Andria Nicolaou

Dr. Andria Nicolaou is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus), specializing in Data Analytics. She holds a PhD in Computer Science (University of Cyprus, 2024), an MSc in Molecular and Applied Physiology (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2019), and a BSc in Computer Engineering with a Biomedical minor (University of Cyprus, 2017). She is also a Research Associate at CYENS Centre of Excellence and has previous roles as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Cyprus and a Research Assistant at the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens.

Her research focuses on Biomedical Engineering, particularly in Biomedical Imaging and Biosignal Processing Systems, alongside Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in healthcare applications. She has published extensively on topics such as MRI analysis in multiple sclerosis (MS) and XAI models for sepsis prediction. Notable awards include the Best Paper Award at the 2023 IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics and recognition as a finalist in the 2024 She STEMs Symposium for Early-Stage Greek Woman Scientists.

Dr. Nicolaou teaches the Exploratory Data Analysis module in the MSc Data Analytics program at UCLan Cyprus. Her work bridges clinical data with advanced AI techniques, emphasizing ethical and interpretable solutions for healthcare challenges. She is a member of the IEEE and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS).