Gabriela Hristescu

Gabriela Hristescu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rowan University's College of Science & Mathematics. Her research focuses on computational models for cellular protein import through nuclear pores, software tools for DNA microarray databases, gene expression data mining, and health data analysis using machine learning.

• Education:
  • BS in Computer Science and Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest
  • MS in Computer Science, Rutgers University
  • PhD in Computer Science, Rutgers University

Her research expertise spans Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Databases, and Parallel and Distributed Computing. She has contributed to advancing knowledge extraction from large-scale biological datasets and algorithmic design for computational biology.

Recent publications highlight her work on applying machine learning to health data, integrating interdisciplinary approaches to solve complex problems in computational biology and database systems.

• Scientific Awards:
  • UPE International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines

Dr. Hristescu has taught foundational and advanced courses in Computer Science, including Data Structures & Algorithms, Database Systems, and Design and Analysis of Algorithms. She is affiliated with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).