CFPFrom: Naren Ramakrishnan Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:23:57 -0400 Subject: IEEE Computer Spec. Issue on Bioinformatics Software Systems, deadline Nov 30, 2001 Bioinformatics and the information-centric revolution in biology constitute one of the most exciting and challenging application areas for computational science. The data-driven emphasis in experimental biology has ushered in a veritable revolution involving technologies such as DNA sequencing, data mining, microarrays, and nano-robotics. The recent completion of a draft of the entire human genome and the complete sequencing of the Arabidopsis genome signify major milestones in data acquisition. The success of these endeavors hinges on the design and implementation of high-thoroughput software systems and tools. Further analysis of the biological data flowing from these endeavors presents unique challenges to computational science. Scheduled Date of Publication: July 2002 We invite wide-ranging articles on bioinformatics software systems appropriate to IEEE Computer's readership. Topics include: sequence comparison, alignment, and annotation tools; new metrics for effective data analysis; microarray expression analysis systems; methodologies for incorporating biological knowledge into analysis (in the form of graphical, declarative, and continually arriving streams of data); software for phylogenetic tree reconstruction; semi-structured and mediated databases for information integration; web-based tools for bioinformatics research; integrated problem-solving environments for targeted applications; and dedicated resources for various biological domains. Emphasis is placed on novelty of software system design and integration of multiple modes of investigation, rather than on any particular algorithmic or computational approach. Articles should also motivate the biological questions influencing software system design and implementation. Guest Editors Lenwood S. Heath Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech, VA 24061 Tel: (540) 231-4352 Fax: (540) 231-6075 Email: heath@cs.vt.edu Web: http://www.cs.vt.edu/~heath Naren Ramakrishnan Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech, VA 24061 Tel: (540) 231-8451 Fax: (540) 231-6075 Email: naren@cs.vt.edu Web: http://www.cs.vt.edu/~ramakris Submissions, which would be six to seven pages in the final magazine format, are limited to 6,000 words with each figure or table counted as 300 words. In terms of manuscript pages, this is about 20 double-spaced, typewritten pages, with each illustration counted as one-half to one full page of text, depending on its complexity. References are limited to the most relevant 12. Interested authors should submit their manuscript by November 30, 2001 to either of the guest editors. Email submissions in Postscript or PDF are preferred. Authors should also keep in mind IEEE Computer's wide audience; Articles covering real-world applications and approaches are of more interest than those that concentrate purely on generic solution techniques and concepts. |
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