Joined UC San Diego CSE Faculty as Lecturer

Jan 15, 2023·
Edwin Solares
Edwin Solares
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Appointed as Lecturer in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at UC San Diego, transitioning from UC Davis postdoctoral position where I worked with mentors Patrice Koehl (Computer Science) and Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra (Population Genomics).

Current Teaching (2024-2025)

  • CSE 150A: Introduction to AI - Probabilistic Reasoning
  • CSE 150B: Introduction to AI - Search and Reasoning
  • CSE 151A: Machine Learning - Learning Algorithms
  • DSC 232R: Big Data Analytics Using Spark
  • MAS DSE 220: Introduction to Machine Learning
  • CSE 29: Systems Programming and Software Tools

Dual Appointment

In August 2024, expanded to dual position in the Halicioglu Data Science Institute alongside Computer Science and Engineering.

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Edwin Solares (he/him)
Lecturer in Computer Science & Data Science
I am a computational biologist and data scientist bridging artificial intelligence, evolutionary genomics, and climate-resilient agriculture. My research leverages cutting-edge machine learning and bioinformatics to address global food security challenges in the face of rapid climate change. With publications in high-impact journals including Nature Plants, PNAS, and Genome Research (h-index: 7), I develop tools and methods that advance both computational science and real-world applications.