Short description:

• I started my AI/ML journey during my PhD at the University College London & King’s College London in 2011. Then, I used computer vision, predictive analytics, and statistical modelling to investigate how biological cells move and interact in vivo.

In 2015, I co-founded a boutique consulting company, Dacian Consulting Limited, where I helped startups and enterprises on their road to AI. We developed algorithms and data-driven applications for companies operating within marketing, e-commerce, or financial services.

I was always passionate about research & innovation. In 2020 I co-founded the Center for Intelligent Machines. At CMI, I design and deliver training programmes and knowledge and technology transfer programmes within AI/ML.

In October 2021, I resumed my academic and research career. Since I joined RAU, I conduct research at the intersection between dynamical systems, machine learning, and multi-agent systems with applications to social, economic, and biological sciences. In parallel, I teach software engineering and artificial intelligence.

Fields of interest/research:

• Dynamical systems, Machine Learning, Multi-Agent Systems and their applications to social sciences, economy, and biology
• Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive and Soft Computing
• Risk modelling and simulation
• Complex Adaptive Systems
• Distributed computing and big data

Hobbies:

• Reading, mostly non-fiction, international relations and national security, and writing about technology and its impact on our society.
• Startups
• Investments & financial markets
• Mathematics (pure & applied)