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Behrooz Mansouri is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern Maine. He holds a Ph.D. (2022) in Computer Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY), an M.Sc. (2017) in Software Engineering from the University of Tehran, and a B.Sc. (2013) in Software Engineering from Shahid Beheshti University. His roles include Director of the Michael E. Dubyak Center, Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Information Retrieval (AIIR) Lab, and Graduate Program Director. He previously worked on the Parsijoo Persian search engine project and co-organized the ARQMath lab during his Ph.D.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Computer Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA (2022)
- M.Sc., Software Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran (2017)
- B.Sc., Software Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran (2013)
His research focuses on Information Retrieval (IR), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Mathematical Information Retrieval (MIR). He leads the AIIR Lab, which develops systems like MathMex (a conversational math search engine) and explores cross-lingual math retrieval, legal question classification, and cloud detection in satellite imagery. Recent projects include NSF-funded work on conversational math search and participation in CLEF SimpleText labs.
His lab's work has been recognized, including a Best Lab Paper at SimpleText'24 and an NSF CRII Grant (2024). He advises students on projects like legal case search, math definition extraction, and AI ethics in STEM education.
- Grants & Awards:
- NSF CRII Grant: 'Towards Conversational Search Systems for Math' (2024)
- Best Lab Paper at SimpleText'24 (2024)
- Outstanding Reviewer at ECIR 2024
- Doctoral Consortium Co-chair at SIGIR 2025
The AIIR Lab collaborates on interdisciplinary projects, including MathMex (math definition search), Cloud Detection in Satellite Images, and Tree Classification. Prospective students are encouraged to align with these research themes and apply via specific guidelines outlined on his website.
