He served as the General Chair for the 2011 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2011) in San Jose, CA, and the 8th and 9th International Conferences on Complex Systems (ICCS 2011, ICCS 2018), and as General Co-Chair for ICCS 2020. He has been co-editor of several books in the area of complex systems. He is an action editor for the journal Neural Networks, and has been an associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, and an academic editor for the journal Complexity. Dr. Minai is a senior member of the IEEE and the International Neural Networks Society, and a member of AAAS and the Society for Neuroscience.

Ph.D: University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA, 1991 (Electrical Engineering)

M.S.: University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA, 1987 (Electrical Engineering)

Dr. Minai's research interests include AI, neural networks, complex systems and networks, computational models of cognition and behavior, social networks, distributed multi-agent systems, text analysis, and computational linguistics. The major focus of his current research is on the computational analysis of text corpora as a way to elucidate the cognitive and social factors underlying creative thinking, innovation, and the evolution of ideas. He is also involved in research on computational modeling of spatial processing in the hippocampus, application of deep learning methods in bioinformatics and clinical medicine, computational models of motor coordination and navigation in animals and robots, and analysis of brain networks based on ECoG data.

2011 - Professor, EECS Department, University of Cincinnati,

2000 -2011 Associate Professor, ECECS Department, University of Cincinnati,

1994 -2000 Assistant Professor, ECECS Department, University of Cincinnati,

1993 -1994 Research Assistant Professor, ECECS Department, University of Cincinnati,

Grant: #IBN-9808664-NCE Investigators:Minai, Ali 10-01-1998 -09-30-2001 National Science Foundation Context-Dependence in Hippocampal Place Fields: Computational Modeling and Experimental Investigations of the Dentate Gyrus-Hilus System Role:PI $95,944.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #BCS 0728413 Investigators:Minai, Ali 10-01-2007 -09-30-2011 National Science Foundation Collaborative Proposal: DHB: Dynamics of Idea Generation in Individual and Group Brainstorming... Role:PI $194,647.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #IIS-0855714 Investigators:Minai, Ali 08-15-2009 -07-31-2014 National Science Foundation Major Collaborative Proposal: CreativeIT: A Cognitively Inspired Model for Creative Design Role:PI $164,453.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #1110883 Investigators:Minai, Ali 04-01-2011 -03-31-2012 National Science Foundation From Brains to Machines: A Special Program at the 2011 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks Role:PI $19,990.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #BCS-1247971 Investigators:Minai, Ali 09-15-2012 -08-31-2015 National Science Foundation CREATIV: The Hunting of the Spark: A Systematic Study of Natural Creativity in Human Networks Role:PI $999,762.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #SMA-1513801 Investigators:Lamb, Maurice; Minai, Ali; Richardson, Michael 07-01-2015 -06-30-2017 National Science Foundation Modeling Synergistic Coordination in Multi-Agen Human and Human- Machine Systems (SBE Postdoc Research Fellowship) Role:Collaborator $112,959.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #IBN-9634424 Investigators:Minai, Ali (PI) and Best, Phillip (Co-PI) 10-01-1996 -09-30-1998 National Science Foundation CRI: A Model-Driven Investigation of Hippocampal Functionality in the Rat Role:PI 99932 Completed Type:Grant

