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DESCRIPTION:EMBS/CS in colaboration with ComSoc/SP is pleased to invite you
  to the upcoming monthly talk for April:\n\nTopic:\n\n&quot; A Wearable Microwa
 ve-Based Breast Cancer Detection System &quot;\n\nBy\n\nDr. Joshua D. Schwartz\
 , Associate professor in the Engineering Science department at Trinity Uni
 versity in San Antonio\, Texas\n\nAbstract:\n\nThe gold standard for breas
 t cancer screening is the mammogram\, and yet this technology has key draw
 backs. It is unpleasant and uncomfortable for the patient. It exposes pati
 ents to ionizing radiation and thus can only be used infrequently. It is a
  high-cost piece of clinical hardware that is neither portable nor easily 
 deployed in remote or ill-equipped locations. There have been a number of 
 efforts this past decade to seek alternative imaging and detection modalit
 ies. Our research group\, like several others\, has investigated the use o
 f low power microwaves to interrogate the breast tissues. Unlike other gro
 ups\, however\, our team has focused on translating this concept away from
  benchtop hardware to a potentially portable\, low-cost device that can be
  integrated into a bra. Our vision is of a “bra-and-laptop” system wit
 h costs controlled to the low 4-digit range and the potential to monitor t
 he breast health of patients frequently\, cheaply\, comfortably\, and anyw
 here. In this talk\, I will discuss our team’s progress towards this goa
 l with an emphasis on my own efforts to improve the hardware aspects of su
 ch a system.\n\nBio:\n\n[][]Joshua D. Schwartz was born in Montreal\, Cana
 da in 1980. He received his bachelor’s degree in 2003 and his Ph.D. in 2
 008\, both from McGill University (Montreal) in electrical engineering. Hi
 s dissertation work was carried out in the Photonics Systems Group at McGi
 ll under the supervision of Dr. David Plant. He carried out post-doctoral 
 work from 2008-2010 with the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifiqu
 e (INRS) in Montreal\, Canada under the supervision of Dr. José Azaña.\n
 \nHe is currently (2010-) an [][]associate professor in the Engineering Sc
 ience department at Trinity University in San Antonio\, Texas. He continue
 s to actively collaborate in the microwave area and has interests in passi
 ve and active hardware design\, analog circuits and signal processing\, an
 d the use of microwaves for medical imaging applications.\n\nDr. Schwartz 
 was distinguished as the top graduating student in his program at McGill f
 or both his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees\, in the latter case receivi
 ng the Governor General’s Gold Medal\, considered the highest academic h
 onor in Canada bestowed upon a graduating scholar by an academic instituti
 on. He has authored or coauthored over 35 publications in scientific journ
 als and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. Dr. Schwartz received the 20
 09 IEEE Microwave Prize for a paper on fully-electronic temporal imaging (
 a.k.a. “time-stretch”) systems that did not use optical techniques. He
  also received in 2008 the Award of Excellence of the Academy of Great Mon
 trealers for his dissertation work in this area. Recently (2016)\, Trinity
  University honored him with the Junior Faculty Award for Teaching and Sch
 olarship.\n\nSeat are limited. Please RSVP\n\nFree F&amp;B\n\n................
