Craig Ramlal

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 Engineer’s (IEEE) Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems 2.0. Industry Connection Programme on Revisiting AI Systems Architecture, as an external 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.

Through his lab several joint partnerships with institutions led to the development of advanced robotics with Rutger’s 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 have resulted in implemented practical systems and furthered the AI field with several published peer-reviewed journals and conference articles.

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.