Areej Salaymeh

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

  • Shall, S., Salaymeh, A., and Kowalkowski, K., “The Next Frontier: Using Emerging Technology to Overcome the Challenges of the US Housing Industry,” Proceedings of the ARCC 2025 International Conference, MD & Washington, DC, USA, 2025. [PDF]
  • A. Salaymeh, L. Schwiebert, and S. Remias, “Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Optimizing Traffic Signal Time,” 8th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications (AIAP), Zurich, Switzerland, January 23–24, 2021. [Link]
  • Salaymeh, A., Schwiebert, L., Remias, S., and Waddell, J., “Automatic Detection of Traffic Stop Locations using GPS Data,” 2020 International Conference on Intelligent Transportation and Traffic System (ICITTS), Miami, USA, March 12–13, 2020.
  • Reynolds, R.G., Gawasmeh, Y., and Salaymeh, A., “The Impact of Subcultures in Cultural Algorithm Problem Solving,” 2015 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI-2015), Cape Town, South Africa, December 1–10, 2015. [IEEE Xplore]
  • Stanley, S., Salaymeh, A., Palazzolo, T., and Warnke, D., “Analyzing Prehistoric Hunter Behavior with Cultural Algorithms,” 2014 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Beijing, China, July 6–11, 2014. [IEEE Xplore]
  • Fogarty, J., Reynolds, R.G., O’Shea, J., Che, X., and Salaymeh, A., “Serious Game Modeling of Caribou Behavior Across Lake Huron Using Cultural Algorithms and Influence Maps,” Proceedings of the 2013 BMI Second International Conference on Brain-Mind, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 2013.

Journal Publications

  • A. Salaymeh, T. Acharya, and M. S. Ansari, “GPS Trajectory-Based Traffic Congestion Detection and Classification Using Delaunay Triangulation and Graph Neural Networks,” IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 63189–63212, 2026. [DOI]
  • Che, X., Salaymeh, A., and Reynolds, R.G., “Monitoring the Vital Signs in a Complex Social System: An Example Using Cultural Algorithms,” International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research (IJSIR), 2014. [DOI]
  • Reynolds, R.G., Salaymeh, A., O’Shea, J., and Lemke, A., “Using Agent-Based Modeling and Cultural Algorithms to Predict the Location of Submerged Ancient Occupational Sites,” AI Matters, 2014. [ACM]
  • Reynolds, R.G., Vitale, K., Che, X., O’Shea, J., and Salaymeh, A., “Using Virtual Worlds to Facilitate the Exploration of Ancient Landscape,” International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research (IJSIR), 2013. [DOI]

Book Chapters

  • Fogarty, J., Reynolds, R.G., O’Shea, J., Che, X., and Salaymeh, A., “Serious Game Modeling of Caribou Behavior Across Lake Huron using Cultural Algorithms and Influence Maps,” in J. O’Shea and E. Sonnenberg (Eds.), Archaeological, Ethnographic and Paleo-Environmental Perspectives on Caribou Hunting in the Great Lakes, University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, 2014. [Book]

Posters

  • A. Salaymeh and T. Acharya, “Automated Congestion Detection and Cause Classification via Delaunay Triangulation and Graph Neural Networks on GPS Trajectories,” IEEE Southeast Conference AI Summit, 2026. Best Presentation Award.
  • A. Salaymeh and T. Acharya, “HAGTNet: Hierarchical Attention-based Graph Transformer Network for GPS Trajectory-Based Traffic Flow States Detection,” IEEE Southeast Conference AI Summit, 2026.
  • A. Salaymeh and T. Acharya, “Integrating Graph Neural Networks and Delaunay Triangulation for Traffic Congestion Prediction,” LTU Research Day, April 2025.
  • K. Mahalingam and A. Salaymeh, “Unveiling Housing Insights: Exploring Community Feedback Using the Apriori Algorithm,” LTU Research Day, April 2024.
  • P. Paravada and A. Salaymeh, “Adaptive Traffic Control: SARSA Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Urban Mobility,” LTU Research Day, April 2024.
  • R. Boyana and A. Salaymeh, “Insights into Road Safety: A Study of Holland City’s Crash Trends,” LTU Research Day, April 2024.
  • A. Salaymeh, “Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning For Optimizing Traffic Signal Timing,” LTU Research Day, April 2023.
  • A. Salaymeh, “Automatic Detection of Traffic Stop Locations using GPS Data,” LTU Research Day, April 2023.
  • N. Kashyap, A. Salaymeh, and A. Al-Bayati, “Augmented Reality Techniques for Subsurface Utilities Positioning,” LTU Research Day, April 2022.
  • A. Salaymeh and R. Reynolds, “Optimal Path Planning underneath Lake Huron using Cultural Algorithms,” Wayne State University Graduate Exhibition, March 2015.
  • A. Salaymeh and R. Reynolds, “Using a Virtual World to Assist an ROV in Searching for Ancient Hunting Sites,” IEEE Southeast Michigan Spring Conference, April 2014.
  • A. Salaymeh and R. Reynolds, “The Design of Reality Games: The Land Bridge Game Design Project,” Wayne State University Graduate Exhibition, March 2014.
  • A. Salaymeh and R. Reynolds, “The Land Bridge Virtual World Project,” IEEE Southeast Michigan Fall Conference, November 2013.