Investigators:Minai, Ali and Wang, DeLiang 07-01-1998 -06-30-2000 Ohio Board of Regents Motion-Based Grouping and Segmentation of Images Using Synchronized Oscillators Role:PI 40000 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #Exh A-7 STAMP01-UC/MAA-2018 / FA8650-18-F-1613 Investigators:Bhatnagar, Raj; Gerner, Frank; Minai, Ali 05-26-2019 -08-24-2019 Air Force Research Laboratory Exhibit A-7: Application and research into using ML analytics to evaluate/improve verification test processes and results Role:Collaborator $40,245.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #STAMP01-UC/MAA-2018 (A-8) / FA8650-18-F-1613 Investigators:Bhatnagar, Raj; Minai, Ali; Niu, Nan; Ralescu, Anca; Vemuri, Ranganadha 08-26-2019 -12-28-2019 Air Force Research Laboratory Exhibit A-8: Application and research into using ML analytics to evaluate/improve verification test processes and results Role:Collaborator $123,689.40 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #STAMP02-UC/MAA-2018 (A-9) / FA8650-20-F-1956 Investigators:Bhatnagar, Raj; Minai, Ali; Niu, Nan; Vemuri, Ranganadha 12-29-2019 -05-02-2020 Air Force Research Laboratory Exhibit A-9: Application and research into using ML analytics to evaluate/improve verification test processes and results Role:Collaborator $98,661.80 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #STAMP02-UC/MAA-2018 / Exh A-10_FA8650-20-F-1956 Investigators:Bhatnagar, Raj; Minai, Ali; Niu, Nan; Vemuri, Ranganadha 05-03-2020 -08-22-2020 Air Force Research Laboratory Application and research into using ML analytics to evaluate/improve verification test processes and results Role:Collaborator $114,519.08 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #2019GC0251 / W911NF-20-1-0213 Investigators:Minai, Ali 07-01-2020 -06-30-2023 Army Materiel Research Development and Engineering Command Facilitating the Survival and Development of Novel Ideas in Collaborative Innovation Role:PI $13,466.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #TAME01-UC/MAA-2018 (A-11) Investigators:Bhatnagar, Raj; Minai, Ali; Niu, Nan 08-23-2020 -01-02-2021 Air Force Research Laboratory Exhibit A-11: Application and research into using ML analytics to evaluate/improve verification test processes and results Role:Collaborator $115,942.33 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #TAME01-UC/MAA-2018 (A-12) / GSA No. 47QFLA20R0008/47QFLA20F0096 Investigators:Bhatnagar, Raj; Minai, Ali; Niu, Nan 01-03-2021 -05-01-2021 Air Force Research Laboratory EXHIBIT A-12: Application and research into using ML analytics to evaluate/improve verification test processes and results Role:Collaborator $99,270.10 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #TAME01-UC/MAA-2018 (A-13) / GSA Contract No. 47QFLA20R0008/47QFLA20F00 Investigators:Bhatnagar, Raj; Minai, Ali; Niu, Nan 05-02-2021 -08-21-2021 Air Force Research Laboratory Application and Research Into Using ML Analytics to Evaluate/Improve Verification Test Processes and Results Role:Collaborator 62358.34 Hold Level:Federal

Grant: #TAME01-UC/MAA-2018 (A-14) / 47QFLA20D0007/47QFLA20F0096 Investigators:Bhatnagar, Raj; Minai, Ali 08-22-2021 -01-01-2022 Air Force Research Laboratory Exhibit A-14: Application and Research Into Using ML Analytics to Evaluate/Improve Verification Test Processes and Results Role:Collaborator 0.00 Hold Level:Federal

Grant: #CMHC Services Agreement Investigators:Minai, Ali 07-01-2021 -06-30-2022 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Resting-state intracranial EEG connectivity for prediction of epilepsy surgery outcomes Role:PI 36705.00 Hold Level:Non Profit

Peer Reviewed Publications

Byadarhaly K.;Perdoor M.;Vasa S.;Fernandez E.;Minai A. (11-06-2009. ) Learning complex population-coded sequences.Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), , 5768 LNCS (PART 1 ) ,296-305 More Information

Iyer L.;Doboli S.;Minai A.;Brown V.;Levine D.;Paulus P. (07-01-2009. ) Neural dynamics of idea generation and the effects of priming.Neural Networks, , 22 (5-6 ) ,674-686 More Information

Iyer L.;Minai A.;Doboli S.;Brown V. (12-01-2008. ) Modeling exploration and exploitation in creative idea generation .MAICS 2008 - Proceedings of the 19th Midwest Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference, , 16-22

Doboli S.;Minai A.;Brown V. (12-01-2007. ) Adaptive dynamic modularity in a connectionist model of context-dependent idea generation.IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, , 2183-2188 More Information

Shah P.;Ramaswami H.;Minai A. (12-01-2007. ) Self-organized hebbian inference of environment topology by distributed sensor networks.IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, , 2177-2182 More Information

Yang Y.;Polycarpou M.M.;Minai A.A. (09-01-2007. ) Multi-UAV cooperative search using an opportunistic learning method.Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Transactions of the ASME, , 129 (5 ) ,716-728 More Information

Minai A.;Braha D.;Bar-Yam Y. (12-01-2006. ) Complex engineered systems: A new paradigm.Understanding Complex Systems, , 2006 ,1-21 More Information

Wang Y.;Wang X.;Agrawal D.;Minai A. (12-01-2006. ) Impact of heterogeneity on coverage and broadcast reachability in wireless sensor networks.Proceedings - International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN, , 63-67 More Information

Ranganathan P.;Ranganathan A.;Berman K.;Minai A. (12-01-2006. ) Discovering adaptive heuristics for ad-hoc sensor networks by mining evolved optimal configurations .2006 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2006, , 3064-3070

Ranganathan P.;Ranganathan A.;Minai A.;Berman K. (12-01-2006. ) A self-organizing heuristic for building optimal heterogeneous ad-hoc sensor networks .Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC'06, , 774-779

Liao Y.;Jin Y.;Minai A.A.;Polycarpou M.M. (12-01-2006. ) Sporadic pairwise synchronization for decentralized decision-making in mobile agent teams .Proceedings of the American Control Conference, , 2006 ,3531-3536

