ixlab.ai — Est. 2025

Where
Intelligence
Is Built.

IX Lab is a multidisciplinary AI research laboratory advancing intelligent systems across robotics, health, analytics, governance, and sustainability.

Precision. Intelligence. Impact.
5×
Research Clusters
32+
Researchers
18+
Publications
7+
Industry Partners
Research

Five Clusters.
One Mission.

Our research is organised into five interconnected clusters, each tackling a distinct frontier of intelligent systems — from physical machines to policy frameworks.

⚙️
X-Systems
Robotics & Cyber-Physical AI

Developing intelligent robotic systems and cyber-physical architectures that perceive, reason, and act in real-world environments with reliability and precision.

📊
X-Analytics
Multimodal ML & Data Science

Advancing multimodal machine learning pipelines and data science methodologies that fuse visual, linguistic, and structured signals into unified intelligence.

🧬
X-Health & BioAI
Medical Imaging, Aquaculture & Sensors

Applying AI to medical imaging diagnostics, aquaculture monitoring, and biosensor networks to improve health outcomes and food system resilience.

⚖️
X-Governance
Responsible & Policy-Aware AI

Shaping the frameworks, standards, and policy tools needed to ensure AI systems are ethical, transparent, accountable, and aligned with societal values.

🌿
X-Sustainability
Environmental & Energy AI

Harnessing AI to address climate change, optimise energy systems, and build intelligent infrastructure for a more sustainable and resilient planet.

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Cluster

We are actively recruiting researchers, PhD students, and postdocs across all clusters.

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People

The Minds Behind IX.

Our team brings together researchers, engineers, and domain experts united by curiosity, rigour, and a drive to make intelligent systems work in the real world.

DR
Dr. Rania Aziz
Director
X-Analytics · X-Governance
PK
Prof. Kai Lim
Principal Researcher
X-Systems
SA
Dr. Sara Okonkwo
Senior Researcher
X-Health & BioAI
AM
Dr. Amir Malik
Research Lead
X-Sustainability
JT
Dr. Jana Tran
Research Lead
X-Governance
NB
Nadia Benhaddou
PhD Researcher
X-Analytics
RO
Rafael Ortega
PhD Researcher
X-Systems
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Publications

Selected Works.

Peer-reviewed research from the IX Lab community, spanning top-tier venues in AI, robotics, health informatics, and policy.

2025
Towards Robust Cyber-Physical Intelligence: A Unified Framework for Real-Time Robotic Perception
K. Lim, R. Ortega, R. Aziz · IX Lab
NeurIPS 2025
2025
Multimodal Fusion Architectures for Early-Stage Medical Imaging Diagnostics
S. Okonkwo, N. Benhaddou · IX Lab
MICCAI 2025
2025
Policy-Aware AI Systems: Embedding Governance Constraints in Foundation Models
J. Tran, R. Aziz · IX Lab
FAccT 2025
2024
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Adaptive Energy Grid Optimisation Under Uncertainty
A. Malik · IX Lab
ICML 2024
2024
Sensor Fusion Strategies for Aquaculture Health Monitoring at Scale
S. Okonkwo, A. Malik · IX Lab
Nature Digital Medicine
News & Events

Latest from IX Lab.

Research milestones, partnerships, events, and announcements from across our clusters.

Event
March 2026
IX Symposium 2026: Intelligence at the Frontier

Our inaugural annual symposium brings together researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders for two days of talks and workshops.

Partnership
January 2026
New Industry Partnership with Regional Health Network

X-Health & BioAI signs a collaborative agreement to deploy medical imaging AI across 12 hospitals.

Publication
December 2025
NeurIPS Paper on Robotic Perception Receives Outstanding Paper Award
Hiring
November 2025
IX Lab Opens 6 Fully-Funded PhD Positions Across All Clusters

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Whether you're a researcher, a prospective student, an industry partner, or a policymaker — we'd like to hear from you.

Domain
ixlab.ai
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opportunities
PhD · Postdoc · Research Engineer · Collaboration

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