UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI
Department of Computer Science
BSCS 621: TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST
(Modeling of Biological Systems)


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BS, Fourth Year, Seventh Semester, Academic Year 2006

Monday 1530h – 1710h; Wednesday 1925h – 2015h (R 22, ISPA Building)

Course Supervisor:
Professor Dr. Syed Arif Kamal
Office: Office of the Chairman, Department of Mathematics
Office Hours: Tuesday, Saturday 1530h – 1600h

Handout PDF


Course Objectives

To give the students sound background in the techniques and the methods of modeling of physiological systems with particular applications from clinical medicine


Course Outline

Fundamentals of scientific method, inductive and deductive logic, handling of scientific projects, research-proposal writing


Modeling growth of children, precedence and influence graphs in the physical examination of children

 

3-D optical imaging techniques (moiré fringe topography and rasterstereography)

Modeling of human heart, mapping of location of heart from 3-D stereophotorammetric techniques


Modeling of human spinal column (static and dynamic models)

3-D generation of human spinal column, application to quantify curvatures of spinal column (scoliosis, kyphosis and lordosis)

Study of posture and gait of children


Models of brain (covariant model, generalized coupling model, covariant generalized coupling model, mathematical definition of brain death), applications

 

Marks Breakdown
50% marks deduction for late submission

Evaluation Parameter

Marks

Research Proposal

1020

Software Development and Demonstration

1030

Final Examination

1050

 

Total

1100

Research Proposal
Sample Topics PDF
Written Submission of Topic: Monday, February 13, 2006
Proposal Submission:
Monday, March 6, 2006
Presentations:
Monday-Wednesday, April 3-5, 2006

Software Development and Demonstration
Sample Topics PDF
Written Submission of Topic: Monday, February 27, 2006
Report Submission:
Monday, March 20, 2006
Presentations:
Monday-Wednesday, April 3-5, 2006

Papers of Related Courses
PIBM 648 (2005) PDF     
MTHN 721 (2005) PDF

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