Dr. Wassila Ajbar is a postdoctoral researcher at École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, France, participating in a European project funded by ERAMIN. She previously completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Institute of Engineering, funded by DGAPA. She holds a PhD in Engineering from the Center for Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences (CIICAp-UAEM), Mexico, specializing in “Thermal Performance Improvement of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Systems through Artificial She also holds two Master's degrees, one in Environmental Engineering and Industrial Management from the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Tangier, Morocco, and the other in the same field from CIICAp-UAEM. Her expertise encompasses artificial intelligence, ANN, CNN, RNN, multivariable optimization, numerical simulation, and sensitivity analysis. Dr. Ajbar is a recognized member of Mexico's National System of Researchers (SNII).
Identification of the relevant input variables for predicting the parabolic trough solar collector's outlet temperature using an artificial neural network and a multiple linear regression model Wassila Ajbar, A. Parrales, S. Silva-Martínez, A. Bassam, O. A. Jaramillo, et al. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2021 The main objective of this study is to present the most influencing input variables for a parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC) outlet temperature through prediction and optimization. Six artificial neural network (ANN) and four multiple linear regression (MLR) models were proposed, validated, and compared in detail. Temperature, wind speed, rim angle, flow rate, and solar radiation were used as input variables. The simulation showed that ANN-1 and MLR with Second-Order Equation (SOE) are the models that yielded the best results with R2 = 0.9984 and R2 = 0.9958 and with an RMSE = 0.7708 and 1.6031, respectively. The sensitivity analysis results of the ANN-1 model trained, with and without biases, showed that the inlet temperature was the most significant parameter influencing the PTSC outlet temperature. Both models yielding the best results were inverted to estimate the optimal input parameter using the trust-region reflective algorithm optimization method. The optimization results showed that ANNi and MLR-SOEi estimated the input temperature with an error < 4.008% and had a very short-elapsed prediction time <0.2277 s. Due to high accuracy and short computing time, ANN-1 and ANNi are more suitable than MLR-SOE for simulating and optimizing the PTSC outlet temperature. Likewise, the MLR-SOE method proved to be a simpler and cheaper alternative than the ANN method.
Expert system for the parabolic trough collector control through classical and conformable transfer functions in ANNi-PSO W Ajbar, M Cervantes-Bobadilla, JA Hernández–Pérez, JE Solis-Perez, ... Expert Systems with Applications 280, 127343 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 1
Optimization and performance enhancement of parabolic trough collectors using hybrid nanofluids and ANN modeling SK Singh, AK Tiwari, W Ajbar Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 169, 105984 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 11
Outlet Pressure Regulation in a High-Viscosity Two-Phase Flow Horizontal Pipeline Using Inverse ANN and PSO W Ajbar, L Torres, JEG Vázquez, M Cervantes-Bobadilla 2024 10th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information … , 2024 2024.0
Development of artificial neural networks for the prediction of the pressure field along a horizontal pipe conveying high-viscosity two-phase flow W Ajbar, L Torres, JEV Guzmán, J Hernández-García, A Palacio-Pérez Flow Measurement and Instrumentation 96, 102541 , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 16
Improvement of the classical artificial neural network simulation model of the parabolic trough solar collector outlet temperature and thermal efficiency using the conformable … W Ajbar, JE Solís-Pérez, E Viera-Martin, A Parrales, JF Gómez-Aguilar, ... Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks 36, 101200 , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 20
Thermal efficiency improvement of parabolic trough solar collector using different kinds of hybrid nanofluids W Ajbar, JA Hernández, A Parrales, L Torres Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 42, 102759 , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 69
Inteligencia artificial aplicada a colectores solares para el calentamiento de agua de uso doméstico JAH PEREZ, W AJBAR, AP Bahena, AH RODRIGUEZ, DJ ROMERO Inventio, la génesis de la cultura universitaria en Morelos , 2023 2023.0
Mejoramiento del rendimiento térmico del sistema de los colectores solares de canal parabólico mediante la inteligencia artificial W AJBAR El autor , 2022 2022.0
Different ways to improve parabolic trough solar collectors’ performance over the last four decades and their applications: A comprehensive review W Ajbar, A Parrales, A Huicochea, JA Hernández Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 156, 111947 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 87
Inteligencia artificial aplicada a colectores solares para el calentamiento de agua de uso doméstico W Ajbar, JAH Pérez, AP Bahena, A Huicochea, D Juárez-Romero Inventio 18 (45), 1-10 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 1
