Education/CredentialsPh.D: University of Virginia (Electrical Engineering)M.S.: University of Virginia (Electrical Engineering) Contact Information Rhodes Hall 828 Office 513-556-4783 Email minaiaa@ucmail.uc.edu Research InterestsDr. 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 ... Peer Reviewed Publications 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 , 116-128Dicesare, 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, 1088-1098Guo, 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 , 460Zhang, Xiaofu; Minai, A A 2004. Temporally sequenced intelligent block-matching and motion-segmentation using locally coupled networks. IEEE transactions on neural networks, 15 5, 1202-14Leung, 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, 046111Sundar, S; Minai, A A 2000. Synchronization of randomly multiplexed chaotic systems with application to communication. Physical review letters, 85 25, 5456-9Minai, 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, 621-628Doumit 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, , 31-34Sundar S.;Minai A. 12-18-2000. Synchronization of randomly multiplexed chaotic systems with application to communication Physical Review Letters, 85 25, 5456-5459Chen 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 , 667-679Byadarhaly K.;Minai A. 12-01-2013. A hierarchical model of synergistic motor control Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 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, , 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, , Doumit S.;Minai A. 12-01-2012. Topic identification and analysis in large news corpora CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 841 , 31-34Cohen K.;Minai A.A. 12-01-2011. Teaching intelligent systems at the University of Cincinnati AIAA Infotech at Aerospace Conference and Exhibit 2011, , 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, , Iyer L.;Venkatesan V.;Minai A. 12-01-2010. Neurocognitive spotlights: Configuring domains for ideation Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 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, , 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, 688-724Liao 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, , 908-913Minai 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 , 91-96Iyer 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, , 16-22Doboli 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, , 2183-2188Shah 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, , 2177-2182Liao 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 , 3531-3536Minai A.;Braha D.;Bar-Yam Y. 12-01-2006. Complex engineered systems: A new paradigm Understanding Complex Systems, 2006 , 1-21Ranganathan 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, , 3064-3070Ranganathan 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, , 774-779Wang 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, , 63-67Jin 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 , 616-621Liao 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 , 90-95Doboli S.;Minai A. 12-01-2004. Using latent attractors to discern temporal order IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, 2 , 1469-1474Jin 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 , 2923-2928Zhang 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 , 2595-2600Arumugam 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 , 567-572Jin 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 , 7-12Yang 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 , 576-577Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P. 12-01-1999. Generating smooth context-dependent neural representations Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1 , 12-15Anand T.;Minai A. 12-01-1997. Using hysteresis to improve performance in synchronous networks IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, 2 , 1216-1220Minai A.;Levy W. 12-01-1993. The dynamics of sparse random networks Biological Cybernetics, 70 2, 177-187Minai A.;Williams R. 12-01-1990. Back-propagation heuristics: A study of the extended Delta-Bar-Delta algorithm , , 595-600Yang 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 , 5558-5563Doboli S.;Minai A. 11-20-2006. Latent attractors: A general paradigm for context-dependent neural computation Studies in Computational Intelligence, 35 , 135-169Doboli S.;Brown V.;Minai A. 11-18-2009. A conceptual neural model of idea generation Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 723-729Iyer 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, , 1380-1387Minai 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, , 2109-2116Perumal S.;Minai A. 11-18-2009. Stable-yet-switchable (SyS) attractor networks Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2509-2516 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, , 140-146Sarim M.;Kumar M.;Jha R.;Minai A.A. 11-08-2017. Memristive device based learning for navigation in robots Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 12 6, 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 Deshpande A.M.; Minai A.A.; Kumar M. 11-01-2021. Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning for Quadcopter Control IFAC-PapersOnLine, 54 20, 90-95Furqan 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 , 2047-2054Mei 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 , 1825-1832Byadarhaly K.;Perdoor M.;Minai A. 10-24-2011. Synergistic organization of action: A computational model Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2961-2968Doumit 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, , 3068-3071Iyer L.;Minai A. 10-24-2011. A neurodynamical model of context-dependent category learning Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2975-2982Marupaka N.;Minai A. 10-24-2011. Connectivity and creativity in semantic neural networks Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 3127-3133Swaminathan K.;Minai A. 10-20-2006. A general approach to swarm coordination using circle formation Studies in Computational Intelligence, 31 , 65-84Lamb 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, , 131-141Mei 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 , 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, 