January 3-7, 2019
Biological data acquisition technologies are advancing at an increasing pace. With decreasing cost of DNA sequencing technologies, the number and the size of the available genomic datasets have exponentially increased and become available to broader audiences. This session will explore the unique privacy and ethical challenges related to the storage, processing, and sharing of individuals’ biological data generated by multitude of technologies including but not limited to genomics, proteomics, metagenomics, bioimaging, biosensors, and personal health trackers. The mission is to bring together computational biologists, experimental biologists, computer scientists, ethicists, and policy and lawmakers to share ideas, discuss the challenges related to biological data and privacy and hopefully create collaborations.
Examples of topics within the scope of this session include but are not limited to:
Contact: Gamze Gursoy, Yale University; gamze.gursoy@yale.edu
Erman Ayday, Case Western Reserve University; erman@cs.bilkent.edu.tr
Steven E. Brenner, University of California, Berkeley; brenner@compbio.berkeley.edu
Arif O. Harmanci, University of Texas, Houston; arif.o.harmanci@uth.tmc.edu
Haixu Tang, Indiana University, Bloomington; hatang@indiana.edu
Paper submission due: August 6, 2018
Notification of paper acceptance: September 14, 2018
Camera-ready final paper deadline: October 1, 2018
Poster abstract submission due: November 12, 2018
Please see the PSB paper format template and instructions at http://psb.stanford.edu/psb-online/psb-submit. The submitted papers are reviewed and accepted on a competitive basis. They will be published in PSB proceedings, which are Open Access.
Poster presenters will be provided with an easel and a poster board 32"W x 40"H (80x100cm). One poster from each paid participant is permitted.