The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society advances the application of engineering sciences and technology to medicine and biology, promotes the profession, and provides global leadership for the benefit of its members and humanity by disseminating knowledge, setting standards, 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 IEEEIEEE ENGINEERINGENGINEERING ININ MEDICINEMEDICINE sciences in biology and medicine. This covers a very broad spectrum ranging from formalized mathematical theory through experimental science and && BIOLOGYBIOLOGY SOCIETYSOCIETY technological development to practical clinical applications. It includes support of scientific, technological and educational activities.
PUBLICATIONS IEEE PULSE: A Magazine of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics Life Sciences Letters Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering Transactions on Medical Imaging Transactions on NanoBioscience Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Transactions on Computational Imaging Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems Reviews on Biomedical Engineering Journal on Translational Engineering in Health & Medicine
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS EMBS Electronic Resource
CONFERENCES Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Neural Engineering (NER) International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BIOROB) International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) Healthcare Innovation and Point-Of-Care Healthcare Technologies Conference (HICPT) EMBS Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine (MNM) Grand Challenges Conference Series (GCBE) IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) 2014 SUMMER SCHOOLS sponsored by EMBS International Summer School on Biomedical Imaging International Summer School on Biomedical Signal Processing International Summer School on Biocomplexity International Summer School on Information Technology in Biomedicine International Summer School on Emerging Technologies and Applications in Telemedicine: AWARDS Addressing the Challenges of Chronic Disease Management International Summer School on Neural Engineering (ISSNE)
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854 Telephone: +1 732 981 3433 Fax: +1 732 465 6435 Email: [email protected] www.embs.org http://embs.org/about-embs/awards-a-recognition 2014 IEEE Medal for Best New Student Branch Chapter or Club Innovations in Healthcare IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Technology Biology Society Student Branch Chapter at Fundacao Universidade Leroy Hood Fereral do ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Student Branch Chapter at the Fundacao Universidade Fereral do ABC was formed in 2013 in Santo Andre, SP - Brazil. The founding members of the Chapter envisioned the promotion of the development and enhancement of personal and professional skills of students that used to lack an environment of partnership to share their knowledge in Biomedical Engineering acquired everyday during classes and research, for example.
The Chapter was created as a pioneer initiative in Brazil as Biomedical For pioneering contributions to DNA Engineering grows throughout the country, especially at UFABC. Besides working on projects that intend to expand the benefits of this field to sequencing technologies that humanity, the Chapter works hard to organize tours to related companies, work together with professors and technicians, to bring guest speakers to the revolutionized life and health University, workshops as well as lectures that are made available to the entire academic community. sciences. We, as a team, are very proud to have been recognized by the Best New Student Chapter 2014 Award and will surely work on expanding our Award presented at 2014 Sections/Congress on August 2014s activities to attract new minds to our Chapter.
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2014 IEEE Medal for Best New Student Branch Chapter or Club Innovations in Healthcare IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Technology Biology Society Student Branch Chapter at Fundacao Universidade Leroy Hood Fereral do ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Student Branch Chapter at the Fundacao Universidade Fereral do ABC was formed in 2013 in Santo Andre, SP - Brazil. The founding members of the Chapter envisioned the promotion of the development and enhancement of personal and professional skills of students that used to lack an environment of partnership to share their knowledge in Biomedical Engineering acquired everyday during classes and research, for example.
The Chapter was created as a pioneer initiative in Brazil as Biomedical For pioneering contributions to DNA Engineering grows throughout the country, especially at UFABC. Besides working on projects that intend to expand the benefits of this field to sequencing technologies that humanity, the Chapter works hard to organize tours to related companies, work together with professors and technicians, to bring guest speakers to the revolutionized life and health University, workshops as well as lectures that are made available to the entire academic community. sciences. We, as a team, are very proud to have been recognized by the Best New Student Chapter 2014 Award and will surely work on expanding our Award presented at 2014 Sections/Congress on August 2014s activities to attract new minds to our Chapter.
