About Us
Discover our mission to advance AI innovation and education in Luton.
Our Mission
As part of our civic agreement, we have established Luton AI, a civic organisation run out of UoB and that leverages the its strong record in AI and automation.
Innovation
Luton AI is designed to build an AI ecosystem that drives business and technology innovation, creates high-skilled jobs in the region, fosters a collaborative network of AI adopters, and provides a broad spectrum of AI training, skills, and security development programmes, strengthening the UK’s position as a leader in AI.
Education
Luton AI has engaged with over 300 regional and national organisations, spanning a range of sectors from healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services, to software development and the creative and cultural industries.
Impact
Luton AI has run further bespoke consultancy and R&I projects with +30 of these organisations to support them in the accelerated AI transformation of their operations, products, and services, supporting the local economy and the productivity of its workforce.
Our Priorities
Platforming our work nationally
Championing local, Luton and Bedfordshire-based AI success stories.
Becoming part of the national conversation on AI adoption and policy.
Building an AI skills pipeline
Creating a wide range of AI skills development programmes.
Collaborating with schools and industry to develop innovative training programs that bridge the skills gap.
Funding and resources for the region's AI journey
Working with the region’s local authorities to apply to become an AIGZ.
Gain public and private funding to support the region, and broader UK, in its AI transformation.
Creating an AI innovation hub in Luton
Building our portfolio of collaborative R&D projects in collaboration with industry partners.
Creating a local, skilled AI job market.
Making Luton a destination for AI companies, building the local economy
Meet Our Team
Our diverse team of experts is passionate about advancing AI technology.
Dr. Edward Braund
Head of School
Designs new intelligences and leads a dedicated team of researchers and educators
Dr. Habib Rehman
Senior Lecturer
Specializing in decntralised AI systems.
Dr. Azadeh Esfandiari
Lecturer
Focusing on responsible AI development and societal impact.
Dr. Massoud Khodadadzadeh
Lecturer
Applying AI to improve healthcare and patient outcomes.
Dr. Rebecca Harrop
Senior Lecturer
Building bridges between academia and industry in AI innovation.
Dr. Chamitha De Alwis
Senior Lecturer
Specializing in distributed AI for Communication and Cybersecurity.
Dr. Danai Korres
Lecturer
Specialising in Human-Oriented AI and Immersive Analytics.
Dr. Mitul Shukla
Senior Lecturer
Focusing on Emerging Technologies and AI.
Dr. Joshua Chukwuma
Lecturer
Expert in HCI, Data and e-governance.
Dr. Tahmina Ajmal
Associate Professor
Specializing in IoT and Cyber Physical Systems.
Dr. Syed Atif Moqurrab
Lecturer
Focusing on privacy in AI systems and data protection.
Dr. Mahmoud Artemi
Lecturer
Focusing on Information Retrieval and Natural Language Processing.
Asad Ullah
Senior Lecturer
Expert in AI agents, automation workflows, and intelligent system design.
Yanran Li
Lecturer
Expert in AI ads creations, Generative AI, Video and motion generations.
Prof. Enjie Liu
Associate Professor
Expert in transparency in multimodal AI reasoning and the use of LLMs in various applications.
Mary Ferguson
Lecturer
Tutor, Broadcast and Digital Media
David Pike
Lecturer
Expert in Application of AI to educational and learning contexts.
Giles Robertson
Course Leader - Marketing
Using AI in marketing automation and supporting sustainability.
Dr. Ioana S. Stoica
Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing
Leveraging AI marketing to help brands strengthen their online identity and voice.