UPGMA Algorithm Implementation in Java

CPSC 445 Project Proposal

By:

Andrew Chau

Gurdeep Rai

Chris Fung

Parminder Karra

Goals:

The goal of this project is to create a Java program which implements the UPGMA algorithm, and given inputs of test sequences,

outputs a phylogenetic tree. Our code will take in strings of test sequences from an input file and after using the UPGMA algorithm

to analyze the distances between the sequences, it will input these distances into a matrix.  These values will be evaluated, and

a phylogenetic tree will be constructed using Java applets.  This Java applet will be the final output of the program.

Tasks:

Proposal: Andrew Chau, Gurdeep Rai, Chris Fung, Parminder Karra

Coding: Andrew Chau, Gurdeep Rai

Final Report Presentation: Chris Fung, Parminder Karra

Presentation: Andrew Chau, Gurdeep Rai, Chris Fung, Parminder Karra

Timeline:

Proposal: March 15

Algorithm Coding: March 25

Algorithm Applet: March 28

Final Report Presentation: April 1

Presentation: April 4