1.      E. H. Saleh, W. Badawy, M. M. Fouad, M. S. Sayed, F. E. Abd El‑Samie, “Textile Inspection Based on À trous Wavelet Transform,” Wireless Personal Communications, October 2024.

2.      M. M. Zarie, A. A. Ateya, M. S. Sayed, M. ElAffendi, and M. M. Abdellatif, “Microservice-Based Vehicular Network for Seamless and Ultra-Reliable Communications of Connected Vehicles,” Future Internet, July 2024, vol. 16, issue 7, p. 257.

3.      J. R. Majok, M. Abo-Zahhad, K. Inoue, and M. S. Sayed, "Acceleration of an Optimized Kvazaar All Intra Prediction on Embedded Systems Based on the Directional Texture Complexity", IEEE Embedded Systems Letters, July 2024.

4.      M. Abo-Zahhad, A. H. Abd El-Malek, M. S. Sayed, S. N. Gitau, “Minimization of occurrence of retained surgical items using machine learning and deep learning techniques: a review,” BioData Mining, vol. 17, no. 17, 2024.

5.      J. R. Majok, M. Abo-Zahhad, K. Inoue, and M. S. Sayed, "Performance Evaluation of All Intra Kvazaar and x265 HEVC Encoders on Embedded System Nvidia Jetson Platform", Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, vol. 21, no. 67, April 2024

6.      O. M. Mogaka, R. Zewail, K. Inoue, and M. S. Sayed, "TinyEmergencyNet: A hardware-friendly ultra-lightweight deep learning model for aerial scene image classification", Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, vol. 21, no. 51, March 2024

7.      H. S. Mputu, A. Abdel-Mawgood, A. Shimada, and M. S. Sayed, "Real-Time Tomato Quality Assessment Using Hybrid CNN-SVM Model", IEEE Embedded System Letters, February 2024.

8.      H. S. Mputu, A. Abdel-mawgood, A. Shimada, and M. S. Sayed, "Tomato Quality Classification Based on Transfer Learning Feature Extraction and Machine Learning Algorithm Classifiers," IEEE Access, vol. 12, no. January 2024, pp. 8283-8295, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3352745.

9.      M. Osama, A. A. Ateya, M. S. Sayed, M. Hammad, P. Pławiak, A. A. Abd El-Latif, and R. A. Elsayed. "Internet of Medical Things and Healthcare 4.0: Trends, Requirements, Challenges, and Research Directions." Sensors 23, no. 17, August 2023.

10.  A. Taghian, A. H. Abd El-Malek, M. S. Sayed, and M. Abo-Zahhad. “Developing an integrated medication adherence system: Exploring the potential of i-Ware's augmented reality goggles and mobile application,” IET Smart Cities, August 2023. https://doi.org/10.1049/smc2.12062.

11.  A. Taghian, M. Abo-Zahhad, M. S. Sayed, and A. H. Abd El-Malek. “Virtual and augmented reality in biomedical engineering,” BioMedical Engineering OnLine, vol. 22, no. 76, July 2023. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12938-023-01138-3.

12.  M. M. Abo-Zahhad, M. Elsayed, A. Fawaz, A. H. Abd El-Malek, M. S. Sayed, A. Sharshar, and Mohammed Abo-Zahhad, “Design of Smart Wearable System for Sleep Tracking Using SVM and Multi-Sensor Approach,” JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences, no. 4, Vol. 51, Issue 4, July 2023, Page 1-15.

13.  A. Ali, S. M Ahmed, M. S. Sayed, and A. Shalaby, “Deep Learning-Based Human Body Communication Baseband Transceiver for WBAN IEEE 802.15.6,” Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 115, pp. October 2022.

14.  M. M. Khodier, S. M. Ahmed, and M. S. Sayed, “Complex Pattern Jacquard Fabrics Defect Detection Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Multispectral Imaging,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 10653 – 10660, January 2022.

15.  N. Elsawy, M. S. Sayed, and F. Farag, “Efficient Coding Unit Classifier for HEVC Screen Content Coding Based on Machine Learning,” Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, vol. 19, pp. 375-390, January 2022.

16.  E. Badry, K. Inoue, and M. S. Sayed, “Fast Screen Content Coding in HEVC using Machine Learning,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 154659 – 154666, November 2021.

17.  N. Elsawy, M. S. Sayed, and F. Farag, “Mode Skipping for Screen Content Coding Based on Neural Network Classifier,” Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, vol. 18, pp. 2453–2468, June 2021.

18.  S. Hassan, M. S. Sayed, M. I. Abdalla, and M. A. Rashwan “Breast Cancer Masses Classification Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks and Transfer Learning,” Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 79, pp. 30735–30768, August 2020.

19.  E. Badry, K. Inoue, and M. S. Sayed, “Decision Tree Models and Early Splitting Termination in Screen Content Extension of High Efficiency Video Coding,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 143437 – 143452, August 2020.

20.  E. Hussein, M. Fouad, M. S. Sayed, W. Badawy, and F. Abd El-Samie “Automated Fabric Defect Detection Based on Additive Wavelet Transform,” accepted for publication in Multimedia Tools and Applications, June 2020.

