Dr Nonso Alexanda Nnamoko

Profile

Biography

Nonso is a senior lecturer renowned for his commitment to research-informed teaching and fostering AI innovation. He leads a self-initiated Student Research Club at Edge Hill University aimed at inspiring curiosity and fostering the advancement of innovative research ideas.

Nonso is an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) champion at Edge Hill University, who plays a pivotal role in advancing the institution’s commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. He served as an integral member of the Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team (SAT) established in 2023, to direct the university’s EDI initiatives, contributing significantly to the attainment of a successful Bronze Award. His dedication to EDI extends to the departmental level, where he holds a seat on the department SAT that also led to Athena Swan Bronze Award. Nonso’s involvement in the mentorship team for the university’s Research Internships for Minoritised Ethnic Students (RIMES) project exemplifies his commitment & leadership in driving positive change and fostering a culture of equity and diversity within the university community.

Nonso holds a seat on the University Research Ethics Sub-committee (URESC); and co-leads the research agenda for SustainNet, a community network focused on advancing sustainability initiatives at both Edge Hill University and in the local region. 

Research Interests

Nonso is actively engaged in cutting-edge research within the area of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence. This has resulted in leadership & participation in various funded research projects centered around Big Data analytics, Natural Language Processing, Image Processing, Software Engineering, Computational Linguistics, and Healthcare Informatics. Notable projects include:

• ALFIE funded under Horizon Europe (€3.5M)
• CROSSMINER funded under Horizon Europe (€4.5M)
• CyberSignature funded by UKRI (£92K)
• Domestic Abuse Research funded by the Home Office (£115K)
• Social Index Research jointly funded by Nuffield Foundation & British Academy (£120K)

Teaching

Module Leadership

• Databases
• Object Oriented Programming
• Software Engineering
• Advanced Databases
• Databases & Data Modelling 

Programme Leadership

• Software Engineering BSc (Hons)
• Data Science BSc (Hons) 

• Automatic language ability assessment method based on natural language processing
• Quantitative metrics to the CARS model in academic discourse in biology introductions
• Gender prediction with descriptive textual data using a Machine Learning approach
• Solid Waste Image Classification Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network
• Fine-Grained Food Image Recognition: A Study on Optimising Convolutional Neural Networks for Improved Performance