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n Body Sensor Networks (BSN) 2019, held in Chicago, IL, USA, 19-22 May 2019=
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nalytics and data management services. IMPORTANT DATES: January 21, 2019: S=
ubmissions of Regular 4-page papers See More Abstract Deadline January 11th=
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mposium takes place on March 1, 2019 at the New York Academy of Sciences. M=
L2019 will convene leading researchers from academia and industry to discus=
s recent advances in machine learning. Keynote speakers: Emma Brunskill, St=
anford University; Sham Kakade, University of Washington; Aaron Roth, Unive=
rsity of Pennsylvania; and Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Carnegie Mellon University=
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successfully held on 4 and 5th of August, 2018 at Miri City Fan. It was a S=
arawak state event, initiated by IEEE Curtin Malaysia Student Branch suppor=
ted by IEEE EMBS. It was also a STEM playground co-organized by Sarawak Mul=
timedia Authority (SMA), Ministry of Education, Science and Technological R=
esearch Sarawak (MESTRS) and Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak=
(TEGAS) to promote science, technology, engineering and volunteerism to th=
e community in East Malaysia. The theme is =E2=80=9CInnovating the Future t=
hrough Science and Technology=E2=80=9D. Find out More New Early Access Arti=
cle- JTEHM Reaction Time Predicts Brain-Computer Interface Aptitude Sam Dar=
vishi, Alireza Gharabaghi, Michael C. Ridding, Derek Abbott, Mathias Baumer=
t Early Access There is evidence that 15=E2=80=9330% of the general populat=
ion cannot effectively operate brain-computer interfaces (BCI). Thus BCI pe=
rformance predictors are critically required to pre-screen participants. Cu=
rrent neurophysiological and psychological tests either require complicated=
equipment or suffer from subjectivity. Thus, a simple and objective BCI pe=
rformance predictor is desirable. Think your article might be a good fit fo=
r JTEHM? Email us! See More New Early Access Article -TNSRE Correlates of R=
esidual Limb Pain: from Residual Limb Length and Usage to Metabolites and A=
ctivity in Secondary Somatosensory Cortex Guo, Lyu, Wang, Li, Xiang, Pan, F=
lor, & Tong Most recent studies attribute residual limb pain to peripheral =
pathological changes of the stump. However, in this study, we focus on its =
associations with the residual limb length and usage, as well as the metabo=
lic and functional alterations of the brain. The amputees with residual lim=
b pain showed significantly shorter length and less usage of the residual l=
imb than the amputees without residual limb pain, and the pain intensity wa=
s significantly negatively correlated with the residual limb length and usa=
ge. 2019 EMBS Fellows IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE=
members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of i=
nterest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation. Please join=
us in congratulating the newly elevated IEEE Fellows for the Class of 2019=
! We are especially proud of the Fellows selected from among our EMBS membe=
rship, including: J Stewart Aitchison for contributions to nonlinear optica=
l devices and point-of-care testing systems Jose Luis Contreras for contrib=
utions to brain-machine interfaces and wearable exoskeletons Dimitrios Foti=
adis for contributions to modelling and machine learning in biomedical data=
processing Guido Gerig for contributions to medical image processing Maysa=
m Ghovanloo for contributions to implantable wireless integrated circuits a=
nd systems Robert Greenberg for the invention and development of the retina=
l prosthesis for the blind Warren Grundfest for contributions to the develo=
pment of minimally invasive surgical techniques Keum-shik Hong for contribu=
tions to adaptive estimation and brain-computer interface techniques Zeng-g=
uang Hou for contributions to neural network optimization and control for r=
ehabilitation Anant Madabhushi for contributions in image analysis tools fo=
r diagnosis and prognosis of diseases Erik Meijering for contributions to c=
omputational methods for biological image analysis Robert Rohling for contr=
ibutions to ultrasound for medical diagnosis and intervention Kenji Sunagaw=
a for contributions to cardiovascular mechanics, baroreflex dynamics, and b=
ionic cardiology applications Simon Warfield for contributions to medical i=
maging See More LET'S GET SOCIAL! To stay current on the latest announcemen=
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The deadline to submit a 1 page abstract for NER'19 is now December 21, 2019 Please go to our website to view deadline dates and other information.
Please also note that the submission deadline for 4-page papers has been changed to December 28.
