The scope of the CoP on AI in Bioinformatics covers knowledge exchange, capacity building, collaboration in AI-driven bioinformatics research and applications, in order to advance the responsible and effective use of AI in bioinformatics across Africa. It includes:
- Mapping and evaluation of AI applications in bioinformatics across Africa.
- Development of teaching resources, training workshops, webinar series, and mentorship programs on AI and bioinformatics tools.
- Development of shared resources including a repository of best practices and publications, as well as machine learning tools and pipelines for bioinformatics tasks and for low-resource environments.
- Promotion of inter-disciplinary and cross-institutional collaborative projects across the continent and with diaspora networks, such as the use of AI in infectious disease modeling, precision medicine, agriculture, or biodiversity.
- Promotion of responsible and ethical use of AI in bioinformatics in African contexts.
Some specific topics of interest include (but are not restricted to):
- AI in biomedical and medical informatics
- AI in drug discovery
- AI in pathogen surveillance
- AI in omics data analysis
- AI in agricultural biotechnology
- AI in structural biology
- Ai in animal welfare
- Ai in biomarker discovery