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Professor Hussain Mahdi (Abdulhussain E. Mahdi) is the Leader of the Text Analytics & Knowledge Organisation (TAKO) Research Group at the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick (UL), Ireland (http://tako.ul.ie). He is Director of the Regional Peer-Supported Learning Centre UL and Joint Director of the ICT Learning Centre UL. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Member of the Engineering Council (1994-2017). Prof. Mahdi is a Graduate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Basrah (BSc 1st class 1978) and earned his PhD in Electronic Engineering at the University of Wales Bangor, UK in 1990. He is also a SEDA Accredited Teacher of Higher Education (SEDA & University of Plymouth, UK 1998). His current research focuses on text data mining & analytics, knowledge organisation & linked data, information retrieval & information extraction, as well as signal, speech, and NLP. His research interests also include learning analytics, inquiry-based learning, collaborative and student-centred active learning. He has authored and co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers, and has edited two books.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

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