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December 2009
Rocky 2009 December 10-12, 2009
ICMLA 2009 Challenge: Functional Clustering of Gene Expression Profiles in Human Cancers Challenge December 13-15, 2009
20th International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW 2009) December 14-16, 2009
January 2010
GMOD Community Meeting January 14-15, 2010
APBC2010 January 18-21, 2010
International Conference on Bioinformatics (BIOINFORMATICS) January 20-23, 2010
3rd International Conference on Health Informatics(HEALTHINF) January 20-23, 2010
February 2010
CHI's Adopting R&D Informatics Systems February 3-5, 2010
Third International Workshop on Intelligent Informatics in Biology and Medicine (IIBM 2010) February 15-18, 2010
Third International Workshop on Intelligent Informatics in Biology and Medicine (IIBM 2010) February 15-18, 2010
C-SHALS February 24-26, 2010
March 2010
IB2010: Integrated Bioinformatics Symposium March 22-24, 2010
April 2010
IX International Symposium on Plant Biotechnology April 20-22, 2010
May 2010
6th International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications (ISBRA'10) May 23-26, 2010
10th International Conference on "Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE-2010) May 31 - June 3, 2010
June 2010
Statistical and Machine Learning Methods in Computational Biology June 12-19, 2010
Statistical and Machine Learning Methods in Computational Biology June 12-19, 2010
July 2010
ISMB 2010 July 9-14, 2010
2010 International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-10) July 12-14, 2010





December 2009
Rocky 2009
Silvertree Hotel, Snowmass, CO, United States, December 10-12, 2009
Sponsoring Organization: International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: Stephanie Hagstrom, Rocky@iscb.org
Telephone: (360) 239-9177
Email: rocky{at}iscb.org Website: http://ISCB.org
Subjects/Keywords: computational biology bioinformatics
Description: Description: Welcome to the seventh annual Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference, a meeting of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). The organizers hope that you enjoy the program, and find the conference a productive opportunity to meet researchers, students and industrial users of bioinformatics technology. We think we have the best program yet, offering a remarkable cross-section of bioinformatics research. The Rocky series began seven years ago as a regional conference, and has grown into an international program with a spotlight on regional development in the computational biosciences. The presenters of the Rocky conference are scientists representing a broad spectrum of universities, industrial enterprises, government laboratories, and medical libraries from around the world. The meeting is a chance to get to know your colleagues near and far, seek collaborative opportunities, and find synergies that can drive our field forward. For 2009 we will continue with the changes made in 2008 with extending the meeting to three full days, keeping the short talks to 10 minutes, and keeping with a larger poster session, allowing everyone who wants to present to do so. And we’ve retained the lunchtime ski breaks so that those of you who want to ski, including beginners, will have a chance to do so among friends and colleagues. For more information regarding submission dates and more go to http://www.iscb.org/rocky09
ICMLA 2009 Challenge: Functional Clustering of Gene Expression Profiles in Human Cancers Challenge
Miami, FL, United States, December 13-15, 2009
Sponsoring Organization: Association for Machine Learning and Applications/IEEE (AMLA/IEEE)
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: Aik Choon Tan, 12801 E. 17th Ave, Room 8103, Aurora CO 80045
Telephone: 303 7242520
Email: AikChoon.Tan{at}UCDenver.edu Website: http://www.icmla-conference.org/icmla09/
Subjects/Keywords: Functional Clustering of Gene Expression Profiles in Human Cancers Challenge
Description: CALL FOR PAPERS: Gene expression profiling using microarray has become a routine research tool in biomedicine. This high-throughput technology allows the researcher to monitor whole-genome gene expression profiles under different experiment conditions or disease phenotypes (including subtypes), as well as time course experiments. This type of screening helps identify genes with similar expression pattern under various conditions or time course. Co-expression of genes often indicates their co-regulation or participation in related functional biological pathways or processes. One of the strategies in identifying these groups of genes with similar expression patterns is by using unsupervised machine learning techniques such as clustering approaches. Many clustering algorithms have been developed