Computational Medicine

MeliKerion

The self-organizing map is a popular data mining tool, but so far it has not been fully applied outside engineering sciences. MeliKerion is an open source package for SOM analyses in the Octave/Matlab programming environments, but you can also take advantage of the multi-dimensional visualization via the online service. Under construction.

CraneFoot

CraneFoot is an open-source pedigree drawing software that can process hundreds of families simultaneously and print a comprehensive report of the results. An online drawing service is provided for those that do not wish to use the software without a graphical user interface.

Himmeli

Drawing complex networks is no trivial matter especially if they are weighted, and for this reason an automated solution was created. Himmeli is built on a simulated annealing algorithm that spreads the nodes in two dimensions for best viewing on printed media.

Miscellaneous tools

Managing and preprocessing datasets is crucial for efficient and accurate statistical modelling. Most of the tasks are repetitive and general in nature, and as such good targets for automation. The software tools in this site are designed primarily for the FinnDiane study group, but may be of use to other researchers as well.

More information

Dr Mika Ala-Korpela
Group Leader in Computational Medicine

The Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in Computational Complex Systems Research 2006-2011

Helsinki University of Technology
Faculty of Information and Natural Sciences
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science
P.O. Box 9203
FI-02015 HUT
Finland &

The Folkhälsan Research Center
Institute of Genetics, Department of Diabetes Genetics
The FinnDiane Study Group
P.O. Box 63, Biomedicum
00014 University of Helsinki
Finland &

Helsinki University Central Hospital, Department of Medicine,
Division of Nephrology, Helsinki, Finland

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