21.  A. Ali, K. Inoue, A. Shalaby, M. S. Sayed, and S. M. Ahmed, “Efficient Autoencoder-Based Human Body Communication Transceiver for WBAN,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 117196 – 117205, August 2019.

22.  B. E. Abu-Elmaaty, M. S. Sayed, R. K. Pokharel, and H. M. Shalaby, “General silicon-on-insulator higher-order mode converter based on substrip dielectric waveguides,” Journal of Applied optics, vol 58, no. 7, pp. 1763-1771, March 2019.

23.  S. Hassan, M. S. Sayed, M. I. Abdalla, and M. A. Rashwan, “Detection of breast cancer mass using MSER detector and features matching,” Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 78, pp. 20239–20262, February 2019.

24.  O. M. Saad, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “Automatic Discrimination of Earthquakes and Quarry Blasts Using Wavelet Filter Bank and Support Vector Machine,” Journal of Seismology, December 2018.

25.  O. M. Saad, K. Inoue, A. Shalaby, L. Samy, and M. S. Sayed, “Automatic arrival time detection for earthquakes based on stacked denoising autoencoder,” IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 15, issue 11, pp. 1687 – 1691, November 2018.

26.  A. M. El-Mohandes, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “Efficient Low Power Digital Baseband Transceiver for IEEE 802.15.6 Narrowband Physical Layer,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, vol. 26, issue 11, pp. 2372 – 2385, November 2018.

27.  O. M. Saad, A. Shalaby, L. Samy, and M. S. Sayed, “Automatic arrival time detection for earthquakes based on Modified Laplacian of Gaussian filter,” Computers & Geosciences, vol. 113, pp. 43 – 53, April 2018

28.  M. Abdelrasoul, M. S. Sayed, and V. Goulart, “Diagonal Based Fast Intra Mode Decision Algorithm for HEVC”, IET Image Processing, vol. 11, issue 10, pp. 888 – 898, October 2017.

29.  A. Medhat, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, " Towards an FPGA-based HEVC Encoder: A Low-Complexity Rate Distortion Scheme for AMVP,” Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, vol. 36, issue 10, pp. 4207–4226, October 2017.

30.  M. Abdelrasoul, M. S. Sayed, and V. Goulart, “Real-time unified architecture for forward/inverse discrete cosine transform in high efficiency video coding”, IET Circuits, Devices & Systems, vol. 11, issue 4, pp. 381 – 387, July 2017.

31.  A. Medhat, A. Shalaby, M. S. Sayed, M. Elsabrouty, and F. Mehdipour, "Adaptive Low-Complexity Motion Estimation Algorithm for High Efficiency Video Coding Encoder,” IET Image Processing, vol. 10, issue 6, p. 438 – 447, June 2016.

32.  M. A. Mousa, M. S. Sayed, and M. I. Abdalla, “An Efficient Algorithm for Arabic Optical Font Recognition Using Scale Invariant Detector,” Springer International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 263-270, September 2015.

33.  M. S. Sayed and J. Delva, “An Efficient Intensity Correction Algorithm for High Definition Video Surveillance Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 21, issue 11, pp. 1622-1630, March 2011.

34.  M. S. Sayed, W. Badawy, and G. Jullien, “Interpolation-Free Fractional-Pixel Motion Estimation Algorithms with Efficient Hardware Implementation,” Springer Journal of Signal Processing Systems, Oct. 2010.

35.  M. Sayed, W. Badawy, and G. Jullien, “Towards an H.264/AVC HW/SW Integrated Solution: An Efficient VBSME Architecture,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 55, issue 9, pp. 912-916, Sept. 2008.

36.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “An Affine Based Algorithm and SIMD Architecture for Video Compression with Low Bit-rate Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 16, issue 4, pp. 457-471, April 2006.

37.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “A Computational Memory Architecture for MPEG-4 Applications with Mobile Devices,” The Journal of VLSI Signal Processing, Special Issue on Digital and Computational video, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 35-42, Jan. 2006.

38.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “A Computational RAM (C-RAM) Architecture for Real-Time Mesh-Based Video Motion Tracking: Part I Motion Estimation,” Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers JCSC, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 1203-1215, Dec. 2004.

39.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “A Computational RAM (C-RAM) Architecture for Real-Time Mesh-Based Video Motion Tracking: Part II Motion Compensation,” Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers JCSC, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 1217-1231, Dec. 2004.

40.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “A Novel Low Power Embedded Memory Architecture for MPEG-4 Applications with Mobile Devices,” IEEE Canadian Journal on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 171-175, Oct. 2002.

1.      Omnia AbdElkarim, Rami Zewail, Koji Inoue, Sameh Sherif, and Mohammed S. Sayed, “FPGA-based Artificial Intelligence Accelerator for On-board Processing of Aerial Scenes,” The International Conference on Microelectronics, Cairo, Egypt, 14-17 December 2025.

2.      Omar Mahmoud, Khaled Gad, Sally R. Zeineldeen, Mohammed Moawad, Yousif Masoud, Ebrahim Osama, Youssef M. Fathy, Rami Zewail, Mohammed S. Sayed, Ali Elsawy and Shaimaa Elsayed,      “A Verification and Performance Evaluation Framework for RISC-V Vector Kernel”, JAC-ECC 2025, Egypt, December 15-17, 2025.

