Dr. Smith's research area is bioinformatics with specialization in non-coding
RNA (ncRNA) gene search. Specifically, improvements to speed and efficacy of
covariance-model-based ncRNA search through modifications to algorithms, improved model
parameter estimation, and special-purpose computing architectures. With Doctorates in
both Economics and Electrical Engineering, Dr. Smith has provided extensive service to
both Boise State and professional organizations. Among her activities, she has chaired
several committees for the IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics
and Computational Biology, served as the faculty advisor for the Boise State chapter of
Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical engineering honor society, and coordinates the Master’s
Program in Computer Engineering.

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Computation Intelligence Method to Find Generic Non-Coding RNA Search Models, IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (2010)

Fairly effective methods exist for finding new noncoding RNA genes using search models based on...

 

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Joint Loop End Modeling Improves Covariance Model Based Non-coding RNA Gene Search, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2010)

The effect of more detailed modeling of the interface between stem and loop in non-coding...

 

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RNA Search with Decision Trees and Partial Covariance Models, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (2009)

The use of partial covariance models to search for RNA family members in genomic sequence...

 

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Integrating Thermodynamic and Observed-Frequency Data for Non-Coding RNA Gene Search (with Kay C. Wiese), Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations (2008)

Among the most powerful and commonly used methods for finding new members of non-coding RNA...

 

Efficient Non-Coding RNA Gene Searches through Classical and Evolutionary Methods, International Journal of Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (2008)

Successful non-coding RNA gene searching requires examination of long-range intramolecular base pairing possibilities. This results...

 

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