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TECHNICAL PROGRAM

1. Biomedical Signal Processing

Chair
Bogazici University, Turkey
Co-Chairs
Politecnico di Milano, Italy


Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
Tracks
  1. Time-Frequency and Time-Scale Analysis
  2. Signal Processing and Physiological System Modelling
  3. Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Biomedical Signals
  4. Signal Pattern Classification
  5. Principal Component Analysis and Independent Component Analysis
  6. Adaptive and Parametric Filtering
  7. Neural Networks and Support Vector Machine Applied to Biomedical Signal Processing and Classification
  8. Coupling and Synchronizations
  9. Algorithms for Data Mining and Data Processing

2. Biomedical Image and Image Processing

Chair
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Télécommunications (ENST) Bretagne, Brest, France
Co-Chairs
Texas A&M University


Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico


Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Tracks
  1. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  2. Ultrasound Imaging
  3. Optical Imaging, Microscopy, and Infrared Imaging
  4. X-ray, CT, PET, and SPECT
  5. Electrical Source, Impedance, Elasticity Imaging, and Other Modalities
  6. Image Reconstruction and Retrieval
  7. Image Processing (Filtering, Enhancement, Segmentation, Registration, Classification, Compression, and Coding)
  8. Image Visualization and Volume Rendering
  9. Functional Imaging
  10. Molecular Imaging

3. Bioinstrumentation: Sensors, Micro, Nano and Wearable Technologies

Chair
Chiba University, Japan
Co-Chairs
Harvard University, USA


Toyama University, Japan


Seoul National University, Korea
Tracks
  1. Physical sensors
  2. Bioelectric sensors
  3. Biological and chemical sensors
  4. General physiological monitoring
  5. Wearable sensors principle and technology
  6. Clinical application of wearable sensor
  7. BioMEMS
  8. BioNano technology
  9. Microfluidics
  10. Emerging sensors and technologies for diagnostic application

4. Bioinformatics and Computational Biology; Systems Biology, Modeling Methodologies

Chair
The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Co-Chairs
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA


Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain


Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tracks
  1. Biomedical data/modeling standards and ontologies for the VPH/Physiome Project
  2. Simulation and visualization tools for the VPH/Physiome Project
  3. Systems and architectures for heterogeneous biomedical data management
  4. Multiscale modeling at the molecular scale
  5. Modeling gene regulatory, metabolic and signaling networks: Techniques and applications
  6. Multiscale system and organ modeling: Techniques and applications
  7. Techniques for personalized modeling from clinical signals and images

5. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems Engineering

Chair
Kyushu University, Japan
Co-Chairs
University of Minnesota, USA


University of Buenos Aires, Argentina


University of Tucuman, Argentina
Tracks
  1. Cardiac mechanics and Function
  2. Vascular Mechanics and Hemodynamics
  3. Pulmonary Mechanics
  4. Coronary Blood Flow Dynamics and Measurement
  5. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Modeling
  6. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Monitoring System (wearable system, telemetry)
  7. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Signal Processing
  8. Cardiac Electrophysiology
  9. Cardiovascular Regulation and Pulmonary Regulation
  10. Sleep Disorders and Respiratory Engineering

6. Neural Engineering, Neuromuscular Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Chair
Columbia University, USA
Co-Chairs
University of Houston, USA


University of Otago, New Zealand
Tracks
  1. Neural Microsystems & Interface Engineering
  2. Analysis of neural signals
  3. Brain Physiology and Modeling
  4. Brain-Computer Interfaces
  5. Brain Functional Imaging
  6. Neuromuscular systems
  7. Neural Rehabilitation Technologies
  8. Clinical Neuroengineering – Neurological Disorders & Neurophysiology
  9. Human Performance

7. Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials

Chair
University of California San Francisco, USA
Co-Chairs
Drexel University, USA
Tracks
  1. Tissue Engineering
  2. Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering
  3. Biomaterials
  4. Biomaterial-Cell Interactions
  5. Nanoscale Force Sensing
  6. Cellular Force Transduction
  7. Electric Fields at the Cell and Protein Scale
  8. Cellular Therapies and Regenerative Medicine
  9. Biopreservation
  10. Hybrid Organic Synthetic Biomaterials for Sensing and Actuation
  11. Medical Device Enabled Drug Delivery

8. Bio-Robotics, Surgical Planning and Orthopedic Biomechanics

Chair
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Co-Chairs
American University of Science and Technology, Lebanon
Tracks
  1. Robotics for Therapy, Assistance and Clinical Evaluation
  2. Biomimetics and Humanoids
  3. Surgical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery (CAS)
  4. Human-Robot Interaction
  5. Robotic Prostheses, Orthoses, and Exoskeletons
  6. Cell Mechanics
  7. Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
  8. Micro-Biorobotics

9. Therapeutics and Diagnostic Systems, Devices and Technologies, Clinical Engineering

Chair
Drexel University
Co-Chairs
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
Tracks
  1. Internally Applied Therapeutic Devices
  2. Externally Applied Therapeutic Devices
  3. Image-guided Therapies
  4. Diagnostic Devices and Instrumentation
  5. Human Factors and Medical Device Design
  6. Safety and Medical Device Design
  7. Medical Device Design Process

10. Healthcare Information Systems, Telemedicine

Chair
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Co-Chairs
VTT Technical Research Center of Finland


National Defense University, USA


Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Tracks
  1. eHealth, mHealth, telehealth
  2. Enterprise-wide Image management, Multi-vendor PACS and Teleradiology
  3. Ambient assisted living and smart homes
  4. Knowledge Management, Data Mining, GIS, Knowledge Discovery
  5. Wireless biomedical and health technologies, body sensor networks, RFID in health
  6. Health information networks, architectures, system integration, interoperability, electronic health records
  7. Emerging technologies for efficient/low-cost healthcare delivery
  8. Public Health, Epidemiology, Surveillance, Environmental Health

11. Technology Commercialization, Education, Industry and Society

Chair
Philips Research North America, USA
Co-Chairs
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico
Tracks
  1. Industrial Applications
  2. Entrepeneurship and Commercialization
  3. Education
  4. Societal Impact