V. EURO CBBM Conference on Operational Research in
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Medicine
Call for Abstracts
The organizers of the V. EURO CBBM Conference on Operational
Research in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Medicine have a
pleasure to invite you to take part in this conference to be held in
Istanbul, Turkey, August 21-24, 2016.
Abstract submission deadline has been extended until April 1, 2015!
Aims and Scope of the conference
The objective of the V. EURO CBBM Conference is to bring together researchers
developing and using computational methods to solve problems in computational
biology, bioinformatics and medicine. The conference intends to be an effective forum for the exchange of ideas and discussion of current issues and future trends.
WE WELCOME SUBMISSIONS on all aspects of biomolecular sequence analysis,
comparative genomics, metabolic network modeling and analysis, modeling
and prediction of gene patterns, microarray informatics, protein and RNA
structure prediction, protein interactions, genetic networks, analysis of
genetic variations, systems biology, gene classification, docking and drug
design, phylogenetics, and other related topics.
INVITED TALKS will be given by:
- John B. Hogenesch
Department of Molecular Biology and Cellular Physiology
University of Cincinnati
- Marta Szachniuk
Institute of Computing Science
Poznan University of Technology
- Tolga Can
Department of Computer Engineering
Middle East Technical University
- Hilal Ozdag
Biotechnology Institute
Ankara University
Conference venue
The conference will be hosted at the Koc University campus, Istanbul, Turkey.
A number of single and double dormitory rooms are available at a discounted rate.
Abstract submission
Abstracts must be written in English and contain no more than 600
characters (no formulae or mathematical notations are allowed). Each
attendee is allowed to present one paper at the conference. To submit an
abstract, use the abstract submission system of EURO-Online available from
the conference website
http://cbbm.ku.edu.tr/.
Important dates
Deadline for abstract submission: 01/04/2016
Notification of acceptance: 01/05/2016
Deadline for early registration: 15/05/2016
Special issue
Selected conference papers can be submitted for peer-reviewed publication
in the Special Issue of Central European Journal of Operations Research.
Program Committee:
Paola Bertolazzi (Istituto di Analisi dei Sistemi ed Informatica "Antonio Ruberti" – CNR, Italy)
Giovanni Felici (Istituto di Analisi dei Sistemi ed Informatica, Italy)
Jon Garibaldi (University of Nottingham, UK)
I. Halil Kavakli (Koç University, Turkey)
Ceyda Oguz (Koç University, Turkey)
Metin Turkay (Koç University, Turkey)
Gerhard Wilhem Weber (Institute of Applied Mathematics, METU, Turkey)
Organizing Committee:
Jens Allmer (Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey)
Mehmet Serkan Apaydin (Istanbul City University, Turkey)
Mehmet Gonen (Koc University, Turkey)
Cem Iyigun (METU, Turkey)
Ceyda Oguz (Koç University, Turkey)
Chandra Sekhar Pedamallu (Boston Biosciences, USA)
Nurcan Tuncbag (Informatics Instıtute, METU, Turkey)
Metin Turkay (Koç University, Turkey) Chair
Gerhard Wilhelm Weber (Institute of Applied Mathematics, METU, Turkey)
Fadime Uney-Yuksektepe (Istanbul Culture University, Turkey)
Contact:
cbbm@ku.edu.trA limited number of scholarships for Ph.D. students, covering
participation costs is also available due to EURO sponsorship. Interested
persons may apply at the above address.