Rate My Professor Dr Minh Bui

As leader of the Computational Phylogenomics Lab, Bui's research intersects computing, biology, and statistics, with a focus on enabling evolutionary studies in the genomic era. He develops advanced bioinformatic methods, statistical models of molecular evolution, and high-performance computing solutions for inferring phylogenies from massive genomic datasets. Bui co-leads the international team behind IQ-TREE, a flagship open-source software pivotal in phylogenetic analysis and notably used worldwide for tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants during the COVID-19 pandemic. His scholarly impact is profound, with over 90,000 citations. Notable awards include the 2023 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software (jointly with Professor Robert Lanfear), Highly Cited Researcher recognition by Web of Science annually from 2021 to 2024, and Field Leader in Evolutionary Biology by The Australian in 2019, 2022, and 2023. Key publications encompass "IQ-TREE: A Fast and Effective Stochastic Algorithm for Estimating Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies" (Nguyen et al., Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2015), "ModelFinder: Fast Model Selection for Accurate Phylogenetic Estimates" (Kalyaanamoorthy et al., Nature Methods, 2017), and "IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era" (Minh et al., Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2020). Additionally, he contributes as Associate Editor for Molecular Biology and Evolution (since 2024) and Journal of Molecular Evolution (since 2021).