Connectionists: Call for Papers: Brain Informatics 2020 (BI'20)

[Hongzhi Kuai]

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*CALL FOR PAPERS *
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The 13th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'20)

September 18-20, 2020, Padova, Italy

 Homepage: http://www.bi2020.org/

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          Innovative Computational Approaches for
Understanding Brain Functions and Treat its Disorders
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The International Conference on Brain Informatics series (BI)
has established itself as the world's premier research forum
that brings together researchers and practitioners from
neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, data science,
artificial intelligence, information communication technologies,
and neuroimaging technologies with the purpose of exploring the
fundamental roles, interactions as well as practical impacts of
Brain Informatics.

The 13th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI2020)
will provide a broad forum that academia, professionals
and industry people can exchange their ideas, findings, and strategies
in brain informatics research and brain-inspired concepts and
technologies. It welcomes emerging technologies for addressing
fundamental neurobiological questions about healthy brain function,
laying the groundwork for advancing treatments for brain disorders
or injury, and for generating brain-inspired "smart" artificial
intelligence and computing technologies to meet future societal needs.
It will educate and expand the brain informatics workforce and create
new career opportunities for brain research and related innovations.

*** Topics and Areas for Parallel Presentations ***
The BI'20 solicits high-quality original research and application papers
(both full paper and abstract submissions).
Relevant topics include but are not limited to:
Track 1: Cognitive and Computational Foundations of Brain Science
Track 2: Human Information Processing Systems
Track 3: Brain Big Data Analytics, Curation and Management
Track 4: Informatics Paradigms for Brain and Mental Health Research
Track 5: Brain-Machine Intelligence and Brain-Inspired Computing

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*Paper Submission and Publications *
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Paper Submission:
Full papers should be limited to a maximum of 10 pages including figures
and references in Springer LNCS Proceedings format.
All papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted based on originality,
significance of contribution, technical merit, and presentation quality.
All papers accepted (and all special sessions' full length papers) will be
published by Springer as a volume of the series of LNCS/LNAI.

Research Abstract:
Research abstracts are encouraged and will be accepted for presentations in
an oral presentation format and/or poster presentation format.
Each abstract submission should include the title of the paper and an
abstract body within 500 words.

Journal Opportunities:
High-quality BI conference papers will be nominated for a fast-track review
and publication at the Brain Informatics Journal (
https://braininformatics.springeropen.com/),
an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary Open Access journal
published by Springer Nature.
Discount or no open access article-processing fee will be charged for BI
conference paper authors.

Special Issues & Books:
Workshop/special session organizers and BI conference session chairs may
consider and can be invited to prepare a book proposal of special topics
for possible book publication in the Springer-Nature Brain Informatics &
Health Book Series (https://www.springer.com/series/15148),
or a special issue at the Brain Informatics Journal (
https://braininformatics.springeropen.com/).

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*Workshop & Special Sessions *
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Proposal Submissions:
BI2020 will be hosting a series of workshops and special sessions featuring
topics relevant to the brain informatics community on the latest research
and industry applications.

Papers & Presentations:
A workshop/special session typically takes a half day (or full day) and
includes a mix of regular and invited presentations including regular
papers, abstracts, invited papers as well as invited presentations. The
paper and abstract submissions to workshops/special sessions will follow
the same format as the BI conference papers and abstracts.

Proposal Guidelines:
Each proposal should be concise with 1-3 pages, and should include 1)
workshop/special session title; 2) length of the workshop (half/full day);
3) names, main contact, and a short bio of the workshop organizers; 4)
brief description of the workshop scope and timeline; 5) prior history of
the workshop (if any); 6) potential program committee members and invited
speakers; 7) any other relevant information.

Publications:
Accepted workshop and special session full papers will be published at the
same BI proceedings at the Springer-Nature LNAI Brain Informatics Book
Series. Workshop organizers can be invited to contribute a book publication
in the Springer-Nature Brain Informatics & Health Book Series, or a special
issue at the Brain Informatics Journal.


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*IMPORTANT DATES *
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February 1, 2020: Workshop, Special Session & Tutorial proposal submission
deadline
April 1, 2020: Papers submission deadline
June 1, 2020: Notification of paper acceptance
June 1, 2020: Abstract submission deadline
July 1, 2020: Notification of abstract acceptance
July 1, 2020: Early bird registration deadline
July 15, 2020: Paper registration deadline
September 18, 2020: Workshops, Special Sessions and Tutorials
September 19-20, 2020: Main conference


Conference Venue
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University of Padova, Padua, Italy

ORGANIZERS
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General Chairs
Mufti Mahmud (Nottingham Trent University, UK)
Stefano Vassanelli (University of Padova, Italy)

Advisors
Amir Hussain (Edinburgh Napier University, UK)
Hanchuan Peng (SEU-Allen Institute for Brain & Intelligence, China)
Maurizio Corbetta (Padova Neuroscience Center, Italy)
Ning Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan)

Program Chairs
Alessandra Bertoldo (University of Padova, Italy)
Michele Giugliano (International School for Advanced Studies, Italy)
Michela Chiappalone (Italian Institute of Technology, Italy)

Special Session and Workshop Chairs
Alberto Testolin (University of Padova, Italy)
Marzia Hoque Tania (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)
Yang Yang (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan)

Local Organizing Chairs
Marco Dal Maschio (University of Padova, Italy)
Marco Zorzi (University of Padova, Italy)
Samir Suweis (University of Padova, Italy)

Publicity Chairs
Claudia Cecchetto (Okinawa Institute of Science & Tech., Japan)
M Shamim Kaiser (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh)
Saiful Azad (University of Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia)
Shouyi Wang (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
Vicky Yamamoto (USC Keck School of Medicine, USA)
Zhiqi Mao (Chinese PLA General Hospital, China)

CyberChairMaster
Hongzhi Kuai (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan)

Webmaster
Shuvashish Paul (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh)
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