To apply programming skills in solving a real world application in computational biology, which integrates Boolean logic, graph representation and search, markup languages, and parallel computing.
In this capstone course, students will work together in teams of up to 3 students each to design a software package to create a gene regulatory network from temporal gene expression data under various perturbation. Students will also generate random Boolean networks to test their inference algorithms.
Prerequisites: senior standing and consent of instructor.
Instructor: Joe Song, joemsong@cs.nmsu.edu, 505-646-4299, Office: SH 141, Office hours: MF 4:45pm-5:45pm.
Meeting time: Lecture–Room SH 113, MF 3:30pm-4:45pm; Lab–Room SH 118B F 1:30pm-3:20pm
Course web page: http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~joemsong/448
First class meets on ......................................................................... January 19, 2007
Last day to withdraw with “W” at NMSU ............................................. (Monday) March 12, 2007
No class (spring break) ................................ ................................ March 19 and 23, 2007
No class (spring day) ................................................................... (Friday) April 6, 2007
Final presentation .............................................. SH 124 3:30pm-5:30pm (Monday) May 7, 2007
Homework (20%). Project (80%). Homework is due two weeks after posted. Late homework will not be accepted. No incomplete grades. Evaluation of team project will be conducted so that individuals contributions will be reflected in the final grade of each student. Thus, the grade can be different among students of the same group.
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