Dr. Marjana Prifti Skenduli

Marjana Prifti Skënduli received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of New York Tirana and is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantum Machine Learning at the Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy. She holds the position of Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Programs at the University of New York Tirana (currently on sabbatical leave). Dr. Skënduli is a member of the Council of Europe Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence and Education, and serves as a Red Team Network Member and Policy Researcher at OpenAI. Her research spans Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Quantum Machine Learning, Data Mining, and Natural Language Processing, alongside a strong interest in AI applications in Education.
In 2023, she founded AI Albania, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering AI research, ethical AI development, and the cultivation of a sustainable AI ecosystem in Albania. Additionally, Dr. Skënduli serves as the Scholarships Committee Chair for ACM-W Global, where she advocates for the advancement and representation of women in computing.