Kenney Ng

Kenney Ng is a Researcher at IBM Research and the science program manager for the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab. He focuses on applying data mining, machine learning, and AI techniques to real-world healthcare data, particularly in cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and genomic risk modeling. His career spans roles at IBM Software Group, iPhrase Technologies, and MIT-affiliated labs.

• Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kenney Ng’s research interests include biomedical informatics, machine learning, and genomic data analysis. His work connects AI with clinical applications, such as predicting disease progression, analyzing cardiometabolic risks, and developing causal inference frameworks.

His publications emphasize AI in healthcare (e.g., drug screening, diabetes prediction, cardiovascular risk modeling) and methodological advancements in machine learning (e.g., bias formulas, latent space exploration).

• Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association
• Senior Member of IEEE

Kenney Ng collaborates with institutions like the Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Cleveland Clinic. He co-authored over 100 publications and 25 patents, with leadership roles in IBM’s Center for Computational Health and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.