Petia Radeva

Pètia Ivonova Radeva is a Bulgarian computer scientist who works in Spain at the University of Barcelona, as a professor in the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and Institute of Mathematics, and head of the Artificial Intelligence and Bio-Medical Applications consolidated research group.[1] Her research involves machine learning for computer vision applications in medical imaging, and also includes work on egocentric vision.

Education and career

Radeva received a bachelor's degree at Sofia University in Bulgaria in 1989. She came to Barcelona for graduate study at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, received a master's degree in 1993, and completed her Ph.D. in 1996.[2]

She has been a full professor at the University of Barcelona since 2018,[2] and is one of two editors-in-chief of the journal Pattern Recognition.[3]

Recognition

Radeva was named as a Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition in 2016, "for contributions to computer vision, machine learning, egocentric vision, life-logging, and medical imaging".[4]

She was one of three recipients of the 2024 Narcís Monturiol Medal of the government of Catalonia.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Artificial Intelligence and Bio-Medical Applications consolidated research group, University of Barcelona, retrieved 2026-08-07
  2. 1 2 Curriculum vitae (PDF), University of Lleida, retrieved 2026-08-07
  3. ↑ "Editorial board: Pattern Recognition", ScienceDirect, Elsevier, retrieved 2026-08-07
  4. ↑ Chronological List of IAPR Fellows, International Association for Pattern Recognition, retrieved 2026-08-07
  5. ↑ Jordi Alberch, Anna Alberni and Petia Radeva receive the Narcís Monturiol Medal, University of Barcelona, 24 April 2024, retrieved 2026-08-07