CIB 2011

''The 6th International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Bioinformatics will act as a major forum for international researchers, scientists, practitioners, and professionals to present their latest research, results, and ideas in all areas of computational intelligence and bioinformatics. ''

Sponsor
[The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)]

Conference Co-Chairs
Prof. Taieb Znati

University of Pittsburgh, USA

Prof. Ziv Bar-Joseph

Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Keynote Speakers
Dr. Jamie G. Carbonell

Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Location
Pittsburgh, called by many the birthplace of pop culture, is a thriving city on the United States' east coast. Famous for television shows such as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and the creation of such quintessentially American food as the Big Mac. Enjoy Pittsburgh's beautiful skyline and sparkling rivers, as you take advantage of the free downtown walking tours. There are many sites worth visiting outside of the city, including the beautiful vistas that can be seen from what has been hailed by USA Weekend as, "the second most beautiful view in America". In addition to these great attractions there are also many famous art galleries that are well worth a visit. Many of which can be best enjoyed by taking part in one of Pittsburgh's many walking tours, a great way to meet with other travelers and explore the city from a new vantage point; whatever the reason for visiting this attractive city there is much to enjoy for even the most seasoned of travelers.

Scope
The topics of interest to be covered by CIB 2011 include, but are not limited to:


 * Adaptive and Optimal Control
 * Ant Colony Optimization
 * Artificial Immune Systems
 * Artificial Intelligence
 * Artificial Neural Systems
 * Associative Memory
 * Automatic Control
 * Autonomous Systems
 * Bioinformatics
 * Biological Computing
 * Chaotic and Complex Systems
 * Classification
 * Clustering
 * Cognitive Processes
 * Communication Networks and Protocols
 * Computational Biology
 * Computational Genomics
 * Computational Intelligence and Telecommunications
 * Computer Vision
 * Connectionism
 * Cooperative Robotics
 * Data Fusion and Mining
 * Data Mining
 * Distributed Systems
 * DNA Computing
 * Drug Design
 * Drug Discovery
 * Educational Technology
 * Embedded Systems
 * Evolutionary Systems
 * Evolvable Hardware
 * Expert Systems
 * Fault Diagnosis
 * Fuzzy Systems
 * Gene Finding
 * Genetic Algorithms
 * Genetic Programming
 * Genome Assembly
 * Genome-Wide Association Studies
 * Hardware Implementation
 * Hybrid Systems
 * Image Understanding
 * Immunocomputing
 * Intelligent Systems
 * Knowledge Discovery
 * Learning Algorithms
 * Life Sciences
 * Machine Learning
 * Machine Learning Algorithms
 * Mimetic Algorithms
 * Modeling
 * Modeling of Evolution
 * Model-Predictive Control
 * Natural Algorithms
 * Neural Networks
 * Optimization
 * Pattern Recognition
 * Prediction of Gene Expression
 * Protein Structure Alignment
 * Protein Structure Prediction
 * Protein-Protein Interactions
 * Sequence Alignment
 * Soft Computing
 * Visualization
 * Nano-scale communication for biological nano-machines and systems

Sunmission
Submit your paper via our website at: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/submit-753.html. All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format.

The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by August 1, 2011. Receipt of paper submission will be confirmed by email.

Initial Paper Requirements

All papers submitted to IASTED conferences must be previously unpublished and may not be considered for publication elsewhere at any time during IASTED's review period. Authors are limited to a maximum of three paper submissions.

Initial paper submissions should be full papers. Papers of up to 8 pages in length are included in the conference registration fee. An extra charge will apply for every additional page for papers longer than 8 pages. Authors are responsible for having their papers checked for style and grammar before submitting to IASTED. Papers may be rejected if the language is not satisfactory.

When submitting a paper, complete the online initial paper submission form, designating an author who will attend the conference, and provide four key words to indicate the subject area of your paper. At least one of the key words must be taken from the list of topics provided under Scope, above.

Formatting instructions for initial papers are available at http://www.iasted.org/formatting-initial-page.html.

Reviewing

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

Acceptance and Registration

Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by September 1, 2011. Final manuscripts are due by September 23, 2011. Registration and final payment are due by September 30, 2011. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings.

Only one paper of up to eight pages is included in the regular registration fee. There will be an added charge for extra pages and additional papers.

Final Paper Requirements

The final paper must be correctly formatted and submitted online at http://pdfportal.iasted.org.

The formatting instructions can be found at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-final-page.html and must be strictly followed. The page limit for final papers is eight single-spaced pages in 10 point Times New Roman font.

Tutorials
Submission

Proposals for three-hour tutorials must be submitted online by August 1, 2011. Submit tutorial proposals via the following web site address: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/tutorialsubmit-753.html.

Proposal Format

A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate:


 * The topic.
 * Background knowledge expected of the participants.
 * Objectives.
 * Time allocations for the major course topics.
 * The qualifications of the instructor(s).

Special Session
Special session proposals must be emailed to calgary@iasted.org by August 1, 2011. Proposals should include a session title, a list of the topics covered, and the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s).

Papers submitted to the special session must be received by August 1, 2011, unless otherwise stipulated by the Special Session Organizer. A minimum of five papers must be registered and fully paid in order for this session to be included in the conference program.

More information on special sessions is available at http://www.iasted.org/conferences/specialsession-753.html.

Journals All papers submitted to this conference will be considered for possible publication in ACTA Press’ international journals. For additional information about the submission of papers, please visit: http://www.actapress.com/SubmissionInfo.aspx.

