BioMed 2012

''In recent years, with the aid of engineering and information technology, biomedical engineering has emerged as a high-tech field, generating innovation in such areas as medical imaging, bioinformatics, MEMS and nanotechnology, new biomaterials and sensors, medical robotics, and neurobiology. Scientists and engineers in this field have recently been working towards such advances as developing artificial organs that mimic natural human organs, conducting telemedicine, performing surgeries with robots, creating a laboratory-on-a-chip, and controlling robots through natural animal brain matter.

IASTED’s Ninth International Conference on Biomedical Engineering will bring together leading experts in the fields of biomedical engineering. All papers submitted to this conference will be double blind reviewed by at least two reviewers. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality and contribution. ''

Sponsor
The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)

Technical Co-Sponsor
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

Official Carrier
Austrian Airline

Conference Brochure
http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2012/innsbruck/biomed/pdfs/BioMed_CFP.pdf

Conference Chair
Prof. Christian Hellmich

Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Special Session
"3D Reconstruction in Medical Engineering"

Prof. Octavian Ciobanu

Gr.T.Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania

Location
Innsbruck, a quiet mountain town nestled in the picturesque Inn Valley, is the perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle of the modern world. The capital of the state of Tyrol, in western Austria, Innsbruck is situated in a broad valley between some of the highest mountains of the famous Alps. Host to both the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics, Innsbruck is ideally located for the winter sport enthusiast, and offers beautiful views for those seeking the charm of a cheerful mountain village. Historically, Innsbruck was home to Emperor Maximilian the 1st, the legacy of whom can still be seen in the monuments that were erected in his honour. Come and join the growing number of visitors who have discovered the charm and beauty of Innsbruck!

Scope
The topics of interest to be covered by BioMed 2012 include, but are not limited to:

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY


 * Artificial Organs
 * Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
 * Clinical Assessment and Patient Diagnosis
 * Clinical Engineering
 * Computer-aided Surgery
 * Computers in Medical Education
 * Electrotherapy
 * Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
 * Haptics
 * Health Care Information Systems
 * Implant Technology
 * Interactive 3-D Models
 * Lasers in Medicine
 * Medical Physics
 * Neural, Sensory Systems and Rehabilitation
 * Patient Monitoring
 * Prosthetics and Orthotics
 * Radiotherapy
 * Regenerative Medicine
 * Rehabilitation Engineering
 * Systems Physiology
 * Telemedicine
 * Therapeutic Engineering

MEDICAL DEVICES, MEASUREMENT, AND INSTRUMENTATION


 * Bioinstrumentation
 * Biomaterials
 * Biomechanics
 * Biomechatronics
 * Biomedical Electronics
 * Biosensors and Transducers
 * Data and Signal Acquisition
 * Dental Engineering
 * Electronic Medical Devices
 * Intelligent Instrumentation
 * Lasers and Optical Systems
 * Measurement and Instrumentation
 * Microelectrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
 * Microtechnology and BioMEMS
 * Noninvasive Measurement
 * Reliability and Failure
 * Robotics
 * Robotics and Medicine

MEDICAL IMAGING, IMAGE PROCESSING, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING


 * Biomedical Signal Processing
 * Biophotonics
 * Computed Tomography
 * Data Representation and Visualization
 * Integrated Medical Image Analysis
 * Magnetic Resonance Imaging
 * Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
 * Medical Data Storage and Compression
 * Medical Image Processing
 * Medical Imaging (non MRI/S)
 * Nanoparticles and Cell Imaging
 * Nuclear Medicine
 * Optical Imaging
 * Ultrasound Imaging

MODELLING, SIMULATION, SYSTEMS, AND CONTROL


 * Bio-Aquatic System Design and Protection
 * Bio-Environmental Engineering
 * Biomedical Computing
 * Electromagnetic Field Simulation
 * Hemodynamics
 * Sports and Ergonomics Simulation
 * Surgery Simulation and Simulators
 * Virtual Reality

MOLECULAR BIOENGINEERING


 * Bioinformatics
 * Bio-Nanotechnology
 * Bionics
 * Computational Systems Biology
 * Cryobiology
 * Drug Delivery and Pharmacokinetics
 * Genomics and Genetic Engineering
 * Labs-on-Chips
 * Molecular and Cellular Engineering
 * Neural Engineering
 * Orthopaedic Bioengineering
 * Pharmaceutical Engineering
 * Tissue Engineering

Submission
Submit your paper via our website at: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/submit-764.html. All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format.

The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by September 15, 2011. Receipt of paper submission will be confirmed by email.

Initial Paper Requirements

All papers submitted to IASTED conferences must be previously unpublished and may not be considered for publication elsewhere at any time during IASTED's review period. Authors are limited to a maximum of three paper submissions.

Initial paper submissions should be full papers. Papers of up to 8 pages in length are included in the conference registration fee. An extra charge will apply for every additional page for papers longer than 8 pages. Authors are responsible for having their papers checked for style and grammar before submitting to IASTED. Papers may be rejected if the language is not satisfactory.

