<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_attr">Dear Colleagues,</div><div class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><b style="color:rgb(50,49,48)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Please fin</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">d below the call for papers for the International Workshop of Machine Learning in Clinical Neuroimaging (MLCN) which is held virtually on </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,49,48)">the 27th of September 2021 at MICCAI 2021 in Strasbourg, France</span><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,49,48)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> We welcome contributions to novel machine learning methods and their applications to clinical neuroimaging data.</span></font></span></b><div style="color:rgb(50,49,48);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div></span><div style="color:rgb(50,49,48);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">The submission deadline is </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><b>25 June 2021</b></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">, and </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">all MLCN accepted papers will be eligible for the best paper award of</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> 500 USD. Top accepted papers will be invited to submit an extended version to the MELBA journal.</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(50,49,48);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail-adL"><div class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(50,49,48)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">For more information, please visit </span></font><a href="https://mlcnws.com/call-for-papers/" target="_blank">https://mlcnws.com/call-for-papers/</a></span><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><u>.</u></font></div><div style="color:black;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-st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ne:0px"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(68,67,64)">The International Workshop of Machine Learning in Clinical Neuroimaging (<a href="https://mlcnws.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(21,182,184);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">https://mlcnws.com/</a>), a satellite event of MICCAI (<a href="https://miccai2021.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(21,182,184);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">https://miccai202</a><a href="https://miccai2020.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(21,182,184);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">1</a><a href="https://miccai2021.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(21,182,184);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">.org</a>), calls for original papers in the field of clinical neuroimaging data analysis with machine learning. The two tracks of the workshop include methodological innovations as well as clinical applications. This highly interdisciplinary topic provides an excellent platform to connect researchers of varying disciplines and to collectively advance the field in multiple directions.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(68,67,64)">In the <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">machine learning</span> track, we seek novel contributions that address current methodological gaps in analyzing high-dimensional, longitudinal, and heterogeneous clinical neuroscientific data using stable, scalable, and interpretable machine learning models. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:</p><ul style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1.6em 1.6em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;list-style-position:initial;color:rgb(68,67,64)"><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Big data</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Spatio-temporal brain data analysis</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Structural data analysis</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Graph theory and complex network analysis</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Longitudinal data analysis</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Model stability and interpretability</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Model scalability in large neuroimaging datasets</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Multi-source data integration and multi-view learning</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Multi-site data analysis, from preprocessing to modeling</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Domain adaptation, data harmonization, and transfer learning in neuroimaging</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Unsupervised methods for stratifying brain disorders</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inher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zing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(21,182,184)">Submission Process:</span></span></h3><p style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(68,67,64)">The workshop seeks high-quality, original, and unpublished work that addresses one or more challenges described above. Papers should be submitted electronically in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LCNS) style (see <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://miccai2021.org/en/PAPER-SUBMISSION-GUIDELINES.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(21,182,184);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">https://miccai2021.org/en/PAPER-SUBMISSION-GUIDELINES.html</a> for detailed author guidelines) using the CMT system at <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/MLCN2021" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(21,182,184);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/MLCN2021</a>. The page limit is 8-pages (text, figures, and tables) plus up to 2-pages of references. We review the submissions in a double-blind process. Please make sure that your submission is anonymous. Accepted papers will be published in a joint proceeding with the MICCAI 2021 conference.</p><hr style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;height:1px;margin:1.6em auto;background-color:rgb(230,230,230);max-width:100px;color:rgb(68,67,64);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Helvetica,sans-serif"><h3 style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Yrsa,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(68,67,64)"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(21,182,184)">MLCN Special Issue at the MELBA journal:</span></span></span></h3><p style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(68,67,64)">This year, we will invite the top accepted papers to submit an extended version of their contribution to the MLCN special issue at the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.melba-journal.org/about" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(21,182,184);box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Journal of Machine Learning for Biomedical Imaging (MELBA)</a>. The invited papers will go through an independent review process by the journal.</p><hr style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;height:1px;margin:1.6em auto;background-color:rgb(230,230,230);max-width:100px;color:rgb(68,67,64);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Helvetica,sans-serif"><h3 style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Yrsa,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(68,67,64)"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(21,182,184)">Best Paper Award:</span></span></h3><p style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1.6em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(68,67,64)">All MLCN accepted papers will be eligible for the best paper award. The recipient of the award will be chosen by the MLCN scientific committee based on the scientific quality, novelty, and clarity of contributions. The winner will be announced at the end of the workshop and will receive a 500 USD honorarium.</p><hr style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;height:1px;margin:1.6em auto;background-color:rgb(230,230,230);max-width:100px;color:rgb(68,67,64);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Helvetica,sans-serif"><h3 style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Yrsa,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(68,67,64)"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(21,182,184)">Important Dates:</span></span></h3><ul style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1.6em 1.6em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;list-style-position:initial;color:rgb(68,67,64)"><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(64,64,64)">Paper submission deadline: June 25, 2021<span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">, </span>11:59 PM Pacific Time</span></li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Notification of Acceptance: July 16, 2021</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Camera-ready Submission: July 30, 2021</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;border:0px;outline:0px">Workshop Date: September 27, 2021</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>