RESEARCH INTERESTS
Responsible Artificial Intelligence
Techniques, methodologies including Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models (Foundational Models), Neuro-Symbolic AI for explainability (Knowledge Graphs/Semantic Web in conjunction with Deep/Machine Learning to make the models/AI explainable); Trustworthy/Safe AI, Ethics/Legal aspects
Funded Research Projects
2023-2025
Adopting a Circular Economy Business Model for Resource Efficiency in ICT industry (ACE4ICT)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funder: Innovate UK (£178k)
Partners: TechBuyer UK
Internet of Things (IoT) & Edge AI
Edge Artificial Intelligence/TinyML, Citizen Science, Real-time stream processing(Complex Event Processing) and analytics, Security and Privacy, Early Warning Systems (flooding, landslides)
Smart Cities
Focus on the use of IoT/AI in terms of technologies, and Environmental Solutions for Smart Cities including Air Quality Monitoring, Flood Monitoring.
Digital Health
Use of Artificial Intelligence and IoT for supporting health issues in particular effect of pollution on Children's health, and self-management of multimorbidity
2023-2025
Office for Students PG Conversion Course in Artificial Intelligence(AI) Funding
Role: Co-Investigator
Funder: Office for Students (£600k)
2023-2024
Blockchain-enabled Cloud Computing based integrated Carbon Calculator (Be4C)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funder: STFC Science & Technology Facilities Council (£25k)
2023
A dynamic machine learning systems for standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code for UK Immigration Law Industry
Role: Co-Investigator
Funder: UKRI (£30k)
Partners: AYJ Solicitors, UK
2017-2019
Big Data and IoT based smart digital vouchering solutions
Funder: Innovate UK (£136k)
My Role: Co-Investigator
Co-ordinator/PI: Dr Savas Konue
2018 - 2022
Smart Cities and Open Data REuse (SCORE)
Funder: European Commission (€2.8M)
Role: Uni of Bradford (Principle Investigator)
Co-ordinator: Amsterdam City Council
Partners: Amsterdam Data Science, Aarhus University, Hamburg, Aarhus, Bergen, Bradford, Aberdeen, Ghent, Dordrecht
March 2020 - July 2020
UrbaN Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Observatory (UNIAQ)
Funder: CCIP (£25k)
Role: PI/Co-ordinator
Partners: Born In Bradford, Bradford City Council, Uni of Leeds, Well Bradford.
2020 - 2022
AI-based Service Management Suite
Funder: Innovate UK (£194k)
My Role: Co-Investigator
Co-ordinator/PI: Dr Savas Konur
2018 - 2022
Deep Learning/AI and Drones for supporting measures for understanding hazardous terrain/ contaminated land.
Funder: Global Challenges Research Fund (£73.3k)
My Role: Co-Investigator
Co-ordinator/PI: Dr Andrew Wison
2017-2019
Automatic Asset Recognition using Drones and Deep Learning
Funder: Innovate UK (£139.5k)
My Role: Principal Investigator
Co-ordinator : Prof. Rami Qahwaji