CSM team
The Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling takes pride in its vibrant and diverse team of researchers, staff and student, as well as a supportive team of administrators, visiting academics, and advisory board members. If you are interested in collaborations or want to speak to someone about PhD opportunities, please get in touch with our staff under the relevant theme.
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Leadership and operational team
Prof. Elena Gaura
Data Science and Emerging Technologies
Research Institute Director
Dr Matthew England
Co-Director, CSM
Joel Gibbs
Operations Manager
Professor James Brusey
Co-Director, CSM
Research team
AI for Cyber-Physical Systems
| Name | Role | Contact | Key research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Alison Halford | Assistant Professor | Alison.Halford2@coventry.ac.uk | Energy poverty, AI and Ethics, Data Feminism, Inclusive design frameworks |
| Prof. Elena Gaura | Research Director for Data Science and Emerging Technologies | Elena.Gaura@coventry.ac.uk | AI, Cyber Physical Systems, Data-to-knowledge Pipelines, Energy Systems, Socio-Technical Design |
| Prof. James Brusey | Professor of Computer Science | James.Brusey@coventry.ac.uk | Reinforcement Learning, Wireless Sensor Networks |
| Dr Johnathan Nixon | Associate Professor | Jonathan.Nixon@coventry.ac.uk | Renewable Energy; Systems Modelling; Optimisation; Energy Management Systems; Multi-criteria Decision Analysis |
| Dr Saurav Sthapit | Assistant Professor | Saurav.Sthapit@coventry.ac.uk | IoT, Reinforcement Learning, Cyber Physical Systems, Cyber-Security and Deep Learning |
Fundamental Algorithms for Artificial Intelligence
| Name | Role | Contact | Key research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr AmirHosein Sadeghi Manesh | Research Fellow | AmirHosein.SadeghiManesh@coventry.ac.uk | Applied and Computational Algebraic Geometry, Computer algebra, Mathematical Biology, Population Dynamics, Chemical Reaction Network Theory |
| Dr Fei He | Associate Professor | Fei.He@coventry.ac.uk | Nonlinear Signal Processing, Control Systems Engineering, Deep Learning, Computational Neuroscience, Systems Biology |
| Giacomo Masone | Research Assistant | ae1668@coventry.ac.uk | CSI-COP Project |
| Dr Huma Shah | Assistant Professor | Huma.Shah@coventry.ac.uk | AI Ethics, Data Privacy |
| Jaimz Winter | Research Assistant | Jaimz.Winter@coventry.ac.uk | Data Privacy, Game Design |
| Dr Matthew England | Associate Professor and Theme Lead | Matthew.England@coventry.ac.uk | Computer Algebra / Symbolic Computation, Data Science for Algorithm Optimisation, Quantifier Elimination, Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT), Applied Algebraic Geometry |
Machine Learning for Computational Vision and Natural Language Processing
| Name | Role | Contact | Key research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Alireza Daneshkhah | Associate Professor | Alireza.Daneshkhah@coventry.ac.uk | Bayesian Statistics, Gaussian processes |
| Prof. Vasile Palade | Professor of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science | Vasile.Palade@coventry.ac.uk | Machine Learning and Applications; Deep Learning; Computer Vision; Autonomous Driving; Natural Language Processing |
| Dr Xiaorui Jiang | Assistant Professor | Xiaorui.Jiang@coventry.ac.uk | Natural Language Processing, Automated Systematic Review |
| Dr Pengpeng Hu | Assistant Professor | Pengpeng.Hu@coventry.ac.uk | Biometrics, Measurement, Point cloud processing, Deep learning, 3D body scanning |
Postgraduate researchers
AI for Cyber-Physical Systems Postgraduate Researchers
| Name | Director of Studies | Thesis Title |
|---|---|---|
| Faizan Ahmad | James Brusey | Smooth Robotic Reinforcement Learning |
| Rjaa Ashraf | Jonathan Nixon | Multi-Objective Optimisation of Anaerobic Digestion Systems |
| Daniel Bammeke | Jonathan Nixon | Multi-Objective Energy Management For Stand- Alone Photovoltaic Systems: An Application To Refugee Camps |
| Aniket Dixit | James Brusey | Sensor Anomaly Detection using Reinforcement Learning |
| Ihsan Haq | Saurav Sthapit | Using wearable sensors for analysing awkward postures in construction workers |
| Sokipriala Solomon Jonah | James Brusey | Accelerating The Convergence Of Artificial Intelligence And The Internet Of Wearable Thing |
| Abhishek Kallarappayi | Jonathan Nixon | Intelligent wind turbines for cold climates |
| Adeen Qazi | Alison Halford | Beyond cook stoves and solar lanterns: the role of renewable energy inventions in addressing gender inequality in the displaced setting |
Fundamental Algorithms for Artificial Intelligence Postgraduate Researchers
| Name | Director of Studies | Thesis Title |
|---|---|---|
