Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS)
Call for Presentations
updated October 27, 2011
** CSHALS 2012 Submission Site **
The ISCB Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS) is a forum for the presentation and discussion of semantics-based approaches and challenges currently faced in the Healthcare and Life Science Industry. The conference features keynote lectures, invited talks, selected oral presentations and posters.
New for CSHALS 2012!
The organizers are exploring opportunities to publish a proceedings of abstracts or full papers as part of CSHALS 2012! A full announcement will be made early in the fall.
Topics covered by CSHALS 2012 span the continuum between standards development and big data workflows - the scope between Life Science data representation and its analysis. Conference organizers are accepting abstract submissions for poster and oral presentations in the following topic areas:
- Applications to Emerging Health Disciplines - Use of the semantic web integrative and distributed nature to support emergence of novel applications in health care
- Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Analytics -semantic applications to inference and decision-making.
- Clinical Applications - Semantic web exploits as part of medical care delivery.
- Cloud, Parallel, and Distributed Computing - use of semantic technologies for representation and management of distributed computational resources and workflows.
- Data Modeling: Ontologies, Taxonomies - practical application of knowledge engineering principles and techniques to data modeling.
- Healthcare eScience: Translational Medicine, Pharmacogenomics - patient-centric use of semantic web technologies to handle the integration of clinical and biomolecular data.
- Human Computer Interfaces - development of interfaces or design criteria that involve humans in the process of knowledge creation.
- Linked Data - generation, representation, and management of data using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and Linked Data principles.
- Molecular Applications- Semantic web exploits in the biomolecular and biochemical domains.
- Text Analysis, NLP, Question Answering - use of semantic technologies for processing natural language.
Key Dates
August 29, 2011
Call for Oral and Poster Presentations Opens
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November 21, 2011
Call for Oral Presentations Closes
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December 2, 2011
December 2, 2011
Oral Presentation Acceptance Notification
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January 9, 2012
January 9, 2012
Call for Poster Closes
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January 16, 2012
January 16, 2012
Poster Presentation Acceptance Notification
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January 20, 2012
January 20, 2012
Registration Deadline: Accepted Presenters Required
Participants interested in presenting at CSHALS are required to submit a 500-word abstract organized according to the sections described below. This abstract will be printed in the conference program and available on-line.
Participants interested in presenting at CSHALS are required to submit a 500-word abstract organized according to the sections described below. This abstract will be printed in the conference program and available on-line.
The submissions will be reviewed using the following criteria:
The objectives and motivation, as an introduction of the application of semantics relevant to CSHALS. (Note specifically, with which of themes, stated in the call for participation, your work aligns)
Method - name or describe the semantic tools and technologies used and any relevant analyses.
Results - present the main accomplishment of the work - what capability has been added? What was the impact? Lessons learned? Advantate/Disadvantage of using a semantic approach achieved.
Conclusions - present major theoretical contributions and practical implications of the study. This statement should be followed by specific recommendations.
Supporting PDF Document
In addition to the abstract, while not required, submitters are encouraged to upload a one-page PDF file in order to aid in the selection process. The supplemental PDF should only be uploaded to provide more information and context than is possible in the text abstract, such as figure(s), a description of character data, and/or a statement of the intended user community. PDFs that simply expand on the text of the abstract will be disregarded. This PDF will not be published and is intended for evaluation purposes only.
Please note: CSHALS conference registration for accepted presenters must be completed by January 20, 2012 remain eligible to present at CSHALS. Payment of the conference registration fee is the responsibility of the presenter.
Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences
Welcome to CSHALS 2012! – February 22 - 24
- Jan 17, 2013: ISCB is pleased to announce the Joint SWAT4LS and CSHALS Thematic Series published by the Journal of Biomedical Sementics. The special issue was edited by CSHALS Organizing Committee Members Dr. Jonas Almeida and Dr. Joanne Luciano in partnership with SWAT4LS Committee Members, Dr. Albert Buger and Dr. Andrea Splendiani. Full details on the series are available at www.jbiomedsem.com/series/SWAT4LSCSHALS.
- Feb 24: CSHALS 2012 presentation slides are being posted on the
Full Agenda page (click here) - Feb 21: The CSHALS 2012 Program Book is available here (.pdf)
Introducing the CSHALS 2012 Keynote Speakers:
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Rinke Hoekstra, PhD Knowledge Representation & Reasoning Group VU University Amsterdam Leibniz Center for Law University of Amsterdam Netherlands Presentation Title: The Knowledge Reengineering Bottleneck >>Click here for presentation details |
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Isaac (Zak) Kohane, MD, PhD Director, Children’s Hospital Informatics Program Henderson Professor of Pediatrics and Health Sciences and Technology Harvard Medical School (HMS) Co-Director, HMS Center for Biomedical Informatics Director of the HMS Countway Library of Medicine Cambridge, MA, USA Presentation Title: SMArt Semantics for Clinical Healthcare Delivery >>Click here for presentation details |
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Barend Mons, PhD Scientific Director Netherlands Bioinformatics Center Biosemantics Group Leader, Leiden University Medical Centre Netherlands Presentation Title: E-Science Dictates E-Publication - Nanopublications as a Substrate for In-silico Knowledge Discovery >>Click here for presentation details |
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Chris Welty, PhD IBM Research Scientist T.J. Watson Research Center New York, USA Presentation Title: Inside the Mind of Watson >>Click here for presentation details |
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Stephen Wolfram, PhD Founder & CEO Wolfram Research Wolfram Research Champaign, IL - USA Presentation Title: Wolfram|Alpha and the Quest for Computational Knowledge >>Click here for presentation details |
As in past years, the 2011 conference was highly rated in the following areas:
- Tutorial topics
- Keynote speakers
- Conference agenda
- Conference logistics/organization
Past attendee comments included…
"I thought the speakers were excellent."
