2010 EMBS IEEE Live Event

Implementing synergies in Biomedical Engineering

A short workshop with special guests: Bin He and Laura Wolf

We are honored to receive the IEEE EMBS President and Director, Prof. Bin He and Laura Wolf, and we invite you to join us on this short academic event with the following Program:

Welcome Address

• 14:00 "Biomedical Engineering Program at IST/FMUL by Prof. Paulo Freitas Short Technical Communications on Biomedical Imaging

• 14:30 "Towards Quantitative Functional Imaging of the Brain" by Prof. Patricia Figueiredo

• 14:40 "Tissue Characterization by Image Analysis for Diagnostic Purposes" by Prof. JoãoSanches

• 14:50 "Light Microscopy in Living Cells" by Dr. José RinoShort Technical Communications on Biomechanics

• 15:00 "Fracture Risk and Bone Biomechanics" by Dr. Ana Rodrigues 

• 15:15 "Qualitative Analysis of the Osteoporotic Bone" by Dr. Luís Santos

Coffee Break

Life Science Programs

• 15:45 "External Programs in Life Sciences at IST" by Prof. José Santos Victor

• 16:00 "MIT-Portugal Program on Bioengineering Systems" by Dr. Frederico Ferreira

• 16:15 "Symbiotic Nature of Research between Medicine and Engineering" by Prof. FernandoLopes da Silva

• 16:30 "The Medical Perspective" by Prof. Alexandre Ribeiro

• 16:45 "EMBS and Neuroengineering" by Prof. Bin He (EMBS Chairman)

• 17:25 Questions and queries : By Laura Wolf (EMBS Executive Director)

• 17:35 "Prospective role of Portuguese IEEE EMBS Chapter" by Carlos Fortunato (EMB Chair)

• 17:45 "Life Sciences at IST" by Prof. António Cruz Serra (IST President)

• 18:00 Closing

Join us and contribute to the success of this event!