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Engineering bioinformatics: building reliability, performance and productivity into bioinformatics software.

Brendan Lawlor¹, Paul Walsh

¹a Cork Institute of Technology ; Cork , Ireland.

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Bioinformatics lacks software engineering expertise. Integrating professional software engineers and specialized training can bridge this gap, improving research quality and collaboration.

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bioinformatics microbial biotechnology process software software engineering survey

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Bioinformatics
Software Engineering
Computational Biology

Background:

A significant gap exists in software engineering skills within bioinformatics.
Current approaches often incorrectly distinguish scientific software development from commercial software engineering.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the consequences of insufficient software engineering in bioinformatics.
To propose bioinformatics as a specialization of general software engineering.
To identify practical solutions for integrating engineering principles into research.

Main Methods:

Distinguishing programming from software engineering.
Surveying bioinformatics practitioners on software engineering practices.
Defining the role of a Bioinformatic Engineer.

Main Results:

Bioinformatic software engineering is a distinct specialization requiring specific practices.
A survey revealed limited adoption of key software engineering elements among practitioners.
The role of a Bioinformatic Engineer is proposed as a solution.

Conclusions:

Integrating professional software engineers into research teams is crucial.
Educational cross-training for software engineers in life sciences is recommended.
Research into Domain Specific Languages can enhance collaboration.