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Sepideh Hatamikia Awarded the Title of Associate Professor

Oct 19, 2026

Sepideh Hatamikia Awarded the Title of Associate Professor

Sepideh Hatamikia, Head of AI and Image Processing at DPU, has been awarded the title of Associate Professor.

Research at the Intersection of Medicine and Artificial Intelligence

DPU Director Robert Wagner presented Sepideh Hatamikia with the official certificate at the Technology and Research Centre (TFZ) in Wiener Neustadt.

As Head of AI and Image Processing in the Hatamikia Research Group, part of DPU’s Medical Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence (MeDSAI) research group, Assoc.-Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Sepideh Hatamikia and her team work on innovative data science and artificial intelligence methods to make complex medical data more accessible and meaningful, helping to advance personalised medicine.

Celebrating Together

Assoc.-Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Sepideh Hatamikia took the opportunity to express her sincere thanks to her research group members for their collaboration, commitment and valuable contributions to their shared research. Special thanks go to:

  • Dr. Ali Abbasian Ardakani – Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Ansar Rahman, MSc – PhD Student
  • Poorya Mohammadi Nasab, MSc – PhD Student
  • Birgit Pohn, MSc – Research Assistant
  • Eashrat Jahan Muniya, MSc – PhD Student
  • Mehran Ahmad, MSc – PhD Student
  • Alisa Mohebbi, MD – Research Assistant
  • Arezoo Borji, MSc – PhD Student

The celebrations continued over a shared Persian lunch, providing a wonderful opportunity to enjoy this special occasion together and celebrate this important academic milestone in a warm and collegial atmosphere.

DPU warmly congratulates Assoc.-Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Sepideh Hatamikia on this important achievement and looks forward to many more scientific contributions and shared successes.