George Azzopardi

George Azzopardi is an Associate Professor at the University of Groningen with a diverse professional background in artificial intelligence and computer science.

Professional Background

Academic Roles::

• Associate Professor at University of Groningen (January 2024 - Present)
• Assistant Professor on Tenure Track at University of Groningen (November 2017 - February 2024)
• Coordinator of the "Applied AI" theme at Jantina Tammes School of Digital Society, Technology & AI (October 2023 - Present)
• Academic Resident - Lecturer at University of Malta (March 2015 - Present)

Industry Experience::

• Advisor at Gryt.fit (October 2021 - October 2023)
• Chief AI Scientist at Ziel Inc. PBC (September 2020 - September 2021)
• Chief AI Scientist at Kaios (May 2018 - September 2020)

Education

Azzopardi has an impressive academic background:

• PhD in Computer Science from University of Groningen (cum laude)
• MSc in Advanced Methods in Computer Science from Queen Mary, University of London (Distinction, Ranked First)
• BSc in Computer Science from Goldsmiths College, University of London (First Class)

Expertise

His professional expertise focuses on:

• Pattern recognition
• Image processing
• Machine/Deep learning
• Data mining
• Predictive analysis1

Languages

Azzopardi is multilingual, with proficiency in:

• English (full professional)
• Maltese (native)
• Dutch (elementary)
• Italian (limited working proficiency)