Support US-based Students to Attend the BioImage Informatics Conference 2017 (BII 2017)

生物图像信息学(BII)会议是生命科学图像信息学最重要的会议之一。它的目标是为在图像处理、计算机视觉和基于图像的分析领域工作的研究人员建立一个独特的通信网络，用于生物学应用。自2005年第一届会议以来，它一直吸引着来自世界各地的计算机科学家和生物学家。2017年BII将于2017年9月19日至9月21日在加拿大班夫举行。会议将包括著名科学家的特邀演讲、从同行评议的提交材料中挑选出来的口头和海报演示、技术专题会议以及比赛和挑战。这个奖项将资助一系列不同的研究生参加这个重要的会议。

The BioImage Informatics (BII) conference is among the foremost meetings on image informatics for life sciences. It aims to establish a unique communication network for researchers working in the fields of image processing, computer vision, and image-based analytics, for applications in biology. Since the first conference in 2005, it has been attracting computer scientists and biologists from all over the world. The BII 2017 will be held in Banff, Canada from September 19th to September 21st, 2017. The conference will include invited talks by leading scientists, oral and poster presentations selected from peer-reviewed submissions, technical special sessions, as well as competitions and challenges. This award will fund a diverse set of graduate student participation in this important meeting.