CIBB 2021 :: Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
The main goal of this 17th edition of the CIBB international conference is to provide a multi-disciplinary forum open to researchers interested in the application of computational intelligence, in a broad sense, to open problems in bioinformatics, biostatistics, systems and synthetic biology and medical informatics. Cutting edge methodologies capable of accelerating life science discoveries will be discussed. Following its tradition and roots, this year's meeting will bring together researchers from the international scientific community interested in advancements and future perspectives in bioinformatics and biostatistics. Also, looking at current trends and future opportunities at the edge of computer and life sciences, the application of computational intelligence to system and synthetic biology, and the consequent impact on innovative medicine will be of great interest for the conference. Theoretical and experimental biologists are also invited to participate in order to present novel challenges and foster multidisciplinary collaboration.
When & where
The CIBB 2021 conference will happen online on 15, 16, 17 November 2021.
Important Dates
Special session & tutorial proposal submission: 31 July 2021
Short paper submission: 15 September 2021
Acceptance/rejection notification: 15 October 2021
Camera-ready due: 30 October 2021
Conference: 15-17 November 2021
Keynote Speakers
Karsten Borgwardt, ETH Zürich, Switzerland: “Machine learning for prediction of medical complications in the intensive care unit (ICU).”
Ombretta Melaiu, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Italy: “Cellular and gene signatures of tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells and natural-killer cells predict prognosis of neuroblastoma.”
André M. Carrington, Ottawa Hospital and Region Imaging Associates, Canada: “A new concordant partial AUC and partial c statistic for imbalanced data in the evaluation of machine learning algorithms.”
Alistair E. W. Johnson, SickKids Research Institute, Canada: “The eICU Collaborative Research Database, a freely available multi-center database for critical care research.”
Topics of Interest
- Next generation sequencing bioalgorithms
- Multi-omics data analysis
- High dimensional statistical analysis of omics data
- Algorithms for alternative splicing analysis
- Algorithms for molecular evolution and phylogenetic analysis
- Methods for the visualization of high dimensional complex omic data
- Software tools for bioinformatics
- Methods for comparative genomics
- Computational tools applied to proteomics
- Methods for functional classification of genes
- Methods for unsupervised analysis, validation and visualization of structures discovered in bio-molecular data
- Health-Informatics and Medical Informatics
- Biomedical and Microscopy Imaging
- Methods for the integration of clinical and genetic data
- Heterogeneous data integration and data fusion for diagnostics
- Algorithms for pharmacogenomics
- Biomedical text mining
- Methods for diagnosis and prognosis within personalized medicine
- Statistical methods for the analysis of clinical data
- Prediction of secondary and tertiary protein structures
- Advanced pathway enrichment analysis methods
- Mass spectrometry data analysis in proteomics
- Algorithms for molecular evolution and phylogenetic analysis
- Bio-molecular databases and data mining
- Mathematical modeling and automated reasoning on biological and synthetic systems
- Computational simulation of biological systems
- Methods and advances in systems biology
- Spatio-temporal analysis of synthetic and biological systems
- Network systems biology
- Models for cell populations and tissues
- Methods for the engineering of synthetic components
- Modelling and engineering of interacting synthetic and biological systems
- Software tools for bioinformatics, biostatistics, systems and synthetic biology
Conference Organisers
Angelo Facchiano, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy (Conference Chair)
Davide Chicco, University of Toronto, Canada (Conference Chair)
Margherita Mutarelli, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy (Conference Chair)
Roberto Tagliaferri, Università di Salerno, Italy (CIBB Steering committee delegate)