Staff Profile

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Dr. Wang Dan Debby 王丹博士
PhD CityU
MIEEE
Assistant Professor
School of Science and Technology

Biography

Dr. WANG Dan received her PhD degree from Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong in 2014. Afterwards, she pursued her research in multiple institutes, including City University of Hong Kong (2015 - Postdoc, 2019 - RF), Caritas Institute of Higher Education (2016 - RF), National University of Singapore (2017~2018 - RF) and University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (2020~2022 - AP). She is now working as an Assistant Professor in School of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University.

Dr. WANG Dan's research is focused on structural bioinformatics and health informatics. Detailed research topics include (1) Designing structure-based scoring functions (SFs) for protein-ligand binding-affinity prediction (BAP) in structure-based drug design, (2) Target-specific BAP and drug-efficacy exploration in studies of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and (3) Data processing and knowledge mining in massive Electronic Medical Records (EMRs).

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

  • Teaching Areas: Algorithms, Database, Programing Languages, AI
  • Research Interests: Structural Bioinformatics, Structure-based Drug Design, Health Informatics

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Associate Editor of Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
  • Guest Editor of International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics
  • Program Committee member for IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics
  • Reviewer for a number of high-quality international journals and conferences

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

  • Wang, Debby D., Wenhui Wu, and Ran Wang. "Structure-based, deep-learning models for protein-ligand binding affinity prediction." Journal of Cheminformatics 16, no. 1 (2024): 2.
  • Wang, Debby D., and Moon-Tong Chan. "Protein-ligand binding affinity prediction based on profiles of intermolecular contacts." Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 20 (2022): 1088-1096.
  • Wang, Debby D., Haoran Xie, and Hong Yan. "Proteo-chemometrics interaction fingerprints of protein–ligand complexes predict binding affinity." Bioinformatics 37, no. 17 (2021): 2570-2579.
  • Wang, Debby D., Mengxu Zhu, and Hong Yan. "Computationally predicting binding affinity in protein–ligand complexes: free energy-based simulations and machine learning-based scoring functions." Briefings in bioinformatics 22, no. 3 (2021): bbaa107.
  • Wang, Debby D., Moon-Tong Chan, and Hong Yan. "Structure-based protein–ligand interaction fingerprints for binding affinity prediction." Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 19 (2021): 6291-6300.
  • Wang, Debby D., Le Ou-Yang, Haoran Xie, Mengxu Zhu, and Hong Yan. "Predicting the impacts of mutations on protein-ligand binding affinity based on molecular dynamics simulations and machine learning methods." Computational and structural biotechnology journal 18 (2020): 439-454.

Further Information

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Modified Date: 04 Nov, 2024
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Jonathan Chiu
Marketing Director
3DP Technology Limited

Jonathan handles all external affairs include business development, patents write up and public relations. He is frequently interviewed by media and is considered a pioneer in 3D printing products.

Krutz Cheuk
Biomedical Engineer
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital

After graduating from OUHK, Krutz obtained an M.Sc. in Engineering Management from CityU. He is now completing his second master degree, M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, at CUHK. Krutz has a wide range of working experience. He has been with Siemens, VTech, and PCCW.

Hugo Leung
Software and Hardware Engineer
Innovation Team Company Limited

Hugo Leung Wai-yin, who graduated from his four-year programme in 2015, won the Best Paper Award for his ‘intelligent pill-dispenser’ design at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering’s International Conference on Consumer Electronics – China 2015.

The pill-dispenser alerts patients via sound and LED flashes to pre-set dosage and time intervals. Unlike units currently on the market, Hugo’s design connects to any mobile phone globally. In explaining how it works, he said: ‘There are three layers in the portable pillbox. The lowest level is a controller with various devices which can be connected to mobile phones in remote locations. Patients are alerted by a sound alarm and flashes. Should they fail to follow their prescribed regime, data can be sent via SMS to relatives and friends for follow up.’ The pill-dispenser has four medicine slots, plus a back-up with a LED alert, topped by a 500ml water bottle. It took Hugo three months of research and coding to complete his design, but he feels it was worth all his time and effort.

Hugo’s public examination results were disappointing and he was at a loss about his future before enrolling at the OUHK, which he now realizes was a major turning point in his life. He is grateful for the OUHK’s learning environment, its industry links and the positive guidance and encouragement from his teachers. The University is now exploring the commercial potential of his design with a pharmaceutical company. He hopes that this will benefit the elderly and chronically ill, as well as the society at large.

Soon after completing his studies, Hugo joined an automation technology company as an assistant engineer. He is responsible for the design and development of automation devices. The target is to minimize human labor and increase the quality of products. He is developing products which are used in various sections, including healthcare, manufacturing and consumer electronics.

Course Code Title Credits
  COMP S321F Advanced Database and Data Warehousing 5
  COMP S333F Advanced Programming and AI Algorithms 5
  COMP S351F Software Project Management 5
  COMP S362F Concurrent and Network Programming 5
  COMP S363F Distributed Systems and Parallel Computing 5
  COMP S382F Data Mining and Analytics 5
  COMP S390F Creative Programming for Games 5
  COMP S492F Machine Learning 5
  ELEC S305F Computer Networking 5
  ELEC S348F IOT Security 5
  ELEC S371F Digital Forensics 5
  ELEC S431F Blockchain Technologies 5
  ELEC S425F Computer and Network Security 5
 Course CodeTitleCredits
 ELEC S201FBasic Electronics5
 IT S290FHuman Computer Interaction & User Experience Design5
 STAT S251FStatistical Data Analysis5
 Course CodeTitleCredits
 COMPS333FAdvanced Programming and AI Algorithms5
 COMPS362FConcurrent and Network Programming5
 COMPS363FDistributed Systems and Parallel Computing5
 COMPS380FWeb Applications: Design and Development5
 COMPS381FServer-side Technologies and Cloud Computing5
 COMPS382FData Mining and Analytics5
 COMPS390FCreative Programming for Games5
 COMPS413FApplication Design and Development for Mobile Devices5
 COMPS492FMachine Learning5
 ELECS305FComputer Networking5
 ELECS363FAdvanced Computer Design5
 ELECS425FComputer and Network Security5