Doboli S.;Minai A. (11-20-2006. ) Latent attractors: A general paradigm for context-dependent neural computation.Studies in Computational Intelligence, , 35 ,135-169 More Information

Swaminathan K.;Minai A. (10-20-2006. ) A general approach to swarm coordination using circle formation.Studies in Computational Intelligence, , 31 ,65-84 More Information

Jin Y.;Liao Y.;Minai A.A.;Polycarpou M.M. (06-01-2006. ) Balancing search and target response in cooperative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) teams.IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, , 36 (3 ) ,571-587 More Information

Liao Y.;Jin Y.;Minai A.A.;Polycarpou M.M. (12-01-2005. ) Information sharing in cooperative unmanned aerial vehicle teams.Proceedings of the 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, and the European Control Conference, CDC-ECC '05, , 2005 ,90-95 More Information

Jin Y.;Liao Y.;Minai A.A.;Polycarpou M.M. (12-01-2005. ) Impact of system design parameters on performance of cooperative agent teams .Proceedings of the 20th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, ISIC '05 and the 13th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, MED '05, , 2005 ,616-621

Yang Y.;Minai A.A.;Polycarpou M.M. (09-01-2005. ) Evidential map-building approaches for multi-UAV cooperative search .Proceedings of the American Control Conference, , 1 ,116-121

Doboli S.;Minai A. (12-01-2004. ) Using latent attractors to discern temporal order.IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, , 2 ,1469-1474 More Information

Zhang X.;Minai A. (12-01-2004. ) Effect of noise on the performance of the temporally-sequenced intelligent block-matching and motion.IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, , 4 ,2595-2600 More Information

Jin Y.;Liao Y.;Polycarpou M.M.;Minai A.A. (12-01-2004. ) Balancing search and target response in cooperative UAV teams .Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, , 3 ,2923-2928

Yang Y.;Minai A.A.;Polycarpou M.M. (11-29-2004. ) Decentralized cooperative search by networked UAVs in an uncertain environment.Proceedings of the American Control Conference, , 6 ,5558-5563 More Information

Zhang X.;Minai A. (09-01-2004. ) Temporally sequenced intelligent block-matching and motion-segmentation using locally coupled networ.IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, , 15 (5 ) ,1202-1214 More Information

Wang D.;Freeman W.;Kozma R.;Lozowski A.;Minai A. (09-01-2004. ) Special issue on temporal coding for neural information processing.IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, , 15 (5 ) ,953-956 More Information

Arumugam R.;Subramanian V.;Minai A. (12-01-2003. ) SCRIBE: Self-organized Contention and Routing in Intelligent Broadcast Environments .Proceedings - IEEE Military Communications Conference MILCOM, , 1 ,567-572

Jin Y.;Minai A.;Polycarpou M. (12-01-2003. ) Cooperative Real-Time Search and Task Allocation in UAV Teams .Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, , 1 ,7-12

Mei M.;Guo X.;Williams B.;Doboli S.;Kenworthy J.;Paulus P.;Minai A. (10-10-2018. ) Using Semantic Clustering and Autoencoders for Detecting Novelty in Corpora of Short Texts.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2018-July , More Information

Deshpande A.;Kumar R.;Radmanesh M.;Veerabhadrappa N.;Kumar M.;Minai A. (08-09-2018. ) Self-Organized Circle Formation around an Unknown Target by a Multi-Robot Swarm using a Local Commun.Proceedings of the American Control Conference, , 2018-June ,4409-4413 More Information

Lamb M.;Mayr R.;Lorenz T.;Minai A.;Richardson M. (03-01-2018. ) The Paths We Pick Together: A Behavioral Dynamics Algorithm for an HRI Pick-and-Place Task.ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, , 165-166 More Information

Shekfeh M.;Minai A. (01-01-2018. ) Implicit Learning and Creativity in Human Networks: A Computational Model.Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 147-154 More Information

Doumit S.;Minai A. (01-01-2018. ) Reading the Media’s Mind.Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 398-405 More Information

Bayram U.;Minai A.;Pestian J. (01-01-2018. ) A Lexical Network Approach for Identifying Suicidal Ideation in Clinical Interview Transcripts.Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 165-172 More Information

Mei M.;Ren Z.;Minai A.A. (01-01-2018. ) Mining the Temporal Structure of Thought from Text.Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 291-298 More Information

Sarim M.;Kumar M.;Jha R.;Minai A.A. (11-08-2017. ) Memristive device based learning for navigation in robots.Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, , 12 (6 ) , More Information

Lamb M.;Lorenz T.;Harrison S.;Kallen R.;Minai A.;Richardson M. (10-17-2017. ) PAPAc: A pick and place agent based on human behavioral dynamics.HAI 2017 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Human Agent Interaction, , 131-141 More Information

