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د. محمد صويلح عيضه الزايدي

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Dr. Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi

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Associate Professor in Linguistics, Department of English Language, College of Language Sciences, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Linguistic Data Consultant
Co-founding of Saudi Society of Linguistics, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To visit its website, please click on https://ssl.ksu.edu.sa/en
SDAIA Winter School 2024
Cultural and Creativity Award Winner 2023- British Council

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Short bio:

I am an Associate Professor of Linguistics at King Saud University with a PhD from the University of Essex, specializing in the integration of computational linguistics, prosody, and AI-driven language models. My research focuses on the prosodic and intonational patterns in Arabic dialects, with a particular emphasis on Arabic dialects in general and on Saudi Arabic dialects in particular. Additionally, I apply AI methodologies to the analysis and recognition of Arabic sign language, pioneering models that bridge spoken and signed communication. My expertise extends to leveraging advanced data analytics and machine learning techniques in natural language processing (NLP) for Arabic, contributing to more accurate and culturally relevant linguistic models.

In addition to my academic and research activities, I served as Vice Chair of the Global Engagement Office, where I worked on establishing strategic relationships and partnerships with local institutions. My efforts were aimed at creating impactful collaborations that align with the university’s objectives, driving its success in global and regional initiatives. With a portfolio of peer-reviewed publications and international research collaborations, I am committed to advancing the integration of AI and linguistic research to enhance language accessibility and understanding while contributing to the strategic goals of the university.

Qualifications

Ph.D in Linguistics, June 2014 - University of Essex, Colchester, UK

Supervisor: Prof. Louisa Sadler (University of Essex, UK)

External Examiner: Dr. Louise Mycock (University of Oxford, UK)

Internal Examiner Dr. Wyne Johnson (University of Essex, UK)

- Advanced Semantics Course, Oxford University, UK , 2011

- Advanced Core Training in Linguistics, UCL, UK 2011

MA in Linguistics with Distinction, December 2010 - University of Essex, Colchester, UK

BA. English Language, May 2005 - Taif University, Saudi Arabia, GPA: Very Good .I studied most of my university years at Umm AL-Qura University (English Department), Makkah. At the last year (fifth year), I moved to Taif University. 

 

Publications:

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Books

  • Othman, Abdulaziz and Muhammad Alzaidi. English for Students of Business Administration. (2018). Riyadh: almutanabbi Press.

