• Nagm, M. and Botros, N., “Lethargic Cache: A Low Leakage Direct Mapped Cache" ASP Journal of Low Power Electronics, 2007 (in press).
• Botros, N.,  Akaaboune, A., and Alghazo, J., “Modeling, Synthesis And Realization of HGH Mechanism Using VHDL And FPGAs,” International Journal on Simulation and Modeling, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp.285-290, 2005.
• Gilbert, D. G., McClernon, F. J., Rabinovich, N. E., Sugai, C., Plath, L. C., Asgaard, G., Zuo, Y., Huggenvik, J., & Botros, N. (in press), “Effects of quitting smoking on EEG activation and attention last for more than 31 days and are more severe with stress, dependence, DRD2 A1 allele, and depressive traits, “ Journal of  Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

• Botros, N., Yang, J., Feinsilver, P., and Schott, R., “Hardware Realization of Krawtchouk Transform Using VHDL Modeling and FPGAs,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 49, no. 6, December 2002, pp. 1306-1312.

• Botros, N. and Adamjee, R., "Speech Pitch Detection using Maximum Likelihood Algorithm" Journal of Control & Intelligent Systems,  Special Issue on Non-linear Speech Processing, vol 30, no. 2, 2002, pp. 52-58. 

• Botros, N., Shahin, I., “Implementation of Hidden Markov Models in Ultrasound Tissue Characterization, (abstract)” Journal Ultrasonic Imaging, May 2002.

• Botros, N., Christodoulou, C. and Shahin*, I., “Ultrasound Tissue Characterization Using Hidden Markov Models (abstract), “Journal Ultrasonic Imaging, May 2001.

• Botros, N., Svoboda, P., and Shultz, M., "Automatic Estimation of Speech Pitch Period," International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, vol.. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 117-121.

• Botros, N., "A Microprocessor-Based Technique for Ultrasound Liver-Tissue Differentiation, " Abstract, Journal of Ultrasonic Imaging, 1998.

• Moore, J. and Botros, N., "Design and Implementation of an expandable Hopfield Neural Network Using VHDL Structural Modeling," International Journal of Robotics and Automation, vol.. 12, Issue 1, 1997, pp. 33-37.

• Alquesi, Y. and Botros, N., "A Floating-Point FFT Processor Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays," International Journal of Computers and Their Applications, vol. 3, no. 2, August 1996, pp. 92-99.

• Botros, N. and S. Prenmmath, "Speech Recognition Using Dynamic Neural Networks," accepted for publication in International Journal of Microcomputer Applications, 1995.

• Botros, N. and Abdul-Aziz, M., "Hardware Implementation of an Artificial Neural Network Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)," IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics, vol. 41, no. 6, December 1994, pp. 665-667.

• Zatari, D., Botros, N. and Dunn, F., "In Vivo Liver Differentiation By Ultrasound Using Artificial Neural Network, " Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 96, no. 1, July 1994, pp. 376-381.

B.  BOOKS

HDL Programming Fundamentals: VHDL and Verilog , Botros N., CRM publisher, ISBN: 1-58450-855-8, October 2005 (480 pages). 

• Botros, N., " Neural Nets for Speech Recognition-Advantages and Limitations," Overview Paper, "ELECTRO International Conference, April, 1991, NYC, New York, pp. 476-481

