Dr. Ismini Lourentzou

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ismini Lourentzou is an assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she leads the Perception and Language (PLAN) Lab. Her research focuses on multimodal machine learning, particularly at the intersection of vision and language with limited supervision, as well as applications in healthcare and embodied AI. Ismini has served on organizing committees for NeurIPS and has held editorial roles for various journals and conferences. Her research is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). She earned her PhD in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, having previously been an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Virginia Tech. She is currently teaching courses like Text Mining and Independent Study.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

Virginia Tech • Blacksburg, VA

Core faculty member at the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence Discovery and Analytics.

Awards

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Outstanding New Assistant Professor Award

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Outstanding Reviewer

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Outstanding Reviewer

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IBM Invention Plateau Award

#2019

Rising Stars in EECS

Courses

Text Mining Independent Study

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.