[Iefac.list] Call For Workshop and Special Session Proposals: Brain Informatics 2021 (BI'21)

[H.Z. Kuai]

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                   ** Call For Workshop and Special Session Proposals **

           The 14th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'21)
                          September 17-19, 2021, Padova, Italy
                                both online and offline modes
                           Homepage: https://www.bi2021.org/

                       Innovative Computational Approaches for
             Understanding Brain Functions and Treat its Disorders
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Workshop/Special Session Proposals Submission Deadline: March 1st, 2021.


The Brain Informatics (BI) conference series has established itself as the
world's premier research forum on Brain Informatics, which is an emerging
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research field with joint efforts
from neuroscience, cognitive science, medicine and life sciences, data
science, artificial intelligence, neuroimaging technologies, and
information and communication technologies.

The 14th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'21) provides a
premier international forum to bring together researchers and practitioners
from diverse fields for presentation of original research results, as well
as exchange and dissemination of innovative and practical development
experiences on Brain Informatics research, brain-inspired technologies and
brain/mental health applications.

The theme of BI'21 is:
Innovative Computational Approaches for Understanding Brain Functions and
Treat its Disorders.

*** Topics and Areas ***
The BI'21 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


*** Call for Workshop and Special Session Proposals ***

As an important part of the conference, the workshop/special session (SS)
program will focus on new research challenges and initiatives. The
workshops/SS may have special invited talks given by prominent researchers.
Also, research abstracts can be submitted to workshops and SS. Accepted
abstract submissions will be included in the conference program and will be
printed out as a single, collective Abstract Note.
The organizers of Workshops and Special Sessions are invited to prepare a
book proposal based on the topics of the workshop/special session for
possible book publication in the Springer-Nature Brain Informatics & Health
book series (https://www.springer.com/series/15148).

Proposal Submissions:
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BI'21 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:
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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:
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Each proposal 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.

When the proposal is prepared, or for any inquiries, please contact us
https://www.bi2021.org/bi2021/contact_us.php


*** Topics of Interests ***

In addition to the topics of interest included in the main conference, for
the workshops/special sessions, we are also interested in the topics listed
below:

Big Data techniques for neuroimaging and neural recording applications
Neurogenetics
Data management and sharing for neuroscience
Data analytic techniques in brain diseases and health
Computational neuroscience
Brain-inspired intelligence research
Dendritic Computing
Neuromorphic/neuroinspired computing
Mental health, including neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases
Computing for the brain and with the brain
Clinical neuroscience and applications

*** Paper Submission and Publications ***

Paper Submission:
Full papers should be limited to a maximum of 10 pages including figures
and references in Springer LNCS  Proceedings format (
https://www.springer.com/us/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines).
Additional pages will be charged.

All papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted based on originality,
significance of contribution, technical merit, and presentation quality.

All papers accepted (and all workshop & special sessions' full length
papers) will be published by Springer as a volume of the Springer-Nature
LNAI Brain Informatics Book Series (
https://link.springer.com/conference/brain).

Abstract Submission:
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.

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.

*** IMPORTANT DATES ***

March 1st, 2021: Workshop, Special Session & Tutorial Proposal Submission
Deadline
April 1st, 2021: Papers Submission Deadline
June 1st, 2021: Notification of Paper Acceptance
June 1st, 2021: Abstract Submission Deadline
July 1st, 2021: Notification of Abstract Acceptance
July 15th, 2021: Final Paper Submission & Early Registration Deadline
September 17th, 2021: Workshops, Special Sessions and Tutorials
September 18th-19th, 2021: Main Conference


*** ORGANIZERS ***

General Chairs
Qionghai Dai (Tsinghua University, China)
Mufti Mahmud (Nottingham Trent University, UK)
Stefano Vassanelli (University of Padova, Italy)

Advisory Board
Maurizio Corbetta (Padova Neuroscience Center, Italy)
Amir Hussain (Edinburgh Napier University, UK)
Heseng Liu (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, USA)
Hanchuan Peng (SEU-Allen Institute for Brain & Intelligence, China)
Ning Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan)

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

Special Session and Workshop Chairs
Marzia Hoque Tania (University of Oxford, UK)
Alberto Testolin (University of Padova, Italy)
Yang Yang (Beijing Forestry University, China)

Tutorial and Industry Chairs
Gopikrishna Deshpande (Auburn University, USA)
Peipeng Liang (Capital Normal University, China)
Cosimo Ieracitano (Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy)

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

Publicity Chairs
Abzetdin Adamov (ADA University, Azerbaijan)
Saiful Azad (University of Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia)
Claudia Cecchetto (Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology, Japan)
M Shamim Kaiser (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh)
Zhiqi Mao (Chinese PLA General Hospital, China)
Francesco Morabito (Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy)
KC Santosh (University of South Dakota, USA)
Shouyi Wang (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
Vicky Yamamoto (USC Keck School of Medicine, USA)

Contact Us
https://www.bi2021.org/bi2021/contact_us.php
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