3.      Reem Mahmoud, Ibrahim Essam, Seif Hytham, Marawan Tarek, Mohammed S. Sayed and Mohamed Emad, “Algorithmic Restructuring for High-Efficiency GPU Acceleration of the Kvazaar HEVC Intra Encoder, JAC-ECC 2025, Egypt, December 15-17, 2025.

4.      Mennatallah Zain El-Deen, Mohammed S. Sayed, Sameh Sherif, Haruichi Kanaya and Mohammed Abo-Zahhad, “Advances in FPGA-Based Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems for Type 1 Diabetes: A Comprehensive Review,” JAC-ECC 2025, Egypt, December 15-17, 2025.

5.      Ahmed Hafez, Raafat Abdelnaby, Ali Mabrouk, Abdelrhman Mosaad, Saif Elnagar, Ahmed Abd El-Malek and Mohammed Sayed,    “Implementation of MIMO Digital Beamforming System in Sub-6 GHz Band for 5G,” JAC-ECC 2025, Egypt, December 15-17, 2025.

6.      Mennatallah Zain El-Deen, Mohammed Sayed, Sameh Sherif, Haruichi Kanaya and Mohammed Abo-Zahhad, “Descriptive Simulation of Glucose Concentration Sensing integrating an Adaptive Model for Meal-Triggered Insulin Infusion,” JAC-ECC 2025, Egypt, December 15-17, 2025.

7.      S. N. Gitau, A. H. Abd El-Malek, M. S. Sayed, M. Abo-Zahhad, “Surgical Tools Localization and Detection using YOLO Models for Minimization of Retained Surgical Items,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, Dec.16-18, 2024.

8.      S. N. Gitau, A. H. Abd El-Malek, M. S. Sayed, M. Abo-Zahhad, “Integrating Internet of Medical Things and Deep Learning for Reducing Retained Surgical Items: A Comprehensive Survey,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, Dec.16-18, 2024.

9.      S. N. Gitau, A. H. Abd El-Malek, M. S. Sayed, M. Abo-Zahhad, “Automatic Surgical Items Tracking in Laparoscopic Surgery Utilizing Deep Learning for Retained Items Detection and Classification,” IEEE 30th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), 24-27 June 2024.

10.  M. S. Sayed, S. Elsagheer, and M. Hassan, “Efficient Low Cost Automatic External Defibrillator Circuit,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, Dec.18-20, 2023.

11.  M. S. Sayed, M. Elsharkawy, B. Kobasy, and H. Eltabakh, “Enhancing Lane Detection for Autonomous Vehicles Using Image Processing and Real-Time Analysis,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, Dec.18-20, 2023.

12.  S. Elsagheer, M. S. Sayed, and M. Hassan, “Efficient Automatic External Defibrillator using the Slope of Hilbert Transformed ECG Signals,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, Dec.18-20, 2023.

13.  A. Taghian, A. Abdel-Malek, M. S. Sayed, and M. Abo-Zahhad, “Towards an Augmented Reality Goggles Integrated with a Mobile-Based Medication Adherence System,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, Dec.18-20, 2023.

14.  B. E. Abu-Elmaaty, M. S. Sayed, and H. M. Shalaby, “M-PPM Fast Delay Unit Based on Silicon-on-Insulator Coupled Resonator Optical Waveguides,” in proc. of the 5th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference (NILES 2023), Cairo, Egypt, 21-23 October, 2023.

15.  A. Fawaz, M. Elsayed, A. Sharshar, M. S. Sayed, A. H. Abd El-Malek, and M. Abo-Zahhad, "Fall Detection Algorithm Using a Smart Wearable System for Remote Health Monitoring," in proc. of the 9th World Congress on New Technologies (NewTech'23) Brunel University, London, United Kingdom - August 09-11, 2023, Paper No. ICBB 111 DOI: 10.11159/icbb23.111.

16.  M. Abo-Zahhad, M. S. Sayed, A. H. Abd El-Malek, M. Hossam, N. Atef and S. Reda, "Intelligent IoT-Based Tracking System for Constant Supervision of Health Status and Daily Activities of Children," in proc. of the 10th International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications, and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, 2022, pp. 175-180, doi: 10.1109/JAC-ECC56395.2022.10044030.

17.  A. Taghian, M. Abo-Zahhad, M. S. Sayed and A. Abdel-Malek, “Virtual, Augmented Reality, and Wearable Devices for Biomedical Applications: A Review,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, Dec.13-14, 2021.

18.  M. Abo-Zahhad, M. S. Sayed, A. Abdel-Malek, A. Fawaz, A. A. Zakaria, A. E. Wahdan, M. Elsayed and A. Taghian, “An IoT-based Smart Wearable System for Remote Health Monitoring,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, Dec.13-14, 2021.

19.  E. Hussein, M. Fouad, M. S. Sayed, W. Badawy, and F. Abd El-Samie “Automated Fabric Defect Detection Using à trous Wavelet Transform and Bollinger Band (BB),” in Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Software and Information Engineering (ICSIE 2020), Cairo, Egypt, November 11-13, 2020.

