<div dir="ltr"><pre style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">[This announcement may be of interest to members of the Connectionists
community]</pre>=====================================================================<br> CIBB 2026: CALL FOR SHORT PAPERS<br>=====================================================================<br><br>Dear CIBB Enthusiasts and Newcomers,<br><br>The 21st edition of the International Conference on Computational<br>Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (CIBB 2026)<br>will take place at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, from 2 to 4 September 2026.<br><br><div>CIBB 2026 continues its tradition as an international, multidisciplinary<br>forum focused on advanced computational techniques for bioinformatics,<br>biostatistics, and medical informatics.</div><div><br></div><div>We invite researchers from academia and industry to submit original short papers and contribute to a vibrant interdisciplinary scientific exchange.<br><br>We look forward to welcoming you to Rome for what we envision as a<br>particularly dynamic and internationally engaged edition of CIBB.<br><br>Best regards,<br>CIBB 2026 General Chairs<br><br><br>=====================================================================<br>CIBB 2026 – 21st International Conference on Computational Intelligence<br>Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics<br>=====================================================================<br><br>Dates: September 2-4, 2026<br>Location: Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy<br>Website: <a href="https://cibb2026.teralab.ai">https://cibb2026.teralab.ai</a><br>Contact: <a href="mailto:cibb2026@uniroma1.it">cibb2026@uniroma1.it</a><br><br><br>=====================================================================<br>IMPORTANT DATES<br>=====================================================================<br><br>Short paper submission deadline: May 3, 2026<br>Notification: June 15, 2026<br>Camera-ready deadline: July 7, 2026<br><br>Submission platform (EasyChair):<br><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cibb2026">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cibb2026</a><br><br><br>=====================================================================<br>ABOUT THE CONFERENCE<br>=====================================================================<br><br>CIBB is an international, multidisciplinary conference dedicated to<br>the application of computational intelligence and artificial intelligence<br>techniques to complex problems in bioinformatics, biostatistics, and<br>medical informatics.<br><br>The conference fosters interaction between computer science and life<br>sciences, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and contributions<br>that address emerging trends and future directions in data-driven<br>biomedical research, systems and synthetic biology, omics sciences,<br>and complex biomedical data analysis.<br><br><br>=====================================================================<br>PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION<br>=====================================================================<br><br>Submission Guidelines<br><br>Authors are invited to submit original short papers (4-6 pages).<br>Submissions will be handled through the EasyChair platform.<br>Detailed submission instructions, templates, and formatting<br>guidelines are available on the official CIBB 2026 website.<br><br>All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review process.<br>Authors must ensure that their manuscripts do not include<br>information that could reveal their identities.<br><br>For specific topics of interest, please refer to the Topics page<br>on the official conference website.<br><br><br>Main Tracks and Special Sessions<br><br>CIBB 2026 is organized around three main tracks:<br><br>- Bioinformatics<br>- Biostatistics<br>- Medical Informatics<br><br>In addition, the conference will feature Special Sessions dedicated<br>to emerging and specialized topics. The complete list of Special<br>Sessions is available <a href="https://cibb26-test.vercel.app/tracks/#specialtracks">here</a>.<br><br><br>Publication Opportunities<br><br>All accepted papers presented at the conference will be invited to<br>submit extended versions either to the Springer Lecture Notes in<br>Bioinformatics (LNBI) series or to selected high-impact journals.<br>Further details on partner journals will be announced on the<br>conference website.<br><br>=====================================================================<br>CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS<br>=====================================================================<br><br>We are pleased to announce the following confirmed invited speakers:<br><br>- Per Kragh Andersen<br> Full Professor of Biostatistics<br> University of Copenhagen<br><br>- Marianna Rapsomaniki<br> AI/ML for Biomedicine Group Leader<br> Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland<br><br>Additional invited speakers will be announced in the coming months.<br>Updates will be available on the conference website.<br><br>=====================================================================<br>ORGANIZATION<br>=====================================================================<br><br>GENERAL CHAIRS<br><br>Marta Cipriani, Sapienza University of Rome<br>Roberta De Vito, Sapienza University of Rome<br>Lorenzo Di Rocco, Sapienza University of Rome<br>Umberto Ferraro Petrillo, Sapienza University of Rome<br><br><br>MAIN TRACK CHAIRS<br><br>Bioinformatics:<br>Filippo Utro, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center<br><br>Biostatistics:<br>Nina Deliu, Sapienza University of Rome<br><br>Medical Informatics:<br>Joao Bettencourt, IBM Research Europe<br>Natasha Mulligan, IBM Research Europe<br><br><br>LOCAL ADVISORY BOARD<br><br>Annamaria Biroccio, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena di Roma (IFO-IRE)<br>Tiziana Castrignanò, Università degli Studi della Tuscia<br>Alessio Farcomeni, Università di Roma Tor Vergata<br>Lorenzo Farina, Sapienza University of Rome<br>Elisabetta Ferretti, Policlinico Umberto I<br>Tommaso Mazza, Gemelli Generator - Università Cattolica<br>Anna Moles, Istituto di Biochimica e Biologia Cellulare, CNR<br>Alessandro Palombo, Istituto Superiore di Sanità<br>Livia Perfetto, Sapienza University of Rome<br>Massimo Panella, Sapienza University of Rome<br>Patrizio Pezzotti, Istituto Superiore di Sanità<br>Alfonso Piciocchi, Fondazione GIMEMA<br>Lorenza Putignani, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù<br>Daniele Santoni, Istituto di Analisi dei Sistemi ed Informatica "Antonio Ruberti" (IASI), CNR<br>Paolo Soda, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma<br>Annarita Vestri, Sapienza University of Rome<br>Paola Vicard, Università Roma Tre<div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Umberto Ferraro Petrillo<br>PhD, Full Professor</div><div>Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche<br>Universita' di Roma -- La Sapienza<br>P.le Aldo Moro, 5</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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