Dr. Ali
Imran
Professor of Intelligent Systems
James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK
Presidential Professor
ECE, University of Oklahoma, USA
Always open to work with motivated students, innovators, and researchers. Forming mutually fruitful collaborations with industry and academic partners.
To acquire knowledge one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must experience.
Dr. Ali Imran has over 15 years of distinguished project management and research and development experience across industry and academia. His research interests and expertise encompass advancing AI for Optimizing Complex Dynamic Systems and transforming "sick care" into healthcare. Dr. Imran has successfully spearheaded numerous high-impact multinational projects, founded thriving startups to address critical global challenges, and secured over $7 million in highly competitive research grants and investor funding.
As the Founding Director of the AI4Networks Research Center at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Imran leads an exceptional team exploring the frontiers of AI-powered automation. He has also overseen the development of the first-of-its-kind testbed TurboRAN, designed to enable experimental research on AI-based zero-touch network automation.
Dr. Imran's research has led to the publication of more than 150 peer-reviewed research papers, numerous influential patents, and groundbreaking work in AI-based zero-touch automation for mobile networks and AI-driven diagnostics using acoustic and non-intrusively measurable biomarker signals. His contributions have garnered international media attention from Voice of America, IEEE Spectrum, Fox, and PTV Global.
A dedicated educator, Professor Imran has developed and taught comprehensive postgraduate courses, delivered tutorials at prominent international conferences, and served as a sought-after keynote speaker at various industry forums.
His community service roles include serving on the IEEE Computer Society's Advisory Board for the Special Technical Community on Big Data, holding an Associate Fellowship at the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) in the UK, presiding over the IEEE ComSoc Tulsa Chapter, and acting as a board member of ITERA and an Associate Editor of IEEE Access.
Distinctions
The great tragedy of science — the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.
Analytical & Technical
System & Standards
I'm not a teacher: only a fellow traveler of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead — ahead of myself as well as you.
For an up-to-date publication list see the Google Scholar profile.
For subject-wise categorized publication lists along with PDF of all papers, see the publications section of the AI4Networks Research Center website.
For the latest list of projects see the projects section of the AI4Networks Research Center website.
Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, intellectual giftedness, or skill.
Let's Work Together
I am always open to work with motivated students, innovators, researchers and form mutually fruitful collaborations with industry and academic partners. See www.ai4networks.com and www.ai4lyf.com for open vacancies and opportunities.