Bio: Professor Julia Rubin is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of British Columbia. She received her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto and worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. Her research interests are in quality, security, and reliability of software and AI systems. Together with her research group, she develops solutions that enable the construction of reliable software systems in an efficient manner. Currently, her work focuses on security and integrity of mobile and cloud-based systems, as well as robustness, explainability, and fairness of AI systems. Her recent work in these areas won six Distinguished/Best Paper Awards at major conferences.
