Amir Masoud Nourollah

I am Amir Masoud Nourollah (Masoud), a PhD student at Cardiff University in the School of Computer Science and Informatics, part of the Cardiff Natural Language Processing (NLP) group and the Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KRR) group.

My research focuses on generalisation in machine learning for chemistry and scientific applications, with particular attention to explainability and interpretability. Working at the intersection of computer science and computational chemistry, I develop methods to improve how machine learning models generalise across chemical systems and scientific domains. Currently, I am designing a deep learning model for chemistry as part of my doctoral work.

Prior to my PhD, I worked as a software engineer and machine learning engineer in industry, where I founded and led two AI teams across different companies. Under my leadership, these teams successfully completed several projects spanning machine learning engineering and applications in computer vision, speech processing, and natural language processing. As an engineer at heart, I am committed to bringing state-of-the-art engineering practices and tools into my research.

Beyond my research, I have diverse interests spanning languages, sports, politics, history, and engineering. I am currently studying French, German, and Turkish, and I maintain a strong connection to Persian and English literature. Reading is an essential part of my day, exploring these interests alongside philosophy and machine learning. I practise Muay Thai and Judo, and have recently extended my activities to include bouldering and hiking. I also enjoy exploring programming languages, contributing to open-source projects, and optimising my Linux workflow.