Li Liao

Li Liao is an Associate Professor at the University of Delaware in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. He is affiliated with the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, Data Science Institute, and Quantitative Biology programs.

• Ph.D., Peking University (1992)

His research focuses on Bioinformatics and Health Informatics, developing statistical and machine learning methods for biological systems analysis. Key projects include:

• Homology identification and protein family classification
• Molecular sequence modeling
• Comparative genomics and metabolic pathway evolution
• RNAi pattern analysis
• Next-generation sequencing assembly

He has contributed to software tools like TMModel (transmembrane protein prediction), QC-COMP (profile HMM comparison), and DDI2PPI (protein interaction prediction).

Service highlights:

• Editorial Board: IEEE/ACM TCBB, BMC Bioinformatics, Frontiers in Plant Science
• Program Committees for SIMULTECH, ICDLT, and IWBBIO conferences