Professor Muhammad Bilal

Professor of Applied Artificial Intelligence and Technology Ethics

Email:: Muhammad.bilal@bcu.ac.uk

Muhammad Bilal is a professor of Applied AI and Technology Ethics at Birmingham City University, UK. He earned his PhD in Applied Artificial Intelligence from UWE, Bristol, and holds an MS in Advanced Database Systems.

Professor Bilal has a broad spectrum of research interests that encompass Knowledge Engineering, Information Retrieval, Algorithm Design, Big Data, AI Product Development, and Visual Computing, with applications across diverse sectors, including healthcare, finance, digital manufacturing, and smart infrastructure. He has led the research, development, and deployment of numerous AI-powered enterprise products and brings extensive experience in collaborative research design and governance. Furthermore, Bilal has authored over 50 research articles published in high-impact journals and presented at international conferences.

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Oct 2023 – Jul 2024 “3D printing for personalized cardiac surgery”. This collaborative endeavor brought together the expertise of the Digital Manufacturing group, Big Data and AI Lab at UWE, and Bristol Heart Institute to co-create AI models and advanced 3D printing processes for the development of lifelike heart models. These models, tailored for preoperative planning in paediatric cardiac surgery, aimed to revolutionize surgical outcomes by providing intricate insights and precise visualization.
Sep 2023 – Aug 2024 “Fetal-AI: Guiding diagnostics and evolution of congenital heart disease using AI-powered fetal imaging analytics”. This is a feasibility study to harness advanced AI and big data analytics to help sonographers in diagnosing and tracking congenital heart disease (CHD) from fetal imaging. Our partners include Oracle Corporation and NHS Bristol Heart Institute.
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025 “GREENGAGE”. This is an innovation action to co-create citizen observatories for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Our partners include Austrian Institute of IT (AIT), and seventeen other EU partners. https://www.greengage-project.eu/
Aug 2022 – Jul 2023 “IVA HEART: Intelligent video analytics for training, situational awareness, and autonomous heart surgery”. This is a technical feasibility to evaluate machine learning for surgical skills assessment from recordings of cardiac procedures. Our partners include NHS Bristol Heart Institute and University of Bristol. https://blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-business-innovation/research-centre-spotlight-big-data-enterprise-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory/
Aug 2022 – Jul 2024 “Towards Robust Ethical and Pro-Social Artificial Intelligence Enabled Extended Reality (AI-XR) Metaverse Applications”. This project is in collaboration with Qatar University.
Nov 2021 – Apr 2022 “Proof of Concept AI system for Cardiac Rejection Risk Modelling and Intervention Planning in Transplant Care”. This project aimed at creating web application to model rejection risk of a heart transplant patient non-invasively from diverse biomarkers. Our partner was Santorini Scientific Ltd.
Nov 2021 – Apr 2022 “Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Valve Surgery”. This feasibility project partners are NHS Bristol Heart Institute and University of Bristol. https://blogs.uwe.ac.uk/research-business-innovation/minimally-invasive-cardiac-valve-surgery-using-artificial-intelligence-and-augmented-reality/
Nov 2020 – Oct 2022 “AI System for Predicting Embodied Carbon (ASPEC) in Infrastructure Projects”. The project partners are WinVic Construction Limited, Costain Limited and Edgetrix (UK) Limited. https://www.winvic.co.uk/news/third-innovate-uk-funded-project-underway-for-winvic-to-drive-down-industry-carbon-emissions-and-meet-government-net-zero-target/
Jun 2020 – May 2022 “Computer Vision and IoT for Personalised Site Monitoring Analytics in Real-Time (CV-SMART) towards Behaviour-Based Safety”. The project partners are WinVic Construction Limited and One Big Circle Limited. https://www.winvic.co.uk/news/digital-first-contractor-winvic-set-to-develop-ai-enabled-software-to-send-personal-site-risk-alerts-to-team/
Jan 2021 – Apr 2022 “IntelliSite: enabling safer and more efficient construction through video analytics and machine learning”. The partners are Costain Limited and Zest Consult Ltd. https://www.costain.com/news/insights/you-see-a-busy-site-we-see-safer-and-more-efficient-construction-through-video-analytics-and-ai/
May 2020 to Apr 2022 – “Transport Infrastructure Efficiency Strategy Living Labs”. The project partners are Manufacturing Technology Centre, Costain Limited, University Of Leeds, Whole Life Consultants Limited, University of Dundee, Bryden Wood Technology Limited, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, Highways England, HS2 Ltd, Royal Institution Of Chartered Surveyors, Transport For London Finance Limited, Expedition Engineering Limited, Kier Construction Limited, Social Profit Calculator Ltd, Accelar Limited, Strategic Rail Consultants Limited, Powercube Limited, X-Treme Systems Limited, Department for Transport, Akerlof Ltd, Office Of National Statistics, and Walker Construction (UK) Limited. https://www.nsar.co.uk/ties-living-lab/
Real-time Emission Visualization (REVIS) for Eco-friendly Travel Behaviours (2019 – 2021): £1.8 million funded by Innovate UK; Partners: Costain Limited, Brunel University London, MobiBiz Ltd. https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/big-deal/current-projects/revis
2016 – 2018 Integrated Mobile-BIM System for Optimised Construction Process (Mobile-BIM): The project has a total cost of £2 million funded by Innovate UK. The partner is Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution. https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/big-deal/past-projects/mobile-bim
2016 – 2018 Deconstruction and Recovery Information Modelling (DRIM): The partners are Coventry University, Waste Plan Solutions Ltd and Sustainable Direction Ltd. https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/big-deal/past-projects/drim
2014 – 2017 Supply Chain Collaborative BIM System for Minimising Waste in Projects (BIM-WASTE): The industrial partner is Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK. https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/centres-and-groups/big-deal/past-projects/bim-waste