EVENTS

Colorado AI Summit  (Thursday, April 17, 2025)

Overview:  UCCS in partnership with Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation (CCTI) organized an AI/ML event called Colorado AI Summit: Academia, Industry and Government, on 17 April 2025.  This event highlighted UCCS AI/ML student research in this exciting field.  Estimated Attendance: 90 – 100

It’s exciting to share that 6 of the 15 students presenting on behalf of the Computer Science Department at this summit are members of the Oluwadare Lab. Below are their names and the titles of their talks and posters.

• H. M. A. Mohit Chowdhury: EmbedTAD: Using Graph Embedding and Unsupervised Learning to Identify TADs from High-Resolution Hi-C Data.
• Sahil Thapa: ASPECT: Classifying Alternative Splicing Events with Transformers Model.
• Mohankumar Chandrashekar: UNICORN: Enhancing Single-Cell Hi-C Data with Blind Super-Resolution for 3D Genome Structure Reconstruction.
• Samuel Olowofila: DiCARN-DNase: AI-Driven Hi-C Data Resolution Enhancement Using Dilated Residual Networks and DNase-Seq Data
• Rohit Menon: ScHiCAtt: Enhancing Single-Cell Hi-C Data Resolution Using Attention-Based Models
• Abhishek Pandeya: HiC-LEGO: Leveraging Ensemble Domains and Generalization of GNNs for Optimized 3D Hi-C Data Structure Reconstruction

UCCS College of Engineering and Applied Science 2025 Open House  (Thursday, February 6, 2025)

University of Colorado Showcase: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Impact  (Friday, Oct. 4, 2024)

Title: Healthcare Revolution: From Research to Life-Saving Solutions

I am one of the five experts to serve as a panelist and speaker on this topic across four campuses of the CU system.

Join us for:

• Keynote speeches from leading innovators, political leaders, and ecosystem builders 
• Interactive sessions showcasing groundbreaking research and startups
• Networking opportunities with fellow entrepreneurs, faculty and alumni
• A post-event happy hour to foster further connections and collaborations

 Bioinformatics Lab Science Outreach: Colorado Springs Cool Science Carnival Day 2024  (Saturday, Sep. 28, 2024)

Title: Artificial Intelligence in the World of Biology​
Presentation Times: 11:00 am; 12:00 and 1:00 pm (~40 minutes)
The Future is Now: Super Smart Computers Meet Super Cool Biology.  This workshop will explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence in computational genomics and unveil how advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques are being harnessed  to decode complex biological data, offer insights into genetic structures and functions, enhance our understanding of genetic diseases and pave the way for personalized medicine.  (best for high school students and adults, OCSE – A210).

Webinar for Career Development and Graduate School Application (Saturday, March 16, 2024)

 UCCS College of Engineering and Applied Science 2024 Open House  (Thursday, January 25, 2024)

2023 Bioinformatics Symposium (Sept. 30)

UCCS REU Group Summer 2023

REU Group Summer 2023 with Faculties: Dr. Terry Boult, Dr. Kalita, and Dr. Oluwadare

Bioinformatics Lab 2023 Summer REU Students: Ashley Doerfler (Oregon State University-Cascades, Bend, OR), Miguelangel Tamargo (Florida International University, Miami, FL ), Dr. Oluwadare, Kevin Stull(University of Colorado Boulder, CO), and Dmitry Pinchuk (University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI) (from left to right)

Bioinformatics Lab Science Outreach: Colorado Springs Cool Science Carnival Day 2022

UCCS REU Group Summer 2022

REU Group Summer 2022 with Faculties: Dr. Terry Boult, Dr. Patrick McGuire, Dr. Kalita, Dr. Oluwadare, and Dr. Atyabi

Bioinformatics Lab 2022 Summer REU Students: Nicole Baugh, Dr. Oluwadare, Marcin Pawlukiewicz (from left to right)

UCCS REU Group Summer 2021

REU Group Summer 2021 with Faculties: Dr. Kalita, Dr. Oluwadare, and Dr. Atyabi

Bioinformatics Lab 2021 Summer REU Students: Trevor Martin, Dr. Oluwadare, Parker Hicks (from left to right)

LAB ADDRESS:
Osborne Center for Science and Engineering A-210
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy
Colorado Springs, CO 80918