About me

I am an Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence in Animal Omics Sciences in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida. My research group (AIAOS) primarily focuses on integrating high-dimensional heterogeneous -omics data to advance agriculture using statistical modeling, machine learning, and computational methods.

View my publications

• Computer vision software

  • ShinyAnimalCV: open-source cloud-based web application for object detection, segmentation, and three-dimensional visualization of animals using computer vision. [Online Application] [Documentation]
    
    

• R package

  • GCA: An R package for genetic connectedness analysis across units using pedigree and genomic data. [Github Source] [Documentation]

Lead Instructor

• University of Florida
  • ANS 6932 Digital Data Analysis for Precision Livestock Farming (Fall 2023)
  • ANS 6939 Artificial Intelligence in Animal Sciences Journal Club (Spring 2024)
    

Guest Instructor

• Virginia Tech
  • GWAS Workshop (Summer 2019) [Slides] [Workshop Website]
• Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • ASCI 944/STAT 844 Quantitative Methods for Genomics of Complex Traits (Spring 2018) [Slides] [WWW]
    

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Virginia Tech
  • APSC 5984: Complex Trait Genomics (Spring 2020) [WWW]
  • ALS 3104: Animal Breeding and Genetics (Spring 2019)
• North Dakota State University
  • ANSC 357: Animal Genetics (Spring 2016)
  • AGRI 189: Skills for Academic Success (Fall 2015)
    

Tutorials

• Factor Analytic Model [WWW]
• Gaussian Bayesian Network [WWW]
• Structural Equation Model GWAS [WWW]