Deadline: April 20, 2010
(Admission notification will start on March 1st according to registration time)
The 30th Jacob T. Schwartz International School for Scientific Research addresses PhD students and young researchers who want to get exposed to the forefront of research activity in the field of Modelling and Computing and their applications to biology. The school will be held in the beautiful surroundings of the Island of Lipari.
The theme of the school is the cross-fertilization of biology and computer science, shown by means of some examples. On the one hand, it will be shown how methods of computer science can be employed in the analysis of microarray data and in the construction of models of biological phenomena, such as cell behaviour and evolution. On the other hand, models of computing will be presented which are inspired by biology and propose new ways for representing data and elaborating them, with interesting results on the computational complexity. DNA and P systems are the models which will be described.
List of speakers
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Sorin Draghici
A novel systems biology approach for the analysis of signaling pathways [abstract]
Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mi, USA
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Alberto D’Onofrio
Models of cellular populations [abstract]
Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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Sergey Gavrilets
Models of evolution [abstract]
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Tennessee, Dabney Hall, Knoxville, USA
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Vincenzo Manca
Molecular computing [abstract]
Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Verona, Italy
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David Harel
Can we Computerize an Elephant? Some Thoughts on Reverse-Engineering Nature [abstract]
Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Participants will be arranged in a comfortable hotel at very special rates. The
conference room is air-conditioned and equipped with all conference materials. Special
areas are reserved to students for the afternoon coursework and study. The island of
Lipari can be easily reached from Milazzo, Palermo, Naples, Messina and Reggio Calabria
by ferry or hydrofoil (50 minutes from Milazzo).
Two kinds of participants are welcome. Students: Participants who are expected to do
afternoon courseworks and take a final exam (The grades will be given following the ECTS grading scale). The course will involve a total of 24 hours of teaching. According to our university rules passing the final exam gives right to an equivalent of 6 ECTS credits in any Ph.D. program. Auditors: Participants who are not
interested in taking the final exam.
Registration fee is 450 Euros all inclusive of: course material, bus +
hydrofoil Catania airport-Lipari-Catania airport, 1 social tour and
the social dinner on the beach of Vulcano.
Deadline for application is April 20, 2010 (admission notification will start on March 1st according to registration time). Late registration is 550 Euros.
Applicants must include a short curriculum vitae and specify two professors whom letters
of recommendation will be asked to, if deemed necessary. Applicants will be notified
about admission by April 30, 2010. For late-registrations the Bank transfer fax must be
sent before June 30, 2010.
The official language is English.
Directors
- Prof. Alfredo Ferro, (University of Catania), Co-Chair
- Prof. Andrea Maggiolo Schettini, (University of Pisa), Co-Chair
- Prof. Roberto Barbuti (University of Pisa), Co-Chair
- Dr. Rosalba Giugno (University of Catania), Co-Chair
- Dr. Alfredo Pulvirenti (University of Catania), Co-Chair
People interested in receiving further information about the school can contact:
Lipari School Organization
Prof. Alfredo Ferro -- Susanna Caramello (Lipari School secretary)
Universita' degli Studi di Catania - Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica
Citta' Universitaria - Viale A.Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania - ITALY
Tel: +39 095 7383071
Fax: +39 095 330094
E-mail:school@dmi.unict.it -
susanna@dmi.unict.it
