RESEARCH AGENDA

Reliable visual intelligence under real-world constraints.

My research asks how computer vision can remain accurate while becoming more efficient, interpretable, and useful in settings where data, computation, and trust are limited.

Research constellation

Four connected research pillars

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01

Medical & Clinical Vision

Medical image classification, segmentation, and decision-support research across X-ray, MRI, CT, ultrasound, retinal imaging, and dermatology.

01

Medical & Clinical Vision

Medical image classification, segmentation, and decision-support research across X-ray, MRI, CT, ultrasound, retinal imaging, and dermatology.

  • Medical imaging
  • Transfer learning
  • Segmentation
  • Clinical evaluation
02

Efficient Vision Models

Feature-space efficiency, lightweight architectures, dimensionality reduction, and model design for constrained computational settings.

  • Efficient CNNs
  • Feature selection
  • Multi-scale learning
  • Model compression
03

Explainable & Reliable AI

Attention mechanisms, visual explanations, evaluation beyond accuracy, and responsible framing for high-stakes use.

  • Attention
  • Interpretability
  • Robust evaluation
  • Responsible use
04

AI Education & Human Capability

Interactive demonstrations, teacher development, student mentoring, and ways to make AI concepts observable and teachable.

  • AI literacy
  • Learning tools
  • Teacher development
  • Student mentoring

From comparative modelling to a coherent research horizon

From comparative modelling to a coherent research horizon

01

Foundation

Comparative machine learning and transfer-learning experiments across health, agriculture, and visual-recognition tasks.

02

Concentration

Medical imaging, visual feature extraction, attention mechanisms, and efficiency-oriented architecture studies.

03

Current line

Funded projects on paediatric pneumonia, skin-image feature spaces, and collaborative health AI.

04

Research horizon

Reliable, efficient, and explainable computer vision under limited and heterogeneous data.

Research horizon

Research horizon

Reliable and efficient computer vision for limited, heterogeneous, and high-stakes data, connecting lightweight multi-scale models, explanation mechanisms, and rigorous real-world evaluation.

ReliableEfficientExplainableReal-world

Methods and technical capabilities

Methods and technical capabilities

CNN and transfer learningVision attention mechanismsImage classification and segmentationFeature extraction and dimensionality reductionModel benchmarking and ablation studiesClassical machine learning and ensemble methodsBrowser-based computer vision demonstrationsResponsible-use and limitation framing

Selected publications

Selected publications

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Contact

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For research collaboration, laboratory discussion, invited speaking, educator development, academic review, or applied AI prototyping.

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