20.  E. Badry, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “Intra Mode Decision Acceleration for HEVC Screen Content Coding,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, Dec.15-16, 2019.

21.  E. Badry, M. Abdelrasoul and M. S. Sayed, “Toward Faster HEVC for Video Conference Applications,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC), Alexandria, Egypt, Dec.15-16, 2019.

22.  E. Badry, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “Fast Algorithm with Palette Mode Skipping and Splitting Early Termination for HEVC Screen Content Coding,” in proc. of the IEEE 62^nd International Midwest Symposium on Circuits & Systems, Dallas, Texas, USA, 4-7 August, 2019.

23.  S. A. Abdelrahman, M. M. Abdelwahab, and M. S. Sayed, “Pulmonary Nodule and Malignancy Classification Employing Triplanar Views and Convolutional Neural Network,” in proc. of the IEEE 62^nd International Midwest Symposium on Circuits & Systems, Dallas, Texas, USA, 4-7 August, 2019.

24.  B. Mohamed, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “High-Level Synthesis Hardware Accelerators of Integer-pixel Motion Estimation of HEVC on SoC-FPGA Platform,” in proc. of the 2^nd Middle East – North African (MENA) Regional International Telecommunications Society (ITS) Conference, Aswan, Egypt, 18-21 February 2019.

25.  O. M. Saad, A. Shalaby, K. Inoue, and M. S. Sayed, “Hardware Friendly Algorithm for Earthquakes Discrimination Based on Wavelet Filter Bank and Support Vector Machine,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC 2018), Alexandria, Egypt, 16-18 December, 2018.

26.  B. E. Abu-Elmaaty, O. M. Nawwar, M. S. Sayed, H. M. Shalaby, and R. K. Pokharel, “Silicon-on-Insulator First-Order Mode Converter Based on Binary Phase Plate,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computations (JAC-ECC 2018), Alexandria, Egypt, 16-18 December, 2018.

27.  S. A. Abdelrahman, M. M. Abdelwahab, and M. S. Sayed, “Malignancy Classification of Lung Nodule Based on Accumulated Multi Planar Views and Canonical Correlation Analysis,” in proc. of the 20th IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM 2018), Taichung, Taiwan, 10-12 December 2018.

28.  E. M. Ibrahim, E. Badry, A. M. Abdelsalam, I. L. Abdalla, M. S. Sayed, and H. Shalaby, “Neural Networks Based Fractional Pixel Motion Estimation for HEVC,” in proc. of the 20th IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM 2018), Taichung, Taiwan, 10-12 December 2018.

29.  A. H. Bondok, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “A Low Power Packet Detection Algorithm for FM-UWB PHY for IEEE 802.15.6 WBAN,” in proc. of the 25th IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2018), Bordeaux, France, 9-12 December 2018.

30.  B. E. Abu-Elmaaty, M. S. Sayed, H. M. Shalaby, and R. K. Pokharel, “TE0-to-TE2 Silicon-on-Insulator Internally Dielectric Waveguide Mode Converter,” in proc. of the IEEE Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP 2018), Hangzhou, China, 26-29 October, 2018.

31.  B. E. Abu-Elmaaty, M. S. Sayed, H. M. Shalaby, R. K. Pokharel, and A. Srivastava, “Silicon-on-insulator fundamental to first-order dual polarization mode converter based on Si-Si3N4 phase plate waveguide,” in proc. Of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2018), Bucharest, Romania, 1-5 July, 2018.

32.  O. M. Saad, K. Inoue, A. Shalaby, L. Samy, and M. S. Sayed, “Autoencoder based Features Extraction for Automatic Classification of Earthquakes and Explosions,” in proc. of the 17^th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS 2018), Singapore, 6-8 June, 2018.

33.  A. A. Hamdi, M. S. Sayed, M. M.Fouad, M. M. Hadhoud, “Unsupervised Patterned Fabric Defect Detection using Texture Filtering and K-Means clustering,” in proc. of the International Conference on Innovative Trends in Computer Engineering, Aswan, Egypt, 19 – 21 February, 2018.

34.  B. Mohamed, A. Elsayed, O. Amin, E. Khafagy, M. Abdelrasoul, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “High-Level Synthesis Hardware Implementation and Verification of HEVC DCT on SoC-FPGA," in proc. of the 13^th International Computer Engineering Conference (ICENCO), Cairo, Egypt, 27-28 December, 2017.

35.  N. Elsawy, M. S. Sayed, and F. Farag, “Selective Energy-Based Histogram Equalization for Mammograms,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, Alexandria, Egypt, 18 – 20 December, 2017.

36.  R. A. Elsayed, M. S. Sayed, and M. I. Abdalla, “Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Dimensionality Reduction of Histogram of Oriented Gradients,” in proc. of the International Japan-Africa Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, Alexandria, Egypt, 18 – 20 December, 2017.

37.  R. A. Elsayed, M. S. Sayed, and M. I. Abdalla, “Hybrid Method based on Multi-Feature Descriptor for Static Sign Language Recognition,” in proc. of the 8^th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Information Systems, Cairo, Egypt, 5 – 7 December, 2017.

38.  A. A. Hamdi, M. S. Sayed, M. M. Fouad, M. M. Hadhoud, “Patterned Fabric Defect Detection System Using Near Infrared Imaging,” in proc. of the 8^th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Information Systems, Cairo, Egypt, 5 – 7 December, 2017.

39.  A. Ali, A. Shalaby, M. S. Sayed, M. Abo-Zahhad, “Low Power HBC PHY Baseband Transceiver for IEEE 802.15.6 WBAN,” in proc. 29^th IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics, Beirut, Lebanon, 10–13 December 2017.

40.  O. M. Saad, A. Shalaby, M. S. Sayed, “Automatic Arrival Time Detection for Earthquakes Based on Logarithmic Transformation,” in proc. 29^th IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics, Beirut, Lebanon, 10–13 December 2017.

41.  E. Badry, A. Shalaby, M. S. Sayed, “A Hardware Friendly Fractional-Pixel Motion Estimation Algorithm Based on Adaptive Weighted Model,” in proc. 29^th IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics, Beirut, Lebanon, 10–13 December 2017.

42.  E. Badry, A. Shalaby, M. S. Sayed, “Fast Fractional-Pixel Motion Estimation using Lagrangian-Based Error Surface Interpolation,” in proc. 5^th IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, Montreal, Canada, November 14–16, 2017.

43.  A. H. Bondok, A. M. El-Mohandes, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “A Low Complexity UWB PHY Baseband Transceiver for IEEE 802.15.6 WBAN,” in proc. 30^th IEEE International System-on-Chip Conference, Munich, Germany, September 5-8, 2017.

44.  O. M. Saad, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “Automatic Arrival Time Detection for Earthquakes Based on Fuzzy Possibilistic C-Means Clustering Algorithm,” in Proc. 8^th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), Istanbul, Turkey, June 19-22, 2017.

45.  M. S. Sayed, “Robust Fabric Defect Detection Algorithm Using Entropy Filtering And Minimum Error Thresholding,” in Proc. IEEE 59^th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 16-19, 2016.

46.  A. M. Abdelsalam and M. S. Sayed, “Real-Time Defects Detection System for Orange Citrus Fruits Using Multi-Spectral Imaging,” in Proc. IEEE 59^th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 16-19, 2016.

47.  A. Diefy, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “Low Cost Luma Interpolation Filter for Motion Compensation in HEVC,” in Proc. IEEE 59^th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 16-19, 2016.

48.  M. Abdelrasoul, M. S. Sayed, and V. Goulart, “Scalable Integer DCT Architecture for HEVC Encoder,” in Proc. IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., July 11-13, 2016.

49.  S. El Gendy, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, “Low Cost VLSI Architecture for Sample Adaptive Offset Encoder in HEVC,” in Proc. IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., July 11-13, 2016.

50.  A. A. Hamdi, M. S. Sayed, M. M. Fouad, M. M. Hadhoud, “Fully Automated Approach for Patterned Fabric Defect Detection,” in Proc. 4^th International Japan-Egypt Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, Cairo, Egypt, May 31^st – June 2^nd, 2016.

51.  A. Diefy, A. Shalaby and M. S. Sayed, "Efficient Architectures for HEVC Luma Interpolation Filter," in Proc. IEEE 27^th international conference on microelectronics (ICM 2015), Casablanca, Morocco, December 20-23, 2015.

52.  A. M. El-Mohandes, A. Shalaby and M. S. Sayed, "Robust Low Power NB PHY Baseband Transceiver for IEEE 802.15.6 WBAN," in Proc. IEEE 27^th international conference on microelectronics (ICM 2015), Casablanca, Morocco, December 20-23, 2015.

53.  A. Kilany, M. Abdelrasoul, A. Shalaby and M. S. Sayed, " A Reconfigurable 2-D IDCT Architecture for HEVC Encoder/Decoder," in Proc. IEEE 27^th international conference on microelectronics (ICM 2015), Casablanca, Morocco, December 20-23, 2015.

54.  S. El Gendy, A. Shalaby and M. S. Sayed, "Fast Parameter Estimation Algorithm for Sample Adaptive Offset in HEVC Encoder," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP), Nanyang, Singapore, December 13 – 16, 2015.

55.  M. S. Elpeltagy, M. M. Abdelwahab, M. S. Sayed, "Image Encryption Using Camellia and Chaotic Maps" in Proc. IEEE 15^th International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology (ISSPIT'15), Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 7-10, 2015.

56.  R. A. Elsayed, M. S. Sayed, and M. I. Abdalla, "Skin-based Adaptive Background Subtraction for Hand Gesture Segmentation," in Proc. IEEE 22^nd International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS’15), Cairo, Egypt, December 06-09, 2015.

57.  A. Medhat, A. Shalaby, and M. S. Sayed, "High-Throughput Hardware Implementation for Motion Estimation in HEVC Encoder," in proc. IEEE 58^th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA , August 2-5, 2015.

58.  M. Abdelrasoul, M. S. Sayed, and V. Goulart, "High Performance 2D-DCT Architecture for HEVC Encoder,"  in Proc. 3^rd International Japan-Egypt Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers,  Inamori Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan,  March 16th - 18th, 2015.

