Dr. Mihaela Van Der Schaar

Professor

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Biography

Mihaela van der Schaar is the John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine at the University of Cambridge. She leads the van der Schaar Lab and has made significant contributions to the fields of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and their applications in healthcare. Over her career, she has published more than 250 journal articles, books, and book chapters, alongside 275 conference papers. Her research is notably diverse, focusing on multimedia compression, processing, and transmission; multi-user wireless networking; and game-theoretic applications. Mihaela has been recognized for her leadership in the field, having received numerous awards including the Oon Prize for Preventative Medicine. She is also an IEEE Fellow and has served in prestigious editorial roles. Her early career at Philips involved significant contributions to the development of MPEG-4 standards for streaming video, resulting in 35 U.S. patents. Currently, her research emphasizes detecting and forecasting complex events through novel machine learning methodologies. Mihaela has been actively involved in mentoring emerging scholars and promoting diversity within engineering and computer science.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

University of Cambridge • Cambridge, United Kingdom

Leading research in machine learning and artificial intelligence, particularly in its applications to medicine.

Awards

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IEEE Fellow

2009-01-01
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Oon Prize

2018-01-01
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NSF CAREER Award

2004-01-01
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IEEE Darlington Award

2011-01-01
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Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award

2016-01-01

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.