Fourth International Symposium on Languages in Biology and Medicine, Singapore
14 December 2011 - 14 December 2011
Singapore
The Fourth International Symposium on Languages in Biology and Medicine will be held on 14 and 15 December 2011 in Singapore.
Natural languages are widely used as a means of scientific and professional communication. They are also of increasing interest in the use of natural language processing techniques to improve access to and integrate information in biology, medicine, chemistry, pharmacology, clinical practice and related areas. In these domains, however, a number of other languages are also used. These include annotations, knowledge representation languages such as ontologies, sequences, chemical and mathematical formulae, modelling languages, graphs, images, etc.
Given the vast amount of available information and its highly dynamic nature, the ability to automatically process, interpret and integrate various language expressions is of key importance for advancing biomedical research and healthcare provision. A number of associated technologies have been developed, including text mining and information extraction systems, semantic indexing and querying approaches, systems modelling and reasoning procedures, information linking and visualization frameworks, etc. Current technologies are continually stretched by the demands of bio-medical scientists and practitioners, and there is the continual need and incentive for language techniques to evolve.
The symposium will bring together researchers in biology, chemistry, medicine, public health and informatics to discuss and exploit cutting edge language technologies. This year's edition will emphasise languages in health-care and chemistry, reflecting recent research trends in translational medicine and clinical and chemical informatics.For further information, please visit: http://lbm2011.biopathway.org/index.php(opens in new window)
Natural languages are widely used as a means of scientific and professional communication. They are also of increasing interest in the use of natural language processing techniques to improve access to and integrate information in biology, medicine, chemistry, pharmacology, clinical practice and related areas. In these domains, however, a number of other languages are also used. These include annotations, knowledge representation languages such as ontologies, sequences, chemical and mathematical formulae, modelling languages, graphs, images, etc.
Given the vast amount of available information and its highly dynamic nature, the ability to automatically process, interpret and integrate various language expressions is of key importance for advancing biomedical research and healthcare provision. A number of associated technologies have been developed, including text mining and information extraction systems, semantic indexing and querying approaches, systems modelling and reasoning procedures, information linking and visualization frameworks, etc. Current technologies are continually stretched by the demands of bio-medical scientists and practitioners, and there is the continual need and incentive for language techniques to evolve.
The symposium will bring together researchers in biology, chemistry, medicine, public health and informatics to discuss and exploit cutting edge language technologies. This year's edition will emphasise languages in health-care and chemistry, reflecting recent research trends in translational medicine and clinical and chemical informatics.For further information, please visit: http://lbm2011.biopathway.org/index.php(opens in new window)