Get the latest news
Subscribe to receive updates from the School of Data Science.
Faculty
Farhana Faruqe
Assistant Professor of Data Science
School of Data Science
Email: xrh6cm@virginia.edu
Additional Contact Information
Office: 1919 Ivy Rd., Rm. 342
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Farhana Faruqe is a data scientist, researcher, and entrepreneur; her research focuses on trustworthy AI, human-centered design, and AI acceptance. She is active in the Trustworthy AI community. Farhana is a founding editorial board member for the AI and Ethics Journal (Springer), actively shaping ethical discourse within the AI domain. Recognizing the need for equity within the tech realm, she has founded AI4Equity, a non-profit initiative that empowers young women to elevate their AI knowledge and skills.
Before joining the University of Virginia, Farhana had a cumulative professional journey spanning over 12 years across diverse industries and academia. She worked as a data scientist at the Children’s National Health System. Farhana also served as an adjunct lecturer at George Washington University and the University of Maryland. Her professional journey began as a Research Programmer in Bangladesh, and after that, Farhana worked as a Senior Software Developer and Technical Project Manager in Trinidad and Tobago.
Farhana holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Human-Technology Collaboration concentration, an M.S. in Data Science from George Washington University, and a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from BRAC University.
Education
- Ph.D., Human-Technology Collaboration, George Washington University
- M.S., Data Science, George Washington University
- B.S., Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC University, Bangladesh
Areas of Practice
Trustworthy AI, Technology Acceptance, Human-centered Design
Methodologies
Machine Learning, Structural Equation Modeling, Path Analysis, Factor Analysis, Qualitative Methods, Data Communication/Integration
Selected Publications
Faruqe, F., Watkins, R., & Medsker, L. (2022). Competency Model Approach to AI Literacy: Research-based Path from Initial Framework to Model. Advanced. Artificial. Intelligence. Machine. Learning., 2 (4 ):580-587.
Faruqe, F., Watkins, R., & Medsker, L. (2020) Monitoring Trust in Human-Machine Interactions for Public Sector Applications. Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Fall Symposium Series (FSS): Artificial Intelligence in Government and Public Sector.
Patel, A. K., Gai, J., Trujillo-Rivera, E., Faruqe, F., Kim, D., Bost, J. E., & Pollack, M. M. (2022). National Intravenous Acetaminophen Use in Pediatric Inpatients From 2011- 2016. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 27(4), 358-365.
Patel, A. K., Gai, J., Trujillo-Rivera, E., Faruqe, F., Kim, D., Bost, J. E., & Pollack, M. Association of Intravenous Acetaminophen Administration With the Duration of Intravenous Opioid Use Among Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. JAMA network open. JAMA network open, 4(12), e2138420-e2138420.
Patel AK, Trujillo-Rivera E, Faruqe F, Heneghan JA, Workman TE, Zeng-Treitler Q, Chamberlain J, Morizono H, Kim D, Bost JE, Pollack MM. (2020). Sedation, Analgesia and Neuromuscular Blockade: an Assessment of Practices from 2009-2016 in a National Sample of 66,443 Pediatric Patients Cared for in intensive care Unit. Pediatric critical care medicine: a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 21(9), e599.
Julia A. Heneghan, MD, Eduardo A. Trujillo Rivera, PhD, Qing Zeng-Treitler, PhD, Farhana Faruqe, MS, Hiroki Morizono, PhD, James E. Bost, PhD, Murray M. Pollack, MD, and Anita K. Patel, MD. (2020). Medications for Children Receiving Intensive Care: A National Sample Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 7. 370: Medication Profiles of Children in the Intensive Care Unit: A National Assessment | Critical Care Medicine.
Faruqe, F., & Khan, M. (2009). BWN - A Software Platform for Developing Bengali WordNet. In Innovations and Advances in Computer Sciences and Engineering (pp. 337- 342). Springer, Dordrecht. | Innovations and Advances in Computer Sciences and Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht.