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Dr. Vala Ali Rohani obtained his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Malaya (UM) in 2014, which is currently ranked 70th in the QS World Ranking. During his academic journey, he secured several research grants such as Bright Sparks, FRGS, EIT Digital, and EC PRR. Following his doctoral studies, Vala undertook a post-doctoral position at UM, focusing on the field of data science. This experience allowed him to make significant contributions to the field, publishing numerous papers in prestigious international journals specializing in Data Science and Machine Learning. In addition to his academic pursuits, Vala has held the position of lead data scientist, managing various big data analytics projects at national and international levels. His expertise encompasses diverse areas, including recommender systems, skyline queries, talent discovery and upskilling, social network and sentiment analysis, logistics optimization, and credit scoring in financial institutions. With over 15 years of experience as a university lecturer in esteemed institutions across Iran, Malaysia, and Portugal, Vala currently serves as an invited associate professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Setubal. As this role, he actively teaches and coordinates the master's programs in data science. One of Vala's notable achievements includes winning the first-place award in an international AI Hackathon organized by the Big Data Society of Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, in July 2021. Furthermore, Vala collaborates with the European Commission on talent discovery and upskilling in artificial intelligence and data science through initiatives like Pack for Skills and EIT Deep Tech. His involvement in these initiatives demonstrates his dedication to advancing the fields of AI and data science on a broader scale.
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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
Vala Ali Rohani

Nomes de citação

  • Rohani, Vala

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
741C-0EA3-84E3
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5629-8251

Domínios de atuação

  • Ciências Exatas - Ciências da Computação e da Informação

Idiomas

Idioma Conversação Leitura Escrita Compreensão Peer-review
Inglês Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2)
Persa (Idioma materno)
Português Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador elementar (A2) Utilizador elementar (A2) Utilizador elementar (A2)
Formação
Grau Classificação
2010/01/01 - 2014/03/30
Concluído
 Computer Science (Doktori fokozat (PhD))
Especialização em Software Engineering
Universiti Malaya, Malásia
Percurso profissional

Docência no Ensino Superior

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2019/10/01 - Atual Professor Adjunto Convidado (Docente Ensino Superior Politécnico) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
Produções

Publicações

Artigo em conferência
  1. Vala Ali Rohani; Shahid Shayaa; Ghazaleh Babanejaddehaki. "Topic modeling for social media content: A practical approach". 2016.
    10.1109/iccoins.2016.7783248
  2. Vala Ali Rohani; Shahid Shayaa. "Utilizing machine learning in Sentiment Analysis: SentiRobo approach". 2015.
    10.1109/istmet.2015.7359041
  3. Mamo M. Husain; Hamid A. Jalab; Vala Ali Rohani. "Optimized-Memory Map-Reduce Algorithm for Mobile Learning". 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-25939-0_22
  4. Vala Ali Rohani; Zarinah Mohd Kasirun; Kuru Ratnavelu. "An Enhanced Content-Based Recommender System for Academic Social Networks". 2014.
    10.1109/bdcloud.2014.131
  5. Abdolazim Rezaei; Zarinah Mohd Kasirun; Vala Ali Rohani; Touraj Khodadadi. "Anomaly detection in Online Social Networks using structure-based technique". 2013.
    10.1109/icitst.2013.6750277
  6. Vala Ali Rohani; Siew Hock Ow. "A Framework for e-Content Generation, Management and Integration in MYREN Network". 2012.
    10.1007/978-3-642-28798-5_40
  7. Vala Ali Rohani; Siew Hock Ow. "Eliciting essential requirements for social networks in academic environments". 2011.
    10.1109/isci.2011.5958905
Artigo em revista
  1. Vala Ali Rohani; Jahan Ara Peerally; sedigheh moghavvemi; Flávio Carvalho Guerreiro; Pinho, Tiago. "Illustrating scholar–practitioner collaboration for data-driven decision-making in the optimization of logistics facility location and implications for increasing the adoption of AR and VR practices". The TQM Journal 34 2 (2022): 280-302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tqm-06-2021-0194.
    10.1108/tqm-06-2021-0194
  2. Vala Ali Rohani; Shahid Shayaa; Ghazaleh Babanejaddehaki. "How Social Media Influencers Govern Sentiment Territory". International Journal of Applied Evolutionary Computation 8 1 (2017): 49-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijaec.2017010104.
    10.4018/ijaec.2017010104
  3. A. Abrizah; Mohammadamin Erfanmanesh; Vala Ali Rohani; Mike Thelwall; Jonathan M. Levitt; Fereshteh Didegah. "Sixty-four years of informetrics research: productivity, impact and collaboration". Scientometrics 101 1 (2014): 569-585. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-014-1390-8.
    10.1007/s11192-014-1390-8
  4. Sameer Kumar; Vala Ali Rohani; Kuru Ratnavelu. "International research collaborations of ASEAN Nations in economics, 1979–2010". Scientometrics 101 1 (2014): 847-867. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-014-1363-y.
    10.1007/s11192-014-1363-y
  5. Alireza Tamjidyamcholo; Mohd Sapiyan Bin Baba; Nor Liyana Mohd Shuib; Vala Ali Rohani. "Evaluation model for knowledge sharing in information security professional virtual community". Computers & Security 43 (2014): 19-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2014.02.010.
    10.1016/j.cose.2014.02.010
  6. Nor Badrul Anuar; Miss Laiha Mat Kiah; Vala Ali Rohani; Dalibor Petkovic; Sanjay Misra; Abdul Nasir Khan. "Co-FAIS: Cooperative fuzzy artificial immune system for detecting intrusion in wireless sensor networks". Journal of Network and Computer Applications 42 (2014): 102-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnca.2014.03.012.
    10.1016/j.jnca.2014.03.012
  7. Vala Ali Rohani; Zarinah Mohd Kasirun; Sameer Kumar; Shahaboddin Shamshirband. "An Effective Recommender Algorithm for Cold-Start Problem in Academic Social Networks". Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2014 (2014): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/123726.
    10.1155/2014/123726
Capítulo de livro
  1. Vala Ali Rohani; Shahid Shayaa. "Toward a Comprehensive Framework of Social Media Analytics". 191-208. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-87304-2_7
  2. Vala Ali Rohani; Sedigheh Moghavvemi; Pinho, Tiago; Paulo Caldas. "DataPro". In A Two-Fold Big Data Reskilling Solution for Unemployment and Data Professional Shortage, 98-108. {IGI, 2021.
    10.4018/978-1-7998-6926-9.ch006
  3. Vala Ali Rohani; Flavio Guerreiro; Pinho, Tiago. "An Applied Analytics Approach for Facility Location Optimization in Logistics With Actionable Insights for Logistics Managers". 124-138. {IGI, 2021.
    10.4018/978-1-7998-6926-9.ch008