The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's engineering professors Matthew McKay and Bing Zeng from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering were recently awarded the 2011 Stephen O Rice Prize in the Field of Communications Theory and the 2011 … Along with Matthew McKay (professor at HKUST), a (not too) sparse PCA method based on random matrix theory was also devised. 2 L2S - Laboratoire des signaux et systèmes Abstract: Robust high dimensional covariance estimators are considered, comprising regularized (linear shrinkage) modifications of Maronna's classical M-estimators. Led by data scientists Professor Matthew McKay and Dr Ahmed Abdul Quadeer, the team successfully identified a set of potential vaccine targets for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in late February. According to the HKUST, “Scientists have been drawing on previous data and knowledge of the SARS virus in search of a way to crack SARS-CoV-2.” Prof. Matthew MCKAY Elected 2021 IEEE Fellow 23/12/2020 Prof. Pascale Fung is recognized for her significant contributions toward statistical NLP, comparable corpora, and building intelligent systems that can understand and empathize with humans. They drew on data previously collated to fight the SARS-CoV virus, which caused the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003. Division of Life Science. “Among the SARS epitopes that can trigger an immune action, we found a small fraction which exists in both SARS and COVID-19, with their genetic sequences being exactly the same. Nicolas Auguin 1 David Morales 1 Matthew Mckay 1 Romain Couillet 2 Détails. Matthew McKay, Assistant Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering. Here are the most popular tips to help you stay awake! Matthew McKay, associate professor in HKUST’s department of electronic and computer engineering. Donald C Chang : Adjunct Professor: bochang@ust.hk: Tom Cheung: Assistant Professor: tcheung@ust.hk: Toyotaka Ishibashi: Assistant Professor The method is restricted to data the sparsity of which is block-wise structure, but allows to identify in practice the correct number of blocks to be selected. PhD students who are HKUST MPhil graduates and have completed PDEV 6770 or other professional development courses offered by the University before may be exempted from taking PDEV 6770, subject to prior approval of the School. HKUST Sets Up Platform for Real-time Reporting of Vaccine Target Recommendations for COVID-19. Matthew McKay (Project Manager) and K. B. Letaief: Funding: $400,000 Granted for 2008-2010 : 6. Signal Processing meets Immunology: Towards a Hepatitis C Vaccine via High-Dimensional Covariance EstimationSpeaker: Matthew McKay, Hari Harilela Associate Professor, Electronic and Computer Engineering Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Abstract Center for Education Innovation. 2011-07-08. Title: Name: Phone: E-Mail: Room: Head/Professor: Prof: I Ming HSING: 2358 7131: kehsing@ust.hk: 4571: Chair Professor: Prof: Inchi HU : 2358 7734 1 HKUST - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology . Some other HKUST professors will also speak at the Forum and learn more: https://wlf2020.wlaforum.com Signed (in alphabetical order) by following professors from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: Prof. Rashmi Adaval, Prof. Sunil Arya,