Dr. Nalinda Somasiri is the Head of Programme for Computer Science at York St John University, London Campus. Prior to beginning with the York St John University in 2020, Nalinda was a Solution Architect at Motorola Solutions, UK, from 2006-2019, where Nalinda has delivered innovative and cutting edge AI & Machine Learning application solutions to the Public & Safety domain within UK and to international customers. Nalinda has a PhD in Electronic Engineering from Queen Mary University of London and received his MSc degree in Radio & Communication engineering from King’s College London. He also holds a B.Eng. (Hons) in Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering from City University of London and is an AI, Machine Learning & Blockchain developer, a researcher, practitioner, AI & ML specialist as wells as a data consultant with over 20 years in the industry. He has worked in companies such as Motorola Solutions (UK), Jaguar Land Rover (UK) and MBDA during his time in the industry. Today, Nalinda regularly teaches courses in AI & Machine Learning and actively participates in research on Machine Learning and in conferences. He also works closely with AWS, Motorola and Microsoft on AI & ML research activities.