| Abiola Babatunde | Matthew England | Exploiting Domain Structures in Heuristic Algorithms for the Set Covering Problem |
| Daniel Flood | Matthew England | Measuring, Understanding and Improving Student Engagement in Programming Teaching |
| Dominik Klepl | Fei He | Network Inference And Machine Learning: Identification Of Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| Ibnu Febry Kurniawan | Fei He | Internet Of Things-Enabled Contextual Traffic Information Dissemination: Network Design And Performance Optimisation |
| Tereso Del Rio Almajano | Matthew England | Using Machine Learning To Improve Quantifier Elimination Procedures |
| Mohamed Ahsan Mohamed Mafaz | Matthew England | Adaptive Control of a Quadcopter UAV against Model Uncertainties, External Perturbations and Faults |
| Rashid Barket | Matthew England | Use of machine learning technology to improve symbolic simplification and integration in the Maple computer algebra system, without risking their mathematical correctness |
| Sivasharmini Ganeshamoorthy | Fei He | Computational biology and gene network inference: study the effects of diurnal asymmetric warming on plant defence and growth |
| Stephan Goerttler | Fei He | Network Inference And Machine Learning: Understanding Brain Connectivity And Neurological Disorders |
Machine Learning for Computational Vision and Natural Language Processing Postgraduate Researchers
| Name | Director of Studies | Thesis Title |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Ajao-Olarinoye | Vasile Palade | Effective Algorithm for infectious disease resources allocation applied to the covid 19 pandemics |
| Amirkazem Kayhani | Vasile Palade | Model-Based Security For Automotive Systems |
| Ankur Deo | Vasile Palade | Efficient Machine Learning For Car Situational Awareness |
| Emran Ali | Alireza Daneshkhah | A Machine Learning Based Analysis Of Sleep Patterns In Aging Using Physiological Signals |
| James Donnelly | Alireza Daneshkhah | A Novel Predictive Model For Extreme Climatic Events: Application Of Catastrophe Modelling In Evaluating Environmental Hazard And Vulnerability |
| Julia Wieczorek | Vasile Palade | Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing For The Assessment of Depression Symptoms |
| Majdi Fanous | Alireza Daneshkhah | Modelling of Hydro-Morphodynamic Systems Using Deep Gaussian Process |
| Maria Tariq | Vasile Palade | Automatic detection of diabetic retinopathy in eye fundus images |
| Opeoluwa Akinseloyin | Vasile Palade | Mining Biomedical Publications To Defeat Pandemic: Identifying Relational Knowledge Between Scientific Claims |
| Ruchita Mehta | Vasile Palade | Multi-sensor and ai enabled system design for remote monitoring of physiological signals and activities in covid-19 imposed conditions |
| Sara Sardari | Alireza Daneshkhah | Activity Recognition Using Digital Frame Streams For Monitoring Rehab Period |
| Shruti Nair |
Vasile Palade | Sustainable Cultivation Modelling Based On Remotely Sensed Images For Monitoring Environmental Consequences Of Climate Change |
| Susanta Ghosh | Vasile Palade | Multimodal drone localisation and navigation in GPS deprived areas |
| Suleiman Yakubu | Alireza Daneshkhah | Estimating the Economic impact of Mental Health effects due to Flooding using Advanced Bayesian Machine Learning methods |
Visiting researchers
| Name | Home institution | Position at CSM |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Arit Bishwas | PricewaterhouseCooper (US), India | Honorary Research Fellow |
| Dr Ben Robinson | Nottingham University, (UK) | Honorary Research Fellow |
| Dr Florescu Dorian | Imperial College London, (UK) | Honorary Research Fellow |
| Prof. James Davenport | University of Bath, (UK) | Visiting Professor |
| Kang Youngshin | Kwangwoon University, (South Korea) | Visiting PhD Student |
| Dr Kojo Gyamfi | Loblaw Companies Limited, (Canada) | Honorary Research Fellow |
| Maoshan Liu | Jiangnan University, (China) | Visiting PhD Student |
| Dr Sara Sharifzadeh | Swansea University, (UK) | Honorary Research Fellow |
| Dr Simon See | NIVIDIA, (Singapore) | Visiting Professor |
| Dr Stavros Christopoulos | University of Huddersfield, (UK) | Visiting Research Fellow |
| Prof. Subhas Mukhopadhay | Macquarie University, (Australia) | Visiting Professor |
| Dr Sujan Rajbhandari | Bangor University, (UK) | Honorary Research Fellow |
| Dr Uche Abiola Onyekpe | York St John University | Visiting Researcher |
| Dr ZindongaMukandavire | Emirates Aviation University, (UAE) | Honorary Research Fellow |
Advisory board
| Name | Role | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Millington | Former Managing Director | TUV NEL Ltd |
| Danilo Mandic | Professor | Imperial College London |
| Simon See | Senior Director | NIVIDIA AI Technology Centre |
| Helene Piet-Lahanier | Scientific Deputy | ONERA |
