[BiO BB] CALL FOR PAPERS: The 18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems

Tue Oct 12 06:17:27 EDT 2004

IEEE CBMS 2005
The 18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
http://conferences.computer.org/CBMS2005/index.html

--- PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS ---

The 18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2005) will be held on June 23-24, 2005 at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. CBMS 2005 is co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society (Technical 
Committee on Computational Medicine, TCCM), and Department of Computer Science,  Trinity College Dublin.

The conference Web site is
http://www.cs.tcd.ie/research_groups/mlg/CBMS2005/index.html
http://conferences.computer.org/CBMS2005/index.html (mirror)

CBMS 2005 is intended to provide an international forum for discussing the latest results in the field of computational medicine. The symposium is dedicated to a broad arena of issues which relate computing to medicine, with a focus on bioinformatics. The symposium consists of regular sessions with technical contributions reviewed and selected by an international program committee, as well as of invited talks and 
tutorials given by leading scientists.

The symposium provides a mechanism for the exchange of ideas and technologies between academicians and industrial scientists who are developing Computer-Based Medical Systems. It is the premiere symposium 
in its field, attracting a worldwide audience. This symposium draws together experts in many fields to discuss the latest advances in medical systems based upon computers. Topics of interest include, but 
are not limited to:

* Software Systems in Medicine 
* Computer-Aided Diagnosis 
* Knowledge-based Systems & Data Mining 
* Decision Support Systems 
* Medical Devices with Embedded Computers 
* Signal and Image Processing in Medicine 
* Medical Image Segmentation & Compression 
* Network and Telemedicine Systems 
* Medical Databases & Information Systems 
* Web-based Delivery of Medical Information 
* Multimedia Biomedical Databases 
* Content Analysis of Biomedical Image Data 
* Hand-held Computing Applications in Medicine 
* Bioinformatics in Medicine 

IMPORTANT DATES

January 26, 2005        Submission of (3-page, maximum) paper summary
March 1, 2005            Notification of acceptance
March 24, 2005          Final camera-ready paper (6 pages, maximum) due
March 24, 2005          Pre-registration deadline 
                                You must pre-register to have your paper published 
                                in the proceedings.

You must pre-register to have a paper published in the proceedings. If you only plan to attend and are not submitting a paper, pre-registration is still strongly encouraged. This conference is space-limited, and 
registration may not be available on-site. 

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES FOR PAPER SUMMARIES

No hardcopy submissions are being accepted. Electronic submissions of original technical research papers will only be accepted in PDF format. File size is limited to 2 MB. Use a 12-point font size and single-spaced text on a maximum of three A4 pages, including figures and references. Include one cover sheet, stating the paper title, authors, technical area(s) covered in the article, and corresponding author's information (telephone, fax, mailing address, e-mail address). Author names should appear only on the cover sheet, not on the summary. Submit your manuscript no later than January 26, 2005. Authors will be notified of acceptance by March 1, 2005 after a review process by three independent experts. Each accepted paper will be published in the conference proceedings by IEEE CS Press, conditional upon the author's advance registration.

INVITED SPEAKERS

Prof. Jane B. Grimson
Co-Chair, Centre for Health Informatics
Vise Provost, Trinity College Dublin
Ireland

Prof. Jan Komorowski
Head, The Linnaeus Centre for Bioinformatics
Uppsala University
Sweden

Dr. R. Bharat Rao
Department Head, Clinical CAD & Data Mining
Computer Aided Diagnosis & Therapy
Siemens Medical Solutions, Inc. 
USA

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Engineers, scientists, clinicians and managers involved in medical computing projects are encouraged to submit papers to the symposium and/or attend the symposium. The symposium provides its attendees with an opportunity to experience state-of-the-art research and development in a variety of topics directly and indirectly related to their own work. In addition to research papers, keynote speakers and tutorial sessions it provides participants with an opportunity to come up-to-date on important technological issues.

The symposium encourages the participation of students engaged in research/development in computer-based medical systems. A prize will be awarded to be the Best Student Paper submitted to (and presented at) the symposium.

HOTEL INFORMATION

A block of rooms will be reserved for symposium attendees within Trinity College Dublin (see http://www.tcd.ie/Conferences). The rate for these rooms is euro55-65 per night. There are a number of other hotels of different quality and price ranges within walking distance, just a few minutes away from the college. 
These include:
* Trinity Lodge Guesthouse, www.trinitylodge.com (rooms from euro95), 
* Trinity Capital Hotel, www.trinitycapitalhotel.com 
  (rooms from euro123), and 
* Davenport Hotel, www.ocallaghanhotels.com/davenport/ (rooms from euro200). 

