Aparna Varde is a Full Professor, SDU Vejle, MMMI, Centre for Software Technology. Her expertise is Intelligent Systems, with research in Explainable AI and Sustainable AI. Her projects include Commonsense Knowledge in AI systems. She is the PI on a grant from NNF Denmark on Sustainable AI for Environment & Health, and the supervisor of 3 PhD candidates (SDU Vejle, Intelligent Systems Lab). As career highlights, Dr. Varde has over 150 publications, 12 best paper awards at conferences, and around 20 million DKK worth research funding overall.