BMI 732 - BIOMEDICAL ONTOLOGIES AND SEMANTIC WEB TECHNIQUES

College of Medicine

Credits: 3

This course is a conceptual introduction to biomedical ontologies and ontological modeling in biomedicine through Semantic Web techniques. Students will learn about RDF, OWL, description logics, and SPARQL and their role in designing ontologies. Biomedical terminologies such as GO, ICD-9/10, SNOMED-CT, and MeSH will be discussed as case studies.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: MA 123 (or equivalent) or consent of the instructor.
Approved for Distance Learning.