Day 3: AI & ML techniques in biomedical research
Learning objectives
- Explain the principles, capabilities, and limitations of key AI and machine learning (ML) techniques in biomedical research.
- Evaluate and select appropriate AI/ML approaches for specific biomedical and precision health applications.
Lectures
[09:00-10:30] Lecture 1: Network medicine tools for data-driven health
Speaker: Mika Gustafsson
The network models (e.g., deep neural network) and their applications in biomedical research.
[10:30-10:45] Break
[10:45-12:00] Lecture 2: Generative AI for Omics analysis
Speaker: Wen Zhong
Introduction of machine learning methods, and generative AI (e.g., Transformer) and their application in biomedical research.
Workshops
[13:00-14:00] Workshop 1: Classical ML methods
Workshop instructor: Xingyue Wang
Common modeling tasks, such as regression, binary classification, and multi-class classification, and the basic pipeline for training and evaluating models.
[14:00-16:00] Workshop 2: Generative AI models for omics analysis
Workshop instructor: Xiangyu Qiao
The application of pre-trained generative AI models for the classification of cell types and the identification of cell markers.