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2005EMBS Awards Ceremony

27th Annual International Conference of theIEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society

2 September 2005

Shanghai, China

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 globalleadership 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 theconcepts 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 SocietyIEEE

445 Hoes LanePiscataway, New Jersey, USA 08854

Telephone: +1 732 981 3433Facsimile: +1 732 465 6435E-mail: [email protected]

www.embs.org

PUBLICATIONSEngineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

IEEE Security & Privacy MagazineTransactions on Biomedical Engineering

Transactions on Information Technology In BiomedicineTransactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Transactions on Medical ImagingTransactions on NanoBioscience

Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTSIEEE 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 BiologyIEEE 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 EMBSInternational Summer School on Biomedical Imaging

International Summer School on Biomedical Signal ProcessingInternational Summer School on Biocomplexity

International Summer School on Medical Devices and BiosensorsInternational Summer School on Applications of Information & Communication

Technology in Biomedicine

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Awards 2005

2 September 2005, Shanghai, China

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 f antennas 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.



2004 EMBS Student Design Competition Award

1st Place, Mary McDonald, Esther J. Kim, William Tam, Poy Theprungsirikul, John Hopkins

UniversitySimulating Complicated Human Birth for Research and Training

2nd

Place, Zafer Aydin, Georgia Institute of TechnologyProtein Secondary Structure Prediction with Semi Markov HMMs

3rd

Place, Nobuo Watanabe, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, JapanDynamic 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

Texas A&M University Overcoming Phase Effects of Voxel-Sized Coils in Planar and Cylindrical Arrays

Kartikeya Murari, 2nd

Place John Hopkins University Wide-Range, Picoampere-Sensitivity Multichannel VLSI Potentiostat for Neurotransmitter Sensing

Angela Tooker, 3rd Place Tie

California Institute of Technology Development of Biocompatible Neurocages

Corey M. Yanofsky, 3rd

Place Tie McGill University Determination of the Systematic and Random Measurement Error in an LC-FTICR Mass Spectrometry Analysis of a Partially Characterized Complex Peptide Mixture

DESCRIPTION: For outstanding student achievement on a level of international competition in the field of Biomedical Engineering. CRITERIA: The three most outstanding student competitors at the Annual International Conference of the EMBS will be recognized based on the quality and presentation of t h e i r research at that Conference.NOMINATION: Student EMBS members who have submitted their papers to the student paper competition at the Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, and who have already been recognized as an EMBS Whitaker Foundation Student Open Competition Finalist or as an EMBS Whitaker Foundation Student Region Finalist, are automatically considered for this award. RECOGNITION: Cash awards of $300, $200, and $100 respectively for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.



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



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



EMBS Outstanding Performance Award

he 2005 EMBS Outstanding Performance Award is presented 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, consultant services, research and industry internship, and so forth,

which are greatly beneficial to our student members. The

mission of our Student Chapter is to establish an infrastructure to sustain the development of BME

education together with both academia and industry. We

wish to make every progress of the bioengineering

technology together with the devoted volunteers and pioneers of the IEEE EMBS and other communities all

over the world!

IEEE EMBS Student Branch Chapter at BUPT

List of Current Chapter Office:

Chair: Mr. Yunfeng Wu

Vice-Chair: Mr. Yi Man

Secretary: Ms. Ruirui Zhang Treasurer: Ms. Bingjing Xu

Program Director: Ms. Jingyi Wang

Administrative Assistant: Ms. Jing Tao

AWARDEES 2004: North Dakota State University EMBS Student Club

DESCRIPTION: For demonstrating outstanding performance in promoting interest and involvement in biomedical engineering in an EMBS Student Club or Branch Chapter during the previous calendar year. CRITERIA: A single EMBS Student Club or Branch Chapter will be selected each year, based on the following:

• activities demonstrating initiative, innovation and creativity

• areas of progress and improvement • significant impact in biomedical engineering

education, and • contributions to the profession

Among the documentation considered in selecting the winning Student Club or Branch Chapter will be website, meeting reports and newsletters. The award is presented to the Student Club or Branch Chapter, whose Executive Committee determines which individual member of the Student Club or Branch Chapter will travel to the Society's Annual International Conference to receive the award on behalf of the Student Club or Branch Chapter.NOMINATION: The awardee will be selected by the Member and Chapter Activities Committee of the EMB Society. From submitted applicants. RECOGNITION: The awardee will receive an Honorarium of $300 and reimbursement of up to $1,000 for transportation and hotel accommodations at the EMBS Annual International Conference. The Student Club or Branch Chapter will be recognized at the conference's awards presentation ceremony.

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EMBS Outstanding Chapter Award

he 2005 EMBS Outstanding Chapter Award is presented to

The Buenaventura Chapter of EMBS.