When submitting a paper, complete the online initial paper submission form, designating an author who will attend the conference, and provide four key words to indicate the subject area of your paper. At least one of the key words must be taken from the list of topics provided under Scope, above.

Formatting instructions for initial papers are available at http://www.iasted.org/formatting-initial-page.html.

Reviewing

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

Acceptance and Registration

Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by November 1, 2011. Final manuscripts are due by November 15, 2011. Registration and final payment are due by December 1, 2011. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings.

Only one paper of up to eight pages is included in the regular registration fee. There will be an added charge for extra pages and additional papers.

Final Paper Requirements

The final paper must be correctly formatted and submitted online at http://pdfportal.iasted.org.

The formatting instructions can be found at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-final-page.html and must be strictly followed. The page limit for final papers is eight single-spaced pages in 10 point Times New Roman font.

Tutorials
Submission

Proposals for three-hour tutorials must be submitted online by September 15, 2011. Submit tutorial proposals via the following web site address: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/tutorialsubmit-764.html.

Proposal Format

A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate:


 * The topic
 * Background knowledge expected of the participants
 * Objectives
 * Time allocations for the major course topics
 * The qualifications of the instructor(s)

Special Session
Special session proposals must be emailed to calgary@iasted.org by September 15, 2011. Proposals should include a session title, a list of the topics covered, and the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s).

Papers submitted to the special session must be received by September 15, 2011, unless otherwise stipulated by the Special Session Organizer. A minimum of five papers must be registered and fully paid in order for this session to be included in the conference program.

More information on special sessions is available at http://www.iasted.org/conferences/specialsession-764.html.

Journals
All papers submitted to this conference will be considered for possible publication in ACTA Press’ international journals. For additional information about the submission of papers, please visit: http://www.actapress.com/SubmissionInfo.aspx.

Indexing
The proceedings will be sent for indexing in the following:


 * EI Compendex
 * Inspec
 * Google Scholar
 * Scopus

Important Deadlines
Submissions Due September 15, 2011

Notification of Acceptance November 1, 2011

Final Manuscripts Due November 15, 2011

Registration Deadline December 1, 2011

Concurrent Conferences
BioMed 2012 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

Telehealth (Telehealth 2012)

Assistive Technologies (AT 2012)

Contact Us
For more information, or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact:

IASTED Secretariat – BioMed 2012

B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW

Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9

Tel: +1 403-288-1195

Fax: +1 403-247-6851

Email: calgary@iasted.org

Web site: http://www.iasted.org

Committees

 * Program Committee Members
 * A. Alonso-Betanzos – University of A Coruna, Spain
 * A. Baca – University of Vienna, Austria
 * E. Blangino – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
 * M. Brandl – Danube University Krems, Austria
 * M. Bush – University of Western Australia, Australia
 * K. Camilleri – University of Malta, Malta
 * K. S. Cheng – National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
 * K. Cieslicki – Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
 * O. Ciobanu – Gr.T.Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
 * D. Coca – University of Sheffield, UK
 * S. Finkelstein – University of Minnesota, USA
 * J. Gardner – Warwick University, UK
 * J. Hong – Korea University, Korea
 * Y. J. Hu – National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
 * T. Jamsa – University of Oulu, Finland
 * H. Jiang – University of Florida, USA
 * D. Karras – University and Hellenic Aerospace Industry, Greece
 * R. Kiss – Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
 * G. Kontaxakis – Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
 * U. Ledzewicz – Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, USA
 * J. J. Lee – National Yang Ming University, Taiwan
 * N. Lovell – University of New South Wales, Australia
 * L. McNamara – National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
 * G. Nenadic – University of Manchester, UK
 * K. G. Neoh – National University of Singapore, Singapore
 * D. Ng – National ICT Australia, Australia
 * W. Niederlag – Dresden-Friedrichstadt General Hospital, Germany
 * S. Oeltze – University of Magdeburg, Germany
 * H. Olkkonen – University of Eastern Finland, Finland
 * S. Payne – University of Oxford, UK
 * T. Podder – East Carolina University, USA
 * J. Qu – Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, PR China
 * D. Rebholz-Schuhmann – European Bioinformatics Institute, UK
 * J. Ren – Liverpool John Moores University, UK
 * R. Ron-Angevin – University of Malaga, Spain
 * A. Rosa – Superior Technical Institute, Portugal
 * H. J. Ruskin – Dublin City University, Ireland
 * L. Senhadji – Université de Rennes 1, France
 * J. S. Shieh – Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
 * K. K. Shung – University of Southern California, USA
 * D. M. Simpson – University of Southampton, UK
 * V. R. Singh – National Physical Laboratory, India
 * S. H. Teoh – National University of Singapore, Singapore
 * J. Tian – Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China
 * M. Tsuzuki – Escola Politecnica da USP, Brazil
 * E. D. Ubeyli – TOBB Economics and Technology University, Turkey
 * T. Webster – Brown University, USA
 * V. Zanchi – University of Split, Croatia