461111-461119Candadai 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 , 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 , 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 , 1643-1648Yang 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, 716-728Yang 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 , 116-121Wang 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, 953-956Zhang 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, 1202-1214Guo 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, 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 , 459-486Deshpande 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 , 4409-4413Byadarhaly K.;Perdoor M.;Minai A. 08-01-2012. A modular neural model of motor synergies Neural Networks, 32 , 96-108Marupaka 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 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 , 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, , 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, , 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 , 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, 674-686Guo 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 , 4602-4609Lamb 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, 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, , 580-587Jin 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, 571-587Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P.;White A. 06-01-2001. An attractor model for hippocampal place cell hysteresis Neurocomputing, 38-40 , 1185-1191Doboli 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 , 353-358Doboli 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 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 , 116-128Arya 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, 663-673Minai A. 04-01-1997. Covariance learning of correlated patterns in competitive networks Neural Computation, 9 3, 667-681Lamb 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, , 165-166Deng 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 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, , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 Doboli S.; Kenworthy J.B.; Minai A.A.; Paulus P.B. 01-01-2021. Preface Understanding Complex Systems, , vii-ix Iyer L.R.; Minai A.A. 01-01-2021. CANDID: A Neurodynamical Model for Adaptive Context-Dependent Idea Generation Understanding Complex Systems, , 145-193 Kenworthy J.B.; Paulus P.B.; Minai A.A.; Doboli S. 01-01-2021. Divergent and Convergent Creativity Understanding Complex Systems, , 69-98 Minai A.A.; Doboli S.; Iyer L.R. 01-01-2021. Models of Creativity and Ideation: An Overview Understanding Complex Systems, , 21-45 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 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 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 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 , Deshpande A.M.; Minai A.A.; Kumar M. 01-01-2020. One-shot recognition of manufacturing defects in steel surfaces , 48 , 1064-1071 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 , 104-115Lamb 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 , 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, , 165-172Doumit S.;Minai A. 01-01-2018. Reading the Media’s Mind Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 398-405Mei M.;Ren Z.;Minai A.A. 01-01-2018. Mining the Temporal Structure of Thought from Text Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 291-298Shekfeh M.;Minai A. 01-01-2018. Implicit Learning and Creativity in Human Networks: A Computational Model Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 147-154 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, , 2506-2511Minai A.A. 01-01-2015. Computational models of cognitive and motor control Springer Handbook of Computational Intelligence, , 665-682Mei 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, , 3958-3965Ghanem 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 , 984-991Doboli S.;Minai A. 01-01-2003. Network capacity analysis for latent attractor computation Network: Computation in Neural Systems, 14 2, 273-302Doboli 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 , 371-379Leung 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, 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.; 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, , 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 , 124-129Yang 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 , 2638-2643Bohland J.;Minai A. 01-01-2001. Efficient associative memory using small-world architecture Neurocomputing, 38 40, 489-496Doboli S.;Minai A. 01-01-2001. Progressive attractor selection in latent attractor networks Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1 , 308-313Zhang 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 , 820-825Bohland J.;Minai A. 01-01-2000. Small-world model of associative memory Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 5 , 597-601Doboli S.;Minai A. 01-01-2000. Network capacity for latent attractor computation Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1 , 222-227Doboli 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 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.;Anand T. 01-01-1999. Synchronizing multiple chaotic maps with a randomized scalar coupling Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 125 3-4, 241-259Minai 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, 31-38Minai 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, 312-320Minai A.;Anand T. 01-01-1998. Using noise to synchronize chaotic neural oscillators IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, 2 , 1466-1471Minai A.;Anand T. 01-01-1998. Stimulus-induced bifurcations in discrete-time neural oscillators Biological Cybernetics, 79 1, 87-96Minai 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 , 587-592Minai A.;Pandian T. 01-01-1998. Communicating with noise: How chaos and noise combine to generate secure encryption keys Chaos, 8 3, 621-628Minai 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, 1559-1562Minai A.;Williams R. 01-01-1994. Perturbation response in feedforward networks Neural Networks, 7 5, 783-796Minai A.;Williams R. 01-01-1993. On the derivatives of the sigmoid Neural Networks, 6 6, 845-853 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 , 857-862Minai 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
