Multifaceted Approach Multifaceted Approach to Biomedical to Biomedical

Information RetrievalInformation Retrieval

Josep Prous, Jr.Josep Prous, Jr. Jesus SalillasJesus Salillas

Prous ScienceProus Science

Internet2 Spring MeetingArlington, VA

For more than 40 years Prous Science has contributed to the advancement of biomedical research and clinical practice at an international level through the application of information and communication technologies breakthroughs.

Project goals

– To build an experimental Internet platform that To build an experimental Internet platform that combines telecom companies, content service combines telecom companies, content service providers, technology providers, universities, providers, technology providers, universities, Governmental institutions and final users.Governmental institutions and final users.

– To develop and to test new generations of applications, To develop and to test new generations of applications, network services and network protocols and network services and network protocols and technologies.technologies.

– To test the acceptance and the social impact of the new To test the acceptance and the social impact of the new generation of internet by the final user.generation of internet by the final user.

– The project started in 1999 and will finished in 2004 The project started in 1999 and will finished in 2004

i2CAT Membersi2CAT Members

i2CAT Consortiumi2CAT Consortium

URV

UdL

H.Joan XXIII

UdG

• Patiens with GPRS mobile terminals.

•UdL (Lleida)

•UdG (Girona)

•URV (Tarragona)

•Kubic

•CESCA

•Can Ruti and Bellvitge Hospitals•CCRTV

•MediaPark

•CAP de Maragall

•H. Germans Trias i Pujol

•UDIAT. Parc Taulí Sabadell

•H. Joan XXIII (Tarragona)

•CAP de Manso•BIT. Polígon Pedrosa•Prous Science

•Institut FP Mare de Deu de Montserrat

•UPF•UOC•UAB•H. Clínic•H. Vall d’Hebró

List of network providers interconnected to Gigacat

International International ConnectionConnection

STAR TAP

BARCELONA

i2CAT Clustersi2CAT Clusters

Gigacat: GigaPOP interconnection node

AUDIOVISUAL

BIOMEDICAL

NETWORK

TECHNOLOGIES

EDUCATION

Impact of Information Technology in Impact of Information Technology in Biomedical Research and Clinical Biomedical Research and Clinical

MedicineMedicine

Processor potencyProcessor potency– CADD, QSARCADD, QSAR– Prediction of molecular propertiesPrediction of molecular properties– Statistical analysisStatistical analysis

Data storageData storage– DatabasesDatabases– Drug registrationDrug registration– Genomics / Proteomics Genomics / Proteomics

Communications infrastructureCommunications infrastructure– Rapid exchange of research and clinical Rapid exchange of research and clinical

datadata

Biomedical Research TrendsBiomedical Research TrendsBioactive Compounds

150k

150M

Therapeutic Targets

600

6.000

• Virtual Library Design• In-silico Combinatorial Chemistry

• Genomics

Internet2 advanced features Internet2 advanced features and its impact on biomedical and its impact on biomedical

research and clinical medicineresearch and clinical medicine

Content accessContent access ++++++

Multimedia featuresMultimedia features ++++

++

InteractivityInteractivity ++ ++

Dynamic content updateDynamic content update ++ ++

No time or space limitsNo time or space limits ++

Internet2 Research Internet2 Research InitiativesInitiatives

Medical MegaConferenceMedical MegaConference

Pharma CollaboratoryPharma Collaboratory

TTMed Channel: a Scientific Conference TTMed Channel: a Scientific Conference Digital ArchiveDigital Archive

Speech RecognitionSpeech Recognition

COLLABORATORY DEMOCOLLABORATORY DEMO

A collaborative effort between Prous A collaborative effort between Prous Science and the International Center for Science and the International Center for Advanced Internet Research in Chicago Advanced Internet Research in Chicago (IL) designed to provide:(IL) designed to provide:

– On-demand archived video contentOn-demand archived video content– Interactive virtual access to live conferencesInteractive virtual access to live conferences– TelesurgeriesTelesurgeries– Medical megaconferenceMedical megaconference– Digital Multimedia Educational ArchiveDigital Multimedia Educational Archive

Scientific Conference Digital Archive:Scientific Conference Digital Archive:

Seamlessly incorporating information from Scientific Conferences providing cross-linked data across any relevant media format: text, numerical, chemical substructure, audio, video or slides.

Will provide search capabilities over all media formats.

Direct access to speficic segments of relevant information.

Speech recognition Speech recognition advantagesadvantages

Speaker independenceSpeaker independence Vocabulary independenceVocabulary independence Full-text indexingFull-text indexing Low complexityLow complexity SpeedSpeed AccuracyAccuracy Ease of adaptation to different languagesEase of adaptation to different languages Fast SearchesFast Searches Web enabledWeb enabled

AUDIO MINING DEMOAUDIO MINING DEMO