Silvia Cirstea

Professor Silvia Cirstea is a faculty member in the Computing and Information Science school at Anglia Ruskin University. Her cross-faculty research bridges computational modelling, artificial intelligence, and healthcare applications.

• Deputy Head of School, Advanced Computing Research Centre
• Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
• Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Education:

• PhD in Imaging Technologies from De Montfort University
• BSc and MSc in Mathematics from University of Bucharest, Romania
• PGCE in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education from Anglia Ruskin University

Research Interests focus on computational models and AI for medical and engineering systems, including:

• Explainable AI for health sciences
• Signal processing for multimodal data fusion
• Acoustic modelling and echolocation studies
• Navigation aids for visually impaired individuals
• Digital healthcare innovations

Recent Publications span autonomous driving AI, forensic chemistry, auditory spatial perception, and skin lesion classification, demonstrating interdisciplinary applications of machine learning and computational physics.

Research Grants include Innovate UK CyberASAP projects on AI security, EU FP7 funding for sound absorption technology, and ERDF Innovation Bridge grants.