Integrative Computational Network Biology Lab @ MBZUAI

News and updates

2026

New member April 01, 2026
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Uxia Velerio Carril to the lab as a Postdoctoral Associate at MBZUAI!
New publication March 25, 2026
New paper published in Scientific Reports - Nature: "Combining graphlets and random walks for capturing complex network topology." More...
Invited Talk at Pediatric Research Institute February 16, 2026
Prof. Natasa delivered an invited talk on "Multi-Omics Data Fusion for Precision Medicine and Therapeutics" at the Pediatric Research Institute (IRP - Citta della Speranza), Padova, Italy.
Session Chair at MBZUAI Research Seminar February 11, 2026
Prof. Natasa chaired the MBZUAI Research Seminar by Prof. Miljana Radivojevic from University College London.
New manuscript submission January 01, 2026
New manuscript submitted to Transactions on Machine Learning Research: "Simplifying complex machine learning by linearly separable network embedding spaces." More...
INRIA Research Evaluation January 01, 2026
Prof. Natasa participated in biomedical infrastructure, facilities and research evaluation for INRIA Research Groups in France.
United Al Saqer Grant Steering Committee January 01, 2026
Prof. Natasa served as a United Al Saqer Grant Steering Committee member at MBZUAI, UAE.
Tenure and Promotion Committee at MBZUAI January 01, 2026
Prof. Natasa became a member of the Tenure and Promotion Committee at MBZUAI.
ISCB Science in Society Committee January 01, 2026
Prof. Natasa joined the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Science in Society Committee for the 2026-2029 term.
Vice-President of AAIS January 01, 2026
Prof. Natasa became Vice-President of the International Academy of Artificial Intelligence Sciences (AAIS).

2025

AI Innovation Day at MBZUAI November 13, 2025
Prof. Natasa delivered a talk at MBZUAI's AI Innovation Day during the Longevity session, discussing how AI is being used to understand aging, identify biomarkers for healthy lifespan, and personalize interventions. More...
AI Innovation Day at MBZUAI November 13, 2025
Prof. Natasa delivered a talk at MBZUAI's AI Innovation Day during the Longevity session, discussing how AI is being used to understand aging, identify biomarkers for healthy lifespan, and personalize interventions. More...
Invited Talk at MBZUAI Workshop November 10, 2025
Prof. Natasa delivered an invited talk on "Predictive Patient Analytics and Precision Therapeutics from Multi-Omics Data" at the MBZUAI Workshop on Data, Learning and Biological Problems, MBZUAI, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
New member October 10, 2025
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Tarmo Nurmi to the lab as a Postdoctoral Associate! More...
Invited Talk at MBZUAI AI Innovation Day CCAD October 08, 2025
Prof. Natasa gave an invited talk on "Predictive Patient Analytics and Precision Therapeutics from Multi-Omics Data" at MBZUAI AI Innovation Day CCAD, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Invited Talk at CIBB 2025 September 10, 2025
Prof. Natasa delivered an invited talk on "AI for Mining Multi-Omic Data in Precision Medicine and Pharmacology" at the 20th conference on Computational Intelligence methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (CIBB), Milano, Italy.
New member August 30, 2025
We are delighted to welcome PhD Student, Branislava Jankovic to the lab! More...
Talk on Serbian National TV August 09, 2025
Natasa was invited to speak on Serbian National TV about the future impact of AI on the workforce and which professions may be transformed by artificial intelligence. More...
Invited Talk at BioNetworks Workshop July 08, 2025
Prof. Natasa gave an invited talk on "AI for Embedding Multi-Omic Networks to Simplify Precision Medicine" at the BioNetworks - Modeling, Algorithms, and Statistics Workshop, COST action CA21169 (DYNALIFE), Cetinje, Montenegro.
New preprint June 08, 2025
We develop a new data integration method, named iTissue, based on Graph Non-negative Matrix Tri-Factorization that integrates spatial and single-cell transcriptomics with molecular interaction networks, producing low-dimensional space. More...
Invited Talk at UAE Drug Discovery and Biotech Network June 04, 2025
Prof. Natasa delivered an invited talk on "Explainable AI for Sustainable Exploitation of Multi-Omic Data in Precision Medicine and Pharmacology" at the UAE Drug Discovery and Biotech Network Inaugural Meeting, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Keynote Talk at NetBioMed Conference June 02, 2025
Prof. Natasa delivered a keynote talk on "AI for Embedding Multi-Omic Networks to Simplify Precision Medicine" at the NetBioMed Satellite Conference of NetSci Conference, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
Invited Talk at SANU May 28, 2025
Prof. Natasa gave an invited talk on "New AI Methods for Simplifying Multi-Omics Data Analyses in Precision Medicine" at the International Conference NONLINEARITY, NONLOCALITY and ULTRAMETRICITY, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), Belgrade, Serbia.
Plenary Talk at ASTROAIMED May 22, 2025
Prof. Natasa delivered a plenary talk on "New AI for Multi-Omics Data Fusion to Personalize Medicine" at ASTROAIMED Dubai Health, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE.
Invited Talk at Hellenic Bioinformatics Conference May 17, 2025
Prof. Natasa gave an invited talk on "AI for Multi-Omics Data Fusion to Personalize Medicine" at the 2025 Hellenic Bioinformatics Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece.
BIZLife Interview April 27, 2025
Prof. Natasa was interviewed by BIZLife Business News on the topic "What is the actual position of women in IT and technology industry." More...
Invited Talk in China April 19, 2025
Prof. Natasa delivered an invited talk on "AI for Multi-Omics Data Fusion to Personalize Medicine" at the 2025 China-West Asia-East Europe Bioinformatics Workshop, Zhejiang University, China.
New publication April 04, 2025
Clustering individuals using INMTD - a novel versatile multi-view embedding framework integrating omics and imaging data. More...
New member March 20, 2025
We are delighted to welcome Aleksandr Matsun to the lab as a Research Engineer! More...
RTS-1 Interview from Kopaonik Business Forum March 05, 2025
Prof. Natasa gave a live interview for The Morning Program of Radio Television Serbia 1 (RTS-1) from Kopaonik Business Forum. More...
Euro News Serbia Interview March 03, 2025
Prof. Natasa was interviewed by Euro News Serbia on the topic "Today's AI will not exist in 5 years." More...
Panel Discussion at Kopaonik Business Forum March 03, 2025
Prof. Natasa served as a panelist at the panel discussion "The role of artificial intelligence in business (Uloga veštačke inteligencije u biznisu)" at Kopaonik Business Forum (KBF), Kopaonik, Serbia.
New publication February 06, 2025
In this perspective paper, we survey the literature and argue for the development of a comprehensive, general framework for embedding of multi-scale molecular network data that would enable their explainable exploitation in precision medicine in linear time. More...
New Lab, new Continent, and new beginnings February 01, 2025
Excited to start the Integrative Computational Network Biology lab at the MBZUAI, Computational Biology department. Join us!
Panel Discussion at Arab Health 2025 January 28, 2025
Prof. Natasa served as a panelist at the panel discussion "Innovation through Translational Research" organized by The Department of Health Abu Dhabi, Arab Health 2025, Dubai, UAE.