I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information and Computer Science (ICS) at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, since August 2024. Before this, I served as an AI Scientist at Silo AI, Finland, and as a researcher at the Center for Machine Vision and Signal Analysis at the University of Oulu, Finland, where I also earned my PhD (with distinction) in 2022 under the guidance of Academy Professor Guoying Zhao.

Earlier in my academic journey, I received my B.S. degree (partially funded, with distinctions as a double medalist and valedictorian) and my fully funded M.S. degree, both in Electrical Engineering, from COMSATS University Islamabad (Pakistan) and KFUPM (Saudi Arabia), in 2013 and 2017, respectively. I have had the opportunity to work as a visiting research scholar at University College London (UK), Brown University (USA), and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (Saudi Arabia). Additionally, I have held full-time academic positions at Pukyong National University (South Korea) and COMSATS University Islamabad (Pakistan).

I am recognized as an expert in artificial intelligence and computer vision, with a strong focus on affective computing, human-computer interaction, and recently, generative AI. My research encompasses advanced developments in machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, generative AI, affective computing, and signal and image processing. I actively contribute to several prestigious professional organizations, including the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI), the Finnish Artificial Intelligence Society (FAIS), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), the British Machine Vision Association (BMVA), and the European Alliance for Innovation (EAI).

I am actively seeking industrial and academic partners for collaboration opportunities focused on developing more intelligent, robust, and sustainable artificial intelligence applications. Additionally, I am looking for motivated graduate students (MS/PhD) and postdoctoral researchers to join my team. Please feel free to reach out (muzammil.behzad@kfupm.edu.sa) to explore