The Buenaventura EMBS Chapter has hosted over 550 people

at its monthly speaker events over the past 12 months and is the

most active chapter of the Los Angeles area Sections at large

(California). Nationally known speakers have attracted an

audience that drive on the average 40 miles round trip to attend

the events. Six colleges encourage their bioengineering

students to attend the sessions, some for extra credit. Doctors

and medical staff from neighboring hospitals join the audience.

These accomplishments are especially noteworthy given the

fact that the Buenaventura EMBS Chapter was created less than

two years ago (Spring 2003).

The vision pursued by the Chapter is to inspire physicians,

surgeons, academic scientists, and engineers to make a

difference in the world of medicine and invent solutions that

will benefit humanity. The chapter has brought together

speakers who present new emerging solutions and their

potential impact, as well as doctors describing current

medical issues and the need to rally the intellectual powers of

engineering and medicine to create solutions.

The chapter facilitates these networking activities and

exchanges of information with a regular social event prior to the talks where attendees can talk and share ideas during a dinner

round table. This event was initiated in April, 2004, and already

has grown to financial self-sustainability, in addition to the

camaraderie and sense of community that it fosters.

The Chapter nine officers and its members believe that the

momentum and interest seen in established professions needs to

be fueled by bringing new generations of students to the doors

of biomedical engineering and share a vision of how they can

participate in the evolution of biomedicine. The Chapter

established partnerships with local colleges to provide a

comfortable and secure environment for their participation. Most remarkable is the relationship with the California

Lutheran University who graciously hosts the events and has

integrated the EMBS activities as part of their Bioengineering

curriculum. In addition to invitations to the talks and

encouragement to start IEEE student clubs (chapters), the

Chapter is offering a mentor program that pairs students with

seasoned professionals.

The Chapter worked actively with the Buenaventura Section

during this period to help elevate 55 IEEE members to Senior

Member level, several of whom are EMBS members. It also

used the momentum and success of its events to help other chapters of the Section to grow and gain recognition in the

community. With the vision of an EMBS conference in Los

Angeles in 2012, the Buenaventura EMBS Chapter is actively

helping other Sections to consider starting EMBS chapters in

the Los Angeles area. There is a large medical community in

Buenaventura EMBS Chapter, California, USA

Los Angeles from which several EMBS chapters could thrive

upon.

Finally, the chapter has gained recognition in the community

with featured articles in the local newspapers, and will co-

organize a national conference on Tissue Engineering with the

Los Angeles Tissue Engineering Initiative (LATEI).

AWARDEES 2004: No Nominations2003: No Nominations2002: No Nominations2001: No Nominations2000: No Nominations1999: Twin Cities1998: Baltimore Chapter1997: Houston Chapter1994: Dayton Chapter1993: Mexico Chapter1992: Santa Clara Valley (California) Chapter

DESCRIPTION: For achievement in delivering services to members of an EMBS chapter during the previous calendar year. CRITERIA: A single EMBS Chapter will be selected each year, based on the quality and quantity of the services provided to EMBS members in that Chapter's geographic domain. Among the documentation considered in selecting the winning chapter will be meeting reports and newsletters. The award is presented to the Chapter, whose Executive Committee determines which individual member of the chapter will travel to the Society's Annual International Conference to receive the award on behalf of the chapter.NOMINATION: The awardee will be selected by the Member and Chapter Activities Committee of the EMB Society. No nomination is needed.RECOGNITION: Reimbursement of up to $1,500 for transportation and hotel accommodations at the EMBS Annual International Conference. The Chapter will be recognized at the conference's awards presentation ceremony.

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EMBS Early Career Achievement Awardhe 2005 EMBS Early Career Achievement Award is

presented to Stephen Boppart:

"For significant advances in the field of optical biomedical imaging including the development of molecular contrast enhancing probes and techniques in optical coherence

tomography"

Professor Boppart graduated from the University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign in 1990 with a B.S. in Electrical

Engineering and a minor in Bioengineering. Continuing at

UIUC, he completed his M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1991,

where he developed microfabricated multi-electrode arrays for

neural recordings from neuron cultures and brain slices. From

1991 to 1993, at the Air Force Laser Laboratory in San

Antonio, Texas, he established an independent laboratory to

conduct research on laser-induced optical breakdown and laser-

tissue interactions in the eye. He received the Armstrong

Laboratory Directors Award and Outstanding Civilian Scientist

in 1992. Data generated from his laboratory helped establish

Air Force and National laser safety standards. Prof. Boppart

then went on to MIT, receiving his Ph.D. in 1998 in Medical

and Electrical Engineering. His doctoral studies included the

development and application of optical coherence tomography

(OCT), an emerging high-resolution biomedical optical imaging

modality. As part of a joint program between MIT and Harvard

Medical School, Prof. Boppart completed his M.D. in June

2000.

