<div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"></span>[Apologies if you receive this more than once]<br><br>*----------------------------*<br>*CALL FOR PAPERS *<br>*----------------------------*<br><br>The 13th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI2020)<br><br>September 19, 2020, Virtual Conference<br><br> Homepage: <a href="http://www.bi2020.org/">http://www.bi2020.org/</a><br><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Brain Informatics in the Virtual World<br>------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Papers Submission Deadline: June 15, 2020.<br>Abstracts Submission Deadline: July 1, 2020.<br><br>Registration Fee: GBP £ 100.00 (One Hundred Only)<br><br>* On-line Submission of Papers/Abstracts:<br><a href="https://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2020/bi20/scripts/submit.php?subarea=B">https://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2020/bi20/scripts/submit.php?subarea=B</a><br><br>The International Conference on Brain Informatics series (BI)<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>has established itself as the world's premier research forum<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>that brings together researchers and practitioners from<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span><br>neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, data science,<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>artificial intelligence, information communication technologies,<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>and neuroimaging technologies with the purpose of exploring the<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>fundamental roles, interactions as well as practical impacts of<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>Brain Informatics.<br><br>The 13th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI2020)<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>will provide a broad forum that academia, professionals<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>and industry people can exchange their ideas, findings, and strategies<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>in brain informatics research and brain-inspired concepts and<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>technologies. It welcomes emerging technologies for addressing<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>fundamental neurobiological questions about healthy brain function,<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>laying the groundwork for advancing treatments for brain disorders<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>or injury, and for generating brain-inspired "smart" artificial<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>intelligence and computing technologies to meet future societal needs.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>It will educate and expand the brain informatics workforce and create<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>new career opportunities for brain research and related innovations.<br><br>*** Topics and Areas for Parallel Presentations ***<br>The BI2020 solicits high-quality original research and application papers<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>(both full paper and abstract submissions).<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span>Relevant topics include but are not limited to:<br>Track 1: Cognitive and Computational Foundations of Brain Science<br>Track 2: Human Information Processing Systems<br>Track 3: Brain Big Data Analytics, Curation and Management<br>Track 4: Informatics Paradigms for Brain and Mental Health Research<br>Track 5: Brain-Machine Intelligence and Brain-Inspired Computing<br><br>*----------------------------------------------- *<br>* Paper Submission and Publications *<br>*----------------------------------------------- *<br><br>Paper Submission:<br>Authors are strongly encouraged to use Springer LNCS/LNAI manuscript submission guidelines ( available here: <a href="https://www.springer.com/jp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines">https://www.springer.com/jp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines</a> ) for the initial submissions. All papers must be submitted electronically in PDF and DOC/RTF format in the Springer LNCS/LNAI style and should be limited to a maximum of 10 pages including figures and references.<br>All papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted based on originality, significance of contribution, technical merit, and presentation quality.<br>All papers accepted (and all special sessions' full length papers) will be published by Springer as a volume of the series of LNCS/LNAI.<br><br>Research Abstract:<br>Research abstracts are encouraged and will be accepted for presentations in an oral presentation format and/or poster presentation format.<br>Each abstract submission should include the title of the paper and an abstract body within 500 words.<br><br>Journal Opportunities:<br>High-quality BI conference papers will be nominated for a fast-track review and publication at the Brain Informatics Journal (<a href="https://braininformatics.springeropen.com/">https://braininformatics.springeropen.com/</a>), <br>an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary Open Access journal published by Springer Nature.<br>Discount or no open access article-processing fee will be charged for BI conference paper authors.