Speakers

Opening Remarks

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  President Tony Chan

  KAUST President

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Keynote Speakers

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  Zoran Obradovic

  Zoran Obradovic is a L.H. Carnell Professor of Data Analytics at Temple University, Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences with a secondary appointment in Department of Statistical Science, and is the Director of the Center for Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics.

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  Andrey Rzhetsky

  Andrey Rzhetsky is a Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics, at the University of Chicago.
  

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  Alexander Tropsha

  KH Lee Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Pharmacoinformatics and Data Science at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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  Peter Coveney

  Prof Peter V. Coveney holds a chair in Physical Chemistry, is an Honorary Professor in Computer Science at University College London (UCL) and is Professor Adjunct at Yale University School of Medicine (USA). He is Director of the Centre for Computational Science (CCS) and of the Computational Life and Medical Sciences Network (CLMS) at UCL.

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Guest Speakers

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  Fowzan Alkuraya

  Fowzan Alkuraya is Professor of Human Genetics at Alfaisal University and Senior Consultant and Principal Clinical Scientist at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

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  Ahmed Alfares

  Dr. Alfares is an assistance professor at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia and a consultant in medical genetics at National Guard Hospital.

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  Alya Arabi

  Alya A. Arabi is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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  Jean-Marc Nabholtz

  TBC

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  Bjorn Usadel

  Professor at RWTH Aachen University

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  Majid Alfadhel

  Majid Alfadhel is the Deputy Executive Director of King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC)
  

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KAUST Speakers

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  Robert Hoehndorf

  Robert Hoehndorf is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal.

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  Jesper Tegner

  Jesper Tegner is a Professor in Bioscience and Professor in Computer Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal.
  
  

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  Magbubah Essack

  Magbubah Essack is a Research Scientist at CBRC, KAUST.

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  Senay Kafkas

  Senay Kafkas is a Research Scientist at CBRC, KAUST.

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  Xiangliang Zhang

  Associate Professor of Computer Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal.

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  Meriem T. Laleg

  Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal.

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  Adil Salhi

  Research Engineer, at KAUST

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Student Speakers

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  Trisevgeni Rapakoulia

  ​Trisevgeni Rapakoulia is a Ph.D. candidate at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

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  Arwa A. Bin Raies

  ​Arwa Raies has recently completed her PhD in Computer Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

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  Badoor Nasser

  Badoor Nasser is a Ph.D. candidate at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

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  Maxat Kulmanov

  M. Kulmanov is a Ph.D. candidate at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

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  Haidar Khan

  Ph. D Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Panel Discussion Members

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  Majid Almadi

  Associate Professor of Medicine, Consultant Gastroenterologist
  Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research
  

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  Khalid Al Saleh

  TBC

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  Vladimir Bajic

  Director of Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC)
  Distinguished Professor of Biological and Environmental Scienc
  King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia (KAUST)

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  Pierre Magistretti

  Distinguished Professor
  Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering,
  King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

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  Takashi Gojobori

  Associate Director of Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC)
  Distinguished Professor of Biological and Environmental Scienc
  King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia (KAUST)

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  Faisal Bindail

  Deputy General Manager for AJA Pharm – Chairman for NCPI

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