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Short biography

Dr Haithem Afli is a Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at Munster Technological University, Institutional Co-Lead for Rinn Artificial Intelligence at MTU, and a Principal Investigator in the ADAPT Centre. He founded and leads the Human-Centred AI Research Group.

Extended biography

His research advances multilingual, culturally aware and trustworthy human-centred AI, spanning language models, translation, evaluation and AI for health. He holds a European patent, has led and contributed to Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 projects, and serves as an evaluator for the European Commission (REA). See the full biography and research journey.

Speaking topics

Human-centred and inclusive AI; multilingual and low-resource language technologies; trustworthy AI and evaluation; AI for health and precision medicine.

Keynote & talk experience

Recent international talks include the keynote “The Language of Life” (Brazil) and an invited talk at Wuhan University.

Media coverage

Cork Independent — “Ireland at AI ‘crossroads’” (2025).

Downloads & contact

An up-to-date CV is available. Photographs are provided on request following rights and consent review. Contact via the contact page.