Bilad Alrafidain Journal for Engineering Science and Technology (BAJEST) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal founded in 2022. BAJEST welcomes full research articles in the area of Engineering Sciences including the following subject areas: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Communication Engineering,  Information Technology. Authors are invited to submit articles with the English Language that have not been published previously and are not under consideration elsewhere. Review articles and special issues are also welcome. BAJEST is a quarterly journal intended to be interesting and useful for researchers and practitioners in academic and industrial communities.

Journal Scope:

- Civil Engineering

- Mechanical Engineering

- Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering 

-  Information Technology

Journal Frequency:  semi-annual

International standard serial number (ISSN): 2957-9651

Publishing Timeline

   

8 days

Time to first decision		      

60 days

Review time		      

90 days

Submission to acceptance		  

Current Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): Bilad Alrafidain Journal for Engineering Science and Technology

Published: 2026-09-15

Articles

Speech Emotion Recognition and Algorithmic Bias

Dheyaa Ahmed

1-15

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050201
127 185

Towards Trustworthy Intrusion Detection: A Calibration-Aware and Explainable Classical-ML Pipeline on NSL-KDD

Zainab Qahtan Mohammed

16-24

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050202
117 149

Review of Simulation Modeling Approaches in Water Resources Management

Anas Mahmood Al-Juboori, Mustafa Salim

25-38

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050203
106 152

Analysis of the Performance of Aluminum and Titanium Alloys in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Structures Using Machine Learning Models

Mohanad S Hasan, Amjad M. Bader, Sarah Ahmed Ali Alanbaki, Raed Mahmoud Al-Azawee

39-55

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050204
160 156

Effect of the Degree of Saturation on the Behavior of a Single Sand Column in Clay

Zahra’a J. Bahr, Dr. Qutaiba G. Majeed

56-68

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050205
82 127

Effect of Load Position and Concrete Compressive Strength on Reinforced Concrete Deep Cantilever Beams

Thalfaa R. Farhan, Khattab Saleem Abdul-Razzaq

69-80

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050206
82 149

A Review of Cyberattacks and Their Recent Defense Methods in the Cloud Computing Environment

Ahmed Thamer Ahmed

81-91

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050207
93 131

A Systematic Survey of Ransomware Detection Through Pipelines: From Runtime Telemetry to Explainable and Response-Aware Defense

Mohammed Abd Alkareem Abd , Wasan Saad Ahmed

92-113

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050208
114 143

Numerical Optimization of a Developed Multi-Baffle Heat Sink for Modern Electronic Devices

Iman H. Alwan, Dr. Mohammed Kh. Abbas

114-123

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050209
88 140

Robust Binary Cyberbullying Detection on Social Media Using a Multi-Class Guided Transformer Ensemble

Shahad Ghazi Abd , Bashar Taleb Hameed , Ali Hussein Fadhel

124-136

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050210
83 116

A Compact Frequency-Reconfigurable Antenna Using a Single PIN Diode for IoT and Sub-6 GHz Applications

Huda Ismail khalil, Riyadh Khlf Ahmed

137-149

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050211
82 101

Optimized Digital Audio Scheme Using 4D Lorenz Hyperchaotic System, FAN Transform, and ABC Optimization

Zahraa Dawood Salman Al-Gburi

150-160

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050212
99 119

Beyond Quantity Validation: Developing a BIM-Based Project Quantity Risk Index (PQRI) for Risk-Informed Construction Project Control

Sultan N. Alkarawi

161-168

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050213
88 90

Influence of Welding Parameters and Tool Pin Profile on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Dissimilar Friction Stir Welded AA2024-T3 to AA6061-T6 Alloys

Walaa Ismael, Abdul Jabbar SA Jomah

169-179

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050214
755 141

AF-IoTS: An Adaptive Trust-Aware Federated Architecture for Scalable Intrusion Detection in Heterogeneous IoT Environments

Hawraa Imad Al-Abedi

180-193

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050215
105 117

Predicting Schedule Delays and Cost Overruns in Iraqi Road and Bridge Projects Using Statistical Analysis and Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Enass Mohammed

194-213

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050216
96 133

Risk-Aware Parallel Simulation–LBBD Framework for Integrated Multi-Skill Nursing-Home Staffing and Rostering

Omar Salim Abdullah

214-229

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050217
152 138

Dynamic Token Pruning for Efficient Cross-Modal Alignment in Edge-IoT Video Analytics Systems

Mohaned Zkaria Salem, Ali Hussein Khalaf AL-Sammarraie

230-244

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050218
120 136

Six-Hour-Ahead Wind Power Forecasting Across Iraqi Cities Using a NASA-GFS Aligned Multi-Model Framework

Abdulqader Jasim Mohamed, Khalid Mohammed Saffer

245-257

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050219
64 115

Intelligent Smart Parking Management Using Hybrid Deep Learning in IoT Cities

Raniah Hazim

258-281

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050220
112 147

Energy-Aware Virtual Machine Placement in Cloud Data Centers Using an Enhanced Multi-Objective Grey Wolf Optimizer

Marwa K. Farhan, Haider Abdulkarim

282-297

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56990/bajest/2026.050221
116 137
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