Research InterestsDr. 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 ...
Peer Reviewed Publications 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 , 116-128Dicesare, 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, 1088-1098Guo, 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 , 460Zhang, Xiaofu; Minai, A A 2004. Temporally sequenced intelligent block-matching and motion-segmentation using locally coupled networks. IEEE transactions on neural networks, 15 5, 1202-14Leung, 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, 046111Sundar, S; Minai, A A 2000. Synchronization of randomly multiplexed chaotic systems with application to communication. Physical review letters, 85 25, 5456-9Minai, 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, 621-628Doumit 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, , 31-34Sundar S.;Minai A. 12-18-2000. Synchronization of randomly multiplexed chaotic systems with application to communication Physical Review Letters, 85 25, 5456-5459Chen 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 , 667-679Byadarhaly K.;Minai A. 12-01-2013. A hierarchical model of synergistic motor control Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 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, , 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, , Doumit S.;Minai A. 12-01-2012. Topic identification and analysis in large news corpora CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 841 , 31-34Cohen K.;Minai A.A. 12-01-2011. Teaching intelligent systems at the University of Cincinnati AIAA Infotech at Aerospace Conference and Exhibit 2011, , 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, , Iyer L.;Venkatesan V.;Minai A. 12-01-2010. Neurocognitive spotlights: Configuring domains for ideation Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 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, , 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, 688-724Liao 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, , 908-913Minai 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 , 91-96Iyer 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, , 16-22Doboli 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, , 2183-2188Shah 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, , 2177-2182Liao 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 , 3531-3536Minai A.;Braha D.;Bar-Yam Y. 12-01-2006. Complex engineered systems: A new paradigm Understanding Complex Systems, 2006 , 1-21Ranganathan 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, , 3064-3070Ranganathan 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, , 774-779Wang 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, , 63-67Jin 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 , 616-621Liao 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 , 90-95Doboli S.;Minai A. 12-01-2004. Using latent attractors to discern temporal order IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, 2 , 1469-1474Jin 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 , 2923-2928Zhang 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 , 2595-2600Arumugam 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 , 567-572Jin 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 , 7-12Yang 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 , 576-577Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P. 12-01-1999. Generating smooth context-dependent neural representations Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1 , 12-15Anand T.;Minai A. 12-01-1997. Using hysteresis to improve performance in synchronous networks IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, 2 , 1216-1220Minai A.;Levy W. 12-01-1993. The dynamics of sparse random networks Biological Cybernetics, 70 2, 177-187Minai A.;Williams R. 12-01-1990. Back-propagation heuristics: A study of the extended Delta-Bar-Delta algorithm , , 595-600Yang 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 , 5558-5563Doboli S.;Minai A. 11-20-2006. Latent attractors: A general paradigm for context-dependent neural computation Studies in Computational Intelligence, 35 , 135-169Doboli S.;Brown V.;Minai A. 11-18-2009. A conceptual neural model of idea generation Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 723-729Iyer 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, , 1380-1387Minai 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, , 2109-2116Perumal S.;Minai A. 11-18-2009. Stable-yet-switchable (SyS) attractor networks Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2509-2516 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, , 140-146Sarim M.;Kumar M.;Jha R.;Minai A.A. 11-08-2017. Memristive device based learning for navigation in robots Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 12 6, 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 Deshpande A.M.; Minai A.A.; Kumar M. 11-01-2021. Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning for Quadcopter Control IFAC-PapersOnLine, 54 20, 90-95Furqan 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 , 2047-2054Mei 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 , 1825-1832Byadarhaly K.;Perdoor M.;Minai A. 10-24-2011. Synergistic organization of action: A computational model Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2961-2968Doumit 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, , 3068-3071Iyer L.;Minai A. 10-24-2011. A neurodynamical model of context-dependent category learning Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2975-2982Marupaka N.;Minai A. 10-24-2011. Connectivity and creativity in semantic neural networks Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 3127-3133Swaminathan K.;Minai A. 10-20-2006. A general approach to swarm coordination using circle formation Studies in Computational Intelligence, 31 , 65-84Lamb 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, , 131-141Mei 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 , 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, 461111-461119Candadai 