DePaul Bioinformatics

I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Chicago (1995). I also hold a Master’s Degree in Computer Science (IIT, 1986) and a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies (Northwestern, 1978).

I have taught in a variety of settings, including in industry (Texas Instruments), at a community college (Triton College), and as a graduate student at U. of C. Since coming to CTI/CDM in 1995 I have taught numerous undergrad and grad courses.

My primary research area was computational complexity with interest in constructive logic, graph theory, and computability theory (until recently called recursion theory).

I have recently begun a research program in bioinformatics, specifically, using a measure called normalized compression distance (NCD) to determine the distance between pairs of strings from a set of DNA/RNA strings of related organisms and then using those pairwise distances to build phylogenetic trees.

I am also very involved with understanding how information technology is used by community-based organizations (CBOs) in providing their services. In cooperation with DePaul’s Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning, I have worked with CBOs in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood. In December, 2004, and again in June, 2006, I went on faculty/staff trips to Kenya.

During the summer of 2014 I spent four weeks at the Ghana Technology University College in Accra, Ghana, co-teaching a web programming course. I hope to develop further DePaul’s relationship with GTUC as both schools have much in common in terms of approaches to teaching.

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forest-project

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PI: John Rogers
01 Jan 2020