Learning outcomes

This class aims at providing the fundamental knowledge for the design, implementation, development, management, and maintenance of hardware and software systems in biotechnological labs, both for research and production, and clinical labs. Starting from actual case studies, the main related topics are highlighted; then, each of them is addresses in detail from a theoretical and practical perspective. Finally, workshops with external speakers allow to meet companies and institutions which use this knowledge.

Program

Theory
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Communications among systems
- Networks
- Protocols
- Machine-to-machine
Methods and devices for data acquisition, storage, and visualization
- Acquisition, calibration and errors
- Storage formats
- Storage devices
- Data visualization
Tracking methods
- Application scenarios
- Methods: bar codes, RFID, Active wireless tags
- EPCGlobal
- Architecture of a tracking system

Laboratory
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- Tools for network analysis
- Communications through Java
- Connection of services through a middleware layer.
- Visualization tools
- Example of biotech process automation (E-Wine and E-Flour projects)
- Example of biotech lab automation
- Machine virtualization and Linux setup.

To attend fruitfully the class, the students should know
Computer Architectures, Operating Systems, Database, Java programming.

Examination Methods

The examination consists of:

1) written test with questions about the theory and practice part of the class
2) project
- Bibliographic research (max 2 points, max 2 people)
- Experimental activity (max 3 points, max 3 people)

Students from Computer Science Degree must do the experimental project.

Updated list of titles on the teacher's web page.

For the project, synergies are possibles with other classes, stage and thesis.

The final result (over 30 points) is computed by summing the result of both the written test and the project.

Bibliography

Teaching materials

•   00.Calendario delle lezioni   (pdf, it, 32 KB, 11/06/13)
•   01.Introduzione al corso   (pdf, it, 2423 KB, 21/03/13)
•   02.Comunicazioni tra sistemi automatici   (pdf, it, 8421 KB, 25/03/13)
•   03.Esercitazione su analisi di rete   (zip, it, 1095 KB, 02/04/13)
•   04.Acquisizione e memorizzazione dell'informazione   (pdf, it, 4804 KB, 02/04/13)
• 05.Soluzioni esercitrazione analisi di rete (plain, it, 0 KB, 15/04/13)
•   06.Esercitazione su visualizzazione dati   (zip, it, 3485 KB, 15/04/13)
•   07.Esercitazione su virtualizzazione e installazione Linux   (pdf, it, 1351 KB, 06/05/13)
•   08.Soluzioni esercitazione visualizzazione dati   (zip, it, 0 KB, 13/05/13)
•   09.Esercitazione su programmazione di rete in Java   (zip, it, 11483 KB, 13/05/13)
•   10.Tracciabilità automatica   (pdf, it, 1941 KB, 13/05/13)
•   11.Esercitazione su tracciabilità   (zip, it, 1799 KB, 10/06/13)
•   12.Soluzione esercizio tracciabilità   (pdf, it, 56 KB, 10/06/13)
•   13.Esercitazione su automatizzazione ricerca biotec   (zip, it, 3497 KB, 11/06/13)
•   A.Caso di studio Ospedale di Verona   (pdf, it, 99 KB, 25/03/13)
•   B.Archivio domande   (pdf, it, 68 KB, 25/03/13)
•   Z.Proposte di elaborati/stage/tesi   (pdf, it, 40 KB, 18/04/13)