[CPM-SPIRE-L] Track on Foundations of Algorithmic Computational Biology at SOFSEM 2021: Second Call for Papers

[Riccardo Dondi]

Track on Foundations of Algorithmic Computational Biology at SOFSEM 2021
47th International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice
of Computer Science
Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, January 25-28, 2021

http://sofsem2021.inf.unibz.it


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We all hope that in January 2021 the situation is back to normal and
that SOFSEM 2021 can be hold in Bozen-Bolzano.  However, the PC will
monitor the situation, and for the case that the standard organization
is impossible, the conference will be virtual (as many other
conferences in these days).  Therefore, the paper selection and
reviewing process will run as usual, and the accepted papers will be
published by Springer in the ARCoSS/LNCS series, independent of the
way the conference will be hold.

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IMPORTANT DATES:

- abstract submission: July 13, 2020

- paper submission: July 20, 2020

- notification: September 21, 2020

- camera-ready copy: October 26, 2020

- submission site: http://sofsem2021.inf.unibz.it/submission

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The track is devoted to complexity and algorithmic novelties to solve
problems in computational biology.
It aims at displaying research using graph algorithms, string
algorithms and combinatorial optimization to deal with problems
arising from biology.
Papers may be purely theoretical contributions with limited biological
application
or a mixture of theoretical and experimental contributions, with a
relevant algorithmic part.
The track focuses on discrete algorithms (approximation algorithms,
exact algorithms, fixed-parameter algorithms) and complexity results
for the following topics (but not limited to):

- Alignment and assembly of sequences
- Biological networks
- Cancer genomics
- Comparative genomics
- Gene expression
- Phylogenetics
- Sequence analysis
- System biology



SUBMISSION GUIDELINES


We solicit papers that describe original research works that are
relevant to the track and not published or under review elsewhere.
Papers must be submitted electronically via Easychair in
Springer format (max 12 pages). Submitted papers will undergo a peer
review process. Detailed submission guidelines are here:

https://sofsem2021.inf.unibz.it/submission.html


PROCEEDINGS

The proceedings will be published by Springer in the ARCoSS/LNCS series.

SPECIAL ISSUE

A special issue dedicated to extended versions of selected papers of
the track will be published by Algorithms

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/special_issues/SOFSEM

VENUE

The SOFSEM 2021 Conference will be hosted at the Free University of
Bozen-Bolzano, Italy.  Bozen-Bolzano is the capital city of the
Province of South Tyrol located in the heart of the Alps.  The city is
famous for the 5000 year old iceman "Ötzi" in the archaeological
museum and as an entrance to the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage
Site.


PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Guillaume Blin , University of Bordeaux , France-
Edouard Bonnet, ENS Lyon, CNRS, France
Broňa Brejová, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Laurent Bulteau, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, CNRS, France
Zhi-Zhong Chen, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
Peter Damaschke, Chalmers University, Sweden
Riccardo Dondi, Università di Bergamo, Italy
Mohammed El-Kebir, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Nadia El-Mabrouk, Université de Montréal, Canada
Guillaume Fertin, Université de Nantes, France
Pawel Gorecki, University of Warsaw, Poland
Jesper Jansson, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Minghui Jiang, Utah State University, USA
Iyad A. Kanj, DePaul University, USA
Christian Komusiewicz, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
Manuel Lafond, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Zsuzsanna Lipták, Università di Verona, Italy
Neeldhara Misra, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Nadia Pisanti, Università di Pisa, Italy
Alberto Policriti, Università di Udine, Italy
Eric Rivals, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, France
Marinella Sciortino, Università di Palermo, Italy
Florian Sikora, Université Paris Dauphine, France
Mathias Weller, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, CNRS, France
Meirav Zehavi, Ben-Gurion University, Israel


TRACK CHAIRS

Riccardo Dondi, Italy and Florian Sikora, France