LAU

Combinatorics And Artificial Intelligence Laboratory


CAAIL

About | Members | Projects | Opportunities


About

The Combinatorics in Artificial Intelligence Lab at the Lebanese American University (LAU) advances theoretical and applied research at the intersection of combinatorics, graph theory, algorithms, and artificial intelligence. Our work includes mathematical frameworks and optimization techniques for problems arising in data science, machine learning, and AI-driven applications.


Lab Members

Director

Research Associates

Research Assistants / Students

    DNA fragment assembly: Reina Najjar
    Protein data analysis: Joudy Allam, Sarah Younes, Aya Darwish, Mira Madi
    Blockchain consensus algorithms: Jad El Masri
    Machine learning for optimization problems: Aya Al Masri, Omar Kaddoura
    Vertex splitting into special graph classes: Mohamad Deryan, Joe Semaan
    Stochastic thresholding for graph-based clustering: Mohammad El-Asal
    LLMs and blockchain systems: Mohamad Sabra
    Feature selection for biology data: Cynthia Chaaya, Nadim Obeid

Projects


Opportunities

We are hiring...

If you are interested in a postdoctoral position, please send your CV and a brief statement of research interests by email to the lab director.

Email: faisal.abukhzam(AT)lau.edu.lb

Last updated: 2026-01-04