Amir Hussain
Amir Hussain is an AI professor whose work spans hearing technology, cognitive computing and trustworthy AI. He held academic posts at Dundee from 1998 to 2000 and at Stirling from 2000, where he became Professor (Personal Chair) of Cognitive Computing in 2012. At Stirling he began an audio-visual hearing-aid project in October 2015, and he led the EPSRC-funded COG-MHEAR programme. From 2018 to 2026 he was Professor of Trustworthy AI and a founding director of the Centre of AI and Robotics at Edinburgh Napier University, and Clarivate named him a 2025 Highly Cited Researcher in the Cross-Field category. As of October 2026, he is Chair Professor of Artificial Intelligence at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and founding editor-in-chief of Cognitive Computation.
Timeline
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1998–2000
An academic post at Dundee
At the University of Dundee he holds an academic post from 1998 to 2000.
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2000–2012
Cognitive computing at Stirling
The University of Stirling takes him on in 2000, and in 2012 he is appointed Professor (Personal Chair) of Cognitive Computing.
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2015
An audio-visual hearing-aid project
An audio-visual hearing-aid project starts at Stirling in October 2015, and he leads it.
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2018–2026
Trustworthy AI at Napier
From 2018 to 2026 he serves as Professor of Trustworthy AI and a founding director of the Centre of AI and Robotics (CAIR) at Edinburgh Napier University.
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2025
Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher
Clarivate names him a 2025 Highly Cited Researcher in the Cross-Field category.
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August 2025
The COG-MHEAR programme
In August 2025 a University of Stirling article describes COG-MHEAR, an EPSRC-funded programme that he leads at Edinburgh Napier.
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As of October 2026
Chair professor at KFUPM
His current post is Chair Professor of Artificial Intelligence at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and he is founding editor-in-chief of Cognitive Computation.
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