Deng Luo is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Computer Science program under the supervision of Professor Ivan Viola at the Visual Computer Center (VCC) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.

Biography

Deng Luo is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Computer Science program under the supervision of Professor Ivan Viola at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. He received his Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics from Southern University of Science and Technology in 2016. He joined KAUST and received his Master's degree in Bioscience in 2019. He has a multidisciplinary background, including bioinformatics, molecular biology, computer science, and entrepreneurship. 

Research Interests

With research and work experiences in interdisciplinary studies, he is interested in technologies that help people communicate better and that helps knowledge disseminates faster, especially from the perspective of education. He is now working on the Nano-visualization of the mitochondrion as a breakthrough point to the long term goal.

Professional Memberships

  • Visiting scientist, University of Washington, Seattle, United States, 2016 - 2017

Education

Master of Science (M.S.)
Bioscience, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, 2019
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Bioinformatics, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, 2016

Quote

By visualizing what we imagine, we communicate better, disseminate knowledge faster, and thus help education penetrate broader and deeper.