Professor Dr. Robin has an extensive academic and professional background in computer science. He obtained his Bachelor’s (1987-1992), Master’s (1992-1994), and Ph.D. (1994-1997) from the University of Rennes I, France. He also achieved a Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches in Computer Science from the same institution in 2004. Dr. Robin is a tenured Full Professor at the University of Windsor, Canada, where he has been teaching since 2006. He has held various academic and research positions, including Acting CSO at Movyl Technologies in the United States, and senior scientific roles at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and INRIA in France. Dr. Robin has supervised numerous graduate and undergraduate students and has been recognized with awards such as the Best Overall Paper Award at CIBCB 2008. His research interests encompass bioinformatics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
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🎓Education:
Professor Dr. Robin has an extensive academic background in computer science, having obtained his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Rennes I, France, where he studied from 1987 to 1992. He continued his education at the same institution, earning a Master’s degree in Computer Science from 1992 to 1994, followed by a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Computer Science from 1994 to 1997. Furthering his academic qualifications, Dr. Robin achieved a Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches in Computer Science from the University of Rennes I between 1998 and 2004.
🏢Work Experience:
Professor Dr. Robin holds a tenured Full Professor position in Computer Science at the University of Windsor, Canada, since July 2016. He concurrently serves as Acting CSO at Movyl Technologies in the United States, a role he has held since June 2016. At the University of Windsor, he has had cross-appointments with the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (July 2012 to December 2018) and the Biological Science department (July 2012 to June 2017). Dr. Robin was a Faculty Member in Argumentation Studies from September 2016 to September 2017 and previously held a cross-appointment with the Biological Science department from July 2007 to June 2012. He served as a tenured Associate Professor in Computer Science from May 2010 to June 2016, and before that, he was a tenure-track Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science at the same university.
🏆Awards:
Professor Dr. Robin has been recognized with numerous awards throughout his academic career. He received the Best Overall Paper Award at CIBCB 2008 for his paper titled “Evolutionary Strategy with Greedy Probe Selection Heuristics for the Non-Unique Oligonucleotide Probe Selection Problem.” In 2007, he was honored with the Recognition of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity from the University of Windsor. Earlier in his academic journey, he was awarded a scholarship for his Ph.D. thesis in 1994 and a scholarship for his Master’s degree in 1993.
Publication Top Notes:
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Improving protein identification from peptide mass fingerprinting through a parameterized multi‐level scoring algorithm and an optimized peak detection
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A molecular scanner to automate proteomic research and to display proteome images
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An individual-based evolving predator-prey ecosystem simulation using a fuzzy cognitive map as the behavior model
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Popitam: towards new heuristic strategies to improve protein identification from tandem mass spectrometry data
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Rule extraction from random forest: the RF+ HC methods