First Call for Papers for NNESMED'2001

[Lisboa Paulo]

NNESMED 2001
 
4th International Conference on
Neural Networks and Expert Systems in Medicine and Healthcare  
Milos Island, Greece, 20-22 June 2001 
Web site address:  http://www.heliotopos.net/conf/nnesmed2001/

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS 

NNESMED 2001 is organised by the Department of Applied Informatics and
Multimedia of the Technological Educational Institute of Crete. Previous
conferences held in Plymouth (94,96) and in Pisa (98), attracted a strong
international participation.

The conference brings together researchers from different AI modalities with
a focus on integrated, practical healthcare applications.  The traditional
single-track format for all presentations fosters discussion and information
exchange among those working in these inter-related fields, reflecting
increasing interest from clinicians in healthcare informatics at every
level.

CONFERENCE CHAIR
GM Papadourakis
Technological Educational Institute of Crete

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
EC Ifeachor, B Jervis, P Ktonas, P Lisboa and A Starita

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Y Attikiouzel, G Bebis, N Bourbakis, B Dawant, M Gori, B Jansen, N
Karayiannis,D Koutsouris,T Leo, D Linkens, D Lowe, S Michelogiannis, K
Rosen, C Schizas, A Sperduti,A Taktak and M Zervakis
 
LOCATION
The island of Milos, an entirely volcanic island is located 86 nautical
miles from the port of Piraeus, in the south-western part of the Cyclades
group of islands, in the Aegean Sea.

It is well known for the largest natural harbour in the Mediterranean, its
mineral wealth, as well as for its unique beaches of white sand and crystal
clear waters. It is also famous for the marble statue known as the Venus de
Milo, now located in the Louvre.
 
TOPICS OF INTEREST

*  Artificial Networks * Data mining
*  Expert Systems * Verification and validation   
*  Fuzzy logic and fuzzy experts systems  * Risk assessment   
*  Neuro-fuzzy * Safety-critical issues
*  Uncertainty handling * User interface, human computer interaction
*  Casual probability networks * Computer aided tutoring   
*  Model based reasoning * Intelligent signal processing   
*  Genetic and adaptive search algorithms    * Multimedia
*  Hybrid intelligent systems    * Telemedicine and telecare   
*  Chaos theory    * Computer assisted diagnosis and prognosis   
*  Machine learning    * Auditing and evaluation of healthcare practices   
*  Novelty detection    

 
CALL FOR PAPERS
Authors are asked to submit, by email to the conference secretariat, 2
copies of extended abstracts, 2 pages in length with single spacing, in
English, by 15 January 2001. 

Extended abstracts should clearly identify the healthcare context of the
work, the methodology used, advances made and significance of the results
obtained, as well as containing contact details including the corresponding
author, mail address, fax numbers and email address.

Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be asked to develop them into full
papers of 4-6 pages length for inclusion in the conference proceedings.

Important deadlines are:

Submission of extended abstracts: 15 January 2001
Notification of provisional acceptance: 15 March 2001
Submission of full papers (camera ready): 15 May 2001

The website contains a pre-registration form to ensure that anyone
interested in attending the conference receive further information in
electronic form.