 ..................\n\nFor more information\n\nContact\n\nemail f.behmann@i
 eee.org\n\nChair EMBS/CS and ComSoc/SP Austin Chapters\n\nSpeaker(s): \, \
 , \, \, \, \, \, \n\nAgenda: \nAgenda\n\n6:00 p.m. Networking and Gatherin
 g\n\n6:20 p.m. Call to Order\, Announcement\n\n6:30 p.m. Presentation\n\n7
 :30 p.m. Q&amp;A\n\n8:00 p.m. Meeting Survey Feedback\, Networking\n\nRoom: #2
 20\, Bldg: AT&amp;T Labs\, 9505 Arboretum\, Austin\, Texas\, United States\, 7
 8729
LOCATION:Room: #220\, Bldg: AT&amp;T Labs\, 9505 Arboretum\, Austin\, Texas\, U
 nited States\, 78729
ORGANIZER:f.behmann@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:IEEE ComSoc/SP and EMBS/CS Joint Chapters - Austin\, Presentation o
 n &quot; A Wearable Microwave-Based Breast Cancer Detection System &quot;
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/44271
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;EMBS/CS in colaboration wi
 th ComSoc/SP is pleased to invite you to the upcoming monthly talk for Apr
 il:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Topic:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;A Wearable Mi
 crowave-Based Breast Cancer Detection System&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/str
 ong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Dr.&amp;nbsp\;Joshua D. Schwartz\, As
 sociate professor in the Engineering Science department at Trinity Univers
 ity in San Antonio\, Texas&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abstract:&lt;/stro
 ng&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The gold standard for breast cancer screening is the mammogram
 \, and yet this technology has key drawbacks. It is unpleasant and uncomfo
 rtable for the patient. It exposes patients to ionizing radiation and thus
  can only be used infrequently. It is a high-cost piece of clinical hardwa
 re that is neither portable nor easily deployed in remote or ill-equipped 
 locations. There have been a number of efforts this past decade to seek al
 ternative imaging and detection modalities. Our research group\, like seve
 ral others\, has investigated the use of low power microwaves to interroga
 te the breast tissues. Unlike other groups\, however\, our team has focuse
 d on translating this concept away from benchtop hardware to a potentially
  portable\, low-cost device that can be integrated into a bra. Our vision 
 is of a &amp;ldquo\;bra-and-laptop&amp;rdquo\; system with costs controlled to the
  low 4-digit range and the potential to monitor the breast health of patie
 nts frequently\, cheaply\, comfortably\, and anywhere. In this talk\, I wi
 ll discuss our team&amp;rsquo\;s progress towards this goal with an emphasis o
 n my own efforts to improve the hardware aspects of such a system.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p
 &gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;font-size: 11px\;&quot;&gt;Bio:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;OLE_LINK
 4&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;OLE_LINK3&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Joshua D. Schwartz was born in Montreal\, C
 anada in 1980. He received his bachelor&amp;rsquo\;s degree in 2003 and his Ph
 .D. in 2008\, both from McGill University (Montreal) in electrical enginee
 ring. His dissertation work was carried out in the Photonics Systems Group
  at McGill under the supervision of Dr. David Plant. He carried out post-d
 octoral work from 2008-2010 with the Institut National de la Recherche Sci
 entifique (INRS) in Montreal\, Canada under the supervision of Dr. Jos&amp;eac
 ute\; Aza&amp;ntilde\;a.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;He is currently (2010-) an &lt;a name=&quot;OLE_LINK6
 &quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;OLE_LINK5&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;associate professor in the Engineering Scien
 ce department at Trinity University in San Antonio\, Texas. He continues t
 o actively collaborate in the microwave area and has interests in passive 
 and active hardware design\, analog circuits and signal processing\, and t
 he use of microwaves for medical imaging applications.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Dr. Schwart
 z was distinguished as the top graduating student in his program at McGill
  for both his bachelor&amp;rsquo\;s and doctoral degrees\, in the latter case 
 receiving the Governor General&amp;rsquo\;s Gold Medal\, considered the highes
 t academic honor in Canada bestowed upon a graduating scholar by an academ
 ic institution. He has authored or coauthored over 35 publications in scie
 ntific journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. Dr. Schwartz rec
 eived the 2009 IEEE Microwave Prize for a paper on fully-electronic tempor
 al imaging (a.k.a. &amp;ldquo\;time-stretch&amp;rdquo\;) systems that did not use 
 optical techniques. He also received in 2008 the Award of Excellence of th
 e Academy of Great Montrealers for his dissertation work in this area. Rec
 ently (2016)\, Trinity University honored him with the Junior Faculty Awar
 d for Teaching and Scholarship.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seat are limited. Please R
 SVP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free F&amp;amp\;B&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;
 p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;..................................&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;
 p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;For more information&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Contact&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;email &lt;a hr
 ef=&quot;mailto:f.behmann@ieee.org&quot;&gt;f.behmann@ieee.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Chair EMBS/C
 S and ComSoc/SP Austin Chapters&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;
 br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Agenda&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;6:00 p.m. Networking and Gathering&amp;nb
 sp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;6:20 p.m. Call to Order\, Announcement&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;6:30 p.m. Pres
 entation&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;7:30 p.m. Q&amp;amp\;A&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;8:00 p.m. Meeting Surve
 y Feedback\, Networking&lt;/p&gt;
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