The 2000 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering
Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences
(METMBS'2000)
http://www.cns.bu.edu/metmbs/
June 26 - 29, 2000
Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Call for Papers
Recent advances in computer technology have provided the tools and the
environment to study, analyze, and better understand complex systems. This
technological development has enabled researchers to collect and analyze
massive amounts of data to a scale previously not possible. The impact of
this technology is now being felt in the medical field and in the biological
sciences. In recent years, research in interdisciplinary areas such as
Bioinformatics and computer assisted medical decision-making has
dramatically intensified. METMBS'2000 aims to provide a platform for
researchers to present and discuss recent breakthroughs in this area.
The METMBS'2000 Conference will be held concurrently (i.e., same location
and dates) with the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed
Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'2000), the International
Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology (CISST) and the
International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IC-AI).
You are invited to submit a draft paper of about 4 pages and/or a proposal
to organize a technical session (see below for submission information). All
accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
THE NAMES OF TECHNICAL SESSION CHAIRS WILL APPEAR AS ASSOCIATE EDITORS ON
THE COVER OF THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.
SCOPE
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the
following:
o Bioinformatics: This includes informatics techniques in genomics
gene sequencing, gene pattern discovery, gene pattern-function studies, and
other genomics related studies).
o Data mining in medicine and biological sciences.
o Pattern recognition in medicine and biological sciences.
o Signal processing in medicine and biological sciences (e.g.
biomedical signal processing, etc.)
o Image processing in medicine and biological sciences (e.g.
biomedical image processing, biomedical imaging, etc.)
o Medical decision-making.
o Medical Physics.
o Biomedical Engineering.
o Biomedical Electronics.
o Biosignal interpretation.
o Any application of computers in Medicine and biological sciences
(protein structure-function analysis, drug and protein design, molecular
modeling and simulation, etc.)
o Application of information technology in biomedicine (e.g. medical
database management, information retrieval and use of computers in
hospitals)
o Application of Computational Intelligence (artificial neural
networks, fuzzy logic, and evolutionary computing) in medicine and
biological sciences
o Medical and bio-computing.
o Computer-based medical systems (automation in medicine, etc.)
o Recent history (1990-1999) of Mathematics and engineering techniques
in medicine and biological sciences, and what to expect during the next
decade (2000-2009); New horizons. Review articles)
o Other aspects and applications relating to technological
advancements in medicine and biological sciences.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of
their draft paper (about 4 pages) to F. Valafar (address is given below) by
February 28, 2000. E-mail and Fax submissions are also acceptable. The
length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 pages.
Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for
publication elsewhere.
The first page of the draft paper should include: title of
the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, telephone
number, and Fax number for each author. The first page should also include
the name of the author who will be presenting the paper (if accepted) and a
maximum of 5 keywords.
PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Each technical session will have at least 6 paper
presentations. The session chairs will be responsible for all aspects of
their sessions, including soliciting papers, reviewing, selecting, ...
The names of session chairs will appear as Associate Editors
in the conference proceedings. After the conference, some sessions will be
considered for publication in appropriate journals as Special Issues with
the session proposer as the Guest Editor of the journal.
Proposals to organize technical sessions should include the
following information: name and address (+ E-mail) of the proposer, title of
session, a 100-word description of the topic of the session, and a short
description on how the session will be advertised (in most cases, session
proposers solicit papers from colleagues and researchers whose work is known
to the session proposer).
Mail your proposal to F. Valafar (address is given below);
E-mail submissions are preferred.
EVALUATION PROCESS
Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance,
clarity, and soundness. Two researchers in the topical area will referee
each paper. The Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by one person.
PUBLICATION
The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press
(ISBN). The proceedings will be available at the conference. Some accepted
papers will also be considered for journal publication (soon after the
conference).
ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS
A number of university faculty members and their staff, in
cooperation with the Monte Carlo Resort (Conference Division, Las Vegas),
will be organizing the conference. The conference will be sponsored by
Computer Science Research, Education, & Applications Press (CSREA: USA
Federal EIN # 58-2171953) in cooperation with research centers,
international associations, international research groups, and developers of
high-performance machines and systems. The complete list of sponsors and
co-sponsors will be available at a later time.
The last conference's sponsors included: CSREA, the National
Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment - DOE, The
International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, The
International Technology Institute (ITI), The Java High Performance
Computing research group, Korea Information Processing Society, World
Scientific and Engineering Society, Sundance Digital Signal Processing Inc.,
the Computer Vision Research and Applications Tech., and more.
LOCATION OF CONFERENCE
The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort Hotel,
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel with excellent conference
facilities and over 3000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas
airport with free shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many
vacation and recreational attractions, including: waterfalls, casino, spa,
pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with
cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment,
whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly shows,
snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, bars, ... Many of these
attractions are open 24 hours a day and most are suitable for families and
children. The negotiated hotel's room rate for conference attendees is very
reasonable ($79 + tax) per night (no extra charge for double occupancy) for
the duration of the conference.
The hotel is within walking distance from most other Las
Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational destinations, fine
dining and night clubs, free street shows, and more).
For the benefit of our international colleagues: the state
of Nevada neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and
Arizona. Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away from other major cities
and attractions, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, the Grand
Canyon, and more.
EXHIBITION
An exhibit is planned for the duration of the conference.
We have reserved 20+ exhibit spaces. Interested parties should contact F.
Valafar (address is given below). All exhibitors will be considered to be
the co-sponsors of the conference.
IMPORTANT DATES
February 28, 2000 (Monday): Draft papers (about 4 pages)
due
April 3, 2000 (Monday): Notification of acceptance
May 1, 2000 (Monday): Camera-Ready papers &
Prereg. due
June 26 - 29, 2000: PDPTA'2000 Conference
Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted
as soon as possible. All accepted papers are expected to be presented at
the conference.
MEMBERS OF PROGRAM & ORGANIZING COMMITTEES
The Program Committee is currently being formed. Those
interested in joining the Program Committee should e-mail F. Valafar
(faramarz@cns.bu.edu ) the following
information: Name, affiliation and position, complete mailing address,
e-mail address, tel/fax numbers, a short biography together with research
interests.
OTHER INFORMATION
Last year PDPTA, CISST, and IC-AI had research contributions
from over 44 countries (over 900 participants from all over the world.) To
make this a more complete suite of conferences, we have added METMBS.
METMBS will also have a strong international flavor and offers its
participants an introduction to a wide range of related interdisciplinary
subjects through the other three conferences.
CONFERENCE CONTACT:
Faramarz Valafar
Cognitive and Neural Systems
Boston University
677 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215
Tel: (617) 353-5134
Fax: (617) 353-7755
E-mail: Faramarz@cns.bu.edu