EPSRC - CLIRPath-AI - [2023-2024]
Integrating infrared spectroscopy and digital pathology: an explainable AI multi-modal framework for breast cancer diagnosis. My role: Co-I, £50K

British Society of Breast Radiologists  - Research Bursary - [2023-2025]
Multimodal AI to predict patient-specific breast cancer treatment response. My role: Co-I, with Gateshead Health NHS, £10K

Biochemical Society - Eric Reid Fund for Methodology - [2023]
Novel approaches for the identification of alpha-synuclein modifications as potential biomarkers in melanoma. My role: Co-I, £6K

EPSRC - The Alan Turing Institute - [2023]
Turing Network Funding. My role: PI, £10K

Alzheimer's Research UK - [2023]
Label-free Raman spectral analysis of α-synuclein aggregation using a modified RT-QuIC assay in post-mortem cerebrospinal tissue in Lewy body dementia. My role: Co-I, £4.3K

BBSRC E3B Metals In Biology Network - [2023]
Understanding the role of metals and inorganic ions in E. coli across temperature and PH conditions to optimise the manufacturing of the next generation of bioproducts. My role: Co-I, with FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, £10K

BBSRC Carbon Recycling Network - [2023]
Merging metabolic modelling and machine learning to optimize biofuel production in methanogenic archaea. My role: Co-I, with Krajete, £20K

National Biofilms Innovation Centre - [2023]
An AI model to predict biofilm formation and improve the production cycle at Quorn Foods. My role: Co-I, £13.5K

Innovate UK / Sub-10 Ltd - [2022-2023]
Machine learning-driven intelligent learning platform. My role: PI, £30K

EPSRC - The Alan Turing Institute - [2022]
Turing Network Development Award. My role: PI, £24K [News coverage 1] [News coverage 2] [News coverage 3]

Innovate UK - [2021-2022]
Hubsta fleet: planning the electric journey. Funded by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). My role: Academic PI, with Elmtronics, £259K [News coverage]

Research England - [2021-2022]
THYME project - Automated Morphological Characterisation of Hyphae (AMCH). My role: Co-I, with Quorn Foods, £50K

Middlesbrough FC Foundation Charity - [2020-2021]
Data Mining - Stepping Up and Premier League Kicks Projects. My role: PI, £10K

Innovate UK - [2020-2022]
Artificial Intelligence to optimise the efficiency and sustainability of last-mile delivery systems. My role: Supervisor, KTP with The Algorithm People, £183K [Final video]

Earlier.org Breast Cancer Award - [2020-2021]
Computational models of breast cancer for early-detection personalised tests. My role: Co-I, £30K

Innovate UK - [2020-2022]
An intelligent optimisation platform for extraction of valuable operational insights. My role: Supervisor, KTP with Charles Clinkard Group, £190K

Children's Liver Disease Foundation - [2020-2021]
Interpretable machine learning methods for cross-omic mechanistic signatures of young hepatoblastoma. My role: PI, £10K

Innovate UK - [2019-2022]
Data fusion and human-computer interaction to improve e-commerce consumer interactions. My role: Lead, KTP with Visualsoft, £256K [News coverage 1]

Research England - [2019-2021]
THYME project - Machine learning and metabolic modelling of biofilms in the human gut. My role: PI, with the Quadram Institute and the University of Hull, £50K [News coverage]

ERDF GX Project - [2019]
A machine learning framework to predict entity similarity. My role: PI, with Tapes Ltd, £11K

BBSRC NPRONET - [2019]
Combining machine learning and metabolic modelling to optimise metabolite production in Escherichia coli. My role: PI, with FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, £20K

ERDF Intensive Industrial Innovation Programme - [2018-2023]
2 x PhD studentships. My role: PI, with Procellia Ltd and Complement Genomics Ltd, £135K

Innovate UK - [2018-2019]
Improvement of TV show and film recommendation through artificial intelligence and machine learning. My role: Co-I, £85K

