Special Lecture by Prof. Andreas Dengel (2025.05)

Lecture Title

AI for Biotechnologies: A New Approach Using Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs

Lecture Overview

Biotechnology and drug discovery research face increasingly complex challenges driven by advances in personalized medicine and the growing demand for sustainable solutions. While new drug development requires significant time and cost, efficient innovation in agriculture, nutrition, and healthcare is urgently needed.

This lecture introduces how artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models and knowledge graphs, can deepen our understanding of biology and uncover hidden patterns from vast datasets. Additionally, a globally unique dataset integrating sequence data with semantic information about biological entities is presented, demonstrating how AI tools built on this foundation enable prediction of biomolecular interactions, automated identification of biomarkers, and discovery of novel pathways.

Speaker

Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Andreas Dengel (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence)

• Head of the DFKI Kaiserslautern site, with over 100 researchers working on advanced AI research
• Chair of the "Flexible Factory Partner Alliance"
• 2018: Distinguished Honorary Professor, Osaka Prefecture University
• 2021: Awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

Event Information

The same lecture will be held twice.

• May 19, 2025 (Mon) 13:15–14:45 / Osaka Metropolitan University, Nakamozu Campus, Smart Energy Building
• May 20, 2025 (Tue) 10:45–12:15 / Abeno Medix 6F Hall
• Language: English

Organizer & Sponsors

• Organizer: DFKI Japan Lab
• Sponsors: Graduate School of Informatics, Osaka Metropolitan University / Institute for Drug Discovery Science, Osaka Metropolitan University