Connectionists: [BIH-WI 2016] Call for Participation

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

The 2016 International Conference on Brain Informatics & Health (BIH'16)
IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence 2016 (WI'16)

A Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of AI

October 13-16, 2016, Hilton Omaha, USA

Homepage: http://wibih.unomaha.edu/
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On-line registration (and more information) at
https://wibih.unomaha.edu/bih/register

Book your hotel room with a discount rate at Hilton Omaha
https://wibih.unomaha.edu/bih/accomodation
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BIH'16 Keynote Skeakers
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Dr. Stephen Smith, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Shotgun Connectomic Analysis of Cortical Synaptic Networks

Dr. Ivan Soltesz, Stanford School of Medicine
Mechanisms of Network Oscillations in Data-driven Full-scale 
and Rationally Derived Simple Models of the Hippocampus

WI'16 Keynote Skeakers
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Dr. Leslie Valiant (Turing Award 2010), Harvard University
A Computational Model and Theory of Cortex

Dr. Butler Lampson (Turing Award 1992), Microsoft Corporation and MIT
Personal Control of Data

BIH'16 Feature Talks
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Dr. Steven Schiff, Pennsylvania State University
Model-based Observation and Control for the Brain: 
>From Control of Seizures and Migraines, 
to Reducing Infant Brain Infections in Africa

Dr. Kristen Harris, University of Texas at Austin
Analytical Challenges to Understanding Subcellular Resource 
Allocation for Synaptic Plasticity and Homeostasis

Dr. Giulio Tononi, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Consciousness: From Theory to Practice

Dr. Bob Jacobs, Colorado College
Cortical Neuromorphology Beyond Rodents and Primates: A Personal Journey

Dr. Partha Mitra, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Neuron Trees in the Brain Jungle: Mapping Brainwide Connectivity

Dr. Paola Pergami, George Washington University
Big Data and Advanced Imaging in Clinical Decision Making: Are We There Yet?

WI'16 Feature Talks
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Dr. Naren Ramakrishnan, Virginia Tech
Forecasting Significant Societal Events using Open Source Indicators

Dr. Vijay Raghavan, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Triangular Spatial Relationships Based Protein 3-D Comparison

Dr. Marek Rusinkiewicz, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Towards Smarter Cyber Security

Dr. Daniel Siewiorek, Carnegie Mellon University
Converting Mobile Sensing into Data and Data into Action

Dr. Chris Welty, Google
Towards an Embedded Theory of Truth

BIH'16-WI'16 Joint Panel 
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Connecting Network and Brain with Big Data 

Chairs: Yong Shi and Ning Zhong

Panelits:
Giorgio Ascoli, George Mason University 
Butler Lampson, Microsoft & MIT
Hanchuan Peng, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Paola Pergami, George Washington University
Vijay Raghavan, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ivan Soltesz, Stanford University
Leslie Valiant, Harvard University
Chris Welty, Google Research

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The two conferences will be co-located and have a joint opening, 
keynotes and invited talks, panel, reception and banquet.

Attendees only need to register for one conference and can attend
workshops, sessions, keynote/invited talks, panel and tutorials 
across the two conferences.

*************************************************************
On-line registration (and more information) at
https://wibih.unomaha.edu/bih/register

Book your hotel room with a special discount at Hilton Omaha
https://wibih.unomaha.edu/bih/accomodation
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Regular registration (non-authors) covers all events of technical
program (plenary talks, tutorials, workshops, parallel sessions,
industry/demo sessions, etc.), the reception, coffee breaks and
lunches.

Schedule Outline
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October 13: Workshop & Tutorial Day
October 14: BIH'16-WI'16 Joint Day
October 15-16: Feature Talks, Special-sessions, and
               Presentations of Accepted Papers in parallel sessions

TUTORIALS
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T1: Context-Awareness in Information Retrieval and Recommender Systems
     Yong Zheng, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

T2: Ontology Learning and Population from Text Background
     Rosario Girardi, Federal University of Maranh o, Brasil


WORKSHOPS & SPECIAL SESSIONS
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BIH'16:
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B1: International Workshop on Brain and Artificial Intelligence (BAI 2016)

B2: International Workshop on Services and Data Modeling in Life Sciences
     (SDMLS 2016)

B3: International Workshop on Brain Big Data Based Wisdom Service

B4: International Workshop on Neuromorphic Computing and Algorithms

B5: International Workshop on Big Data Neuroimaging Analytics for Brain and Mental Health

B6: Special Session on BigNeuron Project


WI'16:
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W1: The International Workshop on Web Personalization and Social Media

W2: The Second Workshop on Complex Methods for Data and Web Mining

W3: International Workshop on Educational Recommender Systems

W4: The First International Workshop on the Internet of Agents (IoA)

W5: The 1st International Workshop on Platforms and Applications
     for Social Problem Solving and Collective Reasoning

W6: International Workshop on Advanced Methods in Optimization and
     Machine Learning


SOCIAL PROGRAM
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October 13, 18:00-20:00
Pre-Conference Reception (with hors d'oeuvres)
at the Conference Hotel (Sponsored by Hilton)

October 14,
17:00-19:00 -- Tour of the Henry Doorly Zoo
19:00-21:00 -- Welcome Reception (with dinner)
sponsored by the Greater Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau
Durham TreeTops Restaurant at the Henry Doorly Zoo

October 15,
18:30 to 21:00 -- UNO Jazz Quintet
19:00 to 21:00 -- Banquet and Awards Ceremony in the Conference Hotel

You can also enjoy the city of Omaha.
More information about the conference hotel,
visas and local information can be obtained
from the conference homepage: http://wibih.unomaha.edu/


CONTACT INFORMATION
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Deepak Khazanchi <khazanchi at unomaha.edu>
Bettina Lechner <blechner at unomaha.edu>

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