59.  M. Abdelrasoul, M. S. Sayed, and V. Goulart, "High Performance Two-Select Arbiter,"  in Proc. 3^rd International Japan-Egypt Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, Inamori Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan,  March 16th - 18th, 2015.

60.  A. Medhat, A. Shalaby, M. S. Sayed, M. Elsabrouty, and F. Mehdipour, "Adaptive Search Window Algorithm for Integer Motion Estimation Unit in HEVC Encoder,"  in Proc. 3^rd International Japan-Egypt Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, Inamori Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan,  March 16th - 18th, 2015.

61.  S. El Gendy, A. Shalaby and M. S. Sayed, "Reducing SAO Encoding Complexity by Eliminating Infrequent Types,"  in Proc. 3^rd International Japan-Egypt Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, Inamori Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, March 16th - 18th, 2015.

62.  M. Abdelrasoul, M. S. Sayed, M. Elsabrouty and V. Goulart, “High Performance 2D-DCT Architecture for HEVC Encoder,” in Proc. IEEE IBERCHIP/Latin American Symposium on Circuits & Systems LASCAS, Montevideo, Uruguay, 24-27 February, 2015.

63.  S. Hassan, M. S. Sayed, and F. Farag “Segmentation of Breast Cancer Lesion in Digitized Mammogram Images,” in Proc. 7th Cairo International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (CIBEC’14), Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11–13, 2014.

64.  A. Medhat, A. Shalaby, M. S. Sayed, M. Elsabrouty, and F. Mehdipour, "Fast Center Search Algorithm with Hardware implementation for Motion Estimation in HEVC Encoder," in Proc. 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS’14), Marseille, France, December 7-10, 2014, pp. 155 - 158.

65.  A. Medhat, A. Shalaby, M. S. Sayed, M. Elsabrouty, and F. Mehdipour, "A Highly Parallel SAD Architecture for Motion Estimation in HEVC Encoder," in Proc. IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS’14), Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan, 17 - 20, Nov 2014, pp. 280 - 283.

66.  E. H. El-Shazly, M. M. Abdelwahab, A. Medhat, M. S. Sayed, "A Novel Algorithm with FPGA Implementation for Action and Gesture Recognition Employing Spatiotemporal Gradient in the Transform Domain," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST 2014), El Greco Resort - Santorini, Greece, Oct 14-17, 2014.

67.  O. F. Abd-Elaziz, M. S. Sayed, and M. I. Abdalla, “Liver Tumors Segmentation from Abdominal CT Images using Region Growing and Morphological Processing,” in Proc. 2^nd International Conference on Engineering and Technology (ICET 2014), Cairo, Egypt, April 19-20, 2014.

68.  D. M. Rashed, M. S. Sayed, and M. I. Abdalla, “Improved Moving Object Detection Algorithm Based on Adaptive Background Subtraction,” in Proc. 2^nd International Japan-Egypt Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers (JEC-ECC’13), Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 17-19, 2013, pp. 43-47.

69.  A. A. Ateya, M. S. Sayed, and M. I. Abdalla, “Multilevel Hierarchical Clustering protocol for wireless sensor networks,” in Proc. 6^th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Information Systems (ICICIS’13), Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 14-16, 2013, pp. 103-109.

70.  H. El-Sayed, M. Ragab, M. S. Sayed, and V. Goulart, “Hardware Implementation and Evaluation of the Flexible Router Architecture for NoCs,” in Proc. 20^th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS’13), Abu Dhabi, UAE, Dec. 8-11, 2013, pp. 621 - 624.

71.  M. Awney, M. S. Sayed, and F. E. Abd El-Samie, “Hybrid Moving Object Detection Algorithm with Controlled Temporal Scale Frame Difference,” in Proc. 23^rd International Conference On Computer Theory and Applications (ICCTA 2013), Alexandria, Egypt, Oct. 29-31, 2013, pp. 33-37.

72.  M. A. A. Mousa, M. S. Sayed, and M. I. Abdalla, “Arabic Character Segmentation Using Projection-Based Approach with Profile's Amplitude Filter,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference of Information and Communication Technology (ICoICT’13), Bandung, Indonesia, March 20-22, 2013, pp. 122 - 126.

73.  M. Abdel Aziz, A. Haggag, and M. S. Sayed, “Fabric Defect Detection Algorithm Using Morphological Processing and DCT,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA’13), Sharjah, UAE, Feb. 12-14, 2013.

74.  N. Elsawy, M. S. Sayed, F. Farag, and G. K. Gouhar “Band-Limited Histogram Equalization for Mammograms Contrast Enhancement,” in Proc. IEEE 6th Cairo International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (CIBEC’12), Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 20–22, 2012, pp. 154 - 157.

75.  S. Hassan, M. S. Sayed, F. Farag, and G. K. Gouhar “Pectoral Muscle Identification in Mammograms for Computer Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer,” in Proc. IEEE 6th Cairo International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (CIBEC’12), Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 20–22, 2012, pp. 158 - 161.

