Computational Biology

Computational Biology is concerned with the development and application of computer-based methods for the analysis of biological data and the creation of mathematical and statistical models that can be used to describe and simulate biological processes. Here, both data-driven approaches from the field of machine learning are applied and hypothesis-driven models are adapted to existing data. A particular challenge is the integration of different types of biological data in order to create a holistic picture of biological processes. This interdisciplinary subject is at the interface between biology, mathematics and computer science, and offers numerous areas of application, e.g. in biomedical research or the pharmaceutical industry.