Dr. Abdulbaset Musleh is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and AI/ML researcher specializing in Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, and Trustworthy AI. His work focuses on offline signature verification, phishing detection using deep learning, and AI-generated image forensics. He has published in IEEE Access and Springer and serves as a peer reviewer for international journals. His research interests include multimodal AI and deep learning applications in cybersecurity and digital forensics.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Sana’a University, Yemen (2022–2024)
M.Sc. in Computer Science, Thamar University, Yemen (2014–2017)
B.Sc. in Mathematical Computer, Ibb University, Yemen (200
Developing deep learning models for detecting AI-generated visual content using spatial, frequency, and temporal features
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Scopus Publications
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Scopus Publications
PhishingGNN: Phishing Email Detection Using Graph Attention Networks and Transformer-Based Feature Extraction Mejdl Safran, Abdulbaset Musleh IEEE Access, 2025 Phishing emails remain a critical cybersecurity challenge, demanding detection frameworks that capture both textual semantics and structural relationships in email data. This study introduces PhishingGNN, a hybrid model that integrates DistilBERT for context-aware text analysis with Graph Attention Networks (GAT) to model email metadata and content as graph structures, detecting subtle phishing patterns overlooked by traditional methods. By transforming email bodies into relational graphs, PhishingGNN leverages Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) to analyze textual interactions while retaining computational efficiency. Evaluated on an expanded CEAS_08 dataset (39,154 samples: 17,312 non-phishing and 21,842 phishing emails), PhishingGNN achieves state-of-the-art performance: 0.9939 accuracy, balanced precision, recall, and F1-scores of 0.99, and an AUC of 1.00. Cross-dataset validation on the Nazario Corpus confirms robustness (0.9910 accuracy), outperforming contemporary few-shot learning approaches. PhishingGNN’s key innovations include a transformer-GNN architecture unifying semantic and structural reasoning, a novel graph-based email representation methodology, and comprehensive validation confirming real-world scalability. PhishingGNN advances graph-based deep learning in cybersecurity, offering a modular benchmark solution with demonstrated cross-dataset efficacy.
Smart System for Dengue Fever Diagnosis: A Machine Learning Approach Salah AL-Hagree, Khaled M. Alalayah, Nashwan Ahmed Al-Majmar, Ayedh Abdulaziz Mohsen, Amal Aqlan, Mostafa Alhel-iani, Merown Mohammed, Mohammad Albazel, Fahd Al-qasem, Motea Mohammed aljafari, Abdulbaset Musleh, Ibrahim Alnedam 2023 3rd International Conference on Emerging Smart Technologies and Applications Esmarta 2023, 2023 Dengue fever is a serious illness that can lead to death in areas where epidemics spread and in third world countries. Early diagnosis is crucial in preventing the severity of the disease and avoiding fatalities. To address this issue, a smart Android application has been developed that uses machine learning algorithms such as the decision tree to diagnose dengue patients. The decision tree algorithm was found to be the most accurate, with an accuracy rate of 93.7%, while other algorithms like close neighborhood had an accuracy rate of 74.29 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">%</sup> , naïve bays had an accuracy rate of 93.07%, and SVM had an accuracy rate of 68.32%. The system's response is based on specific data that is entered and processed through the decision tree algorithm. Overall, the development of this smart system can greatly improve early diagnosis of dengue fever and potentially save lives.
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Consensus and Gaps in AI Ethics: An Integrated Analysis of 200 Guidelines Reveals Core Principles and Emerging Themes A Musleh, D Alboaneen, S Alahmari, G Alshammari, E Alkayal 2026
المرجع الشامل في الأعمال الإلكترونية: من التأسيس إلى التقنيات الناشئة A Musleh Zenodo 1 (978-1-105-39589-5), 185 , 2026 2026
PhishingGNN: Phishing Email Detection Using Graph Attention Networks and Transformer-Based Feature Extraction M Safran, A Musleh IEEE Access 13, 131390-131399 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Smart system for dengue fever diagnosis: A machine learning approach ALH Salah, KM Alalayah, NA Al-Majmar, AA Mohsen, A Aqlan, ... 2023 3rd International Conference on Emerging Smart Technologies and … , 2023 2023 Citations: 6
Developing a model for offline signature verification using cnn architectures and genetic algorithm AMQ Musleh, AMO Al-Azzani Sana'a University Journal of Applied Sciences and Technology 1 (3) , 2023 2023 Citations: 6
A Survey on Handwritten Signature Verification Approaches BM Al-Maqaleh, AMQ Musleh Communications on Applied Electronics 4 (8), 23-29 , 2016 2016 Citations: 3
An Efficient Offline Signature Verification System using Local Features AMQM Basheer Mohamad Al-Maqaleh International Journal of Computer Applications 131 (Number 10), 39-44 , 2015 2015 Citations: 11
Year of Publication: 2015 BM Al-Maqaleh, AMQ Musleh 2015
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
An Efficient Offline Signature Verification System using Local Features AMQM Basheer Mohamad Al-Maqaleh International Journal of Computer Applications 131 (Number 10), 39-44 , 2015 2015 Citations: 11
Smart system for dengue fever diagnosis: A machine learning approach ALH Salah, KM Alalayah, NA Al-Majmar, AA Mohsen, A Aqlan, ... 2023 3rd International Conference on Emerging Smart Technologies and … , 2023 2023 Citations: 6
Developing a model for offline signature verification using cnn architectures and genetic algorithm AMQ Musleh, AMO Al-Azzani Sana'a University Journal of Applied Sciences and Technology 1 (3) , 2023 2023 Citations: 6
PhishingGNN: Phishing Email Detection Using Graph Attention Networks and Transformer-Based Feature Extraction M Safran, A Musleh IEEE Access 13, 131390-131399 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
A Survey on Handwritten Signature Verification Approaches BM Al-Maqaleh, AMQ Musleh Communications on Applied Electronics 4 (8), 23-29 , 2016 2016 Citations: 3
Consensus and Gaps in AI Ethics: An Integrated Analysis of 200 Guidelines Reveals Core Principles and Emerging Themes A Musleh, D Alboaneen, S Alahmari, G Alshammari, E Alkayal 2026
المرجع الشامل في الأعمال الإلكترونية: من التأسيس إلى التقنيات الناشئة A Musleh Zenodo 1 (978-1-105-39589-5), 185 , 2026 2026
Year of Publication: 2015 BM Al-Maqaleh, AMQ Musleh 2015