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Professor Olaf WolkenhauerSystems Biology and Bioinformatics
Ulmenstrasse 69 (building 3, 3rd floor) 18057 Rostock, Germany Room 406 phone: +49 381 498-7570 fax: +49 381 498-7572 mail: olaf.wolkenhauer(at)uni-rostock.de |
Research Interest
Making Sense out of Data; Giving Meaning to Models
Many natural phenomena present themselves to us as nonlinear, dynamical spatio-temporal systems, producing an amazing variety of behavior and beautiful pattern. We are part of an effort to understand how the interactions of molecules and cells can bring about this astonishing structural and functional organization we observe in nature.
Our team is focusing on the analysis of data from complex biological and biomedical systems. We use statistical techniques, mathematical modelling, computer simulations and develop tools for use in the areas of bioinformatics, systems biology and systems medicine.
My research group is composed of a wide range of experts from the natural, physical and engineering sciences, working on theoretical and practical tools for an equally wide range of applications in biotechnology and biomedicine. The different backgrounds of our team members help us to address complex problems with an inter- and multidisciplinary approach. A comprehensive overview of our teaching activities, research projects and publications can be found on our main website at www.sbi.uni-rostock.de. The page you are reading now is about my personal views and interests.
My systems-theoretic approach is motivated by the conviction that relations between objects, whether these are material (say molecules or cells), or whether the objects are formal (mathematical), are most important to understanding a system: Life is a relation among biological entities and not a property of any object.
Making Sense out of Data; Giving Meaning to Models
Many natural phenomena present themselves to us as nonlinear, dynamical spatio-temporal systems, producing an amazing variety of behavior and beautiful pattern. We are part of an effort to understand how the interactions of molecules and cells can bring about this astonishing structural and functional organization we observe in nature.
Our team is focusing on the analysis of data from complex biological and biomedical systems. We use statistical techniques, mathematical modelling, computer simulations and develop tools for use in the areas of bioinformatics, systems biology and systems medicine.
My research group is composed of a wide range of experts from the natural, physical and engineering sciences, working on theoretical and practical tools for an equally wide range of applications in biotechnology and biomedicine. The different backgrounds of our team members help us to address complex problems with an inter- and multidisciplinary approach. A comprehensive overview of our teaching activities, research projects and publications can be found on our main website at www.sbi.uni-rostock.de. The page you are reading now is about my personal views and interests.
My systems-theoretic approach is motivated by the conviction that relations between objects, whether these are material (say molecules or cells), or whether the objects are formal (mathematical), are most important to understanding a system: Life is a relation among biological entities and not a property of any object.