Senior Member of IEEE

UK and Ireland IEEE Robots and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Chapter Vice Chair

I am passionate about a wide range of topics in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics. I engage in collaborative ventures with companies in developing AI-based speech and language technologies, and in large-scale projects in e-health (e.g., the EPSRC ICONIC project of 1 Million GBP that focuses on developing technologies that depend on AI/VR/Voic/Social Games).

In Robotics, I do wide research in social robotics including adaptive behaviour generation, social navigation, assistive robotics, healthcare, and entertainment, and in cognitive and developmental robotics including nonverbal and multimodal interaction, language and action development, affordance learning, and decision-making under uncertainty.

In Healthcare, I develop AI systems for diagnosing various disorders and diseases, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Dementia, and explore related cognitive and behavioural brain functions. These systems utilise advanced machine learning techniques and multimodal data analysis to enhance diagnostic accuracy and offer insights into underlying neurological processes.

In Marine Biology, I conduct research on monitoring underwater species using AI models that combine computer vision and sound analysis to observe behaviors and track the health of aquatic organisms like fish and dolphins. These models are crucial for understanding ecological dynamics and contributing to conservation efforts by providing real-time data on species interactions and environments.

In a nutshell, my multidisciplinary research lies in the intersection area between Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML)/Virtual Reality (VR), robotics, marine biology, cognitive science, computational linguistics, and e-health and healthcare.