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 , 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 , 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 , 1643-1648Yang 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, 716-728Yang 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 , 116-121Wang 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, 953-956Zhang 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, 1202-1214Guo 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, 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 , 459-486Deshpande 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 , 4409-4413Byadarhaly K.;Perdoor M.;Minai A. 08-01-2012. A modular neural model of motor synergies Neural Networks, 32 , 96-108Marupaka 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 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 , 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, , 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, , 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 , 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, 674-686Guo 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 , 4602-4609Lamb 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, 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, , 580-587Jin 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, 571-587Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P.;White A. 06-01-2001. An attractor model for hippocampal place cell hysteresis Neurocomputing, 38-40 , 1185-1191Doboli 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 , 353-358Doboli 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 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 , 116-128Arya 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, 663-673Minai A. 04-01-1997. Covariance learning of correlated patterns in competitive networks Neural Computation, 9 3, 667-681Lamb 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, , 165-166Deng 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 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, , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 Doboli S.; Kenworthy J.B.; Minai A.A.; Paulus P.B. 01-01-2021. Preface Understanding Complex Systems, , vii-ix Iyer L.R.; Minai A.A. 01-01-2021. CANDID: A Neurodynamical Model for Adaptive Context-Dependent Idea Generation Understanding Complex Systems, , 145-193 Kenworthy J.B.; Paulus P.B.; Minai A.A.; Doboli S. 01-01-2021. Divergent and Convergent Creativity Understanding Complex Systems, , 69-98 Minai A.A.; Doboli S.; Iyer L.R. 01-01-2021. Models of Creativity and Ideation: An Overview Understanding Complex Systems, , 21-45 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 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 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 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 , Deshpande A.M.; Minai A.A.; Kumar M. 01-01-2020. One-shot recognition of manufacturing defects in steel surfaces , 48 , 1064-1071 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 , 104-115Lamb 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 , 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, , 165-172Doumit S.;Minai A. 01-01-2018. Reading the Media’s Mind Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 398-405Mei M.;Ren Z.;Minai A.A. 01-01-2018. Mining the Temporal Structure of Thought from Text Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 291-298Shekfeh M.;Minai A. 01-01-2018. Implicit Learning and Creativity in Human Networks: A Computational Model Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 147-154 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, , 2506-2511Minai A.A. 01-01-2015. Computational models of cognitive and motor control Springer Handbook of Computational Intelligence, , 665-682Mei 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, , 3958-3965Ghanem 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 , 984-991Doboli S.;Minai A. 01-01-2003. Network capacity analysis for latent attractor computation Network: Computation in Neural Systems, 14 2, 273-302Doboli 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 , 371-379Leung 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, 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.; 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, , 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 , 124-129Yang 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 , 2638-2643Bohland J.;Minai A. 01-01-2001. Efficient associative memory using small-world architecture Neurocomputing, 38 40, 489-496Doboli S.;Minai A. 01-01-2001. Progressive attractor selection in latent attractor networks Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1 , 308-313Zhang 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 , 820-825Bohland J.;Minai A. 01-01-2000. Small-world model of associative memory Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 5 , 597-601Doboli S.;Minai A. 01-01-2000. Network capacity for latent attractor computation Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1 , 222-227Doboli 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 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.;Anand T. 01-01-1999. Synchronizing multiple chaotic maps with a randomized scalar coupling Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 125 3-4, 241-259Minai 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, 31-38Minai 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, 312-320Minai A.;Anand T. 01-01-1998. Using noise to synchronize chaotic neural oscillators IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, 2 , 1466-1471Minai A.;Anand T. 01-01-1998. Stimulus-induced bifurcations in discrete-time neural oscillators Biological Cybernetics, 79 1, 87-96Minai 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 , 587-592Minai A.;Pandian T. 01-01-1998. Communicating with noise: How chaos and noise combine to generate secure encryption keys Chaos, 8 3, 621-628Minai 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, 1559-1562Minai A.;Williams R. 01-01-1994. Perturbation response in feedforward networks Neural Networks, 7 5, 783-796Minai A.;Williams R. 01-01-1993. On the derivatives of the sigmoid Neural Networks, 6 6, 845-853 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 , 857-862Minai 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