an applied to the analysis of microarray data ranging from simple hierarchical clustering to bi-clustering approaches. These analyses usually provide a good starting point for further examination of specific pathways and relevant biological processes. However, the complexity of this problem requires fine-tuning and human intervention for determination of useful gene clusters associated with specific biological functions. Challenge Format: For this ICMLA 2009 Challenge, we invite participants to develop and submit unsupervised machine learning algorithms with the aim to minimize the fine-tuning and human intervention steps in identifying groups of genes with biological functions from a set of training data. The true labels and other relevant information will be provided for the training samples. The clustering algorithms developed using these identified groups of genes will be used to cluster an independent test set (true labels and other relevant information will not be provided for testing samples). Gene expression data, both training and test sets, will be provided in two formats: the raw CEL files and the intensity files. These samples were profiled on the Affymetrix Human Genome GeneChip HG_U133 Plus 2.0, which contains ~54,000 probes covering ~20,000 annotated genes. Participants can use either the CEL files (performed their own normalization) or the intensity files as the gene expression matrix for identifying the gene clusters. All the samples used in this Challenge were profiled by the International Genomics Consortium (IGC) for the Expression Project for Oncology (expO) and were deposited in the NCI GEO Omnibus under the series of GSE2109. We acknowledge their efforts in making these valuable data publically available to the community. Training set: 400 samples (70 lung cancers, 130 colon cancers, and 200 breast cancers). Testing set: 250 samples (50 lung cancers, 100 colon cancers, and 100 breast cancers). Submission and Evaluation: Short technical papers submitted will be reviewed based on: (i) the clarity and novelty of the algorithm and steps in identifying the gene clusters; (ii) the association of relevant biological function in the groups of genes; (iii) the ability to correctly cluster the independent test samples; and (iv) the discovery of new biological insights in these cancers. Publications: A selection of the submitted papers in this Challenge will be invited for publication of longer version of their papers to be published in a bioinformatics journal (to be determined). The full paper submissions will be subject to regular peer review. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission Deadline: August 15, 2009 Notification of acceptance: September 7, 2009 Camera-ready papers & Pre-registration: October 1, 2009 The ICMLA Conference: December 13-15, 2009 The authors would submit papers through the main conference submission website. Papers must correspond to the requirements detailed in the instructions to authors. Accepted papers must be presented by one of the authors to be published in the conference proceeding. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to direct your questions to Dr. Tan (AikChoon.Tan{at}ucdenver.edu). All challenge submissions will be handled electronically. Detailed instructions for submitting a paper are provided on the conference home page at http://www.icmla-conference.org/icmla09/ ICMLA 2009 Challenge Organizers: Aik Choon Tan, Ph.D. University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, USA Vladimir Brusic, Ph.D. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard University, USA
20th International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW 2009)
Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan, December 14-16, 2009
Sponsoring Organization: Japanese Society for Bioinformatics (JSBi) (GIW2009)
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: Yasubumi Sakakibara, HGC, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
Telephone: +81-45-566-1791
Email: giw2009{at}ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp Website: http://giw.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp/giw2009/
Subjects/Keywords: genome informatics
Description: Genome Informatics Workshop (GIW) is the longest running international bioinformatics conference, which has provided unique opportunities that bridge theory and experiments, academia and industry, and East and West. This year's GIW is the 20th anniversary. The scope includes all work that is ultimately devoted to the computational understanding of biological systems on a molecular basis and the aims are to present recent results of both theoretical and practical research, to show new applications, to demonstrate systems, and to indicate directions of future research.
