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With its multidisciplinary approach, Digital Twins for Sustainable Development Goals (DT4SDG) brings together a range of subject-matter experts. Have a look at our ‘who’s who’ and find out more about their work.
Who we are and what we do:
- Director and Industry Engagement: Dr Mona Jaber (IoT/ML/Digital Twin)
- Cloud/AI expert: Dr Ahmad Sayed
- Communication expert: Professor Michael Chai
- Domain expert in Cyber-Physical Systems for smart grids (University of Manchester): Dr Mahdieh Sadabadi
- Domain expert in Energy: Professor Christian Beck (Digitally twinned grid)
- Domain expert in Intelligent Transportation: Dr Jun Chen (multimodal journey – airport airside)
- Domain expert in Thermofluids Engineering: Professor Huasheng Wang
- Domain expert in Future Mobility and Environmental and Climate Technologies: Professor Sergey Karabasov
- Domain expert in Human Geography: Professor Phillippa Williams
- Domain expert in Earth-Centric AI: Professor Cedric John
- Domain expert in Social Science for Smart Cities (LSE): Dr Anushri Gupta
- Supporting academic - Professor Greg Slabaugh: Director of DERI – expert in AI/ML
- Supporting academic - Dr Eirini Marouli expert in computational biology
- Supporting academic - Dr Caroline Roney expert in computational medicine
- Research staff - Chia-Yen Chiang leading DASMATE research
- PhD candidate - Zunaira Nadeem working on machine learning for energy theft detection using IoT energy consumption data.
- PhD candidate - Yuqin Liu working on energy efficiency in 5G and beyond multiple access schemes.
- PhD candidate - Kaiwei Wang working on AI for Intelligent Transportation Systems.
- PhD candidate - Hong Sen Cao working on Lightweight and Flexible AI for ITS computer Vision.

Professor Christian Beck
Professor of Applied Mathematics
Mathematical Sciences Building, Room: MB-121
+44 (0)20 7882 3286
c.beck@qmul.ac.uk

Professor Michael Chai
Professor in Internet of Things & QM Director of Joint Programme with BUPT
Engineering, Eng 208
michael.chai@qmul.ac.uk
Dr Chia-Yen Chiang
Peter Landin, CS 321
c.chiang@qmul.ac.uk


Dr Ahmed M. A. Sayed
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), Director of MSc Data Science Programme, Research Lead of CNCS, DERI Fellow
PP 1.02, People's Palace, Mile End Campus
Centre for Networks, Communication and Systems
ahmed.sayed@qmul.ac.uk

Professor Eirini Marouli
Professor of Computational Biology, AI, and Emerging Technologies
Clinical Pharmacology and Precision Medicine
e.marouli@qmul.ac.uk

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Professor Greg Slabaugh
Director of the Digital Environment Research Institute and Professor of Computer Vision and AI
Empire House, Ground Floor, Desk G1
g.slabaugh@qmul.ac.uk

Professor Philippa Williams
Professor of Geography, Director of Education
Geography Building, Room 215
+44 (0)20 7882 6977
p.williams@qmul.ac.uk