Kola Babalola has over 13 years experience in working with information systems in the NHS in England. He has worked at various hospitals including Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital, both in London, and Saint Mary's Hospital in Manchester. He also obtained a PhD degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Manchester in 2004. Until 2011 he remained at the University of Manchester as a Research Associate working closely with clinicians to apply computer vision techniques to the analysis of medical images. In 2003 he founded Sprynt International Ltd (www.sprynt.com), a company that specialises in delivering bespoke web solutions to clients in a range of industries including health and education. Kola Babalola is still the director of Sprynt International and joined the African University of Science and Technology in January 2012 as an assistant professor with a joint appointment in computer science and biological sciences.