Our theme for this year is Bioengineering and Information Processing. In a very general sense, we can define bioengineering as an integrated approach of the art and science in Biology and Engineering to further the understanding of biological systems as they interact with the environment. Signal-based Information Processing, in turn, deals with the utilization of engineering, science, and technology for the proper delivery of signal-based information to a user. By a signal we imply any entity (energy or matter) used to convey information. A natural approach to accelerate our learning of the usefulness of complex biological systems, and to increase their effective interaction with our environment, is to promote the synergistic interplay of these two areas, Bioengineering and Information Processing. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Jaime Ramírez Vick, is contributing with his research work to this effort and we feel very honored to have him share some of his experiences at this conference.

This year we celebrate our tenth year of continuous work. We want to express our gratefulness to all the people that throughout the years provided support and assistance for the success of the conference. We would like to thank all the participating students and professors for their dedication, through their work and participation. In particular, we would like to convey our thanks to Ms. Waleska Campos and Ms. Carmen V. Santiago for their overall contribution, and to Ms. Vanessa Cruz for her recent collaboration. We thank the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, the Institute for Computing and Informatics Studies (ICIS), and the CISE Ph.D. Program Office for their support. Last but not least, we would like to articulate our earnest gratitude to the PRECISE Project and the National Science Foundation for their economic support throughout the years.