MLBio+: Members

Principal Investigator:

Huzefa Rangwala, Ph.D.

Huzefa Rangwala Email: hrangwal@gmu.edu Web: http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~hrangwal Education: B.E., Computer Engineering, VJTI, 2003. M.S., Computer Science, University of Minnesota, 2005. Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Minnesota, 2008. Pubs: Here.

PhD Students:

Anveshi Charuvaka

Anveshi Charuvaka Project: Metagenome Analysis, Transfer Learning, Structured Learning. Email: achurava@gmu.edu Education: B. IST, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, AP, India Pubs: Here.

Samuel Blasiak

Sam Blasiak Project: Sequence Analysis, Graphical Models, Structured Learning. Email: sblasiak@gmu.edu Education: M.A. (Computer Science), Brandeis University, 2006  B.A. (English Literature), Colorado College, 2002 Pubs: Here.

Xin Guan

Xin Guan Project: Text Mining, Recommender Systems Email: xguan@masonlive.gmu.edu Education:

Zeehasham Rasheed

Zeehasham Rasheed Project: Microbiome Analysis, Classification Models, LSH type Clustering. Email: zrasheed@gmu.edu Education: M.S CS, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2009. B.E., NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan, 2006. Pubs: Here.

Tanwishta Saha

Tanwishta Saha Co-Advisor: Professor Carlotta Domeniconi Project: Community Detection, Network Classification, Multi-label learning. Email: tsaha@gmu.edu Education: B. IT, Kalyani University, India, 2006. M.S CS George Mason University, 2011. Pubs: Here.

Nuttachat Wisittipanit

Nuttachat Wisittipanit (Ph.D. in BINF) Co-Advisor: Professor Patrick Gillevet Project: Microbiome Analysis, biomarker discovery. Email: nwisitti@gmu.edu Education: B.E., Thailand. Pubs: Here.

M.S Students:

Syed Faraz Mahmood

Syed Mahmood Project: GPU-based Sequence Assembly. Email: smahmoo4@gmu.edu Education: . Pubs: Here.

Azad Naik

Azad Naik Project: Multi-Task Learning Email: anaik3@gmu.edu Education: . Pubs: Here.

Undergraduates & High-School

Emily Eastlake

Emily Eastlake Project: Ultrasound Imaging. Email: @gmu.edu Education: . BS (BENG), GMU (Junior) Duration: Summer 2012--Present

Sanchita Gupta

Sanchita Gupta Project: Metagenome Analysis Education: Senior at High School. Duration: Summer 2012, ASSIP Program

Charles Sweet

Charles Sweet Project: Loop Modeling, Contact Map Predictor. Email: csweet3@gmu.edu Education: . ACS (BINF), GMU (Senior) Duration: Sp 10--Spring 2012

Roderick Tolbert

Roderick Tolbert Project: CATH-SCOP Mapping. Education: Senior, B.S CS, GMU. Email: rtolber1@masonlive.gmu.edu Duration: Summer 2011 & Fall 2011. NSF REU Supplement Award.

Eric Tao

Charles Sweet Project: Solenoid Detection using HMMs. Education: Junior at Thomas Jefferson High School. Duration: Sp 11--Present. Regional Finalist at the Siemens Science Fair.

MLBio+ Alumni:

• Salman Jamali, M.S. in Computer Science (2009)
  Thesis: Comment Mining, Popularity Prediction and Social Network Analysis.
  First Employment: RivetLogic, Inc.
• Ammar Naqvi, M.S. in Bioinformatics (2009)
  Co-Supervised with Prof. Gillevet.
  Thesis: Understanding and Analyzing the Human Microbiome: Taxonomic identification and potential interactions.
  First Employment: Ph.D. student at UPenn
• Liban Hassan, B.S. ECE (BENG Minor) (Summer 2011)
  Project: Clustering metagenomic sequences.
  Funded by NSF LSAMP Program.
• Amanda Zuzolo, B.S. BENG (Summer 2011)
  Project: Microbiome Analysis: Development of QIIME for Galaxy.
  Funded by Bioengineering SURE.
• Minh Bui, B.S. Biology (Fall 2010--Summer 2011)
  Project: Microbiome Analysis Platform Development.
  Funded by MBAC and GMU Apprenticeship Program.