Shadnaz Asgari, PhD

Dr. Shadnaz Asgari has more than 15 years of experience in research and education applying artificial intelligence in medicine, with over 85 peer-reviewed publications and $3.5M in research and educational funding. She has led interdisciplinary curriculum development in applied data science, including bioinformatics and Health Informatics. A long-time promoter of women’s advancement in STEM, Dr. Asgari is a member of NCWIT and the founding faculty and first Chair of the Biomedical Engineering department at CSULB, where 50% of students are women—the highest representation in engineering and computer science at the university. She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship applying machine learning in neurosurgery, a visiting professorship at the University of Cambridge (England), and a Faculty-in-Residence appointment at Google headquarters.