D. Selected Conference Proceedings

• Botros, N., "Modeling and Realizing Biological Mechanisms On FPGAs Chip," Proceedings of the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Chicago, IL, July24-27, 2000.
• Botros, N., Akaaboune*, M., Alghazo*, J., and Alhreish*, M., "Hardware Realization of Biological Mechanisms Using VHDL and FPGAs," Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, San Diego, CA, March 27-30, pp. 233-236, 2000
• Botros, N., and Adamjee*, R., "Speech-Pitch Detection Using Maximum Likelihood Algorithm," Proceedings of the First Joint Meeting of BMES&EMBS, Atlanta,GA, October 13-16, pp. 152, 1999
• Botros N. and Zattari D., Microcomputer-Based In-Vivo Liver Differentiation Using Artificial Neural Networks" Proceedings of the IEEE-International Conference on Computer Applications in Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 14-16, 1995, pp. 23-27.
• Botros, N., and Zattari, D., "Microcomputer-Based In-Vivo Liver Differentiation Using Artificial Neural Networks" Proceedings of the IEEE-Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, San Diego, California , October 27-31, 1993, pp. 303.
• Botros, N., "Speech recognition Using Hidden Markov Models and Artificial Neural Networks," Proceedings of the IEEE-Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, San Diego, California , October 27-31, 1993, pp. 243.
• Botros, N., Siddiqqui, H., and Deiri, Z., "Automatic Speech Recognition Using Hidden Markov Models and Artificial Neural Networks," Proceedings of the IEEE- International Conference on Neural Networks, San Francisco, CA, March 1993, pp. 1770-1775.
• Botros, N., and Abdul-Aziz, M., "Hardware Implementation of an Artificial Neural Network," Proceedings of the IEEE-International Conference on Neural Networks, San Francisco, CA, March 1993, pp. 1252-1257.
• Botros, N., and Zakhem, W., "FFT Processor Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays," Proceedings of the Fifth Annual IEEE International ASIC Conference, Rochester, New York, September, 1992, pp. 115-118.
• Botros, N., and Premnath, S, "Speech Processing Using Dynamic Neural Networks," Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, Baltimore, MD, June 7-11, 1992, pp. 737-742.
• Botros, N., and Tee, H., "Ultrasound Tissue Characterization Using Artificial Neural Network," Proceedings of the IEEE-Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Orlando, Florida, October 31-November 3, 1991, pp. 165-166.
• Botros, N. and Teh, C., "Automatic Speech Recognition Using Hidden Markov Model", Proceedings of the Fifth Oklahoma Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Norman, Oklahoma, November 20-22, 1991, pp. 172-178.
• Botros, N. and Tee, H., "A PC-Based Simulated Liver Tissue Classification Using Artificial Neural Net Classifier," Poster, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Seattle, Washington, July 8-12, 1991, vol. 11, pp. A-912.
• Deiri, Z., and Botros, N. "LPC-Based Neural Network for Automatic Speech Recognition," Proceedings of the IEEE-Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1-4, 1990, pp. 1429-1430.
• Botros, N., and Salhab, S., "Tissue Characterization Using Bayes Classifier," Proceedings of the IEEE-Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1-4, 1990, pp. 335-336.
• Botros, N., and Xu, K., " A 50 MHz Microcomputer-Based Data Acquisition and Analysis System for Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization," Proceedings of the IEEE-Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement Technology, Washington, DC., April 25-27, 1989, pp. 179-183.

• Gebhardt, J., Mehta, J., Griffin, V., and Botros, N., "Design and Implementation of a 4-Bit Simple Computer Using Discrete MSI/SSI Components," Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, November 5 and 6, 1993, pp. 159
• Gebhardt, J., Higgins, J., Botros, N. "Analog Neural Network for Optical Pattern Recognition, " Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, November 5 and 6, 1993, pp. 154.
• Blohm, T., Szpak, A., Williams, M., and Botros, N., "Speech Recognition Using an Artificial Neural Network," Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, November 5 and 6, 1993, pp. 155.
• Jayasekara, L., Daruger, M. Adamjee, R. and Botros, N., "Artificial Neural Network-Based Speech Recognition System, " Proceedings of the Third Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, November 8 and 9, 1992, pp. 102.
• O'Connor, D., Gibbons, P., Labaziewicz, A. and Botros, N., "Object Detection and Acquisition Using Infrared Sensors," Proceedings of the Second Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, November 8 and 9, 1991, pp. 56.
• Von Jouanne, A., Fligor, p., and Botros, N.," Development of a Liver Phantom Pattern Recognition Algorithm", Proceedings of the First Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois November 2-3, 1990, pp.72.

• Keynote Speaker, IEEE-Illinois Valley Section September 5, 1991.
• Session Chairman and Organizer of national and international conferences on Artificial Intelligence
• Chair and coordinator of the Computer Engineering Committee, Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University.

• IEEE-Transaction on Circuits and Systems
• IEEE-Transaction on Engineering in Medicine and Biology
• IEEE-Transaction on Software Engineering
• Journal of Ultasonic Imaging
• International Journal on Microcomputer Applications
• Several national and International Conferences