Dr. Divya Sharma

Assistant Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Divya Sharma. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Divya Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at York University and is also affiliated with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto as an affiliated scientist. She focuses on advancing interpretable deep learning within high-dimensional, multimodal healthcare data and leads interdisciplinary projects that address liver disease, sepsis, cancer, and osteoarthritis through generative multimodal modeling. Divya's work, which seeks to integrate clinical insights into machine learning processes, has received federal and international recognition and is published in high-impact journals such as Nature Communications and The Lancet Digital Health. Her research contributions have been supported by significant grants from organizations like the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. In 2025, she was awarded the Petro-Canada Emerging Innovator Award for her contributions to the field of interpretable and equitable artificial intelligence in precision medicine.

Research Interests

Requirements for York University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
4-year Honours Bachelor degree in a related discipline
Application Checklist
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Interest
  • Resume/CV
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Sample of Written Work
Specialization Notes

Department of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies graduate programs generally follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) B+ minimum requirement.