The outgrowth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels, called
angiogenesis, is a crucial step in myriad physiological and pathological
mechanisms. Unfortunately, the complicated causes and effects of
angiogenesis make it very difficult to control. Computational models and
simulations help unravel both the basic mechanisms of angiogenesis and can
help identify the steps in the mechanisms most amenable to intervention.
A wide range of mathematical and computational models range from is
currently available. Single cell-based models predict how vascular-like
patterns follow from the behaviors and interactions of individual
endothelial cells. Many discrete models describe the branching conditions
of blood vessels, and predict the morphology of vascular trees near
tumors. Continuum models often focus at the tissue level, and describe
densities of blood vessels rather than individual vascular structures.
Despite the biological insights these mathematical models have produced,
modeling rarely finds application in experimental angiogenesis research
yet. Why is that? One reason is a different focus: experimental and
pharmaceutical research necessarily focus on the molecular level, whereas
most angiogenesis models take single interacting endothelial cells or
vessel branches as the smallest units of their models. Another reason is
the lack of predictive, quantitative models and the required quantitative
experimental data to feed such models. We will need models that bridge
organizational scales, by showing how molecular intervention modifies the
behavior of endothelial cells and, consequently, changes the dynamics of
angiogenesis.
Our workshop will host both experimental researchers and computational
models working in vascular biology, endothelial cell biology,
angiogenesis, and pharmaceutics. We will a) identify the requirements for
computational models to make a true impact in basic angiogenesis research,
tissue engineering and drug innovation, b) inventarize pre-existing and
missing components of such a model, and c) discuss how we can couple such
components.
More information:
http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2010/407/info.php3?wsid=407
filippo@lorentzcenter.nl
This course is part of the teaching activities organized by the PhD Program
in Information Technology at DEI. It is not only addressed to PhD students,
but to all researchers working in any areas of science and engineering and
interested in the theory and applications of complex networks. The aim of
the course is to illustrate the basic theoretical notions in an
introductory but rigorous fashion, and to complement them with some
applications taken from very diverse areas.
For more information on the Italian Society for Chaos and Complexity and
its activities please visit our website at http://www.sicc-it.org
(currently under renovation) or feel free to contact me for any further
information. The Society is active in promoting interdisciplinary research
on Chaos and Complexity in Science, Engineering, Medicine and the
Humanities. To suggest events, join the society, or for any other inquiry
please visit our website or contact any member of the Executive Committee.
More information:
http://acn2010.ws.dei.polimi.it/
carlo.piccardi@polimi.it
The workshop will take place at the Faculty of Mathematics of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid on 22-24 September 2010. It is organized by: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Interdisciplinar Mathematical Institute (IMI).
This workshop is intended to broaden the scientific perspective of young researchers in mathematics and to encourage interactions with other young and senior mathematicians.
Interested young researchers in mathematics should contact secreadm.imi@mat.ucm.es
More information:
www.mat.ucm.es/vdrmat/workshop2010.htm
secreadm.imi@mat.ucm.es
Cellular Automata are a well-known formal model for complex systems that is used in many scientific fields and applications. Synchronicity is one of the main features of Cellular Automata evolutions. Indeed, all cells of common Cellular Automata are updated simultaneously at each discrete time step.
Recent trends consider the modelling of asynchronous systems based on local interactions. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers dealing with the theme of the asyncronicity inside Cellular Automata in order to foster their interaction and to provide a forum for presenting new ideas and works in progress on the subject.
Topics of either theoretical or applied interest include, but are not limited to
the following aspects of Asynchronous Cellular Automata
- dynamics
- complexity issues
- computational issues
- emergent properties
- models of parallelism and distributed systems
- models of phenomena from biology, chemistry, physics, engineering and other fields
Authors are invited to submit papers according to two contribution categories -- full and short papers -- meant to provide a differentiation of the papers in terms of their length, depth and/or
maturity. Papers must comply with the Springer-Verlag format (see http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs) and the maximum length of 5 and 10 pages for short and full contributions, respectively. Details on the electronic submission procedure will be provided through the website of the ACRI conference (http://www.acri2010.disco.unimib.it/).
Accepted papers will be published by Springer-Verlag in a volume of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. This volume will be available by the time of the workshop.
It is also planned that selected papers will be considered for publication in a Special issue of Natural Computing. They will contain refereed extended versions of selected papers presented at ACA workshop.
Paper submission: March 19, 2010
Notification of paper acceptance or rejection: April 16, 2010
Final version of the paper for the proceedings: May 7, 2010
Conference: September 21-24, 2010
More information:
http://www.acri2010.disco.unimib.it/workshops.html
Differential and Integral equations are popular as models in Biology and Medicine. Examples include applications in Cell Biology: cell population, cell motility and molecular motor models; applications in Epidemiology: early childhood diseases models (measles, rubella, etc.)
Applications in Medicine include diabetes models, cancer, tuberculosis and inluenza models, blood production and flow models. Also models associated with functions of various parts of the human body like the heart, kidneys, the pancreas, the eyes, the gastro-intestinal system, to mention a few.
The objective of the DIEBM2010 Workshop is to bring together established scientists and postgraduate students working on aspects of Mathematical Biology, Numerical Analysis and Computing, Biology and Medicine where Differential and Integral equations apply and to report on current research and future developments; the aim and hope is that the meeting will allow easier communication of cross-disciplinary ideas and will result in acceleration of new collaborations of Applied Mathematicians and Numerical and Computer Analysts with scientists in these two subjects (Biology and Medicine) which more and more rely on modelling and computing for further progress. A half day short course on Integral Equations will complement the works of the Workshop.
Please submit abstracts by April 30, 2010.
More information:
http://www.icsd.aegean.gr/diebm2010/