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Upcoming Biomedical Engineering Events

 

 

 

Biomedical Engineering Day
   

Further Info

PDF document with info, location, registration

Date

Friday, June 4, 2010

Time

10:00-16:30

Organizer

This University of Bern event is held in cooperation with the Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter.
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Biomedical Engineering Events

 

 

 


Prof. Dr. Urs Frey

Invited Talk Prof. Dr. Urs Frey (homepage)
Head of the Division of Paediatric Pulmonology Professor of Paediatric Pulmonology
Department of Paediatrics
University of Bern
   
Topic

The need for non-invasive tools in Pediatric Pulmonology
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (45 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (30 min.)

Date

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Time

16:00 - 17:30

Location

University of Bern
Institute for Pathology
Langhans Auditorium, Entrance 43A
Murtenstrasse 31, 3010 Bern
Directions

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter and ARTORG Center

 

 

 


Dr. Gudrun Zahlmann

Invited Talk Dr. Gudrun Zahlmann
Manager Imaging Infrastructure
F. Hoffmann – La Roche
   
Topic

Technical aspects of translational imaging in pharma drug development process
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (45 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (30 min.)
Date Friday, February 26, 2009 

Time

16:00 - 17:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: 604 (6th floor)

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


Dr. Alejandro Hernandez Arieta

Invited Talk Dr. Alejandro Hernandez Arieta (homepage)
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Dept. of Informatics
University of Zurich
   
Topic

Sensory feedback for body awareness in prosthetic applications
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (45 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (30 min.)

Date

Friday, January 29, 2010

Time

16:00 - 17:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


Dr. Markus Hofbauer

Invited Talk Dr. Markus Hofbauer (homepage)
Senior DSP Engineer,
Research & Development - Algorithm Concepts, Phonak AG
   
Topic

Modern Hearing Instrument Technology with a Focus on Signal Processing
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (45 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (30 min.)

Date

Friday, November 13, 2009

Time

16:00 - 17:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


Prof. Dr. Kenneth J. Hunt

Invited Talk Prof. Dr. Kenneth J. Hunt
Director, Institute for Mechatronic Systems,
Bern University of Applied Sciences, Burgdorf
   
Topic

Robotics-assisted treadmill technology:
feedback control methods for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation after neurological injury
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (45 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (30 min.)

Date

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Time

16:00 - 17:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 

Lecture Series (in German)
   
Topic

Medizintechnik -
Ingenieure im Dienste des Menschen

Schedule

PDF document, Link

Date

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Time

17:30 - 20:00

Location

Zurich; see PDF document for details

Registration

Required

Organizer

This FAEL event is held in cooperation with the Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter.

 

 

 


Dr. Thomas Riedel

Invited Talk Dr. Thomas Riedel
Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care, University Children’s Hospital,
Inselspital, 3010 Bern
   
Topic

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT):
assessment of lung physiology and clinical applications
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (30 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (45 min.)

Date

Friday, October 9, 2009

Time

16:00 - 17:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


Dr. Justin Dauwels

Invited Talk Dr. Justin H. G. Dauwels (homepage)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
   
Topic

Signal Processing for Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Disorders
(abstract and biography, presentation)

Schedule

Talk (45 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (30 min.)

Date

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Time

16:00 - 17:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 

Excursion Ypsomed AG, Burgdorf (homepage)
   
Topic

Innovative Injection Systems

Schedule

Talk (company, R&D)
Guided tour
Apéro and networking opportunities

Date

August 20, 2009

Time

16:00 - 19:00

Location

Ypsomed AG, Burgdorf

Registration Strictly limited to 30 participants, free registration required, please register only if you actually plan to attend, registration is final, please register here; registration ends on August 16.

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 

Biomedical Engineering Day
   
Topic

Biomedical Engineering

Schedule

Link

Date

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Time

tba

Location

Link

Registration

Link

Organizer

This University of Bern event is held in cooperation with the Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter.

 

 

 


Dr. Jivko Stoyanov

Invited Talk Dr. Jivko Stoyanov
Project Leader
Spinal Injury Research
Swiss Paraplegic Research
CH-6207 Nottwil
   
Topic

Intervertebral Disc Repair with Aging of Stem Cells - What's the problem?
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (30 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (45 min.)