Articles

    • WoS - Q ١: Mohammad A.S. Bani Younes, Daniel Hirst, Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Obied AlAqlobi. (2025-Accepted). The pitch range of L2 English read by native speakers of Jordanian Arabic compared with that of L1 speakers of English and Arabic. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
    • WoS - Q 2: Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Saaed A. Saaed, Mohammad A.S. Bani Younes. (2025). Phonetic realizations of focus in declarative intonation in Iraqi Arabic. Speech Communication, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.specom.2025.103203
    • Alshammari, A., Ahmad, N., Alzaidi, M. S. A., Asklany, S. A., Al Sultan, H., AL-Gamdi, N., Aljabri, J., & Sharif, M. M. (2025). Artificial intelligence with greater cane rat algorithm driven robust speech emotion recognition approach. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 121, 426–435. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2025.02.090
    • WoS - Q 1: Saad Alahmari, Najla I. Al-Shathry, Majdy M. Eltahir, Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Ayman Ahmad Alghamdi, and Ahmed Mahmud. (2024). Towards Robust Speech Emotion Recognition and Classification using Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning Model.  Fractals, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X25400225
    • WoS - Q 3: Mohammad Ali Salah Bani Younes, Laura Colantoni, and Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi. (Accepted). Prosodic Disambiguation of Disjunctive Declaratives and Disjunctive Questions in Jordanian Arabic. Journal of the International Phonetic Association  
    • WoS - Q 1: Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Alya Alshammari, Saad Alahmari, Hanan Al Sultan, Abdulkhaleq Q. A. Hassan, and Ahmed S. Salama. (2024). Harnessing Corpus Linguistics and Data-Driven Learning Approach for Arabic Multi-Class Dialect Detection and Classification.  Fractals, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X25400079
    • WoS - Q 1: Reema G. Al-Anazi, Hamed Alqahtani, Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Meshari H. Alanazi, Hanan Al Sultan, Amal F. Alrowaily, Jawhara Aljabri, and Assal Alqudah. (2024). Multi-Class Automated Speech Language Recognition using Natural Language Processing with Optimal Deep Learning Model. Fractals, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X25400213
    • Aljadaan, N., Alzaidi, M. and Alnasser, S.M. (2024), Arabic semantic priming for homographs does not result in a boost to all related material, Saudi Journal of Language Studies, Vol. 4 No. 2, pp. 106-124. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/SJLS-02-2024-0012
    • WoS - Q 1: Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Alya Alshammari, Abdulkhaleq QA Hassan, Shouki A. Ebad, Hanan Al Sultan, Mohammed A. Alliheedi, Ali Abdulaziz Aljubailan, Khadija Abdullah Alzahrani. (2025). Enhanced automated text categorization via Aquila optimizer with deep learning for Arabic news articles. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2024.103189
    • WoS - Q 1: Badriyya B. Al-Onazi, Majdy M. Eltahir, Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Shouki A. Ebad, Shoayee Dlaim Alotaibi, and Ahmed Sayed. (2024). Automating Meter Classification of Arabic Poems: A Harris Hawks Optimization with Deep Learning Perspective.  Fractals, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X25400080
    • WoS - Q 1: Badriyya B. Al-Onazi, Majdy M. Eltahir, Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Shouki A. Ebad, Shoayee Dlaim Alotaibi, and Ahmed Sayed. (2024). Applied Linguistics driven Artificial intelligence Approach for Sentiment Analysis and Classification on Social Media.  Fractals, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X25400158
    • WoS - Q 1: Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Faheed A. F. Alrslani, Alya Alshammari, Majdy M. Eltahir, Hanan Al Sultan, and Ahmed S. Salama. (2024).  Computational Insights into Arabic Propaganda: An Integration of Corpus Linguistics with Deep Learning Approach. Fractals, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X25400195
    • WoS - Q 1: Abdulkhaleq Q. A. Hassan, Meshari H. Alanazi, Reema G. Al-Anazi, Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Nouf J. Aljohani, Khadija Abdullah Alzahrani, Umkalthoom Alzubaidi, and Anwer Mustafa Hilal. (2024). Integrating Applied Linguistics with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Arabic Text-to-Speech Synthesizer. Fractals, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X2540050X
    • WoS - Q 1: Alzaidi, Muhammad Swaileh A., Alya Alshammari, Abdulkhaleq Q. A. Hassan, Samia Nawaz Yousafzai, Adel Thaljaoui, Norma Latif Fitriyani, Changgyun Kim, and Muhammad Syafrudin. 2024. An Efficient Fusion Network for Fake News Classification. Mathematics 12, no. 20: 3294. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/math12203294  
    • WoS - Q 3: Wafa Almukadi Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Alya Alshammari, Manar Almanea, Haneen A. Al-khawaja, Hanan Al Sultan, Shoayee Alotaibi. (2024). A Text-Inception-Based Natural Language Processing Model for Sentiment Analysis of Drug Experiences. ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3678470
    • WoS - Q 1: Alya Alshammari, Shoayee Dlaim Alotaibi, Abdulkhaleq Q. A. Hassan, Faheed A. F. Alrslani, Nasser Aljohani, Hanan Al Sultan, Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, and Abdulaziz A. Alzubaidi. (2024). Applied Linguistics with Deep Learning based Data Driven Text to Speech Synthesizer for Arabic Corpus. Fractals, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X25400249
    • WoS - Q 3: Wala bin Subait, Iman Basheti, Hanan Al Sultan, Muhammad Alzaidi, Jawhara Aljabri, Mohammed Assiri, and Nahla Salih. (2024). Chimp Optimization Algorithm with Deep Learning-Driven Fine-grained Emotion Recognition in Arabic Corpus. ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3686796
    • WoS - Q 3: Alzaidi, Muhammad Swaileh A. (2024). Improved Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm with Transfer Learning based Arabic Sign Language Identification System. ACM Transactions on Asian and Low-Resource Language Information Processing, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3686795
    • WoS - Q 1: Chinu Singla, Wala Bin Subait, Hany Mahgoub, Abdulsamad Ebrahim Yahya, Muhammad S. A. Alzaidi, Muskaan Munjal, Wafa Sulaiman Almukadi, and Nader Mohammad Aljawarn. (2024). Utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks to Comprehend Sign Language and Recognize Emotions. Fractals, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X2540016X
    • WoS - Q 1: Abdulkhaleq Q. A. Hassan, Alya Alshammari, Belal Zaqaibeh, Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Randa Allafi, Sana Alazwari, Jawhara Aljabri, and Amal M. Nouri. (2024). Enhancing Natural Language Processing Using Walrus Optimizer with Self-Attention Deep Learning Model in Applied Linguistics. Fractals, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218348X25400067
    • WoS - Q 1: Alzaidi, M., Xu, Y., Xu, A. & Szreder, M. (2023). Analysis and computational modeling of Emirati Arabic intonation - A preliminary study. Journal of Phonetics. Volume 98. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wocn.2023.101236
    • WoS - Q 2: Alzaidi, M. (2022). Makkan Arabic does not have post-focus compression: A production and perception study. Phonetica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phon-2022-2021
    • WoS - Q 2: Alzaidi, M. S., Xu, Y., & Xu, A. (2019). Prosodic encoding of focus in Hijazi Arabic. Speech Communication. 106, 127-149. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.specom.2018.12.006
    • WoS : Alzaidi, M. (2024). Syntax, Phonology of Both? Jordan Journal of Modern Languages  and Literatures DOI: https://jjmll.yu.edu.jo/index.php/jjmll/article/view/685
    • Alzaidi, M.  (2022). The Phonological Ordering Constraint of the Short-Before-Long Preference Tendency in Qassimi Arabic Binomial Phrases: a Quantitative Analysis. International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 4(3), 54–75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36892/ijlls.v4i3.988
    • Alzaidi, M. (2022). Pitch Accent Distribution and Focus Structure in Taifi Arabic: a Production Study. International Journal of English Linguistics. 12(1).
    • Alzaidi, M.  (2018). An LFG Analysis of Gapping Constructions in Taif Arabic. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 9(5), 96-99
    • Alzaidi, M.  (2018). Intonational Patterns of Focus Preposing Constructions in Hijazi Arabic. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 1(2), 76-84.
    • Alotaibi, Y., Alzaidi, M., Camilleri, M., ElSadek, S. and Sadler, L. (2013). Psychological Predicates and Verbal Complementation in Arabic.  Proceedings of the LFG13 Conference, CSLI Publications Online
    • Alzaidi, M. (2011) Gapping in Hijazi Arabic: an LFG Approach. In Proceedings of 5th Saudi International Conference, University of Warwick, UK. Also Represented at EGCL 16 Conference: university of Essex.
    • Alzaidi, M. (2014). Information Structure and Intonation in Hijazi Arabic. Ph.D Thesis. Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex. Examined by External Examiner: DR. Louise Mycock (University of Oxford) and Internal Examiner: DR. Wyn Johnson )
    • Alzaidi, M. (2010). Gapping and Right Node Raising: an LFG Approach. MA dissertation. Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex

     Conference presentations (reviewed abstracts)

    • Sadler, Louisa and Muhammad Alzaidi. (2017) Gapping in Hijazi Arabic: an LFG Approach. 2nd Arabic Linguistics Forum, University of York, UK.
    • Alzaidi, Muhammad. (2013). Prosodic Encoding of Focus in Hijazi Arabic. The 6th Internaltional Arabic Symposium. AlAkhawayn Univeristy, Morocco
    • Yasir Alotaibi, Muhammad Alzaidi, Maris Camilleri, Shaimaa ElSadek and Louisa Sadler. (2013). LFG13 Conference, University of Debrecen, Hungary
    • Alzaidi, Muhammad. (2011) Gapping in Hijazi Arabic: an LFG Approach. 5th Saudi International Conference, University of Warwick, UK.
    • Alzaidi, Muhammad. (2011) Gapping in Hijazi Arabic: an LFG Approach. EGCL 16 Conference, Essex University, UK
    • Alzaidi, Muhammad. (2016) Gapping in Hijazi Arabic: an LFG Approach. Arabic Linguistics Forum Conference, York University, UK

    Invited talks

    • Postlexixal meaning and intonation. "Linguistic clubhouse" , online (2021, 24 May). PDF
    • The computational modeling of Arabic intonation. KSU, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2012, 24 Feb)
    • The relation between semantics/pragmatics and intonation in Arabic dialects in Arabic at New York University Abu Dhabi (October 27, 2016).
    • The relation between semantics and intonation in Arabic varieties (Taif Arabic, Makkan Arabic, and Thaqafi Arabic). Department of English Language and Literature, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Tuesday, April 10th).
    • How word order and prosody interact in Saudi dialects, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh (May 08, 2017).

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    Administrative Roles:

    • Chair of the Permanent Committee for Monitoring the Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between King Saud University and the Ministry of Culture, and University Liaison Officer (from 10/09/1445 H to 25/02/1446 H)
    • Vice Chair of the Global Engagement Office at King Saud University (2023).
    • Member of the Human Resources Committee, Department of English, College of Language Sciences (1445 H to 25/02/1446 H)
    • Accredited Academic Accreditation Reviewer, Education and Training Evaluation Commission (from 27/08/1443 H to Present)
    • Member of the Graduate Studies Committee for the MA Program in Applied Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts, King Saud University (from 24/06/1440 H to 25/02/1446 H)
    • Member of the Academic Coordination Committee, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts, King Saud University (from 04/01/1440 H to 25/02/1446 H)
    • Member of the Summer Term Committee, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts, King Saud University (from 04/01/1440 H to 25/02/1446 H)
    • Member of the Research Committee, College of Arts, King Saud University (from 01/08/1443 H to 05/01/1444 H)
    • Chair of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Association for Linguistics, King Saud University (from 01/05/1439 H to 11/05/1443 H)
    • Supervisor of the Learning Resources Unit, College of Arts, King Saud University (from 10/07/1439 H to 10/07/1442 H)
    • Managing Editor of the *Journal of Arts*, College of Arts, King Saud University (from 22/01/1440 H to 22/01/1441 AHH
    • Member of the MA Program in Applied Linguistics for French Accreditation, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts, King Saud University (from 24/06/1440 H to 24/08/1440 H)
    • Assistant to the Vice Dean for Development and Quality for French Accreditation, College of Arts, King Saud University (from 24/06/1440 AH to 24/08/1440 H)
    • Member of the Academic Development Committee, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts, King Saud University (from 01/07/1439 H to 01/02/1440 H)
    • Chair of the Academic Advising Committee, Department of Foreign Languages, College of Arts, Taif University (1435/1436 H to 09/05/1438 H)
    • Chair of the Part-Time Study Committee, Department of Foreign Languages, College of Arts, Taif University (1435/1436 H to 09/05/1438 H)
    • Member of the Scholarship Committee, Department of Foreign Languages, College of Arts, Taif University (1435/1436 H to 09/05/1438 H)
    • Founder and Chair of the Reading Club, Neighborhood Centers in Taif (1436/1437 H to 09/05/1438 H)

     

    Training courses:

    I gave the following training courses:

    • Mixed Research Methods - King Saud University - 18/11/2024

    • R stats- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

    • Python (online course)

    • SPSS - King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

    • Academic writing - King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

    • Research skills - King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

    • PRAAT softwaree - King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

    • LaTeX typing - King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

    • EndNote software training course -  University of Essex, UK

    • LaTeX Training Course at University of Essex,UK 

    Training course I had are as follows.Supervised Machine Learning: Regression  - 20 hrs – IBM- Credential ID 6KEKKOZB3GQ4

    • Machine Learning and NLP Basics -  Edureka - 19 hrs -  Credential ID UGTBWXYA5V93

    • SDAIA Winter School 2024

    • Introduction to Linear Algebra - 36 hrs - The University of Sydney - Credential ID N608JBVECK07

    • Getting Started with R - Project - Credential ID 8AG6P4WHXV9

    •  Get Started with Python - 30 hrs -  Google - Credential ID ZO0RPDI4RDCU

    • Introduction to Calculus - University of Sydney- 58 hrs learning - Credential ID D71ALSDL5BY6

    • Google Data Analytics Specialization - 6 months training- Google  -   Credential ID IGYW3OF6N1DV

    •  Data Analysis with R Programming  - 33 Hours training- Google - Credential ID CI61CLNG19YX

    • Share Data Through the Art of Visualization - 24 Hours training - Google - - Credential ID E4BZ6BAZYFCP

    • Analyze Data to Answer Questions - 32 Hours training- Google -  Credential ID U8BI3SSNEQMT
    •  Process Data from Dirty to Clean - 62 Hours training- Google -   Credential ID 9HTKU9F6MXRO
    • Prepare Data for Exploration - 24 Hours training- Google -   Credential ID QT01AMHZ9LV0
    • Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions - 21 Hours training- Google -   Credential ID SQW8EDR4M3HZ
    • Foundation: Data, Data, Everywhere - 18 Hours training- Google -   Credential ID UBKRM0Z213AK

    • Language Documentation (University of Hawai'i)

    • Advanced Training In Linguistics (UCL, UK) 

    • Academic Writing (York University, UK)

    • R stats  (online course)

    • Python (online course)

    • SPSS  (online course)

    • Data Analysis  (online course)

    • NVIVO 9 Software Training at University of Essex 

    • Mind Mapping at University of Warwick

    • Research Designing at University of Warwick 

    • Ulead Media Studio Pro at Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanb

    • Modern Concepts of Class Management at Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu 

    • Presentation Techniques at Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu

    • Using Modern Educational Techniques for Teaching at Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu

 

Reviewing articles in 

Speech Communication

URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/speech-communication

Journal of Phonetics 

URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-phonetics

Arabic Linguistics 

https://benjamins.com/catalog/arli

Scientific Reports 

https://www.nature.com/srep/

Journal of Supercomputing

https://link.springer.com/journal/11227

Speech Prosody 2024 conference

URL https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/sp2024

Journal of Humanities and Social Studies

(Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University): URL https://imamjournals.org/index.php/jshs/index

Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Language Sciences and Literature

URL https://uqu.edu.sa/en/jl

Journal of the North for Humanities 

Northern Border University, Saudi Arabic): URL https://ojs.nbu.edu.sa/index.php/jnh

Journal of Arts

Journal of Arts (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia): ٍْ٬ https://chss.ksu.edu.sa/ar/content/journal-faculty-arts