Web https://basira-lab.com/ Brain And Signal Research & Analysis Laboratory Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:55:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://basira-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-Capture-d’écran-2017-07-21-à-15.07.47-32x32.png Web https://basira-lab.com/ 32 32 “AI: The Good, The Bad, & The Game-Changer” Book Release https://basira-lab.com/ai-the-good-the-bad-the-game-changer-book-release/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:25:52 +0000 https://basira-lab.com/?p=3940 This project brings together a global network of voices—from leading researchers to emerging thinkers across 20+ countries—to reflect on one of the most pressing questions of our time.

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"AI: The Good, The Bad, and the Game-Changer" Book Release

Excited to share the launch of the sample edition of my upcoming book:
AI: The Good, The Bad, and the Game-Changer

This project brings together a global network of voices—from leading researchers to emerging thinkers across 20+ countries—to reflect on one of the most pressing questions of our time:

What if AI isn’t just transforming the world, but reshaping what it means to be human?

The sample edition includes:

  • 🔹 Essays on the accelerating role of AI in healthcare, education, creativity, and labor
  • 🔹 Reflections on the ethical, environmental, and social costs of “intelligent” technologies
  • 🔹 A powerful interview with Asma Derja: “AI for Good, But for Whom?”
  • 🔹 Perspectives from grassroots leaders on what inclusive, ethical AI could look like

🎯 Call for Contributors – First Full Edition

As editor, I’m now inviting contributions for the full first edition. If you’re working on critical issues in AI—whether from research, policy, education, the arts, or activism—I’d love to hear from you.

This book is a platform to bring diverse, global, and often underrepresented voices into the AI conversation. If you have a bold idea, a lived experience, or a vision for a more inclusive AI future, I encourage you to apply.

📥 Download the book sample: https://basira-lab.com/ai-the-good-the-bad-and-the-game-changer/
📝 Apply to contribute: https://shorturl.at/F0O4Y

Let’s shape this conversation—together.

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]]> RISE-MICCAI President Farewell https://basira-lab.com/rise-miccai-president-farewell/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:39:00 +0000 https://basira-lab.com/?p=3828 Here's my official farewell as the first (and now former) President of RISE MICCAI —2021 to 2025.

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Islem Rekik: Graph Neural Nets for Brain Connectomics

Here’s my official farewell as the first (and now former) President of RISE MICCAI from 2021 to 2025.

The farewell statements is also available at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZhWTSFRilD1z12d5zsRlVxYyawQXtRCr

Leading and helping shape this incredible community of global RISERS has been a true passion project 💫

Now, I am thrilled to pass the torch to the new RISE Board—of both familiar and new faces—led by the brilliant Esther Puyol Antón. Under her leadership, RISE is already leveling up:
📚 A revamped Journal Club
🌞 An exciting Summer School in the works
💡 And more to come…

To everyone who’s been part of this journey—thank you 🙏

You can find out more about our new Board and the RISE at:
👉 Raise the bar: https://lnkd.in/esSJf4bB
👉 GitHub repo: https://lnkd.in/e_aQqcb4
👉 Join us at https://shorturl.at/ZDSkU

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]]> Imperial-X Interview with Islem Rekik https://basira-lab.com/imperial-x-interview-with-islem-rekik/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:20:00 +0000 https://basira-lab.com/?p=3804 Celebrating Excellence in AI! 🎉 Dr Islem Rekik (Imperial College Computing & I-X) has been awarded the prestigious Tunisian AI Award!

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I-X Interview with Dr Islem Rekik 

Celebrating Excellence in AI! 🎉 Dr Islem Rekik (Imperial College Computing & I-X) has been awarded the prestigious Tunisian AI Award! The award, presented by the Tunisian AI Society, celebrates the exceptional contributions of Tunisian researchers and professionals who are shaping the future of artificial intelligence both in Tunisia and internationally.

To celebrate this achievement, we spoke to Dr Rekik about her research, her future academic plans, and the importance of inclusive AI.

💬 Reflecting on the significance of the award, Dr Rekik said: “This award is a testament to a deep and nonlinear journey—one where I’ve been blessed to learn from incredible mentors and teachers across continents. […] Now at I-X, this recognition fuels my drive to reimagine and design a better future—here in the UK, Tunisia and other developing countries—through different forms of intelligence, not just artificial. It’s time for a new leap!”