76.  M. S. Sayed and J. Delva, “Low Complexity Contrast Enhancement Algorithm for Nighttime Visual Surveillance,” in Proc. IEEE 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA’10), Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2010, pp. 835 - 838.

77.  M. Sayed, W. Badawy, and G. Jullien, “Video-Active RAM: A Processor-in-Memory Architecture for Video Coding Applications,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS’10), Paris, France, May 30 - June 2, 2010, pp. 2968 - 2971.

78.  M. Sayed, “A Fast Architecture for Exhaustive Search Block Matching Algorithm with MPEG-4 Applications,” in Proc. the 16th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS’09), Hammamet, Tunisia, Dec. 13-16, 2009, pp. 787-790.

79.  M. Sayed, W. Badawy, and G. Jullien, “Low-Complexity Algorithm for Fractional-Pixel Motion Estimation,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP’09), Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 7-10, 2009, pp. 1565-1568.

80.  M. Sayed, I. Amer and W. Badawy, “Towards an H.264/AVC Full Encoder on Chip: An Efficient Real-Time VBSME ASIC Chip,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems ISCAS, Island of Kos, Greece, May 21-24, 2006, pp. 2613-2616.

81.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “Towards an MPEG-4 HW/SW Integrated Solution: An Efficient SIMD Architecture for Exhaustive BMA,” in Proc. ITI 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICICT 2005), Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 5-6, 2005, pp. 495-503.

82.  I. Amer, M. Sayed, W. Badawy, and G. Jullien, “On the Way to an H.264 HW/SW Reference Model: A SystemC Modeling Strategy to Integrate Selected IP-Blocks with the H.264 Software Reference Model”, in Proc. of IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, Athens, Greece, Nov. 2005, pp. 178-181.

83.  I. Amer, C. A. Rahman, T. Mohamed, M. Sayed, and W. Badawy, “A Hardware-Accelerated Framework with IP-Blocks for Application in MPEG-4,” in Proc. The 5th IEEE International Workshop on System-on-Chip for Real-Time Applications, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 20-24, 2005, pp. 211-214.

84.  M. Sayed, T. Mohamed and W. Badawy, “Motion Estimation Architecture for MPEG-4 Part 9: Reference Hardware Description,” in Proc. International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering ICEEC, Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 5-7, 2004, pp. 403-406.

85.  T. Mohamed, M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “On the Design Flow of A Hardware/Software Platform for MPEG-4 Part 9 Reference Hardware Model,” in Proc. International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering ICEEC, Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 5-7, 2004, pp. 399-402.

86.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “A Novel Memory Architecture for Real-Time Mesh-based Video Motion Compensation,” in Proc. The 4th IEEE International Workshop on System-on-Chip for Real-Time Applications, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 19-21, 2004, pp. 153-157.

87.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “A Novel Embedded Memory Architecture for Real-Time Mesh-Based Motion Estimation,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems ISCAS, vol. 2, Vancouver, Canada, May 23-26, 2004, pp. II-237 – II-240.

88.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “A Novel Motion Estimation Method For Mesh-Based Video Motion Tracking,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing ICASSP, vol. 3, Montreal, Canada, May 17-21, 2004, pp. iii-337 – iii-340.

89.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “A New Class of Computational RAM Architectures for Real-Time MPEG-4 Applications,” in Proc. International Workshop on System-on-Chip for Real Time Applications IWSOC, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 30 – July 2, 2003, pp. 328-332.

90.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “A Half-Pel Motion Estimation Architecture for MPEG-4 Applications,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems ISCAS, vol. 3, Bangkok, Thailand, May 25-28, 2003, pp. II-792 – II-795.

91.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “Real-Time SIMD Architecture for MPEG-2 Block-Based Motion Estimation with High Frame Rate Applications,” in Proc. IEEE 2nd International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology ISSPIT, Marrakesh, Morocco, Dec. 18-21, 2002.

92.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “A Fully Parallel-Pipelined Architecture for Full-Search Block-Based Motion Estimation,” in Proc. IEEE 14th International Conference on Microelectronics ICM, Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 11-13, 2002, pp. 24-27.

93.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “MPEG-4 Synthetic Video Object Prediction Using Embedded Memory,” in Proc. IEEE 45th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems MWSCAS, vol. 1, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Aug. 4-7, 2002, pp. 591-594.

94.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “An Embedded Memory Architecture for MPEG-4 Applications with Mobile Devices,” in Proc. International Workshop on System-on-Chip for Real Time Applications IWSOC, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 6-7, 2002.

95.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “Novel 1-Bit Full Adder Cells for Low-Power System-On-Chip Applications,” in Proc. International Workshop on System-on-Chip for Real Time Applications IWSOC, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 6-7, 2002.

96.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “Performance of Single-Bit Full Adder Cells in 0.18, 0.25, and 0.35 Technologies,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems ISCAS, vol. 3, Scottsdale Princess Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 26-29, 2002, pp. III-559 – III-562.

97.  M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “Low Power Embedded Memory Architecture for Video Object Decoding in MPEG-4 Simple Profile,” in Proc. IEEE Canadian Conference for Electrical and Computer Engineering CCECE, vol. 2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, May 12-15, 2002, pp. 889-893.

