Natasa Miskov-Zivanov

Natasa Miskov-Zivanov is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh where she leads the MeLoDy Lab (Mechanistic, Logical, and Dynamic Modeling). She holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of computational methods and biological systems.

Her education includes:

• PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (2009)
• MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (2005)
• BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Novi Sad (2003)

Her research focuses on developing computational frameworks and tools for biological systems modeling. Primary interests include:

• Automated knowledge extraction from biomedical literature
• Dynamic network modeling of cellular signaling pathways
• Development of standardized knowledge representation formats (BioRECIPE)
• Hybrid modeling approaches for complex biological systems
• Applications in cancer systems biology and immunology

Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on computational biology methods development, with recent work emphasizing:

• Context-aware knowledge selection systems
• Automated model assembly from literature
• Biomedical text mining frameworks
• Hybrid multi-resolution modeling
• Standards for executable biological models

She leads several funded research initiatives including DARPA's Big Mechanism program (AIMCancer W911NF-17-1-0135) and University of Pittsburgh-supported projects. Her lab develops open-source tools like CLARINET, ACCORDION, and VIOLIN that facilitate biological network modeling and knowledge extraction.