Dr Naomi Adel
Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and AI Ethics
PhD, MSc, BSc, FHEA, PGC LTHE, FAW, MIEEE
My profile
Biography
Naomi Adel is a Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and AI Ethics at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). She gained a BSc Degree (Hons) in Computer Science from The University of Salford, an MSc in Information Systems from MMU and a PhD in Fuzzy Natural Language Processing with a thesis entitled “Fuzzy Natural Language Similarity Measures Through Computing with Words” from MMU. She is a member of IEEE, member of IEEE CIS and a member of IEEE WIE UKI and actively participates in STEM activities and public outreach. Her areas of research include fuzzy natural language processing, semantic similarity, fuzzy systems, machine learning, computational intelligence, conversational agents and the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI). She is an active member of the Machine Intelligence and Data and Artificial Intelligence Ethics research themes in the Centre for Advanced Computational Science at MMU.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2022 PhD Fuzzy Natural Language Similarity Measures Through Computing with Words (Manchester Metropolitan University)
- 2018 Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Manchester Metropolitan University)
- 2015 MSc Information Systems (Manchester Metropolitan University)
- 2009 BSc Computer Science (The University of Salford)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- 2022 Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
- 2018 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- 2018 Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- First Aid Qualified
CITIZENSHIP
- Reviewer of three conference papers for the 2022 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence
- Session Chair of Fuzzy Natural Language Processing at IEEE-Fuzz 2021 Virtual Conference
- Presented at IEEE-Fuzz 2021 Virtual Conference
- Presented at IEEE-Fuzz 2020 Virtual Conference
- Presented at the MMU Machine Intelligence Event
- Presented at the 10th MMU Postgraduate Research Conference ‘Provoking Discourse’
- Presented at IEEE-Fuzz 2017 Conference in Naples, Italy
- IEEE CIS volunteer at IEEE-Fuzz 2017 Conference in Naples, Italy
- Presented at the MMU Journey Through My PhD Event - IEEE WIE UKI
- Presented at the MMU Engineering Careers to Shape our Future Event - IEEE WIE UKI
Teaching
SUBJECT AREAS
- The Ethics & Governance of Artificial Intelligence
- Data Management and Governance
- Computing Fundamentals (Apprenticeships)
- Information Systems
- Graduate Skills
- Team Project
COURSES
- MSc Artificial Intelligence
- MSc Computer Science
- MSc Data Science
- BSc Digital Technology Solutions Degree Level Apprenticeship
- BSc Computer Science
- BSc Software Engineering
- MSc and BSc Final Year Projects
Research outputs
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Journal articles
Adel, N., Crockett, K., Livesey, D., Carvalho, J.P. (2022) 'An interval type-2 fuzzy ontological similarity measure.' IEEE Access, 10pp. 81506-81521.
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Conference papers
Adel, N., Crockett, K., Carvalho, J.P. (2023) 'An investigation into fuzzy negation in semantic similarity measures.' 13/8/2023 - 17/8/2023. IEEE,
Adel, N., Crockett, K., Carvalho, J., Cross, V. (2021) 'Fuzzy Influence in Fuzzy Semantic Similarity Measures.' In IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems. Luxembourg, 11/7/2021 - 14/7/2021. IEEE,
Adel, N., Crockett, K., Chandran, D., Carvalho, J. (2020) 'Interpreting Human Responses in Dialogue Systems using Fuzzy Semantic Similarity Measures.' In IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence - IEEE FUZZ 2020. Glasgow, UK (virtual congress), 19/7/2020 - 24/7/2020. IEEE,
Cross, V., Mokrenko, V., Crockett, K., Adel, N. (2020) 'Using Fuzzy Set Similarity in Sentence Similarity Measures.' In IEEE World Congress on Computational intelligence - IEEE FUZZ 2020. Glasgow, UK (virtual congress), 19/7/2020 - 24/7/2020. IEEE,
Cross, V., Morenko, V., Crockett, K., Adel, N. (2019) 'Ontological and fuzzy set similarity between perception-based words.' In IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems. New Orleans, USA, 23/6/2019 - 26/6/2019. IEEE,
Adel, N., Crockett, K., Crispin, A., Carvalho, J.P., Chandran, D. (2019) 'Human Hedge Perception - and its application in Fuzzy Semantic Similarity Measures.' In IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems. New Orleans, USA, 23/6/2019 - 26/6/2019. IEEE,
Naeemeh, A., Crockett, K.A., Chandran, D., Crispin, A., Carvalho, J.P. (2018) 'FUSE (Fuzzy Similarity Measure) - A measure for determining fuzzy short text similarity using Interval Type-2 fuzzy sets.' 8/7/2018 - 13/7/2018. IEEE,
Crockett, K., Adel, N., O'Shea, J., Crispin, A., Chandran, D., Carvalho, J.P. (2017) 'Application of Fuzzy Semantic Similarity Measures to Event Detection Within Tweets.' 9/7/2017 - 12/7/2017. IEEE,
Adel, N., Latham, A.M., Crockett, K. (2017) 'Towards Socially Intelligent Automated Tutors: Predicting Learning Style Dimensions from Conversational Dialogue.' In 13th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC 2016). Toulouse, France, 18/7/2016 - 21/7/2016. IEEE,
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Theses and dissertations
Adel, N. Fuzzy natural language similarity measures through computing with words.