The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Craig Ramlal is the Head of the Control Systems Group at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Principal Investigator of the Intelligent Systems Laboratory, a centre at the Faculty of Engineering, University of The West Indies. In 2023, the United Nations recognized him as a global AI expert, appointing him to the United Nations Secretary General's High-Level Artificial Intelligence Advisory Body. Their recommendations on governing AI for humanity formed objective 5 of the global digital compact, which was adopted by member states in September 2024 during the 79th UN General Assembly. He currently serves on the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers's (IEEE) Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems 2.0., as an advisor to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on regional AI matters and CARICOM Caribbean Telecommunication Union's (CTU) Taskforce on AI. He served on the Caribbean Development Bank's technical subcommittee on IRC/RDA and worked with CARICOM IMPACS on the regionally adopted Autonomous Weapon Systems Declaration.

He has collaborated with various organizations, making impactful contributions, including serving as a regional coordinator to develop open data strategies for Caribbean nations in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and NASA. His work also includes the development of ventilators, and decontamination strategies in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and researchers from the University of Florida to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Through his lab, he has established joint partnerships leading to advancements in multiple fields: developing advanced robotics with Rutgers University, deep learning-based auto-diagnostics for asset management with Elering AS and Tallinn University of Technology, and blockchain-based systems for water management with the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean. These initiatives have resulted in the implementation of practical systems while contributing to the AI field through numerous published technical reports, peer-reviewed journal articles, and conference papers.

Dr. Ramlal completed his BSc, MASc, and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering through a program split between the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. His research focuses on Control Strategies, Artificial Intelligence, and Game Theoretic Systems.

Website:
https://craigramlal.com

https://intelsyslab.com/

Google scholar profile:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ia_ZmzUAAAAJ&hl=en