The 10th IASTED International Conference on
Biomedical Engineering
BioMed 2013
February 13 – 15, 2013
Innsbruck, Austria
Past Conference Speakers
Past BioMed conferences have had the following exceptional speakers and tutorials:
Keynote Speakers
BioMed 2012
"Human Derived Biomaterials and Cells for Tissue Regeneration/Engineering"
Prof. Heinz Redl
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Austria
Prof. Heinz Redl
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Austria

Invited Speakers
BioMed 2012
"Bacteria Killing and Tissue Growing Nanostructures"
Prof. Thomas Webster
Northeastern University, USA
Prof. Thomas Webster
Northeastern University, USA

Keynote Speakers
Biomed 2011
"MRI: From Multiparametric Contrast to Biomarker Imaging"
Prof. Rudolf Stollberger
Graz University of Technology, Austria
Prof. Rudolf Stollberger
Graz University of Technology, Austria

"From tissue engineering to implants to in situ sensors: Applications of nanotechnology in Biomedical Engineering"
Prof. Thomas Webster
Northeastern University, USA
Prof. Thomas Webster
Northeastern University, USA

"Technologies for ageing-in-place: From implantable bionics to biomonitoring"
Prof. Nigel Lovell
University of New South Wales, Australia
Prof. Nigel Lovell
University of New South Wales, Australia

"From high-resolution multi-channel ECG to patient individual cardiac electrical activation times"
Assc. Prof. Michael Seger
UMIT - The Health and Life Sciences University, Austria
Assc. Prof. Michael Seger
UMIT - The Health and Life Sciences University, Austria

BioMed 2008
"Chemical and Biological Sensor Systems for Personal Health Care Applications"
Dr. Elfriede Simon
Siemens AG, Germany
Dr. Elfriede Simon
Siemens AG, Germany

BioMed 2007
"Chemosensors, Biosensors, and Microsystems Based on Standard Semiconductor Technology"
Prof. Andreas Hierlemann
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Andreas Hierlemann
ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Invited Speakers
BioMed 2007
"Automated Interpretation and Modeling of Subcellular Patterns for Systems Biology"
Prof. Robert F. Murphy
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Prof. Robert F. Murphy
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Tutorial Sessions
BioMed 2012
"Data Analysis and Integration Tools in Biomedical Informatics: A Case Study in Aging Research"
Dr. Hesham Ali
University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
Dr. Hesham Ali
University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA

Biomed 2011
"Low Back Pain: the problem and methods of assessment"
Prof. Robert Allen
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Prof. Robert Allen
University of Southampton, United Kingdom


BioMed 2008
"Bioinformatics: True Integration between Biosciences and Computation Sciences - Overview and Recent Results"
Dr. Hesham Ali
University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
Dr. Hesham Ali
University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA

BioMed 2007
"Machine Learning Approaches to Information Extraction from Text and Images in Biomedical Journal Articles"
Prof. Robert F. Murphy
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Prof. Robert F. Murphy
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Biomed 2006
"Scanning Probe Lithography for Biomedical Applications"
Prof. Albena Ivanisevic
Purdue University, USA
Prof. Albena Ivanisevic
Purdue University, USA

BioMED 2005
"Computer-aided Detection of Early Signs of Breast Cancer"
Prof. Rangaraj Rangayyan
University of Calgary, Canada
Prof. Rangaraj Rangayyan
University of Calgary, Canada

Plenary Speakers
BioMed 2010

BioMED 2005
"Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Assessment of Organ Functions"
Prof. Peter Boesiger
University of Zurich, Switzerland
Prof. Peter Boesiger
University of Zurich, Switzerland

BioMED 2003
"Artificial Intelligence and Quality Assurance in Medicine"
Prof. Klaus-Peter Adlassnig
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Prof. Klaus-Peter Adlassnig
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
