Dr Ali Alameer
School of Science, Engineering & Environment
Current positions
Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence
Biography
Ali Alameer is a lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialising in Computer Vision, including Large Vision Models (LVMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP) with a focus on ethical Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI bias. He earned his Ph.D. in AI from Newcastle University.
Ali has held postdoctoral positions at Newcastle University and Queen's University Belfast, where he developed machine vision models for precision livestock farming. He created several algorithms to detect pig behaviors in groups. You can view a demonstration of the resting posture detection here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-WV0wWTfg4&ab_channel=AliAlameer
Ali also developed a system to quantify social contact between individual pigs, which can be demonstrated here:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5PXXEmNRAiU
and a system to accurately quantify group-level feeding behavior, demonstrated here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRmuvQe4MSE&t=104s&ab_channel=AliAlameer
For more information on the codes developed by Ali's research, visit his GitHub repository: https://github.com/Ali-Alameer
Ali currently serves as the Guest Editor for two special issues: "Application of Sensor Technologies in Livestock Farming" and "Machine Vision Solutions and AI-Driven Systems in Agriculture." Details can be found at the following links:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agriculture/special_issues/Z4GL8O0MNM
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agriculture/special_issues/12Q30J6VA5
Areas of Research
- Ethical LLMs: Addressing bias in LLMs to ensure transparency and accountability. I supervise a postdoc and a Ph.D. student on this topic. Currently developing an expert legal system using advanced LLMs, funded by UKRI with a £500k budget.
- Computer Vision: Creating algorithms and models for image and video analysis to solve complex problems, especially in agriculture. I supervise two Ph.D. students on this topic.
Areas of Supervision
I am currently accepting PhD students in the field of Artificial Intelligence, specifically focusing on precision livestock farming.
At present, I am supervising the following PhD students and postdocs. Feel free to contact them for information about the supervision process or any other informal inquiries:
PhD Students:
1. Elham Albaroudi - e.o.albaroudi@edu.salford.ac.uk - PhD topic in AI fairness
2. Gbadegesin Taiwo - g.a.taiwo@edu.salford.ac.uk - PhD topic in machine vision for detecting advanced pig behaviors
3. Mansour Abdulrahman - m.m.abdulrahman1@edu.salford.ac.uk - PhD topic in AI in building information modeling
Postdocs:
1. Manzar Malik - Developing an ethical large language model (LLM) for the insurance sector (Horwich Farrelly - https://www.h-f.co.uk/), funded (£500k) by our recently successful UKRI Smart Grant.
Ali Alameer leads two modules in the MSc in AI program. He designed and developed the module on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Deep Learning from scratch. To enhance student interaction, he created two GitHub repositories:
https://github.com/Ali-Alameer/Deep-Learning
https://github.com/Ali-Alameer/NLP
Additionally, Ali supervises numerous MSc and BSc final year projects, averaging 10 MSc projects per trimester and 21 BSc final year projects each academic year.
As a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Ali actively engages in professional networks and stays current with trends and research in teaching and learning.