Dr. Pepa Atanasova

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Pepa Kostadinova Atanasova is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP). She holds a PhD from the University of Copenhagen, where her research focused on developing accountable explainable methods for complex reasoning with texts. Her PhD thesis, titled 'Accountable Explainable Methods for Complex Reasoning in Text', received the ELLIS Thesis Award from Informatics Europe. Before her current position, Atanasova gained significant industrial experience through internships at Meta and Google. She is well-versed in methods for interpretability and explainability in language models, working to enhance user understanding of complex models and ensuring factual accuracy in their applications. Atanasova has co-led projects such as the CopeNLU group and engaged in interdisciplinary postdoctoral research, examining the implications of language model explanations on trading behaviors. Her collaborations span across various international research initiatives, reflecting her commitment to advancing the field of NLP.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)

— Present

University of Copenhagen • Copenhagen Ø

Employed with special teaching duties dedicated to courses for industry practitioners.

Requirements for University of Copenhagen

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:83
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology Minimum 45 ECTS in core psychology areas Minimum 20 ECTS in methodology and statistics
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's diploma
  • Transcript of records
  • Course descriptions
  • Self-assessment form
  • Documentation of English proficiency
Specialization Notes

Focuses on clinical, social, and cognitive psychology.