About Yang Liu Yang Liu Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Science computer algebra Yang Liu is a Ph.D. student in the Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Program under the supervision of Professor Dominik Michels at the Visual Computing Center (VCC) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Education and Early Career Yang received both his Bachelor and Master Degrees in Mathematics from the University of Science and Technology of China. Research Interest He is currently interested in Computer Algebra. Previously, he was majoring in pure mathematics such as Commutative Algebra, Elliptic Curves, and Algebraic Number Theory. Honors & Awards Projects Related Projects 2024 A public Saudi pangenome as reference for genomics in the Middle East Mon, Jan 1 2024 - Thu, Dec 31 2026 genomics Neuro-Symbolic AI Rare disease Human reference genomes such as GRCh38 are built largely from a single individual of mixed African-European ancestry, and they systematically misrepresent the genetic structure of populations that diverged from that backbone, especially populations like those of the Arabian Peninsula that were historically organized in tribal structures with high in-tribe marriage. The consequence in clinical practice is a reference bias that inflates the apparent variant count by millions, complicates interpretation, and lengthens diagnostic turnaround. With more than half of marriages in Saudi Arabia
A public Saudi pangenome as reference for genomics in the Middle East Mon, Jan 1 2024 - Thu, Dec 31 2026 genomics Neuro-Symbolic AI Rare disease Human reference genomes such as GRCh38 are built largely from a single individual of mixed African-European ancestry, and they systematically misrepresent the genetic structure of populations that diverged from that backbone, especially populations like those of the Arabian Peninsula that were historically organized in tribal structures with high in-tribe marriage. The consequence in clinical practice is a reference bias that inflates the apparent variant count by millions, complicates interpretation, and lengthens diagnostic turnaround. With more than half of marriages in Saudi Arabia
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