Hasi Hays, Ph.D. | Computational Systems Biology & AI Researcher

About Me

Passionate Researcher & Innovator

Who I Am

Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Arkansas, specializing in Computational Systems Biology, Foundation Models, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Graph Neural Networks, and Computational Neuroscience. With 6 years of industrial experience in biotech and 5 years in academia, I bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and practical applications.

Research Focus

Computational Systems Biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Graph Neural Networks, Foundation Models, Computational Neuroscience, and their applications in precision medicine and drug discovery.

Experience

Industrial: 6 years (Biotech) | Academic: 5 years (Postdoctoral) | Ex-military Captain in Sri Lanka Army. Former Chief Scientist at Wixsee and Director at Qingdao GBW Group.

Tech Stack

Python R JavaScript C++ PyTorch HTML/CSS MATLAB LaTeX

Publications

Years Experience

Countries Worked

Awards & Honors

Education

Academic Journey

2021

MIT xPRO Certificate

Principles of Biomanufacturing

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. Using biotechnology to manufacture medicine.

2016 - 2020

Ph.D. specialized in Computational Biology

Ocean University of China

1st class honors, GPA 4/4. Awarded "Honor of excellent international graduate of 2020". Full scholarship by Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC).

Top Graduate

2012 - 2016

M.Sc. in Food Science & Technology

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

2nd upper honors degree.

2007 - 2011

B.Sc. in Animal Science

Uva Wellassa University, Sri Lanka

2nd upper honors degree. Full scholarship from Government of Sri Lanka.

Experience

Research & Positions

Current

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Arkansas, USA

Dept. of Chemical Engineering, CHEG Computer Modeling Lab

Research areas: Computational Systems Biology, Foundation Models, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Graph Neural Networks.

2023 - Present

Current

Review Editor in Artificial Intelligence

Frontiers Journal

Medicine and Public Health

2021 - Present

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IBMBB)

AI and big data in cancer research to identify somatic mutations and develop precision medicine.

2022 - 2023

Chief Scientist

Wixsee, Sri Lanka

Multi-omics, Big Data, and Precision Medicine

Founded Wixsee in 2018 - a startup in biomedical data science and precision medicine.

2018 - 2023

Director

Qingdao GBW Group (Biotech), China

Global Technical Service

Technical Director to produce industrial scale Probiotics and Enzymes.

2020 - 2021

Foreign Expert Consultant

Yantai City Development, Shandong, China

Biomedical Data Analysis, AI in Biomolecules and Drug Discovery

2021 - 2023

Military

Captain

Sri Lanka Army

Direct Enlisted Officer, Intake 1^st

Awarded the best cadet officer at the military academy.

2014

Technical Skills

Expertise

AI & Machine Learning

Graph Neural Networks 95%

Deep Learning / PyTorch 90%

Computational Biology 95%

Foundation Models / LLMs 88%

Programming

Python 95%

R 85%

JavaScript 75%

C++ / MATLAB 70%

Bioinformatics

scRNAseq Data Analysis 92%

Spatial Transcriptomics 88%

Network Biology 90%

Systems Pharmacology 85%

Open Source Projects

ECMSim World's 1^st

World's first real-time ECM simulation: A high-performance interactive web application for extracellular matrix simulation.

Journal Article

RAG-GNN

Retrieval-Augmented Graph Neural Networks for protein interaction network embeddings.

Paper

OSN

Selective Synchronization Attention - novel neural attention mechanism.

Preprint

RSGN

Resonant Sparse Geometry Networks - novel network architecture.

Preprint

HMLMs

Hierarchical Molecular Language Models for molecular representation learning.

Submitted to Nat Comm

Publications

Recent Research Output

Journal Article

A Survey of LLMs in Drug Discovery and Precision Medicine

Hays H, Richardson WJ

Frontiers in Drug Discovery, 2026

Hasi Hays

Ph.D.

Passionate Researcher & Innovator

Who I Am

Research Focus

Experience

Tech Stack

Academic Journey

MIT xPRO Certificate

Principles of Biomanufacturing

Ph.D. specialized in Computational Biology

Ocean University of China

M.Sc. in Food Science & Technology

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

B.Sc. in Animal Science

Uva Wellassa University, Sri Lanka

Research & Positions

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Arkansas, USA

Review Editor in Artificial Intelligence

Frontiers Journal

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Chief Scientist

Wixsee, Sri Lanka

Director

Qingdao GBW Group (Biotech), China

Foreign Expert Consultant

Yantai City Development, Shandong, China

Captain

Sri Lanka Army

Expertise

AI & Machine Learning

Programming

Bioinformatics

Open Source Projects

Recent Research Output

A Survey of LLMs in Drug Discovery and Precision Medicine

Quantum Computing Enables Global Parameter Estimation in ODE-Based Cell Signaling Networks

Path-Dependent Dynamics and Asymmetric Relaxation in Cardiac Fibroblast Signaling Define a Mechanistic Therapeutic Window

RAG-GNN: Retrieval-Augmented Graph Neural Networks for Protein Interaction Network Embeddings

ECMSim: A High-Performance Interactive Web Application for Real-Time Spatiotemporal Simulation of Cardiac ECM Signaling

Targeted Catalytic Eradication of Antibiotic-Resistant Helicobacter pylori by a pH-Activated Fe-Doped Nanozyme

Hebbian-Oscillatory Co-Learning

Selective Synchronization Attention

Resonant Sparse Geometry Networks

Encyclopedia of Large Language Models and Foundation Models

Attention Mechanisms in Neural Networks

Hierarchical Molecular Language Models (HMLMs)

Factors Affecting Iron Absorption and the Role of Fortification in Enhancing Iron Levels

Transcriptome-based Nutrigenomics Analysis Reveals Roles of Dietary Taurine in Muscle Growth

Synergistic Effects of Dietary Taurine and Carbohydrates Supplementation on Skeleton Muscle of Juvenile Turbot

CEFT: Consciousness-Entropy Field Theory

Roles of Dietary Taurine in Fish Nutrition

Dietary Taurine Improves Muscle Growth and Texture Characteristics in Juvenile Turbot

Molecular Adaptations of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism to Different Levels of Dietary Carbohydrates

Responses of Glucosensing System to Glucose in Japanese Flounder Fed Diets with Different Carbohydrate Content

Effects of Taurine and Carbohydrates on Muscle Growth of Turbot

Study on the Effect of Curry Leaves Supplementation of Broiler Feed on Feed Conversion Ratio

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