HiCOMB 2014 - 13th IEEE International Workshop on High Performance Computational Biology

High-performance computing became an integral part of research and development in bioinformatics and computational biology. 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 data-intensive and compute-intensive problems arising from molecular biology and related life sciences areas. We are especially interested in parallel and distributed algorithms, memory-efficient algorithms, large scale data mining techniques, including approaches for big data and cloud computing, algorithms on multicores and GPUs, and design of high-performance software for biological applications.
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 and metagenomics
Computational proteomics and metaproteomics
DNA assembly, clustering, and mapping
Gene expression analysis with RNASeq and microarrays
Gene identification and annotation
Parallel algorithms for biological sequence analysis
Parallel architectures for biological applications
Molecular evolution and phylogenetic reconstruction algorithms
Protein structure prediction and modeling
Next Generation sequence data analysis
Parallel algorithms in chemical genetics and chemical informatics
High performance algorithms for systems biology
Cloud-enabled solutions for computational biology
Big Data Solutions for Systems Biology
Energy-aware High Performance Biological Applications
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, upload a PDF copy of the paper (LINK WILL BE UPDATED:) here. Submitted manuscripts may not exceed ten (10) single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures, tables, and references (see IPDPS Call for Papers for more details). 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.
Important Dates
Workshop papers due: January 3rd, 2014
Authors notification: February 21st, 2014
Camera-ready papers due: March 14th, 2014
Download HiCOMB 2014 Call for Papers
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Workshop Co-Chairs
Srinivas Aluru
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Phones: +1 404 385-1486
Email: aluru-AT-cc.gatech.edu David A. Bader
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Phones: +1 404 385-0004
Email: bader-AT-cc.gatech.edu
Program Chair
Alba Cristina Magalhaes Alves de Melo
Department of Computer Science
University of Brasilia
Brasilia-DF, 70910-900, Brazil
Phone: +55 61 3107 3662
Email: albamm-AT-cic.unb.br
Program Committee
Mario Cannataro, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy
Umit Catalyurek, Ohio State University, USA
Mark Clement, Brigham Young University, USA
Wu-Chun Feng, Virginia Tech, USA
Ananth Kalyanaraman, Washington State University, USA
Marta Kasprsak, Poznan Institute of Technology, Poland
Marta Mattoso, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Folker Meyer, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Bertil Schmidt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Quinn Snell, Brigham Young University, USA
Alexandros Stamatakis, HITS gGmbH, Germany
Michela Taufer, University of Delaware, USA
James Taylor, Emory University, USA
Denis Trystram, Grenoble Institute of Technology, France
Yoshiki Yamaguchi, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Jaroslaw Zola, Rutgers University, USA