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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:3.05pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.97599983215332px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">BigLS<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>workshop<span style="letter-spacing:-1.25pt"> </span>dedicated to<span style="letter-spacing:0.95pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>broad<span style="letter-spacing:2.45pt"> </span>theme<span style="letter-spacing:-0.9pt"> </span>of Big<span style="letter-spacing:-1.05pt"> </span>Data<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>life<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>sciences. <span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>goal<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>of the<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>work- shop<span style="letter-spacing:2.45pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>bring<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>together<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>leading<span style="letter-spacing:2.3pt"> </span>researchers<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:2.1pt"> </span>p<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">r</span>actitioners<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>working<span style="letter-spacing:2.55pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:1pt"> </span>di<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">v</span>erse <span style="letter-spacing:0.85pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">r</span>ange <span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:0.9pt"> </span>Big Data<span style="letter-spacing:2.1pt"> </span>problems<span style="letter-spacing:-0.65pt"> </span>relating<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>biology<span style="letter-spacing:0.95pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>medicine,<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"></span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>engage<span style="letter-spacing:2.4pt"> </span>them<span style="letter-spacing:2.25pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt"> </span>discussion <span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>about  current<span style="letter-spacing:-0.8pt"> </span>Big Data<span style="letter-spacing:2.05pt"> </span>problems,<span style="letter-spacing:2.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>state<span style="letter-spacing:-0.95pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>computational<span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt"> </span>tools<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>analytics,<span style="letter-spacing:2.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>challenges<span style="letter-spacing:-0.65pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>future<span style="letter-spacing:-1.1pt"> </span>trends within<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>life<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>sciences.<span style="letter-spacing:2.6pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>workshop<span style="letter-spacing:-0.9pt"> </span>focus<span style="letter-spacing:1pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.5pt"> </span>on,<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>but<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.5pt"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>limited<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>to,<span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span>following<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>broad<span style="letter-spacing:2.35pt"></span>themes:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">•<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Statistical<span style="letter-spacing:-0.9pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">and<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>integ<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">r</span>ati<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">v</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:-0.95pt"> </span>approaches<span style="letter-spacing:-0.95pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:0.9pt"> </span>Big<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>Data<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>biology<span style="letter-spacing:0.7pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>informatics</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">•<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">High performance<span style="letter-spacing:-0.95pt"> </span>computing<span style="letter-spacing:2.65pt"> </span>methods<span style="letter-spacing:-0.95pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>software<span style="letter-spacing:-1pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>Big<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>Data<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>biology</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">•<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Scientific<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>workflows<span style="letter-spacing:2.3pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>platforms<span style="letter-spacing:-0.9pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>Big<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>Data<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>life<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>sciences</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">•<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Software<span style="letter-spacing:-0.9pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">and<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>hardware<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>solutions<span style="letter-spacing:-1.3pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>managing<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>Big<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>Data<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>biomedical<span style="letter-spacing:2.3pt"> </span>informatics</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">In<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt"> </span>addition <span style="letter-spacing:0.5pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span>regular <span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>papers<span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt"> </span>catering<span style="letter-spacing:-0.65pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.4pt"> </span>ab<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">ov</span>e<span style="letter-spacing:2.65pt"> </span>spectrum<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>topics,<span style="letter-spacing:2.2pt"> </span>we<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>i<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">n</span>vite<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>“position<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>pa- pers”<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>highlight<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>some<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.3pt"> </span>g<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">r</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:2.4pt"> </span>challenge <span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt"> </span>scientific<span style="letter-spacing:2.15pt"> </span>problems<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>biological<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>standpoint,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt">e</span>x- isting<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:0.65pt"> </span>emerging,<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:2.5pt"> </span>require<span style="letter-spacing:-1pt"> </span>Big<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>Data<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"></span>analytics,<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>along<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:0.9pt"> </span>related<span style="letter-spacing:0.9pt"> </span>challenges<span style="letter-spacing:-0.85pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>advances.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 4.1pt 0.0001pt 5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.97599983215332px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:1pt"> </span>BigLS<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt"> </span>workshop<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>d<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">ev</span>oted<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span>promoting<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.4pt"> </span>highest <span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>standards<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt"> </span>research<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span>education.<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span>As a<span style="letter-spacing:0.85pt"> </span>part <span style="letter-spacing:0.35pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>mission,<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>BigLS<span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span>features<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt">k</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">e</span>ynote<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>presentations<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">b</span>y<span style="letter-spacing:0.8pt"> </span>recognized<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>leaders<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>luminaries who<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>significantly<span style="letter-spacing:2.2pt"> </span>advanced<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.55pt"> </span>domain. <span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>This<span style="letter-spacing:0.55pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">y</span>ear<span style="letter-spacing:2.35pt"></span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt">k</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">e</span>ynote<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>presentation<span style="letter-spacing:0.9pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>deli<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">v</span>ered<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">b</span>y<span style="letter-spacing:0.75pt"> </span>Larry Smarr<span style="letter-spacing:2.2pt"> </span>–<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.45pt"> </span>founding<span style="letter-spacing:2.45pt"> </span>Director<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:0.6pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.45pt"> </span>California<span style="letter-spacing:2.3pt"> </span>Institute<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-1.25pt">T</span>elecommunications and<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>Information <span style="letter-spacing:-1.15pt">T</span>echnology <span style="letter-spacing:0.4pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">(</span>Calit2),<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:1pt"> </span>UC<span style="letter-spacing:0.45pt"> </span>San<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>Diego/UC<span style="letter-spacing:2.55pt"> </span>Irvine<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>partnership,<span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:2.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.7pt"> </span>Harry<span style="letter-spacing:2.65pt"> </span>E.<span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt"> </span>Gruber<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>Professor<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>in Computer<span style="letter-spacing:-0.9pt"> </span>Science<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>Engineering<span style="letter-spacing:2.55pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">(</span>CSE)<span style="letter-spacing:-0.5pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:1pt"> </span>UCS<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">D</span>’s<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>Jacobs<span style="letter-spacing:2.3pt"> </span>School.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Prog<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">r</span>am<span style="letter-spacing:-0.9pt"> </span>Committee:</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>
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