Range of projects
The scientific scope of the projects is the field of
bioinformatics. This includes topics like sequence analysis,
sequence databases, visualization, software tools and user interfaces, etc.
Project tasks can be
Students' skills. Students working for the Agency are typically
second year graduates in the Bielefeld bioinformatics curriculum.
They have acquired substantial knowledge in computer science
(programming, analysis of algorithms, technical and theoretical computer science), biology
(molecular biology, genetics), and specific topics from bioinformatics
(sequence analysis algorithms, use of network tools and resources).
Project work is a curricular requirement preceding the diploma (Master's)
thesis.
External partners for student projects should satisfy the
following criteria:
How projects are started
Step 1. Contact the Agency with your project idea. We'll negotiate
about specific goals, the amount of work, necessary prerequisites,
desired deliverables and project duration (which should not exceed 6 months). How projects are run
Generally, electronic mail will be used for problem specification,
documentation, progress reports, etc. Interactive sessions at a
virtual conference center will be held on demand; from our experience
weekly sessions are recommanded in the initial phase.
Local guidance by the agency managers will be available to the students.
A more detailed time-table will be worked out for each project individually.
How projects are completed
The students will write a final report + documentation, and present
completed work at the partner's site (upon invitation).
A short report on the project will be placed on the Agency's WWW pages.
(Details will be treated confidential upon request.)
Partners should write a short evaluation statement for the Agency.
Sample Projects
Here we list some student projects that are in progress, or have been completed.
More to follow soon !
Projects labeled (local) were recently done at Bielefeld. They inspired the
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Step 2. The Agency will find students to work on the project.
Students' prior qualification will be assessed by the Agency.
Step 3. A project document will be worked out.