The 14th IEEE International Conference on BioInformatics and BioEngineering (BIBE-2014)
Nov. 10-12, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

The IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and BioEngineering (BIBE) is a premier international research forum which stimulates and fosters the exchange of ideas for Bioinformatics and Bioengineering research and applications. This year’s conference solicits original research findings, engineering designs, practical development experiences, and discussions of real-world systems. Representative issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to:

Computational Systems Biology
• Microarry Data Analysis
• Gene Regulation, Network, and Pathway Analysis
• Identification and Classification of Genes
• Protein Structure Prediction

Molecular Structures, Functions, and Evolution
• Next-Gen Sequencing and Metagenomics
• Protein/RNA Structure, Function, and Interactions
• Functional Genomics and Proteomics
• Molecular Evolution and Phylogeny

BioMedical and Health Informatics
• Biomedical Signal Analysis and Modeling
• Bio-Imaging, Sensing, and Data Fusion.
• Biomarker Discovery
• Healthcare Data Acquisition, Analysis, and Modeling

BioMedical Data Knowledge Extraction
• Biomedical Data Integration, Modeling, and Preprocessing
• Biological Data Mining, Knowledge Sharing, Visualization, and Knowledge Utilization
• Biomedical Data Mining Systems and Computing Platforms
• Electronic Health Record Acquisition, Analysis, and Decision Support
• High Performance Computing for Biomedical Data Analysis
• Smart Clinical Diagnosis and Decision Systems

Biomedicine, Biotechnology, and Pharmacology
• Drug Discovery and Development
• Biochemical and Medicinal Chemistry
• Computer-Aided Drug Design
• Clinical Trials and Observational Studies

Bioengineering Models and Systems
• Engineering Models in Bio-Medicine
• Cell and Tissue Engineering
• Medical Robotics, Surgical Planning, and Biomechanics
• Computer Assisted Intervention Systems

Paper Submission and Presentation
Each submission should contain original, high quality work which has not been previously published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Papers should be submitted electronically, through the BIBE 2014 submission system, in PDF format. All submissions should conform to the IEEE conference proceedings specifications (single-spaced, double-column, 10-point font size, up to 8 pages). For detailed instructions about IEEE proceeding specifications, please refer to the IEEE website.
Each accepted paper should be presented at the conference by one of the authors and accompanied by at least one full registration fee payment, to guarantee publication in the proceedings. All accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings of BIBE 2014, which will be published by the IEEE

Paper Presentation:
Each accepted paper should be presented by one of the authors and accompanied by at least one full registration fee payment, to guarantee publication in the proceedings. All accepted papers will be included in proceedings of BIBE 2014 that will be published by the IEEE.

Special Issue Publications
Extended versions of the best papers at the conference will be invited for publication (subject to additional review) in five jorunal special issues, including:
• International Journal of Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics (NetMAHIB)
• International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools (IJAIT)
• International Journal of Social Network Analysis and Mining (SNAM)
• International Journal of Monitoring and Surveillance Technologies Research (IJMSTR)
• International Journal of Big Data (IJBD)

Workshops
BIBE 2014 will organize workshops that focus on new research directions and initiatives relevant to Big Data in life science, security, health informatics, and many other aspects related to the biomedical and bioinformatics research and applications. All accepted workshop papers will be included in a separate Workshop Proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. Selected workshop papers will also be invited for publication in one or more special issues of the above journals.

Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: July 31st
Paper Notification: September 5th
Camera Ready Paper: September 19th
Early Registration: September 22nd
Final Program Available: TBA
Hotel Reservation: TBA

Conference Point of Contact
bibe.2014.chairs@gmail.com