Published over 250 papers, co-authored 3 monograph-style books, and edited or co-edited 7 volumes on AI.
Over 12,500 citations with an h-index of 49.
Ranked among the top 2% most-cited scientists worldwide by Stanford University and Elsevier.
Secured research funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and EU Horizon 2020 program.
Supervised or co-supervised 24 PhD students to completion and examined 48 PhD theses.
Chaired major international conferences, including General Co-Chair of IEEE DSCI 2019 and Program Committee Co-Chair of IEEE MDM 2016.
Fellow of the British Higher Education Academy (HEA).
Background
Research interests span ensemble learning, data stream analysis, medical image processing, natural language processing, time series classification, and deep learning.
Currently serves as Chief Data and Technology Officer at a leading international FinTech organization, spearheading AI and Big Data-driven financial technology innovation.
Also holds an Adjunct Professor position at Queensland University of Technology.
Previously Professor in Data Analytics at Birmingham City University (2016–2025) and founding Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at Galala University for three academic years.
Recognized globally for leadership and impact in AI and data science.