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If you have submitted a manuscript, abstract, or a session
proposal and have not yet received an acknowledgment, please send an email
to metmbs@sciences.sdsu.edu.
Extended Deadline: March 2, 2005
The
2005 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering
Techniques
in Medicine and Biological Sciences
(METMBS
'05)
June 20 - 23, 2005
Call
for Papers, One-Page Abstracts, and Technical Session Proposals
(E-mail submissions are encouraged)
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, computer assisted medical decision-making,
and Cheminformatics has dramatically intensified. METMBS'05 aims to
provide a platform for researchers to present and discuss recent
breakthroughs in this area.
The METMBS'05 Conference will be held simultaneously (ie,
same location and dates) with a number of other international conferences
and workshops (GCA'05, EEE'05, DMIN'05, HCI'05, VISION'05, ...) The last
set of conferences (METMBS'04 and affiliated events) had research
contributions from 78 countries (the event held in Las Vegas had over 1,650
participants from all over the world.) It is hoped that METMBS'05
will also have a strong international flavor.
You are invited to submit a draft paper of about 5 pages
and/or a proposal to organize a technical session/workshop (see below for
submission information). All accepted papers will be published in the
conference proceedings.
THE NAMES OF CHAIRS OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS WILL
APPEAR AS ASSOCIATE EDITORS ON THE COVER OF THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.
SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not
limited to, the following:
- Bioinformatics:
This includes informatics techniques in genomics (e.g. gene
sequencing, gene pattern discovery, gene pattern-function studies,
Structural Genomics, Functional Genomics), all areas of proteomics,
other types of biological sequencing (e.g. Amino Acid sequencing), ...
- Cheminformatics:
All informatics techniques applied to biochemical and chemical
processes and analyses.
- Data
mining in medicine and biological sciences.
- Pattern
recognition in medicine and biological sciences.
- Signal
processing in medicine and biological sciences (e.g. biomedical signal
processing, ...)
- Image
processing in medicine and biological sciences (e.g. biomedical image
processing, biomedical imaging, ...)
- Medical
decision-making.
- Medical
Physics.
- Biomedical
Engineering.
- Biomedical
Electronics.
- Mathematical
Biology.
- Mathematical
Medicine.
- Biosignal
interpretation.
- Any
application of computers in Medicine and biological sciences (protein
structure-function analysis, drug and protein design, molecular
modeling and simulation, ...)
- Application
of information technology in biomedicine (e.g. medical database
management, information retrieval and use of computers in hospitals.)
- Application
of Computational Intelligence (artificial neural networks, fuzzy
logic, and evolutionary computing) in medicine and biological
sciences.
- Medical
and bio-computing.
- High-performance
computing as applied to natural and medical sciences.
- Computer-based
medical systems (automation in medicine, ...)
- Recent
history (1990-2005) of Mathematics and engineering techniques in
medicine and biological sciences, and what to expect during the next
decade; New horizons. Review articles.)
- 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 5 pages, single space, font size of 10 to 12) to Dr. Homayoun Valafar, Chair
METMBS'05 by the due date. E-mail and Fax submissions are also
acceptable. Email submissions are highly encouraged. The
length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 2, 4, or
7 (IEEE style) pages (depending on the type of acceptance, full paper,
poster, etc.). 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 (from different authors). The session chairs
will be responsible for all aspects of their sessions including soliciting
papers, reviewing, selecting, etc. 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
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 Dr. Homayoun Valafar, Chair
METMBS'05. E-mail submissions are preferred.
EVALUATION PROCESS
Papers will be evaluated for originality,
significance, clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by
two researchers in the topical area. The Camera-Ready papers will be
reviewed by one person.
PUBLICATION
The conference proceedings will be
published by CSREA Press (ISBN) in hardcopy. The proceedings will be
available at the conference. Some accepted papers will also be
considered for journal publication (soon after the conference). All
conference proceedings published by CSREA Press are considered for
inclusion in major database indexes that are designed to provide easy access
to the current literature of the sciences (database examples: ISI Thomson
Scientific, IEE INSPEC, DBLP, ...).
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
co-sponsored by: World Academy of Science (a non-profit organization -
pending); Computer Science Research, Education, & Applications Press
(CSREA: USA Federal EIN # 58-2171953); together with research centers,
international associations, international research groups, and developers
of high-performance machines and systems. The complete list of
co-sponsors will be available at a later time. (Previous conferences'
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, Sundance Digital Signal
Processing Inc., the Computer Vision Research and Applications Tech.,
Convex, HP, a number of publishers of books and journals, chapters of
computer associations from various countries, ...)
LOCATION OF CONFERENCE
The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort
hotel Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (with any overflows at other near-by
hotels). The Monte Carlo Resort is a mega hotel with excellent conference
facilities and over 3,000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with 24-hour shuttle service 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 (79USD + 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, etc.). 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, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, etc.
EXHIBITION
An exhibition is planned for the duration
of the conference. Interested parties should contact Homayoun Valafar.
All exhibitors will be considered to be the co-sponsors of the conference.
IMPORTANT DATES
March
2, 2005: Draft papers (about 5 pages) and
abstracts (1 page) due
March
21, 2005:
Notification of acceptance
April
20, 2005:
Camera-Ready papers & Preregistration due
June
20-23, 2005: METMBS'05
International Conference
Proposals to organize technical sessions
should be submitted as soon as possible.
MEMBERS OF PROGRAM &
ORGANIZING COMMITTEES
The Program Committee is currently being
formed. Those interested in joining the Program Committee should
email the Chair of METMBS'05 the following information: Name, affiliation
and position, complete mailing address, email address, tel/fax numbers, a
short biography together with research interests.
METMBS'05 CONFERENCE CHAIRS:
Professor Homayoun Valafar
Department of Computer
Science & Engineering
University of South Carolina
3A54 Swearingen Engineering Center
Columbia, SC 29208
Tel: 803-777-2404
Fax:
803-777-3767
OR
Professor Faramarz Valafar
Department of Computer
Science
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
Tel.: (619) 594-3742
Fax: (619) 594-6746
E-mail: metmbs@sciences.sdsu.edu
Web: http://metmbs.sdsu.edu
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