See website for details and further updates.
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Submission deadline is approaching for Special Sessions / Workshops / Tutorials / Invited Sessions and Mini-Symposia Proposals DEADLINE is 2/5/18.
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IEEE BHI-BSN 2019 Call for Papers
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The IEEE-EMBS Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) 2019 and the IEEE-EMBS Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN) 2019, held in Chicago, IL, USA, 19-22 May 2019, is now accepting full paper submissions!
The joint organization will provide a unique forum to showcase novel sensors, systems, signal processing, analytics and data management services.
IMPORTANT DATES: January 21, 2019: Submissions of Regular 4-page papers
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Abstract Deadline January 11th 13th Annual Machine Learning Symposium
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The 13th Annual Machine Learning Symposium takes place on March 1, 2019 at the New York Academy of Sciences. ML2019 will convene leading researchers from academia and industry to discuss recent advances in machine learning. Keynote speakers: Emma Brunskill, Stanford University; Sham Kakade, University of Washington; Aaron Roth, University of Pennsylvania; and Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Carnegie Mellon University. Deadline for abstracts is January 11, 2019.
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Discovering Cancer Earlier
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According to the National Cancer Institute, 4 million people die of cancer worldwide every year—almost 500 every hour. But the most shocking thing about that statistic is this: more than a third and possibly even the vast majority of those deaths could have been prevented through sufficiently early detection. Now, a new competition aims to turn that situation around.
According to 2016 figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cancers that are detected in the latest stages have only a 10% five-year survival rate, while those that are detected early—in stages 0 or 1—have a 90% survival rate.
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Special Issue on Multiscale Entropy Approaches and Their Applications
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Anne Humeau-Heurtier, a member of the IEEE Cardiopulmonary Systems Technical Committee, launches a Special Issue entitled “Multiscale Entropy Approaches and Their Applications” to be published in the journal Entropy.
In this Special Issue, we would like to collect papers focusing on both the theory and applications of multiscale entropy approaches. Any kind of entropy measure is considered (see above). The main topics of this Special Issue include (but are not limited to):
- improvement of the coarse-graining concept
- improvement in the entropy measure itself
- applications of the multiscale approach on univariate or multivariate time series; one-dimensional, but also bi-dimensional data are welcome.
|
|
|
IEEE Science and Technology Exhibition (IEEE SATE)
|
IEEE Science and Technology Exhibition (IEEE SATE) was successfully held on 4 and 5th of August, 2018 at Miri City Fan. It was a Sarawak state event, initiated by IEEE Curtin Malaysia Student Branch supported by IEEE EMBS.
It was also a STEM playground co-organized by Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research Sarawak (MESTRS) and Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak (TEGAS) to promote science, technology, engineering and volunteerism to the community in East Malaysia. The theme is “Innovating the Future through Science and Technology”.
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DECEMBER 2018] Submit Today Submission Deadline is APPROACHING The deadline=
to submit a 1 page abstract for NER'19 is now December 21, 2019 Please go =
to our website to view deadline dates and other information. Please also no=
te that the submission deadline for 4-page papers has been changed to Decem=
ber 28. See website for details and further updates. See More Full Paper DE=
ADLINE Submission deadline is approaching for Special Sessions / Workshops =
/ Tutorials / Invited Sessions and Mini-Symposia Proposals DEADLINE is 2/5/=
18. See More IEEE BHI-BSN 2019 Call for Papers The IEEE-EMBS Conference on =
Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) 2019 and the IEEE-EMBS Conference o=
n Body Sensor Networks (BSN) 2019, held in Chicago, IL, USA, 19-22 May 2019=
, is now accepting full paper submissions! The joint organization will prov=
ide a unique forum to showcase novel sensors, systems, signal processing, a=
nalytics and data management services. IMPORTANT DATES: January 21, 2019: S=
ubmissions of Regular 4-page papers See More Abstract Deadline January 11th=
13th Annual Machine Learning Symposium The 13th Annual Machine Learning Sy=
