Sakhaa Alsaedi
- Ph.D. Student, Computer Science
- M.S., Computer Science
Biography
Sakhaa Alsaedi is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), under the supervision of Prof. Xin Gao and Prof. Takashi Gojobori. She received her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Taibah University in 2018 and her master’s degree in Computer Science from KAUST in 2020. She is the founder of the Medvation startup company, inventing educational kits that teach children concepts of robotics and Machine Learning (ML) in fun ways. She worked as a product developer at the Namma Al-Munawara company, Madinah.
Research Interests
Sakhaa's research focuses on developing principled computational frameworks for causal reasoning in medical digital twin systems by integrating multimodal biomedical data. More broadly, her work includes multi-omics data integration, causal biomedical knowledge graph construction, causal reasoning framework development, and genetic risk factor analysis. She aims to develop computational approaches that advance the understanding of complex biological systems and genetic risk factors, ultimately supporting precision medicine and broader data-driven discoveries in biomedicine.
Awards and Distinctions
- Certificate of Second place (Silver medal) for the innovation the recycling of paper, KIWI 2017 - exhibition for innovation for the Female, Seoul, South Korea, 2017
- Certificate of Second place (Silver medal) for the innovation, International Invention, and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2017
- Certificate of a special award in international invention (Gold medal), Indonesia Invention and Innovation promotion Award (INNOPA), the innovation in International Invention, and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2017
- Certificate of the first place, NASA challenges (2017), 2017
- Cultural Forum for the students, The first scientific universities and institutions of higher education in the Gulf States Cooperation Council of Arab 1437 HJ (2016), 2016
- Certificate of the Second place, Scientific innovations in the First Scientific Cultural Forum for the students of the GCC 1436 H (2015), 2015
Education
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Computer Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, 2020
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Taibah University (TaibahU), Saudi Arabia, 2016
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Academic Advisors
Takashi Gojobori
- Ibn Sina Distinguished Professor (former), Bioscience