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face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">[Apologies if you receive this more than once]<BR><BR>CALL FOR
ABSTRACTS<BR><BR>The 2017 International Conference on Brain Informatics
(BI'17)<BR><BR>"Investigating the Brain and Mind from Informatics
Perspective"<BR><BR>November 16-18, 2017, Beijing, China<BR>Homepage: </FONT><A
style='href: "http://bii.ia.ac.cn/bi-2017/"'><FONT
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<BR><BR>---------------------------------------<BR>DEADLINE EXTENDED: September
30, 2017<BR><BR>One-line submission:<BR></FONT><A
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face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">---------------------------------------<BR><BR>*** INVITED
SPEECHES ***<BR><BR>1. "Multimodal Modelling of Network Propagation of
Neuropathology in Dementia"<BR> Alan Evans (McGill University,
Canada)<BR><BR>2. "Neural Correlates of Word, Sentence and Story
Comprehension"<BR> Tom Mitchell (Carnegie Mellon University, US)<BR><BR>3.
"The Cognitive Neural Basis of Object Knowledge"<BR> Yanchao Bi (Beijing
Normal University, China)<BR><BR>4. "Harnessing Large-Scale Data-Sharing to
Drive Discovery and Bench-to-Bedside <BR> Translation in Traumatic Brain
Injury and Spinal Cord Injury"<BR> Adam Ferguson (University of California
San Francisco, US)<BR><BR>5. "Computational Psychophysiology Based Research
Methodology for Mental Health"<BR> Bin Hu (Lanzhou University,
China)<BR><BR>6. "Multiscale Gene Expression Signatures in the Mammalian Brain
in Health and Disease"<BR> Michael Hawrylycz (Allen Institute for
Brain Science, US)<BR><BR>7. "Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
Analysis"<BR> Dinggang Shen (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
US)<BR><BR><BR>*** WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL SESSIONS
***<BR><BR>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <BR>Abstract submission
(TYPE II) is still
open!<BR>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR><BR>To submit abstracts
to workshops/special sessions, <BR>please visit </FONT><A
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face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック"> <BR><BR># Workshop on Brain and Artificial Intelligence
(BAI 2017)<BR> Organizers:<BR> Yi Zeng, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
China<BR> Shuliang Wang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China<BR><BR>#
Workshop on Knowledge Representation: Brain and Machine (KRBM 2017)<BR>
Organizers:<BR> Yanchao Bi, Beijing Normal University, China <BR> Yi
Zeng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China<BR><BR># Workshop on Affective,
Psychological and Physiological Computing <BR> (APPC 2017)<BR>
Organizers:<BR> Bin Hu, Lanzhou University, China<BR> Zhijun Yao,
Lanzhou University, China<BR> Mi Li, Beijing University of Technology,
China<BR><BR># Workshop on Big Data and Visualization for Brainsmatics (BDVB
2017)<BR> Organizers:<BR> Qingming Luo, Huazhong University of
Science and Technology, China<BR> Anan LI, Huazhong University of Science
and Technology, China<BR><BR># Workshop on Brain Big Data Based Wisdom Service
(BBDBWS 2017)<BR> Organizer:<BR> Jiajin Huang, Beijing University of
Technology, China<BR><BR># Workshop on Semantic Technology for eHealth (STeH
2017)<BR> Organizers:<BR> Jiao Li, Chinese Academy of Medical
Sciences, China<BR> Zhisheng Huang, Vrije University Amsterdam, The
Netherlands<BR><BR># Workshop on Big Data Neuroimaging Analytics for Brain and
Mental <BR> Health (BDNABMH 2017)<BR> Organizer:<BR> Shouyi
Wang, University of Texas at Arlington, USA<BR><BR># Workshop on Novel Methods
of the Brain Imaging in the Clinical and <BR> Preclinical Neuroscience
(NMBICPN 2017)<BR> Organizers:<BR> Vassiliy Tsytsarev, University of
Maryland School of Medicine, USA<BR> Vicky Yamamoto, Keck School of
Medicine of USC, USA<BR> Yan Li, University of Southern Queensland,
Australia<BR><BR># The 1st International Workshop on Deep Learning in Brain MRI
and <BR> Pathology Images (DLBMPI 2017)<BR> Organizers:<BR>
Yan Xu, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, BUAA<BR>
Eric Chang, Microsoft Research Asia<BR><BR># Workshop on Mesoscopic
Brainformatics (MBAI 2017)<BR> Organizers:<BR> Dezhong Yao,
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China <BR> Pedro
A. Valdes-Sosa, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,
China<BR> Yong He, Beijing Normal University, China <BR> Li Dong,
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China<BR><BR># Special
Session on Brain Informatics in Neurogenetics (BIN 2017)<BR>
Organizers:<BR> Hong Liang, Harbin Engineering University, China<BR>
Lei Du, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China<BR> Li Shen, Indiana
University School of Medicine, USA<BR><BR># Special Session on BigNeuron Project
(BP 2017)<BR> Organizers:<BR> Zhi Zhou, Allen Institute for Brain
Sciences, USA<BR> Min Liu, Hunan University,
China<BR><BR>==================================================<BR>Brain
Informatics (BI) conference series provides a premier forum to<BR>bring together
researchers and practitioners in the fields of<BR>neuroscience, cognitive
science, computer science, data science,<BR>artificial intelligence, information
communication technologies, and<BR>neuroimaging technologies.<BR><BR>BI'17
addresses the computational, cognitive, physiological,<BR>biological, physical,
ecological and social perspectives of brain<BR>informatics, as well as topics
relating to mental health and<BR>well-being. It also welcomes emerging
information technologies,<BR>including but not limited to Internet/Web of Things
(IoT/WoT), cloud<BR>computing, big data analytics and interactive knowledge
discovery<BR>related to brain research. BI'17 also encourages submissions
that<BR>explore how advanced computing technologies are applied to and make
a<BR>difference in various large-scale brain studies and
their<BR>applications.<BR><BR>BI'17 welcomes paper submissions (full paper and
abstract<BR>submissions). Both research and application papers are
solicited. All<BR>submitted papers will be reviewed on the basis of
technical quality,<BR>relevance, significance and clarity. Accepted full papers
will be<BR>included in the proceedings by Springer LNCS/LNAI.<BR><BR>Workshop,
Special-Session and Tutorial proposals, and<BR>Industry/Demo-Track papers are
also welcome. The organizers of<BR>Workshops and Special-Sessions are
invited to prepare a book proposal<BR>based on the topics of the
workshop/special session for possible book<BR>publication in the Springer-Nature
Brain Informatics & Health book<BR>series (</FONT><A
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face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">http://www.springer.com/series/15148</FONT></A><FONT
face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">).<BR><BR>*** Topics and Areas ***<BR><BR>Track 1: Cognitive and
Computational Foundations of Brain Science<BR>Track 2: Investigations of Human
Information Processing Systems<BR>Track 3: Brain Big Data Analytics, Curation
and Management<BR>Track 4: Informatics Paradigms for Brain and Mental
Health<BR>Track 5: Brain-Inspired Intelligence and Computing<BR><BR>IMPORTANT
DATES : <BR>===========================<BR>September 30, 2017: Submission
deadline for abstracts (TYPE-II)<BR>(for both main conference and
workshops/special sessions)<BR>November 16, 2017: Tutorials, workshops and
special-sessions<BR>November 17-18, 2017: Main conference<BR><BR>ABSTRACT
(TYPE-II) SUBMISSIONS :<BR>=================================<BR>(Submission
Deadline: September 30, 2017):<BR><BR>Abstracts have a word limit of 500 words.