🔗 Read the interview with Dr Rekik: https://ix.imperial.ac.uk/news/dr-islem-rekik-awarded-prestigious-tunisian-ai-award

 

 

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]]> Dr Rekik receives the Tunisian AI Award 2024 https://basira-lab.com/dr-rekik-receives-the-tunisian-ai-award-2024/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:05:00 +0000 https://basira-lab.com/?p=3789 Honoring Tunisia's Top AI Pioneers

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Dr Rekik receives the Tunisian AI Award for 2024

I am deeply honored and thrilled to receive the “Tunisian AI Award” 🇹🇳 🎉🏆
This recognition fuels my commitment to advance not only artificial intelligence for humanity but all forms of intelligence 🧠💗♾
🎉Big congratulations to my fellow winners Imed Zitouni and Mohamed JMAIEL 🎉
الحمد لله الذي بنعمته تتم الصالحات ❤

———– OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT — Paris, January 27, 2025 ———–

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀: Honoring Tunisia’s Top AI Pioneers
The Tunisian AI Society (𝗧Λ𝗜𝗦) is proud to announce the winners of the 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, celebrating the brightest talents shaping the future of artificial intelligence in Tunisia and beyond. This prestigious recognition honors the outstanding achievements of Tunisian professionals, researchers, and pioneers who are making a profound impact on the global AI landscape.

This year’s winners are:

Imed Zitouni: Director of Engineering at Google, where he leads AI and Search initiatives from Bellevue, WA, USA, and Zurich, Switzerland. Since assuming this role in June 2019, Imed has spearheaded research and development efforts in Natural Language Understanding (NLU) and Knowledge Engineering (KE) to enhance Google Search and Assistant. His visionary leadership in advancing AI applications is evident through his innovative work at Google and his active participation in major AI conferences, including serving as the Industry Track Chair for EMNLP 2023.

Islem Rekik : Associate Professor at Imperial College London (I-X Hub), UK, and serves as the Director of the Brain And Signal Research and Analysis (BASIRA) laboratory. Her pioneering research focuses on developing inclusive, affordable, and robust AI models, with a particular emphasis on brain imaging and neuroscience.

Mohamed JMAIEL: Full Professor of Computer Science at the National School of Engineers of Sfax, Tunisia, a position he has held since February 5, 2009. His research focuses on several advanced areas, including software engineering of distributed systems, formal methods in model-driven architecture, self-adaptive and pervasive systems, autonomic middleware, and AI applications.

These awards highlight the global nature of AI research and development, recognizing leaders from industry (USA), academia (UK), and applied research (Tunisia). Their work collectively advances the field of AI across various domains, from search technology to healthcare applications and practical AI solutions.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀! 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲!

LinkedIn Post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7289569850857832449/

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]]> Back-to-Back Wins: BASIRA MSc Students Awarded Splunk Prize in 2023 & 2024 https://basira-lab.com/back-to-back-wins-basira-msc-students-awarded-splunk-prize-in-2023-2024/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:59:00 +0000 https://basira-lab.com/?p=3848 Two MSc students from our BASIRA Lab at I-X, Christopher Adnel and Kevin Mancini, have been awarded the Imperial College London Splunk Prize for Excellence for their exceptional individual projects on Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and their Computing projects were "Distinguished"— in 2023 and 2024, respectively!

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Back-to-Back Wins: BASIRA MSc Students Awarded Splunk Prize in 2023 & 2024

☀ Sharing this short video I made to spread some joy (turn the volume up!)— and highlight an amazing achievement worth celebrating! I will soon be launching a “BASIRA Mentorship Program” for students who would like to master GNNs. This is a teaser into the program.

🧠💡 Two MSc students from our BASIRA Lab at I-X, Christopher Adnel and Kevin Mancini, have been awarded the Imperial College London Splunk Prize for Excellence for their exceptional individual projects on Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and their Computing projects were “Distinguished”— in 2023 and 2024, respectively!

This back-to-back recognition highlights not only their talent and hard work but also the inspiring momentum we’re building in the field of **inclusive, equitable and affordable AI**.

