Funded research
Projects

Research projects funded by the European Commission, UKRI, and international bodies — spanning responsible AI, explainable AI, autonomous systems, and digital wellbeing.

€16M+ total funding secured
8
Total projects
1
As PI
5
As Co-I
10+
Partner countries
Current projects
3 active
EU Horizon Europe
PRESERVE: Using Big Data to Support Criminal Investigations
Co-Investigator Active EU Horizon

PRESERVE aims to improve the daily investigative and preventive work of Law Enforcement Authorities, enhancing proactive threat detection and providing a regulatory-compliant framework for the responsible use of AI in crime detection and prevention.

PIProf. Hamid Bouchachia Co-IDr. Mohammad Naiseh, Dr. Hammadi Nait Charif PartnersCenter for Security Studies (Greece), Università Degli Studi Bari (Italy), GRADIANT (Spain) & others across 8 countries
EU Horizon Europe
ExtremeXP: Experiment-Driven and User Experience-Oriented Analytics for Extremely Precise Outcomes
Co-Investigator Active EU Horizon

ExtremeXP provides accurate, precise, and trustworthy data-driven insights by placing end users at the centre of the analytics process. Integrates explainable AI, machine learning, visual analytics, and knowledge engineering across crisis management, mobility, public safety, and cybersecurity.

PIProf. Hamid Bouchachia TeamDr. Mohammad Naiseh, Dr. Waqas Jamil, Dr. George Lee
HBKU · Qatar
Digital Wellbeing: Culture, Design, and Healthy Technology Use
Collaborator Active HBKU

Investigates the role of culture and digital design in triggering wellbeing concerns and mediating solutions. Proposes socio-technical interventions using psychological inoculation theory, with a focus on Qatari society as a case study.

Lead PIProf. Raian Ali PartnersHBKU, Hamad Medical Corporation, Primary Health Care Corporation, Sidra Medicine, Bournemouth University
Past projects
5 completed
UKRI TAS Hub
REFORMIST: Mirrored Decision Support Framework for Multidisciplinary Teams in Oesophageal Cancer
Co-Investigator Completed UKRI

Mirrored the decision-making process of upper gastrointestinal multidisciplinary teams managing oesophageal cancer, incorporating human-selected critical variables and machine learning to standardise data-driven clinical decisions. Royal Society Award Finalist 2025.

PIDr. Ganesh Vigneswaran Co-IDr. Mohammad Naiseh, Prof. Gopal Ramchurn, Dr. Zoe Walters, Prof. Tim Underwood PartnersUniversity Hospital Southampton, University College London
UKRI TAS Hub
Communicating Liability in Autonomous Vehicles
Principal Investigator Completed UKRI

Examined how liability is perceived and communicated between autonomous vehicle drivers and third-party insurers, developing integrated mental models that help stakeholders understand their risks and responsibilities across different levels of vehicle autonomy.

PIDr. Mohammad Naiseh Co-IDr. Richard Hyde, Dr. Paurav Shukla, Dr. Justyna Lisinska PartnersJohns Hopkins University, Ultra Leap, Connected Places Catapult, Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
UKRI TAS Hub
XHS: eXplainable Human-Swarm Systems
Co-Investigator Completed UKRI

Explored explainability as a factor in facilitating effective and trustworthy human-swarm interaction — investigating what questions an explainable swarm should answer and what types of explanations it should generate in safety-critical environments.

PIDr. Mohammad Divband Soorati Co-IDr. Mohammad Naiseh, Dr. Gopal Ramchurn, Dr. Katie Parnell
UKRI TAS Hub
Inclusive Autonomous Vehicles: Human Risk Perception and Trust Narratives
Researcher Completed UKRI

Investigated how concerns with AI in autonomous vehicles can be alleviated at each level of control handover, and what mechanisms can address consumers' concerns to increase trust and well-being in human-AI interactions.

PIProf. Paurav Shukla ResearchersDr. Mohammad Naiseh, Dr. Jediah Clark, Dr. Liz Dowthwaite PartnersCatapult Connected Places
UKRI TAS Hub
Intersectional Approaches to Design and Deployment of Trustworthy Autonomous Systems
Co-Investigator Completed UKRI

Explored how intersectional approaches can inform the design and deployment of trustworthy autonomous systems towards an inclusive, fair, and just world — addressing equity through individual, technical, systemic, cultural, and institutional lenses in health and maritime sectors.

PIDr. Caitlin Bentley Co-IDr. Mohammad Naiseh, Dr. Laura Sbaffi, Dr. Efpraxia Zamani PartnersNHS, University of Westminster, Maritime and Coastguard Agency