Prof. Dr. Shahina Begum | Artificial Intelligence
| Best Researcher Award
Prof. Dr. Shahina Begum | Mallardalen University | Sweden
Prof. Dr. Shahina Begum, a Swedish national, is a distinguished Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems Research Group, Mälardalen University, Sweden, where she has been serving since 2019 after progressing through roles as Senior Lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher . She holds a Ph.D. ,Licentiate (2009), and Docent (2015) in Artificial Intelligence from Mälardalen University, as well as an M.Sc. in Computer Science (Intelligent Systems) from Dalarna University (2005). With over a decade of teaching and research experience, she has made significant contributions to AI through pioneering work in machine learning, intelligent decision support, and AI applications for health and well-being. Prof. Begum has demonstrated exceptional leadership in academia by securing substantial external research funding, amounting to approximately 224.4 MSEK as Principal Investigator and Co-PI, enabling groundbreaking multidisciplinary projects bridging AI with real-world applications. Her scholarly impact is reflected in her Google Scholar record, with an h-index of 30 and around 3,689 citations, and her Scopus record, with 88 indexed publications, 1,497 citations from 1,292 documents, and an h-index of 18. A passionate educator and mentor, she continues to inspire the next generation of AI researchers while actively contributing to the global AI research community through publications, collaborations, and leadership in funded projects.