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Outstanding Student Branch Outstanding Chapter Award Chapter or Club IEEE EMB Bangalore Chapter
VIT Student Branch Chapter, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chile
IEEE EMB Bangalore Chapter was established with a motive of providing The EMBS Student Branch Chapter was initiated by a small group of an exposure to biomedical engineers to collaborate and work towards improving global health and enhance the quality of life. It has provided a undergraduate Biomedical Engineering students at the School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore. Undergraduate and graduate platform for like-minded individuals to discern and find solutions to the students of Biomedical Engineering constitute the majority of the members of various problems faced in the healthcare sector especially in a developing this group. However, the students from other branches of engineering are also country like India. The Chapter has been highly appreciated for its quality of encouraged to be a part of the chapter. activities conducted and has become name to reckon with especially in South India. The Chapter aspires to ameliorate the status of Biomedical Engineering, make the Biomedical Engineering students, cognizant of the scopes of this The Chapter in its debut year has proven to be the most versatile by multidisciplinary field and effectuate a sense of professionalism in them. The organizing workshops in all the major sub-fields within the Biomedical Chapter has been actively organizing guest lectures by distinguished Engineering domain which has only encouraged others to be a part of this personalities from academia and industry who spoke on different topics related enthusiastic society. The chapter’s associate club, EMB MSRIT student to Biomedical Engineering, writing a research paper, pursuing higher chapter joined hands in organizing various events and created platform for education abroad etc. It has also been conducting technical workshops like student community to share their technical knowledge and ideas. Workshops LabVIEW for Biomedical Engineers and few competitions. These sessions and on Medical Imaging, Neural Networks, Fuzzy logic and Pattern workshops not only enlighten the students about the recent trends in Recognition, Non-linear Biomedical Signal Processing, Device development Biomedical Engineering, but also prepare them as young professionals. with Stanford India Biodesign, Biomaterials and Biomechanics, ITK-VTK open platform, National Symposium on bridging the gap between Medical & Along with the EMBS Student Club of IIT Kharagpur, the Chapter had co- Engineering Domains, Summer School on Medical Device Design & hosted 2014 IEEE Students Technology Symposium. Apart from professors Innovation and DLP by Prof Dr Metin Akay and Prof Dr. Atam P Dhawan from the premier academic institutions of India (IISc Bangalore, IIT Madras) have been the highlights of the Chapter. Another added feather to the and abroad (NJIT, USA), experienced professionals from the industries like chapter is the conduction of breast cancer awareness and free screening Robert Bosch, Texas Instruments and Think Tanks were invited as keynote camp using thermography as a part of community service activity. Around speakers. 150plus screening was done during the camp. Page 4 Page 5
Outstanding Student Branch Outstanding Chapter Award Chapter or Club IEEE EMB Bangalore Chapter
VIT Student Branch Chapter, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chile
IEEE EMB Bangalore Chapter was established with a motive of providing The EMBS Student Branch Chapter was initiated by a small group of an exposure to biomedical engineers to collaborate and work towards improving global health and enhance the quality of life. It has provided a undergraduate Biomedical Engineering students at the School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore. Undergraduate and graduate platform for like-minded individuals to discern and find solutions to the students of Biomedical Engineering constitute the majority of the members of various problems faced in the healthcare sector especially in a developing this group. However, the students from other branches of engineering are also country like India. The Chapter has been highly appreciated for its quality of encouraged to be a part of the chapter. activities conducted and has become name to reckon with especially in South India. The Chapter aspires to ameliorate the status of Biomedical Engineering, make the Biomedical Engineering students, cognizant of the scopes of this The Chapter in its debut year has proven to be the most versatile by multidisciplinary field and effectuate a sense of professionalism in them. The organizing workshops in all the major sub-fields within the Biomedical Chapter has been actively organizing guest lectures by distinguished Engineering domain which has only encouraged others to be a part of this personalities from academia and industry who spoke on different topics related enthusiastic society. The chapter’s associate club, EMB MSRIT student to Biomedical Engineering, writing a research paper, pursuing higher chapter joined hands in organizing various events and created platform for education abroad etc. It has also been conducting technical workshops like student community to share their technical knowledge and ideas. Workshops LabVIEW for Biomedical Engineers and few competitions. These sessions and on Medical Imaging, Neural Networks, Fuzzy logic and Pattern workshops not only enlighten the students about the recent trends in Recognition, Non-linear Biomedical Signal Processing, Device development Biomedical Engineering, but also prepare them as young professionals. with Stanford India Biodesign, Biomaterials and Biomechanics, ITK-VTK open platform, National Symposium on bridging the gap between Medical & Along with the EMBS Student Club of IIT Kharagpur, the Chapter had co- Engineering Domains, Summer School on Medical Device Design & hosted 2014 IEEE Students Technology Symposium. Apart from professors Innovation and DLP by Prof Dr Metin Akay and Prof Dr. Atam P Dhawan from the premier academic institutions of India (IISc Bangalore, IIT Madras) have been the highlights of the Chapter. Another added feather to the and abroad (NJIT, USA), experienced professionals from the industries like chapter is the conduction of breast cancer awareness and free screening Robert Bosch, Texas Instruments and Think Tanks were invited as keynote camp using thermography as a part of community service activity. Around speakers. 150plus screening was done during the camp. Page 4 Page 5
2014 IEEE Fellows 2014 IEEE Fellows Congratulations to the 2014 Elected EMBS Members Congratulations to the 2014 Elected EMBS Members
Khosrow Behbehani—University of Texas at Arlington William Karl—Boston University for contributions to development of respiratory therapy for contributions to statistical signal processing and image devices in chronic pulmonary diseases chronic pulmonary reconstruction diseases Hermano Krebs—Massachusetts Institute of Technology Martin Buss—Technische Universitaet Muenchen for contributions to rehabilitation robotics and the for contributions to haptic telepresence systems and understanding of neuro-rehabilitation autonomous robots Jinyi Qi—University of California, Davis Branko Celler—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial for contributions to statistical image reconstruction for Research Organisations (CSIRO) emission-computed tomography for contributions to telehealth services for the management of chronic disease Norma Riley—Northrop Grumman Corporation for contributions to ultra-wideband phased array technologies Christos Davatzikos—University of Pennsylvania for contributions to automatic analysis and interpretation of Cheryl Schrader—Missouri University of Science and biomedical multi-dimensional data Technology for leadership and contributions in engineering education Alejandro Frangi Caregnato—University of Sheffield for contributions to medical image analysis and image-based Yi Wang—Cornell University computational physiology for contributions to cardiovascular MRI development and quantitative susceptibility mapping Christopher Johnson—University of Utah for leadership in scientific computing and scientific Ed Wu—University of Hong Kong visualization for contributions to in vivo magnetic resonance imaging methods
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2014 IEEE Fellows 2014 IEEE Fellows Congratulations to the 2014 Elected EMBS Members Congratulations to the 2014 Elected EMBS Members
Khosrow Behbehani—University of Texas at Arlington William Karl—Boston University for contributions to development of respiratory therapy for contributions to statistical signal processing and image devices in chronic pulmonary diseases chronic pulmonary reconstruction diseases Hermano Krebs—Massachusetts Institute of Technology Martin Buss—Technische Universitaet Muenchen for contributions to rehabilitation robotics and the for contributions to haptic telepresence systems and understanding of neuro-rehabilitation autonomous robots Jinyi Qi—University of California, Davis Branko Celler—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial for contributions to statistical image reconstruction for Research Organisations (CSIRO) emission-computed tomography for contributions to telehealth services for the management of chronic disease Norma Riley—Northrop Grumman Corporation for contributions to ultra-wideband phased array technologies Christos Davatzikos—University of Pennsylvania for contributions to automatic analysis and interpretation of Cheryl Schrader—Missouri University of Science and biomedical multi-dimensional data Technology for leadership and contributions in engineering education Alejandro Frangi Caregnato—University of Sheffield for contributions to medical image analysis and image-based Yi Wang—Cornell University computational physiology for contributions to cardiovascular MRI development and quantitative susceptibility mapping Christopher Johnson—University of Utah for leadership in scientific computing and scientific Ed Wu—University of Hong Kong visualization for contributions to in vivo magnetic resonance imaging methods
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Technical Achievement Award Technical Achievement Award
Brian T. Cunningham Zhi-Pei Liang
For development and commercialization of optics-based For fundamental and pioneering contributions to the theory, biosensors and detection instruments for applications in algorithms, and biomedical applications of model-based drug discovery, diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and magnetic resonance imaging. life science research.
Nominated by Nominated by Utkan Demirci Leslie Ying
Brian T. Cunningham is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Zhi-Pei Liang received a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Case Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Western Reserve University in 1989. He subsequently joined the University where he also serves as the Interim Director of the Micro and of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) first as a postdoctoral fellow (with Nanotechnology Laboratory, and as Director of the NSF Center for the late Nobel Laureate Paul Lauterbur), and then as a faculty member in the Innovative Instrumentation Technology. His research is in the development Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He is currently Franklin of biosensors and detection instruments for pharmaceutical high throughput W. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Co-chair of the screening, disease diagnostics, point-of-care testing, life science research, and Integrative Imaging Theme of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science environmental monitoring. and Technology.
He has published 135 peer-reviewed journal articles, and is an inventor on 78 Dr. Liang’s research covers image formation theory, algorithms, and patents. Prof. Cunningham was a co-founder of SRU Biosystems in 2000, and biomedical applications. For his research contributions, he has received a founded Exalt Diagnostics in 2012 to commercialize photonic crystal number of prestigious awards, including the Sylvia Sorkin Greenfield Award enhanced fluorescence technology for disease biomarker detection. Acoustic (Medical Physics, 1990), an NSF CAREER Award (1995), an University MEMS biosensor technology that he developed at Draper Laboratory has Scholar Award (2001), and the Otto Schmitt Award from the International been commercialized by Bioscale, Inc.. Prof Cunningham’s work was Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (2012). Dr. Liang is a recognized with the IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award. Fellow of AIMBE (2005), IEEE (2006), and ISMRM (2010), and was He is a member of the National Academy of Inventors and a Fellow of IEEE, elected to the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering OSA, and AIMBE. in 2012. He served as President of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society from 2011-2012.
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Technical Achievement Award Technical Achievement Award
Brian T. Cunningham Zhi-Pei Liang
For development and commercialization of optics-based For fundamental and pioneering contributions to the theory, biosensors and detection instruments for applications in algorithms, and biomedical applications of model-based drug discovery, diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and magnetic resonance imaging. life science research.
Nominated by Nominated by Utkan Demirci Leslie Ying
Brian T. Cunningham is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Zhi-Pei Liang received a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Case Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Western Reserve University in 1989. He subsequently joined the University where he also serves as the Interim Director of the Micro and of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) first as a postdoctoral fellow (with Nanotechnology Laboratory, and as Director of the NSF Center for the late Nobel Laureate Paul Lauterbur), and then as a faculty member in the Innovative Instrumentation Technology. His research is in the development Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He is currently Franklin of biosensors and detection instruments for pharmaceutical high throughput W. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Co-chair of the screening, disease diagnostics, point-of-care testing, life science research, and Integrative Imaging Theme of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science environmental monitoring. and Technology.
He has published 135 peer-reviewed journal articles, and is an inventor on 78 Dr. Liang’s research covers image formation theory, algorithms, and patents. Prof. Cunningham was a co-founder of SRU Biosystems in 2000, and biomedical applications. For his research contributions, he has received a founded Exalt Diagnostics in 2012 to commercialize photonic crystal number of prestigious awards, including the Sylvia Sorkin Greenfield Award enhanced fluorescence technology for disease biomarker detection. Acoustic (Medical Physics, 1990), an NSF CAREER Award (1995), an University MEMS biosensor technology that he developed at Draper Laboratory has Scholar Award (2001), and the Otto Schmitt Award from the International been commercialized by Bioscale, Inc.. Prof Cunningham’s work was Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (2012). Dr. Liang is a recognized with the IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award. Fellow of AIMBE (2005), IEEE (2006), and ISMRM (2010), and was He is a member of the National Academy of Inventors and a Fellow of IEEE, elected to the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering OSA, and AIMBE. in 2012. He served as President of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society from 2011-2012.