Innovate UK - [2018-2020]
Data analysis and 3D topology optimisation - Quick fitting of prosthetic sockets for above knee amputees - (QuickFit). My role: Co-I, £1.2M

Innovate UK - [2018-2020]
Artificial intelligence and control for flexible manufacture of graphite products. My role: Co-I, KTP with Mersen, £130K

BBSRC CBMNet - [2018-2019]
In silico genome-wide modelling and metabolic engineering of Pseudomonas strains for improved rhamnolipid synthesis. My role: PI, with TeeGene Biotech, £35K [News coverage 1] [News coverage 2]

BBSRC/EPSRC BioProNET - [2018]
Combining machine learning and metabolic modelling for optimal yeast bioprocessing. My role: PI, £2K

BBSRC PHYCONET - [2017-2018]
Characterisation of info-chemical induced EPS from Scenedesmus for sustainable production of bioemulsifiers and biosurfactants. My role: Co-I, with University of Sheffield and TeeGene Biotech, £19K

BBSRC/EPSRC BioProNET - [2017]
A machine learning poly-omics classifier to improve protein production in CHO cells. My role: PI, with Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) - National Biologics Manufacturing Centre, £20K [News coverage]

BBSRC CBMNet - [2016-2017]
Condition-specific engineering of Pseudomonas metabolism. My role: PI, with TeeGene Biotech, £20K [News coverage 1] [News coverage 2]

Innovate UK - [2016-2018]
Machine learning for customer experience analytics. My role: Supervisor, KTP with Teleware Group, £139K [News coverage 1] [News coverage 2] [News coverage 3]

Innovate UK - [2015-2017]
A cross platform evidence exploration System for civil and criminal law using artificial intelligence and character recognition. My role: Co-I, KTP with Acume Forensics, £99K

Turing Network Development Award Lead, The Alan Turing Institute - EPSRC, 2022

British Computer Society 2019 runner-up prize to BSc student Kanika Saini for our project "Machine learning and multi-omic modelling of lung cancer" at ExpoTees

MCED Award for Innovative Contributions to Ecological Modelling 2016 with the paper "Bioremediation in marine ecosystems: a computational study combining ecological modelling and flux balance analysis"

Italy Made Me 2016 research award, Italian Embassy, London, UK [news coverage 1] [news coverage 2 - in Italian] [news coverage 3 - in Italian]

My project "Multivariate machine learning for lung cancer big data" won the 2016 hackathon organised by the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, held at Sunderland Software Centre and Barclays Headquarters, London, UK

ABTA Doctoral Researcher Award 2016, UCL London, UK [photo]

Certificate of excellence in research 2015, Italy Made Me awards, Italian Embassy, London, UK

Cambridge Philosophical Society's research studentship 2015

EPSRC UK ICT PIONEERS 2014, selected for the semi-final stage

IWBDA 2014 Young Researcher travel award, Boston University, Boston, MA

IWBDA 2013 Young Researcher travel award, Imperial College, London, UK

Invited to the Heidelberg Laureate Forum. Abel-, Fields-, Nevanlinna- and Turing- Laureates. I am one of the 100 students invited across all the undergraduates, graduates and post-graduates worldwide. [list of participating Laureates] [photo gallery] [with Vincent Cerf] [scientific concert] [talking with Charles Bachman (pardon my back)] [laureates parade] [laureates parade 2] [Image Film]

Bedford fund, King's college, Lent term 2013

Certificate for valuable contribution, American Chemical Society, February 2013

Best paper award at The Alan Turing Centenary Conference in Manchester!
Award presented by Sir Roger Penrose! [photo] [photo] [photo] [photo]

EPSRC "Biological Design Automation studentship", 2011-2014

Anile Prize 2011 for the best thesis at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Catania!

Institute for Advanced Studies, Fellowship for Outstanding Student Career, 2006-2011