Fabio Cuzzolin

Professor Fabio Cuzzolin is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Oxford Brookes University, leading the Visual Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (VAIL). He holds roles in the Institute of Ethical AI and the Healthy Ageing and Care (HAC) network. His research focuses on uncertainty theory, belief functions, and their applications in AI, surgical robotics, healthcare, and autonomous driving. He has secured over £5.4M in external funding, including the H2020 Epistemic AI project.

Education and Academic Background: While specific formal education details are not explicitly stated in the text, Professor Cuzzolin holds a PhD and has held academic positions across institutions in Italy, the US, and the UK. His teaching experience spans three countries, including roles as a Module Leader for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and related fields.

Research Interests: Professor Cuzzolin is a global leader in uncertainty theory, belief functions, and geometric approaches to probability. His work bridges AI with healthcare, robotics, and autonomous systems. Recent projects include the SARAS surgical robotics project, Epistemic AI, and continual learning frameworks. His lab, VAIL, is a leading group in action detection and neurosymbolic AI.

Awards and Recognition: Awards include the IMechE Formula Student AI competitions (2021, 2020), W&B Best Library Award (2021), and the Next 10 Award (2012). His students and collaborators have also achieved notable recognitions, such as BMVC Best Reviewer Awards and dataset development accolades.

Grants and Funding: Key funded projects include the H2020 Epistemic AI (£966k), SARAS (£4.3M), and the AIDA incubator (£1.25M). Current lab funding exceeds £3.2M, supporting nine active projects across Horizon 2020, Innovate UK, and industry partnerships.

Labs and Collaborations: VAIL collaborates with top institutions (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College) and companies (Samsung, Huawei). Projects span autonomous driving datasets (ROAD), surgical AI, and continual learning libraries (Avalanche).