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Cong Gao is a Professor and Head of the Division of Data Science at Nanyang Technological University's College of Computing & Data Science. He also holds a courtesy appointment with the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark, and worked as a researcher at Microsoft Research Asia. He co-directs the Singtel Cognitive and Artificial Intelligence Lab for Enterprises@NTU (SCALE@NTU).
His educational background includes:
- Ph.D. in Computer Science from National University of Singapore (2004)
- Master of Engineering from Tianjin University, China (1999)
- Bachelor of Engineering from Tianjin University, China (1996)
Professor Gao's research focuses on Data Science, with particular expertise in geospatial data management, spatio-temporal data mining, recommendation systems, and social media data analysis. His work has significantly impacted areas like spatial-textual indexing, point of interest recommendation, and mining social networks. He has published extensively in top venues including VLDB, SIGMOD, ICDE, KDD, and WSDM, with over 14,000 citations and an H-index of 61.
His recent publications demonstrate strong trends in applying machine learning to database systems, with particular focus on spatial and trajectory data management. Key research directions include learned indexing techniques, trajectory data analysis, and integrating large language models with database systems for improved query optimization.
Professor Gao has received notable scientific recognition including:
- Best paper runner-up award at WSDM'22
- Best paper award runner-up at WSDM 2020
He has advised numerous students who have become significant contributors in their own right, including Xin Cao, Lisi Chen, Kaiyu Feng, and Kaiqi Zhao. His research has been supported by substantial grants from Ministry of Education, NRF, IAF, Singtel/NCS, Roll-Royce, Alibaba, and Microsoft, including a S$42.4 million funding over 5 years for the SCALE@NTU lab.
Professor Gao leads the Data Management Research Group (DANTE) and co-directs the Singtel Cognitive and Artificial Intelligence Lab for Enterprises@NTU (SCALE@NTU), which develops market-leading AI and data science technologies.
