Jose Luis Ambite

Jose Luis Ambite is an Associate Research Professor at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering, specializing in Computer Science. His work at the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) focuses on information integration, databases, and biomedical data science.

• Core Expertise: Query rewriting under constraints, schema mapping learning, entity linkage
• Research Interests: Knowledge representation, federated learning, genetics, and AI applications in health

His research aligns with the Center on Artificial Intelligence Research for Health (AI4Health), which develops AI solutions for biomedical challenges like causal link discovery from wearable sensor data, generative AI for targeted domains, and privacy-preserving federated learning. The center collaborates with USC's Keck School of Medicine, Norris Cancer Center, and external partners including Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

Scientific awards include a Fulbright Scholarship, ISWC 2012 Best Research Paper Award, and Digital Government Research 2007 Best Paper Award.

Contact: ambite@isi.edu | Office: ISI, 4676 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA