David A. Knowles

David A. Knowles is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Columbia Engineering and a Core Faculty Member at the New York Genome Center. He is also an Interdisciplinary Appointee in Systems Biology at Columbia University and an affiliated member of the Foundations of Data Science and Health Analytics centers.

Education:

• Natural Sciences and Information Engineering, University of Cambridge
• MSc in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Imperial College London
• PhD in Machine Learning, University of Cambridge Engineering Department

His research focuses on advancing statistical machine learning methods for computational genomics, addressing challenges in managing and analyzing large-scale genomic datasets generated by DNA/RNA sequencing technologies. Current work emphasizes modern data management solutions to improve error-prone, file-based analysis pipelines.