Experimental research is<BR>particularly welcome. Accepted abstract submissions
will be included<BR>in the conference program, and will be published as a
single,<BR>collective proceedings volume.<BR><BR>Title: Include in the title of
the abstract all words critical for a<BR>subject index. Write your title in
sentence case (first letter is<BR>capitalized; remaining letters are lower
case). Do not bold or<BR>italicize your full title.<BR><BR>Author: List all
authors who contributed to the work discussed in the<BR>abstract. The presenting
author must be listed in the first author<BR>slot of the list. Be prepared to
submit contact information as well as<BR>conflict of interest information for
each author listed.<BR><BR>Abstract: Enter the body of the abstract and attach
any applicable<BR>graphic files or tables here. Do not re-enter the title,
author,<BR>support, or other information that is collected in other steps of
the<BR>submission form.<BR><BR>Presentation Preference: Authors may select from
three presentation<BR>formats when submitting an abstract: "poster only", "talk
preferred"<BR>or "no preference." The "talk preferred" selection indicates that
you<BR>would like to give a talk, but will accept a poster format
if<BR>necessary. Marking "poster only" indicates that you would not like
to<BR>be considered for an oral-presentation session. Selecting
"no<BR>preference" indicates the author's willingness to be placed in
the<BR>best format for the program.<BR><BR>Each paper or abstract requires one
sponsoring attendee (i.e. someone<BR>who registered and is attending the
conference). A single attendee<BR>can not sponsor more than two abstracts
or papers.<BR><BR>Oral presentations will be selected from both full length
papers
and<BR>abstracts.<BR><BR>-----------------------------------------------<BR>One-line
submission:<BR></FONT><A
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face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">-----------------------------------------------<BR><BR>***
Post-Conference Journal Publication ***<BR><BR>The Brain Informatics conferences
have the formal ties with Brain<BR>Informatics journal
(Springer-Nature,<BR></FONT><A
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face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">http://www.springer.com/40708</FONT></A><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">).
Accepted abstracts from the conference<BR>will be expanded and revised for
possible inclusion in the <BR>Brain Informatics journal each year. It is fully
sponsored and no any <BR>article-processing fee charged for authors of Brain
Informatics conference.<BR><BR>ORGANIZERS<BR>==========<BR>General
Chairs<BR><BR>Bo Xu (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)<BR>Hanchuan Peng (Allen
Institute for Brain Sciences, USA)<BR>Qingming Luo (Huazhong University of
Science and Technology, China)<BR><BR>Program Committee Chairs<BR><BR>Yi Zeng
(Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)<BR>Yong He (Beijing Normal University,
China)<BR>Jeanette Kotaleski (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)<BR>Maryann Martone
(University of California, San Diego, USA)<BR><BR>Organizing Chairs<BR><BR>Ning
Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan, and<BR>
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Internet
Technology,<BR> Beijing University of Technology,
China<BR>Jianzhou Yan (Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Internet
Technology,<BR> Beijing University of Technology,
China)<BR>Shengfu Lu (Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Internet
Technology,<BR> Beijing University of Technology,
China)<BR><BR>Workshop/Special-Session Chairs<BR><BR>An'an Li (Huazhong
University of Science and Technology, China)<BR>Sen Song (Tsinghua University,
China)<BR><BR>Tutorial Chair<BR><BR>Wenming Zheng (South East University,
China)<BR> <BR>Publicity Chairs<BR><BR>Tielin Zhang (Chinese Academy of
Sciences, China)<BR>Shouyi Wang (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)<BR>Yang
Yang (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan, and<BR> Beijing
Advanced Innovation Center for Future Internet Technology,<BR>
Beijing University of Technology, China)<BR> <BR>Steering Committee
Chairs<BR><BR>Ning Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan)<BR>Hanchuan
Peng (Allen Institute for Brain Science, USA)<BR><BR>*** Contact Information
***<BR></FONT><A style='href: "mailto:tielin.zhang@ia.ac.cn"'><FONT
face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">tielin.zhang@ia.ac.cn</FONT></A><BR><A
style='href: "mailto:shouyiw@uta.edu"'><FONT
face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">shouyiw@uta.edu</FONT></A><BR><A
style='href: "mailto:yang@maebashi-it.org"'><FONT
face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">yang@maebashi-it.org</FONT></A><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>