9th workshop on Biological Distributed Algorithms (BDA)
BDA is focused on the relationships between distributed computing and distributed biological systems and in particular, on analysis and case studies that combine the two. Such research can lead to better understanding of the behavior of the biological systems while at the same time developing novel algorithms that can be used to solve basic distributed computing problems.
We strongly encourage participants to attend in person.
Registration: Please register for the workshop through FCRC. The link to register is here.
Lodging: Please refer to FCRC for a list of hotels offering discounted rates.
Schedule
Session 1: The Interaction Between Distributed Algorithms and their Environments (8:45 am - 11:00 am)
8:45 am - 9:00 am: Opening remarks
9:00 am - 9:20 am: Nils Napp (virtual)
9:20 am - 9:40 am: Elisa Franco (virtual)
9:40 am - 10:00 am: Nicola Santoro (virtual)
10:00 am - 10:30 am: Kaitlin Baudier
10:30 am - 10:40 am: Stefan Popp and Anna Dornhaus [contributed talk]
10:40 am - 10:50 am: Brabeeba Wang, Nancy Lynch and Michael Halassa [contributed talk]
10:50 am - 11:00 am: Jamison Weber Jamison W. Weber, Joshua J. Daymude, Tishya Chhabra† Andréa W. Richa [contributed talk]
Break (11:00 am - 2:00 pm)
11:00 am - 11:20 am: Coffee break (included with registration)
11:20 am - 12:30 pm: Plenary talk
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Lunch (included with registration)
Session 2: Collective Coordination and Synchrony (2:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm: Kerstin Lenk (virtual)
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm: Dana Randall
2:50 pm - 3:20 pm: Stephen Pratt
3:20 pm - 3:30 pm: Dennis Octavio Melendez and Daniel J.C. Kronauer [contributed talk]
Coffee Break (3:30 pm - 4:00 pm)
Session 3: Scaling Up Distributed Algorithms to Brains and Buildings (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm: Luiz Pessoa (virtual)
4:20 pm - 4:40 pm: Spring Berman (virtual)
4:40 pm - 5:00 pm: Matina Donaldson-Matasci
5:00 pm - 5:10 pm: Jannatul Ferdous, G. Matthew Fricke and Melanie E. Moses [contributed talk]
5:10 pm - 5:20 pm: Sachi O. Barnaby, Carter Frost, Antonio Griego, Humayra Tasnim, Akil Andrews, G. Matthew Fricke, and Melanie Moses [contributed talk]
5:20 pm - 5:50 pm: Michael Smith
5:50 pm - 6:00 pm: Closing remarks
Invited Speakers
Kaitlin Baudier
University of Southern Mississippi
Michael Smith
Auburn University
Luiz Pessoa
University of Maryland
Nils Napp
Cornell University
Spring Berman
Arizona State University
Stephen Pratt
Arizona State University
Dana Randall
Georgia Tech University
Elisa Franco
UCLA
Matina Donaldson-Matasci
Harvey Mudd University
Nicola Santoro
Carleton University
Kerstin Lenk
TU Graz
Program Committee
Ziv Bar-Joseph
Carnegie Mellon University
Yuval Emek
Israel Institute of Technology
Melanie Moses
University of New Mexico
Joshua Daymude
Arizona State University
Amos Korman
CNRS
Saket Navlakha
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Anna Dornhaus
University of Arizona
Nancy Lynch
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PC Chairs
Arjun Chandrasekhar
Southwestern Univeristy
Frederik Mallmann-Trenn
King's College London
Yannic Maus
TU Graz
Theodore (Ted) Pavlic
Arizona State University
Venue
Orlando World Center Mariott
8701 World Center Dr, Orlando, FL 32821
Call for Papers
We solicit submissions of extended abstracts describing recent results relevant to biological distributed computing. We especially welcome extended abstracts describing new insights and / or case studies regarding the relationship between distributed computing and biological systems even if these are not fully formed. Since a major goal of the workshop is to explore new directions and approaches, we especially encourage the submission of ongoing work. Selected contributors would be asked to present, discuss and defend their work at the workshop. Submissions should be in PDF and include title, author information, and a 4-page extended abstract. Shorter submissions are also welcome.
Please use the following Oxford Abstracts submission link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/5932/submitter
Accepted papers will have the opportunity to be submitted for expedited review to the Journal of Computational Biology. All published articles will be subject to a publication fee; we are currently working to negotiate a discounted rate for articles that come from BDA.
Note: The workshop will not include published proceedings. In particular, we welcome submissions of extended abstracts describing work that has appeared or is expected to appear in other venues.
Important Dates:
07 April 2023 14 April 2023 — Extended abstract submission deadline
04 May 2023 – Decision notifications
23 June 2023 – Workshop