Resume
Academic Achievements
- Published numerous academic papers and participated in several research projects such as NSF NRT: Bridges in Digital Health, RII Track 2 FEC: Multi-Scale Integrative Approach to Digital Health. He also co-authored the book 'The Burrows Wheeler Transform: Data Compression, Suffix Arrays, and Pattern Matching'.
Research Experience
- Served as the principal investigator or collaborator on multiple NSF-funded projects involving digital health, big data, analysis of adverse drug events, etc.
Education
- No specific educational background information provided.
Background
- Research interests include Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Data Compression, Search Algorithms & Data Structures, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. Currently, he is a Professor, Associate Department Chair, and Graduate Coordinator for CS programs at the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (LCSEE), West Virginia University.
Miscellany
- Provides several software tools for download, including BSMP (a simple BWT-based compression program), bwtsearch (pattern matching on BWT text, requires BSMP), and RKNN (Random KNN Classification and Regression).