On September 23, 2023, a seminar on the National Key Research and Development Program project "Research and Development of Key Technologies for Real-time Encoding and Decoding of DNA Storage," chaired by Professor Zhu Zexuan, Deputy Director of the National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data, was held in the Turing Conference Room on the 10th floor of Zhizhen Building. More than 30 people from Shenzhen University, BGI Genomics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Pengcheng Laboratory attended the meeting.
This project, "Research and Development of Key Technologies for Real-time Encoding and Decoding of DNA Storage," is supported by the National Key Research and Development Program and aims to promote the efficient integration of biotechnology and information technology to achieve innovative development in life sciences and medicine. The main objective of the project is to improve the real-time performance and error correction efficiency of DNA storage information by constructing an efficient DNA storage encoding and decoding scheme, thereby promoting the discovery and transformation of life science knowledge driven by big data.
The seminar was chaired by Professor Zhu Zexuan, the project leader, who first introduced the overall situation of the National Engineering Laboratory and the basic information of the project. Following this, participating experts and key members of the research group, including Zhang Yong, Ping Zhi, Bai Yuanchao, Ding Lulu, Liu Ling, and Dai Tao, delivered reports on topics such as "The Future of Storage: From Silicon-based to Carbon-based," "Bioinformation in the AI Era," "Research on Efficient Image Coding Technology for DNA Storage," and "Soft-Decision Error Correction Algorithm for DNA Digital Storage." Faculty and students actively participated in the exchange and discussion. Finally, the research team held an in-depth discussion on the project's progress and next steps. Currently, the overall progress of the project is in line with expectations, and the project will continue to be advanced according to plan.
