Special Session
on
Machine Learning and Statistics in Genomics and Metagenomics
The Tenth International Conference on
Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA 2011)
December 18-21, 2011 Honolulu, Hawaii,
USA
Motivation and Themes:
Next generation sequencing
(NGS) is a highly parallelized approach for quickly and economically sequencing
new genomes, re-sequencing large numbers of known genomes, or for rapidly
investigating transcriptomes under different
conditions. It produces genomic and metagenomic data
on an unprecedented scale. These
techniques are now driving the generation of knowledge (especially in
biomedicine and molecular life sciences) to new dimensions. The massive data
volumes being generated by these new technologies require new data storage,
visualization, and analysis methods. We
see a pressing need for and benefits in the interdisciplinary exchange and
discussion of ideas. We anticipate that this workshop will shed light on
research directions and provide the stimulus for creative breakthroughs. The objectives of this workshop are intended
to bring together researchers from different disciplines and address the issues
of applying machine learning and statistics to genomics and metagenomics.
Topics
Original research papers in
the theory of
statistics and machine learning with emphasis of applications in genomics and metagenomics are
solicited. Specific topics include but
not limited to:
·
Data storage and
database management for next generation
sequencing data
·
Data integration
and visualization with genomics and metagenomics data
·
Methods for
clustering and biclustering of genomics and metagenomics data
·
Classification
and feature selection with genomics and metagenomics
data
·
Biological
networks and system biology with multisource genomics and metagenomics
data
·
Causal inference
and intervention predictions in clinical setting with NGS
IMPORTANT DATES
The special session will be held as a
part of the ICMLA’11 conference. The authors would submit papers electronically
through the main conference submission website http://www.icmla-conference.org/icmla11.
Papers must correspond to the requirements detailed in the instructions to authors.
Accepted papers must be presented by one of the authors in order to be
published in the conference proceedings.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to direct them to: zliu@som.umaryland.edu
Special Session Organizer,
Zhenqiu Liu, University of Maryland at Baltimore, USA (zliu@som.umaryland.edu)