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Early Career Achievement Award Academic Career Achievement Award QiQi WangWang Max A. Viergever For his contribution to neural engineering and biomedical instrumen- tation, including measuring biomechanical properties of skin and tis- For pioneering and outstanding academic leadership in medical sue, building a tactile display for a virtual Braille system, and discov- imaging research and education. ery of a neural basis for sensory adaptation in behavior.
Nominated by Josien P.W. Pluim Nominated by Andrew Laine
Max A. Viergever received the MSc degree in applied mathematics in 1972 and the DSc degree with a thesis on cochlear mechanics in 1980, both from Delft University of Technology. From 1972 to 1988, he was Assistant/ Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics at this university. Since 1988 he Qi Wang received his first Ph.D. in Robotics from Harbin Institute of has been Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Imaging at Utrecht Technology, China, and the second Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer University, since 1989 Professor of Physics and since 1996 Professor of Engineering from McGill University, Canada, in 1998 and 2007, Computer Science at the same university. He is founder and director of the respectively. He subsequently received postdoctoral training in Neuroscience Image Sciences Institute of the University Medical Center Utrecht, of the PhD at Harvard University from 2006 to 2008. Prior to joining the Department of program Medical Imaging (ImagO), and of the MSc program Biomedical Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University in January 2013, he held a Image Sciences. research faculty position in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University from 2008 to 2012. He is (co)author of more than 600 refereed scientific articles on biophysics and His research interests span the areas of neural coding, sensory processing in medical imaging, guest editor of nine journal issues, (co)author/editor of 18 the brain, brain-machine interfaces, and biomedical instrumentation. His books, and has served as supervisor of 121 PhD theses and >150 MSc theses. laboratory focuses on developing technologies for restoring brain functions His research interests comprise all aspects of medical imaging. Max Viergever lost to diseases through brain-machine interfaces. Dr. Wang serves on the is Honorary Senator of the University of Ljubljana, Honorary Member of the editor board of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Dutch Society for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing, recipient of the Engineering (TNSRE). Catharijne Award and of the IEEE EMBS Distinguished Service Award, and Elected Fellow of IAPR, IEEE, IOP, and MICCAI. He is (co)author of three awarded journal articles and >10 best conference presentations, and has received three citation awards. He has been editor of the Springer book series Computational Imaging and Vision, editor-in-chief of the IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, editor of the Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision, and has served on the editorial board of thirteen more international journals. Page 10 Page 11
Early Career Achievement Award Academic Career Achievement Award QiQi WangWang Max A. Viergever For his contribution to neural engineering and biomedical instrumen- tation, including measuring biomechanical properties of skin and tis- For pioneering and outstanding academic leadership in medical sue, building a tactile display for a virtual Braille system, and discov- imaging research and education. ery of a neural basis for sensory adaptation in behavior.
Nominated by Josien P.W. Pluim Nominated by Andrew Laine
Max A. Viergever received the MSc degree in applied mathematics in 1972 and the DSc degree with a thesis on cochlear mechanics in 1980, both from Delft University of Technology. From 1972 to 1988, he was Assistant/ Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics at this university. Since 1988 he Qi Wang received his first Ph.D. in Robotics from Harbin Institute of has been Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Imaging at Utrecht Technology, China, and the second Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer University, since 1989 Professor of Physics and since 1996 Professor of Engineering from McGill University, Canada, in 1998 and 2007, Computer Science at the same university. He is founder and director of the respectively. He subsequently received postdoctoral training in Neuroscience Image Sciences Institute of the University Medical Center Utrecht, of the PhD at Harvard University from 2006 to 2008. Prior to joining the Department of program Medical Imaging (ImagO), and of the MSc program Biomedical Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University in January 2013, he held a Image Sciences. research faculty position in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University from 2008 to 2012. He is (co)author of more than 600 refereed scientific articles on biophysics and His research interests span the areas of neural coding, sensory processing in medical imaging, guest editor of nine journal issues, (co)author/editor of 18 the brain, brain-machine interfaces, and biomedical instrumentation. His books, and has served as supervisor of 121 PhD theses and >150 MSc theses. laboratory focuses on developing technologies for restoring brain functions His research interests comprise all aspects of medical imaging. Max Viergever lost to diseases through brain-machine interfaces. Dr. Wang serves on the is Honorary Senator of the University of Ljubljana, Honorary Member of the editor board of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Dutch Society for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing, recipient of the Engineering (TNSRE). Catharijne Award and of the IEEE EMBS Distinguished Service Award, and Elected Fellow of IAPR, IEEE, IOP, and MICCAI. He is (co)author of three awarded journal articles and >10 best conference presentations, and has received three citation awards. He has been editor of the Springer book series Computational Imaging and Vision, editor-in-chief of the IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, editor of the Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision, and has served on the editorial board of thirteen more international journals. Page 10 Page 11
Distinguished Service Award 2014 IEEE Biomedical
Bin He Engineering Award
For outstanding service to EMBS. Lihong Wang
For pioneering photoacoustic tomography.