January 2010
GMOD Community Meeting
San Diego, CA, United States, January 14-15, 2010
Sponsoring Organization: Generic Model Organism Database Project (GMOD)
Type of Event: Meeting
Contact: GMOD Help Desk, NESCent, 2024 W. Main St., Suite A200, Durham, NC 27705
Telephone: +1 541 914 6324
Email: help{at}gmod.org Website: http://gmod.org/wiki/January_2010_GMOD_Meeting
Subjects/Keywords: Generic Model Organism Database (GMOD) Community Meeting
Description: The next GMOD meeting will be held January 14 and 15 in San Diego, California, USA, immediately after the Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) XVIII conference. There is no registration fee for this meeting, however, there is limited space, so please register early. Please see the meeting page for more information: http://gmod.org/wiki/January_2010_GMOD_Meeting GMOD is a collection of interoperable open source software components for visualizing, annotating, and managing biological data. It is a also a community of users and developers asking diverse questions, and facing common challenges, with their biological data. The availability and affordability of next generation sequencing (NGS) has made GMOD particularly timely to a wide range of research groups. As with previous GMOD meetings, there will be a mixture of project, component, and user talks. The agenda is driven by attendee suggestions, and you are encouraged to add yours to the meeting page when you register. See the summaries of previous meetings (http://gmod.org/wiki/Meetings) for an idea of what is typically discussed. Please direct follow up questions to the gmod-devel mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gmod-devel
APBC2010
Bangalore, India, January 18-21, 2010
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: Laxmi Parida, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Telephone: +1 (914) 945-1376
Email: parida{at}us.ibm.com
Description: The Eighth Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Conference (APBC2010) Bangalore, India, 18-21 January 2010 http://cs.nyu.edu/parida/APBC2010/index.html The Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Conference (APBC) series, founded in 2003, (Previous APBC meetings APBC2009 (13-16 January 2009, Beijing, China) APBC2008 (14-17 January 2008, Kyoto, Japan) APBC2007 (14-17 January 2007, Hong Kong) APBC2006 (13-16 February 2006, Taipei, Taiwan) APBC2005 (17-21 January 2005, Singapore) APBC2004 (18-22 January 2004, Dunedin, New Zealand) APBC2003 (4-7 February 2003, Adelaide, Australia)) is an annual international forum for exploring research, development and applications of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. The Eighth Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Conference, APBC2010 will be held in Bangalore, India. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers, professionals, and industrial practitioners from all over the world for interaction and exchange of knowledge and ideas in all areas of bioinformatics and computational biology. Important Dates Paper submission deadline July 20, 2009 Paper acceptance decision Sep 14, 2009 Camera-ready copy of papers and Author registration Oct 9, 2009 Poster submission deadline Sep 25, 2009 Poster acceptance decision Oct 9, 2009 Conference Jan 18-21, 2010
International Conference on Bioinformatics (BIOINFORMATICS)
Valencia-Spain, Valencia-, Spain, January 20-23, 2010
Sponsoring Organization: Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC)
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: BIOINFORMATICS Secretariat, Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq.
Telephone: +351 265 520 185 Fax: +44 203 014 5436
Email: Bioinformatics.secretariat{at}insticc.org Website: http://www.bioinformatics.biostec.org
Description: The purpose of the International Conference on Bioinformatics is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of computational systems and information technologies to the field of molecular biology, including for example the use of statistics and algorithms to understanding biological processes and systems, with a focus on new developments in genome bioinformatics and computational biology. Areas of interest for this community include sequence analysis, biostatistics, image analysis, scientific data management and data mining, machine learning, pattern recognition, computational evolutionary biology, computational genomics and proteomics with applications in fields such as computational molecular biology, molecular medicine and pharmaceutics. CONFERENCE TOPICS - Genomics and Proteomics - Sequence Analysis - Structural Bioinformatics - Image Analysis - Visualization - Databases and Data Management - Data mining and Machine Learning - Biostatistics and Stochastic Models - Computational Molecular Biology - Pharmaceutical Applications - Systems Biology - Computational Intelligence - Simulation - Algorithms and Software Tools - Web Services in Bioinformatics IMPORTANT DATES Conference date: 20 - 23 January, 2010 Regular Paper Submission: September 04, 2009 Authors Notification (regular papers): October 7, 2009 Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: October 21, 2009
3rd International Conference on Health Informatics(HEALTHINF)
