Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023 A.A. 2021/2022 A.A. 2020/2021 A.A. 2019/2020 A.A. 2018/2019 A.A. 2017/2018 A.A. 2016/2017

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Medical bioinformatics - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Three courses to be chosen among the following
6
B
ING-INF/05
6
B
INF/01
6
B
INF/01
6
B
INF/01
6
B
INF/01
6
B
INF/01
Final exam
24
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
English B2 level
4
F
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°
12
D
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Other activities
2
F
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Biomedicine and bioinformatics databases (2018/2019)

Teaching code

4S004549

Credits

12

Coordinator

Carlo Combi

Language

English en

Also offered in courses:

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

ING-INF/05 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS

MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

Fundamentals of database systems Teoria

Credits

5

Period

I semestre

Academic staff

Alberto Belussi

Lessons timetable
Fundamentals of database systems Lab.

Credits

1

Period

I semestre

Academic staff

Alberto Belussi

Lessons timetable
Biomedical and bioinformatic data management

Credits

6

Period

II semestre

Academic staff

Carlo Combi

Lessons timetable

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding:
The goal of this course is to provide the student with the knowledge and understanding of the theoretical, methodological and technological main concepts related to database systems and their use for the management of biomedical and bioinformatics data and information.

Applying knowledge and understanding:
The student will be able to a) define through a formal model the structure and the features of complex data collections; b) specify queries on complex data through different query languages; c) understand the advanced requirements for the management of biomedical information.

Making judgements:
The student will acquire the capability of autonomously evaluate different design options for complex systems, and of autonomously propose effective solutions in the application domain related to biomedicine and bioinformatics.

Communication:
The student will be also able to interact with different stakeholders in multidisciplinary teams, having different skills and backgrounds in biomedicine and bioinformatics.

Lifelong learning skills:
The student will acquire the capability of learning new methodologies and technologies related to data management and applying them in the biomedical/bioinformatics domain.

Program

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MM: Biomedical and bioinformatic data management
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* Temporal databases: advanced topics * Temporal Clinical Databases * Querying biomedical XML data: Xpath and Xquery * Electronic Medical Record systems * Information retrieval techniques (a survey)
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MM: Fundamentals of database systems Teoria
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- The relational data model: relational calculus, functional dependencies, normal forms and decompositions. - Conceptual data modeling in UML - Object and object-relational databases: data model and query language of SQL 3, UML for modeling object oriented databases, mapping towards SLQ 3. - Spatio-Temporal databases: basic concepts, data models, query languages (TSQL2, Simple Feature Specification for SQL OGC). - Big data systems: Hadoop
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MM: Fundamentals of database systems Lab.
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- training on SQL 3 with postgreSQL - training on spatio-temporal queries with PostGIS

Bibliography

Reference texts
Activity Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Fundamentals of database systems Teoria R. Elmasri, S. B. Navathe Fundamentals of Database Systems (Edizione 1) Addison-Wesley 1994 0805317481
Fundamentals of database systems Teoria M. N. DeMers Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (Edizione 1) Jhon Wiley & sons, Inc. 1997 0471142840
Fundamentals of database systems Teoria M. F. Worboys GIS: A Computing Perspective (Edizione 1) Taylor & Francis 1995 0748400656
Fundamentals of database systems Teoria J. D. Ullman Principles of Database and Knowledge-base Systems Computer Science Press  
Fundamentals of database systems Teoria P. Rigaux, M. Scholl and A. Voisard Spatial Databases with Application to GIS Morgan Kaufmann  
Fundamentals of database systems Teoria C. Combi, E. Keravnou-Papailiou, Y. Shahar Temporal Information Systems in Medicine (Edizione 1) Springer 2010 978-1-4419-6542-4
Fundamentals of database systems Teoria R. G. G. Cattell The Object Data Standard: ODMG 3.0 Morgan Kaufmann 2000 1-55860-64
Biomedical and bioinformatic data management S. Abiteboul, P. Buneman, D. Suciu Data on the Web: from relations to semistructured data and XML (Edizione 1) Morgan Kaufmann 1999 155860622X
Biomedical and bioinformatic data management Don Box, Aaron Skonnard, John Lam Essential XML: Oltre il Markup Addison Wesley 2001 8871921186
Biomedical and bioinformatic data management C. Combi, E. Keravnou-Papailiou, Y. Shahar Temporal Information Systems in Medicine (Edizione 1) Springer 2010 978-1-4419-6542-4

Examination Methods

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MM: Biomedical and bioinformatic data management
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The exam consists of an oral examinations with exercises and questions related to the different parts of the module, with the goal of verifying whether the student is aware of the theoretical content of the module and is able to apply it in real-world contexts.
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MM: Fundamentals of database systems Teoria
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The exam for this module consists of a written test of about 2.5 hours containing: (i) some exercises requiring the specification of queries and database design using one of the database models included in the program and (ii) open questions about the theory. During the semester, in a date to be decided with the students, an intermediate test will be proposed on the part of the program regarding: the relational calculus, the functional dependencies and the normalization.
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MM: Fundamentals of database systems Lab.
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See the description of the theory module

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE