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Savas Konur

Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Modelling

E-mail
S.Konur@bradford.ac.uk
11 research projects
76 publications
12 awards

Biography

Savas Konur is the Head of School of Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Electronics. He is Professor of Artificial Intelligence and  Computational Modelling at the Faculty of Engineering and Digital Technologies, University of Bradford, where he was previously Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader. He received the B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from METU (Turkey), RWTH Aachen (Germany) and University of Manchester (UK), respectively. He previously held positions in the Department of Computer Science at University of Sheffield and at University of Liverpool. 

Prof Konur is the Head of Computational Modelling Research Group. His research interests involve scientific AI; integrated modelling using data-driven, computational, and mathematical modelling paradigms; machine learning-enhanced simulation and verification; intelligent automation and decision-support for complex systems with interdisciplinary applications to systems and synthetic biology, membrane computing, and smart manufacturing. 

He has successfully secured a portfolio of R&I grants worth of £1.5M as PI and £1.3M as Co-I, funded by EPSRC, Innovate UK, EU RDF and commercial organisations,s. He has established networks and collaborations with industry and academic institutions both nationally and internationally, which have led to interdisciplinary projects, bids and publications. 

He has published in numerous prestigious flagship journals as well as many leading conferences. He is in the Editorial Board of Journal of Membrane Computing — Springer Verlag, a flagship journal in membrane computing, a Committee Member of the International Membrane Computing Society, a Member of Verification and Validation of Autonomous Systems UK Network and a Member of Make UK. He has served as referee in numerous prestigious journals and conferences and regularly review for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and Leverhulme Trust. His research has been recognised with multiple awards. He is a currently a Member of both the University’s and FoEI's Research & Innovation Committees.  

Research

Computational Modelling, Data Driven Modelling (including Machine Learning), Software Engineering, Software Verification and High-performance Computing with interdisciplinary applications to Systems and Synthetic Biology, Membrane Computing, Intelligent Systems and Smart Manufacturing

Research projects

Professional activities

  • AIERC2022 Best paper award (1 June 2022)
  • Innovate UK KTP Best of Best Finalist (1 August 2020)
  • Innovate UK Certificate of Excellence Award (1 July 2019)
  • University of Bradford Performance Recognition Award (1 April 2018)
  • University of Bradford, NSS/PTES Recognition Award (1 April 2017)
  • Google Summer of Code Award (IBW) (1 January 2017)
  • University of Bradford Performance Recognition Award (1 September 2016)
  • Best Student Paper Nomination, 17th Int. Conference on Membrane Computing (1 July 2016)
  • Top Downloaded Paper, Theoretical Computer Science (1 September 2015)
  • Best Paper Runner-up in 14th Int. Conference on Membrane Computing (1 July 2014)
  • Department and Faculty Scholarships, University of Manchester (1 January 2008)
  • Research Assistantship & Scholarship (Teilstipendium), RWTH (1 January 2003)

  • International Membrane Computing Society ,
  • University of Bradford Research and Innovation Committee,
  • Faculty of Engineering and Informatics Research and Innovation Committee,
  • University of Bradford External Examiner Committee,

  • University of Bradford - Reader in Computer Science (1 November 2019)
  •  University of Bradford -  Senior Lecturer in Computer Science (1 November 2017)
  • University of Sheffield - Postdoctoral Research Associate (1 June 2012)

  • Funding Bodies Peer Review: Referee for EPSRC, NIHR and Leverhulme
  • Programme Committee Member and Track Chair: PC Member of Int. Conference on Fuzzy Logic and Data Mining, FSDM22, 2022 PC Member of 23rd International Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC23, 2022 PC Member of AIERC2022 PC Member of Int. Conference on Fuzzy Logic and Data Mining, FSDM21, 2021 PC Member of 22nd Int. Conf. on Membrane Computing, CMC22, 2021 PC Member of AIERC2021 PC Member of Int. Conference on Fuzzy Logic and Data Mining, FSDM20, 2020 PC Member of 21st International Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC21, 2020 PC Member of Int. Conference on Fuzzy Logic and Data Mining, FSDM19, 2019 PC Member of 20th International Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC20, 2019 PC Member of Asian Branch of Int. Conf. on Membrane Computing, ACMC19, 2019 PC Member of 19th International Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC19, 2018 PC Member of Int. Conference on Fuzzy Logic and Data Mining, FSDM18, 2018 Co-organiser of 18th International Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC18,

  • International Membrane Computing Society , Committee Member
  • British Computer Society, Member
  • Make UK , Member
  • Verification & Validation of Autonomous Network, Member

Publications

  • An Integrated In Silico Simulation and Biomatter Compilation Approach to Cellular Computation

    Savas Konur, Harold Fellermann, Larentiu Marian Mierla, Daven Sanassy, Christophe Ladroue, Sara Kalvala, Marian Gheorghe, Natalio Krasnogor (2017) Advances in Unconventional Computing. Springer International Publishing.

  • Kernel P Systems and Stochastic P Systems for Modelling and Formal Verification of Genetic Logic Gates.

    Marian Gheorghe, Savas Konur, Florentin Ipate (2017) Advances in Unconventional Computing. Springer International Publishing.