ProfessorKalina Yacef

BSc. (Maths), PhD Computer Science (University Paris)

Professor Kalina Yacef is Deputy Dean and Associate Dean (Research Education) of the Faculty of Engineering, and a Professor in the School of Computer Science. Kalina holds a PhD in Computer Science from University of Paris, along with a Masters of Artificial Intelligence and Bachelor of Mathematics. Her research focuses on artificial intelligence, data mining, and human-centred computing, with a particular emphasis on developing intelligent systems that leverage multimodal data to support personalisation, user modelling, and decision-making in educational and broader human-AI interaction contexts.

She is a founding member of the International Educational Data Mining Society and has served on its Board of Directors, as well as on the Executive Committee of the International Artificial Intelligence in Education Society. Her key editorial roles included Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Educational Data Mining, Associate Editor of the IEEE TLT journal, along with leadership roles in major international conferences in her field.