Taha Mansouri

Taha Mansouri is a Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Salford's School of Science, Engineering & Environment. He leads the High Performance Computing facilities within the school and chairs the Salford AI Club, an inclusive community focused on AI applications in Higher Education. Mansouri holds dual PhDs - one in Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning from the University of Salford and another in Information Technology Management from Allameh Tabataba'i University in Iran.

His research interests span multiple critical areas in modern AI development, with particular emphasis on ethical considerations in AI systems. Mansouri actively investigates fairness, explainability, and transparency in AI algorithms, with specific focus on computer vision systems and large language models. His work addresses bias in facial emotion detection across age, gender, ethnicity, and cultural backgrounds, highlighting important concerns about equity in automated systems.

Mansouri's recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward practical applications of AI for social good, including detecting mold in social housing, ethical compliance in legal AI systems, and developing AI-resilient assessment tools for education. His research bridges theoretical AI development with real-world implementation challenges across healthcare, education, and industrial applications.

• Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
• Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy

Mansouri actively supervises multiple PhD students working on diverse AI applications and leads significant research projects including the £500,000 Innovate UK Smart Grant-funded Expert Legal Intelligence (ELI) project. He serves on prestigious review panels including the EPSRC Peer Review College, the EDI Hub+ Flexible Fund Peer Review College, and the British Council's International Science Partnerships Fund Review College. His grant portfolio includes projects on ethical ASR models (£30,000 collaboration), WATCH-AI benchmarking tools, and inclusive AI emotion recognition systems.

As leader of the High Performance Computing facilities, Mansouri supports interdisciplinary research across the university. He also chairs the Salford AI Club, fostering collaboration among individuals from diverse backgrounds interested in AI applications, particularly in Higher Education.