BIOMAT 2004
IV Brazilian Symposium on Mathematical and Computational Biology
I International Symposium on Mathematical and Computational Biology

 

 

Saturday 27th  November

 

Sunday 28th

 November

Monday 29th

 November

Tuesday 30th

 November

Wednesday 01st

December

 

08:00

Registration

Registration

Registration/

Opening Ceremony

De Novo Protein Design: An Interplay of Global Optimization, Mixed-Integer Optimization and Experiments

C. Floudas

Princeton Univ. /USA

The Reaction-diffusion Approach to Morphogenesis

R.M. Dilão IST/

UTLisboa/ Portugal

 

08:30

Mathematical Biology Today: Examples of Synergies 

R.Mejía

NIH, Bethesda/USA

 

09:00

Tutorial I –  

Introduction to Mathematical Modelling Techniques in Biology

R.Bassanezi

Unicamp/Brazil

Tutorial I –

Introduction to Mathematical Modelling Techniques in Biology

R.Bassanezi

Unicamp/Brazil

Classification of Steady Solutions of the Full Kinematic Model   

Juan-Ming Yuan - Providence University /Taiwan

On the Numerical Simulation of Prebiotic Reactions Induced by Radiation 

Alicia Negrón-Mendonza – Instituto de Ciências Nucleares, UNAM, México

 

09:20

The Electric Potential Profile Through the Squid Axon Membrane During Resting and Action States 

Célia Cortez – UERJ

An Application of Fuzzy Receiver Operating Characteristic Methodology in Medicine 

Maria José Castanho –    UNICAMP

 

09:30

Poster Session + Coffee-break

 

09:40

Magnetic Images of the Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract

José Ricardo de Arruda Miranda – IBB/UNESP

Mining Relevant Information from Natural Antibody Repertoire Regeneration Experiments

Luciana Itida Ferrari – COPPE - UFRJ

 

10:00

Implications of Antipredator Behavior on the Construction of a Metaphysiological Predator-prey Model  

José Luis Fajardo-Vásquez - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Methods Using Serial Histological or EM Sections   

Lise Labéjof – UESC

Poster Session + Coffee-break

 

10:20

Modeling of Recruiting Dynamic of Algae and Barnacles Using Cellular Automata  

Leandro Schaeffer Marturelli – LNCC

 

Biometric Identification/Verification via Keystroke Dynamics: A Multi-Feature Approach 

Lurimar Batista – UNIT

 

10:30

Tutorial II –

Pattern Recognition Techniques applied to Genome Projects 

D.Frias

UESC/Brazil

Tutorial II –

Pattern Recognition Techniques applied to Genome Projects 

D.Frias

UESC/Brazil

Monte Carlo Simulation in Order to Evaluate Breast Interposition in Myocardium Perfusion Spect 

Anderson Oliveira – COPPE - UFRJ

 

 

10:40

Chaos and seasonal variation analysis in Lotka-Volterra 

Leandro Santos Ribeiro – UFPA

Poster Session + Coffee-break

 

10:50

The Calculation of Dose from External Photon Exposures Using Human Mathematical Phantom and Monte Carlo Method 

Ademir Xavier da Silva - PEN/COPPE - UFRJ

 

11:00

Fish species abundance relationships in the Ubatuba shelf system, southeastern Brazil

Gecely R. A. Rocha – UESC

 

11:10

Mathematical Modeling to Understand HIV Infection Dynamics 

Josiane da Silva Cordeiro - PROCC – FIOCRUZ

Optimization of Conventional Radiographic Images of Skull, Pelvis, and Chest for Non-standard Sized Patients 

Diana  Pina - Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP

 

 

11:20

An Adaptive Finite Element Model to Investigate the Interplay Between Circulation Patterns and the Population Dynamics of a Marine Organism

Ana Paula Camardella Rio Doce – LNCC

 

11:30

Comparison of several vaccination strategies for models SIR and SEIR with seasonal effect

Marat Rafikov -UNIJUI

Calculation of Neutron Dose to Patients from 15MV and 25MV Medical Linear Accelerators

Robson C. de Castro - PEN/COPPE –UFRJ

 

11:40

Pollutant Dispersal on Estuary Systems: Study and Mathematical Modelling 

Geraldo L. Diniz - UFMT

 

11:50

The dispersion of the Dengue virus (DEN) in a Complex Region at Northeast with the introducion of new serotype 

Paulo Roberto Santana de Melo – Gonçalo Moniz Center of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

Lunch

 

12:00

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

 

12:10

A Simulation Model for Phytomonas Epidemics in Coconut Trees

Ricardo B. Sgrillo - Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CEPEC/CEPLAC)

 

12:30

Population Dynamics of An. darlingi in the Presence of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes with Refractoriness to Malaria 

Ana Paula Wyse - LNCC

 

12:50

Lunch

Yellow Fever Vaccination: How Much is Enough?