👉 A reminder for us all: AI and science should be used to heal — not harm.

👉 For more about Christopher’s work, check:
– CQSIGN published in MICCAI Workshop Proceedings: https://lnkd.in/eN-baAZ3
– CQSIGN Oral Presentation (MICCAI Workshop, 2023): https://lnkd.in/egP8KYXw
– CQSIGN source code: https://lnkd.in/eZWKdFQS
– FALCON published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks Journal: https://lnkd.in/ejN5iCbB
– FALCON source code: https://lnkd.in/e4BRndAV

👉 For more about Kevin’s work, check:
– DuoGNN paper published in MICCAI Grail Proceedings: https://lnkd.in/e2uFqzVs
– DuoGNN Oral Presentation (MICCAI GRAIL, 2024):https://lnkd.in/eQRpwK6K
– DuoGNN source code: https://lnkd.in/e6gzrPkA
– DeltaGNN paper —TPAMI under review: https://lnkd.in/ezSGcc3K
– DeltaGNN source code: https://lnkd.in/efmhk33s

Let’s keep pushing the boundaries of innovation to uplift humanity. 🌍✨

 

 
 

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]]> AI-Ready Healthcare Podcast (Spotify) https://basira-lab.com/ai-ready-healthcare-podcast-spotify/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 09:53:00 +0000 https://basira-lab.com/?p=3775 Dr Rekik shares her career insights and research journey.

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Islem Rekik: Graph Neural Nets for Brain Connectomics

I had a wonderful time speaking on the “AI-ready Healthcare” podcast, co-hosted by Prof Anirban Mukhopadhyay and Henry J. Krumb, this past July.

– Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/islem-rekik-graph-neural-nets-for-brain-connectomics/

During the episode, I shared a bit about my career journey, including my moves across continents and cultures—from Japan to Turkey, then to the USA, and now the UK. I also discussed some of the early generative neuroAI models we developed in connectomics, where we model the interactions between different parts of the brain into a graph, known as a connectome.

I felt excited to also talk about our latest research on designing affordable AI models and shared our vision of reforming education on a global scale. This includes teaching students not just how to do, but how to be—creating new holistic curricula that guide us to be consciously human in the age of AI. It is about fostering values, morality, and becoming, as Kierkegaard might say, “philosophers of the heart.”

If you get a chance to listen, I’d love to hear which part or idea resonated most with you 😊

For more, check:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-ready-healthcare/id1565748963

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]]> Fair Federated AI (FIFAI) Summer School 2024 https://basira-lab.com/fair-federated-ai-fifai-summer-school-2024/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:40:00 +0000 https://basira-lab.com/?p=3758 We are excited to announce the successful conclusion of the “Fair Federated AI” (FIFAI) 2024 Summer School, with more than 110 global attendees all the way from Nepal to Chile!

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Fair Federated AI (FIFAI) Summer School 2024

We are excited to announce the successful conclusion of the “Fair Federated AI” (FIFAI) 2024 Summer School, organized by the RISE MICCAI and coordinated by Dr Charles Delahunt from Global Health Labs. We also thank Charles and Dr Andrea Lara from the University of Galileo for chairing the first two days of FIFAI. The Summer School attracted more than 110 global attendees from Nepal to Chile!

Special thanks go to Prof Andrew King for delivering an insightful lecture on “AI and Fairness,” and to Dr Esther Puyol Antón for chairing and co-organizing the event. We also extend our appreciation to Tiarna Lee, Marouène SAIDI, and all the lab leads for their significant contributions to the summer school. If you’re a FIFAI volunteer or lab lead, feel free to acknowledge your efforts with a star (⭐) below—you’ve certainly earned it! ❤

Big kudos to Michael Alummoottil for organizing the FIFAI Kaggle competition. In this first edition of FIFAI, eight teams competed in a binary classification challenge using federated learning to classify chest X-ray images with imbalanced label distribution. The competition highlighted the important issue of fairness in AI within decentralized data environments.

