Emily Nguyen
(she/her/hers) emilyn98@usc.edu
Nice To Meet You
Hello, I’m Emily. I am a third-year PhD student at the Melady Lab in the Thomas Lord Computer Science Department at the University of Southern California. I am fortunate to be advised by Professor Yan Liu and supported by the NSF GRFP. I’m also working with Professor James Collins in the Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Broadly, I’m interested in building machine learning systems for the real-world with applications to biology, healthcare, and sustainability. My research interests lie in multimodal deep learning, interpretability and explainability, and generative AI.
Prior to this, I studied Computer Science at UC Berkeley where I was an undergraduate researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UCSF co-advised by Drs. Kristofer Bouchard and Roy Ben-Shalom.
Beyond my academic pursuits, I’m deeply interested and active in computer science education and community service. I was a mentor for the Google AI Community Project at USC, which aimed to build mentorship pathways for marginalized communities and foster the curiosity of LA youth about AI. Currently, I am a facilitator for the Good Life Discussions. More of my activities can be found in the Mentorship and Outreach tab! I also enjoy figure skating and sunset walks around campus!
I welcome all efforts to get in touch with me.
news
Aug 26, 2024 | Excited to be part of this short film by USC about the Good Life Discussions! |
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May 15, 2024 | Grateful to be a recipient of the Viterbi Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award & Excellence in Science Communication for Social Good Award |
Mar 8, 2024 | Awarded Best Oral Presentation at USC Pathology Conference :D |
Jul 10, 2023 | The first paper of my PhD was accepted to AMIA! |
Jun 6, 2023 | Local news highlighted my research! |
Apr 25, 2023 | Honored to be 1 of 20 ML recipients of the NSF GRFP, representing ~0.1% of 12,000+ US applicants |
Sep 26, 2022 | Started by PhD at USC! Fortunate to be mentored by Prof. Yan Liu! |
selected publications
2023
- Transferable and Interpretable Treatment Effectiveness Prediction for Ovarian Cancer via Multimodal Deep LearningAmerican Medical Informatics Association Symposium (AMIA), 2023