Gian Marco Messa

PhD Student

Ph.D. Student

Current

Location:

3204_WS09

Research Interests

  • 2021 Knowledge of programming languages: C, Python
  • 2021 Knowledge of machine learning and deep learning with Tensorflow
  • 2018 Knowledge of Computer-aided Design programs (AUTOCAD)

Selected Publications

  • 2020 Gian Marco Messa, Francesco Napolitano, Sarah H. Elsea, Diego di Bernardo, Xin Gao, A Siamese neural network model for the prioritization of metabolic disorders by integrating real and simulated data, Bioinformatics, Volume 36, Issue Supplement_2, December 2020, Pages i787–i794, https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa841.

Education

  • 2018 Master Degree in Bioinformatics Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy Degree 110/110 with honors. Dissertation: Prediction of protein-protein interaction sites from the sequence with machine-learning methods Supervisor: Dr. Savojardo Castrense
  • 2015 Bachelor Degree in Biotechnology University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Degree 106/110. Dissertation: Enantio-separation and photophysical characterization of iridium complexes Supervisor: Prof. Cannazza Giuseppe
  • 2013 English Course C1 level – Oxford, UK
  • 2012-2013 Studies in Construction sciences Politecnico of Milano 2009-2012 Studies in Physics Engineering Politecnico of Milano
  • 2009 School Leaving Certificate of Scientific High School Degree 100/100 with honors

Professional Profile

  • 2018-2021 Ph.D. student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) at the Computation Bioscience Research Center (CBRC) in the Structural and Functional Bioinformatics Group (SFB) with professor Xin Gao.
  • 2015 100 hours of internship at CNRnano (Lecce, Italy) in analytes separation, computing chemistry, and spectroscopic analysis

Awards