Nominated by Yuan-ting Zhang
Dr. Bin He is Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medtronic-Bakken Endowed Chair for Engineering in Medicine, Director of Institute for Engineering in Medicine, Founding Director of Center for Neuroengineering, and Director of NSF IGERT Training Program in Lihong Wang’s development of photoacoustic tomography for high- Systems Neuroengineering at the University of Minnesota. Dr. He’s research resolution imaging of living tissue at scales ranging from subcellular interests cover a broad spectrum in biomedical engineering and neuroscience, organelles to organs has profoundly impacted biology and medicine. including neuroengineering, biomedical imaging, and medical devices. He has Photoacoustic tomography overcomes the limits of optical diffusion for published over 200 peer reviewed articles in leading international journals, and high-resolution cross-sectional imaging of living tissue at levels deeper was a recipient of the CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, than alternative optical imaging methods, and Prof. Wang has developed the Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association, and the most important breakthroughs in the field. He invented and the Outstanding Research Award from the International Federation of Clinical demonstrated the first in vivo photoacoustic microscopy system for Neurophysiology. He is a Fellow of IEEE, International Academy of Medical functional imaging of the concentration and oxygen saturation in blood, and Biological Engineering (IAMBE), AIMBE, and Institute of Physics. Dr. which is important in cancer detection. His ring-shaped photoacoustic He served as a Past President of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology computed tomography achieved the first functional imaging of the brain Society (EMBS), the International Society for Functional Source Imaging, the and provided cross-sectional imaging of liver, kidneys, and bladder of small International Society for Bioelectromagnetism; and served as Co-Chair of animals. IEEE Life Sciences Project Team. Dr. He served as General Chair of 2009 IEEE EMBS Annual Conference, Chair of IEEE EMBS Forum on Grand An IEEE Fellow, Prof. Wang is the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor Challenges in Neuroengineering, Chair of 1st IEEE Life Sciences Grand of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Challenges Conference, Chair of 6th IEEE EMBS International Conference on Neural Engineering, and Program Co-Chair of 2012 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. Dr. He serves as the Editor-in- Chief of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, and is on editorial boards of 6 other journals in biomedical engineering and biomedicine.
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Distinguished Service Award 2014 IEEE Biomedical
Bin He Engineering Award
For outstanding service to EMBS. Lihong Wang
For pioneering photoacoustic tomography.
Nominated by Yuan-ting Zhang
Dr. Bin He is Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medtronic-Bakken Endowed Chair for Engineering in Medicine, Director of Institute for Engineering in Medicine, Founding Director of Center for Neuroengineering, and Director of NSF IGERT Training Program in Lihong Wang’s development of photoacoustic tomography for high- Systems Neuroengineering at the University of Minnesota. Dr. He’s research resolution imaging of living tissue at scales ranging from subcellular interests cover a broad spectrum in biomedical engineering and neuroscience, organelles to organs has profoundly impacted biology and medicine. including neuroengineering, biomedical imaging, and medical devices. He has Photoacoustic tomography overcomes the limits of optical diffusion for published over 200 peer reviewed articles in leading international journals, and high-resolution cross-sectional imaging of living tissue at levels deeper was a recipient of the CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, than alternative optical imaging methods, and Prof. Wang has developed the Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association, and the most important breakthroughs in the field. He invented and the Outstanding Research Award from the International Federation of Clinical demonstrated the first in vivo photoacoustic microscopy system for Neurophysiology. He is a Fellow of IEEE, International Academy of Medical functional imaging of the concentration and oxygen saturation in blood, and Biological Engineering (IAMBE), AIMBE, and Institute of Physics. Dr. which is important in cancer detection. His ring-shaped photoacoustic He served as a Past President of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology computed tomography achieved the first functional imaging of the brain Society (EMBS), the International Society for Functional Source Imaging, the and provided cross-sectional imaging of liver, kidneys, and bladder of small International Society for Bioelectromagnetism; and served as Co-Chair of animals. IEEE Life Sciences Project Team. Dr. He served as General Chair of 2009 IEEE EMBS Annual Conference, Chair of IEEE EMBS Forum on Grand An IEEE Fellow, Prof. Wang is the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor Challenges in Neuroengineering, Chair of 1st IEEE Life Sciences Grand of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Challenges Conference, Chair of 6th IEEE EMBS International Conference on Neural Engineering, and Program Co-Chair of 2012 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. Dr. He serves as the Editor-in- Chief of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, and is on editorial boards of 6 other journals in biomedical engineering and biomedicine.
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20142014 StudentStudent PaperPaper CompetitionCompetition 2014 Student Paper Competition Geographic Finalists Open Finalists
Sampada Bhave, University of Iowa, USA A Variable Splitting Based Algorithm for Fast Multi-Coil Blind Compressed Sensing MRI Reconstruction Asia Pacific Tianruo Guo Yongtian He, University of Houston, USA An Integrated Neuro-Robotic Interface for Stroke Rehabilitation Using the University of New South Wales NASA X1 Powered Lower Limb Exoskeleton Selective Activation of ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cells to High Frequency Electrical Stimulation: A Computational Modeling Study Jiaen Liu, University of Minnesota, USA Gradient-Based Magnetic Resonance Electrical Properties Imaging of Brain Tissues European Wenzhong Liu, Northwestern University, USA Jesper Jeppesen Noninvasive in Vivo Imaging of Oxygen Metabolic Rate in the Retina Aarhus University Using Lorenz plot and Cardiac Sympathetic Index of heart rate Faezeh Marzbanrad, The University of Melbourne, Australia A Multi-Dimensional Hidden Markov Model Approach to Automated variability for detecting seizures for patients with epilepsy. Identification of Fetal Cardiac Valve Motion
Laura C. Miller, Northwestern University, USA Latin America High-Density Surface EMG Decomposition Allows for Recording of Motor Unit Andres Orozco-Duque Discharge from Proximal and Distal Flexion Synergy Muscles Simultaneously in Individuals with Stroke Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Fractionated Electrograms and Rotors Detection in Chronic Atrial Ying Mu, Northeastern University, USA Fibrillation Using Model-Based Clustering A Fast SPAD-Based Small Animal Imager for Early-Photon Diffuse Optical Tomography
North America Temiloluwa Olubanjo, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Hakan Töreyin Tracheal Activity Recognition Based on Acoustic Signals
Georgia Institute of Technology Bersain A. Reyes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA A Low-Power, Time-Division-Multiplexed Vector Matrix- Performance Evaluation of Carbon Black Based Electrodes for Underwater ECG Multiplier for a Vestibular Prosthesis Monitoring
Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati, USA Quantitative Assessment of Post-Concussion Syndrome Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using Robotic Technology
Kejia Wang, University of New South Wales, Australia Inertial Measurements of Free-Living Activities: Assessing Mobility to Predict As there was no qualified nomination for the Middle East/Africa Region, Falls the SPC Committee chose to include an additional Open Finalist.