Guo X.;Dominick K.C.;Minai A.A.;Li H.;Erickson C.A.;Lu L.J. (08-21-2017. ) Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder from brain resting-state functional connectivity patterns using .Frontiers in Neuroscience, , 11 (AUG ) , More Information

Guo X.;Minai A.;Lu L. (06-30-2017. ) Feature selection using multiple auto-encoders.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2017-May ,4602-4609 More Information

Lamb M.;Kallen R.W.;Harrison S.J.;Di Bernardo M.;Minai A.;Richardson M.J. (06-28-2017. ) To pass or not to pass: Modeling the movement and affordance dynamics of a pick and place task.Frontiers in Psychology, , 8 (JUN ) , More Information

Arya R.;Wilson J.A.;Fujiwara H.;Rozhkov L.;Leach J.L.;Byars A.W.;Greiner H.M.;Vannest J.;Buroker J.;Milsap G.;Ervin B.;Minai A.;Horn P.S.;Holland K.D.;Mangano F.T.;Crone N.E.;Rose D.F. (04-01-2017. ) Presurgical language localization with visual naming associated ECoG high- gamma modulation in pedia.Epilepsia, , 58 (4 ) ,663-673 More Information

Furqan Afzal M.;Minai A. (10-31-2016. ) Reliable storage and recall of aperiodic spatiotemporal activity patterns using scaffolded attractor.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2016-October ,2047-2054 More Information

Mei M.;Minai A. (10-31-2016. ) Divergent thinking in a neurodynamical model of ideation.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2016-October ,1825-1832 More Information

Chen Y.;Mazlack L.;Minai A.;Lu L. (12-01-2015. ) Inferring causal networks using fuzzy cognitive maps and evolutionary algorithms with application to.Applied Soft Computing Journal, , 37 ,667-679 More Information

Doumit S.;Minai A. (09-28-2015. ) Effect of associative rules on the dynamics of conceptual combination in a neurodynamical model.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2015-September , More Information

Candadai M.;Vanarase A.;Mei M.;Minai A. (09-28-2015. ) ANSWER: An unsupervised attractor network method for detecting salient words in text corpora.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2015-September , More Information

Minai A.A. (01-01-2015. ) Computational models of cognitive and motor control.Springer Handbook of Computational Intelligence, , 665-682 More Information

Mei M.;Vanarase A.;Minai A. (01-01-2014. ) Chunks of thought: Finding salient semantic structures in texts.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 3958-3965 More Information

Byadarhaly K.;Minai A. (12-01-2013. ) A hierarchical model of synergistic motor control.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , More Information

Doumit S.;Marupaka N.;Minai A. (12-01-2013. ) Thinking in prose and poetry: A semantic neural model.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , More Information

Doboli S.;Jacques M.;Minai A.;Paulus P.;Korde R.;Doboli A. (12-01-2013. ) Modeling the effect of hint timing on the idea generation process.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , More Information

Leung H.;Kothari R.;Minai A.A. (10-01-2003. ) Phase transition in a swarm algorithm for self-organized construction .Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, , 68 (4 2 ) ,461111-461119

Doboli S.;Minai A. (09-25-2003. ) Latent Attractor Selection for Variable Length Episodic Context Stimuli with Distractors .Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 3 ,1643-1648

Doboli S.;Minai A. (01-01-2003. ) Network capacity analysis for latent attractor computation.Network: Computation in Neural Systems, , 14 (2 ) ,273-302 More Information

Leung H.;Kothari R.;Minai A.A. (01-01-2003. ) Phase transition in a swarm algorithm for self-organized construction.Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, , 68 (4 ) , More Information

Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P. (01-01-2003. ) A computational model of the interaction between external and internal cues for the control of hippo.Neurocomputing, , 52-54 ,371-379 More Information

Yang Y.;Minai A.;Polycarpou M. (12-01-2002. ) Analysis of opportunistic method for cooperative search by mobile agents .Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, , 1 ,576-577

Doboli S.;Minai A. (01-01-2002. ) Latent attractor selection in the presence of irrelevant stimuli .Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 1 ,124-129

Minai A.; Polycarpou M.; Yang Y. (01-01-2002. ) Decentralized cooperative search in UAV's using opportunistic learning .AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, ,

Yang Y.;Polycarpou M.;Minai A. (01-01-2002. ) Opportunistically cooperative neural learning in mobile agents .Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 3 ,2638-2643

Best P.;White A.;Minai A. (08-11-2001. ) Spatial processing in the brain: The activity of hippocampal place cells.Annual Review of Neuroscience, , 24 ,459-486 More Information

Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P.;White A. (06-01-2001. ) An attractor model for hippocampal place cell hysteresis.Neurocomputing, , 38-40 ,1185-1191 More Information

