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.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
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| I sem. | Oct 3, 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| II sem. | Mar 1, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 |
| Session | From | To |
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| Sessione invernale Appelli d'esame | Feb 1, 2017 | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Sessione estiva Appelli d'esame | Jun 12, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Sessione autunnale Appelli d'esame | Sep 1, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione estiva Appelli di Laurea | Jul 18, 2017 | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Sessione autunnale Appelli di laurea | Nov 22, 2017 | Nov 22, 2017 |
| Sessione invernale Appelli di laurea | Mar 20, 2018 | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2016 | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Festa dell'Immacolata Concezione | Dec 8, 2016 | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Vacanze di Natale | Dec 23, 2016 | Jan 8, 2017 |
| Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 14, 2017 | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Anniversario della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2017 | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Festa del Lavoro | May 1, 2017 | May 1, 2017 |
| Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 |
| Vacanze estive | Aug 8, 2017 | Aug 20, 2017 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Science and Engineering Teaching and Student Services Unit.
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Academic staff
045 802 7823
alberto.benvegnu@univr.it
maurizio.boscaini@univr.it
federico.busato@univr.it
Ugolini Simone
simone.ugolini@univr.it
Study Plan
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.
1° Year
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
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One course to be chosen among the following2 courses to be chosen among the followingLegend | 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.
Discrete Biological Models (2018/2019)
Teaching code
4S01908
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
INF/01 - INFORMATICS
Period
II semestre dal Mar 4, 2019 al Jun 14, 2019.
Learning outcomes
Acquisition of methods of discrete mathematics in the analysis of biological phenomena, with a major emphasis on the computational analysis of genomes. In particular discrete probability and information theory are revisited in the perspective of genome analysis.
Program
Basic notation on sequences and strings. The problems of substring and superstring. Lexicographic ordering and suffix arrays. Advanced combinatorial schemata and discrete probability. Random sequences and fundamental probability laws on them (Bernoulli, Poisson, Exponential, Gauss). Information sources and entropy. Conditional entropy, entropic divergences and mutual information. Genomes, genomic indexes, genomic dictionaries, genomic distributions and entropies. Representations and visualizations of genomes. Types of codes and genetic code. Sequence duplications and double sequences. The sequence paradox and other life paradoxes. Cellular dynamics and recurrent equations. Biological networks and their principal aspects.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. M. Cover, J. A. Thomas | Elements of Information Theory (Edizione 1) | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | 1991 | 0471062596 | |
| Vincenzo Manca | Infobiotics | Springer | 2013 |
Examination Methods
Oral exam, with a possible project.
Teaching Material
- Manca V. - Topics in discrete mathematics (Notes freely distributed at the beginning of the course, 130 pages, 2017)
- Bonnici V, Manca V - Informational laws of genome structures. Scientific Report, Volume 6, Article number 28840 doi 10.1038/srep28840, Nature Publishing Group (2016)
- Manca V. - The principles of informational genomics. Theoretical Computer Science (C), doi 10.1016/j.tcs.2017.02.0352017. Elsevier B. V. (2017)
Type D and Type F activities
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Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
There you will find information, resources and services useful during your time at the University (Student’s exam record, your study plan on ESSE3, Distance Learning courses, university email account, office forms, administrative procedures, etc.). You can log into MyUnivr with your GIA login details: only in this way will you be able to receive notification of all the notices from your teachers and your secretariat via email and also via the Univr app.
Tutoring faculty members
Graduation
Attendance modes and venues
As stated in the Teaching Regulations, attendance at the course of study is not mandatory.
Part-time enrolment is permitted. Find out more on the Part-time enrolment possibilities page.
The course's teaching activities take place in the Science and Engineering area, which consists of the buildings of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2, Ca' Vignal 3 and Piramide, located in the Borgo Roma campus.
Lectures are held in the classrooms of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2 and Ca' Vignal 3, while practical exercises take place in the teaching laboratories dedicated to the various activities.
