My research lab is about empowering and engaging students and collaborators with the potential of computational approaches to solve biological questions.

I am professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), where I lead the Data Science Research Group. Before joining Cal Poly, I pioneered data science programs at College of Charleston. My team focuses on applying AI to bioinformatics and genomics, exploring machine learning and explainable algorithms. We collaborate on projects spanning genomics, chronic pain, cancer informatics, and more. I also co-direct the Bioinformatics Research Group and the Bioinformatics and Applied Data Science Core at Cal Poly.