Amir Masoud Nourollah

Background

I am Amir Masoud Nourollah (Masoud), a PhD student in the School of Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University, where I am part of the Cardiff NLP and Knowledge Representation and Reasoning groups. I started my PhD in 2024.

My academic background spans both chemistry and computer science. I studied Chemistry between 2017 and 2020 before moving into Computer Science, where I completed a Master's degree focused on artificial intelligence and robotics between 2020 and 2023.

Before starting my PhD, I worked in industry as a software engineer and machine learning engineer, leading AI teams across different companies and projects. My experience spans machine learning engineering and software systems, with work in computer vision, speech processing, and natural language processing. Alongside research, I remain strongly interested in engineering practices, infrastructure, and open-source software.

Research

Broadly, I am interested in scientific machine learning (SciML), particularly for chemistry and molecular systems.

My research focuses on generalisation, interpretability, and explainability in machine learning models for scientific applications. Currently, I am interested in understanding how machine learning models behave under distribution shifts and across chemically diverse systems, with a particular focus on molecular modelling and computational chemistry.

More generally, I am interested in robust and interpretable methods for scientific machine learning and chemistry-oriented AI systems.

Other Interests

Outside of research, I enjoy studying languages, reading history and philosophy, and exploring programming languages and Linux systems. I am currently studying French and German, and I maintain a strong interest in Persian and English literature. I also practise Muay Thai and Judo.