Bioinformatics is a discipline that aims to perform analysis of complex biological systems using a computer science approach,
with the result of producing huge amounts of data. The major issue is represented by the need to turn this information into real knowledge,
therefore the potential of exploiting parallel computing and distributed solutions in this field is clear.
Porting applications and developing new systems on computer clusters improves performance when addressing genome wide analysis. Moreover, distributed
technology such as Grid computing represents an emerging solution for establishing platforms to deal with data produced using new high throughput
technology and gives researchers scalable solutions.
The aim of this special session is to present the latest efforts in parallel and distributed bioinformatics applications in grid computing.
We are especially interested in parallel algorithms and libraries for biological analysis and tools to perform large scale
computation on distributed platforms like grid.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
This is the first edition of this special session, and we hope it becomes an annual forum for the exchange of ideas for Bioinformatics researchers and computer scientists both from industry and from academia.
Session Chairs
Daniele D'Agostino, IMATI-CNR, Italy
Ivan Merelli, ITB-CNR, Italy
Program Committee:
Andrea Clematis, IMATI-CNR, Italy
Luciano Milanesi, ITB-CNR, Italy
Alessandro Orro, CILEA, Italy
Antonella Galizia, University of Genoa, Italy
Vincent Breton, CNRS France
Sandor Suhai, DKFZ, Germany
Important dates
Papers due: August 1st, 2007
Acceptance notification: October 1st, 2007
Camera-ready versions: October 31st, 2007
Submission guidelines
Prospective authors should submit a full paper not exceeding 5000 words
in length and including a 150-200 word abstract. To facilitate an
anonymous reviewing process, the first page of the paper should contain
only the title and abstract. Proceedings will be published by IEEE
Computer Society Press. Best papers will be selected for a special
issue of Elsevier Journal of Systems Architecture.
Paper Submission for Workshops/Special Sessions:
Papers submitted for the workshops or special sessions must be submitted through the conference
submission system with an indication of the name of the workshop/special session. Papers must adhere to the formatting rules of the conference
and will undergo the same review process as other papers submitted to the conference.
Authors of accepted papers are expected to register and present the paper at the Workshop. Papers must also be addressed to one of the session chairs:
Daniele D'Agostino
Institute for Applied Mathematics and Information Technology
Via De Marini 6, 16149 Genova, Italy
National Research Council
Email:
Tel: +39-010-6475686
Fax: +39-010-6475660
Ivan Merelli
Istitute for Biomedical Technologies
Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate (MI), Italy
National Research Council
Email:
Tel: +39-02 26422600
Fax: +39-02 26422770