28th September

* Opening Session *
Welcome Address: Prof. A. Starita

9.00 - 9.20

Prof. E. Ifeachor

9.20 - 9.40

Prof. U. Mura

9.40 - 10.00

Prof. L. Murri

* Invited Talks *
Chair: Prof. M. Petrini

10.00 - 10.30

Talk on Cancer
- F. Mandelli

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee Break

11.00 - 11.45

Talk on Cancer
- P. Lisboa

* Communications *
Chair: Prof. M. Petrini

11.45 - 12.10

M. Zervakis - "The Impact Of Bioinformatics In Clinical Practices On Human Cancer"

12.10 - 12.35

E. Biganzoli - "The Partial Logistic Artificial Neural Network (PLANN): A Tool For The Flexible Modelling Of Censored Survival Data"

12.35 - 13.00

N. Lama - "Benchmarking Information Discovery Methods For Microarray Data In Breast Cancer"

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

* Communications *
Chair: Prof. A. Starita

14.30 - 14.55

I. T. Nabney - "Visualising Uncertain Data"

14.55 - 15.20

A. Micheli - "Approaches To Cheminformatics And Biomaterials Design By Neural Networks For Structures: First Applications To Small Molecules And Polymers"

15.20 - 15.45

Z. Theodosiou - "FISH Image Analysis System For Breast Cancer Studies"

15.45 - 16.10

S. R. I. Gabran - "Narcolepsy Assistive Device"

16.10 - 16.30

Coffee Break

* Round Table *

16.30 - 18.30

Legal and Ethical Issues
(Chair: E. Biganzoli)

Participants:
- P. Duca
- S. Milani
- S. Olivari

29th September

* Invited Talks *
Chair: Prof. M. Zervakis

9.00 - 9.45

Talk on Bioinformatics
- G. Bevilacqua

9.45 - 10.30

Talk on Bioinformatics
- E. Biganzoli

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee Break

* Communications *
Chair: Prof. M. Zervakis

11.00 - 11.25

F. Baronti - "Experimental Comparison Of Machine Learning Approaches To Medical Domains: A Case Study Of Genotype Influence On Oral Cancer Development"

11.25 - 11.50

S. Van Huffel - "Preoperative Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Using Neuro-Fuzzy Approach"

11.50 - 12.15

G. Mastronardi - "A Combined Method To Detect Retinal Fundus Features"

12.15 - 12.40

F. A. Cardillo - "A Simple Comparison Of Dynamic Criteria For Breast MRI Classification"

12.40 - 14.30

Lunch

* Communications *
Chair: Prof. P. Boracchi

14.30 - 14.55

M. Marcucci - "Statistical Indicator For The Evaluation Of Human Gait Analysis By Ground Reaction Forces"

14.55 - 15.20

M. Marcucci - "Principal Component Analysis Of The Squat For The Evaluation Of Unicompartimental And Total Knee Arthroplasty"

15.20 - 15.45

F. Lorussi - "Capture And Classification Of Body Posture And Gesture Using Wearable Kinesthetic Systems"

15.45 - 16.10

F. Ferreira - "Towards Bioprofile: A New Concept Of Electronic Health Record"

16.10 - 16.30

Coffee Break

* Round Table *

16.30 - 18.30

Computational Intelligence
in Medicine
(Chair: E. Ifeachor)

Participants:
- S. Alberti
- S. Michelogyannis
- D. Caramella

21.00

Social Dinner

30th September

* Invited Talks *

9.00 - 9.45

Talk on Image Processing
- F. Nicoli

9.45 - 10.30

Coffee Break

* Communications *
Chair: Prof. E. Grossi, M.D. A. Cilotti

10.30 - 10.55

F. Odoguardi - "Role Of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) In Magnetic Resonance (MR) Of The Breast"

10.55 - 11.20

C. Iacconi - "Maximum Intensity Projection In Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Of The Breast: Current Applications And Prospectives"

11.20 - 11.45

G. Varanasi - "Region Of Interest Coding In Medical Images Using Diagnostically Significant Bitplanes"

12.00 - 13.30

Lunch

14.00

S. Gimignano Tour