Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Computing Speaker Series: Cui Tao

Cui Tao is the Dr. Doris Ross Professor of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics.  She also directs the Center of Biomedical Semantics and Data Intelligence. She is an elected fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Dr. Tao is an expert in AI and informatics with focus on big biomedical data normalization, integration, and analysis. Dr. Tao and her team possess vast experience in constructing and assessing various biomedical ontologies. They have spearheaded the development of ontologies for diverse purposes, including drug repurposing, phenotyping, nutrition, vaccination, social networks, and more. In addition, they also focus on build innovative AI methods for different applications such as clinical decision support, clinical trial simulation, drug repurposing, vaccine/drug safety analysis, and patient-provider communication.

We continue the CIRSS speaker series in Fall 2023 with a focus on “Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Computing”. We will meet on Fridays, 9-10am Central Time, on Zoom. To join a session, go to the current week’s session and click the “access” link, which will lead you to a calendar entry. There, click the “PARTICIPATE online” button to join a session. Recordings of past talks can be found next to "access" if available. The event is open to the public, and everyone is welcome to attend! This series is hosted by the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS). If you have any questions, please contact Jana Diesner and Halil Kilicoglu.

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