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Biomedical Devices and Technologies Course Module - 4th edition


31/01/2011 to 11/02/2011

Instituto Superior Técnico – Building of Civil Engineering – VA2 Auditorium, Lisbon

Course Module Organizers

Miguel Silva (IST), Jorge Martins (IST) and Dava Newman (MIT)

 

Teaching Assistants

Sérgio Gonçalves (IST), Sara Marreiros (IST), Sofia d'Orey (IST) Rita Domingues (IST)

 

Scope and Objectives

The Biomedical Devices and Technologies Course Module will be held in Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, from 31 of January to 11 of February 2011. This is an elective course that unfolds under the key area of Bioengineering Systems of the MIT-Portugal Program (MPP). The course will bring together experts from Academia, Medicine and Industry with the objective of providing an integrated and comprehensive perspective of the addressed topics.


MIT Lectureslogo

  1. Hybrid Human (Dava Newman)
  2. Interfacing Machines with Humans (Larry Young)
  3. Human Factors: case studies (Larry Young)

IST Lectures

  1. Computatinal Modelling of Orthopaedic Devices (João Folgado)
  2. Human Movement Simulation and Analysis (Miguel Silva)
  3. Integrated Design of Biomedical Devices (Miguel Silva)
  4. From Robot Force Control to Bipedal Locomotion (Jorge Martins)
  5. Neuroimaging: from methods to applications (Patricia Figueiredo)
  6. Tissue Characterization by Image Analysis for Diagnostic Purposes (João Sanches)
  7. Biomaterials in Medical Devices: A General Approach (Fátima Vaz)

UMinho Lectures

  1. Towards more Natural Human-Robot Interaction: From Cognitive Sciences and Neurobiology to Socially Aware/Assistive Robotics (Estela Bicho)
  2.  Microsystems Technologies for Implantable Devices (Luís Rocha)
  3. Computational Modeling of Biological Joints (Paulo Flores)

Hospital de D. Estefânia - Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central

  1. Title to be defined (João Campagnolo)
  2. Orthotics, Adapted Seating and Assistive Devices – In Search of Function (Francisco Tavares)

Hospital da Luz

  1. Conservative Hip Surgery: Present and Future Challenges (Paulo Rego)

Seminares from Industrial Partners

  1. PLUX Wireless Biosignals: From Research to Market (Hugo Gamboa, PLUX)
  2. Prosthetic Devices for the Lower and Upper Limbs: Present and Future (Ricardo Marcelino, OttoBock)

 
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Sérgio Gonçalves (IST), Sara Marreiros (IST), Miguel Silva (IST), Jorge Martins (IST)