Bohland J.;Minai A. (01-01-2001. ) Efficient associative memory using small-world architecture.Neurocomputing, , 38 (40 ) ,489-496 More Information

Zhang X.;Minai A. (01-01-2001. ) Detecting corresponding segments across images using synchronizable pulse-coupled neural networks .Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2 ,820-825

Doboli S.;Minai A. (01-01-2001. ) Progressive attractor selection in latent attractor networks .Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 1 ,308-313

Sundar S.;Minai A. (12-18-2000. ) Synchronization of randomly multiplexed chaotic systems with application to communication.Physical Review Letters, , 85 (25 ) ,5456-5459 More Information

Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P. (06-01-2000. ) A comparison of context-dependent hippocampal place codes in 1-layer and 2-layer recurrent networks.Neurocomputing, , 32-33 ,353-358 More Information

Bohland J.;Minai A. (01-01-2000. ) Small-world model of associative memory .Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 5 ,597-601

Doboli S.;Minai A. (01-01-2000. ) Network capacity for latent attractor computation .Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 1 ,222-227

Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P. (01-01-2000. ) Latent attractors: A model for context-dependent place representations in the hippocampus.Neural Computation, , 12 (5 ) ,1009-1043 More Information

Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P. (12-01-1999. ) Generating smooth context-dependent neural representations .Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 1 ,12-15

Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P. (06-01-1999. ) A latent attractors model of context selection in the dentate gyrus-hilus system.Neurocomputing, , 26-27 ,671-676 More Information

Minai A.A. (01-01-1999. ) Using chaos to produce synchronized stochastic dynamics in non-homogeneous map arrays with a random .Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, , 251 (1 ) ,31-38 More Information

Minai A.;Anand T. (01-01-1999. ) Synchronizing multiple chaotic maps with a randomized scalar coupling.Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, , 125 (3-4 ) ,241-259 More Information

Minai A.A.;Anand T. (01-01-1999. ) Synchronization of chaotic maps through a noisy coupling channel with application to digital communi.Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, , 59 (1 ) ,312-320 More Information

Minai A.;Pandian T. (01-01-1998. ) Communicating with noise: How chaos and noise combine to generate secure encryption keys.Chaos, , 8 (3 ) ,621-628 More Information

Doumit S.;Minai A. (12-28-2012. ) Topic identification and analysis in large news corpora .Proceedings of the 23rd Midwest Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference, MAICS 2012, , 31-34

Doumit S.;Minai A. (12-01-2012. ) Topic identification and analysis in large news corpora .CEUR Workshop Proceedings, , 841 ,31-34

Byadarhaly K.;Perdoor M.;Minai A. (08-01-2012. ) A modular neural model of motor synergies.Neural Networks, , 32 ,96-108 More Information

Marupaka N.;Iyer L.;Minai A. (08-01-2012. ) Connectivity and thought: The influence of semantic network structure in a neurodynamical model of t.Neural Networks, , 32 ,147-158 More Information

Ghanem A.;Vedanarayanan S.;Minai A. (01-01-2012. ) Agents of influence in social networks .11th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems 2012, AAMAS 2012: Innovative Applications Track, , 2 ,984-991

Cohen K.;Minai A.A. (12-01-2011. ) Teaching intelligent systems at the University of Cincinnati .AIAA Infotech at Aerospace Conference and Exhibit 2011, ,

Marupaka N.;Minai A. (10-24-2011. ) Connectivity and creativity in semantic neural networks.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 3127-3133 More Information

Doumit S.;Minai A. (10-24-2011. ) Semantic knowledge inference from online news media using an LDA-NLP approach.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 3068-3071 More Information

Iyer L.;Minai A. (10-24-2011. ) A neurodynamical model of context-dependent category learning.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2975-2982 More Information

Byadarhaly K.;Perdoor M.;Minai A. (10-24-2011. ) Synergistic organization of action: A computational model.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2961-2968 More Information

Deng J.;Deng L.;Su S.;Zhang M.;Lin X.;Wei L.;Minai A.;Hassett D.;Lu L. (02-01-2011. ) Investigating the predictability of essential genes across distantly related organisms using an inte.Nucleic Acids Research, , 39 (3 ) ,795-807 More Information

Ghanem A.G.;Minai A.A.;Uber J.G. (12-01-2010. ) A multi-agent model for the co-evolution of ideas and communities.2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, WCCI 2010 - 2010 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2010, , More Information

Iyer L.;Venkatesan V.;Minai A. (12-01-2010. ) Neurocognitive spotlights: Configuring domains for ideation.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , More Information

Minai A.;Perdoor M.;Byadarhaly K.;Vasa S.;Iyer L. (12-01-2010. ) A synergistic view of autonomous cognitive systems.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , More Information

