About
Dr. Manas Gaur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he leads the Knowledge-infused AI and Inference Lab (KAI²-Lab). His work focuses on advancing Knowledge-infused Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Knowledge Graphs, Conversational AI, and Human-AI Collaboration, with a significant emphasis on applications in healthcare and crisis informatics.
Dr. Gaur earned his Ph.D. from the Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of South Carolina in 2022, under the mentorship of Dr. Amit P. Sheth. His dissertation, titled Knowledge-infused Learning, explores novel approaches to integrating domain knowledge into AI models. He also pursued doctoral studies at Wright State University and SUNY Albany before transferring to South Carolina. His academic foundation includes an M.Tech in Software Engineering from Delhi Technological University (2015), where he worked on multiobjective optimization, and a B.Tech in Computer Science from Netaji Subhas University of Technology (2013), with research on mobile ad hoc networks and AI.
Throughout his career, Dr. Gaur has made impactful contributions to academia and research. He has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the AAAI New Faculty Award (2023), a Dissertation Research Award from Samsung Research America, and the EPSRC-UKRI Grant in collaboration with the Alan Turing Institute for research in mental health. Additionally, he was honored with multiple travel awards and fellowships, such as the Dataminr AI for Social Good Fellowship and the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Data Science Fellowship.
Dr. Gaurs professional journey includes pivotal roles as an NLP Research Lead at Samsung Research America and a Visiting Researcher at the Alan Turing Institute. His research outputs are well-regarded for their real-world impact, particularly in building trustworthy AI systems.