Profiles

Former Members

Michal A. Mankowski

Biography

Michal A. Mankowski completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at KAUST in 2020 and was a postdoctoral research fellow in the TREES research group. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where his research focuses on data-driven approaches to organ transplantation and healthcare systems.

Research Interests

Michal's research focuses on the intersection of theoretical computer science and applied data science, specifically addressing optimization challenges within complex systems.

Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Computer Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, 2020
Master of Science (M.S.)
Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, 2016
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, 2013

Ronell Sicat

Ronell Sicat is a scientist with more than 10 years of experience in scientific research and software development. His main interests are scalable visualization and analysis of large-scale data (e.g., images, volumes, meshes), and immersive analytics that leverage augmented/virtual reality. He is passionate about helping domain scientists solve their problems using my wide-ranging experience in programming, image processing, segmentation, quantitative analysis, and computer graphics.
Biography

Dr. Sicat obtained his bachelor degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Ateneo de Manila University in Philippines in 2008. After graduating, he worked as a Research Assistant and Lecturer for almost a year before joining KAUST to receive his master degree in Electrical Engineering and his Ph.D. in Computer Science.

Afterward, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Visual Computing Center (VCC) in KAUST. He left KAUST to join Harvard University as a Postdoctoral Researcher, until he returned to KAUST in 2019 as a Research Scientist to continue his research journey.

Research Interests

His main research interests are large-scale data visualization and analysis, immersive analytics, and computer graphics. He develops multi-resolution representations and algorithms for large-scale gigapixel images, and 3D volumes. He also develops visualization tools and techniques for augmented and virtual reality environments towards novel ways of experiencing and understanding data.

Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Electronics and Communications Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, 2008
Master of Science (M.S.)
Electrical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, 2010
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Computer Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, 2015