Naseef Mansoor

I am an Associate Professor in the Computer and Information Science (CIS) department at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU). Prior to joining MNSU, I received my Ph.D. in Computing and Information Science (major: Computer Engineering) from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2017. I received my B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering(CSE) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2009. I have worked as a CPU performance architect intern at Intel and Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Enosis Solutions (please click here for my details CV). A complete list of my publications is available on my google scholar page. 

For details on ongoing projects, please visit current projects page. Students interested in collaborating on projects in applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, AI, NLP, or Computer Vision are encouraged to email their resume and a brief project description to naseef.mansoor@mnsu.edu. 

Research Interest

• Applied Machine/Deep Learning

• Computer Architecture

• Hardware Security

• Internet of Things

• Multi-core SoC

MINDS Lab: I am also the PI for the Machine INtelligence and Data-driven Systems (MINDS) Lab. The lab conducts focuses on building robust, scalable, and efficient AI systems that generalize across tasks and domains.   

Hiring: I will be hiring undergraduate student(s) to work on research during Fall 2026. This is a paid position. Interested applicants are requested email their resume. An ideal candidate will have the following skills:

• In depth knowledge of CNN, vision transformer, and vision language model.

• Use different deep learning tools to building, and evaluating deep learning models.

• Ability to work communicate idea clearly.

• Experience with paper writing is a bonus.