Dr. Masoumeh Mansouri is a lecturer of the School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham. Her research is primarily related to Knowledge Representation and Reasoning for Robotics. She has focused on hybrid methods that integrate automated task and motion planning, scheduling, as well as temporal and spatial reasoning. She is also interested in the ethical and social implications of technology in general and robotics/AI in particular; as well as topics at the intersection of cultural theories with robotics.