I'm a researcher focusing on deep learning applications in population genetics and precision health, working with Prof. Alexander Ioannidis at Stanford University and UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute.

Previously, I also collaborated with ML4SCI on quantum machine learning for high-energy physics with Prof. Sergei Gleyzer, and worked with Prof. Jordi Cortadella at UPC on developing a framework for automated chip floorplanning.

I completed my Bachelor's in Data Science and Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), graduating as valedictorian and participating in exchanges at ETH Zurich and Stanford University.

Publications

• snputils: A Python Library for Processing Diverse Genomes
  D. Bonet*, M. Comajoan Cara*, M. Barrabés*, ..., A. Ioannidis (*equal contribution)
  Poster presented at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting, 2024, Denver, Colorado, USA. Website; GitHub.

• PopGenAdapt: Semi-Supervised Domain Adaptation for Genotype-to-Phenotype Prediction in Underrepresented Populations
  M. Comajoan Cara, D. Mas Montserrat, A. Ioannidis
  Paper and oral presentation at the Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB), 2024, Puako, Hawaii, USA. Paper; bioRxiv; GitHub.

• Quantum Vision Transformers for Quark-Gluon Classification
  M. Comajoan Cara, ..., S. Gleyzer
  Published in Axioms, 2024; 13(5):323. Paper; arXiv; GitHub.

• $\mathbb{Z}_2 \times \mathbb{Z}_2$ Equivariant Quantum Neural Networks: Benchmarking against Classical Neural Networks
  Z. Dong, M. Comajoan Cara, ..., S. Gleyzer
  Published in Axioms, 2024; 13(3):188. Paper; arXiv.

• Hybrid Quantum Vision Transformers for Event Classification in High Energy Physics
  E. Unlu, M. Comajoan Cara, ..., S. Gleyzer
  Published in Axioms, 2024; 13(3):187. Paper; arXiv.

• A Comparison Between Invariant and Equivariant Classical and Quantum Graph Neural Networks
  R. Forestano, M. Comajoan Cara, ..., S. Gleyzer
  Published in Axioms, 2024; 13(3):160. Paper; arXiv.

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