C A L L F O R P A P E R S The 2004 International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering (18 Joint Int'l Conferences) Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA June 21-24, 2004 Hi All: On behalf of the 2004 International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering Organizing Committee, I would like to invite you to participate in the 2004 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences, which will be held in Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA June 21-24, 2004. Please forward this information to anyone who is interested in participation. Title of Session: Biological Databases-Design and Application Chair of Session: Ms. Ratna Saripalli Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA Conference: The 2004 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences <http://metmbs.sdsu.edu/> (METMBS'04: June 21-24, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Deadlines: February 16, 2004: Draft papers (about 5 pages) and abstracts (1 page) due March 22, 2004: Notification of acceptance April 21, 2004: Camera-Ready papers & Preregistration due June 21-24, 2004: METMBS'04 International Conference SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * Bioinformatics: This includes informatics techniques in genomics (e.g. gene sequencing, gene pattern discovery, gene pattern-function studies, Structural Genomics, Functional Genomics), all areas of proteomics, other types of biological sequencing (e.g. Amino Acid sequencing), ... * Cheminformatics: All informatics techniques applied to biochemical and chemical processes and analyses. * Data mining in medicine and biological sciences. * Pattern recognition in medicine and biological sciences. * Signal processing in medicine and biological sciences (e.g. biomedical signal processing, ...) * Image processing in medicine and biological sciences (e.g. biomedical image processing, biomedical imaging, ...) * Medical decision-making. * Medical Physics. * Biomedical Engineering. * Biomedical Electronics. * Mathematical Biology. * Mathematical Medicine. * Biosignal interpretation. * Any application of computers in Medicine and biological sciences (protein structure-function analysis, drug and protein design, molecular modeling and simulation, ...) * Application of information technology in biomedicine (e.g. medical database management, information retrieval and use of computers in hospitals.) * Application of Computational Intelligence (artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, and evolutionary computing) in medicine and biological sciences. * Medical and bio-computing. * High-performance computing as applied to natural and medical sciences. * Computer-based medical systems (automation in medicine, ...) * Recent history (1990-2004) of Mathematics and engineering techniques in medicine and biological sciences, and what to expect during the next decade; New horizons. Review articles.) * Other aspects and applications relating to technological advancements in medicine and biological sciences. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their draft paper (about 5 pages, single space, font size of 10 to 12) to Ms. Ratna Saripalli, (address is given below) by the due date. E-mail and Fax submissions are also acceptable. Email submissions are highly encouraged. The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 2, 4, or 7 (IEEE style) pages (depending on the type of acceptance, full paper, poster, etc.). Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, telephone number, and Fax number for each author. The first page should also include the name of the author who will be presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 keywords. Thank you Ratna ______________________________________ Ratna Saripalli Research Scientist Tel: (509)-372-4185 Fax: (509) 372-4995 Email: Ratna.Saripalli at pnl.gov Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory P.O. Box 999 / Mail Stop K6-04 Richland, WA 99352