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Prof.
Santo Motta
and Dr. Francesco Pappalardo Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science - University of Catania - Italy Emails: motta@dmi.unict.it francesco@dmi.unict.it |
Title: ImmunoGrid Simulator ImmunoGrid is a project funded by the
European Union which has established an infrastructure for the
simulation of the immune system that integrates processes at
molecular, cellular and organ levels.
The key aim of Immunogrid is to
implement a virtual human immune system using grid technologies. The
goal is to simulate immune processes at natural scale and provide
bioinformatics tools for applications in
clinical immunology and for the
design of vaccines and immunotherapies. The aim of the
tutorial is the presentation of the
contents and the strategies of the ImmunoGrid simulator
(hereafter referred as the simulator)
in its final version,
providing information on the use of the
simulator for educational/
research purposes. It will be presented
test-bed cases that will demonstrate the ability
for a biomedical/bioinformatics user to
concretely use the
power of the grid without being
a Grid expert. Finally the audience
will be able to access
the simulator for practical use and real testing. The general goal
of the simulator is the use
of mathematical and computer models in immunology,
applying the resulting simulations to
the design and development
of effective immune system related
therapies and vaccines in humans. The message the tutorial wish to
transmit is that using models we can achieve better therapies and vaccines
against cancers, viruses and auto-immune diseases, we can do it faster and we can
identify better vaccination scheduling.
The simulator is accessible from www.immunogrid.eu. |
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Prof.
Fioravante Patrone
Dipartimento di Ingegneria della Produzione,Termoenergetica e Modelli Matematici University of Genova - Italy Email: patrone@diptem.unige.it |
Title:
Basics of Game Theory for Bioinformatics The motivation for
this tutorial has to be found in the increasing |
Fioravante Patrone's Bio
Fioravante Patrone, full professor of Game Theory at the Faculty of
Engineering, University of Genoa (Italy), is author of more than fifty
publications in mathematical analysis and game theory. His recent
research interests are focused on applications of game theory in
different fields: natural resources, medicine, biochemistry and
industrial organization, with international collaborations with the
World Bank, the Universities of Pretoria, Tilburg, Maastricht, Nice and
Santiago de Compostela. He has been the promoter of the "Game
Practice" meetings that started in 1998 and has served as Director of
the Interuniversity Centre for Game Theory and Applications for many
years. Member of the editorial board of international journals, has
recently published (in Italian) an introductory book for Game Theory.