VENUE

In comparison to other capitals, Dublin is a convivial city with a human scale and an extrovert populace. At the heart of the city lies Trinity College with its magnificent buildings and beautiful campus spanning 35 acres. Trinity College has occupied this location for the past 400 years, and while none of the original buildings remain, the College boasts fine squares and gardens and a collection of magnificent buildings dating from 
the 17th to the 20th century. In contrast to the serene surroundings of the College landscape, the modern city of Dublin is just outside the main gate of the campus, with shops, theatres, cinemas and museums within 
walking distance.

Dublin Airport is served by most international airlines and the low fare airlines continue to expand their services into Ireland. London is an hour's flight away and the east coast of the United States only five and 
half hours away by air. International carriers servicing Ireland include: Aer Lingus, Air France, Alitalia, Aeroflot, British Airways, British Midland, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Finnair, Iberia, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Sabena, and SAS.

The history of the city of Dublin stems from 841AD when the Vikings created a settlement. They founded a City-state in 917. After the Anglo-Norman invasion of 1170 the Anglo-Normans erected defensive walls around the 
Castle. These have been partially reconstructed and can be seen at St.Audoen's Church. Dublin is set in a wonderful part of the island. With the sea close by (a beach only as far a way as Killiney), and 
countryside and rolling hills surrounding the City there is plenty for you to do whatever your interests. The City itself is renowned for its writers, artists and musicians. There are many venues throughout the city where you 
can hear various types of music from classical to rock and pop. See more information at www.dublin.ie and www.entertainment.ie.

PREVIOUS CONFERENCES

Previous conferences were held in Bethesda MD, USA (2004 and 2001), New York City, USA (2003), Maribor, Slovenia (2002 and 1997 ), Houston TX, USA (2000), Stamford CT, USA (1999), Lubbock TX, USA (1998 and 1995), Ann Arbor MI, USA (1996 and 1993), Winston-Salem NC, USA (1994), Durham NC, USA (1992), Baltimore MD, USA (1991), Chapel Hill NC, USA (1990), Minneapolis MN, USA (1989 and 1988). 

CBMS2004 photos from Bethesda, MD: 
http://archive.nlm.nih.gov/conf/cbms2004/index.htm

For further questions, please use the appropriate contact from the list below 

For general conference questions:

Prof. Padraig Cunningham, General Co-Chair, Padraig.Cunningham at cs.tcd.ie 
Dr. Alexey Tsymbal, General Co-Chair, Alexey.Tsymbal at cs.tcd.ie 

For paper submission questions:

Dr. Nadia Bolshakova, Publication Chair, Nadia.Bolshakova at cs.tcd.ie 

Program Chairs 

Prof. Dr. Peter Kokol
University of Maribor, Slovenia

Dr. Marina Krol
Mt Sinai School of Medicine, USA

Publicity Chair 

Mykola Pechenizkiy
University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

Steering Committee 

Sunanda Mitra                     Texas Tech University, USA
Peter Kokol                         University of Maribor, Slovenia
Ian Greenshields                  University of Connecticut, USA
Nasser Kehtarnavaz             Texas A&M University, USA
Tim Kriewall                         Medtronic Xomed, USA
Marina Krol                          Mt Sinai School of Medicine, USA
Rodney Long                        National Library of Medicine, USA
Margaret Peterson                Hospital for Special Surgery, USA
George Thoma                      National Library of Medicine, USA
Richard E. Wendt III              MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

Program Committee and Reviewers 

Francisco Azuaje                University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Virginia Gonzalez Velez       Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, Mexico
Vyacheslav Grebenyuk        National Tech University, Ukraine
Jane Grimson                     Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Jan Komorowski                 The Linnaeus Centre for Bioinformatics, Uppsala University, Sweden
Oleksandr Logvynovskiy      London South Bank University, UK
Chris Nugent                      University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
David W. Patterson             Northern Ireland Knowledge Engineering Lab, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Seppo Puuronen                 University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Bharat Rao                         Siemens Medical Solutions, USA
Niall Rooney                       Northern Ireland Knowledge Engineering Lab, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Michael Shifrin                    N.N.Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute, Russia
Vagan Terziyan                  University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Tatjana Welzer                   University of Maribor, Slovenia

Building up a Program Committee is in progress...

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