Mat&Comput Evolutionary Biology, 15-19 June 2014,Montpellier

MCEB - Mathematical and Computational Evolutionary Biology, 15-19 June
2014 - South of France

Webpage: http://www.lirmm.fr/mceb2014/
Pre-registration deadline: February 15

Scope: Mathematical and computational tools and concepts form an
essential basis for modern
evolutionary studies. The goal of the MCEB conference (at its 6th
edition) is
to bring together scientists with diverse backgrounds to present recent
advances and
discuss open problems in the field of mathematical and computational
evolutionary
biology. This year a special focus will be given to the applications to
biodiversity in all
its aspects: from its conservation to its ecology and evolution; from
the diversity within
a genome, to that between individuals within a species and that between
species in an ecosystem.
General concepts, models, methods and algorithms will also be presented
and discussed, just as
during the previous conference editions.

Where and when: Hameau de l'Etoile (http://www.hameaudeletoile.com/) in
the Montpellier
region, South of France, 15-19 June 2014.

Cost: Conference fees including accommodation (4 nights), meals, coffee
breaks, buses,
etc., will be around 500 €, and will vary depending on the room type.
PhD students and postdocs
will benefit of the cheapest rooms.


Keynote speakers (to be completed):
Richard Durbin (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK): Population genomics
Nicolas Lartillot (Université de Montréal, CA): Comparative genomics and
ecology
Arne Mooers (Simon Fraser University, CA): Considering the Tree of Life
in Conservation
Hélène Morlon (Centre de Mathématiques Appliquées, FR): Dynamics of
biodiversity
Rasmus Nielsen (University of Berkeley, US): Theory and methods
developments in Population Genetics
Adam Siepel (Cornell University, US): Genome-wide inference of ancestral
recombination graphs
Mike Steel (University of Canterbury, NZ): What can we reconstruct from
the past?
Simon Tavaré (Univ. of Cambridge and Univ. of Southern California ):
Cancer as an evolutionary process

For more information, visit the website at: http://www.lirmm.fr/mceb2014/

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