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20142014 StudentStudent PaperPaper CompetitionCompetition 2014 Student Paper Competition Geographic Finalists Open Finalists
Sampada Bhave, University of Iowa, USA A Variable Splitting Based Algorithm for Fast Multi-Coil Blind Compressed Sensing MRI Reconstruction Asia Pacific Tianruo Guo Yongtian He, University of Houston, USA An Integrated Neuro-Robotic Interface for Stroke Rehabilitation Using the University of New South Wales NASA X1 Powered Lower Limb Exoskeleton Selective Activation of ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cells to High Frequency Electrical Stimulation: A Computational Modeling Study Jiaen Liu, University of Minnesota, USA Gradient-Based Magnetic Resonance Electrical Properties Imaging of Brain Tissues European Wenzhong Liu, Northwestern University, USA Jesper Jeppesen Noninvasive in Vivo Imaging of Oxygen Metabolic Rate in the Retina Aarhus University Using Lorenz plot and Cardiac Sympathetic Index of heart rate Faezeh Marzbanrad, The University of Melbourne, Australia A Multi-Dimensional Hidden Markov Model Approach to Automated variability for detecting seizures for patients with epilepsy. Identification of Fetal Cardiac Valve Motion
Laura C. Miller, Northwestern University, USA Latin America High-Density Surface EMG Decomposition Allows for Recording of Motor Unit Andres Orozco-Duque Discharge from Proximal and Distal Flexion Synergy Muscles Simultaneously in Individuals with Stroke Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Fractionated Electrograms and Rotors Detection in Chronic Atrial Ying Mu, Northeastern University, USA Fibrillation Using Model-Based Clustering A Fast SPAD-Based Small Animal Imager for Early-Photon Diffuse Optical Tomography
North America Temiloluwa Olubanjo, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Hakan Töreyin Tracheal Activity Recognition Based on Acoustic Signals
Georgia Institute of Technology Bersain A. Reyes, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA A Low-Power, Time-Division-Multiplexed Vector Matrix- Performance Evaluation of Carbon Black Based Electrodes for Underwater ECG Multiplier for a Vestibular Prosthesis Monitoring
Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati, USA Quantitative Assessment of Post-Concussion Syndrome Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using Robotic Technology
Kejia Wang, University of New South Wales, Australia Inertial Measurements of Free-Living Activities: Assessing Mobility to Predict As there was no qualified nomination for the Middle East/Africa Region, Falls the SPC Committee chose to include an additional Open Finalist.
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ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CHAPTER AWARD DESCRIPTIONS DESCRIPTIONS
William J. Morlock Award Outstanding Chapter Award Established in 1960 by the family of William J. Morlock to give recognition to a qualified Presented annually to an EMBS Chapter who demonstrates achievement in member devel- person with an original contribution involving important application of electronics tech- opment and delivering services to members of an EMBS chapter during the previous cal- niques and concepts to the solution of biomedical problems. The award presentation was endar year. Achievement is based on activities, community outreach and promotion of interrupted between 1980 and 2008, with 2009 marking the first year of new award recipi- EMB (website and newsletters). The award recipient receives an honorarium of $1,000 ents. The award recipient receives an honorarium of $3,000 USD and travel reimbursement USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,000 USD for a Chapter representative to attend of up to $2,000 USD to attend the EMBC awards dinner. the EMBC awards dinner.
