From dmanet@math.utwente.nl Tue Apr 6 16:28:21 1999 Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 13:23:11 +0200 From: Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms Network Reply-To: setubal@dcc.unicamp.br To: DMA-LIST@NIC.SURFNET.NL Subject: SPIRE'99 deadline: April 16th CALL FOR PAPERS SPIRE'99 - String Processing and Information REtrieval September 22 - 24, 1999 Cancun, Mexico Sponsored by CYTED-AMYRI Research Project WHAT IS SPIRE'99? SPIRE'99 is a Symposium on String Processing and Information Retrieval which is in its sixth edition. The first four editions focused primarily on string processing and South America, and were called WSP (South American Workshop on String Processing). They were held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (1993), Valparaíso, Chile (1995 and 1997), and Recife, Brazil (1996). Starting in 1998, at Santa Cruz, Bolivia, the focus of the workshop was broadened to include the area of information retrieval due to its increasing relevance and its inter-relationship with the area of string processing. SPIRE'99 will continue this trend including also the area of computational biology and DNA computing, as a result, we expect to have contributions from several related communities. In addition, SPIRE'99 will be held together with the Fifth International Workshop on Groupware (CRIWG'99), with a joint session on Collaborative Retrieval. The SPIRE'99 symposium aims at facilitating the potential benefits of cross- fertilization between different fields. As such, it offers a singular opportunity for researchers interested in working with problems related to these areas. As in the past, the proceedings of SPIRE'99 will be published by IEEE CS Press. TOPICS SPIRE'99 covers research in all aspects of string processing, information retrieval, computational biology, pattern matching, DNA computing, and related applications. Typical topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * String Processing: dictionary algorithms, text searching, pattern matching, text compression, text mining, voice or natural language processing, and automata based string processing. * Information Retrieval (IR): IR modeling, indexing, ranking and filtering, interface design, visualization, cross-lingual IR systems, multimedia IR, digital libraries, collaborative retrieval, and Web related applications. o Interaction of biology and computation: DNA sequencing and applications in molecular biology, information encoding for DNA computing, evolution and phylogenetics, recognition of genes and regulatory elements, and protein structure prediction. IMPORTANT DATES: Paper submission: April 16th, 1999 Authors notification: May 28th, 1999 Camera ready: June 25th, 1999 PROGRAM COMMITTEE Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Univ de Chile, Chile Max Garzon, Memphis, USA, Co-chair Natasha Jonoska, Tampa, USA Lila Kari, Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada José Luis Marroquín, CIMAT, Mexico Ruy Milidiu, PUC-Rio, Brazil Alistair Moffat, Melbourne, Australia Giri Narasimhan, Memphis, USA Doug Oard, Univ of Maryland,USA Arlindo Oliveira, IST/INESC, Portugal, Chair Berthier Ribeiro-Neto, UFMG, Brazil Marie-France Sagot, Pasteur Inst., France João Setubal, Unicamp, Brazil, Co-chair Miguel Mira da Silva, INESC, Portugal Esko Ukkonen, Helsinki, Finland Nivio Ziviani, UFMG, Brazil INVITED SPEAKERS Max Garzon, Memphis Univ, USA Lila Kari, Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada Gary Marchionini, Univ. of North Carolina, USA Pavel Pevzner, Unuv. of Southern California, USA SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Authors are requested to: - prepare an extended abstract or full draft paper of at most 15 pages in standard 11pt Latex article style or equivalent. - send the paper in standard postscript via e-mail (see address below) no later than April 16th, 1999 to the chair of the Program Committee as well as a message containing the paper title, the names of all authors, an indication of the author to be contacted, and the affiliation of such author (including full address, phone/fax numbers, and e-mail address). E-mail: spire99@algos.inesc.pt - use the standard IEEE CS format for the final version of accepted papers, which will have to be sent via ftp to the publisher either as postscript or PDF. SYMPOSIUM SITE The symposium will take place in Cancun, Mexico. Cancun is a popular resort area located in what was before an unpopulated, deserted, long and narrow L-shaped island beach off the mainland of the Yucatan peninsula. Cancun is famous for its beaches, its high quality tourist resorts and its turquoise green waters as clear and warm as a bathtub. Nearby, there are nice places to do snorkel or scuba diving. Tourist attractions include the classic tour to the ruins of Chichen Itza, which are about two and a half hours away, and a tour to the smaller, but also impressive, Mayan ruins south of Cancun along the mainland coastline, which are known as the "Tulum corridor". LOCAL ORGANIZATION The local organization committee is chaired by Edgar Chávez from Univ. Michoacana and CIMAT, Mexico. 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