Tingting Mu

Tingting Mu is a Senior Lecturer in Machine Learning at the University of Manchester's Department of Computer Science. She holds a B.Eng. from the University of Science and Technology of China (2004) and a Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool (2008). Prior to joining Manchester in 2016, she was a lecturer at Liverpool’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics.

Her research focuses on advanced mathematical modeling and large-scale optimization in machine learning and data analytics. Key areas include developing algorithms for human intelligence simulation, analyzing complex data (e.g., text, images, signals), and applications in text mining and scientific data analytics. Teaching includes courses like COMP24112 Machine Learning and COMP34111 Natural Language Systems.

Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to Digital Futures and Sustainable Futures. Notable projects include MCAIF (Centre for AI Fundamentals) as a researcher and a Knowledge Exchange Partnership with Fusion21 Ltd. Over 60 research outputs span topics like neural networks, adversarial learning, and ontology-based systems.

Current projects emphasize AI fundamentals, surrogate models for engineering systems, and interdisciplinary applications. Her lab explores techniques to enhance model interpretability, scalability, and robustness across vision, NLP, and multimodal domains.