Facilitates attendance of graduate courses in bioinformatics by providing the fundamental background. Fellow of the IEEE and recipient of IBM Outstanding Innovation Award, and NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award. Depending on the affiliation of the student, this course counts as either a valid Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Biomedical Engineering course satisfying the departmental course requirements for each of these departments. Students from biological and health sciences are welcomed and encouraged to take the course. Most courses 4000-level and above can be credited to all degree programs.
All courses are subject to advisor approval.
To achieve these goals, there is great need for a new generation of interdisciplinary scientists and engineers. All concepts and methods will be introduced. No previous computer or biology background is required for the course. Course notes will be distributed to the class. Biweekly short assignments.