- 2020 - Now: AI researcher, Institute of Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZJ), Germany
- 2020 - 2024: Dr.-Ing. Dissertation: “AI Framework for Video Analytics: Detecting Pushing in Crowds”, Wuppertal University, Germany
- 2006 - 2020: Teaching assistant and Web Developer, An Najah National University, Palestine
- 2012 - 2015: MSc. in Computing, specialization in Computer Science and Engineering, Birzeit University, Palestine
- 2002 - 2006: BSc. in Computer Science, An Najah National University, Palestine

Dr. Ahmed Alia
Research Topics
Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Crowd Dynamics
Contact
+49 2461/61-96611
Address
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße
52428 Jülich
Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS)
Civil Safety Research (IAS-7)
Building 09.7 / Room 218
Research Profile
Dr. Ahmed Alia
I am a researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich, specializing in artificial intelligence for complex data analytics and modeling. My work focuses on developing intelligent methodologies to analyze complex crowd data, aiming to extract insights that enhance safety and comfort in public spaces.
Topics:
- Intelligent approaches for crowd behavior analysis and detection
- Real-time and automatic systems for pedestrian data collection and analysis
- Research software development
- Trajectory data prediction
- Object detection and segmentation in videos and images
- Dataset creation for deep learning
Methods and Technologies:
- Machine learning
- Deep learning
- Large Language models
- Visualization
- Internet of Things
Publication Highlight:
An illustrated example of an annotated video stream generated by the Voronoi-based CNN approach. Green boxes indicate pushing persons.
Others
Vita
Publications
Last Modified: 14.01.2025