https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/saptadip-saha/index.htmlAbout me I am pursuing my bachelor’s in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Agartala, India. Focus: Foundation models, AI Alignment and Interpretability. Contact info Email LinkedIn GitHub Homework, Labs, and Projects See the nav bar on the left to look through my work for How To Biomanufacture Almost Anything (Fall 2026)!Hugoenhttps://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/saptadip-saha/week-01-hw-project-ideas/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/saptadip-saha/week-01-hw-project-ideas/index.htmlGenerative AI for Designing Programmable Bacteriophages Project summary My central question is whether generative biological language models can design new receptor-binding proteins (RBPs) that reprogram the host specificity of an existing bacteriophage. A bacteriophage, or phage, is a virus that infects bacteria. And, as mentioned, the term receptor-binding protein (RBP) is not unique to phages; it covers any protein that mediates attachment to a target receptor, including attachment proteins on other viruses. In a phage, the RBP is the part that helps determine which bacterium it recognizes. We treat the phage as a prototype platform: keep its replication machinery mostly fixed, and use it as the living test system that reveals whether a generative model’s custom-designed RBP actually functions, in a real bacterium recognizing a real target, rather than only on paper.https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/saptadip-saha/final-project/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/saptadip-saha/final-project/index.html