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This is from last year. Please use the Microsoft Teams group to access the course schedule and materials.

CS4255: Algorithms for sequence-based bioinformatics (2019/20 Q2)

The first lecture will take place on November 12. In the first lecture we will go over some logistics, including project planning and assignment, and setting the exam appointment. Attendance during the first lecture (and all others) is highly recommended.

Announcements

The exercise session scheduled for November 11 will not take place. ** The lecture of December 17 has been postponed **

Location

For location, check this page before lecture.

Schedule

Start Topic
Monday, 11 November 2019 8:45 Cancelled
Tuesday, 12 November 2019 13:45 Chapter 1
Thursday, 14 November 2019 13:45 Chapter 2
Monday, 18 November 2019 8:45 Exercises chapters 1 & 2
Tuesday, 19 November 2019 13:45 Chapter 3
Thursday, 21 November 2019 13:45 backup slot
Monday, 25 November 2019 8:45 Exercises. ch 3
Tuesday, 26 November 2019 13:45 Chapter 5
Thursday, 28 November 2019 13:45 backup slot
Monday, 2 December 2019 8:45 Exercises. ch. 5
Tuesday, 3 December 2019 13:45 Chapter 6
Thursday, 5 December 2019 13:45 backup slot
Monday, 9 December 2019 8:45 Exercises. ch. 6
Tuesday, 10 December 2019 13:45 Chapter 7
Thursday, 12 December 2019 13:45 backup slot
Monday, 16 December 2019 8:45 Exercises. ch. 7
Tuesday, 17 December 2019 13:45 postponed
Thursday, 19 December 2019 13:45 backup slot
Monday, 6 January 2020 8:45 Exercises. ch. 9
Tuesday, 7 January 2020 13:45 Chapter 9
Thursday, 9 January 2020 13:45 Chapter 10
Monday, 13 January 2020 8:45 Exercises. ch. 10
Tuesday, 14 January 2020 13:45 backup slot
Thursday, 16 January 2020 13:45 backup slot
Friday, 17 January Project deadline
Tuesday, 28 January Exam see BrightSpace for times

Preparation

Computer requirements

You need to bring your own laptop.

Requirements:

  • Python 3.6+
  • At least 20Gb free disk-space

Desired (but not required):

  • Linux kernel system (Mac, Windows 10 or Linux based OS)

Course book

In this course we will cover Chapters 1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10 from the book "Bioinformatics Algorithms - an active learning approach". Having the related chapters at hand during the programming exercises will prove very helpful.

Corresponding slide material is available on Brightspace.

Course material

Exercises

Exercises are hosted on Rosalind. You first need to enroll in the course.

After you have enrolled in the course, you can also directly access it. Each Monday you will be working on the exercises of the lectures from the previous week (Tuesday and Thursday).

Project

You should select one research papers out of the list below to implement in your project:

Your project grade will be the 40% of your final grade. You are expected to submit your project by January 17.

Project submission

You are required to submit your scripts to the shared Dropbox folder of this course. Your submission must include:

  1. Your name and student number
  2. Sufficient documentation on how to run the script
  3. Written comments that are detailed enough to understand your scripts

Exam

Exam grade will make up the 60% of your final grade.