Valencia-Spain, Valencia, Spain, January 20-23, 2010
Sponsoring Organization: Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC)
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: HEALTHINF Secretariat, Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal
Telephone: +351 265 520 185 Fax: +44 203 014 5436
Email: secretariat{at}healthinf.org Website: http://www.healthinf.org
Subjects/Keywords: Health Informatics
Description: The purpose of the International Conference on Health Informatics is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to healthcare and medicine in general and to the specialized support to persons with special needs in particular. Databases, networking, graphical interfaces, intelligent decision support systems and specialized programming languages are just a few of the technologies currently used in medical informatics. Mobility and ubiquity in healthcare systems, standardization of technologies and procedures, certification, privacy are some of the issues that medical informatics professionals and the ICT industry in general need to address in order to further promote ICT in healthcare. CONFERENCE TOPICS - e-Health - Telemedicine - Medical and Nursing Informatics - Design and development methodologies for Healthcare IT - Interoperability - Semantic Interoperability - Confidentiality and Data Security - Knowledge management - Databases and Datawarehousing - Datamining - Support for clinical decision-making - Expert Systems in Healthcare - Wearable Health Informatics - Mobile technologies for Healthcare applications - Evaluation and use of Healthcare IT - Physiological Modeling - Cognitive Informatics - Affective Computing - Therapeutic Systems and Technologies - e-Commerce in Health Sector - Healthcare Management Systems - Human-Machine Interfaces for Disabled Persons - Development of Assistive Technology systems for Independent Living - Cognitive rehabilitation - ICT, Ageing and Disability - Practice based Research Methods for Healthcare IT
February 2010
CHI's Adopting R&D Informatics Systems
Moscone North Convention Center, San Francisco, CA, United States, February 3-5, 2010
Sponsoring Organization: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI)
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: James Prudhomme, 250 First Avenue, Suite 300, Needham, MA 02494
Telephone: 781-972-5400 Fax: 781-972-5425
Email: jprudhomme{at}healthtech.com Website: http://tri-conference.com/ird.asp
Subjects/Keywords: informatics, bioinformatics, cloud, wikis, ontologies, semantic web
Description: At this CHI conference, you will hear from solution providers and collaborators that have played an essential role in integrating R&D informatics systems. This conference is part of the Informatics Channel at CHI's 17th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference- a superb opportunity to network with 3,000+ international scientists & executives and 125 exhibitors. SESSIONS: * Informatics for Productivity, Innovation, and Resources * Precompetitive Collaborations in Pharmaceutical R&D Informatics * Integrative Data Management through Cloud, Wikis and Ontologies * Informatics for Productivity, Innovation, and Resources * Translational Informatics - How Far Have We Come? * Data Information and Knowledge Management RECOMMENDED PRE-CONFERENCE SHORT COURSE: Best Practices in Translational & Personalized Medicine
Third International Workshop on Intelligent Informatics in Biology and Medicine (IIBM 2010)
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Cracow College, Poland, Poland, February 15-18, 2010
Type of Event: Workshop
Contact: Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Telephone: +886-2-26215656 ext. 3307
Email: huihuanghsu{at}gmail.com Website: http://iibm10.csie.tku.edu.tw/
Subjects/Keywords: Intelligent Informatics, bioinformatics, biology, medicine
Description: Advanced information processing technologies have the potential to significantly accelerate research in molecular biology and medicine. In particular, techniques from Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Mining can assist researchers in the discovery of new knowledge needed to deliver improved healthcare and personalised medecine. This workshop aims to attract state-of-the-art solutions and novel attempts in this direction. Submission deadline: September 20, 2009 Workshop Dates: February 15-18, 2010
Third International Workshop on Intelligent Informatics in Biology and Medicine (IIBM 2010)
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Cracow College, Krakow, Poland, February 15-18, 2010
Type of Event: Workshop
Contact: Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Telephone: +886-2-26215656 ext. 3307
Email: huihuanghsu{at}gmail.com Website: http://iibm10.csie.tku.edu.tw/
Subjects/Keywords: Intelligent Informatics, bioinformatics, biology, medicine
Description: Advanced information processing technologies have the potential to significantly accelerate research in molecular biology and medicine. In particular, techniques from Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Mining can assist researchers in the discovery of new knowledge needed to deliver improved healthcare and personalised medecine. This workshop aims to attract state-of-the-art solutions and novel attempts in this direction. Submission deadline: Oct.1, 2009 Workshop Dates: February 15-18, 2010
