PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Erik Cambria

Erik Cambria is a professor of artificial intelligence at NTU, and he has founded SenticNet and finaXai, which offer sentiment analysis and explainable financial insights. From 2009 to 2012 he worked as a PhD student on a CASE studentship that underpins Sentic Computing research. He co-wrote Benchmarking Multimodal Sentiment Analysis, a CICLing paper from 2017. In 2018 the IEEE Computer Society named him among the top 10 young rising stars to watch in AI, and in January 2022 he became an IEEE Fellow. Clarivate ranks him in its List of World's Top 1% Scientists since 2022.

Works
820
Citations
61,872
h-index
117

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2009–2012

    Sentic computing PhD work

    He works as a PhD student on a CASE studentship from 2009 to 2012, a grant that underpins Sentic Computing research.

  2. 2017

    Benchmarking multimodal sentiment analysis

    A CICLing paper from 2017, Benchmarking Multimodal Sentiment Analysis, lists him among its co-authors.

  3. 2018

    Named a rising AI star

    In May 2018, the IEEE Computer Society names him among the top 10 young rising stars to watch in AI, while he is an assistant professor.

  4. January 2022

    Named an IEEE Fellow

    He is named an IEEE Fellow in January 2022.

  5. Since 2022

    On Clarivate's top 1% list

    Clarivate ranks him in its List of World's Top 1% Scientists since 2022.

  6. As of October 2026

    Professor of AI at NTU

    At NTU CCDS, he is a professor of artificial intelligence and holds the appointment of Provost Chair in Computer Science and Engineering. He has founded SenticNet and finaXai, which offer sentiment analysis services and explainable financial insights.

Sources and credits

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  1. REF Case study search impact.ref.ac.uk. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Publications « SenticNet sentic.net. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. AI – Top 10 to Watch | College of Computing and Data Science | NTU Singapore ntu.edu.sg. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine's "AI's 10 To Watch" Honors Artificial Intelligence Leaders computer.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Associate Professor Erik Cambria, named IEEE Fellow | College of Computing and Data Science | NTU Singapore ntu.edu.sg. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Erik « SenticNet sentic.net. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. AI Faculty | NTU College of Computing and Data Science | College of Computing and Data Science | NTU Singapore ntu.edu.sg. Checked 15 October 2026.