Maria Andreina Francisco Rodriguez

Maria Andreina Francisco Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence at Uppsala University's Department of Information Technology, affiliated with the Optimization Group and Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics Research Group. She holds additional roles as a teacher representative on the Master Programme in Computer Science board and Department of IT board.

Her research focuses on constraint programming, AI-driven decision support systems, and optimization in biomedical applications. Notable projects include automated microplate layout design for drug discovery, data-driven models for the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus, and reinforcement learning for scientific data management. Her work bridges theoretical computer science with practical applications in healthcare, sustainability, and education.

Key achievements include a Best Student Paper Award (ICTAI 2017) and Best Poster Award (CP 2015). She actively promotes inclusivity in STEM through initiatives like the EURO WISDOM Forum white paper on gender equality.

Her teaching spans Artificial Intelligence, Cryptology, and programming methodologies. Supervised projects highlight interdisciplinary applications like AI in railway maintenance planning and machine learning for glioma treatment personalization.

Current collaborations involve pharmaceutical bioinformatics groups and transportation optimization projects. She also leads grant initiatives in hybrid-AI methods for precision medicine and computing education research.