mposium takes place on March 1, 2019 at the New York Academy of Sciences. M=
L2019 will convene leading researchers from academia and industry to discus=
s recent advances in machine learning. Keynote speakers: Emma Brunskill, St=
anford University; Sham Kakade, University of Washington; Aaron Roth, Unive=
rsity of Pennsylvania; and Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Carnegie Mellon University=
. Deadline for abstracts is January 11, 2019. See Full Article Discovering =
Cancer Earlier According to the National Cancer Institute, 4 million people=
die of cancer worldwide every year=E2=80=94almost 500 every hour. But the =
most shocking thing about that statistic is this: more than a third and pos=
sibly even the vast majority of those deaths could have been prevented thro=
ugh sufficiently early detection. Now, a new competition aims to turn that =
situation around. According to 2016 figures from the U.S. Centers for Disea=
se Control and Prevention, cancers that are detected in the latest stages h=
ave only a 10% five-year survival rate, while those that are detected early=
=E2=80=94in stages 0 or 1=E2=80=94have a 90% survival rate. See More Specia=
l Issue on Multiscale Entropy Approaches and Their Applications Anne Humeau=
-Heurtier, a member of the IEEE Cardiopulmonary Systems Technical Committee=
, launches a Special Issue entitled =E2=80=9CMultiscale Entropy Approaches =
and Their Applications=E2=80=9D to be published in the journal Entropy. In =
this Special Issue, we would like to collect papers focusing on both the th=
eory and applications of multiscale entropy approaches. Any kind of entropy=
measure is considered (see above). The main topics of this Special Issue i=
nclude (but are not limited to): improvement of the coarse-graining concept=
improvement in the entropy measure itself applications of the multiscale a=
pproach on univariate or multivariate time series; one-dimensional, but als=
o bi-dimensional data are welcome. See More IEEE Science and Technology Exh=
ibition (IEEE SATE) IEEE Science and Technology Exhibition (IEEE SATE) was =
successfully held on 4 and 5th of August, 2018 at Miri City Fan. It was a S=
arawak state event, initiated by IEEE Curtin Malaysia Student Branch suppor=
ted by IEEE EMBS. It was also a STEM playground co-organized by Sarawak Mul=
timedia Authority (SMA), Ministry of Education, Science and Technological R=
esearch Sarawak (MESTRS) and Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak=
(TEGAS) to promote science, technology, engineering and volunteerism to th=
e community in East Malaysia. The theme is =E2=80=9CInnovating the Future t=
hrough Science and Technology=E2=80=9D. Find out More New Early Access Arti=
cle- JTEHM Reaction Time Predicts Brain-Computer Interface Aptitude Sam Dar=
vishi, Alireza Gharabaghi, Michael C. Ridding, Derek Abbott, Mathias Baumer=
t Early Access There is evidence that 15=E2=80=9330% of the general populat=
ion cannot effectively operate brain-computer interfaces (BCI). Thus BCI pe=
rformance predictors are critically required to pre-screen participants. Cu=
rrent neurophysiological and psychological tests either require complicated=
equipment or suffer from subjectivity. Thus, a simple and objective BCI pe=
rformance predictor is desirable. Think your article might be a good fit fo=
r JTEHM? Email us! See More New Early Access Article -TNSRE Correlates of R=
esidual Limb Pain: from Residual Limb Length and Usage to Metabolites and A=
ctivity in Secondary Somatosensory Cortex Guo, Lyu, Wang, Li, Xiang, Pan, F=
lor, & Tong Most recent studies attribute residual limb pain to peripheral =
pathological changes of the stump. However, in this study, we focus on its =
associations with the residual limb length and usage, as well as the metabo=
lic and functional alterations of the brain. The amputees with residual lim=
b pain showed significantly shorter length and less usage of the residual l=
imb than the amputees without residual limb pain, and the pain intensity wa=
s significantly negatively correlated with the residual limb length and usa=
ge. 2019 EMBS Fellows IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE=
members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of i=
nterest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation. Please join=
us in congratulating the newly elevated IEEE Fellows for the Class of 2019=
! We are especially proud of the Fellows selected from among our EMBS membe=
rship, including: J Stewart Aitchison for contributions to nonlinear optica=
l devices and point-of-care testing systems Jose Luis Contreras for contrib=
utions to brain-machine interfaces and wearable exoskeletons Dimitrios Foti=
adis for contributions to modelling and machine learning in biomedical data=
processing Guido Gerig for contributions to medical image processing Maysa=
m Ghovanloo for contributions to implantable wireless integrated circuits a=
nd systems Robert Greenberg for the invention and development of the retina=