Paulus P.;Levine D.;Brown V.;Minai A.;Doboli S. (12-01-2010. ) Modeling ideational creativity in groups: Connecting cognitive, neural, and computational approaches.Small Group Research, , 41 (6 ) ,688-724 More Information

Liao Y.;Minai A.A.;Polycarpou M.M. (12-01-2009. ) On the varying benefit of communication between mobile agents in a decentralized team.Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, , 908-913 More Information

Minai A.;Iyer L.;Padur D.;Doboli S.;Brown V. (12-01-2009. ) Graded attractors: Configuring context-dependent workspaces for ideation .AAAI Fall Symposium - Technical Report, , FS-09-01 ,91-96

Perumal S.;Minai A. (11-18-2009. ) Stable-yet-switchable (SyS) attractor networks.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2509-2516 More Information

Doboli S.;Brown V.;Minai A. (11-18-2009. ) A conceptual neural model of idea generation.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 723-729 More Information

Minai A.;Iyer L.;Padur D.;Doboli S. (11-18-2009. ) A dynamical connectionist model of idea generation.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2109-2116 More Information

Iyer L.;Minai A.;Brown V.;Paulus P.;Doboli S. (11-18-2009. ) Effects of relevant and irrelevant primes on idea generation: A computational model.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 1380-1387 More Information

Minai A.;Best P. (01-01-1998. ) Encoding spatial context: A hypothesis on the function of the dentate gyrus-hilus system .IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, , 1 ,587-592

Minai A.;Anand T. (01-01-1998. ) Using noise to synchronize chaotic neural oscillators .IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, , 2 ,1466-1471

Minai A.A.;Anand T. (01-01-1998. ) Chaos-induced synchronization in discrete-time oscillators driven by a random input.Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, , 57 (2 ) ,1559-1562 More Information

Minai A.;Anand T. (01-01-1998. ) Stimulus-induced bifurcations in discrete-time neural oscillators.Biological Cybernetics, , 79 (1 ) ,87-96 More Information

Anand T.;Minai A. (12-01-1997. ) Using hysteresis to improve performance in synchronous networks.IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, , 2 ,1216-1220 More Information

Minai A. (04-01-1997. ) Covariance learning of correlated patterns in competitive networks.Neural Computation, , 9 (3 ) ,667-681 More Information

Minai A.;Williams R. (01-01-1994. ) Perturbation response in feedforward networks.Neural Networks, , 7 (5 ) ,783-796 More Information

Minai A.;Levy W. (12-01-1993. ) The dynamics of sparse random networks.Biological Cybernetics, , 70 (2 ) ,177-187 More Information

Minai A.;Williams R. (01-01-1993. ) On the derivatives of the sigmoid.Neural Networks, , 6 (6 ) ,845-853 More Information

Minai A.;Williams R. (12-01-1990. ) Back-propagation heuristics: A study of the extended Delta-Bar-Delta algorithm .595-600

Minai A.;Williams R.;Blake F. (01-01-1987. ) DISCRETE HEURISTICS APPROACH TO PREDICTIVE EVALUATION OF SEMI-CUSTOM IC LAYOUTS. Proceedings - Design Automation Conference, , 770-776

Lamb M.;Nalepka P.;Kallen R.W.;Lorenz T.;Harrison S.J.;Minai A.A.;Richardson M.J. (01-01-2019. ) A Hierarchical Behavioral Dynamic Approach for Naturally Adaptive Human-Agent Pick-and-Place Interac.Complexity, , 2019 , More Information

Dicesare, Christopher Andrew; Minai, Ali A; Riley, Michael A; Ford, Kevin R; Hewett, Timothy E; Myer, Gregory D (2020. ) Distinct Coordination Strategies Associated with the Drop Vertical Jump Task.Medicine and science in sports and exercise, , 52 (5 ) ,1088-1098 More Information

Guo, Xinyu; Dominick, Kelli C; Minai, Ali A; Li, Hailong; Erickson, Craig A; Lu, Long J (2017. ) Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder from Brain Resting-State Functional Connectivity Patterns Using a Deep Neural Network with a Novel Feature Selection Method.Frontiers in neuroscience, , 11 ,460 More Information

Zhang, Xiaofu; Minai, A A (2004. ) Temporally sequenced intelligent block-matching and motion-segmentation using locally coupled networks.IEEE transactions on neural networks, , 15 (5 ) ,1202-14 More Information

Leung, Henri; Kothari, Ravi; Minai, Ali A (2003. ) Phase transition in a swarm algorithm for self-organized construction.Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, , 68 (4 Pt 2 ) ,046111 More Information

Sundar, S; Minai, A A (2000. ) Synchronization of randomly multiplexed chaotic systems with application to communication.Physical review letters, , 85 (25 ) ,5456-9 More Information

