introduction/brief CV
Dr Khulood Alyahya is an expert in artificial intelligence (AI), optimisation, and robust decision-making with over 15 years of experience, including 10 years in the UK. Enthusiastic about innovation and entrepreneurship, she is also an active angel investor in the tech industry. Dr Alyahya is passionate about driving transformative change through innovative AI strategies and solutions. She has led data-driven projects across diverse sectors, including healthcare, finance, telecoms, public utilities, and transport.
As an active member of the scientific community, she serves as a reviewer for prestigious conferences and journals and organises workshops on the latest research in optimisation and robust decision-making. Her blend of theoretical knowledge and practical experience enables her to bridge the gap between theory and practice in developing data-driven solutions.
Dr Alyahya is dedicated to mentoring and empowering the next generation of researchers and practitioners. She has supervised over 80 undergraduate and postgraduate students, many of whom have gone on to successful careers in both industry and academia.
areas of expertise
Generative AI, Large language models, Robust Optimisation, Operations Research, Time Series Analysis, Machine Learning, Human-AI Decision Making, Explainable AI, and General Artificial Intelligence
publications
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The Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) is a recently introduced swarm intelligence algorithm for optimization, that has previously been applied successfully to the training of neural networks.
The Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) is a swarm intelligence algorithm for optimization that has previously been applied to the training of neural networks.
This paper empirically studies basic properties of the fitness landscape of random instances of number partitioning problem, with a focus on how these properties change with the phase transition.…
courses
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This course explores the theoretical foundations of computation, examining the fundamental properties, capabilities, and limitations of computers regardless of future hardware and software…
The course will introduce topics and issues in professional and research practice for computing professionals in an academic context. This will include the philosophy of research, qualitative and…
This course introduces students to the wide field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with emphasis on its use to solve real world problems. Students will be trained to get a basic and solid…