E.Massad

USP/ Brazil

 

13:00

Tutorial III –

Introductory Lectures on Quantum Information 

R.Muradian 

UESC/Brazil

Tutorial III –

Introductory Lectures on Quantum Information 

R. Muradian

UESC/Brazil

A Numerical Model to Solve Non-linear Biological Invasion Problems with Strong and Weak Allee Effect

Simone de Almeida Delphim – LNCC

 

13:20

On the Dynamics of a Predator-Prey Model with threshold prey density for predator   

Héctor Meneses-Alcay – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

 

13:30

Network Flow Algorithm for the Longest Common Subsequence Problem

Panos Pardalos

Univ. of Florida/USA

 

13:40

A Predator-Prey Fuzzy Model in Citrus: Aphids and Ladybugs 

Magda S. Peixoto – IMECC/UNICAMP

 

13:50

Rumours, Partitions and Mathematical Genealogy

C.Pearce

Adelaide Univ./ Australia

 

14:00

Existence of Multiple Limit Cycles on a Predator-prey with Generalized Nonmonotonic Functional Response 

Alejandro Aguilera-Moya – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

 

14:10

Poster Session + Coffee-break

 

14:20

A Theoretical Approach on the Allocation of Limited Resources 

Luiz Antonio Ribeiro de Santana – UFPR

 

Tutorial IV –

Introduction to Protein Physics 

R. Mondaini

UFRJ/Brazil

Tutorial IV –

Introduction to Protein Physics 

R. Mondaini

UFRJ/Brazil

 

14:40

Poster Session + Coffee-break

The Optimal Strategy of the Natural Enemies’ Introduction in Biological Pest Control 

M. Rafikov

UNIJUI/ Brazil

 

14:50

 

Biological Organizations 

Maurício Vieira Kritz – LNCC

 

15:10

Optical Tweezers and Applications 

H.M. Nussenzveig

UFRJ/Brazil

Field Cells  

Flavia Agostini – LNCC

 

15:20

Closing Session – Members of the BIOMAT Organization - Evaluation of the conference

 

15:30

Mathematical Model for Tumor Growth and the Drug Resistance Problem  

Laércio Vendite – UNICAMP

 

15:50

Mathematical Modelling of Biodegradation Processes in a Porous Media

Paula Couto – LNCC

 

 

16:00

 

 

 

16:10

IGR-ANOT: A Multiagent System for InterGenic Regions Annotation 

Sandro da Silva Camargo – UFRGS

A Software for Mathematical Modeling of Biological Phenomena 

João de Deus Mendes da Silva – UFMA

 

16:30

A Method of Gene Detection Based on Maximum Likelihood and A-star 

Luciana Matos – UESC

Poster Session + Coffee-break

 

16:50

Knowledge Discovery in Genome Database: The Chitin Metabolic Pathway in Crinipellis Perniciosa (Stahel) Singer 

Aristóteles Góes Neto - UEFS

 

17:00

Ant Colony Optimization: Biological Motivation, Phase Structure and Modelling

M. Middendorf

Leipzig Univ. / Germany

 

 

17:10

The Coding Measure Power of Average Mutual Information and Power Spectrum Analysis

Ramon Vidal – UESC

 

17:30

Parallel Algorithm for the Closest String Problem 

Fernando Carvalho Gomes - UFC

 

17:50

Mathematical Analysis of Infection Spreading Dynamics Through Toxoplasma Gondii

Deccy Trejos - Univ. del Quindio/ Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

18:00

The Use of Proteomic Techniques in the Analyzys of Snake Venoms

J.Perales

Oswaldo Cruz Institute/

Brazil

 

18:10

Dynamics of Leslie Predator-prey Model with Allee Effect on Prey

E.González-Olivares

PUC Valparaiso/ Chile  

 

18:40

Round Table: National BIOMAT Organization and Latin American BIOMAT Organization for Mathematical and Computational Biology.  Proposals for next symposia.

 

18:50

 

19:10

 

 

20:00

Dinner at downtown  

Keynote Speakers and leaders of research groups stand as special guests. 

 

Bus departs from the UESC campus at 19:30

Sight-seeing  

Ilhéus by night – Vesúvio, Bataclan, Maria Machadão’s bedroom, etc...

 

Dinner at Ilhéus.

 

Buses depart from the UESC campus at 19:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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