Savas Konur

Savas Konur is Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Modelling at the University of Bradford. He is Head of the School of Computing and Engineering, Vice-Dean of the Yangzhou–Bradford Joint College of Advanced Manufacturing, and Director of the Bradford–Renduchintala Centre for Space AI.

His research expertise lies in Scientific AI, with a strong emphasis on integrated modelling approaches that combine data-driven, computational, and mathematical methods. He develops and applies machine learning–enhanced technologies to advance intelligent automation and decision-making in complex systems. A key focus of his work is the design of intelligent decision-support frameworks across diverse domains, including smart engineering and manufacturing systems and digital twins, enabling innovative solutions at the interface of AI, engineering, industry, and life sciences including systems and synthetic biology.

Savas has successfully secured a portfolio of research and innovation grants worth more than £6 million as PI and Co-I, funded by EPSRC, Innovate UK, the European Union, and through contract research. He has received several awards for knowledge transfer and has established extensive national and international collaborations with industry and academia, leading to interdisciplinary projects, competitive bids, and high-impact publications.

His research has produced internationally excellent and world-leading publications, contributing to institutional research outputs and impact case studies. He has been invited to deliver keynote talks at international conferences and expert panels, to serve on journal editorial boards, and to participate in research grant panels and expert reviews for organisations including EPSRC, BBSRC, NIHR, Leverhulme Trust, the Royal Society, EU Horizon, and the Dutch Research Council (NWO). He has also led a range of public engagement activities through media, innovation initiatives, and science festivals, engaging directly with industry, the public, local and regional authorities, SMEs, and blue-chip companies.

He is currently a member of the Council of Professors and Heads of Computing, the Engineering Professors’ Council, the International Membrane Computing Society, and the Verification and Validation of Autonomous Networks community. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the British Computer Society, IEEE, and Make UK. 

Expertise: Artificial Intelligence, Computational Modelling, Intelligent Systems, Smart Manufacturing, Digital Twins, Computational Systems & Synthetic Biology.