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 , 116-128Dicesare, 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, 1088-1098Guo, 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 , 460Zhang, Xiaofu; Minai, A A 2004. Temporally sequenced intelligent block-matching and motion-segmentation using locally coupled networks. IEEE transactions on neural networks, 15 5, 1202-14Leung, 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, 046111Sundar, S; Minai, A A 2000. Synchronization of randomly multiplexed chaotic systems with application to communication. Physical review letters, 85 25, 5456-9Minai, 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, 621-628Doumit 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, , 31-34Sundar S.;Minai A. 12-18-2000. Synchronization of randomly multiplexed chaotic systems with application to communication Physical Review Letters, 85 25, 5456-5459Chen 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 , 667-679Byadarhaly K.;Minai A. 12-01-2013. A hierarchical model of synergistic motor control Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 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, , 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, , Doumit S.;Minai A. 12-01-2012. Topic identification and analysis in large news corpora CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 841 , 31-34Cohen K.;Minai A.A. 12-01-2011. Teaching intelligent systems at the University of Cincinnati AIAA Infotech at Aerospace Conference and Exhibit 2011, , 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, , Iyer L.;Venkatesan V.;Minai A. 12-01-2010. Neurocognitive spotlights: Configuring domains for ideation Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 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, , 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, 688-724Liao 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, , 908-913Minai 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 , 91-96Iyer 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, , 16-22Doboli 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, , 2183-2188Shah 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, , 2177-2182Liao 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 , 3531-3536Minai A.;Braha D.;Bar-Yam Y. 12-01-2006. Complex engineered systems: A new paradigm Understanding Complex Systems, 2006 , 1-21Ranganathan 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, , 3064-3070Ranganathan 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, , 774-779Wang 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, , 63-67Jin 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 , 616-621Liao 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 , 90-95Doboli S.;Minai A. 12-01-2004. Using latent attractors to discern temporal order IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, 2 , 1469-1474Jin 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 , 2923-2928Zhang 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 , 2595-2600Arumugam 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 , 567-572Jin 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 , 7-12Yang 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 , 576-577Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P. 12-01-1999. Generating smooth context-dependent neural representations Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1 , 12-15Anand T.;Minai A. 12-01-1997. Using hysteresis to improve performance in synchronous networks IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, 2 , 1216-1220Minai A.;Levy W. 12-01-1993. The dynamics of sparse random networks Biological Cybernetics, 70 2, 177-187Minai A.;Williams R. 12-01-1990. Back-propagation heuristics: A study of the extended Delta-Bar-Delta algorithm , , 595-600Yang 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 , 5558-5563Doboli S.;Minai A. 11-20-2006. Latent attractors: A general paradigm for context-dependent neural computation Studies in Computational Intelligence, 35 , 135-169Doboli S.;Brown V.;Minai A. 11-18-2009. A conceptual neural model of idea generation Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 723-729Iyer 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, , 1380-1387Minai 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, , 2109-2116Perumal S.;Minai A. 11-18-2009. Stable-yet-switchable (SyS) attractor networks Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2509-2516 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, , 140-146Sarim M.;Kumar M.;Jha R.;Minai A.A. 11-08-2017. Memristive device based learning for navigation in robots Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 12 6, 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 Deshpande A.M.; Minai A.A.; Kumar M. 11-01-2021. Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning for Quadcopter Control IFAC-PapersOnLine, 54 20, 90-95Furqan 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 , 2047-2054Mei 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 , 1825-1832Byadarhaly K.;Perdoor M.;Minai A. 10-24-2011. Synergistic organization of action: A computational model Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2961-2968Doumit 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, , 3068-3071Iyer L.;Minai A. 10-24-2011. A neurodynamical model of context-dependent category learning Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 2975-2982Marupaka N.;Minai A. 10-24-2011. Connectivity and creativity in semantic neural networks Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, , 3127-3133Swaminathan K.;Minai A. 10-20-2006. A general approach to swarm coordination using circle formation Studies in Computational Intelligence, 31 , 65-84Lamb 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, , 131-141Mei 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 , 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, 461111-461119Candadai 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 , 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 , 