Ellen

Zhong

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

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Research interests: Computational biology, machine learning.

Aerial view of Princeton's campus. — Photo by Ryan Halbe, Office of Communications

Four projects selected for 2025 Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund awards

Junior faculty awards recognize excellence in research and teaching

Man speaks near podium while pointing at a scientific graphics on a screen. — Egemen Kolemen describes how he has used artificial intelligence to increase stability in the reactions that power nuclear fusion as a source of clean electricity. Photos by David Dooley/Fotobuddy

Initiative aims to make Princeton a leader in AI accelerated engineering

A person (face not visible) wearing a white lab coat and blue disposable gloves holds a square lab plate in their left hand. Their right hand holds a pair of tweezers which they are using to pick up one of several small green plants on the plate. — Jonathan Conway, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, received an innovation grant for the project “Engineering symbiotic plant-microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture.” Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

Since 2008, innovation funds have fostered research in AI fairness, sustainable agriculture, drug discovery and more

Graphic with text "Commendation for Outstanding Teaching".

Faculty commended for outstanding teaching

Ellen Zhong in a computer lab — Ellen Zhong in the Imaging and Analysis Center at Princeton. Photo by Tori Repp/Fotobuddy

Using computer vision to see proteins

Computer Science

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