16-21 March 2025
BHSS, Academia Sinica
Asia/Taipei timezone

Advancing Scientific Research with AI from Life Sciences Examples

18 Mar 2025, 09:50
40m
Auditorium (3F, BHSS, Academia Sinica)

Auditorium

3F, BHSS, Academia Sinica

Speaker

Dr Ying-Ja Chen (NVIDIA)

Description

Abstract:
As artificial Intelligence (AI) technology rapidly develops, together with high performance computing, new ways to scientific research are enabled. This talk will highlight NVIDIA’s solutions for agentic AI, physical AI, and biomolecular AI. Come discover how these tools are being applied in real-world scenarios to drive forward biomedical research. Learn from practical examples that showcase the transformative power of AI and high-performance computing, and uncover how these advancements are shaping the future of research across disciplines.

Bio:
Ying-Ja Chen, Ph.D. 陳映嘉
Solutions Architect, NVIDIA

Ying-Ja Chen holds a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University, a Ph.D. in bioengineering from UC San Diego, and completed postdoctoral training at MIT. She has 10+ years R&D experience in the biotech industry, as Associate Director, Bioinformatics and AI Division at ACT Genomics, RD Manager at Acer, and Associate Director, Technology Partnerships at Insilico Medicine. She is currently a Solutions Architect at NVIDIA. Her research spans from sequencing technology development and synthetic biology to bioinformatics and AI applications in medical diagnostics and drug discovery. She has published in journals such as Lab-on-a-Chip and Nature Methods, and is the inventor of several patents.

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