Lingxi Chen
Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Top SchoolLingxi Chen is an Assistant Professor and computational biologist with 11 years of experience developing AI-driven tools for cancer and single-cell data analysis. After earning a PhD in Computer Science from City University of Hong Kong and an MSc in Web Science and Big Data from UCL, Lingxi progressed from industry roles at BGI Genomics and OmicLab to academic research and teaching. Their work blends deep computational methods and practical software engineering to translate single-cell and cancer genomics into actionable insights, and they actively recruit PhD students to expand this research. Based in Kowloon, Hong Kong, Lingxi pairs rigorous research credentials with hands-on R&D experience in biotech startups, uniquely positioning them to bridge academic innovation and commercial applications.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
University College LondonBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 1st Class, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 1st Class at University of NottinghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at City University of Hong Kong
English, Chinese, cantonses
Github Skills (33)
bioconductor9
rna-seq8
structural-variation8
bioinformatics8
variants8
simulation7
seq7
sequencing7
assembly6
fasta5
immunology5
simulator4
iso4
genomics4
phylogenetic-trees4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
deepomicslab/STOMIX
Jul 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:11 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
thelingxichen/DeepMF
Sep 2019 - Feb 2021
Contributions:1 release, 9 commits, 8 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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