Dr. Deepika Koundal currently serves as a Senior Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland, specializing in artificial intelligence, computer vision, medical image processing, neuroimaging, and deep learning. She holds a B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering and has received several prestigious accolades, including the MSCA Seal of Excellence from the European Commission. In 2023 and 2024, she was recognized as a top 2% researcher by Stanford University. Additionally, she is an Adjunct Researcher at Ho Chi Minh City Open University in Vietnam and a Senior Associate Professor at UPES, Dehradun, India. Dr. Koundal has earned multiple research excellence awards from UPES and has published numerous research articles, edited notable books, and holds several patents. Furthermore, she contributes as a guest and associate editor for leading journals, including those published by IEEE and Elsevier.