Computational Biology and Medical Ecology Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming,
China

Zhanshan (Sam) Ma is a Professor and the Director of Computational Biology and Medical Ecology Lab at Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received double PhD degrees in Computer Science (2008) and Entomology (1997), both from the University of Idaho, USA. He is a member of London-based “Faculty of 1000 Biology and Medicine” and the editor-in-chief of Int. J. of Computational Microbiology and Medical Ecology, and Int. J. of Cyberspace Sciences and Emergency Management. Dr. Ma holds endowed professor appointments from Chinese Academy of Sciences (i.e., The 100-Talented Principal Investigators) and Yunnan Provincial Government (i.e., The Top Talents in Science and Technology), respectively. He has published over 70 peer-refereed papers in premier platforms of Computer Science and Biology such as IEEE Transactions on Reliability and Science Translational Medicine.