| December 15, 2004 |
| 18.00 | Welcome reception at Castello del Buonconsiglio (Trento) |
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| December 16, 2004 |
| 08.30-09.30 | Registration and welcome of the participants |
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| 09.30-12.00 | Opening |
| Davide Bassi (University of Trento, Rector) |
| Umberto Paolucci (Microsoft, Corporate Vice President, Senior Chairman Europe, Middle East and Africa) |
| Gianluca Salvatori (Autonomous Province of Trento, Provincial Government Representative) |
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| 1. The "New kinds of science" emerging from the convergence of computing and science |
| Chairman: Corrado Priami  (5KB) (University of Trento, Professor and Head of the Bioinformatics Research Program) |
| Keynotes: |
| * Robin Milner (4KB) (University of Cambridge, Professor of Computer Science, Fellow of the Royal Society and Turing Award): "Scientific foundation for global computing" (8KB) - presentation (148KB) |
| * Wanda Andreoni (4KB) (IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Manager Computational Biochemistry and Materials Science) "Computational Biology: Where Sciences Converge for a Better Life" (8KB) |
| Panel: |
| 1. Edoardo Boncinelli (5KB) (Istituto
Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Professor) "Bioinformatics
and the Genome" (7KB) |
| 2. Luca Cardelli (6KB) (Microsoft
Research Ltd., Cambridge (UK), Assistant Director, Head of programming languages and security group) "Languages for Systems Biology" - presentation  (1858KB) |
| 3. George S. Cowan (5KB) (Pfizer Global Research and Development, Computer Scientist) "The Transition from Scientific Computation to Computing with Scientific Concepts" (7KB) - presentation (80KB) |
| 4. Olivier Faugeras (4KB) (INRIA, Research Director) "Modeling the human brain: the need for computational mathematics" (7KB) |
| 5. Cecilia Saccone (5KB) (CNR - Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche - Sezione di Bari, Professor) "Role of bioinformatics in emerging disciplines" (11KB) - presentation (1326KB) |
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| 12.00-13.30 | Lunch |
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| 13.30-15.30 | 2. New research models for convergence: basic versus applied research |
| Chairman: Massimo Egidi (6KB) (University of Trento, Professor) |
| Keynotes: |
| * Walter Van de Velde (6KB) (European Commission - Future
and Emerging Technologies) "Emerging
opportunities at the boundaries of ICT and life sciences" (8KB) |
| * Bob Hertzberger (4KB) (University of Amsterdam, Professor) "e-Science and the Virtual Laboratory for e-Science (VL-e) approach" (7KB) - presentation (1012KB) |
| Panel: |
| 1. Bogdan Lesyng (6KB) (University of Warsaw, Professor) "Modelling and understanding complex biomolecular systems and processes: Applications in nanosciences, biotechnology and biomedicine" (10KB) - presentation (3194KB) |
| 2. Alejandro Martín-Hobdey (5KB) (New and Emerging Science and Technology, Scientific Officer) "Convergence and the NEST experience" (9KB) - presentation (108KB) |
| 3. Norman Packard (5KB) (ProtoLife, CEO) "Moving Toward Living Technology" (6KB) - presentation (129KB) |
| 4. Corrado Priami (5KB) (University of Trento, Professor and Head of the Bioinformatics Research Program) "Communicative (basic and applied) research" (7KB) - presentation (2445KB) |
| 5. John H. Smith (5KB) (European University Association, Deputy Secretary General) "Strengthening the socio-economic dimension" (7KB) |
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| 15.30-16.30 | Coffee break |
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| 16.30-18.30 | 3. From education to innovation - Training Europe's scientists of tomorrow, and how business and academia need to work together to go from science to social benefit |
| Chairman: Hans Van Beek (4KB) (Center
for Medical Systems Biology, project coordinator DIAL (Data Integration, Analysis and Logistics) |
| Keynotes: |
| * Peter Landshoff (6KB) (University of Cambridge, Professor) "Industry and academia must work together" (8KB) - presentation (442KB) |
| * John McCarthy (7KB) (Manchester
Interdisciplinary Biocentre, Director) "The Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre: Orchestrating research and training at the interface" (7KB) - presentation (28354KB) |
| Panel: |
| 1. Imrich Chlamtac (5KB) (Create-Net, President) "Interdisciplinary seeding in complex systems" (9KB) - presentation (217KB) |
| 2. Marta Kwiatkowska (7KB) (University
of Birmingham, Professor) "The computational foundation of complex biological systems: the role of modelling and analysis" (7KB) - presentation (1260KB) |
| 3. Michel Riguidel (4KB) (École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, Paris, Head of the Department of Computer Science and Networks) "The twilight of the despotic digital civilization" (17KB) |
| 4. Avigdor Scherz (4KB) (Weizmann Institute of Science, Professor) "From photosynthesis to cancer therapy: how academia and industry can mutually benefit" (8KB) |
| 5. Ronan Sleep (40KB) (University of East Anglia, Professor) "Should Education for Innovation be Innovative?" (9KB) - presentation (23673KB) |
