Knowledge representation and reasoning

Knowledge-based Methods in Bioinformatics

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B2/3 A0215

This colloquium will discuss how the latest advances in knowledge representation and reasoning at the Bio-Ontology Research Group (BORG) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) can turn accumulated biological knowledge into a computational resource for scientific discovery.

MS Thesis Defense: Description Logic EL++Embeddings with Intersectional Closure by Xi Peng

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Xi Peng MS Student under the supervision of Professor Robert Hoehndorf successfully defended his thesis "Description Logic EL++Embeddings with Intersectional Closure"

Xi Peng

Ph.D. Student (former), Computer Science
Xi Peng likes pop music and doing sports. He graduated from SUSTech in 2021 and planning to continue his academic career at KAUST under the supervision of Professor Robert Hoehndorf. "He says KAUST has the best environment to do research. Life in KAUST is also comfortable. I believe I can achieve a lot in KAUST". Research Interest applications of machine learning and logic integration in biology Education Profile B.Sc, Computer Science, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China, 2017-2021 M.Sc, Computer Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal

Jun Chen

Ph.D. Student, Computer Science
Jun Chen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Computer Science Program under the supervision of Professor Mohamed Elhoseiny at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Education and Early Career Jun obtained his bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China, 2018. He joined KAUST as a Master student under the supervision of Prof. Robert Hoehndorf and received his master's degree in Computer Science in 2019. Research Interests Jun's research interests include machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, knowledge

Fernando Patricio Zhapa-Camacho

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Computer Science
Fernando Patricio Zhapa Camacho is an M.S./Ph.D. candidate in the KAUST Bio-Ontology research group under the supervision of Professor Robert Hoehndorf. Before joining KAUST, Fernando obtained a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Yachay Tech University, Ecuador. Research Interests Fernando’s research interests include knowledge representation and reasoning, machine learning and bioinformatics. He is interested in artificial intelligence and logic integration with applications in biology. Professional Profile: • 2020 to present: Graduate Student, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. •