C-SHALS
Cambridge/Boston, MA, United States, February 24-26, 2010
Sponsoring Organization: International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: Steven Leard, steven@iscb.org
Telephone: (780) 414-1663
Email: steven{at}iscb.org Website: http://www.iscb.org/cshals2010
Subjects/Keywords: intelligent information technologies, healthcare, pharmaceutical R&D
Description: The International Society for Computational Biology is happy to present CSHALS 2010. This conference focuses on the continued evolution of pharmaceutical applications using Semantic Technologies. We have presentations and discussions of practical semantics-based approaches to Drug R&D and Healthcare, organized along specific topics and moderated to induce interactive discussions around key questions. This conference is valuable to anyone wishing to understand which areas of advanced in intelligent information technologies can have the greatest impact in Pharmaceutical R&D and improved Healthcare.
March 2010
IB2010: Integrated Bioinformatics Symposium
Churchill College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 22-24, 2010
Type of Event: Symposium
Contact: Paul Verrier, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2jQ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1582 763133
Email: paul.verrier{at}bbsrc.ac.uk Website: http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/bab/conf/ib2010/
Description: This sixth meeting on Integrative Bioinformatics will be of interest to Bioinformaticians, Computer Scientists and others working in, or interested in finding out more about, the developing area of integrative bioinformatics. There will be opportunities to present and discuss methods, theoretical approaches, and their practical applications. Presentation are from both invited speakers and selected reviewed submitted papers. Topics of interest for our particpants include: Data integration and knowledge management Errors and inconsistencies in biological databases Combined dry- and wet-lab studies Prediction and integration of metabolic and regulatory networks Genotype–phenotype linkage Protein-protein interactions Integrative microarray modelling and analyses Integrative approaches for drug design Virtual cell modelling Tool integration and workflow systems Computational systems biology Integrative modelling and simulation frameworks Integrative data and text mining approaches Network analysis Data visualisation and visual analytics
April 2010
IX International Symposium on Plant Biotechnology
Instituto de Biotecnología de las Plantas, Santa Clara, Cuba, April 20-22, 2010
Sponsoring Organization: Mnisterio de Educación Superior de Cuba (MES)
Type of Event: Symposium
Contact: Osmildo Fernández Tejera, Carretera a Camajuaní Km 5.5
Telephone: 53-42-281257
Email: simposio{at}ibp.co.cu Website: http://simposio.co.cu
Subjects/Keywords: biotechnology, cell, tissue, organ culture, breeding, bioinformatics, biofuel
Description: TOPICS . Plant cell, tissue and organ culture . In vitro Propagation . Plant Breeding . Secondary metabolism . Plant-microbes Interactions . Functional genomics and proteomics . Bioinformatics . Biofortification and metabolic engineering . Abiotic stress . Biotechnology and biofuels . Biotechnology, climate change and food security . Biodiversity and conservation of phytogenetics resources . Biotechnology and public perception . Professional formation in biotechnology . Scientific communication in biotechnology
May 2010
6th International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications (ISBRA'10)
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States, May 23-26, 2010
Type of Event: Symposium
Contact: Ion Mandoiu, 371 Fairfield Way, Unit 2155, Storrs, CT 06269-2155
Telephone: 860-486-3784
Email: ion{at}engr.uconn.edu Website: http://www.cs.gsu.edu/isbra10/
Subjects/Keywords: bioinformatics
Description: The International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications (ISBRA) provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and results among researchers, developers, and practitioners working on all aspects of bioinformatics and computational biology and their applications. The first five editions of the symposium have enjoyed a great success, with proceedings published in the Springer Verlag Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics series and full versions of selected ISBRA papers invited to special issues of Springer LNCS Transactions on Computational Systems Biology, IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, and IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. As in previous years, in 2010 accepted extended abstracts will be published in a volume of Springer Verlag Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics. Authors of selected extended abstracts will be invited to submit full versions to a special issue of IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, while all other authors will be invited to submit full versions to a peer-reviewed post-proceedings volume to be published in BMC Proceedings (pending approval).
