I chose the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield not only because of the course but because it has a prestigious degree, practical links and industry contacts.
Watch: our interview with Mitra.
When I decided to study abroad it was a real challenge because Universities offer different experiences, different courses and subjects but I chose the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield not only because of the course I wanted to take but because it has a prestigious degree, practical links and industry contacts.
When I was in the first year of higher school I chose a science course because I wanted to do medicine at º£½ÇÉçÇø but after a year I realised that I was more interested in maths and physics and this was my first step towards entering the engineering field.
In general, engineering is very popular in Iran. At the º£½ÇÉçÇø there, 70% of science and engineering students are female - I was one of them that decided to do computer engineering at º£½ÇÉçÇø.
Modelling and simulation has the ability to transform data into information and information into knowledge. This will be a valuable tool for many more years to come and I believe working in this field prepares me to be an effective scientist in global healthcare.
Mitra Abbasi
Computer Science & Insigneo Alumna
Since I finished my PhD in Computational System Biology, I got the position of a Research Scientist at Simcyp. This company provides simulation and modelling software for pharmaceutical companies to use for drug development and currently I am working on developing a safety pharmacology algorithm and approaches for Simcyp, cardiac safety simulator.
We interviewed Mitra in 2018.