Alexandra Stefan

Alexandra Stefan is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. She specializes in Computer Vision, Data Mining, and Sign Language Recognition. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from UT Arlington (2012), an MA from Boston University (2008), and a BS from the University of Bucharest (2002).

Education:

• PhD, Computer Science, The University of Texas at Arlington (2012)
• MA, Computer Science, Boston University (2008)
• BS, Computer Science & Mathematics, University of Bucharest (2002)

Research Interests: Her work focuses on gesture recognition, time series analysis, and assistive technologies. She has developed algorithms for large vocabulary gesture search and efficient indexing methods for sequence data. Her research bridges computer vision and data mining to solve challenges in human-computer interaction and pattern recognition.

Awards:

• NSF Scholar Award (PETRA Doctoral Consortium, 2011 & 2009)
• Best Paper Award (CVPR4HB Workshop, 2008)
• Outstanding Advisor Nomination (UTAAA, 2016 & 2017)

Service & Teaching: She coordinates CSE 1310 and CSE 3318 courses, and has led outreach initiatives like FIRST Tech Challenge volunteering. Her teaching spans introductory programming to advanced algorithms, with a focus on student engagement and inclusive education.

Grants: Principal Investigator for the ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices grant (2022-2023).