Date

Monday, May 11, 2009

Time

16:00 - 17:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


Prof. Christoph Meier


Dr. Roland Michaely


Dr. Boris Považay


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Invited Talks Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
(abstracts and biographies)
  • Greetings
    (Prof. Dr. Volker M. Koch, Chair Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter)
  • FD-OCT Introduction: basics, limiting factors, dispersion
    (Prof. Christoph Meier, Professor of Physics and Optics, Bern University of Applied Sciences
  • Doppler FD-OCT: emphasis on signal processing
    (Dr. Roland Michaely, Helbling Technik Bern AG)
  • Ultra High Speed OCT and 3D-teFD
    (Dr. Boris Považay, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences at Cardiff University in Wales/UK)
  • Discussion and apéro with networking opportunities

Date

Friday, May 8, 2009

Time

16:00 - 18:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


Dr. Cindy Thamrin

Invited Talk Dr. Cindy Thamrin
Research Fellow, Dept. of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern
   
Topic

Biomedical Engineering in Respiratory Medicine
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (30 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (45 min.)

Date

Friday, April 24, 2009

Time

16:00 - 17:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: 405

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 

General Assembly of the IEEE Switzerland Section
   

Date

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Time

14:00 - 18:00

Location

Technorama, Winterthur

Registration

Please register here: http://www.ieee.ch/

Organizer

IEEE Switzerland Section

 

 

 

Excursion ARTORG Center (homepage)
   
Topics

ARTORG Center, Computer Assisted Surgery, Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering Program

Schedule

If you are in Biel, take the S3 at 16:24 to Wankdorf

Date

Friday, March 27, 2009

Time

17:00 - 18:30

Location

University of Bern
ARTORG Center
Stauffacherstrasse 78, 3014 Bern (directions)

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 

Face-to-Face Meeting Biomedical Engineering
   
Topic

Biomedical Engineering

Schedule

http://www.ti.bfh.ch/index.php?id=5854

Date

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Time

16:00 - 18:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences, Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)

Registration

See links above.

Organizer

This BFH event is held in cooperation with the Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter.

 

 

 


Prof. Dr. Dr. Rolf Vogel

Invited Talk Prof. Rolf Vogel, MD, PhD, MSEE
Cardiology and ARTORG Cardiovascular Engineering
Inselspital, Bern University Hospital
   
Topic Biomedical Engineering in Cardiology: Applications and Problems
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (30 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (45 min.)

Date

Friday, February 27, 2009

Time

16:00 - 17:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: main building, Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


Patrick Roth

Invited Talk Patrick Roth
CEO, Competence Center for Medical Technology
   
Topic Center for Medical Technology
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (30 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (75 min.)

Date

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Time

16:00 - 18:00

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: main building, Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer
Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter
The apéro is sponsored by Synthes.

 

 

 


Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Weber

Invited Talk Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Weber
Co-Director of the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern
   
Topic Advances in Computer Aided Soft Tissue Surgery
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (30 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (45 min.)

Date

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Time

14:00 - 15:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: main building, Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer
Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz-Peter Nolte

Invited Talk Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz-Peter Nolte
Director of the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern
   
Topic Introduction to Smart Devices for Orthopaedic Surgery
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (30 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (45 min.)

Date

Friday, January 9, 2009

Time

14:00 - 15:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: main building, Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer
Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter
The apéro is sponsored by Synthes.

 

 

 


Dr. Michael Chorost

Video Authors@Google: Dr. Michael Chorost
   
Topic My Informated Body, and Yours

Schedule

Video (45 minutes)
Short presentation by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Weber, University of Bern, on Advances in Computer Aided Soft Tissue Surgery (20 minutes)

Date

Friday, December 19, 2008

Time

14:00 - 15:15

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: main building, Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer
Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


Nicolas Bouduban

Invited Talk Nicolas Bouduban, MSc Biomedical Engineering
Synthes
   
Topic Synthes Innovation Task Force
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (30 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (45 min.)

Date

Friday, December 5, 2008

Time

14:00 - 15:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: 408 in the main building

Registration

No registration required

Organizer
Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


Prof. Dr. Peter A. Neukomm

Invited Talk Prof. Dr. Peter A. Neukomm
Professor of Sensor Technology, Bern University of Applied Sciences
   
Topic Introduction to Passive Telemetry and its Most Important Design Rules
(abstract and biography)

Schedule

Talk (30 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (45 min.)

Date

Friday, November 28, 2008

Time

14:00 - 15:30

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: main building, Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer
Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 


PD Dr. Stephen Ferguson

Invited Talk
PD Dr. Stephen Ferguson
Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern
   
Topic The Shift from Biomechanics to Mechanobiology
(abstract and biography)
Stephen Ferguson will also give information on ARTORG and how he as a Canadian ended up in Switzerland.

Schedule

Talk (30 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Apéro and networking opportunities (45 min.)

Date

Friday, November 14, 2008

Time

14:15 - 15:45

Location

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Quellgasse 21, 2501 Biel (map.pdf)
Room: main building, Aula

Registration

No registration required

Organizer

Swiss IEEE EMBS Chapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volker Koch, 02/2010