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Craig Ramlal

Craig Ramlal is an electrical and computer engineering researcher who connects applied AI with Caribbean policy. He holds BSc, MASc and PhD degrees through a split-site programme at the University of the West Indies and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; his 2010 undergraduate thesis focused on AI, and his master's thesis on intelligent control. He founded the Intelligent Systems Lab in 2018, co-led deep-learning work on grid asset management in 2019, and partnered with Rutgers researchers on collaborative robots in 2022. In 2023, he joined the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Body on AI; its recommendations became Objective 5 of the Global Digital Compact in 2024. As of October 2026, he is Executive Director of UWI's Artificial Intelligence Innovation Centre and Chair of the Caribbean AI Task Force.

Now at
University of the West Indies and Caribbean Telecommunications Union
Works
36
Citations
196
h-index
6

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2010

    An AI undergraduate thesis

    In 2010, he completes an undergraduate thesis focused on artificial intelligence. His master's thesis focuses on intelligent control systems, and his BSc, MASc and PhD in electrical and computer engineering come from a split-site programme at UWI and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

  2. 2018

    Founding the Intelligent Systems Lab

    In 2018, he founds the Intelligent Systems Lab as an informal, three-person research group in UWI's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

  3. 2019

    Deep learning for grid management

    In 2019, he and Arvind Singh co-lead UWI's ARC Labs team with researchers from Tallinn University and Estonia's national power company Elering AS to develop deep-learning object detectors for predictive asset management of the electrical grid.

  4. 2022

    A formal lab and collaborative robots

    In 2022, UWI recognizes the Intelligent Systems Lab as a departmental research group. He partners with Rutgers University researchers to develop omnidirectional robots that transport objects on a deformable sheet using optimization and reinforcement-learning algorithms.

  5. 2023

    Joining the UN AI body

    He joins the UN Secretary-General's 38-member High-Level Multistakeholder Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence in October 2023. He contributes to drafting the CARICOM IMPACS Declaration on Autonomous Weapons Systems in 2023.

  6. September 2024

    A Global Digital Compact objective

    Recommendations from the UN body he joins in October 2023 form Objective 5 of the Global Digital Compact, which member states adopt at the 79th UN General Assembly in September 2024.

  7. July 2025

    A Caribbean AI task force

    In July 2025, the CTU appoints him Chair of its Caribbean AI Task Force. The University of the West Indies formally upgrades the Intelligent Systems Lab.

  8. As of October 2026

    Leading UWI's AI Innovation Centre

    As of October 2026, he is Executive Director of UWI's Artificial Intelligence Innovation Centre and Chair of the CTU Caribbean Taskforce on AI.

Career

  1. Since 2018University of the West IndiesFounder, Co-Lead
  2. NowCaribbean Telecommunications UnionChair
  3. From 2023United NationsMember

Education

  1. University of the West IndiesBSc, MASc, and PhD (split-site programme)
  2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsBSc, MASc, and PhD (split-site programme)

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

Most-cited works

  1. Improving Student Engagement in Teaching Electric Machines Through Blended Learning2019 · IEEE Transactions on Education · 41 citations
  2. Decentralized Fuzzy Hinfty-Iterative Learning LFC With Time-Varying Communication Delays and Parametric Uncertainties2019 · IEEE Transactions on Power Systems · 30 citations
  3. Toward automatic condition assessment of high-voltage transmission infrastructure using deep learning techniques2021 · International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems · 30 citations
  4. Evaluating wind speed probability distribution models with a novel goodness of fit metric: a Trinidad and Tobago case study2018 · International journal of energy and environmental engineering · 23 citations
  5. Multi-stage deep learning networks for automated assessment of electricity transmission infrastructure using fly-by images2022 · Electric Power Systems Research · 16 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

  1. Through 2025, first appointments to public AI advisory and safety bodies peaked in 2023Includes Craig Ramlal. We find 27 first recorded public AI appointments in 2023, the peak among complete years. Our estimates cover 63 people across 10 bodies.
  2. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes United Nations. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.
  3. We identify 16 researchers who took public roles and 18 who held advisory or committee seatsIncludes United Nations. We identify 16 researchers who took public roles and 18 who held advisory or committee seats. We separate official public roles, advisory seats and other public activity, and trace moves into AI organizations or research.
  4. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI from 1961 to 2025, with a year-by-year chart.

Colleagues

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

Sources and credits

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  1. Caribbean People Shaping Caribbean AI - UWI Today | February 2026 sta.uwi.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Dr Craig Ramlal | The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering sta.uwi.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Dr Craig Ramlal craigramlal.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Leading with Intelligence: Bridging Research, Industry, and Policy with AI by Dr Craig Ramlal - Office of the Campus Principal sta.uwi.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. CTU Caribbean AI Task Force Launched to Guide Ethical and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence Development in the Region - Caribbean Telecommunications Union ctu.int. Checked 19 October 2026.