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Khashayar Ghamati - PhD candidate in AI and robotics at University of Hertfordshire

Khashayar Ghamati

University of Hertfordshire, UK

PhD Candidate • AI Researcher • Robotics • Continual Learning

About Me

I’m Khashayar -- a Principal AI Engineer at Inframatic Engineering, where I design and deploy adaptive AI systems for automated compliance in UK. My focus is on learning agents that operate and adapt in real time within dynamic, non-stationary environments -- bridging advanced research in online learning, reinforcement learning, continual learning, and meta-learning with scalable, production-ready systems.

Alongside industry, I’m in the final year of a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire. My research centres on NOVA, a cognitive framework for continual learning, novelty detection, and reinforcement learning in human–robot teaming. The work has been validated on the ARI humanoid platform at the UH Robot House and spans bio-inspired gaze control (RLBAM), confidence-aware perception (CAPA-AI), and activity recognition (HAR-Agent), with publications in venues including IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems.

I also supervise BSc and MSc students at the University of Hertfordshire on AI and robotics projects -- a role I enjoy because it keeps me close to the first-principles questions that get lost when you spend too long shipping. The rhythm I care about most is the one between research and engineering: translating ideas into systems that hold up under production load, and letting real-world constraints shape the questions worth pursuing in the lab.

My technical interests sit across continual learning, agent architectures, MCP and multi-agent systems, MLOps, and the kind of MLE work that turns a paper into something reliable. I’ve been writing Python for over a decade, and I’m most at home at the seam where theory meets what actually ships.

If you’d like to get in touch about research collaboration, speaking, or anything at the intersection of adaptive AI and real-world systems -- say hello.

Education

PhD in Computer Science
University of Hertfordshire (2023--Present)

Thesis: Robot Adaptation to Unseen Environments: On-the-Fly Learning Using Novelty Detection and RL

Supervisors: Dr. Abolfazl Zaraki, Prof. Farshid Amirabdollahian, and Dr. Frank Foerster

Funded PhD Studentship focusing on agentic AI and continual learning for adaptive robotics

MSc in Computer Science -- Artificial Intelligence
Science and Research Branch of Azad University

Thesis: Predicting Next Customer Purchases with Recommender Systems

Distinction in machine learning and data science applications

BSc in Computer Engineering
Qazvin Azad University

First Class Honours with specialisation in robotics and embedded systems

Member of MRL Humanoid Kid Size and MRL At-Home Robot teams -- contributing to motion control, vision, world modeling, localization, AI, and embedded system design for RoboCup competitions

Research Interests

Agentic AI & Cognitive Architectures
Developing intelligent agents with human-like reasoning and adaptation capabilities
Continual & Lifelong Learning
Enabling robots to learn continuously without catastrophic forgetting
Novelty Detection & Transfer Learning
Probabilistic methods for identifying and adapting to novel scenarios
Reinforcement Learning & Policy Transfer
Advanced RL techniques for robust robot behaviour in dynamic environments
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
Socially-aware robots with natural interaction capabilities
Vision-Language Models & Multimodal AI
Integrating visual and linguistic understanding for robotic applications
Neuroadaptive AI & Affective Computing
EEG-driven personalisation and emotion-aware AI systems
Explainable & Trustworthy AI
Developing transparent and reliable AI systems for safety-critical applications

Technical Skills

Programming & ML
Python Java JavaScript (React) C++ MATLAB PyTorch HuggingFace Keras TensorFlow scikit-learn
Robotics & RL
OpenAI Gym Ray RLlib IsaacSim Stable-Baselines3 ROS/ROS2 Kinect EEG Systems Arduino Raspberry Pi CUDA
Specialised AI
Large Language Models Vision-Language Models Continual Learning Transfer Learning
Dev Tools & Data
Docker Docker-compose ZMQ Git Linux Cloud Computing PostgreSQL SQLite MongoDB Neo4j Vector DBs LaTeX Jupyter

Research & Engineering Projects

CAPA-AI Framework
2023--Present
Continual adaptation system with 89% novelty detection accuracy for real-world HRI
Personalised LLM for HRI
2024--2025
EEG-driven emotion-adaptive dialogue system with real-time neural signal processing
Cognitive Plausibility Study
2024--2025
Eye-tracking evaluation of AI vision models against human attention patterns
ARI Robot Gaze Imitation
2023--2024
RL-based humanoid robot achieving human-like gaze behaviour in natural environments
Alan Turing Institute DSG
2023
Machine learning system for tiger identification from stripe patterns
Memory-Driven Activity Recognition
2024--2025
Agentic AI framework for robust human activity recognition with temporal memory
Indoor Navigation System
2019--2020
Beacon-based user tracking with advanced localisation algorithms
Adaptive Robot Navigation
2012--2017
Octomap integration with ROS for autonomous exploration in unknown environments

Teaching & Academic Activities

MSc & BSc Project Supervisor
University of Hertfordshire (2024--Present)
Supervising final-year projects in AI, robotics, and machine learning
Visiting Lecturer (AI & Robotics)
University of Hertfordshire (2024--Present)
Delivering lectures on advanced AI topics, continual learning, and HRI
RL & Robotics Workshop Instructor
University of Hertfordshire (2024)
Hands-on workshop on reinforcement learning applications in robotics
Visiting Lecturer (LLMs & Python)
Brunel University London (2023)
Guest lectures on large language models and practical AI implementation
Technical Support Tutor
University of Hertfordshire (2023)
Supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students in AI and programming modules

Industry Experience

Principal AI Engineer
Inframatic (2024--Present)
Developing AI-powered infrastructure monitoring solutions using computer vision and predictive analytics
AI Engineer (Part-time)
Vect AI (2023--2024)
Implemented machine learning pipelines for natural language processing and recommendation systems
Senior Software Engineer
SnappRoom! (2022--2023)
Led development of intelligent booking systems with ML-driven demand prediction
Product Manager
Alef Market (2019--2021)
Managed AI-powered e-commerce platform with focus on personalisation and user experience
Senior Software Engineer
Arta Vision AVA (2017--2019)
Developed computer vision solutions for industrial automation and quality control
Software Developer
Karina Mobile Solutions (2016--2017)
Built mobile applications with integrated AI features for enhanced user interaction

Awards & Recognition

Funded PhD Studentship
Scholarship
University of Hertfordshire (2023--Present)
Competitive research funding for doctoral studies in AI and robotics
1st Place, RoboCup Competition
Champion
Home & Humanoid Robots League (2013--2015)
International robotics competition focusing on autonomous robot behaviour
Travel Grant
Grant
IEEE RO-MAN Conference (2025)
Travel funding for presenting research at the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication

Contact

If you're interested in research collaboration, consulting, or simply want to connect, please reach out!

Contact email: khashayarghamati@gmail.com

Based in: Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Available for: Research collaborations, consulting, speaking engagements, and academic partnerships