Dr. Prof. Marina Gavrilova

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science

Associate Head (Research and Strategic Planning)

Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science

Contact information

mgavrilo@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Biometric Technologies Laboratory

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-5105

Location

Office: ICT709

I'm looking for...

Learning opportunities

Interested MSc and PhD applicants can reach out with their CV and GoogleScholar links, a statement that describes how they plan to contribute to the lab research, and e-mail title "BTLab Application"

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science, University of Calgary, 1999

M.S. Computer Science, Lomonosov State University, 1993

Research

Areas of Research

Biometrics and Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Information Fusion, Privacy and Security, Digital Human, Smart Society, Trustworthy AI

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Engineering solutions for health

Human dynamics in a changing world

Courses

Course number	Course title	Semester
CPSC 699 A	Research Methodology in Cpsc	Fall
CPSC 699 B	Research Methodology in Cpsc	Winter

Awards

Outstanding Career Life-time Achievement Award, Computer Graphics International . 2022
Killam Annual Professorship Award , Killam Trust . 2022
The Order of the University of Calgary , The University of Calgary. 2021
U Make a Difference Award, The University of Calgary. 2018
GREAT Supervisor Award , The University of Calgary. 2020
GREAT Supervisor Award, The University of Calgary. 2017
Distinguished Killam Doctoral Scholarship Alumni , KILLAM Trust. 2016
UofC Senator Alumni, University of Calgary. 2012
MITACS / National Museum of Civilization Exhibition Award, MITACS. 2011
Woman of Distinction, Wisdom and Resilience Award, The University of Calgary. 2007
World Scientific Bestselling Author, World Scientific Publishers. 2007
Founder and Scientific Chair, ICCSA Conference Series, ICCSA. 2005
Young Innovator Award, Canadian Foundation for Innovation. 2003
PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, 1999
Delta Kappa Gamma Fellow, 1998
Honorary Award from Killam Trust, 1997
Honorary Killam Memorial Scholarship, 1997
Diploma with Honours, 1993
Killam Annual Professorship, The Killam Trust. 2022
Research Excellence Chair Trustworthy and Explainable AI, The University of Calgary. 2023

Publications

Multimodal Biometrics and Intelligent Image Processing for Security Systems. Marina L. Gavrilova and Maruf Monwar. IGI. 320 pages Hardcover Book. (2012)
Computational Intelligence: A Geometry-Based Approach. Marina Gavrilova. Book Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, Springer-Verlag. 312 pages, Hardcover Book. (2009)
Image Pattern Recognition: Synthesis and Analysis in Biometrics. Book Series on Machine Perception and Artificial Intelligence, World Scientific . 423 pages, Hardcover, Bestseller of the Month September 2007 World Scientific. (2007)

Google Scholar

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