Prof. Boppart’s interests and experiences are in the

interdisciplinary fields of optical biomedical imaging,

biophotonics, cell and tumor biology, and medicine. Prof.

Boppart has been developing OCT for medical and biological

applications for the last twelve years and currently holds 4

patents with 7 pending related to this technology. He has been

involved in engineering the development of this technology

including the design of beam delivery instruments such as

microscopes, catheters, endoscopes, and laparoscopes. He has

also transitioned the technology from the laboratory to the

clinic, using endoscopic OCT to image the gastrointestinal and

respiratory tracts of patients. With primary interests in cellular

and molecular OCT imaging for tissue engineering and image-

guided surgical and medical procedures, Prof. Boppart is

investigating methods by which to improve the diagnostic and

clinical use of OCT for diagnosing early-stage cancer. In 2002,

he was selected as one of the world’s Top 100 Young

Innovators by MIT’s Technology Review Magazine for his

work in medical engineering technology. He has also received

an NSF CAREER Award, the UIUC College of Engineering

Xerox Award for Excellence in Research and the Everitt Award

for Excellence in Teaching.

Stephen Boppart

To date, Prof. Boppart has published 12 book chapters and over

80 invited and contributed publications in leading scientific,

medical, and engineering journals. He has authored over 230

invited and contributed conference presentations. Currently, he

is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Electrical and

Computer Engineering, Bioengineering, and Internal Medicine,

at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also

head of the Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. Concurrently

to maintain patient contact, he is a Clinical Research Physician

at the Cancer Center, Carle Foundation Hospital and Clinic,

where he instructs medical students and sees patients regularly

for clinical research investigations.

AWARDEES 2004: Susan Hagness 1995: Atam Dhawan 2003: Paolo Vicini 1993: Rory A. Cooper 2002: Dorin Panescu 1992: Yitzhak Mendelson 2001: David Beebe 1990: Janie M. Fouke 2000: James Collins 1991: Blake Hannaford 1999: Zhi-Pei Liang 1988: Yongmin Kim 1997: Metin Akay 1985: Kirk Shung 1996: Joan E. Sanders 1986: George V. Kondraske

CRITERIA: The award is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions, technologically or theoretically, to the field of Biomedical Engineering within ten years of completion of his or her highest degree. These contributions must represent meritorious achievement, exemplary technical contribution, or educational contribution to the field as evidenced by innovative research, design, product development, patents or publications.

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EMBS Service Award

he 2005 EMBS Service Award is presented to

Jose Principe:

“For meritorious contributions to the profession of

biomedical engineering and to the technical activities of

the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society of the

IEEE, as exemplified by service on conference

organizations, committee activities and significant

contributions as Editor in Chief of the IEEE Transactions

on Biomedical Engineering”

Jose C. Principe is Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida

since 2002. He joined the University of Florida in 1987,

after an eight year appointment as Professor at the University of Aveiro, in Portugal. Dr. Principe holds

degrees in electrical engineering from the University of

Porto (Bachelors), Portugal, University of Florida (Master

and Ph.D.), USA and a Laurea Honoris Causa degree from the Universita Mediterranea in Reggio Calabria,

Italy. Dr. Principe interests in biomedical engineering

started with the real-time automated detection of phasic events in the electroencephalogram (EEG). He

implemented in the 70s one of the first real time

microcomputer based systems for the detection of petit mal epilepsy, and sleep scoring, followed by the

integration of approximate reasoning decision making in

medical systems. He was intrigued in the 90s by the

potential of nonlinear dynamical theory to quantify the EEG dynamics, and is presently developing epileptic

seizure prediction and control algorithms at the University

of Florida in conjunction with Drs. Chris Sackellares, Paul Carney and Leon Iasemidis from the U. of Arizona. More

recently he has been involved, with Dr. Miguel Nicolelis

from Duke University, in the design of invasive Brain

Machine Interfaces to help quadriplegics interact with robotic devices through the intent of limb motion. All

these applications require a fundamental understanding of

physiology, system neuroscience, learning theory and of advanced adaptive signal processing and machine learning

algorithms. He created in 1991 the Computational

NeuroEngineering Laboratory to synergistically focus the research in biological information processing models.

Dr. Principe is a Fellow of the IEEE, past President of the

International Neural Network Society, and Editor in Chief

of the Transactions of Biomedical Engineering since 2001, as well as a former member of the Advisory

Science Board of the FDA. He holds 5 patents and has

submitted seven more. He was one the founding partners of NeuroDimension Incorporated, which commercializes

Jose Principe

since 1993 NeuroSolutions, a neural network package sold in 77 countries. More recently he has been involved

in technology transfer activities with Respironics for

ventilator advising systems, and also with a major health

manufacturer for a fetal ECG analysis system. Dr. Principe was supervisory committee chair of 47 Ph.D. and

61 Master students, and he is author of more than 400

refereed publications (3 books, 4 edited books, 14 book chapters, 116 journal papers and 276 conference

proceedings).