Congratulations to our 🏆top three winners🏆: 1st place Rahmat Izwan Herozafor, 2nd place Jaeyoung Cho, and 3rd place Prabin Bohara. Their winning solutions are now available on the FIFAI GitHub: https://github.com/RISE-MICCAI/FIFAI-Summer-School-2024 

We would like to thank all the speakers, lab leads, and participants whose efforts made this event a success. As RISE continues its mission to empower researchers in low- and middle-income countries and beyond, we look forward to advancing the development of fairer AI together.

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]]> Invited Talk at I-X Launch Event https://basira-lab.com/i-x-inauguration-talk/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:30:00 +0000 https://basira-lab.com/?p=3813 🧠 "YOUR BRAIN IN THE MATRIX" 🧠
I had the pleasure of giving a short presentation at the 🎉 I-X Launch event 🎉, overviewing our recent research on hashtag#neuroAI and predicting the brain roadmaps from limited data.

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Invited Talk at I-X Launch Event

🧠 “YOUR BRAIN IN THE MATRIX” 🧠
I had the pleasure of giving a short presentation at the 🎉 I-X Launch event 🎉, overviewing our recent research on neuroAI and predicting the brain roadmaps from limited data.

The short talk is available at https://lnkd.in/e2MH8Jvm

You can watch the full livestream of speeches on YouTube (https://lnkd.in/eKyWPfqd), including a keynote talk from Maja Pantic, Professor of Affective and Behavioural Computing at Imperial College London and the AI Scientific Research Lead at Meta, and research highlights from my I-X colleagues Chen Qin and Xenia Miscouridou.

Big Congratulations to I-X! We have an exciting time ahead of us 🎉

 

 

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]]> Open Code: 6 Myths Debunked @OHBM https://basira-lab.com/open-code-6-myths-debunked-ohbm/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:01:00 +0000 https://basira-lab.com/?p=2701 Promoting Open Science and Code I had the pleasure to participate in the “Open Code: 6 Myths Debunked” panel discussion organized by OHBM Open Science SIG.Fantastic event which can inspire coders, engineers, researchers, conference organizers, policy makers among others! Big thanks to the wonderful organizers and speakers (Naomi L. Gaggi, Nick Tustison, Anastasia Yendiki, Joshua Teves, and Adina Wagner)!You […]

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Promoting Open Science and Code

I had the pleasure to participate in the “Open Code: 6 Myths Debunked” panel discussion organized by OHBM Open Science SIG.
Fantastic event which can inspire coders, engineers, researchers, conference organizers, policy makers among others!

Big thanks to the wonderful organizers and speakers (Naomi L. Gaggi, Nick Tustison, Anastasia Yendiki, Joshua Teves, and Adina Wagner)!
You can access the session recording at https://www.crowdcast.io/e/panel-3-open-code-6

There is a whole lot to learn and think about 😊!
#science #engineers #openscience #codesharing #coder #GitHub #research #OHBM #cleancode #openScienceMyths #reproducibility

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]]> Mediterranean and African Summer School on AI https://basira-lab.com/mediterranean-and-african-summer-school-on-ai-tutorials/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:56:00 +0000 https://basira-lab.com/?p=2714 Dr Rekik has participated in the MASSAI 2022 Summer School ESPRIT, in collaboration with ENIT/LAMSIN, is organizing the first edition of the Mediterranean and African Summer School on Artificial Intelligence MASSAI 2022. The aim of this summer school, is to contribute to the development of the African potential, to arouse vocations and to trigger entrepreneurial […]

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Dr Rekik has participated in the MASSAI 2022 Summer School

ESPRIT, in collaboration with ENIT/LAMSIN, is organizing the first edition of the Mediterranean and African Summer School on Artificial Intelligence MASSAI 2022. The aim of this summer school, is to contribute to the development of the African potential, to arouse vocations and to trigger entrepreneurial initiatives in the field of AI. This summer school will provide practical training on recent developments in AI to PhD students, post-docs, engineers and researchers in the field of AI. Furthermore, through this event, our goal is to contribute in the development of an AI ecosystem in the region and to provide a platform to foster collaboration between the different actors in the field, including academic and industrial parties. The summer school will take place at ESPRIT School of engineering.

Website link: https://massai.esprit.tn/AISummerSchool/

Dr Rekik has participated in the MASSAI as a guest lecturer where she delivered an introductory course to machine learning.

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