PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Bilal Bahaa Zaidan

Also known as Bilal Bahaa Zaidan Al-Jubouri

Bilal Bahaa Zaidan is an AI researcher whose work spans decision systems, machine learning and applied AI. He grew up in Baghdad and studied mathematics and computer applications there, then completed graduate degrees in computer science and computer engineering in Malaysia by 2016. In 2014, his anti-pornography classifier using neural and Bayesian methods earned an ITEX Gold Medal, and he served as a senior lecturer at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris before joining the AI faculty at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology. His 2022 research applied deep learning to driver behavior profiling. Since January 2024, he is a tenure-track associate professor in data science at SP Jain Sydney; his 2025 projects explored AI crop monitoring, emergency and ICU triage, and primary-school tutoring.

Now at
SP Jain School of Global Management
Works
281
Citations
17,072
h-index
75

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2002–2005

    Mathematics in Baghdad

    He grows up in Baghdad and earns a B.Sc. in mathematics and computer applications at Saddam University in 2005.

  2. 2006–2009

    A computer science MSc

    He completes an M.Sc. in computer science at the University of Malaya in 2009.

  3. 2010–2016

    A computer engineering PhD

    At Multimedia University, he earns a PhD in computer engineering in 2016, focusing on applied decision theory and expert systems.

  4. 2014

    An anti-pornography classifier

    His automated anti-pornography system uses multi-agent learning with neural and Bayesian methods in a skin detector and pornography classifier; it earns an ITEX Gold Medal in 2014.

  5. April 2014–October 2021

    Senior lecturer at UPSI

    From April 2014 to October 2021, he serves as a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Art, Computing, and Creative Industry at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI).

  6. October 2021–January 2024

    AI faculty at YunTech

    From October 2021 to January 2024, he is a tenure-track associate professor in the College of Management at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, with its International Graduated School of Artificial Intelligence.

  7. 2022

    Deep learning for driver profiles

    In 2022, he coauthors a driver behavior profiling study that uses deep-learning methods and timeframe data segmentation.

  8. Since 2024

    Associate professor at SP Jain

    Since January 2024, he is a tenure-track associate professor in data science at SP Jain School of Global Management in Sydney. In 2025, he researches AI crop monitoring and bushfire alerts, and works on generative-AI projects for emergency and ICU triage and primary-school tutoring.

Career

  1. Since 2024SP Jain School of Global ManagementTenure-track associate professor
  2. 2021–2024National Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyTenure-track associate professor
  3. 2014–2021Sultan Idris Education UniversitySenior lecturer
  4. 2014–2017University of Malaya

Education

  1. 2016Multimedia UniversityPhD
  2. 2009University of MalayaM.Sc.
  3. 2005Saddam UniversityB.Sc.

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 Malaya. 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Malaya. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  3. 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.
  4. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIWe 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.

Colleagues

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

Sources and credits

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  1. Bilal Bahaa Zaidan | Associated Professor | SP Jain School of Global Management spjain.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Bilal and Aos came to Australia on an exclusive visa, now thousands are vying for it | SBS Arabic sbs.com.au. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Driver behavior profiling and recognition using deep-learning methods: In accordance with traffic regulations and experts guidelines knova.um.edu.my. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Driver behavior profiling and recognition using deep-learning methods: In accordance with traffic regulations and experts guidelines ideas.repec.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Seminar: Sensory Glove for Human-Robot Interface, 7th August, 1:00pm - Robotics Research at Sydney University robotics.sydney.edu.au. Checked 20 October 2026.