Summary
Shirley Siu is an Associate Professor and computational scientist with 8+ years in academic research and teaching, specializing in computer-aided drug design, molecular docking, cheminformatics, molecular dynamics and force field development. She leads AI-driven drug discovery efforts at Macao Polytechnic University, combining optimization algorithm design with machine learning to improve docking accuracy and accelerate ligand discovery. Her background spans PhD-level computational biology and software engineering roots, giving her a rare blend of theoretical modeling and practical algorithm implementation. Notably, her career includes postdoctoral work in computational biology in Germany and a decade of faculty roles across Macau, reflecting sustained contributions to both research and curriculum development.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Software Engineering at University of Macau
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Biology at Universität des Saarlandes
English, Chinese