1MB602: Knowledge-based Systems in Bioinformatics 2007
- Credit points: 5 (3 points: Exam, 1 point: hand-ins, 1 point: project)
- Lecturer: Torgeir R. Hvidsten
- The course teaches intelligent bioinformatics; principles and methods for biomedical knowledge representation and inference
- Logic and knowledge representation
- Heuristic search
- Logical inference
- Probabilistic approaches
- Genetic algorithms and genetic programming
- Decision trees and neural networks
- Cellular automata
- The course uses the programming language LISP/Scheme to illustrate intelligent bioinformatics and to teach principles of programming
- Procedural and data abstraction
- Lists and hiererachical structures
- ...
- Lecture slides, exercises and project, articles
- Book 1: E. Keedwell, A. Narayanan, Intelligent bioinformatics: the application of artificial intelligence techniques to bioinformatics problems. Chichester : John Wiley, 2005. ISBN: 0-470-02175-6
- Book 2: H. Abelson, G.J. Sussman, Structure and Interpretation of
Computer Programs 2nd ed, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2000.
NOTE: Available in HTML-format from the book homepage: http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/, pages 1-252 are the most relevant - DrScheme: Programming environment for LISP/Scheme: http://plt-scheme.org/software/drscheme/
NOTE: Language -> Choose Language -> PLT -> Textual (MzScheme, includes R5RS)
- Obligatory hand-in exercises (all exercises must be returned and approved)
- Obligatory computer project
- There will be a bonus point on the exam for each approved exercise handed in within the deadline and up to five bonus points if the project is approved and handed in within the deadline. Thus there will be a maximum of 10 bonus points amounting to 10% of the exam.
- Exercises can be delivered by email, in Box 598 or directly to the lecturer.
Student evaluations: 2007