Artificial neural network applied to the renewable energy system performance A Parrales, ED Reyes-Téllez, W Ajbar, JA Hernández Artificial Neural Networks for Renewable Energy Systems and Real-World … , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 5
Identification of the relevant input variables for predicting the parabolic trough solar collector's outlet temperature using an artificial neural network and a multiple linear … W Ajbar, A Parrales, S Silva-Martínez, A Bassam, OA Jaramillo, ... Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 13 (4) , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 21
The multivariable inverse artificial neural network combined with GA and PSO to improve the performance of solar parabolic trough collector W Ajbar, A Parrales, U Cruz-Jacobo, RA Conde-Gutiérrez, A Bassam, ... Applied Thermal Engineering 189, 116651 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 81
Sistema de concentradores solares de canal parabólico para la generación de calor de proceso: diseño, construcción y modelado matemático W AJBAR El autor , 2019 2019.0 Citations: 3
Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting Pressure in High-Viscosity Two-Phase Flow: A Comparative Analysis W Ajbar, L Torres, JEV Guzmán, A Palacio-Pérez
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Different ways to improve parabolic trough solar collectors’ performance over the last four decades and their applications: A comprehensive review W Ajbar, A Parrales, A Huicochea, JA Hernández Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 156, 111947 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 87
The multivariable inverse artificial neural network combined with GA and PSO to improve the performance of solar parabolic trough collector W Ajbar, A Parrales, U Cruz-Jacobo, RA Conde-Gutiérrez, A Bassam, ... Applied Thermal Engineering 189, 116651 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 81
Thermal efficiency improvement of parabolic trough solar collector using different kinds of hybrid nanofluids W Ajbar, JA Hernández, A Parrales, L Torres Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 42, 102759 , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 69
Identification of the relevant input variables for predicting the parabolic trough solar collector's outlet temperature using an artificial neural network and a multiple linear … W Ajbar, A Parrales, S Silva-Martínez, A Bassam, OA Jaramillo, ... Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 13 (4) , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 21
Improvement of the classical artificial neural network simulation model of the parabolic trough solar collector outlet temperature and thermal efficiency using the conformable … W Ajbar, JE Solís-Pérez, E Viera-Martin, A Parrales, JF Gómez-Aguilar, ... Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks 36, 101200 , 2023 2023.0 Citations: 20
Development of artificial neural networks for the prediction of the pressure field along a horizontal pipe conveying high-viscosity two-phase flow W Ajbar, L Torres, JEV Guzmán, J Hernández-García, A Palacio-Pérez Flow Measurement and Instrumentation 96, 102541 , 2024 2024.0 Citations: 16
Optimization and performance enhancement of parabolic trough collectors using hybrid nanofluids and ANN modeling SK Singh, AK Tiwari, W Ajbar Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 169, 105984 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 11
Artificial neural network applied to the renewable energy system performance A Parrales, ED Reyes-Téllez, W Ajbar, JA Hernández Artificial Neural Networks for Renewable Energy Systems and Real-World … , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 5
Sistema de concentradores solares de canal parabólico para la generación de calor de proceso: diseño, construcción y modelado matemático W AJBAR El autor , 2019 2019.0 Citations: 3
Expert system for the parabolic trough collector control through classical and conformable transfer functions in ANNi-PSO W Ajbar, M Cervantes-Bobadilla, JA Hernández–Pérez, JE Solis-Perez, ... Expert Systems with Applications 280, 127343 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 1
Inteligencia artificial aplicada a colectores solares para el calentamiento de agua de uso doméstico W Ajbar, JAH Pérez, AP Bahena, A Huicochea, D Juárez-Romero Inventio 18 (45), 1-10 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 1
Outlet Pressure Regulation in a High-Viscosity Two-Phase Flow Horizontal Pipeline Using Inverse ANN and PSO W Ajbar, L Torres, JEG Vázquez, M Cervantes-Bobadilla 2024 10th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information … , 2024 2024.0
Inteligencia artificial aplicada a colectores solares para el calentamiento de agua de uso doméstico JAH PEREZ, W AJBAR, AP Bahena, AH RODRIGUEZ, DJ ROMERO Inventio, la génesis de la cultura universitaria en Morelos , 2023 2023.0
Mejoramiento del rendimiento térmico del sistema de los colectores solares de canal parabólico mediante la inteligencia artificial W AJBAR El autor , 2022 2022.0
Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting Pressure in High-Viscosity Two-Phase Flow: A Comparative Analysis W Ajbar, L Torres, JEV Guzmán, A Palacio-Pérez