Didem Gürdür Broo
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Didem Gürdür Broo.[1](born 1983) is a Swedish Cypriot computer scientist and academic who is recognized for her research on sustainable and human-centered cyber-physical systems, robotics, and artificial intelligence. She is an assistant professor at Uppsala University in Sweden.
Early life and education[edit]
Gürdür Broo was born in 1983 in Northern Cyprus. She had a multidisciplinary upbringing with interests spanning technology, arts, and humanities[2]. As a teenager, she actively volunteered for organizations supporting LGBT rights, gender equality, refugee rights, and animal rights. She completed her bachelor's degree in computer engineering, graduating as the top student with the highest merits. Her bachelor's thesis focused on designing and developing a robot that used a camera to take photos and produce a portrait sketch of the subject. Gürdür Broo went on to pursue a master's degree in sustainable environment and energy systems at Middle East Technical University, completing her studies in 2013. Her master's dissertation analyzed the energy efficiency of different multiplier architectures and developed methods for architectural energy-delay assessment. In 2014, Gürdür Broo began her doctoral studies at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Her Ph.D. research focused on data and visual analytics techniques to address interoperability, complexity, and sustainability challenges for cyber-physical systems. She received her PhD in mechatronics from KTH in 2019, becoming the institute's first female PhD graduate in mechatronics.
Career and research[edit]
From 2011 to 2013, Gürdür Broo worked as a teaching assistant at Middle East Technical University, supporting computer engineering courses. She joined KTH Royal Institute of Technology as a PhD candidate in 2014. For her doctoral work, she conducted extensive research on using data analytics and interactive visualizations to address challenges like complexity, interoperability, and sustainability in cyber-physical systems development. She co-authored several papers on topics like toolchain integration, information visualization, and decision support systems for cyber-physical systems. As a Ph.D. student, Gürdür Broo sat at the student union's Ph.D. Chapter's board and represented Ph.D. students in different committees of the university. She taught mechatronics and electrical engineering courses at KTH. She supervised bachelor's and master's thesis projects on robotics, autonomous vehicles, haptic interfaces and more. Gürdür Broo taught courses on research methods and mechatronics while expanding her work on data analytics and visualizations for cyber-physical systems monitoring. She led the Swedish consortium in preparing a major EU project proposal on intelligent and secure systems. After completing her PhD, Gürdür Broo joined the University of Cambridge as a research associate. Affiliated with the Centre for Smart Infrastructure, Laing O'Rourke Centre, and Centre for Digital Built Britain, she focused her work on using data and digital twins to enable better decision-making for smart infrastructure projects. Her cross-disciplinary approach combined computer science, and sustainability with civil engineering domain. She was a Bye Fellow at Murray Edwards College[3] In 2021, Gürdür Broo's excellence in research was recognized through the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, awarded by the European Commission. Her project investigated human-centered and sustainable approaches for designing cyber-physical systems. She conducted this research at Stanford University's Center for Design Research. Gürdür Broo took up an assistant professor position at Uppsala University in 2022. She established the Cyber-physical Systems Lab at Uppsala University, which carries out research on cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence, robotics and automation.
Research[edit]
Gürdür Broo's core research areas encompass cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence, data science, digital twins, interoperability and sustainability. She does not only use but also provides way to blend thinking models such as systems thinking, design thinking and futures thinking. Her work aims to create human-centered and sustainable solutions for intelligent systems like robots, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities. Specific projects include: Developing data analytics and interactive visualizations to evaluate key performance metrics and aid decision-making for cyber-physical systems engineering. Applying design thinking and futures studies to imagine sustainable ways of developing autonomous, connected technologies. Using digital twins and simulations to model and optimize smart infrastructure systems. Studying the effects of artificial intelligence, big data, and automation on society. Creating frameworks and methodologies to prioritize ethics, transparency and human needs in intelligent systems design. Investigating tools to improve interoperability, collaboration and complexity management in cyber-physical systems toolchains.
Gürdür Broo is recognized for her transdisciplinary approach integrating computer science, sustainability, robotics, and socio-technical systems. She has collaborated extensively with industry partners and academic researchers across Europe and USA.
Advocacy and outreach[edit]
Beyond her technical work, Gürdür Broo is a prominent advocate for diversity and equality in science and technology. As an openly lesbian researcher, she promotes LGBT visibility in STEM fields [4][5]. She frequently speaks at events to motivate girls to pursue engineering careers[6]. Her advocacy is aimed at breaking gender barriers and stereotypes in technical disciplines[7] Gürdür Broo engages extensively with media, policymakers, and the public to discuss the societal impacts of emerging technologies. She highlights issues around AI ethics, big data biases, automation effects on jobs, and the environmental consequences of technological progress. As a thought leader, she provides recommendations on how to develop inclusive, ethical, and human-centric intelligent systems. Gürdür Broo also mentors young women and trans persons embarking on careers in technology.
Awards and honors[edit]
Gürdür Broo's contributions have been widely recognized through prestigious grants and honors:
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow (2021-2024)
- Listed among Global Top 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics (2022)
- IEEE Senior Member (2021)
- Best Paper awards at IEEE SoSE (2016), ALLDATA (2017, 2018)
- Top Graduating Student in Computer Engineering (2011)
She has co-authored over 30 publications [8] in leading journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. Gürdür Broo serves as an associate editor [9] on the editorial boards of several prestigious international journals.
References[edit]
- ↑ www.didemgurdur.com
- ↑ "Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, Sweden". 26 May 2023.
- ↑ https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/
- ↑ "Didem Gurdur Broo".
- ↑ "Pride in STEM: Didem Gurdur Broo". 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "Career Path: Be transdisciplinary, you are wanted to change the world!". 31 March 2020.
- ↑ "Women in Engineering: An interview with Didem Gurdur Broo". 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "Didem Gürdür Broo".
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-industrial-information-integration/about/editorial-board
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