Biocomputing Research Group

The Biocomputing Research Group at BI Lab is interested in developing molecular algorithms for machine learning and pattern recognition and thier applications to disease diagnoses. We are also trying to invent microfluidic devices for this purpose.

Seminars

• Private Project Seminar
  (March 30, 2001 ~ September 26, 2005)
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002
  • 2001
• Papers in DNA Computing 10
  (June 15, 2004 ~ July 22, 2004)
• Papers in DNA Based Computer VIII
  (July 5, 2002 ~ October 4, 2002)
• Papers in DNA Based Computer VII
  (June 27, 2001 ~ September, 2001)
• Papers in DNA Based Computer VI
  (January 19, 2001 ~ March 2001)
• Papers in Science and Nature
  (November 17, 2000 ~ January 19, 2001)

Publications

• Probabilistic Library Model
• Molecular Programming
• Molecular Learning
• Molecular Inference
• Molecular Search
• Design Tools
• DNA Computing Chips

Tutorials

• B.-T. Zhang, Molecular Information Processing Technologies (in Korean), IEEK Magazine, 29(3):286-298, 2002.
• B.-T. Zhang, Molecular Computing: An Overview a tutorial presented at CSE Courses 4190.626, March 13, 2002.
• Introduction to DNA Computing (Comics)
• L. M. Adleman, Molecular Computation of Solutions to Combinatorial Problems, Science, 266:1021-1024, 1994 (The first DNA Computing paper.)
• C.C. Maley, DNA computation; Theory, Practice, and Prospects, Evolutionary Computation, 6(3):201-229, 1999.
• J. Reif, The Emergence of the Discipline of Biomolecular Computation in the US, New Generation Computing, 2002.

Invited Talks

• Developing a Electrical DNA Sensing Mechnism Using MEMS & Nanoporous Filter Dr. Jea-Hun Lee, Korea Basic Science Institute, April 14, 2006.
• MicrochannelÀ» ÀÌ¿ëÇÑ ¹ÙÀÌ¿À ºÐ¼® ±â¼úÀÇ Áø´Ü ÀÀ¿ë Prof. Young-Seoun Kime, KyungNam University, March 23, 2006.
• Biologically Inspired Robot: Biomimetic Whiskers Dr. Dae-Eun Kim, Max-Planck-Society, Germany, January 10, 2006.
• À¯ÀüÁúȯ °³¿ä ¹× Áø´ÜÀÇ ¿¹ Dr. Hyun Seok Jin, Yonsei University, November 2, 2005.
• Molecular Robot Control Dr. Klaus-Peter Zauner, The Southampton University, UK, September 27, 2005.
• The Ochestration of Informed Matter Dr. Klaus-Peter Zauner, The Southampton University, UK, September 27, 2005.
• Molecular logic/memory materials and devices Dr. Hyo-Young, Lee, ETRI, August 24, 2005.
• Self-Assembly for Nanomanufacturing of Hybrid Nanodevices Prof. Seunghun Hong, Dept. of Physics, Seoul National University, May 18, 2005.
• Development & Application of Aptamer-Based Biochip System Dr. Sung-Chun Kim, GenoProt Inc., April 1, 2005.
• Inhibition of HCV replication by vitro selected RNA aptamers Prof. Seong-Wook Lee, Dankook University, Department of Molecular Biology, April 1, 2005.
• The biomolecular libraries; the currently available types and their use
  Prof. Junho Chung, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, March 23, 2005.
• Understanding Biology Using Gene Expression Profiling Prof. Sangdun Choi, California Institute of Technology, February 24, 2005.
• Application of Micro & Nanobeads for Bio Application: Prof. Yoon Sik Lee, Seoul National University, November 16, 2004.
• Self-Assembled DNA Nanostructures for Molecular Scale Patterning, Computation and Motors:  Prof. John H. Reif, Duke University, November 8, 2004
• Molecular computing in microflow reactors: Dr. Danny van Noort, The Technical University of Berlin, Mar. 10, 2004
• Capillary Gel Electrophoresis of Gene: J. Kong, OPTRON-TEC, Jan. 28, 2004
• Capillary Electrophoresis: J. Kong, OPTRON-TEC, Dec. 9, 2003
• Biomolecular Computing in Silico (Part II): Prof. Max H. Garzon, Division of Computer Science, The University of Memphis, Jan. 23, 2003
• Biomolecular Computing in Silico (Part I): Prof. Max H. Garzon, Division of Computer Science, The University of Memphis, Jan. 21, 2003
• Plastic Microfluidic Devices for Bio/Chemical Analysis: Prof. Chonghun Han, Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Nov. 12, 2002
• DNA Computing in Micro-Flow Reactors: Danny van Noort, Fraunhofer Institute for BioMolecular Information Processing, St. Augustin/Bonn, Germany, January 12, 2002.

Research Projects

• Molecular Evolutionary Computing
• NACST: Nucleic Acid Computing Simulation Toolkit

Useful links

• Journals
• Nature
• Science
• Biosystems
• Nucleic Acids Research
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
• Nanotechnology
• Theoretical Computer Science
• Natural Computing
• IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience
• Conferences
• Related Groups and Sites
  • BioMip (in GMD)
  • The European Molecular Computing Consortium (EMCC)
  • Dresden DNA Computation Group
  • Molecular Computer Project (in Tokyo Univ.)
  • DNA Computing and Informatics at Surfaces (Univ. of Wisconsin)
  • Leiden Center for Natural Computing
  • Consortium for Biomolecular Computation
  • Researchers on DNA Computing
• Status Reports for DNA computing
  • 1998 Report
  • 1997 Report
  • DARPA Web Report
  • DARPA Proposal
  • NSF Proposal
• A Bibliography of Molecular Computation and Splicing Systems
• The Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies (subject: DNA Computing etc.)