1.      ITIDA/ITAC-PRP grant, “Development of a New Automatic External Defibrillator”, Co-PI, 250,000 EGP, March 2023– March 2024.

2.      ASRT, “Children’s University initiative at E-JUST,” PI, 155,000 EGP, May 2022 – present.

3.      STDF Research Support Grant, “Hardware Accelerator for Fractional-Pixel Motion Estimation in HEVC Based on Deep Learning,” Co-PI, 199,160 EGP, December 2020 – June 2022.

4.      STDF Capacity Building Grant, “National Microelectronics Testing Facility,” PI, 4,982,839 EGP, October 2016 – March 2021.

5.      ASRT, “Children’s University initiative at E-JUST,” PI, 48,000 EGP, June 2018 – September 2019.

6.      NTRA Research Grant CFP5, “Hardware Accelerators for HEVC Encoder in Video Conferencing and Surveillance Applications,” PI, 1,497,632 EGP, October 2016 – July 2019.

7.      ITIDA/ITAC-PRP grant, “Citrus Fruits Grading System Based on Machine Vision Technology,” PI, 130,000 EGP, April 2015 – March 2016.

8.      Trans European Mobility Scheme for University Studies (TEMPUS), “Development of Joint International Master Degree and Lifelong Learning Framework in Mechatronics”, co-PI, € 1,312,276 (€ 166,302 for ZU) , Dec. 2011 – Nov. 2014.

9.      Zagazig University, “Mammographic Image Analysis for Detecting Breast Cancer”, PI, 35,000 EGP, July 2010 – Dec. 2012.

10.  Ministry of Higher Education, “Developing Management Information System at Zagazig University”, PI, 65,000 EGP, July 2012 – Sept. 2012.

11.  Ministry of Higher Education, “Developing Management Information System at Zagazig University”, PI, 365,000 EGP, July 2011 – June 2012.

12.  Ministry of Higher Education, “Developing Management Information System at Zagazig University”, PI, 505,000 EGP, July 2010 – June 2011.

13.  European Union-Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), “Focal Point for the Research, Development, and Innovation Program”, PI, € 10,000, July 2009 – Jan. 2011.

14.  Trans European Mobility Scheme for University Studies (TEMPUS), “Development of an industry-linked Mechatronics Program with Training of Trainers”, team member, € 470,700 (€ 80,000 for ZU) , Dec. 2006 – Nov. 2009.

1.      “Embedded Machine Vision for Products’ Inspection and Grading” King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 4^th March 2026.

2.      “What is Machine Vision’s role in the Smart Factory?” Nile Tech program, Nile TV, 29 March, 2025.

3.      “Embedded Machine Vision for Agriculture Products’ Inspection and Grading” Agricultural Consultancy Zone at Sahara 2024, 16^th September, 2024

4.      “Embedded Machine Vision for Products’ Inspection and Grading” 6th South Africa-Japan University Forum (SAJU 6), Stellenbosch, South Africa, 29^th August 2024.

5.      “Machine vision’s role in the smart factory” workshop to the industry, 25^th March, 2021.

6.      “Agricultural Products Sorting and Grading” The Agro-Food Industries Alliance Workshop on New Directions Agriculture Industries, Damanhur, Egypt, 27^th July, 2019.

7.      “Real-Time Grading System for Orange Citrus Fruits Using Multi-Spectral Imaging” The ITU Workshop on Multimedia, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 9^th July, 2018.

8.      “Hardware Accelerators for HEVC Encoder in Video Conferencing and Surveillance Applications” Hosei University Annual International Colloquium, Tokyo, Japan, 28^th February, 2018.

9.      “High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) Workshop” E-JUST, Borg Al-Arab, 28th December, 2016.

Contributions to the H.264/MPEG-4 Standards:

1.      M. Sayed, “Integrating affine-based motion model in HEVC encoder for future video coding,” Joint Video Experts Team (JVET) of ITU-T SG 16 WP 3 and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11, JVET-K0481-v1, 11^th Meeting: Ljubljana, Slovenia, 10–18 July 2018.

2.      M. Sayed and M. Abdelrasoul, “Faster HEVC Encoder for Video Surveillance and Screen Content Applications,” Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (JCT-VC) of ITU-T SG 16 WP 3 and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11, JCTVC-AF0026-v1, 32^nd Meeting: Ljubljana, Slovenia, 12–18 July 2018.

3.      M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “An IP Block for Variable Block Size Motion Estimation in H.264/MPEG-4 AVC,” ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 M12671, Nice, France, Oct. 2005 (included in the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11: Reference Hardware Description).

4.      M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “An SIMD Architecture for Full Pixel Exhaustive Search Block Matching Algorithm”, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 M12072, Busan, South Korea, April 2005 (included in the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11: Reference Hardware Description)

5.      M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “An IP Block for MPEG-4 Part 9 Block-Based Motion Estimation Architecture”, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 M11461, 2004.

6.      M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “Embedded Memory Architecture for Motion Compensation in MPEG-4 Simple Profile”, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 M8562, 2002.

7.      M. Sayed and W. Badawy, “Motion Estimation Architecture for MPEG-4 Simple Profile”, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 M8563, 2002.