Tarique Anwar

Tarique Anwar is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of York, UK, since 2021. He holds a PhD in Data Science from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. As Programme Leader for both MSc and BSc Data Science programs, he oversees admissions and curriculum development. His academic roles include Data Science Admissions Tutor and membership in the Artificial Intelligence Group.

Research interests span Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Social Media Analysis, with a focus on solving real-world problems using structured/unstructured data. Notable areas include mental health detection via social media, network analysis, and explainable AI.

His work addresses challenges in:

• Depression severity assessment using attention mechanisms
• Rumor source detection in social networks
• Eating disorder classification through multimodal learning
• Geographic-social-temporal pattern mining

He supervises MS/PhD students in Data Science and Analytics, emphasizing interdisciplinary research. His publications (2020–2025) demonstrate expertise in AI applications for health, social networks, and optimization.

Labs/Teams: Artificial Intelligence Group at the University of York, collaborating with industry and academic partners globally.