Call for Papers:

Automated analysis and quantification of microscopy images plays an increasingly important role in biosciences and systems biology. Novel imaging devices enable to image biological systems at high spatial as well as temporal resolution, and produce vast amount of data, in particular, when using high-throughput technology. Since automatic analysis of the image data is challenging, sophisticated methods are necessary for extracting accurate and biologically meaningful information (e.g., phenotypic alterations in space and time).

The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers working on the emerging interface of computational image analysis, biology, and systems biology. The focus will be on cutting edge image analysis methods for studying biological systems at different levels (e.g., sub-cellular, cellular, tissue, and whole organ level) and using different microscopy techniques (optical and electron microscopy). The topics comprise image reconstruction, segmentation, shape analysis, motion analysis, registration, and classification. Papers on image analysis for applications such as high-throughput screening for drug discovery, high-content analysis of neurobiological data, or disease-specific analysis of tissue arrays for pathology are welcome. In particular, we invite contributions that illustrate the use of image-based information for computational modeling, and that present examples of how this information enhances existing bioinformatics approaches.

• Image analysis algorithms for microscopy imaging
• Analysis of cell dynamics and the dynamics of cell populations including cell tracking
• Bioimage informatics systems for microscopy imaging
• Integration of microscopy images with other types of biomedical data including genomic data and ontologies
• Computational systems biology based on microscopy imaging
• Biomedical applications with quantitative microscopy imaging
• New and emerging high resolution imaging technology with applications in biomedicine
• Data visualization methods and tools for large biomedical image datasets

We invite you to submit papers with original research describing recent advances on the areas related to this workshop. All papers will undergo peer review by the conference program committee. The workshop will be held in Heidelberg, Germany in conjunction with the International Conference on Systems Biology.

Dates:
Abstract Submission: June 27 2011 (extended)
Notification of Acceptance: Jul 15 2011 (extended)

Instructions for abstract and paper submission can be found here.