Jianan Nie
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Ph.D. Student |
About me
I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, advised by Dr. Peng Gao. I got the M.S. degree in Chemistry from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2022. I received the B.S. degree in Chemical Science from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech).
My research interest lies in AI for Science (Chemistry), which includes autonomous discovery, reaction prediction, molecular design, drug discovery, and scientific language model.
Honors and Awards
IEEE S&P Student Travel Grant (top tier conference), 2023
CCI SWVA Cyber Innovation Scholarship, 2023
VT Department Travel Grant, 2023
Outstanding Graduate, 2022
KAUST Scholarship, 2022, 2021
SUSTech Academic Scholarship, 2021, 2020, 2019
National Program of Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2021
Second Prize of Guangdong University Student Art Exhibition, 2021
Advanced Individual Award of SUSTech Volunteer Association, 2020
Professional Services
CCS’23 External Reviewer, ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, 2023
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, Virginia Tech, CS-4804 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, 2023
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Virginia Tech, 2023 - present (Advisor, Dr. Peng Gao)
M.S. in Chemistry from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 2021-2023
B.S. in Chemical Science from Southern University of Science and Technology, 2018-2022