Michael Bain

Dr. Michael Bain is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW). His research focuses on integrating machine learning with declarative programming to create explainable AI systems, particularly for complex domains like bioinformatics, social networks, and medical informatics. He has taught courses including Machine Learning and Data Mining and Computational Bioinformatics.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Explainable AI through logic programming
  • Bioinformatics applications in systems biology
  • Medical claim fraud detection using graphical models
  • Swarm robotics and epigenetic learning

Recent Publications highlight his work on fairness-aware AI, knowledge acquisition for event extraction, and hybrid models combining temporal features with collaborative filtering. He actively mentors students, with 8 current advisees and over 30 graduates, and has contributed to projects in online dating recommendation systems and dynamic systems control.

Education: PhD in Statistics and Modelling Science from University of Strathclyde; BSc (Hons) from University of Edinburgh. He is affiliated with the Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre for industry grants.