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Oct 09, 2026 I am delighted to join AI-FincubeX as Academic Co-Lead, alongside Professor Sheri Markose. This University of Essex incubator and lab brings students, researchers, and industry partners together around AI, FinTech, and digital entrepreneurship. I look forward to advancing agentic AI through collaborative research and practical applications. Explore AI-FincubeX.
Sep 04, 2026 Times Higher Education Awards 2026 – SKINTEL® shortlisted for Research Project of the Year: STEM
Jun 15, 2026 Our project SKINTEL: A patient-centred revolution in early detection and prevention of skin cancer from Check4Cancer received Highly Commended recognition in the Best Industry-Specific AI Solution category at the National AI Awards 2026. I am delighted to celebrate this achievement with the team at Check4Cancer. Read more.
May 07, 2026 I am delighted to have been named a finalist for Alan Turing Innovator of the Year at the National AI Awards 2026. Named in honour of Alan Turing, the award celebrates contributions to artificial intelligence through research, innovation, and leadership. Read more.
Dec 06, 2025 Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2026 – Successful Selection
Dec 06, 2025 Awarded a Royal Society International Exchanges grant.
Apr 10, 2025 CVPR 2025 - two workshop paper accepted
Feb 15, 2025 Media and News Coverage
Dec 15, 2024 IEEE IJCNN 2025 Special Session on Data-efficient Vision Transformers
Oct 15, 2024 PhD positions and scholarships
Feb 15, 2024 I am on research leave from Oct 2024 to March 2025! :sparkles: :smile: