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Ziad Al-Bkhetan

Computer Scientist | Bioinformatician | Consultant

About Me

I am a researcher with expertise in computer science and bioinformatics, including a PhD from the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne. My work focuses on developing and applying computational and statistical approaches to complex challenges in the life sciences, particularly in medical and biological data analysis. I also have extensive experience in software engineering and high-performance computing, enabling the design of scalable, efficient solutions for scientific applications.

Software Engineering
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning
Nextflow

Softwares

Here is a list of public software projects I have developed or was a major contributor to. A comprehensive list is available in my Github account.

mgikit

mgikit is a collection of tools used to demultiplex fastq files and generate demultiplexing and quality reports.

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proteinfold

Protein 3D structure prediction pipeline.

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eQTLHap

eQTLHap: a comprehensive eQTL analysis tool.

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wisps

Workflow for Interaction Screening by Predicting Structures.

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consHap

Majority voting method to construct consensus haplotype estimator from multiple phased haplotypes.

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pipesnake

ausarg/pipesnake is a bioinformatics best-practice analysis pipeline for phylogenomic reconstruction starting from short-read 'second-generation' sequencing data.

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Talks

Here are some of my recorded talks and presentations available online:

Podcast

The Nextflow Podcast Ep. 52: Australian BioCommons

Guest appearance discussing how Australia is building a world-class national bioinformatics infrastructure and supporting Australian Nextflow users.

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The Australian ProteinFold service

Interactive prediction and visualisation of protein structure.

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Introduction to the Australian BioCommons Leadership Share (ABLeS)

ABLeS provides computational resources, specialist expertise, and a shared repository of tools and software, tailored to support life science researchers.

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The Australian Nextflow Seqera Service launch

Introducing the Australian Nextflow Seqera Service at the ABACBS National Seminar Series.

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Contact Information

I'm always interested in discussing research collaborations, speaking opportunities, or potential industry partnerships. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to connect!

Email ziad.albkhetan@gmail.com
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia