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KAUST CEMSE CS CBRC SFB Xin Gao

Xin Gao

Acting Director, Computational Bioscience Research Center
  • BioE
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • STAT
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • Computational biology
  • machine learning
Professors
KAUST CEMSE CS CBRC SFB Gian Marco Messa

Gian Marco Messa

PhD Student, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • machine learning
  • neural network
Students
Sakha Al-Saedi Student Gojobori group

Sakhaa Alsaedi

PhD Student, Computer Science
  • BORG
  • CGG
  • CBRC
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • artificial intelligence
  • machine learning
Students
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Siyuan Chen

Siyuan Chen

MS Student, Computer Science
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • Computational biology
  • machine learning
Students
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Somayah Albaradei

Somayah Albaradei

Alumni, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • KML
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • Computational biology
  • machine learning
Students
KAUST CEMSE CS CBRC Abdullah Khamis

Abdullah Khamis

PhD Degree, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • machine learning
Alumni
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Cheng Wang

Cheng Wang

Master Degree, Computer Science
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • computer graphics
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Chisato Fujii

Master Degree, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • data mining
  • Metial
Alumni
KAUST CEMSE CS MINE Ibrahim Alabdulmohsin

Ibrahim Alabdulmohsin

PhD Student, Computer Science
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • data mining
  • machine learning
Alumni
Maha Thafar

Maha Thafar

PhD Student, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • KML
  • machine learning
  • Deep learning
  • data mining
Alumni
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Majed Alzahrani

Majed Alzahrani

PhD Degree, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • structural bioinformatics
  • synthetic biology
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Masheal Alghamdi

Master Degree, Computer Science
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • bioinformatics
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Mona Alshahrani

PhD Degree, Computer Science
  • BORG
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • machine learning
  • human bioinformatics
  • data integration
Alumni
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Ramzan Umarov

Ramzan Umarov

PhD Student, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • Deep learning
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Siqing Hou

MS Degree, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • Computational biology
  • machine learning
Alumni
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Trisevgeni Rapakoulia

Trisevgeni Rapakoulia

PhD Degree, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • machine learning
  • Drug Combinations
Alumni
KAUST CEMSE CS CBRC Vasiliki kordopati

Vasiliki Kordopati

Master Degree, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • Computational biology
  • data mining
Alumni
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Yu Li

Yu Li

PhD Student, Computer Science
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • Deep learning
  • bioinformatics
Alumni
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Qiming Fang

Qiming Fang

Visiting Scholar, Structural and Functional Bioinformatics Group
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • machine learning
Visiting Scholars
KAUST CEMCE CS CBRC SFB Francesco Napolitano

Francesco Napolitano

Research Scientist, Structural and Functional Bioinformatics Group
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • data analysis
  • drug treatments
Former Members
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Lizhong Ding

Lizhong Ding

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Structural and Functional Bioinformatics Group
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • Kernel Methods
  • Model Selection
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Peng Yang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Structural and Functional Bioinformatics Group
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • bioinformatics
Former Members
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Renmin Han

Renmin Han

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Structural and Functional Bioinformatics Group
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • High Performance Computing
  • machine learning
Former Members
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Sheng Wang

Research Scientist, Structural and Functional Bioinformatics Group
  • BESE
  • B
  • CGG
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • machine learning
  • Computational biology
Former Members
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Zhenzhen Zou

