Thomas Heinis

DGM Is Dead; Long Live DGM-Star! A Quantization-Theoretic Approach to Gamma Rate Discretization

The paper introduces a new method to discretize Gamma rate distributions in phylogenetics, reducing branch length bias compared to the standard DGM.

OligoSeq: Rapid nanopore-sequencing of single-stranded oligonucleotides

OligoSeq enables accurate sequencing of single-stranded oligonucleotides using nanopore technology, offering a cost-effective alternative for quality control in oligonucleotide synthesis.

Progressive decoding of DNA-stored JPEG data with on-the-fly error correction

This paper introduces a DNA-based progressive JPEG decoder with on-the-fly error correction and real-time rendering capability for DNA-stored images.

Basecalling for DNA Storage

This paper optimizes basecallers for DNA storage by leveraging coding scheme constraints, achieving gains with low resource use and constraint-aware beam search.

High Performance protocol for ultra-short DNA sequencing using Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT)

The paper presents an optimized protocol for sequencing ultra-short DNA fragments using Oxford Nanopore Technology, improving data quality compared to standard protocols.

Adaptive sampling in nanopore sequencing for PCR-free random access in DNA data storage

This paper demonstrates adaptive sampling in nanopore sequencing for PCR-free random access in DNA data storage, enabling selective data retrieval and re-archiving of DNA aliquots.