Noman Haleem

Noman Haleem serves as Assistant Professor in Data Science & Society at the University of Groningen's Campus Fryslân within the Department of Governance and Innovation. He teaches applied data science courses and supervises PhD students while maintaining active research collaborations across healthcare and industrial sectors.

Education:

• PhD in complex interactions of natural fibrous materials from Deakin University (Australia)
• Postdoctoral research with Pattern Analysis & Computer Vision group at Italian Institute of Technology
• Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellow at Norwegian public hospital studying brain-gut axis in IBS patients

Research Focus: Dr. Haleem integrates Data Science, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision to solve domain-specific challenges. His work bridges Materials Science with healthcare applications (particularly irritable bowel syndrome diagnostics) and textile engineering. Key methodologies include combinatorial feature selection, image processing algorithms, and domain-knowledge integration in data preparation phases to enhance model accuracy.

Publication Trends: Recent output (2022-2025) reveals dual application streams: healthcare innovation (digital biomarkers for IBS, brain-gut axis modeling) and industrial automation (textile quality inspection systems). Emerging work addresses AI governance through analysis of the EU AI Act and citizen science applications, demonstrating interdisciplinary expansion into policy and participatory research frameworks.

Scientific Recognition:

• Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship for brain-gut axis research

Academic Leadership: Dr. Haleem actively supervises doctoral candidates and co-organized the 2023 Data Science & Society Symposium. His industrial collaborations resulted in patented quality inspection systems for textile manufacturing, demonstrating translational research impact. Current projects integrate psychological symptom analysis with physiological data for improved IBS diagnostics.

Research Ecosystem: He maintains connections with Italian Institute of Technology's computer vision group and Norwegian medical researchers while building the Data Science & Society program at Campus Fryslân. His work leverages cross-sector partnerships between academia, healthcare institutions, and manufacturing industry to address complex real-world problems.