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 , 1643-1648Yang 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, 716-728Yang 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 , 116-121Wang 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, 953-956Zhang 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, 1202-1214Guo 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, 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 , 459-486Deshpande 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 , 4409-4413Byadarhaly K.;Perdoor M.;Minai A. 08-01-2012. A modular neural model of motor synergies Neural Networks, 32 , 96-108Marupaka 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 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 , 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, , 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, , 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 , 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, 674-686Guo 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 , 4602-4609Lamb 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, 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, , 580-587Jin 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, 571-587Doboli S.;Minai A.;Best P.;White A. 06-01-2001. An attractor model for hippocampal place cell hysteresis Neurocomputing, 38-40 , 1185-1191Doboli 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 , 353-358Doboli 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 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 , 116-128Arya 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, 663-673Minai A. 04-01-1997. Covariance learning of correlated patterns in competitive networks Neural Computation, 9 3, 667-681Lamb 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, , 165-166Deng 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 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, , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 Doboli S.; Kenworthy J.B.; Minai A.A.; Paulus P.B. 01-01-2021. Preface Understanding Complex Systems, , vii-ix Iyer L.R.; Minai A.A. 01-01-2021. CANDID: A Neurodynamical Model for Adaptive Context-Dependent Idea Generation Understanding Complex Systems, , 145-193 Kenworthy J.B.; Paulus P.B.; Minai A.A.; Doboli S. 01-01-2021. Divergent and Convergent Creativity Understanding Complex Systems, , 69-98 Minai A.A.; Doboli S.; Iyer L.R. 01-01-2021. Models of Creativity and Ideation: An Overview Understanding Complex Systems, , 21-45 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 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 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 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 , Deshpande A.M.; Minai A.A.; Kumar M. 01-01-2020. One-shot recognition of manufacturing defects in steel surfaces , 48 , 1064-1071 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 , 104-115Lamb 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 , 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, , 165-172Doumit S.;Minai A. 01-01-2018. Reading the Media’s Mind Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 398-405Mei M.;Ren Z.;Minai A.A. 01-01-2018. Mining the Temporal Structure of Thought from Text Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 291-298Shekfeh M.;Minai A. 01-01-2018. Implicit Learning and Creativity in Human Networks: A Computational Model Springer Proceedings in Complexity, , 147-154 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, , 2506-2511Minai A.A. 01-01-2015. Computational models of cognitive and motor control Springer Handbook of Computational Intelligence, , 665-682Mei 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, , 3958-3965Ghanem 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 , 984-991Doboli S.;Minai A. 01-01-2003. Network capacity analysis for latent attractor computation Network: Computation in Neural Systems, 14 2, 273-302Doboli 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 , 371-379Leung 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, 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.; 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, , 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 , 124-129Yang 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 , 2638-2643Bohland J.;Minai A. 01-01-2001. Efficient associative memory using small-world architecture Neurocomputing, 38 40, 489-496Doboli S.;Minai A. 01-01-2001. Progressive attractor selection in latent attractor networks Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1 , 308-313Zhang 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 , 820-825Bohland J.;Minai A. 01-01-2000. Small-world model of associative memory Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 5 , 597-601Doboli S.;Minai A. 01-01-2000. Network capacity for latent attractor computation Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1 , 222-227Doboli 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 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.;Anand T. 01-01-1999. Synchronizing multiple chaotic maps with a randomized scalar coupling Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 125 3-4, 241-259Minai 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, 31-38Minai 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, 312-320Minai A.;Anand T. 01-01-1998. Using noise to synchronize chaotic neural oscillators IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings, 2 , 1466-1471Minai A.;Anand T. 01-01-1998. Stimulus-induced bifurcations in discrete-time neural oscillators Biological Cybernetics, 79 1, 87-96Minai 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 , 587-592Minai A.;Pandian T. 01-01-1998. Communicating with noise: How chaos and noise combine to generate secure encryption keys Chaos, 8 3, 621-628Minai 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, 1559-1562Minai A.;Williams R. 01-01-1994. Perturbation response in feedforward networks Neural Networks, 7 5, 783-796Minai A.;Williams R. 01-01-1993. On the derivatives of the sigmoid Neural Networks, 6 6, 845-853 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 , 857-862Minai 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