l prosthesis for the blind Warren Grundfest for contributions to the develo=
pment of minimally invasive surgical techniques Keum-shik Hong for contribu=
tions to adaptive estimation and brain-computer interface techniques Zeng-g=
uang Hou for contributions to neural network optimization and control for r=
ehabilitation Anant Madabhushi for contributions in image analysis tools fo=
r diagnosis and prognosis of diseases Erik Meijering for contributions to c=
omputational methods for biological image analysis Robert Rohling for contr=
ibutions to ultrasound for medical diagnosis and intervention Kenji Sunagaw=
a for contributions to cardiovascular mechanics, baroreflex dynamics, and b=
ionic cardiology applications Simon Warfield for contributions to medical i=
maging See More LET'S GET SOCIAL! To stay current on the latest announcemen=
ts, events, and news, follow EMBS on: =E2=80=8C =E2=80=8C =E2=80=8C =E2=80=
=8C SUBMIT CONTENT FOR FUTURE NEWSLETTERS IEEE Engineering in Medicine and =
Biology Society | 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854 Unsubscribe ruben-at-mrb=
rklyn.com Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by noreply-at-embs.=
org in collaboration with Try it free today
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The deadline to submit a 1 page abstract for NER'19 is now December 21, 2019 Please go to our website to view deadline dates and other information.
Please also note that the submission deadline for 4-page papers has been changed to December 28.
See website for details and further updates.
|
|
|
Submission deadline is approaching for Special Sessions / Workshops / Tutorials / Invited Sessions and Mini-Symposia Proposals DEADLINE is 2/5/18.
|
|
|
IEEE BHI-BSN 2019 Call for Papers
|
The IEEE-EMBS Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) 2019 and the IEEE-EMBS Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN) 2019, held in Chicago, IL, USA, 19-22 May 2019, is now accepting full paper submissions!
The joint organization will provide a unique forum to showcase novel sensors, systems, signal processing, analytics and data management services.
IMPORTANT DATES: January 21, 2019: Submissions of Regular 4-page papers
|
|
|
Abstract Deadline January 11th 13th Annual Machine Learning Symposium
|
The 13th Annual Machine Learning Symposium takes place on March 1, 2019 at the New York Academy of Sciences. ML2019 will convene leading researchers from academia and industry to discuss recent advances in machine learning. Keynote speakers: Emma Brunskill, Stanford University; Sham Kakade, University of Washington; Aaron Roth, University of Pennsylvania; and Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Carnegie Mellon University. Deadline for abstracts is January 11, 2019.
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Discovering Cancer Earlier
|
According to the National Cancer Institute, 4 million people die of cancer worldwide every year—almost 500 every hour. But the most shocking thing about that statistic is this: more than a third and possibly even the vast majority of those deaths could have been prevented through sufficiently early detection. Now, a new competition aims to turn that situation around.
According to 2016 figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cancers that are detected in the latest stages have only a 10% five-year survival rate, while those that are detected early—in stages 0 or 1—have a 90% survival rate.
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|
Special Issue on Multiscale Entropy Approaches and Their Applications
|
Anne Humeau-Heurtier, a member of the IEEE Cardiopulmonary Systems Technical Committee, launches a Special Issue entitled “Multiscale Entropy Approaches and Their Applications” to be published in the journal Entropy.
In this Special Issue, we would like to collect papers focusing on both the theory and applications of multiscale entropy approaches. Any kind of entropy measure is considered (see above). The main topics of this Special Issue include (but are not limited to):
- improvement of the coarse-graining concept
- improvement in the entropy measure itself
- applications of the multiscale approach on univariate or multivariate time series; one-dimensional, but also bi-dimensional data are welcome.
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IEEE Science and Technology Exhibition (IEEE SATE)
|
IEEE Science and Technology Exhibition (IEEE SATE) was successfully held on 4 and 5th of August, 2018 at Miri City Fan. It was a Sarawak state event, initiated by IEEE Curtin Malaysia Student Branch supported by IEEE EMBS.
It was also a STEM playground co-organized by Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research Sarawak (MESTRS) and Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak (TEGAS) to promote science, technology, engineering and volunteerism to the community in East Malaysia. The theme is “Innovating the Future through Science and Technology”.
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