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3rd Workshop on Molecular Comunications

Ghent, Belgium, 4th-6th April 2018

The 3rd Workshop on Molecular Communications is being held in Ghent, Belgium on the 4th to 6th of April 2018. Building on the success of the first and second workshops, this workshop will provide strategic development of Molecular Communications research in Europe with a focus on broadening the reach of the community into border disciplines. Disciplines we wish to attract speakers from include (but are not limited to):
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Systems Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Inter/Intra Cellular Communication
  • Chemical Networks
  • Communication Engineering
The workshop will be made up of a set of high profile invited guest speakers that will deliver inspirational talks on Molecular Communications within their discipline. This will provide the research community an opportunity to meet and share their research, vision and experience in the area of Molecular Communications across disciplines.

Organizing Commitee

General Chair
Alan Davy
Panel Chair
Eduard Alarcon
Tutorial Chair
Pietro Lio
TP Chair
Mauro Femminella
Keynote Chair
Gianluca Reali
Web Chair
Pieter Stroobant
Local Chair
Wouter Tavernier

Themes

Agenda

Wednesday, April 4th Thursday, April 5th Friday, April 6th
8:00 Registration
9:00
Keynote: Contextualizing biomolecular circuit models for synthetic biology
Keynote: Designing Energy-Efficient and Robust Bio-inspired Wireless Sensor Networks
Keynote: How do (stem) cells compute?
10:30 Break Break Break
10:45
Technical: System-wide design & modeling
11:00
Tutorial: Laboratory construction of cell-like systems based on the incorporation of biomolecules inside lipid vesicles
Tutorial: Fluid Dynamic Aspects of Molecular Communications
11:45 Break
12:00
Technical: Simulation models
13:00 Break Break Break
14:00
Technical: Neurocommunications & calcium signaling
Technical: Transport models
Panel: Molecular communications, towards a roadmap
15:00 Break Break
15:15
Technical: Receiver models
Technical: Experimentation oriented research
15:55 Break
16:15 Break
Technical: Modeling interactions with biological cells
16:30
Panel: Inspirations from biology to wireless networks
16:55 Break
18:15
Panel: Inspirations from wireless networks to biology
18:30
19:00
20:30
Program Details

Important dates

Abstract Submission 9th February 2018 (Final deadline)
Notification of Acceptance 28th February 2018
Camera Ready Due 15th March 2018
Call for Papers

Social Media

@MolComWorkshop

Tickets

Book Your Place
Early (until 16th March 2018) Late
Student € 350 € 400
Academic € 450 € 500
Industry € 550 € 600

Visa letter

To acquire a Visa letter, please contact our local chair, Wouter Tavernier.

Accomodation

We recommend a stay at the following hotels:

Ghent Marriott Hotel

near_me400 meters from venue
location_on Drabstraat, 9000 Gent
phone +32 9 233 93 93
link Website

IBIS Gent Centrum St Baafs

near_me600 meters from venue
location_onLimburgstraat 2, 9000 Gent
phone+32 9 293 90 00
link Website

Ghent River Hotel

near_me1 kilometer from venue
location_onWaaistraat 5, 9000 Gent
phone+32 9 266 10 10
link Website

Hotel de Flandre

near_me350 meters from venue
location_onPoel 1-2, 9000 Gent
phone+32 9 266 06 00
link Website

Monasterium PoortAckere

near_me300 meters from venue
location_onOude Houtlei 56, 9000 Gent
phone+32 9 269 22 10
link Website

Novotel Gent Centrum

near_me550 meters from venue
location_onGoudenleeuwplein 5, 9000 Ghent
phone+32 9 224 22 30
link Website

IBIS Gent Centrum Opera

near_me600 meters from venue
location_onNederkouter 24-26, 9000 Gent
phone+32 9 293 90 01
link Website
Budget-friendly options for students can be found here.

Venue

All sessions take place at the following site:

Het Pand
location_on Onderbergen 1, 9000 Gent
phone+32 9 264 83 05
link Website

Access by public transport

  • From station Gent St-Pieters: tram 1 (every 6 minutes) or tram 24 (every 20 minutes). Exit at Korenmarkt.
  • From Gent Zuid: tram 4 (every 6 minutes), tram 24 (every 20 minutes) or bus 17 (every 30 minutes). Exit at Korenmarkt.

Access by car

  • Follow the parking signage to parking P7 Sint-Michiels. The parking is located at 50 meter from Het Pand. Take the exit Onderbergen and you come out in the Wilderoosstraat, opposite Het Pand.
  • An alternative parking is P8 Ramen. From here it's about 5 minutes on foot to Het Pand.

History

Ghent is a city of history. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the richest and most powerful cities in Europe. Its size and position allow the inhabitants to enjoy a city with an interesting crossover between open cosmopolitanism and the quiet atmosphere of a provincial town. Come along and enjoy the thriving atmosphere of this late-medieval city.