Unit 1
Introduction: The Central Dogma – Killer Application – Parallel Universes – Watson’s Definition – Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Approach – Information Flow – Conversance – Communications. Database and Networks: Definition – Data Management – Data Life Cycle – Database Technology – Interfaces – Implementation – Networks: Communication Models – Transmission Technology – Protocols – Bandwidth – Topology – Contents – Security – Ownership – Implementation.
Unit 2
Search Engines and Data Visualization: Search Process – Technologies – Searching and Information Theory – Computational Methods – Knowledge Management – Sequence Visualizations – Structure Visualizations – User Interfaces – Animation vs Simulation. Statistics, Data Mining and Pattern Matching: Statistical Concepts – Micro Arrays – Imperfect Data – Basics – Quantifying – Randomness – Data Analysis – Tools Selection – Alignment – Clustering – Classification – Data Mining Methods – Technology – Infrastructure Pattern Recognition – Discovery.