Sajid Hussain

Affiliation

Fisk University

Biography

Dr. Sajid Hussain is Associate Provost for Research, Innovation, & Technology and Discipline Coordinator of Data Science, Fisk University. In 2009, he joined Fisk University as an Associate Professor in Computer Science. Prior to Fisk, he worked as Assistant Professor at Acadia University, Canada, 2005-09. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manitoba, Canada, in 2004. Dr. Hussain is interested in applying machine learning techniques for interdisciplinary research projects related to healthcare, bioinformatics, digital humanities, and criminal justice. His research is funded by several federal grants such NSF INCLUDES NDSA, NSF Implementation, and DE-EM0005266.