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Dr Tanvir Alam

Assistant Professor
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College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
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Qatar

Dr. Tanvir Alam is currently an Assistant Professor at Information & Computing Division at the College of Science and Engineering of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Doha, Qatar.  Dr. Alam got his PhD in Computer Science in December,2016 from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST). Dr. Alam’s research work centered around the application of artificial intelligence (AI) on the diagnosis and prognosis of communicable and non-communicable diseases.  He is working on risk factor stratification, improving diagnosis plan, and recommending personalized treatment plan for patients with communicable diseases like diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases. His group is working on developing integrated AI-enabled platforms in the current healthcare setup. His group is also working on the identification, localization, transcription regulation and interaction of non-coding RNAs (e.g., lncRNA, miRNA) and their roles in human diseases including cancer.  He has published over 75 articles in conference and journals including leading journals like Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Genome Research. He has won multiple research awards including Early Career Researcher Award from HBKU, Best Researcher Award from Qatar Biobank (QBB). He has been involved in multiple research grants covering more than USD$2 million. He has supervised many students for their pursuit of graduate studies. His vision is to establish AI-enabled personalized healthcare system for community at larger scale.