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Mufti Mahmud

Mufti Mahmud is a computer scientist who applies machine learning to biological and brain data, with a focus on explainable AI for healthcare. After computer science degrees in India and a doctorate in information engineering at the University of Padova, he held postdoctoral posts in Padova and Antwerp from 2011 to 2018, including a Marie-Curie fellowship. He joined Nottingham Trent University as a senior lecturer in 2018, became associate professor in 2021, and received the university's Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Researcher Award in 2020. Alongside Amir Hussain and other co-authors, he wrote survey papers on deep learning for biological data, in IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems in 2018 and in Cognitive Computation in 2021. He is a Distinguished Professor of information and computer science at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and a Senior Research Scholar at its SDAIA-KFUPM Joint Research Center for Artificial Intelligence.

Now at
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and Nottingham Trent University
Works
463

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Timeline

  1. 2001–2003

    Computer science degrees in India

    He earns a BSc in computer science from the University of Madras in 2001 and an MSc in computer science from the University of Mysore in 2003.

  2. By 2011

    Doctorate at the University of Padova

    By 2011, he holds a Master of Second Level in nano and micro electromechanical systems from the University of Trento and a doctorate in information engineering from the University of Padova.

  3. 2011–2018

    Postdoctoral years in Padova and Antwerp

    He is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Padova from 2011, a Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellow at the University of Antwerp in Belgium from 2013 to 2015, and a senior postdoctoral fellow at Padova from 2015 to 2018.

  4. 2018–2021

    Joining Nottingham Trent University

    He joins Nottingham Trent University as a senior lecturer in computer science in 2018 and becomes associate professor of cognitive computation in 2021.

  5. 2018–2021

    Deep learning surveys on biological data

    In 2018, he co-authors with M. Shamim Kaiser, Amir Hussain and Stefano Vassanelli a survey of deep learning, reinforcement learning and deep reinforcement learning for biological data, published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. A second review, 'Deep Learning in Mining Biological Data', written with Kaiser and Hussain, appears in Cognitive Computation in 2021.

  6. 2020

    Outstanding researcher award at NTU

    He receives the Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Researcher Award at Nottingham Trent University in 2020.

  7. April 2024

    MoU with Amity University Rajasthan

    In April 2024, he signs a memorandum of understanding between Nottingham Trent University's Cognitive Computing and Brain Informatics research group, which he directs, and the new Amity Cognitive Computing and Brain Informatics Centre at Amity University Rajasthan. The launch includes a co-design workshop on explainable AI-powered tools for early detection and management of dementia.

  8. As of October 2026

    Distinguished professor at KFUPM

    He is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Information and Computer Science at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia, and a Senior Research Scholar at its SDAIA-KFUPM Joint Research Center for Artificial Intelligence. His work focuses on explainable, multimodal and privacy-preserving AI for healthcare, ageing and education in low-resource settings. His research areas there cover cognitive computing, AI in healthcare, neuroengineering, brain informatics and responsible AI.

Career

  1. NowKing Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDistinguished Professor
  2. 2018–2021Nottingham Trent UniversitySenior Lecturer in computer science, Associate Professor of cognitive computation
  3. 2013–2015University of AntwerpMarie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
  4. 2011–2018University of PaduaPostdoctoral Fellow, Senior Postdoctoral Fellow

Education

  1. 2003University of MysoreMSc
  2. 2001University of MadrasBSc
  3. University of TrentoMaster of Second Level in nano and micro electromechanical systems
  4. University of PaduaDoctorate in information engineering

From the biography.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Padua. 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 Padua. 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Padua. 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.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes University of Trento. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Prof. Dr. Mufti Mahmud | Iraqi Journal for Computers and Informatics ijci.uoitc.edu.iq. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Mufti Mahmud – The Conversation theconversation.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Applications of Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning to Biological Data (arXiv:1711.03985) arxiv.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Deep Learning in Mining Biological Data (arXiv:2003.00108) arxiv.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Mufti Mahmud | FIE 2026 fie-conference.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Amity Cognitive Computing and Brain Informatics Centre (ACCBI) amity.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. Mufti Mahmud - King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals pure.kfupm.edu.sa. Checked 20 October 2026.
  8. Dr. Mufti Mahmud - Information and Computer Science, KFUPM ics.kfupm.edu.sa. Checked 20 October 2026.