JOURNAL OF VLSI SIGNAL PROCESSING
 CALL FOR PAPERS
 GENOMIC SIGNAL PROCESSING
 YU-PING WANG, YU HENG HU, GUEST EDITORS
 
 Dramatic advances in genome research (i.e., the sequencing of the human
 genome and DNA microarray/gene chip technology) in recent years have
 produced huge volumes of data, offering great potential for diagnosis of
 disease and drug discovery. The acquisition, storage, analysis, and
 visualization of these abundant data require the state of the art
 computing techniques and thus give rise to many challenging problems.
 They also offer exciting opportunities for the design of new
 signal/image processing theories and algorithms. Signal processing
 techniques have been playing an important role in this
 cross-disciplinary area of bioinformatics, with significant impact on
 the science of bio-medical imaging and diagnosis of disease. 
 
 We invite submission of manuscripts that address the state of the art of
 genomic data analysis using novel signal/image processing approaches.
 Suggested topics include:
 * Genomic image data compression
 * Gene expression pattern comparison using statistical signal processing
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 * Developing high-resolution imaging methods for gene data acquisition
 * Novel signal/image models for genomic data  representations and
   visualization
 * Neural network and other data mining techniques in the gene expression
   data clustering
 * Automated spot identification and segmentation methods in microarray 
   image analysis
 * Pattern classification for chromosome, FISH and M-FISH images
 * High-throughput  hardware/software to large scale genome computation
 
 The special issue will give particular attention to contributions
 describing signal-processing methods with a thorough clinical evaluation
 VLSI Signal processing seeks high quality research papers for this
 special issue.  The use of signal/image processing approaches in the
 genomic data analysis should be well motivated with respect to medical
 significance. The advantages of signal processing based tools should be
 emphasized. 
 
 All authors should submit five copies of their manuscripts and figures
 by December 1, 2002 to the editorial office, with an indication on this
 special issue. The instruction for authors is available at the journal's
 website ( http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0922-5773 ). Authors
 intending to submit articles are encouraged to discuss their submissions
 with the Guest Editors. 
 
 GUEST EDITORS:
    Yu-Ping Wang, PhD., Advanced Digital Imaging Research LLC.
    2450 South Shore Blvd. Suite 305, League City, TX 77573
    Phone: 281-535-1889 ext. 428, Fax:     281-538-7596
    Email: wyp@adires.com
 
    Yu Heng Hu, Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engr.
    Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive
    Madison, WI 53706-1691
    Phone: 608-262-6724, Fax:   608-262-1267
    Email: hu@engr.wisc.edu
 
 SCHEDULE:
    Submission of manuscripts:         December 1, 2002
    Acceptance/rejection notification: March 1, 2003
    Revised manuscript:                May 1, 2003
    Tentative Publication Date:        late 2003