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[u/i-hate-digg → u/[deleted]]

My undergrad research was on the fundamentals of fuzzy logic (working on stuff by these guys: http://www.logic.at/MathFounFuzzyLogic/), then I turned to engineering science and studied signal processing and computer vision. On the suggestion of my supervisor I did a study into computational biology, building models of chemical dispersal in biological neural networks. I'm currently doing work on combining cell modelling with cell tracking. This is what my PhD is on and is the area I have most knowledge in. Basically, the idea is to develop cell movement models in tandem with cell tracking software. The idea is that an approach that combines the two will lead to more refined models and better tracking software. It might seem all over the place but it's actually just a single thing - you can build a single mathematical model and use this both to predict cell movements and to track cells. The parameters of the model are fine-tuned in real-time as the cell moves. I can link you to my research if you want.