Levente Dojcsak

PhD Student, Graduate Research Assistant
Department: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Tennessee
Research Advisor: Dr. Michael A. Langston
Email: ldojcsak (at) vols (dot) utk (dot) edu
Office: 210 Min Kao Building
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Current Teaching Assistant Role

CS580: Foundations of Computer Science


Research Topics & Interests

Integration of Classic Graph Theoretical Methods with Bayesian Analysis & Machine Learning
Bayesian Structure Learning
Big Data Analytics
Combinatorial Optimization
Data Science
Mathematical Programming
Modern Statistical Methods
Ramsey Theory
Timely Applications in Biological & Health Sciences
Chronic Kidney Disease
End-Stage Renal Disease
Maternal Morbidity
External Exposome
 

Education

M.S. Mathematics, Loyola University Chicago
B.S. Physics & Mathematics, Lawrence Technological University
 

Publications

Leveraging Machine Learning Approaches to Identify Health-Related Social Needs Screening from Electronic Health Records
(Under Review)
Link Prediction in Multipartite Graphs with Application to Drug Repositioning Studies
Chen, C., Grady, S. K., Dojcsak, L.,  Ellingson, S. R., Langston, M. A. (2025). IEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics.
Circulating Mycobiota Signatures and Cardiovascular Mortality among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
Sumida, K., Mallisetty, Y., Chiu, C., Han, Z., Mims, T., Chen, C., Beach, R., Dojcsak, L., et. al. (2025). Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Seminar: Scalable Preprocessing Tools for Exposomic Data Analysis
Grady, S. K., Dojcsak, L., et al. (2023). Environmental Health Perspectives. 131(12): 124201.
Quantitative analysis of spirality in elliptical galaxies
Dojcsak, L., Shamir, L. (2014). New Astronomy Journal. Vol. 28
SDSS-II: Determination of Shape and Color Parameter Coefficients for SALT-II Fit Model
Dojcsak, L., Marriner, J. (2012). Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics. Vol. 25
 

Conferences

Early-Stage Characteristics and Potential Predictors of Chronic Kidney Disease among US Veterans
ASN Kidney Week 2023 | November 2-5, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA
Overcoming Data Science Challenges in Health Disparities Research
XULA 16th Health Disparities Conference | February 22-24, 2023 | New Orleans, LA
 

UTK Graduate Courses Taken

CS 690 - Graph Algorithms, Applications, and Implementations
CS 690 - Graph Theory
CS 594 - Bioinformatics
CS 581 - Algorithms
CS 580 - Foundations of Computing
CS 560 - Software Systems
CS 530 - Computer Architecture
CS 526 - Data Mining
CS 524 - Natural Language Processing (Audit)
CS 522 - Machine Learning
CS 462 - Parallel Programming
MATH 585 - Optimal Control Theory
FDSC 551 - Advanced Regression
 

Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant: UTK
CS 580 - Foundations of Computer Science
CS 594/690 - Graph Algorithms, Applications, and Implementations
Independent Teaching: UTK
MATH 115 - Statistical Reasoning
MATH 119 - College Algebra
MATH 125 - Basic Calculus
SAGA Teaching Fellow
Sullivan High School, Chicago Public Schools, 2017-2018
Independent Teaching: Loyola Chicago
MATH 100: Intermediate Algebra
Graduate Teaching Assistant Recitation Courses: Loyola Chicago
MATH 201 - Discrete Mathematics & Number Theory
MATH 263 - Multivariable Caclulus
MATH 304 - Probability & Statistics I