Minai, Ali A.; Pandian, T. Durai (1998. ) Communicating with noise: How chaos and noise combine to generate secure encryption keys.Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.), , 8 (3 ) ,621-628 More Information

Alabi A.; Vanderelst D.; Minai A.A. (04-01-2023. ) Rapid learning of spatial representations for goal-directed navigation based on a novel model of hip.Neural Networks, , 161 ,116-128 More Information

Kenworthy J.B.; Doboli S.; Alsayed O.; Choudhary R.; Jaed A.; Minai A.A.; Paulus P.B. (01-01-2023. ) Toward the Development of a Computer-Assisted, Real-Time Assessment of Ideational Dynamics in Collab.Creativity Research Journal, , More Information

Choudhary R.; Alsayed O.; Doboli S.; Minai A.A. (01-01-2022. ) Building Semantic Cognitive Maps with Text Embedding and Clustering.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2022-July , More Information

Fisher D.; Choudhary R.; Alsayed O.; Doboli S.; Minai A.A. (01-01-2022. ) A Real-Time Semantic Model for Relevance and Novelty Detection from Group Messages.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2022-July , More Information

Alabi A.; Vanderelst D.; Minai A.A. (01-01-2022. ) Context-Dependent Spatial Representations in the Hippocampus using Place Cell Dendritic Computation.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2022-July , More Information

Deshpande A.M.; Minai A.A.; Kumar M. (11-01-2021. ) Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning for Quadcopter Control.IFAC-PapersOnLine, , 54 (20 ) ,90-95 More Information

Choudhary R.; Doboli S.; Minai A.A. (07-18-2021. ) A Comparative Study of Methods for Visualizable Semantic Embedding of Small Text Corpora.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2021-July , More Information

Yella J.; Zhang C.; Petrov S.; Huang Y.; Qian X.; Minai A.A.; Bom S. (01-01-2021. ) Soft-Sensing ConFormer: A Curriculum Learning-based Convolutional Transformer.Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2021, , 1990-1998 More Information

Minai A.A.; Iyer L.R.; Doumit S. (01-01-2021. ) IDEA—Itinerant Dynamics with Emergent Attractors: A Neural Model for Conceptual Combination.Understanding Complex Systems, , 195-227 More Information

Kenworthy J.B.; Paulus P.B.; Minai A.A.; Doboli S. (01-01-2021. ) Divergent and Convergent Creativity.Understanding Complex Systems, , 69-98 More Information

Minai A.A.; Doboli S.; Iyer L.R. (01-01-2021. ) Models of Creativity and Ideation: An Overview.Understanding Complex Systems, , 21-45 More Information

Iyer L.R.; Minai A.A. (01-01-2021. ) CANDID: A Neurodynamical Model for Adaptive Context-Dependent Idea Generation.Understanding Complex Systems, , 145-193 More Information

Shekfeh M.; Minai A.A. (01-01-2021. ) Emergence and Diffusion of Novel Associative Ideas in a Multi-Agent Network Model of Implicit Learni.Understanding Complex Systems, , 229-264 More Information

Doboli S.; Kenworthy J.B.; Minai A.A.; Paulus P.B. (01-01-2021. ) Preface .Understanding Complex Systems, , vii-ix

Braha D.; de Aguiar M.A.M.; Gershenson C.; Morales A.J.; Kaufman L.; Naumova E.N.; Minai A.A.; Bar-Yam Y. (01-01-2021. ) Preface .Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , v-vi

Chawdhary A.; Minai A.A. (01-01-2021. ) Efficient Self-organized Feature Maps Through Developmental Learning.Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 243-259 More Information

Alabi A.; Minai A.A.; Vanderelst D. (07-01-2020. ) One Shot Spatial Learning through Replay in a Hippocampus-Inspired Reinforcement Learning Model.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , More Information

Doboli S.; Kenworthy J.; Paulus P.; Minai A.; Doboli A. (07-01-2020. ) A cognitive inspired method for assessing novelty of short-text ideas.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , More Information

Deshpande A.M.; Kumar R.; Minai A.A.; Kumar M. (01-01-2020. ) Developmental reinforcement learning of control policy of a quadcopter uav with thrust vectoring rot.ASME 2020 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2020, , 2 , More Information

Deshpande A.M.; Minai A.A.; Kumar M. (01-01-2020. ) One-shot recognition of manufacturing defects in steel surfaces.48 ,1064-1071 More Information

Shekfeh M.; Minai A.A. (01-01-2020. ) The effect of well-informed minorities and meritocratic learning in social networks .ICAART 2020 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, , 1 ,104-115

Bayram U.; Pestian J.; Santel D.; Minai A.A. (07-01-2019. ) What's in a Word? Detecting Partisan Affiliation from Word Use in Congressional Speeches.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2019-July , More Information