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| 18.30 |
Aperitif |
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| December 17, 2004 |
| 09.00-11.00 | 4. European & global, economic & social importance of converging & computational sciences |
| Chairman: Stephen Emmott (Microsoft Research Ltd., Cambridge (UK), Professor and Director of External Research Office) |
| Keynotes: |
| * Philippe Pouletty (4KB) (President
of France Biotech, Vice Chairman of EuropaBio, General Partner of Truffle Venture) "Toward smart drugs: convergence between biology and nanosciences" (10KB) |
| Panel: |
| 1. Ivan Arisi (5KB) (LayLine Genomics SpA, Scientist) "SYMBIONIC: a European initiative on the systems biology of the neuronal cell" (8KB) - presentation (1931KB) |
| 2. Elie Faroult (6KB) (European Commission, Scientific Officer) "Converging technologies: lessons from an Expert group" - presentation 1 (431KB) - presentation 2 (134KB) |
| 3. Richard Hirsh (4KB) (Science Foundation Ireland, Senior Scientific Programme Officer) "Supercomputers, Science, and Society" (10KB) - presentation (5552KB) - V slide |
| 4. Richard Taylor (5KB) (HP Labs, Principal Scientist) "A new kind of science or just doing science properly?" (8KB) |
| 5. Roberto Siagri (9KB) (Eurotech S.p.A., President) "Computer you can eat" (8KB) - presentation (3703KB) |
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| 11.00-12.00 |
Brunch |
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| 12.00-14.00 | 5. Systems Biology - challenges, opportunities, potential, research |
| Chairman: Luca Cardelli (Microsoft Research Ltd., Cambridge (UK), Assistant Director, Head of programming languages and security group) |
| Keynotes: |
| * Joseph Nadeau (6KB) (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Chair of Department of Genetics, and Co-Director of Center for Computational Genomics and Systems Biology) "Systems biology: preventing common diseases with interdisciplinary research" (8KB) - presentation (10403KB) |
| * John Wooley (4KB) (University of California San Diego, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research) "Exploring an Emerging Frontier: The Interface between Biology and Computing" (22146KB) - presentation (4KB) |
| Panel: |
| 1. Francois Fages (5KB) (INRIA, Senior Research Scientist) "From syntax to semantics in systems biology - Towards automated reasoning tools" (12KB) - presentation (505KB) |
| 2. David Fell (4KB) (Oxford Brookes University, Assistant Dean) "Computing Phenotype from the Genome: Metabolism as a Case Study" (7KB) - presentation (2746KB) |
| 3. Andrew Finney (5KB) (University of Hertfordshire (UK), Senior Research Fellow): "The Systems Biology Markup Language" (11KB) - presentation (52KB) |
| 4. Klaus Palme (4KB) (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Professor) "Systems biology and the future of biological research" (7KB) - presentation (7529KB) |
| 5. Ehud Shapiro (6KB) (Weizmann Institute of Science, Professor): "What next after the Human Genome Project?" (7KB) - presentation (5151KB) |
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| 14.00-14.30 | Coffee break |
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| 14.30-16.00 | 6. Biodiversity Informatics: the urgent need to bring together computing and science to better understand, halt the loss of, and protect the planet's life support system - its biodiversity |
| Chairman: Andy Parker (5KB) (University of Cambridge, Professor) |
| Keynotes: |
| * James Edwards (4KB) (Global Biodiversity Informatics Facility Denmark, Director) "The Magnitude of Biodiversity Data and the Imperative Role of Biodiversity Informatics" (7KB) - presentation (4650KB) |
| * Peter Hall (5KB) (UN Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Director of Biodiversity Information Services) "Biodiversity E-tools to Protect our Natural World" (6KB) - presentation (7367KB) |
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| Panel: |
| 1. Stephen Emmott (5KB) (Microsoft Research Ltd., Cambridge (UK), Professor and Director of External Research Office) "Biodiversity: The need for a joint Industry, Governments & Scientific community response" (7KB) - presentation (600KB) |
| 2. Phillip Fox (4KB) (UN Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Head of Internet and GIS Services) "Using the web to bring everyone's data together" - presentation (194KB) |
| 3. Donald Hobern (5KB) (Global
Biodiversity Information Facility, Technical University of Denmark, Programme Officer) "Architecture
and Tools for Biodiversity Data Exchange" (7KB) - presentation (2350KB) |
| 4. Andrew Jones (5KB) (Cardiff University, Senior Lecturer) "Applying Computer Science Research in Biodiversity Informatics: Some Experiences and Lessons" (9KB) - presentation (332KB) |
| 5. Richard White (4KB) (Cardiff University, Senior Lecturer) "Helping biodiversity researchers to do their work: collaborative e-Science and virtual organisations" (10KB) - presentation (671KB) |
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| 16.00-16.30 |
Coffee break |
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| 16.30-17.30 | Closing session "New frameworks for research and collaboration" (420KB) |
