Biography
Sharmila Majumdar, Ph.D., obtained her Ph.D. degree from Yale University in Engineering and Applied Sciences. After a short stay at Yale she joined UCSF as an Assistant Professor in 1989. Her research on machine and deep learning has a focus on imaging; prior work has focused on imaging technology development and translational, development of image processing, computer vision has been focused in the areas of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and lower back pain. She is the Executive and Scientific Director of the Center for Intelligent Imaging at UCSF. She was selected as a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers in 2004, a fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) in 2008, and awarded the ISMRM Gold medal in 2016. She is an active participant in the PMWC meetings. Her work over the last three decades has been extensively supported by the NIH and industry.