10th International Conference on "Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE-2010)
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States, May 31 - June 3, 2010
Sponsoring Organization: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: Isidore Rigoutsos, IBM TJ Watson Research Center
Telephone: 914 945 1384
Email: help{at}bioinformatics-bioengineering.org Website: http://bioinformatics-bioengineering.org
Subjects/Keywords: bioinformatics, bioengineering, algorithms, ontology, databases, software engineering, functional genomics, gene expression analysis, genome-wide association studies, systems biology, modeling for biomedical systems, biological networks, disease bioinform
Description: The 10th International Conference on "Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE-2010)" will take place in Philadelphia, USA, between May 31 and June 03, 2010. As in previous years, the event will be sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the leading professional association for the advancement of technology with over 375,000 members in more than 160 countries. This conference series is a prime venue for scientists from diverse fields and disciplines to participate in the presentation, discussion and evaluation of the latest advances, research challenges, and opportunities that Bioinformatics and Bioengineering bring to modern science. As the boundaries separating various disciplines continue to melt away when scientists participate in the inter-disciplinary activities that serve society at large, the current approaches in Bioinformatics and Bioengineering reach deep into problems in biology, medicine, energy, and the environment. Acknowledging this, the conference will take place at a Medical School, a first for this conference series. The program will cover a wide spectrum of timely topics central to Bioinformatics and Bioengineering and to the scientific questions addressed by these fields. A cadre of outstanding Area Chairs will lead the review and selection process of oral and poster presentations in an exciting set of subjects. Keynote presentations by leading researchers, and tutorial lectures by recognized authorities will complement the rich program. We anticipate a very exciting and highly informative meeting, and look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia! Isidore Rigoutsos (IBM Research) Chris Floudas (Princeton U.) Junhyong Kim (U. Pennsylvania) Harel Weinstein (Weill-Cornell Medical College)
June 2010
Statistical and Machine Learning Methods in Computational Biology
Grand Hotel Arciduca, Lipari, Italy, June 12-19, 2010
Sponsoring Organization: Jacob T. Schwartz, Lipari International Summer School on BioInformatics and Computational Biology
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: Alfredo Ferro, Viale A. Doria, 6
Telephone: +390957383071 Fax: +390957337032
Email: ferro{at}dmi.unict.it Website: http://lipari.dmi.unict.it/LipariSchool/Bio/index.php
Subjects/Keywords: Statistics, Machine Learning, Computational Biology
Description: The theme of the School: Statistical and Machine Learning Methods in Computational Biology is among the most representative areas of interdisciplinary research in modern science. It has also a very long and prestigious history of fundamental contributions to biology and medicine. However, since high throughput and genome wide experiments are becoming a standard for biological investigation, new techniques for the analysis of biological data are required. The main lectures will focus on four aspects of the theme, ranging from new statistical challenges posed by deep sequencing techniques to inference and analysis of network structure that take into full account the paradigm shift that we have witnessed in terms of the scale of data available. A series of tutorial is also offered, with the intent to complement the main lectures by providing snapshots of other areas that are perceived of relevance to the theme of the School. They range from introductory topics to Statistics to probabilistic and Machine Learning methods used to shed light on nucleosome organization in genomes. As a whole, the planned summer school will allow young researchers interested in bioinformatics and biomedicine to be exposed to cutting edge results in an area that, although classic, is among the most effervescent in Post-Genomic Biology.
