Walia Farzana
Researcher | Engineer | Quantitative Storyteller
Research Interests:
- Mathematical Computational Neuro-oncology
- Uncertainty Quantification
- Causal Inference in Healthcare Data
Researcher | Engineer | Quantitative Storyteller
Research Interests:
I am a (ambitious!) Ph.D. Candidate in electrical & computer engineering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
I work with Dr. Khan Iftekharuddin on problems related to brain tumor growth modeling, uncertainty quantification, and causal inference, with applications in medical imaging and public health.
Jan 2026 : Featured in WTKR News3 for ODU and Google Team up for AI projects. 🌐
Dec 2025 : Prepared and Received Multi-Institutional IRB approval Letter for Initiation of NIH Grant Project. 🎉
Oct 2025 : Conference Paper Accepted at the SPIE Computer Aided Diagnostic Conference, 2026. 🎉See Details here.
Sept 2025: Featured in Forward Focused: Digital Innovation for Seed Funding in Research Project. 🌐
Aug 2025 : Invited in Professional Development Meeting to Recruit and Develop curriculum for undergraduate student scholars.
July 2025 : I successfully completed Ph.D. candidacy exam and now I am Ph.D. candidate with ABD (Anything But Defense) status.🎉
May 2025 : I am grateful to receive Graduate Summer Award (Research Grant) from the Graduate School and Office of Research. 🎉
Apr 2025 : Invited to present my research work to Board of Visitors (BOV), selected by the Dean of the Engineering College.
Apr 2025 : Invitation for Oral Presentation at Translational Science 2025 Meeting as being the Top 50 selected posters.
Mar 2025 : Selected as iREDEFINE Fellow and invited at the ECEDHA conference with Department Chair.
Feb 2025 : Received 2 Best Paper Awards for research work at SPIE Medical Imaging, Computer-Aided Diagnostic Conference.🎉