Jinhui Xu

Biography

Dr. Xu is currently a professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo (the State University of New York). He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2000. Dr. Xu's research interest lies in the fields of Algorithms, Computational Geometry, Combinatorial Optimization, Machine Learning, and their applications in several applied areas. His recent research has focused on the development of geometric algorithms and machine learning methods for problems arising in medicine (medical imaging and interventional procedures for intracranial aneurysms), biology (determining the spatial patterns of chromosome organization inside the cell nucleus, as well as their alterations in cell differentiation, cell cycle, and progression of diseases such as cancer), networking, and 3D printing. Dr. Xu's research has been supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Health (NIH), NYSTAR, IBM, and University at Buffalo. He is a recipient of UB Exceptional Scholar: Sustained Achievement Award (2015), SEAS Senior Researcher of the Year Award (2015), the NSF CAREER Award (2005) and the IBM Faculty Partnership Award (2001).

Research Interest

Knowledge Representation, Computational Linguistics and Cognitive Science