Noel Malod-Dognin is a Research Scientist in the Integrative Computational Network Biology Lab at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). He is a leading expert in network biology, specializing in the modeling, integration, and analysis of large medical and biological networks using explainable AI for precision medicine.
Dr. Malod-Dognin has made significant contributions to computational biology, including pioneering work on protein structure comparison, network alignment algorithms, and multi-omics data integration. His research has been published in high-impact journals including Science and Nature Communications. He has published 44 peer-reviewed journal articles and 13 conference papers, with over 3,400 citations and an h-index of 22.
Before joining MBZUAI, Dr. Malod-Dognin held research positions at Barcelona Supercomputing Center (2019-2025), University College London (2016-2022), and Imperial College London (2012-2016). He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science with high honors from Rennes 1 University, France in 2010. Dr. Malod-Dognin is an active member of the computational biology community, serving on the organizing committee for the Network Biology (NetBio) special interest group at the ISMB conference and reviewing for major journals including Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, and Bioinformatics.
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science with high Honours, Rennes 1 University, France (2010)
- M.Sc. in Computer Science, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France (2006)
- B.Sc. in Computer Science, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France (2004)
Professional Positions
Current Appointments
- Established Researcher, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), Abu Dhabi, UAE (2025 – present)
- Visiting Research Scientist, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain (2025 – present)
Previous Positions
- Established Researcher, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain (2019 – 2025)
- Honorary Senior Research Associate, University College London, UK (2019 – 2022)
- Research Fellow, University College London, UK (2016 – 2018)
- Research Associate, then Research Fellow, Imperial College London, UK (2012 – 2016)
- Research Associate, Inria Sophia Antipolis, France (2010 – 2012)
- Ph.D. Student, Inria Rennes, France (2006 – 2010)
Teaching courses and workshops
2016
- Introduction to Bioinformatics, Imperial College London, UK [Winter] (lectures and tutorials for 3rd and 4th year students)
2015
- Introduction to Bioinformatics, Imperial College London, UK [Winter] (lectures and tutorials for 3rd and 4th year students)
2014
- Introduction to Bioinformatics, Imperial College London, UK [Winter] (lectures and tutorials for 3rd and 4th year students)
2013
- Introduction to Bioinformatics, Imperial College London, UK [Winter] (lectures and tutorials for 3rd and 4th year students)
2012
- Algorithms in Structural Bio-informatics, Winter School, France [Winter] (lecturer, 1 hour lecture and 3 hours tutorial)
2010
- Operation Research, University of Rennes 1 (IFSIC), France [Fall] (36 hours tutorial, Master students)
2009
- Operation Research, University of Rennes 1 (IFSIC), France [Fall] (36 hours tutorial, Master students)
- Introduction to Algorithmic and Programming in Python, ENSAI Engineering School, Ker Lann, France [Fall] (20 hours tutorial)
2008
- Operation Research, University of Rennes 1 (IFSIC), France [Fall] (36 hours tutorial, Master students)
- Introduction to Algorithmic and Programming in Python, ENSAI Engineering School, Ker Lann, France [Fall] (20 hours tutorial)
- Introduction to Databases, Agrocampus Engineering School, Rennes, France [Fall] (8 hours tutorial)
2007
- Introduction to Databases, Agrocampus Engineering School, Rennes, France [Fall] (8 hours tutorial)
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