Early Career Achievement Award Best New Chapter Award Presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions, technologically Presented annually to a new EMBS Chapter (within the first 12 months of Chapter for- or theoretically, to the field of Biomedical Engineering within ten years of completion of his mation) who demonstrates outstanding activities, community outreach and promotion of or her highest degree. These contributions must represent meritorious achievement, exem- EMB (website and newsletters). The award recipient receives an honorarium of $500 USD plary technical contribution, or educational contribution to the field as evidenced by innova- and travel reimbursement of up to $1,000 USD for a Chapter representative to attend the tive research, design, product development, patents or publications. The award recipient EMBC awards dinner. receives an honorarium of $1,000 USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,500 USD to attend the EMBC awards dinner. Outstanding Performance Award for Student Branch Chapter or Club Presented annually to an EMBS Student Branch Chapter or Club who demonstrates Academic and Professional Career Achievement Awards achievement in promoting student interest and involvement in biomedical engineering Each presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions through a during the previous calendar year. Achievement is based on activities demonstrating initi- distinguished career of twenty years or more in the field of Biomedical Engineering, as an ative; innovation and creativity; areas of progress and improvement; significant impact in educator, researcher, developer or administrator. These contributions must represent merito- biomedical engineering education; and contributions to the profession. The award recipi- rious achievement and exemplary technical, educational, or administrative accomplishments ent receives an honorarium of $500 USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,000 USD in the field. Any past or present member of the IEEE and EMBS who has not been a voting for a Chapter/Club representative to attend the EMBC awards dinner. member of AdCom in the past two years is eligible. The award recipients each receive an honorarium of $2,500 USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,500 USD to attend the EMBC awards dinner. Best New Student Branch Chapter or Club Award Presented annually to an presented annually to a new EMBS Student Branch Chapter or Club (within the first 12 months of formation) who demonstrates activities demonstrating Technical Achievement Award initiative, innovation, and creativity; areas of progress and improvement; significant im- Recognizes outstanding achievements, contributions, or innovations in any area of bioengi- pact in biomedical engineering education; and contributions to the profession. The award neering by an individual or group of individuals. Up to five awards will be selected each recipient receives an honorarium of $300 USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,000 year. The awards will be presented at the Awards Ceremony held during the Annual Confer- USD for a Chapter/Club representative to attend the EMBC awards dinner. ence of IEEE EMBS. Each winner will receive a plaque, an honorarium of $1,500 USD and up to $1,500 USD in travel expenses to attend the EMBC awards dinner.
Distinguished Service Award Presented annually to individuals who have made significant service contributions to the EMB Society. These contributions must represent uncommon dedication, and a record of exemplary service to the EMB society. The work cited could have appeared in the form of service as an EMBS Officer, AdCom member, editor, associate editor or society member. The award recipient receives an honorarium of $1,000 USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,500 USD to attend the EMBC awards dinner. Page 16 Page 17
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CHAPTER AWARD DESCRIPTIONS DESCRIPTIONS
William J. Morlock Award Outstanding Chapter Award Established in 1960 by the family of William J. Morlock to give recognition to a qualified Presented annually to an EMBS Chapter who demonstrates achievement in member devel- person with an original contribution involving important application of electronics tech- opment and delivering services to members of an EMBS chapter during the previous cal- niques and concepts to the solution of biomedical problems. The award presentation was endar year. Achievement is based on activities, community outreach and promotion of interrupted between 1980 and 2008, with 2009 marking the first year of new award recipi- EMB (website and newsletters). The award recipient receives an honorarium of $1,000 ents. The award recipient receives an honorarium of $3,000 USD and travel reimbursement USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,000 USD for a Chapter representative to attend of up to $2,000 USD to attend the EMBC awards dinner. the EMBC awards dinner.
Early Career Achievement Award Best New Chapter Award Presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions, technologically Presented annually to a new EMBS Chapter (within the first 12 months of Chapter for- or theoretically, to the field of Biomedical Engineering within ten years of completion of his mation) who demonstrates outstanding activities, community outreach and promotion of or her highest degree. These contributions must represent meritorious achievement, exem- EMB (website and newsletters). The award recipient receives an honorarium of $500 USD plary technical contribution, or educational contribution to the field as evidenced by innova- and travel reimbursement of up to $1,000 USD for a Chapter representative to attend the tive research, design, product development, patents or publications. The award recipient EMBC awards dinner. receives an honorarium of $1,000 USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,500 USD to attend the EMBC awards dinner. Outstanding Performance Award for Student Branch Chapter or Club Presented annually to an EMBS Student Branch Chapter or Club who demonstrates Academic and Professional Career Achievement Awards achievement in promoting student interest and involvement in biomedical engineering Each presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions through a during the previous calendar year. Achievement is based on activities demonstrating initi- distinguished career of twenty years or more in the field of Biomedical Engineering, as an ative; innovation and creativity; areas of progress and improvement; significant impact in educator, researcher, developer or administrator. These contributions must represent merito- biomedical engineering education; and contributions to the profession. The award recipi- rious achievement and exemplary technical, educational, or administrative accomplishments ent receives an honorarium of $500 USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,000 USD in the field. Any past or present member of the IEEE and EMBS who has not been a voting for a Chapter/Club representative to attend the EMBC awards dinner. member of AdCom in the past two years is eligible. The award recipients each receive an honorarium of $2,500 USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,500 USD to attend the EMBC awards dinner. Best New Student Branch Chapter or Club Award Presented annually to an presented annually to a new EMBS Student Branch Chapter or Club (within the first 12 months of formation) who demonstrates activities demonstrating Technical Achievement Award initiative, innovation, and creativity; areas of progress and improvement; significant im- Recognizes outstanding achievements, contributions, or innovations in any area of bioengi- pact in biomedical engineering education; and contributions to the profession. The award neering by an individual or group of individuals. Up to five awards will be selected each recipient receives an honorarium of $300 USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,000 year. The awards will be presented at the Awards Ceremony held during the Annual Confer- USD for a Chapter/Club representative to attend the EMBC awards dinner. ence of IEEE EMBS. Each winner will receive a plaque, an honorarium of $1,500 USD and up to $1,500 USD in travel expenses to attend the EMBC awards dinner.
