Professor Kaizhong Zhang, Department of Computer Science, Western University, leads research in bioinformatics, algorithms, data mining, sequence alignment, and RNA structure alignment. His work develops rigorous algorithmic methods for analyzing biological sequences and related data, with a strong emphasis on computational efficiency and pattern discovery. His research mission is to turn biologically complex problems into precise computational models that produce useful analytical tools. He teaches topics such as bioinformatics and analysis of algorithms and has long contributed to theory-driven computing research at Western University.