Statistical and Machine Learning Methods in Computational Biology
Grand Hotel Arciduca, Lipari, Italy, June 12-19, 2010
Sponsoring Organization: Jacob T. Schwartz, Lipari International Summer School on BioInformatics and Computational Biology
Type of Event: Course
Contact: Alfredo Ferro, Viale A. Doria, 6
Telephone: +390957383071 Fax: +390957337032
Email: ferro{at}dmi.unict.it Website: http://lipari/LipariSchool/Bio/index.php
Subjects/Keywords: Statistics, Machine Learning, Computational Biology
Description: The theme of the School: Statistical and Machine Learning Methods in Computational Biology is among the most representative areas of interdisciplinary research in modern science. It has also a very long and prestigious history of fundamental contributions to biology and medicine. However, since high throughput and genome wide experiments are becoming a standard for biological investigation, new techniques for the analysis of biological data are required. The main lectures will focus on four aspects of the theme, ranging from new statistical challenges posed by deep sequencing techniques to inference and analysis of network structure that take into full account the paradigm shift that we have witnessed in terms of the scale of data available. A series of tutorial is also offered, with the intent to complement the main lectures by providing snapshots of other areas that are perceived of relevance to the theme of the School. They range from introductory topics to Statistics to probabilistic and Machine Learning methods used to shed light on nucleosome organization in genomes. As a whole, the planned summer school will allow young researchers interested in bioinformatics and biomedicine to be exposed to cutting edge results in an area that, although classic, is among the most effervescent in Post-Genomic Biology.
July 2010
ISMB 2010
Hynes Convention Centre, Boston, MA, United States, July 9-14, 2010
Sponsoring Organization: International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: Steven Leard, Steven@iscb.org
Telephone: (780) 414-1663
Email: steven{at}iscb.org Website: http://www.iscb.org/ismb.shtml#ISMBECCB2010
Subjects/Keywords: bioinformatics, computational biology
Description: The 18th Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB 2010) will be held in Boston, USA, July 9-14, 2010. The conference will feature eight invited keynote speakers, approximately 50 original research papers presented in a proceedings track, and additional parallel tracks featuring special sessions of emerging topics, highlights of recently published research, industry presentations and technology demonstrations/workshops. In the longstanding tradition of ISMB there will also be an extensive display of posters featuring novel scientific research and results, an exhibition of visually artistic scientific images, and ample networking opportunities during receptions, breaks and lunches. The conference will be preceded by the ISCB Student Council Symposium, a variety of Special Interest Group Meetings (SIGs), and a selection of Tutorials. Please see the website for information on submissions and other pertinent information.
2010 International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-10)
Orlando, FL, United States, July 12-14, 2010
Type of Event: Conference
Contact: John Edward, 7654 Uppal Road, Hyderabad, India
Telephone: 91-40-3452389
Email: jeedward{at}yahoo.com Website: http://www.PromoteResearch.org
Description: The 2010 International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-10) (website: http://www.PromoteResearch.org) will be held during 12-14 of July 2010 in Orlando, FL, USA. BCBGC is an important event in the areas of bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics and chemoinformatics and focuses on all areas related to the conference. The conference will be held at the same time and location where several other major international conferences will be taking place. The conference will be held as part of 2010 multi-conference (MULTICONF-10). MULTICONF-10 will be held during July 12-14, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The primary goal of MULTICONF is to promote research and developmental activities in computer science, information technology, control engineering, and related fields. Another goal is to promote the dissemination of research to a multidisciplinary audience and to facilitate communication among researchers, developers, practitioners in different fields. The following conferences are planned to be organized as part of MULTICONF-10. • International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-10) • International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-10) • International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-10) • International Conference on Computer Networks (CN-10) • International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems and Web Technologies (EISWT-10) • International Conference on High Performance Computing Systems (HPCS-10) • International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-10) • International Conference on Image and Video Processing and Computer Vision (IVPCV-10) • International Conference on Software Engineering Theory and Practice (SETP-10) • International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (TMFCS-10)