Distinguished Service Award Presented annually to individuals who have made significant service contributions to the EMB Society. These contributions must represent uncommon dedication, and a record of exemplary service to the EMB society. The work cited could have appeared in the form of service as an EMBS Officer, AdCom member, editor, associate editor or society member. The award recipient receives an honorarium of $1,000 USD and travel reimbursement of up to $1,500 USD to attend the EMBC awards dinner. Page 16 Page 17
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PAST RECIPIENTS PAST RECIPIENTS
William J. Morlock Award Professional Career Achievement Awards
2011: Yongmin Kim 1967: Herman Schwan 2009: Luke Lee 1963: Otto Schmitt 2012: Reese S. Terry, Jr. 1979: Robert Plonsey 1961: Britton Chance 2011: Rahul Mehra 1974: Dean L. Franklin 1956: Edward F. MacNichol 2010: Mark Kroll 1973: Donald F. Childers 2009: Dorin Panescu 1968: Wilson Greatbatch
Early Career Achievement Award Distinguished Service Award
2013: Donna Hudson
2013: Muhammad H. Zaman 2001: David Beebe 2011: Maximus A. Viergever
2012: Utkan Demirci 2000: James Collins 2010: Yongmin Kim
2011: Jose M. Carmena 1999: Zhi-Pei Liang 2009: John W. Clark Jr. 2008: Henrietta Galiana 2010: Dario Farina 1997: Metin Akay 2007: Nathalie Gosset 2009: Silvestro Micera 1996: Joan E. Sanders 2006: Yuan-Ting Zhang 2008: Ali Khademhosseini 1995: Atam P. Dhawan 2005: Jose Principe
2007: Tejal Desai 1993: Rory A. Cooper 2004: John Enderle
2006: Alejandro Frangi 1992: Yitzhak Mendelson 2003: Christian Roux
2005: Stephen Boppart 1991: Blake Hannaford 2002: Swamy Laxminarayan 2001: Metin Akay 2004: Susan Hagness 1990: Janie M. Fouke 2000: Jack Iverson 2003: Paolo Vicini 1988: Yongmin Kim 1999: Jean–Louis Coatrieux 2002: Dorin Panescu 1986: George V. Kondraske 1998: Susan M. Blanchard 1996: Michael R. Neuman 1995: Charles Robinson Academic Career Achievement Awards 1994: Barry Feinberg 1993: Eli Fromme 2002: Willis J. Tompkins 1992: Swamy Laxminarayan 2013: Theodore W. Berger 1990: Alvin Wald 2012: Peter Hunter 2001: John G. Webster 1983: Eli Fromme 2000: Max Schaldach 2011: K. Kirk Shung 1999: Fernand A. Roberge 2010: Robert S. Langer 1997: J. Lawrence Katz 2009: Sergio Cerutti 1996: Max E. Valentinuzzi 2008: Roger Barr 1995: Floyd Dunn 2007: Jose Principe 1994: Wilson Greatbatch 2006: Jean-Louis Coatrieux 1993: John M. Reid 2005: Ewart Carson 1992: Edwin L. Carstensen 2004: Michael R. Neuman 2003: Ante Šantic
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ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PAST RECIPIENTS PAST RECIPIENTS
William J. Morlock Award Professional Career Achievement Awards
2011: Yongmin Kim 1967: Herman Schwan 2009: Luke Lee 1963: Otto Schmitt 2012: Reese S. Terry, Jr. 1979: Robert Plonsey 1961: Britton Chance 2011: Rahul Mehra 1974: Dean L. Franklin 1956: Edward F. MacNichol 2010: Mark Kroll 1973: Donald F. Childers 2009: Dorin Panescu 1968: Wilson Greatbatch
Early Career Achievement Award Distinguished Service Award
2013: Donna Hudson
2013: Muhammad H. Zaman 2001: David Beebe 2011: Maximus A. Viergever
2012: Utkan Demirci 2000: James Collins 2010: Yongmin Kim
2011: Jose M. Carmena 1999: Zhi-Pei Liang 2009: John W. Clark Jr. 2008: Henrietta Galiana 2010: Dario Farina 1997: Metin Akay 2007: Nathalie Gosset 2009: Silvestro Micera 1996: Joan E. Sanders 2006: Yuan-Ting Zhang 2008: Ali Khademhosseini 1995: Atam P. Dhawan 2005: Jose Principe
2007: Tejal Desai 1993: Rory A. Cooper 2004: John Enderle
2006: Alejandro Frangi 1992: Yitzhak Mendelson 2003: Christian Roux
2005: Stephen Boppart 1991: Blake Hannaford 2002: Swamy Laxminarayan 2001: Metin Akay 2004: Susan Hagness 1990: Janie M. Fouke 2000: Jack Iverson 2003: Paolo Vicini 1988: Yongmin Kim 1999: Jean–Louis Coatrieux 2002: Dorin Panescu 1986: George V. Kondraske 1998: Susan M. Blanchard 1996: Michael R. Neuman 1995: Charles Robinson Academic Career Achievement Awards 1994: Barry Feinberg 1993: Eli Fromme 2002: Willis J. Tompkins 1992: Swamy Laxminarayan 2013: Theodore W. Berger 1990: Alvin Wald 2012: Peter Hunter 2001: John G. Webster 1983: Eli Fromme 2000: Max Schaldach 2011: K. Kirk Shung 1999: Fernand A. Roberge 2010: Robert S. Langer 1997: J. Lawrence Katz 2009: Sergio Cerutti 1996: Max E. Valentinuzzi 2008: Roger Barr 1995: Floyd Dunn 2007: Jose Principe 1994: Wilson Greatbatch 2006: Jean-Louis Coatrieux 1993: John M. Reid 2005: Ewart Carson 1992: Edwin L. Carstensen 2004: Michael R. Neuman 2003: Ante Šantic
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