PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Ayman El-Baz

Also known as Ayman S El-Baz, Ayman S. El-Baz, Ayman El Baz

Ayman El-Baz is a bioengineer whose research applies artificial intelligence and medical imaging to diagnosis. He earned electrical-engineering degrees in 1997 and 2001, completed a Ph.D. at the University of Louisville in 2006, and became acting chair of Bioengineering in 2016. With collaborators, he developed RenalCAD for kidney-transplant rejection and co-invented a UofL AI tool for autism diagnosis. He became an AIMBE Fellow in 2019, a National Academy of Inventors Fellow in 2020, a Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow in 2022, and an IEEE Fellow in 2023; UofL named him Researcher of the Year in 2025. As of October 2026, he is professor and Bioengineering chair at UofL and Vice-chairman of the Board at Alamein International University.

Now at
University of Louisville and Alamein International University
Works
1,025
Citations
23,073
h-index
71
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1997–2006

    Electrical engineering degrees

    He earns bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering in 1997 and 2001, then completes a doctoral degree in electrical engineering at the University of Louisville in 2006.

  2. 2016–2017

    Acting chair and RenalCAD

    In February 2016, he becomes acting chair of the University of Louisville's Department of Bioengineering. By 2017, RenalCAD receives funding from the Coulter Translational Partnership, NSF I-Corps and NSF AWARE:ACCESS. He develops the system with Amy Dwyer and Garth Beache of UofL's School of Medicine; it uses MRI to find signs of renal rejection.

  3. 2019

    An AIMBE fellowship

    AIMBE names him a Fellow in 2019 for achievement in medical imaging and leadership in bioengineering education.

  4. 2020

    An NAI fellowship

    He becomes a National Academy of Inventors Fellow in 2020 for work in artificial intelligence and medical imaging.

  5. 2022–2023

    BMES and IEEE fellowships

    The Biomedical Engineering Society names him a Fellow in 2022. IEEE names him a Fellow in 2023 for contributions to artificial intelligence in medicine.

  6. 2024

    An AI autism diagnostic

    In 2024, he co-invents a University of Louisville AI tool for diagnosing autism in children as young as two. The tool's reported accuracy is 98.5%.

  7. 2025

    Researcher of the Year

    UofL names him Researcher of the Year in 2025. His AI-powered autism diagnostic is licensed to Brain Diagnostic.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor, chair and board vice-chair

    As of October 2026, he is Professor, Distinguished University Scholar, and Chair of the Bioengineering Department at the University of Louisville. He is also Vice-chairman of the Board at Alamein International University.

Career

  1. Since 2016University of LouisvilleActing Chair
  2. NowAlamein International UniversityVice-chairman of the Board
  3. 2020–2026AlAlamein International University
  4. 2004–2016University of Auckland

Education

  1. 2006University of LouisvillePh.D. in electrical engineering

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Louisville. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Louisville. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIIncludes University of Auckland. We estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.
  4. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. IEEE Access | Ayman S. El-Baz ieeeaccess.ieee.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Department of Physiology recognized for developing alternative teaching methods | UofL News uoflnews.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Kidney project is first to get funding from 'trifecta' | UofL News uoflnews.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Ayman El-Baz, Ph.D. COF-4034 - AIMBE aimbe.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. UofL researchers develop AI-powered tool to diagnose autism earlier | UofL News uoflnews.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. UofL’s knowledge enterprise celebrated at 2025 Research and Innovation Awards | UofL News uoflnews.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. Prof. Dr. Ayman El-Baz – Alamein International University aiu.edu.eg. Checked 20 October 2026.