AWARDEES 2004: John Enderle 1996: Michael R. Neuman2003: Christian Roux 1995: Charles Robinson 2002: Swamy Laxminarayan 1994: Barry Feinberg2001: Metin Akay 1992: Swamy Laxminarayan2000: Jack Iverson 1990: Alvin Wald 1999: Jean Louis Coatrieux 1983: Eli Fromme 1998: Susan M. Blanchard

CRITERIA: The award is presented only 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.

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EMBS Career Achievement Award

he 2005 EMBS Career Achievement Award is presented

to Ewart Carson:

“For meritorious contributions to the profession of biomedical

engineering and to the technical activities of the Engineering in

Medicine and Biology Society of the IEEE, as exemplified by

service on conference organizations, committee activities and

significant contributions as Editor in Chief of the IEEE

Transactions on Biomedical Engineering”

Ewart Carson is Professor of Systems Science in the Centre for Health Informatics at City University, London. Previous

positions at City University include being Director of the Centre for Measurement and Information in Medicine (1983-2003) and Director of the Institute of Health Sciences (1993-

1999). Prior to his academic career he worked in industry for the Philips electronics company.

Areas of research interest and expertise include: modelling in

physiology and medicine; modelling methodology for health resource management; clinical decision support systems – development and evaluation of model-based decision support systems; evaluation methodologies with particular

application in telemedicine; and integrated policy modelling for ICT enhanced public healthcare. As a systems scientist, all this research is undertaken within a clear systemic

framework.

As a member of City University for over 36 years, he has led a range of major research projects funded by UK and

European agencies and has successfully supervised some 40 PhD students. Publications include 13 authored and edited books and more than 300 journal papers and chapters.

Current professional activities include being a member of the

Executive Team of the Healthcare Technologies Professional Network of the IEE (UK), a Technical Board member of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) and

Chairman of the IFAC Co-ordinating Committee for Bio- and Ecological Systems. He is currently Associate Editor of Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine and an

Editorial board member of the IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine. He has been a regular participant in IEEE EMBS Conferences and

Workshops since 1985.

Academic qualifications include a PhD in Systems Science and a DSc in Measurement and information in Medicine, both from City University. Honours include Honorary

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (London), Fellowship of the IEEE and Fellowship of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers.

Ewart Carson was educated at Liverpool College, the University of St Andrews in Scotland and City University, London. He lives in the delightful market town of Ludlow in

Ewart Carson

Shropshire. Spare time activities include improving his understanding of Italian language and culture, choral singing, running and travel.

AWARDEES 2004: Michael R. Neuman 1990: Richard J. Johns 2003: Ante Šanti 1988: R. Stuart Mackay 2002: Willis J. Tompkins 1987: Otto Schmitt 2001: John G. Webster 1986: Leslie A. Geddes 2000: Max Schaldach 1985: David B. Geselowitz 1999: Fernand A. Roberge 1979: Robert Plonsey * 1997: J. Lawrence Katz 1974: Dean L. Franklin* 1996: Max E. Valentinuzzi 1973: Donald F. Childers * 1995: Floyd Dunn 1968: Wilson Greatbatch * 1994: Wilson Greatbatch 1967: Herman Schwan * 1993: John M. Reid 1963: Otto Schmitt * 1992: Edwin L. Carstensen 1961: Britton Chance * 1991: Walter Welkowitz 1956: Edward F. MacNichol*

*recipient of the William J. Morlock Memorial Award

CRITERIA: The award is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions through a distinguished career of twenty years or more in the field of Biomedical Engineering, as an educator, researcher, developer or administrator. These contributions must represent meritorious achievement and exemplary technical, educational, or administrative accomplishment in the field. Any past or present member of the IEEE and EMBS who has not been a voting member of AdCom in the past two years is eligible. Before 1980, the award was designated as the William J. Morlock Memorial Award.

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2005EMBS Awards Ceremony

27th Annual International Conference of theIEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society

2 September 2005

Shanghai, China

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 globalleadership 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 theconcepts 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 SocietyIEEE

445 Hoes LanePiscataway, New Jersey, USA 08854

Telephone: +1 732 981 3433Facsimile: +1 732 465 6435E-mail: [email protected]

www.embs.org

PUBLICATIONSEngineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

IEEE Security & Privacy MagazineTransactions on Biomedical Engineering

Transactions on Information Technology In BiomedicineTransactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Transactions on Medical ImagingTransactions on NanoBioscience

Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTSIEEE 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 BiologyIEEE 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 EMBSInternational Summer School on Biomedical Imaging

International Summer School on Biomedical Signal ProcessingInternational Summer School on Biocomplexity

International Summer School on Medical Devices and BiosensorsInternational Summer School on Applications of Information & Communication

Technology in Biomedicine

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