Misra S.; Biswas S.; Minai A.; Sharma R. (06-01-2019. ) Cooperative search area optimization using multiple unmanned aerial vehicles in a GPS-denied Environ.2019 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2019, , 580-587 More Information

Lamb M.; Lorenz T.; Harrison S.; Kallen R.; Minai A.; Richardson M. (01-01-2017. ) Behavioral Dynamics and Action Selection in a Joint Action Pick-and-Place Task .CogSci 2017 - Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Computational Foundations of Cognition, , 2506-2511

Vasa S.; Ma T.; Byadarhaly K.V.; Perdoor M.; Mina A.A. (11-12-2010. ) A spiking neural model for the spatial coding of cognitive response sequences.2010 IEEE 9th International Conference on Development and Learning, ICDL-2010 - Conference Program, , 140-146 More Information

Yang Y.; Minai A.A.; Polycarpou M.M. (01-01-2002. ) Decentralized cooperative search in UAV's using opportunistic learning.AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, , More Information

Vaidhyanathan S.; Minai A.; Helmuth M. (01-01-1999. ) ca : A System for Granular Processing of sound using Cellular Automata .Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, DAFx, ,

Minai A.A.; Williams R. (01-01-1992. ) Perturbation Response in Feed-Forward Neural Networks.Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 3 ,857-862 More Information

Alabi, Adedapo; Vanderelst, Dieter; Minai, Ali A (2023. ) Rapid learning of spatial representations for goal-directed navigation based on a novel model of hippocampal place fields.Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society, , 161 ,116-128 More Information

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Ali A. Minai (2023. ) The Ghost in the Machine (Part II): Simplifying the Ghost of AI .3 Quarks Daily,

The Ghost in the Machine (Part II): Simplifying the Ghost of AI

Ali A. Minai (2023. ) The Ghost in the Machine (Part I): Emergence and Intelligence in Large Language Models .3 Quarks Daily,

The Ghost in the Machine (Part I): Emergence and Intelligence in Large Language Models

Ali A. Minai (2023. ) Thinking Through the Risks of AI .3 Quarks Daily,

Thinking Through the Risks of AI

Ali A. Minai (2023. ) Love and Loathing in the Time of ChatGPT .3 Quarks Daily,

Love and Loathing in the Time of ChatGPT

Ali A. Minai (2021. ) Between Golem and God: The Future of AI .3 Quarks Daily,

Between Golem and God: The Future of AI

Ali A. Minai (2020. ) To Build A Terminator .3 Quarks Daily,

To Build A Terminator

Ali A. Minai (2020. ) Google It! The Internet and the Nature of Knowing .3 Quarks Daily,

Google It! The Internet and the Nature of Knowing

Ali A. Minai (2019. ) What AI Fails to Understand - For Now .3 Quarks Daily,

What AI Fails to Understand - For Now

Ali A. Minai (2017. ) Artificial Stupidity .3 Quarks Daily,

Artificial Stupidity

Ali A. Minai (2015. ) Fearing Artificial Intelligence .3 Quarks Daily,

Fearing Artificial Intelligence

International Neural Network Society President Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 01-01-2015 -12-31-2016

International Neural Network Society Board Member Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 01-01-2010 -12-31-2019

International Neural Network Society Vice President Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 01-01-2013 -12-31-2014

International Neural Network Society Secretary Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 2006 -2010

Neural Networks Editorial Board Member Type:Editorial Service Level:International 2009 -To Present

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems Editorial Board Member Type:Editorial Service Level:International 2016 -2021

Cognitive Systems Research Editorial Board Member Type:Editorial Service Level:International 2016 -2018

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks Editorial Board Member Type:Editorial Service Level:International 2001 -2008

IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (Neural Networks Technical Committee ) Committee Member Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 2004 -2005

IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (Neural Networks Tecnical Committee ) Committee Member Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 2009 -2018

International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (Executive Committee ) Committee Chair Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 2011

International Conference o Complex Systems (Executive Committee ) Committee Chair Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 2011

Springer/NECSI Book Series on Complex Systems Editor Type:Editorial Service Level:International 2011 -2018

Ohio Humanities Board Member Type:Public Level:State 2013 -2019

International Neural Network Society (Board of Governors ) Member Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 01-01-2021 -To Present

Complexity Editorial Board Member Type:Editorial Service Level:International 01-01-2022 -12-31-2022

1991-1993 Research Associate (Neuroscience), Computational modeling of the mammalian hippocampus., University of Virginia, , Charlottesville, VA

Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Complex Systems, Complex Networks, Cognitive Models, Models of Motor Coordination, Multi-Agent Systems, Collective Systems, Social Networks, Text Analysis, Computational Neuroscience, Computational Biology, Computational Linguistics, Artificial Life.

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