Professor Ashiq Anjum

Leicester University, Professor of Distributed Systems

Professor Ashiq Anjum is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technologies at The University of Leicester.

He directs a groundbreaking project which aims to harness AI and big data to help the UK achieve its Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050.

Professor Anjum’s work focuses on enabling computational models to coexist with distributed machine learning, crucial for accurately modelling Net Zero scenarios.

He states: “We aim to use AI to calibrate computational models as well as enable computational models to control the AI functionality. This will lead to accurate, trustworthy and agile AI that has mathematical foundations and is capable of solving most pressing challenges to achieve the Net Zero targets.”