Dr. Chen received her B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from Beijing Information Technology Institute and Shanghai Jiao tong University in 2000 and 2004, respectively, followed by her Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2010. Dr. Chen’s research is focused on developing mathematical algorithms and statistical approaches to analyze a variety of biological data using machine learning and data mining techniques, and integrating multiple biological data sources/types to understand cancer related biological mechanisms for biomarker identification.