RESEARCH:

Usman Bello Abdulmalik is an Assistant Professor and Acting Director of the Charles Chidume Mathematics Institute at the African University of Science and Technology in Abuja, Nigeria, specializing in Nonlinear Operator Theory and Optimization. While at the University of Chicago, Abdulmalik will be using deep learning methodologies to research accelerated protective splitting methods to create artificial intelligence algorithms to develop faster solutions for large-scale, nonlinear calculative problems. Ultimately, Abdulmalik’s research will use neural networks to train deviation vectors in protective splitting methods to accelerate the convergence of the methods with applications for radiation therapy treatment planning and tomography (e.g., MRI, sonar, PET scans, X-rays, etc.).

BIO:

Usman Bello Abdulmalik earned his PhD in Functional Analysis and its Application in 2015 from the African University of Science and Technology, (AUST) Abuja, Nigeria. Currently, Abdulmalik is an assistant professor in the Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics at AUST. He works within research areas that include nonlinear operator theory, Hammerstein Integral Equations, Convex and Vector Optimization with Applications in Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning in Clinical Spaces. Recently, Abdulmalik has been the recipient of several grant awards including the National Research Fund (TETFund) Grant where Abdulmalik served as the lead researcher in investigating automated radiotherapy to optimize treatment planning with real-time support. Abdulmalik’s Google Scholar Profile is available here.