"Well conducted in terms of bioinformatics technology."
"Terrific conference and I learned a lot – felt like I was able to contribute something as well."
"Very good mix, a bit futuristic … but highly necessary to keep exposing to less technology savvy folks."
"Cambridge (MA, USA) is a good location, with good transportation links to regional, national, and international attendees."
93% of the 2011 attendees will recommend this conference to others. CSHALS is your place to be in 2012!
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Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS)
Key Dates and Deadlines
(updated October 27, 2011)| Oral and Poster Submissions | |
| August 29, 2011 | Call for Oral and Poster Presentations Opens |
| November 21, 2011 |
Call for Oral Presentations Closes |
| December 2, 2011 |
Oral Presentation Acceptance Notification |
| January 9, 2012 | Call for Posters Closes |
| January 16, 2012 | Poster Acceptance Notification |
| Registration | |
| October 31, 2012 | Registration Opens |
| January 20, 2012 | Early Discounted Registration Closes |
| January 21, 2012 | Regular Registration Opens |
| February 22, 2012 | On-Site Registration |
| CSHALS 2012 Tutorial and Conference Dates |
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| Wed, February 22nd | Tutorial Day |
| Thu, February 23rd and Fri, February 24th | Conference Days |
Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS)
Organizing Committee
Conference Chairs
- Mike Bevil, Merck & Co.
- Joanne Luciano, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tetherless World Constellation
Organizing Committee
- Mike Bevil, Merck & Co., Conference Chair
- Joanne Luciano, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tetherless World Constellation, Conference Chair
- Jonas S. Almeida, University of Alabama at Birmingham, US
- Lee Feigenbaum, Cambridge Semantics
- Ted Slater, Broad Reach Strategic Advising LLC, Past Conference Chair
Logistical Organizers
- Steven Leard, ISCB Conferences Director
- BJ Morrison McKay, ISCB Executive Officer
Semantic Technologies in Healthcare and Life Sciences
published byJournal of Biomedical Sementics
CSHALS Organizing Committee editors: Dr. Jonas Almeida and Dr. Joanne Luciano
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REGISTRATION
(updated February 17, 2012)Special Offer: CSHALS 2012 Tutorial Registration
Wednesday, February 22
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration is now open for the February 22nd CSHALS Tutorial without the requirement of attending the main conference on February 23-24. If you decide after attending the Tutorial to also register for the main conference, 50% of your $250 Tutorial fee will be applied toward your on-site conference registration fee. This special Tutorial-only registration offer must be completed by Monday, February 20 (5:00 pm Eastern). Full details available below.
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| Applicable Dates: Jan. 21, 2012 to Feb. 21, 2012 5:00 pm EST On-line registration closes **Feb. 21, 2012 (5 p.m. Eastern) |
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Tutorial Registration (to be held Feb. 21, 8:30 am - 5 PM) Note: You must be registered for the CSHALS 2012 conference to register for the full-day tutorial on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. |
Conference Registration |
Tutorial Registration (to be held Feb. 21, 8:30 am - 5 PM) |
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| Industry: | $600 | $125 | $800 | $125 |
| Academic /Government /Non-profit: |
$400 | $125 | $600 | $125 |
| Postdoc (with letter from Advisor)*: |
$350 | $125 | $500 | $125 |
| Students (with ID*): |
$225 | $125 | $325 | $125 |
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| Applicable Dates: Oct. 31, 2011 to Jan. 20, 2012 11:59 PM |
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Tutorial Registration (8am - Feb 22) Note: You must be registered for the CSHALS 2012 conference to register for the full-day tutorial on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. |
Conference Registration | Tutorial Registration (8am - Feb 22) Note: You must be registered for the CSHALS 2012 conference to register for the full-day tutorial on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. |
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| Industry: | $500 | $100 | $700 | $100 |
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$250 | $100 | $400 | $100 |
| Students (with ID*): |
$125 | $100 | $225 | $100 |
| * Advisor letter or student ID must be presented at the registration desk on-site at the conference. On-site registration is available beginning February 22 at 7:30 a.m. at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. If you would like to register by mail or fax, please download the form here and mail, fax or email a completed copy to the ISCB Registration Office contact noted below. |
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| Cancellation Policy:
Request for registration cancellation must be made in writing & sent to the ISCB Registration Office contact noted below.
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| Registration Office: Suzi Smith ISCB Conference Registration Administrator c/o 12127 Royal Lytham Row San Diego, CA 92128 USA E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fax +1-619-374-2890 If you have any questions please write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
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