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Herna Viktor is a Full Professor and Director of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa. She holds a Ph.D. and has extensive administrative leadership experience within the university's Faculty of Engineering.
Research Interests: Dr. Viktor specializes in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a focus on data-driven discovery across diverse domains. Her work emphasizes applications in healthcare (e.g., medical outcome prediction), cybersecurity (e.g., threat detection via semi-supervised learning), finance (e.g., stock market analysis with temporal Transformers), and computational biology (e.g., protein structure generation using diffusion models). She also explores advanced machine learning techniques like lifelong learning, ensemble methods, and interpretability measures. Her research integrates geometric deep learning, quantum computing, and hybrid models to address complex problems in structural proteomics and molecular dynamics.
Recent Articles: Her recent publications (2023–2025) highlight trends in protein generation via diffusion models, adversarial robustness of NLP systems, and financial time series predictions. She consistently bridges theoretical AI advancements with real-world applications in medicine, cybersecurity, and quantum computing.
Advising & Grants: Currently supervises
- Paul Kiyambu Mvula
Labs/Teams: No specific lab or team is mentioned, but she collaborates on projects involving hybrid quantum neural networks and molecular dynamics simulations.
