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================================================================ Second Call for papers CS2Bio'11 2nd International Workshop on Interactions between Computer Science and Biology Affiliated to DisCoTec'11 9th of June 2011 Reykjavik, Iceland http://cs2bio11.di.unipmn.it/ ================================================================= The aim of this workshop is to gather researchers in formal methods that are interested in the convergence of Computer Science, Biology and life sciences. In particular, we solicit contribution of original results that address both theoretical aspects of modeling and applied work on the comprehension of biological behavior. In particular we want to encourage presentation of interdisciplinary work conducted by teams composed of both life and computer scientists. Papers selected for presentation at CS2Bio should either present an attempt at modeling a specific biological phenomenon using formal techniques, or a technical innovation that can be applied to a range of potential biological systems. In the latter case, some emphasis on the scalability of the method will be required. The workshop intends to attract researchers interested in models, verification, tools, and programming primitives concerning such complex interactions. *** SCOPE *** In general, topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Formal Biological Modeling: -- Synthetic biology, circuits design (IGEM models) -- Formal methods for the representation of biological systems (rewrite systems, process calculi, graph grammars, hybrid systems, etc.); -- Theoretical links and comparisons between different formal models for the modeling of biological processes; -- Quantitative (probabilistic, timed, stochastic, etc.) languages and calculi. -- Spatial (geometrical, topological) languages and calculi. Formal Testing and Validation of Biological Properties: -- Prediction of biological behavior from incomplete information; -- Model Checking, Abstract Interpretation, Type Systems, etc. Tools and Simulations: -- Modeling, analysis and simulation tools for systems biology; -- Emergence of properties in complex biological systems; -- Tools for parallel, distributed, and multi-resolution simulation methods; -- Detailed biological case-studies. *** DISSEMINATION*** Proceedings of the workshop will be published in ENTCS. Quality permitting, a special issue of Mathematical Structures in Computer Science is planned. *** INVITED SPEAKERS *** - Jasmin Fisher (Microsoft Research - Cambridge, UK) - Gordon Plotkin (Lab for Foundation of Computer Science - Edinburgh, UK) *** SUBMISSION GUIDELINES *** Papers must report previously unpublished work and not be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed proceedings. Authors should submit their papers via EasyChair (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cs2bio11). Papers should take the form of a pdf file in ENTCS style and should not exceed 12 pages. If necessary, detailed proofs or other additional material can be added in an appendix (referees might review it at their discretion). We also encourage the submission of short papers, limited to 7 pages, presenting new tools or platforms for the modelling of biological systems. *** IMPORTANT DATES *** - Submission deadline: 21 March 2011 - Notification to authors: 5 May 2011 - Workshop: 9 June 2011 *** PROGRAM COMMITTEE *** - Luca Cardelli - Francesca Cordero - Erik de Vink - François Fages - Jérôme Feret - Jasmin Fisher - Paola Giannini (Co-chair) - Jane Hillston - Jean Krivine (Co-chair) - Giancarlo Mauri - Emanuela Merelli - Paolo Milazzo - Gethin Norman - Jean-Louis Giavitto - Ion Petre - Gordon Plotkin - Angelo Troina - Verena Wolf - Gianluigi Zavattaro -- Paola Giannini Dipartimento di Informatica Universita' del Piemonte Orientale via Teresa Michel, 11 15100 Alessandria, Italy phone: (+39) 0131 360171 fax : (+39) 0131 360390 email: giann...@di.unipmn.it http://www.di.unito.it/~giannini