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2005 The Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society of the IEEE advances the application of engineer- ing sciences and technology to medicine and biology, promotes the profession, and provides global EMBS Awards Ceremony leadership for the benefit of its members and humanity by disseminating knowledge, setting stan- dards, fostering professional development, and recognizing excellence. The field of interest of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society is the application of the concepts and methods of the physical and engineering sciences in biology and medicine. This cov- ers a very broad spectrum ranging from formalized mathematical theory through experimental sci- ence and technological development to practical clinical applications. It includes support of scientif- ic, technological and educational activities. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society IEEE 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway, New Jersey, USA 08854 Telephone: +1 732 981 3433 Facsimile: +1 732 465 6435 E-mail: [email protected] www.embs.org PUBLICATIONS Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine IEEE Security & Privacy Magazine Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Transactions on Information Technology In Biomedicine Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering Transactions on Medical Imaging Transactions on NanoBioscience Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS IEEE Biomedical Engineering Library EMBS Electronic Resource CONFERENCES Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Neural Engineering International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BIOROB) SUMMER SCHOOLS Sponsored by EMBS International Summer School on Biomedical Imaging 2 September 2005 International Summer School on Biomedical Signal Processing International Summer School on Biocomplexity International Summer School on Medical Devices and Biosensors Shanghai, China International Summer School on Applications of Information & Communication Technology in Biomedicine 27th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Awards 2005 EMBS Members who have been selected for the IEEE Fellows Award for 2005 John Clark Houston, Texas, USA for contributions to modeling in electrophysiology, and cardiopulmonary systems. Koichi Ito Chiba-Shi, Japan for contributions to the development o fantennas for mobile communications and medical applications. Deirdre Meldrum Seattle, Washington, USA for contributions to genome automation. Johan Reiber Leiden, The Netherlands for contributions to medical image analysis and its applications. Christian Roux Brest, France for contribution to the theory of functional shapes and its applications in medical imaging. Septimiu (Tim) Salcudean British Columbia, Canada for contributions to haptic interfaces, teleoperation systems and applications. Benjamin Tsui Baltimore, Maryland, USA for contributions to nuclear medicine imaging, especially in single photon emission computed tomography. Donald Wunsch Rolla, Missouri, USA for contributions to hardware implementations of reinforcement and unsupervised learning. 2 September 2005, Shanghai, China Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Awards 2005 2004 EMBS Student Design Competition Award 1st Place, Mary McDonald, Esther J. Kim, William Tam, Poy Theprungsirikul, John Hopkins University Simulating Complicated Human Birth for Research and Training 2nd Place, Zafer Aydin, Georgia Institute of Technology Protein Secondary Structure Prediction with Semi Markov HMMs 3rd Place, Nobuo Watanabe, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan Dynamic Deformation Capability of a Red Blood Cell under a Cyclically Reciprocating Shear Stress 2004 EMBS Student Paper Competition Award Recipients co-sponsored by the Whitaker Foundation Mary P. McDougall, 1st Place DESCRIPTION: For outstanding student Texas A&M University achievement on a level of international Overcoming Phase Effects of Voxel-Sized competition in the field of Biomedical Coils in Planar and Cylindrical Arrays Engineering. CRITERIA: The three most outstanding Kartikeya Murari, 2nd Place student competitors at the Annual John Hopkins University International Conference of the EMBS will be Wide-Range, Picoampere-Sensitivity recognized based on the quality and Multichannel VLSI Potentiostat for presentation of t h e i r research at that Neurotransmitter Sensing Conference. NOMINATION: Student EMBS members Angela Tooker, 3rd Place Tie who have submitted their papers to the California Institute of Technology student paper competition at the Annual Development of Biocompatible Neurocages International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, and who have already been recognized as Corey M. Yanofsky, 3rd Place Tie an EMBS Whitaker McGill University Foundation Student Open Competition Determination of the Systematic and Finalist or as an EMBS Whitaker Foundation Random Measurement Error in an LC-FTICR Student Region Finalist, are automatically Mass Spectrometry Analysis of a Partially considered for this award. Characterized Complex Peptide Mixture RECOGNITION: Cash awards of $300, $200, and $100 respectively for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. 