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PhD candidate building large-scale deep learning systems for molecular structure prediction.

Contact Information

Name Kai Ling
Professional Title CS PhD Candidate
Email ling59@purdue.edu

Professional Summary

CS PhD candidate at Purdue University working on computational biology, protein structure prediction, and deep learning for molecular modeling.

Experience

  • 2019 -

    West Lafayette, IN

    Graduate Research Assistant
    Kihara Lab, Purdue University
    Research on protein structure prediction and deep learning for molecular modeling.
    • Distance-AF Multimer for protein complex structure prediction
    • NuFold Multimer for RNA-RNA complex prediction
    • DAQ-Refine web tool for cryo-EM refinement

Education

  • 2019 -

    West Lafayette, IN

    PhD
    Purdue University
    Computer Science
    • Advisor: Prof. Daisuke Kihara
    • Research: Computational biology, protein structure prediction
  • 2015 - 2019

    Wuhan, China

    BS
    Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
    Computer Science
    • National Scholarship (2/120)
    • Freshmen Scholarship (1/120)

Awards

  • 2017
    National Scholarship
    HUST

    Ranked 2/120

  • 2015
    Freshmen Scholarship
    HUST

    Ranked 1/120

  • 2017
    Model Student of Academic Records
    HUST

    Ranked 5/120

  • 2017
    Outstanding Student
    HUST

    Ranked 4/120

Skills

Programming: Python, C++, Java, SQL, Bash
ML/DL: PyTorch, Transformers, Diffusion Models, Structure Prediction
Full-stack: React, Flask, Django, Mol*
Infrastructure: Docker, Git, CI/CD, HPC/SLURM

Languages

Chinese : Native
English : Fluent

Interests

Piano: Classical music, Symphony Orchestra soloist at HUST