Optimization and Data Analysis in Biomedical Informatics
Description
OPTIMIZATION AND DATA ANALYSIS IN BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
PUBLISHER....: SPRINGER
LANGUAGE......: ENGLISH
FORMAT.......: PDF
AUTHOR.......: PANOS M. PARDALOS - DISKS.........: 01
THOMAS F. COLEMAN
PETROS XANTHOPOULOS
This volume covers some of the topics that are related to the rapidly growing
field of biomedical informatics. In June 11-12, 2010 a workshop entitled
`Optimization and Data Analysis in Biomedical Informatics' was organized at
The Fields Institute. Following this event, invited contributions were gathered
based on the talks presented at the workshop, and additional invited chapters
were solicited from leading experts. In this publication, the authors share
their expertise in the form of state-of-the-art research and review chapters,
bringing together researchers from different disciplines and emphasizing the
value of mathematical methods in the areas of clinical sciences.
This work is targeted to applied mathematicians, computer scientists,
industrial engineers, and clinical scientists who are interested in exploring
emerging and fascinating interdisciplinary topics of research. It is designed
to further stimulate and enhance fruitful collaborations between scientists
from different disciplines.?
Preface
As science and society as a whole become more and more information intensive,
there is an urgent need to develop, create, and apply new algorithms and methods
to model, manage, and interpret this information. This is nowhere more evident
than in biomedicine, where clinicians and scientists are routinely faced with
conflicting (sometimes contradictory) sources of knowledge, in addition to the
overwhelming and ever increasing stream of data. Bioinformatics and the -omics
(genomics, proteomics, etc.) herald the advent of a new era and a new paradigm for
scientific and, in particular, biomedical research. Together with the tools developed
in optimization theory and the mathematical sciences, we are at a crossroads, where
a more fundamental understanding of biological processes is within our grasp. This
understanding will certainly pave the way for a more systematic attack on the
mechanics of diseases, as opposed to a naive treatment of their symptoms (which
has been the hallmark of classical medicine). It seems clear that there is an urgent
need in biomedicine for new methods that will make sense out of clinical and
experimental data that can be used to learn and generate rational hypotheses from
the data and hence to advance the underlying disciplines.
In this volume we cover some of the topics that are related to this emerging
and rapidly growing field. In June 11–12, 2010, we organizeda Workshop on
Optimization and Data Analysis in Biomedical Informatics at the Fields Institute.
Following this event we gathered invited contributions based on the talks presented
at the workshop and additional invited chapters from world leading experts. We
asked the authors to share their expertise in the form of state-of-the-art research
and review chapters. Our goal was to bring together researchers from different areas
and emphasize the value of mathematical methods in the areas of clinical sciences.
This volume is targeted to applied mathematicians, computer scientists, industrial
engineers, and clinical scientists who are interested in exploring emerging and
fascinating interdisciplinary topics of research. We hope that this book will stimulate
and enhance fruitful collaborations between scientists from different disciplines.
The editors would like to acknowledge the Fields Institute for their financial support
and hospitality. In addition, we would like to thank all the authors of the invited
chapters as well as Mrs. Debbie Iscoe for her valuable help during the editing of
this volume.
Gainesville,
FL Waterloo,
ON Orlando, FL
Panos M. Pardalos
Thomas F. Coleman
Petros Xanthopoulos
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Description
OPTIMIZATION AND DATA ANALYSIS IN BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
PUBLISHER....: SPRINGER
LANGUAGE......: ENGLISH
FORMAT.......: PDF
AUTHOR.......: PANOS M. PARDALOS - DISKS.........: 01
THOMAS F. COLEMAN
PETROS XANTHOPOULOS
This volume covers some of the topics that are related to the rapidly growing
field of biomedical informatics. In June 11-12, 2010 a workshop entitled
`Optimization and Data Analysis in Biomedical Informatics' was organized at
The Fields Institute. Following this event, invited contributions were gathered
based on the talks presented at the workshop, and additional invited chapters
were solicited from leading experts. In this publication, the authors share
their expertise in the form of state-of-the-art research and review chapters,
bringing together researchers from different disciplines and emphasizing the
value of mathematical methods in the areas of clinical sciences.
This work is targeted to applied mathematicians, computer scientists,
industrial engineers, and clinical scientists who are interested in exploring
emerging and fascinating interdisciplinary topics of research. It is designed
to further stimulate and enhance fruitful collaborations between scientists
from different disciplines.?
Preface
As science and society as a whole become more and more information intensive,
there is an urgent need to develop, create, and apply new algorithms and methods
to model, manage, and interpret this information. This is nowhere more evident
than in biomedicine, where clinicians and scientists are routinely faced with
conflicting (sometimes contradictory) sources of knowledge, in addition to the
overwhelming and ever increasing stream of data. Bioinformatics and the -omics
(genomics, proteomics, etc.) herald the advent of a new era and a new paradigm for
scientific and, in particular, biomedical research. Together with the tools developed
in optimization theory and the mathematical sciences, we are at a crossroads, where
a more fundamental understanding of biological processes is within our grasp. This
understanding will certainly pave the way for a more systematic attack on the
mechanics of diseases, as opposed to a naive treatment of their symptoms (which
has been the hallmark of classical medicine). It seems clear that there is an urgent
need in biomedicine for new methods that will make sense out of clinical and
experimental data that can be used to learn and generate rational hypotheses from
the data and hence to advance the underlying disciplines.
In this volume we cover some of the topics that are related to this emerging
and rapidly growing field. In June 11–12, 2010, we organizeda Workshop on
Optimization and Data Analysis in Biomedical Informatics at the Fields Institute.
Following this event we gathered invited contributions based on the talks presented
at the workshop and additional invited chapters from world leading experts. We
asked the authors to share their expertise in the form of state-of-the-art research
and review chapters. Our goal was to bring together researchers from different areas
and emphasize the value of mathematical methods in the areas of clinical sciences.
This volume is targeted to applied mathematicians, computer scientists, industrial
engineers, and clinical scientists who are interested in exploring emerging and
fascinating interdisciplinary topics of research. We hope that this book will stimulate
and enhance fruitful collaborations between scientists from different disciplines.
The editors would like to acknowledge the Fields Institute for their financial support
and hospitality. In addition, we would like to thank all the authors of the invited
chapters as well as Mrs. Debbie Iscoe for her valuable help during the editing of
this volume.
Gainesville,
FL Waterloo,
ON Orlando, FL
Panos M. Pardalos
Thomas F. Coleman
Petros Xanthopoulos
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