2 September 2005, Shanghai, China Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Awards 2005 2005 EMBS Student Paper Competition Geographic Finalists Asia Pacific: Daniel Ashley Craig, University of Technology, Australia Wireless Real-Time Head Movement System Using a Personal Digital Assistant for Control of a Power Wheelchair North America: Naresh Baja, University of Calgary, Canada Fibrillation Complexity as a Predictor of Successful Defibrillation Europe: Rudolf Sidler, University of Bern, Switzerland Computer-Assisted Ankle Joint Arthroplasty Using Bio-Engineered Autografts Middle-East/Africa: Azadeh Yadollahi, Sharif University of Technology, Iran Robust Respiratory Flow Estimation Using Statistical Properties of Tracheal Sounds 2005 EMBS Student Paper Competition Open Finalists Lei Ding, University of Minnesota, United States of America 3-Dimensional Brain Source Imaging by Means of Laplacian Weighted Minimum Norm Estimate in a Realistic Geometry Head Model Zheng Lin, University of Southern California, United States of America Noninvasive Assessment of Cardiovascular Autonomic Control in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Ping Yang, The University of British Columbia, Canada Adaptive Change Point Detection for Respiratory Variables Christopher Brouse, The University of British Columbia, Canada A Wavelet Approach to Detecting Electrocautery Noise in the ECG Jennifer Flexman, University of Washington, United States of America A Viral Envelope as a Vehicle for Tracer, Drug, and Gene Delivery: Initial Biodistribution Study Using PET imaging Sankar Venkatraman, University of Tennessee, United States of America Automated Image Analysis of Fluorescence Microscopic Images to Identify Protein-protein Interactions Siddhartha Sikdar, University of Washington, United States of America Ultrasonic Imaging of Myocardial Vibrations Associated with Coronary Artery Disease Eung-Hun Kim, University of Washington, United States of America Evaluation of Patient-Centered Electronic Health Record to Overcome Digital Divide Shuyan Du, Columbia University, United States of America Recovery of Metabonomic Spectral Sources using Non-negative Matrix Factorization Wen Fang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Incorporating Temporal Information for Ventricular Contour Detection in Echocardiographic Image Sequences Suradej Tretriluxana, University of Southern California, United States of America Cardiac Autonomic Function in Older Adults with Sleep-Disordered Breathing 2 September 2005, Shanghai, China Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Awards 2005 2005 EMBS Student Design Competition Finalists David Choi, Cameron Riviere, Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America Flexure-based Manipulator for Active Handheld Microsurgical Instrument In-Tsang Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Non-invasive Fiber Tracking on Diffusion Tensor MRI Using High-Temperature Superconducting Tape RF Coil Aimee L. Betker, Tony Szturm, Zahra Moussavi, University of Texas at El Paso, United States of America Development of an Interactive Motivating Tool for Rehabilitation Movements Terris Yakimovich, Jonathan Kofman, Edward Lemaire, University of Ottawa, Canada Design, Construction and Evaluation of an Electromechanical Stance-Control Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis 2004 EMBS Student Paper Competition and Design Competition Finalists EMBC 2004, San Francisco, California 2 September 2005, Shanghai, China Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Awards 2005 EMBS Outstanding Performance Award he 2005 EMBS Outstanding Performance Award is Tpresented to the IEEE EMBS Student Branch Chapter at Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications. Run by and for students, the IEEE EMBS Student Branch Chapter at BUPT (formerly the EMBS Student Club) was formed in November 2002 in response to a need to provide equal representation to both biomedical and engineering interests among students. As a service- oriented student organization, we organize quite a lot of exciting events every year, and actively participate in the Society's endeavors. The activities widely cover technical training, engineering management skills,
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