<br><br>Special Issues & Books:<br>Workshop/special session organizers and BI conference session chairs may consider and can be invited to prepare a book proposal of special topics<br>for possible book publication in the Springer-Nature Brain Informatics & Health Book Series (<a href="https://www.springer.com/series/15148">https://www.springer.com/series/15148</a>),<br>or a special issue at the Brain Informatics Journal (<a href="https://braininformatics.springeropen.com/">https://braininformatics.springeropen.com/</a>).<br><br><br>*----------------------------------------------------*<br>* Abstract Submission and Publications *<br>*----------------------------------------------------*<br><br>Research abstracts are encouraged and will be accepted for presentations in an oral presentation format. Abstracts have a word limit of 500 words. Experimental research is particularly welcome.<br><br>Title:<br>Include in the title of the abstract all words critical for a subject index. Write your title in sentence case (first letter is capitalized; remaining letters are lower case). Do not bold or italicize your full title.<br>Authors:<br>List all authors who contributed to the work discussed in the abstract. The presenting author must be listed in the first author slot of the list. Be prepared to submit contact information as well as conflict of interest information for each author listed.<br>Abstract:<br>Enter the body of the abstract and attach any applicable graphic files or tables here. Do not re-enter the title, author, support, or other information that is collected in other steps of the submission form.<br><br>* On-line Submission of Abstracts:<br><br><a href="https://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2020/bi20/scripts/submit.php?subarea=B">https://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2020/bi20/scripts/submit.php?subarea=B</a><br><br><br>*---------------------------- *<br>* IMPORTANT DATES * <br>*---------------------------- *<br><br>15 June 2020: Papers submission deadline<br>1 July 2020: Notification of paper acceptance<br>1 July 2020: Submission of abstracts<br>15 July 2020: Notification of abstract acceptance<br>1 August 2020: Early-bird registration<br>1 August 2020: Paper registration deadline<br>19 September 2020: Main conference<br><br><br>Conference Venue<br>================<br>Full Virtual Conference<br><br>ORGANIZERS<br>===========<br>General Chairs<br>Mufti Mahmud (Nottingham Trent University, UK)<br>Stefano Vassanelli (University of Padova, Italy)<br>M Shamim Kaiser (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh)<br>Ning Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan)<br><br>Advisors<br>Maurizio Corbetta (Padova Neuroscience Center, Italy)<br>Amir Hussain (Edinburgh Napier University, UK)<br>Hanchuan Peng (SEU-Allen Institute for Brain & Intelligence, China)<br>Qionghai Dai (Tsinghua University, China)<br><br>Committee Members<br>Alessandra Bertoldo (University of Padova, Italy)<br>Michela Chiappalone (Italian Institute of Technology, Italy)<br>Michele Giugliano (International School for Advanced Studies, Italy)<br>Xiaohui Tao (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)<br>Marzia Hoque Tania (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)<br>Peipeng Liang (Capital Normal University, China)<br>Alberto Testolin (University of Padova, Italy)<br>Yang Yang (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan)<br>Marco Dal Maschio (University of Padova, Italy)<br>Samir Suweis (University of Padova, Italy)<br>Marco Zorzi (University of Padova, Italy)<br>Saiful Azad (University of Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia)<br>Claudia Cecchetto (Okinawa Institute of Science & Tech., Japan)<br>Zhiqi Mao (Chinese PLA General Hospital, China)<br>Shouyi Wang (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)<br>Vicky Yamamoto (USC Keck School of Medicine, USA)<br><br><div>Kind regards,<br>Mufti Mahmud, PhD | Senior Member - IEEE & ACM, Member - BCS, FHEA<br>Senior Lecturer of Computing & Technology | Nottingham Trent University<br><br>Associate Editor, IEEE Access & Brain Informatics<br>Editorial Board Member, Cognitive Computation & Big Data Analytics<br>Editor, Special Issue on Data-Driven AI Approaches to Combat COVID-19<br>Editor, Special Issue on Machine Learning Techniques for Neuroscience Big Data<br>Editor, Special Issue on Advances in Deep Learning for Clinical and Healthcare Applications<br><br>General Chair, Brain Informatics 2020, Padova, Italy<br>Local Organising Chair, IEEE WCCI2020, Glasgow, UK<br>Programme Chair, IEEE CICARE2020, Canberra, Australia<br><br>Office: ERD200 | Clifton Campus | Clifton Lane | NG11 8NS – Nottingham | United Kingdom<br>Phone: +44 (0)115 84 83202 | Email: <a href="mailto:mufti.mahmud@ntu.ac.uk">mufti.mahmud@ntu.ac.uk</a><br> <a href="http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2037-8348">http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2037-8348</a><br> <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=L8em2YoAAAAJ&hl=en">https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=L8em2YoAAAAJ&hl=en</a><br> <a href="https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/science-technology/mufti-mahmud">https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/science-technology/mufti-mahmud</a><div class="gmail_quote">
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