Who we are

College of Medicine at Chicago, USA

Graduate School of Engineering University of Hyogo, JAPAN

Members

• Julie Dickerson, Iowa State University, USA
• Enzo Grossi, Bracco Imaging, USA
• Yutaka Hata, University of Hyogo, Japan
• Thomas Jobe, College of Medicine at Chicago, USA
• Syoji Kobashi, University of Hyogo, Japan
• Juan Nieto, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
• John Mordeson, Creighton University, USA
• Rod Taber, Northrop Grumman, USA
• Angela Torres, Universidad de Santiago
• Shusaku Tsumoto, Shimane University, Japan
• Ellen Walker, Hiram College, USA

Our goals

The technical Committee on Bioinformatics and Medicine of SMC is formed to further the exchange of information and create interaction between the various fields of biology, medicine and cybernetics (information, feedback and control).

What we are doing

• Organized a special issue of SMC Part B on Fuzzy Logic in Biologic Systems and Medicine which appeared 12/05.
• Organized NAFIPS conference Chicago, 2003.
• Organized Special Sessions on Medical Informatics at Nafips 2006 and SMC 2006.
• Organizing a Special Session on Medical Informatics at SMC 2007

• Interact with multiple academic discipline interested in biology and medicine.
• Contribute to innovative thinking in medical information.
• Participate in Special Session on Medical Informatics at SMC 2007.
• Organize and implement two special sessions at SMC 2008.