Indexing
The proceedings will be sent for indexing in the following:


 * EI Compendex
 * Inspec
 * Google Scholar
 * Scopus

Important Deadlines
Submissions Due August 1, 2011

Notification of Acceptance September 1, 2011

Final Manuscripts Due September 23, 2011

Registration Deadline September 30, 2011

Concurrent Conferences
CIB 2011 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

Biomechanics (BioMech 2011)

Robotics (Robo 2011)

Modelling, Simulation, and Identification (MSI 2011)

Power and Energy Systems and Applications (PESA 2011)

Contact Us
For more information, or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact:

IASTED Secretariat – CIB 2011

B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW

Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9

Tel: +1 403-288-1195

Fax: +1 403-247-6851

Email: calgary@iasted.org

Web site: http://www.iasted.org

Committees

 * Program Committee Members
 * M. Abulaish – Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), India
 * G. Agre – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
 * I. Al-Bahadly – Massey University, New Zealand
 * G. Angelova – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
 * D. Arotaritei – University of Medicine and Pharmacie Gr.T. Popa Jassy, Romania
 * N. Belacel – National Research Council Canada, Canada
 * J. Berger – Defense R&D Canada - Valcartier, Canada
 * U. Bodenhofer – Johannes Kepler University, Austria
 * M. Boumedine – University of the Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
 * S. Boytcheva – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
 * M. I. Chacon Murguia – Technological Institute of Chihuahua, Mexico
 * S. K. Chalup – The University of Newcastle, Australia
 * Y. M. Cheung – Hong Kong Baptist University, PR China
 * R. B. Chinnam – Wayne State University, USA
 * Y. Crispin – Embry-Riddle University, USA
 * M. das Gracas de Almeida – Federal Center For Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Brazil
 * V. Dasigi – Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
 * A. de Carvalho – University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
 * E. del Moral Hernandez – University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
 * J. A. Delgado – National University of Colombia, Colombia
 * A. Dourado – University of Coimbra Polo II, Portugal
 * R. J. Dzeng – National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan
 * P. Ekel – Pontifical Catholic Universitry of Minas Gerais, Brazil
 * A. Elnagar – U. of Sharjah, UAE
 * T. Elomaa – Tampere University of Technology, Finland
 * R. Faglia – State University of Brescia, Italy
 * J. A. Felippe de Souza – University Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
 * J. Fernandez de Cañete – University of Malaga, Spain
 * M. Gams – Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
 * A. Gelbukh – National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
 * J. Ghaboussi – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
 * J. A. Giampapa – Carnegie Mellon University, USA
 * S. U. Guan – Xian Jiatong-Liverpool University, China
 * P. Hartono – Future University-Hakodate, Japan
 * C. C. Hung – Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
 * F. Ionescu – Steinbeis University Berlin, Germany, Germany
 * N. Ishii – Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan
 * H. Jaddu – Al-Quds University, Israel
 * J. G. Juang – National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
 * S. Kanae – Fukui University of Technology, Japan
 * C. Kemke – University of Manitoba, Canada
 * N. Kemper Valverde – National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
 * T. Kerh – National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
 * B. Kovalerchuk – Central Washington University, USA
 * V. Kvasnicka – Slovak Technical University, Slovakia
 * I. S. Lee – Kyungpook National University, Korea
 * K. Leiviskä – University of Oulu, Finland
 * C. León de Mora – University of Seville, Spain
 * D. Liu – University of Illinois, USA
 * Y. S. Lu – National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
 * P. Lucas – Radboud University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
 * L. Magdalena – European Centre for Soft Computing, Spain
 * G. M. Mendez – Instituto Tecnologico de Nuevo Leon, Mexico
 * A. Milani – University of Perugia, Italy
 * R. Mitchell – The University of Reading, UK
 * J. Murata – Kyushu University, Japan
 * M. Nallasamy – Box Hill Institute, Australia
 * V. Negru – West University of Timisoara, Romania
 * N. Obeid – University of Jordan, Jordan
 * I. O. Osunmakinde – Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
 * S. Ozcelik – Texas A&M University, Kingsville, USA
 * M. M. Polycarpou – University of Cyprus, Cyprus
 * J. Quah – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 * S. H. Rubin – Spawar Systems Center, USA
 * J. Shim – Kangnam University, Korea
 * G. Sidorov – Center for Computing Research, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
 * J. Sidorova – Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
 * G. Sirakoulis – Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
 * M. Sirola – Aalto University, Finland
 * J. Smieja – Silesian University of Technology, Poland
 * P. Sosnin – Ulianovsk State Technical University, Russia
 * C. Y. Su – Concordia University, Canada
 * L. Sztandera – Philadelphia University, USA
 * R. Tadeusiewicz – AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
 * Y. Tan – Peking University, PR China
 * P. Tino – University of Birmingham, UK
 * Z. A. Vale – Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
 * S. Veres – University of Southampton, UK
 * A. Verikas – Halmstad University, Sweden
 * H. Wang – Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China
 * Z. Wang – Brunel university, UK
 * J. Wu – Zhejiang University, PR China
 * L. Xu – Chinese University of Hong Kong, PR China
 * R. R. Yager – Iona College, USA
 * E. E. Yaz – Marquette University, USA
 * W. Yu – CINVESTAV-IPN (National Polytechnic Institute), Mexico
 * M. Zhang – Christopher Newport University, USA
 * S. Zhikun – Beihang University, PR China