Dr. Dera is an Endowed Assistant Professor at the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and M.A. in Mathematics from Rowan University, NJ. She specializes in robust and trustworthy modern ML solutions for real-world imaging applications, including healthcare and remote sensing, and has received multiple awards, including NSF CRII and IEEE Benjamin Franklin Key Award.