MolCoNet

Bio-molecular Computing is a novel and exciting recent development at the interface of Computer Science, Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The main advantage of bio-molecular computing is that it is an energy-efficient, massively parallel process. This working group is centered on computing with bio-sequences. The enormous potential of using bio-molecules as a computational substrate needs to be extensively investigated both from a theoretical and experimental point of view..

The aim is to stimulate the research on molecular computing, focusing in particular on biological computing, through the coordination of the scientific activity of some of the major research groups active on this subject in Europe. The working group will foster joint work and the exchange of results and knowledge among the involved research groups and it will specifically exploit the special competencies of each one of the partners. Furthermore, it will assess the state-of-the-art and the key scientific and technological challenges in the area of bio-molecular computing, through the preparation and the regular updating of a "roadmap" report.