Alexander Bastounis is a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at King's College London, affiliated with the Department of Mathematics and the King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence. His research focuses on computational mathematics, optimization, and the trustworthiness of AI systems. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has held academic roles at institutions including Leicester University, City University of Hong Kong, and TU Berlin. Education: PhD in Applied Mathematics from DAMTP, University of Cambridge (2018). Earlier academic qualifications not specified. Research interests include foundational aspects of computational mathematics, AI limits and robustness, adversarial attacks, and inverse problems. His work explores computational barriers in estimation and learning, with recent attention on stealth attacks in AI models and feature selection reliability. Received the Leslie Fox Prize (2019) for work on inverse problems Contributed to SIAM News articles on compressed sensing and AI challenges Advising and grants: Currently supervises the EPSRC-funded project '50:50 Haleon/EPSRC DLA Studentship' (2025–2029). No listed students. Labs/teams: Active in King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects across computational mathematics and AI security.










