News and highlights

Academic service · 2026

Area Chair at the NeurIPS 2026 AI4Science Workshop

Dr Vinod Kumar Chauhan will serve as an Area Chair for the AI4Science Workshop at NeurIPS 2026.

Publications · September 2026

Commentary accepted in The British Journal of Psychiatry

Precision psychiatry: thinking beyond simple prediction models, without dismissing them

This sole-authored commentary examines the roles of causal and non-causal prediction models in precision psychiatry. It argues that the appropriate modelling approach should be guided by the clinical need, the claims being made and the assumptions that can be justified transparently.

Publications · August 2026

A Practical Tutorial on Agentic AI

Our new preprint, “A Practical Tutorial on Agentic AI”, provides a practical introduction to agentic AI.

Opportunities · August 2026

Funded PhD studentship in Agentic AI for Dementia Care (Home students only)

CAIH Lab is recruiting a Home student for a funded PhD studentship in Agentic AI for Dementia Care.

Editorial roles · 2026

Associate Editor, BioData Mining

Dr Vinod Kumar Chauhan is joining BioData Mining as an Associate Editor.

Academic service · 2026

Area Chair at the ICML 2026 AI4Science Workshop

Dr Vinod Kumar Chauhan served as an Area Chair for the AI4Science Workshop at ICML 2026.

Academic service · June 2026

Convener for two PhD viva examinations

Dr Vinod Kumar Chauhan acted as convener for the PhD viva examinations of Buddhi Prabhath Samarathunga Samarathunga Liyanage Don and Udara Thilini Darshika Jayasinghe Mudalige.

Publications · 2026

Position paper on causal AI for personalised treatments

Our position paper, “Position: Causal AI for Personalised Treatments Needs Holistic Approach”, argues for a holistic approach to developing causal AI for patient-specific care.

Opportunities · January 2026

Funded PhD studentship in Causal AI for personalised healthcare (Home students only)

CAIH Lab advertised a funded PhD studentship for a Home student in Causal AI for personalised healthcare.

Editorial roles · 2025

Causal AI special issue

We are co-editing a research topic on Causal AI for Frontiers in AI and Frontiers in Big Data.

Manuscript summary submission deadline: 15 November 2025. Manuscript submission deadline: 27 February 2026.

Publications · 2025

Beyond Correlations preprint

Our preprint is an accessible entry point to causality, explaining what causal AI is, why it matters, its key challenges and promising research directions.

Talks and events · 2025

IEEE EMBC 2025

Dr Vinod Kumar Chauhan chaired the session “Tuning for patient-specific care” and presented “Individualised Treatment Effects Estimation with Composite Treatments and Composite Outcomes” at the 47th IEEE EMBC.