Zhenzhen Zou

Research Staff, Structural and Functional Bioinformatics Group
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • machine learning
Former Members
KAUST-CEMSE-CBRC-PhD-Dissertation-Defense-Maha-A-Thafar (1)
Drug Repositioning through the Development of Diverse Computational Methods using Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Graph Mining
Maha Thafar
Thursday, June 30, 08:30
- 10:30
https://kaust.zoom.us/s/96993442133
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • Computational biology
  • machine learning
  • Deep learning
PhD Dissertation Defense
KAUST CEMSE CS PhD Dissertation Defense Ramzan Umarov Novel computational methods for promoter identification and analysis
Novel computational methods for promoter identification and analysis
Ramzan Umarov
Sunday, February 16, 16:00
- 18:00
Building 2, Level 5, Room 5209
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • promoters
  • protein coding
PhD Dissertation Defense
AI for Genomics and Health
AI4GH Seminar Series - Towards Rational Design of Biosynthesis Pathways
Meshari Alazmi
Sunday, November 11, 12:00
- 13:00
Building 2 Room 5220
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • bioinformatics
  • structural biology
Seminar
AI for Genomics and Health
AI4GH Seminar Series - Towards Rational Design of Biosynthesis Pathways
Meshari Alazmi
Sunday, November 11, 12:00
- 13:00
B2, Room 5220
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • machine learning
  • bioinformatics
Seminar
KAUST CEMSE CS SEMINAR Trisevgeni Rapakoulia
AI4GH Seminar Series - Genome-scale Regression Analysis Reveals a Linear Relationship for Promoters and Enhancers After Combinatorial Drug Treatment
Trisevgeni Rapakoulia
Wednesday, November 07, 12:00
- 13:00
Building 2 Room 5220
  • BESE
  • B
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • bioinformatics
  • Drug Combinations
Seminar
KAUST CEMSE CS PhD Defense Meshari Alazmi
Towards rational design of biosynthesis pathways
Meshari Alazmi
Wednesday, October 24, 17:00
- 18:30
Building3, Room 5209
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • bioinformatics
  • structural biology
PhD Dissertation Defense
KAUST CEMSE CS CBRC SFB Master Defense Siqing Hou
Neural Inductive Matrix Factorization for Predicting Disease-Gene Associations
Siqing Hou
Wednesday, April 18, 10:00
- 11:30
Building 3, Room 5208
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • machine learning
  • Disease-Gene Associations
Master Thesis Defense
KAUST CEMSE CS SFB PhD Defense Majed Alzahrani
Mining Genome-Scale Growth Phenotype Data through Constant-Column Biclustering
Majed Alzahrani
Wednesday, May 17, 15:00
- 17:00
Building 3, Level 5, Room 5209​
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • data mining
  • machine learning
  • Computational biology
PhD Dissertation Defense
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Yu Li
KAUST alumnus named in Forbes' “30 Under 30 Asia list” – Class of 2022
7 months 2 weeks ago
  • CEMSE
  • SFB
  • SFB
  • CS
  • CBRC
  • healthcare technologies
  • machine learning
  • bioinformatics
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covid lungs
AI helps diagnose post-COVID lung problems
8 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • STAT
  • BioE
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • human health
  • Imaging
  • machine learning
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Aryam Alotaibi SRSI Student CEMSE CBRC SFB
CBRC congratulates Aryam Alotaibi a SRSI student on winning the top paper Award
1 year 6 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • model evaluation
  • bioinformatics
Training an AI eye on the Moon
1 year 6 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • STAT
  • BioE
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • algorithm
  • modeling
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KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Xin Gao
Xin Gao promoted to rank of professor
2 years ago
  • CEMSE
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • CS
  • Computer science
  • machine learning
  • bioinformatics
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KAUST CEMSE CS SFB Yu Li
Talented KAUST Ph.D. student aims to revolutionize healthcare with machine learning
2 years 2 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • SFB
  • CBRC
  • machine learning
  • healthcare
  • bioinformatics
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KAUST STAT CS CBRC SFB BIOE Converging Machine Learning With Generating Thermodynamic Data
Computers excel in chemistry class
2 years 5 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • PSE
  • CCRC
  • CS
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • BioE
  • STAT
  • Computer science
  • combustion
  • machine learning
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KAUST-CEMSE-CS-CBRC-SFB-Approximating-Kernel-Of-Truth
Approximating a kernel of truth
2 years 10 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • artificial intelligence
  • machine learning
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KAUST CEMSE CBRC SFB CS AI Methods To Predict The Interaction Of Short Linear Protein Segment
LD Motif Finder locates ancient hidden protein patterns
3 years ago
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • BESE
  • artificial intelligence
  • machine learning
  • human health
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CEMSE CS CBRC Meshari Alazmi PhD Defense
Meshari Alazmi defends his Ph.D. thesis
4 years 3 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • bioinformatics
  • structural biology
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KAUST CEMSE CS CBRC BESE SFB Meshari Alazami Thesis Proposal
Meshari Alazami defends his thesis proposal
4 years 8 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • CBRC
  • BESE
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • bioinformatics
  • structural biology
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KAUST CEMSE CS CBRC SFB Siqing Hou Masters Defense
Siqing Hou defends his Master’s thesis
4 years 9 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • Computational biology
  • machine learning
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KAUST CEMSE CS CBRC Abdullah Khamis
Alumni Feature: Abdullah Khamis
4 years 9 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • CBRC
  • SFB
  • bioinformatics
  • machine learning
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KAUST Campus
SFB Group graduated its third PhD student - Dr. Ibrahim Alabdulmohsin!
5 years 9 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CS
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • algorithm
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KAUST CEMSE CBRC BORG CGG SFB STAT CS Professors Takashi Gojobori Xin Gao And Robert Hoehndorf
Professors discuss big data and human health in latest Sci-Café
5 years 10 months ago
  • CEMSE
  • CBRC
  • CS
  • STAT
  • BORG
  • BESE
  • B
  • CGG
  • SFB
  • machine learning
  • Big Data
  • artificial intelligence

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