AI-Driven Bioinformatics for Fish Biodiversity Preservation

We are losing biodiversity at an alarming rate, which is leading to the sixth mass extinction event after the last one 65.5million years ago

Speaker:Dr Matloob Khushi, Brunel University London

We are losing biodiversity at an alarming rate, which is leading to the sixth mass extinction event after the last one 65.5 million years ago which wiped out the dinosaurs from existence. Climate change, habitat loss, and chemical pollution are some of the factors driving this loss of biodiversity. However, chemical pollution is often overlooked in discussions on measures to restore biodiversity, despite its impact on sensitive species. In a bid to protect the remaining wildlife, Southampton and Brunel University researchers are seeking to understand the factors that determine individual species' sensitivity to pollutants. Dr. Khushi in collaboration with researchers from Southampton University developing AI-based bioinformatics in-silico tools to predict receptor phenotype and species' sensitivity and confirm these predictions by conducting functional analysis.

Dr Khushi is a Senior Lecturer in computer science. His areas of expertise include image processing, computer vision, machine learning, and natural language processing (NLP). Dr. Khushi has earned various awards for his research achievements and has authored more than 75 research papers. During his postdoc (2014-2017) at the Children’s Medical Research Institute, Australia, he developed automated AI-based algorithms for expediting the drug discovery process.

Moderator: Dr Asress Gikay (Senior Lecturer in AI, Disruptive Innovation and Law, Brunel University London)