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Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Madeleine Wang Yue Dong
University of Washington
2
Qianli Zhou
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
3
Mounia Achouch
Université du Québec à Rimouski
4
Kostiantyn Dergachov
National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation Institute
5
Kunyu Cao
China Three Gorges University
6
Ali Shehadeh
Yarmouk University
7
Edmond Lezmi
Unknown
8
Chakradhara Panda
Addis Ababa University
9
Mahsa Pourbafrani
RWTH Aachen University
10
Maxim Krasnyuk
Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman

Rising Stars Papers

1
An expert system for highway construction: Multi-objective optimization using enhanced particle swarm for optimal equipment management
Expert Systems with Applications|2024
73 cit.
2
Enhancing Urban Sustainability and Resilience: Employing Digital Twin Technologies for Integrated WEFE Nexus Management to Achieve SDGs
Sustainability|2024
56 cit.
3
Enhancing safety and reliability in multistory construction: A multi-state system assessment of shoring/reshoring operations using interval-valued belief functions
Reliability Engineering & System Safety|2024
55 cit.
4
Integrating climate change predictions into infrastructure degradation modelling using advanced markovian frameworks to enhanced resilience
Journal of Environmental Management|2024
53 cit.
5
Enhanced clash detection in building information modeling: Leveraging modified extreme gradient boosting for predictive analytics
Results in Engineering|2024
50 cit.
6
Enhancing Engineering and Architectural Design Through Virtual Reality and Machine Learning Integration
Buildings|2025
47 cit.
7
Advanced integration of BIM and VR in the built environment: Enhancing sustainability and resilience in urban development
Heliyon|2025
46 cit.
8
Revealing the coupled evolution process of construction risks in mega hydropower engineering through textual semantics
Advanced Engineering Informatics|2024
38 cit.
9
Game Theory Integration in Construction Management: A Comprehensive Approach to Cost, Risk, and Coordination under Uncertainty
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management|2025
33 cit.
10
Enhancing infrastructure project outcomes through optimized contractual structures and long-term warranties
Engineering Construction & Architectural Management|2024
31 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Michelle Chaka
Virginia Tech
2
Yevgeniya Kovalchuk
Computing Center
3
Dawid Ewald
University of Bydgoszcz
4
А. М. Иванов
Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University
5
Ian W. Schneider
Unknown
6
Xianmin Wang
China University of Geosciences
7
Georgeta Toma
Petroleum & Gas University of Ploieşti
8
A. V. Alekseev
Melentiev Energy Systems Institute
9
Z. I. Shalaginova
Melentiev Energy Systems Institute
10
Nikolai I. Cherenkov
Unknown

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Risk assessment of flood disasters in the Poyang lake area
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction|2023
30 cit.
2
Active High-Locality Landslides in Mao County: Early Identification and Deformational Rules
Journal of Earth Science|2023
25 cit.
3
Optimal Granularity of Machine Learning Models: A Perspective of Granular Computing
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems|2023
16 cit.
4
The Analysis of International Standards in the Field of Safety Regulation of Highly Automated and Autonomous Vehicles
2022 Systems of Signals Generating and Processing in the Field of on Board Communications|2022
11 cit.
5
Investigating the Relationship between Facial Mimicry and Empathy
Behavioral Sciences|2022
9 cit.
6
Pollution Practical Research of Adaption Cruise Control System Radar During Winter Usage Condition
Unknown Journal|2022
9 cit.
7
Fuzzy Neural Network with Ordered Fuzzy Numbers for Life Quality Technologies
Applied Sciences|2023
7 cit.
8
Blind identification of active landslides in urban areas: a new set of comprehensive criteria
Environmental Science and Pollution Research|2022
6 cit.
9
From Fuzzy Rule-Based Models to Granular Models
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems|2024
6 cit.
10
Review on water repellent agents for textiles: Advances in green synthesis and sustainable solutions
Results in Chemistry|2025
6 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Nicholas R. Jennings
Loughborough University
2
Martin Otter
Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum
3
Wesley W. Wilson
University of Oregon
4
Richard Gray
University of Saskatchewan
5
Dirk Zimmer
Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum
6
Brian W. Sloboda
University of Phoenix
7
Witold Pedrycz
University of Alberta
8
John E. Boylan
Lancaster University
9
Adrian Pagan
Australian National University
10
Mark A. Thompson
Texas Tech University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Intelligent agents: theory and practice
The Knowledge Engineering Review|1995
6.6k cit.
2
A fuzzy extension of Saaty's priority theory
Fuzzy Sets and Systems|1983
3k cit.
3
Econometric Issues in the Analysis of Regressions with Generated Regressors
International Economic Review|1984
2.3k cit.
4
A Roadmap of Agent Research and Development
Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems|1998
2.1k cit.
5
On agent-based software engineering
Artificial Intelligence|2000
1.6k cit.
6
Dissecting the cycle: a methodological investigation
Journal of Monetary Economics|2002
1.5k cit.
7
Automated Negotiation: Prospects, Methods and Challenges
Group Decision and Negotiation|2001
1.4k cit.
8
An agent-based approach for building complex software systems
Communications of the ACM|2001
1.2k cit.
9
Essentials of fuzzy modeling and control
Control Engineering Practice|1995
1.1k cit.
10
The econometrics of financial markets
Journal of Empirical Finance|1996
891 cit.

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