Speaker

Prof. Shadi Basurra

Biography :

Prof. Shadi Basurra is a Professor of Intelligent Systems with a PhD from the University of Bath, UK, supported by Toshiba and the Yemeni government. He previously worked at Sony Corporation in Japan and has been an academic at Birmingham City University since 2014. He heads the Department of Computer and Data Science and co-founded the Data Analytics and AI (DAAI) research group. Under his leadership, DAAI includes six labs and a team of 55 researchers working on health, sustainability, NLP, and computer vision. He has led or co-led over £8.25M in research projects, with £3.25M as Principal Investigator. Prof. Basurra has published widely and established UKRI and international research partnerships. He leads the Software Engineering Track at BCU’s Software House, supporting over 142 businesses. More than 100 companies have benefited from his CPD courses and tailored tech solutions. He has delivered several intelligent products (MVPs), including SmartSketcher and i-Magine Sensor. Currently, he is leading the commercialisation of SmartSketcher, targeting a significant share of the homeowner market. His work bridges academia and industry, with impact spanning research, innovation, and enterprise.