Daniel P. Miranker

Daniel P. Miranker is a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the Department of Computer Science, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, and Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. His work bridges Semantic Web technologies and Bioinformatics, focusing on data integration, ontology mapping, and computational methods for genomics.

Research Interests

• Semantic Web and Ontology Interoperability
• Automated Data Integration via Machine Learning
• RNA Sequence Analysis and Comparative Genomics
• Big Data Methods in Genome Sequencing
• Health Informatics and Data Virtualization

Recent Publications Trends: His work emphasizes cross-domain integration, particularly between relational databases and semantic ontologies (e.g., OBO ↔ OWL), and applies computational biology to proteomics and genomics. Papers from 2007–2011 highlight algorithmic innovations for sequence alignment, protein identification, and LSID schema implementation.

Scientific Awards:

• 1998 Best Paper, ACM
• 1998 Best Newcomer Paper Award, ACM

Student Mentoring: Mentors graduate students in both Bioinformatics and Computer Science, including Donghyuk Shin, Yanan Jiang, Juan Sequeda, and others. Collaborators include Professors Oscar Corcho (Spain), Robin Gutell (UT Austin), Edward Marcotte (UT Austin), and Gregory Riccardi (FSU).

Laboratory & Projects: Leads the Miranker Laboratory, with active projects such as Morphster (image-driven ontology editing), Ontobrowser, Ultrawrap (legacy RDBMS integration), MoBIoS (molecular data systems), and RNA analysis tools.