Subject: CFP for HiCOMB 2004 Workshop (deadline: 1 December) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Call For Papers HiCOMB 2004 3rd International Workshop On High Performance Computational Biology http://www.hicomb.org/ held in conjunction with the International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium www.ipdps.org April 26, 2004 Eldorado Hotel, Santa Fe, NM -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Computational Biology is fast emerging as an important discipline for academic research and industrial application. The large size of biological data sets, inherent complexity of biological problems and the ability to deal with error-prone data all result in large run-time and memory requirements. The goal of this workshop is to provide a forum for discussion of latest research in developing high-performance computing solutions to problems arising from molecular biology. We are especially interested in parallel algorithms, memory- efficient algorithms, large scale data mining techniques, and design of high-performance software. The workshop will feature contributed papers as well as invited talks from reputed researchers in the field. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Bioinformatic databases * Computational genomics * Computational proteomics * DNA assembly, clustering and mapping * Gene expression and microarrays * Gene identification and annotation * Parallel algorithms for biological analysis * Parallel architectures for biological applications * Molecular evolution * Molecular sequence analysis * Phylogeny reconstruction algorithms * Protein structure * String data structures and algorithms Submission Guidelines: ---------------------- Papers reporting on original research (both theoretical and experimental) in all areas of bioinformatics and computational biology are sought. Surveys of important recent results and directions are also welcome. To submit a paper, send a postscript or PDF copy of the paper by email to the workshop's Program Chair, Prof. Dan C. Marinescu, . The paper should not exceed 12 single-spaced pages (US Letter or A4 size) in 11pt font or larger. All papers will be reviewed. IEEE CS Press will publish the IPDPS symposium and workshop abstracts as a printed volume. The complete symposium and workshop proceedings will also be published by IEEE CS Press on CD-ROM and will also be available in the IEEE Digital Library. Authors of selected papers from the workshop will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for publication in the journal Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience. Important Dates: ---------------- December 1, 2003 Workshop paper due December 31, 2003 Author Notification January 23, 2004 Camera-ready Paper Due Workshop Co-Chairs: ------------------- Prof. Srinivas Aluru Prof. David A. Bader Electrical & Computer Engg. Electrical & Computer Engg. Iowa State University University of New Mexico 3218 Coover Hall Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA Ames, IA 50014 USA Email: dbader@ece.unm.edu Email: aluru@iastate.edu Tel: 505-277-6724 Tel: 515-294-3539 Program Chair: -------------- Dan C. Marinescu Computer Science Department University of Central Florida 4000 Central Florida Boulevard Orlando Florida, 32816, USA Email: dcm@cs.ucf.edu http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~dcm Phone: +1 407 823 4860 FAX: +1 407 823 5419 Program Committee: ------------------ Prof. Alberto Apostolico Computer Sciences Department Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, 47907 Email: axa@cs.purdue.edu http://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/axa Phone: +1.765.494.6015 Prof. Concettina Guerra Dip. Ingegneria dell'Informazione Universita'di Padova via Gradenigo 6a, 35100, Padova, Italy Email: guerra@dei.unipd.it http://www.dei.unipd.it/~guerra Phone: +39 049 827 7933 Prof. Wojciech Szpankowski Computer Sciences Department Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, 47907 Email: spa@cs.purdue.edu http://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/spa Phone: +1.765.494.6703