Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS)

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(*Schedule subject to change. Updated February 25, 2011)

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Wednesday – February 23, 2011
7:30 am - 1:00 pm Registration
8:30 am - 10:30 am W3C Tutorial -
Multi-stakeholder Perspectives on Translational Medicine

Presenter: Eric Prud'hommeaux, W3C
10:30 am - 11:00 am Break
11:00 am - 12:15 pm

RPI-led Hands-on Tutorial - Semantic Healthcare and Life Sciences Tutorial: Mashing HC and LS Data

RPI Tutorial Coordinator: Joanne Luciano, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Presenters:
Tim Lebo, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Dominic DiFranzo, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Jim McCusker, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm RPI-led Hands-on Tutorial (continues)
- Mashup Workflows
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm RPI-led Hands-on Tutorial (continues)
- Data Visualization
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Registration
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Poster (Author) Set-up
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Poster Reception

Thursday – February 24, 2011
7:30 am - 10:00 am Registration
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast (continental)
9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome & Overview
BJ Morrison McKay, ISCB & Ted Slater, Conference Chair
9:15 am - 10:00 am Keynote 1
How to Argue for Semantics
Toby Segaran, Metaweb Technologies

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10:05 am - 10:30 am Biologics, Compounds & Chemistry
Presenter:
Christopher Baker

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10:30 am - 10:45 am Coffee Break sponsored by
10:45 am - 11:10 am Biomolecular Semantics
Presenter: James McCusker

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11:15 am - 11:40 am Biomolecular Semantics
Presenter: Dexter Pratt
11:45 am - 12:10 pm New & Innovative
Presenter: Martin Romacker

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12:15 pm - 12:25 pm Tech Talk 1
RDF Browser for Pharma Discovery and Visual Query Building

Presenter: Jan Aasman, Franz Inc.
12:30 pm - 12:40 pm Tech Talk 2
SciVerse Platform Embraces Semantic Applications

Presenters: Vishal Gupta, Elsevier
and Ari Tuchman, Quantified


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12:35 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Keynote 2
Computational Acceleration of Biomedical Discovery

Lawrence Hunter, University of Colorado School of Medicine


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2:20 pm - 2:45 pm Safety, Efficacy & Outcomes
Presenter:
Sherri Matis-Mitchell

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2:50 pm - 3:15 pm Safety, Efficacy & Outcomes
Presenter:
Vicki Seyfert-Margolis
3:20 pm - 3:45 pm Clinical Harmonization
Presenter: Eric Neumann
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Break
4:00 pm - 4:25 pm Genomics & Genetics
Presenter: James Balhoff

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4:30 pm - 4:55 pm New & Innovative
Presenter: Therese Vachon
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Keynote 3
Next-generation Architecture for cabbing
Charles Mead, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology

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5:45 pm - 5:50 pm Daily Closing Remarks
Ted Slater, Conference Chair

Friday – February 25, 2011
7:30 am - 10:00 am Registration
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast (continental)
8:30 am - 8:45 am Review - Previous Day
Ted Slater, Conference Chair
8:45 am - 9:30 am Keynote 4
Semantics for Computational Workflows: A Top Ten List
Yolanda Gil, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

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9:35 am - 10:00 am Ontologies & Knowledge Bases
Presenter: Mike Miller

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10:05 am - 10:30 am Ontologies & Knowledge Bases
Presenter: Nigam Shah
10:30 am - 10:45 am Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am Emerging & Established Standards
Presenter:
Eric Prud'hommeaux
11:15 am - 11:40 am Emerging & Established Standards
Presenter:
Dietrich Rebholz-Schuhmann
11:45 am - 12:10 pm Emerging & Established Standards
Presenter:
John Madden

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12:15 pm - 12:25 pm Tech Talk 3
Analysis of Omics Data Using Reverse Causal Reasoning (RCR) in an Integrated Analysis Environment
Presenter:
Dexter Pratt, Selventa

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12:30 pm - 12:40 pm Tech Talk 4
A 'Killer App' for Semantic Technologies: Point-and-Click Data Integration Tools Make it Easy to Deliver Targeted Semantic Knowledge Bases

Presenter: Chuck Rockey, IO Informatics
12:40 am - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 1:55 pm Translational Medicine
Presenter: Sudeshna Das
2:00 pm - 2:25 pm Semantic Web and Pharma
Presenter: Lakshmish Ramaswamy
2:30 pm- 2:55 pm Semantic Web and Pharma
Presenter: Chris Bouton
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Future Actions
Ted Slater, Conference Chair
3:15 pm Conference Adjourns
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