SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Fourth International Workshop on Biosignal Interpretation

24-26 June 2002
Villa Olmo, Como, Italy

The International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) and the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), in collaboration with the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), the Japan Society of Medical Electronics and Biomedical Engineering (JSMEBE), the Associzione Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica Italiana (AEI), the Associazione Italiana di Ingegneria Medica e Biologica (AIIMB) and the Polytechnic University of Milan will organise the Fourth International Workshop on Biosignal Interpretation, which will be held in Villa Olmo, Como, Italy, from 24-26 June 2002.

The aim of the workshop is to explore the new fields of biosignal interpretation, including model-based signal analysis, data interpretation and integration, medical-decision-making, and extending existing signal-processing methods and technologies to realise effective utilisation of biosignals in a practical environment and obtain a deeper understanding of biological functions of entire organisms and systems, down to cellular and gene scales. The Third International Workshop on Biosignal Interpretation was held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1999.

Distinguished speakers will be invited to deliver lectures on important topics in the field. Original contributions pertinent with the scope of the workshop are welcome. Prospective authors are encouraged to provide original contributions in any of the following categories (but not limited to the following):

  • Biosignal processing, pattern analysis and data fusion (linear and nonlinear, chaotic and fractal analysis techniques, time-frequency and time scale analysis, cluster analysis, genetic algorithms, data mining and prediction, integration of signals and images, applications to ECG, heart rate variability, EEG, EMG signals analysis, evoked potentials, multimodality approach and other related topics).
  • Mathematical modelling of experimental and clinical data (linear and nonlinear phenomena, neural modelling and neural dynamics, modelling and control of cardiovascular and pulmonary systems, modelling of brain functions, perception and learning or other related topics).
  • On-line interactive signal acquisition and processing (on-line patient monitoring, intelligent monitoring, ambulatory systems and other related topics).
  • On-line interactive signal acquisition and processing (on-line patient monitoring, intelligent monitoring, ambulatory systems and other related topics).
  • Medical decision support methods (parameter estimation, decision making, rule based/expert systems, automatic diagnosis, data reasoning and other related topics).
  • Medical informatics (biosignal interpretation in virtual reality applications, in telemedicine and internet-based solutions for transmission, exchange and analysis of biomedical data and other related topics).
  • Cellular signal and genomics (analysis of DNA sequences, genetic and evolutionary computing, genetic data mining and other related topics).

Deadlines

Submission of papers (maximum of 4 pages):15 January 2002
Acceptance of papers:15 March 2002
Early registration deadline:1 April 2002
Return of revised papers:15 April 2002
Hotel room reservation deadline:15 May 2002
International workshop:24-26 June 2002

Paper submission

Camera-ready manuscripts must be submitted in electronic form before 15 January 2002. An author's kit for preparing manuscripts can be downloaded at the conference web site. Manuscript should not exceed 4 pages. Final versions of accepted papers must be submitted by 15 April 2002.

Publications

All submitted papers will be reviewed on the basis of scientific quality, relevance, originality, medical and biological significance, and clarity. Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings. A group of selected contributions will be published as full papers in a Special Issue of Methods of Information in Medicine.

Poster competition

The Scientific Committee will judge poster presentations and it will award a prize of 500, 300 and 200 Euro to the best three poster presentations.

Congress registration

Registration will be performed electronically. Registration fees are 260 Euro for registrations received before 1 April and 340 Euro thereafter.

Hotel accommodation

Hotel reservation form is available at the workshop web site. Rooms have been reserved at a few hotels, all located in Como downtown within walking distance from the Villa Olmo Conference Centre. A special room rate for the conference participants will be available until the hotel room reservation deadline. For further information please contact the Conference Secretariat at the following address.

Contact

Prof. S. Cerutti, email: cerutti@biomed.polimi.it
Ing. L.T. Mainardi, email: BSI2002@biomed.polimi.it
Web site: http://www.BSI2002.polimi.it
Email: BSI2002@biomed.polimi.it