BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251208T160851Z UID:0FB4D6B8-B92E-4E65-A053-2BC72308992A DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251205T104500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251205T114500 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Faezeh Arab Hassani\n\nSchool of Electrical\, Electron ic\, and Mechanical Engineering\, University of Bristol\n\nAbstract: Assis tive device technologies or transplantation are two conventional methods t o recover a dysfunctional or failing organ. Transplantation has long been limited due to the imbalance between available organs and the number of pa tients waiting. Using assistive devices has often served as a critical yet temporary solution before receiving the donor organ. For example\, a vent ricular assist device can provide the necessary support for the heart whil e the patient awaits a donor's heart. Recent advances in soft and flexible device technology have pushed healthcare toward life-changing assistive d evice solutions\, solutions that have less harmful interactions with soft tissues and organs. These devices consist of various sensors and actuators working hand in hand to mimic the natural organ performance. This talk wi ll go through developed soft solutions for assisting a damaged organ and d ive into the designs\, materials\, and development of these devices. Build ing an assistive device requires considerable effort in designing a suitab le data transfer and communication system that can be powered over a long period. Highlighting the practical application of these advancements\, thi s talk will showcase a case study on a bladder-assist device\, tracing its journey from initial concept to successful animal testing.\n\nBio: Faezeh Arab Hassani is a Senior Lecturer in Microelectronics at the University o f Bristol. She received her PhD in Electronics from the University of Sout hampton and held a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postd octoral Fellowship at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technolo gy\, followed by research positions at the National University of Singapor e and the University of Sheffield. She later received a JSPS Invitational Fellowship at the University of Tokyo. Her research focuses on thin-film a nd flexible electronics for healthcare applications. She is a Senior Membe r of IEEE\, Chair of the IEEE UK and Ireland Nanotechnology Council Chapte r\, Counsellor of the IEEE Student Branch of the University of Bristol\, a nd a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Julien Le Kernec\n\nRoom: JWS427A\, Bldg: James Watt South Building\, University of Glasgow\, University Avenue\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, United Kingdom\, G12 8 QQ\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/516310 LOCATION:Room: JWS427A\, Bldg: James Watt South Building\, University of Gl asgow\, University Avenue\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, United Kingdom\, G12 8QQ\ , Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/516310 ORGANIZER:julien.lekernec@glasgow.ac.uk SEQUENCE:7 SUMMARY:Soft and Flexible Device Technologies for Tomorrow's Healthcare URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/516310 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justi fy\;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9.5pt\; font-family: &Iacute\;&d ivide\;&middot\;U\; mso-bidi-font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; c olor: #494746\; mso-font-kerning: 0pt\;">Speaker: Faezeh Arab Hassani</spa n></em></strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;">< em><span style="font-size: 9.5pt\; font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\ ;U\; mso-bidi-font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; color: #494746\; mso-font-kerning: 0pt\;">School of Electrical\, Electronic\, and Mechanic al Engineering\, University of Bristol</span></em></p>\n<p class="MsoNorma l" style="text-align: justify\;"><em><span style="font-size: 9.5pt\; font- family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; mso-bidi-font-family: &Iacute\;&div ide\;&middot\;U\; color: #494746\; mso-font-kerning: 0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span> </em></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><strong><em> <span style="font-size: 9.5pt\; font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\ ; mso-bidi-font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; color: #494746\; ms o-font-kerning: 0pt\;">Abstract:</span></em></strong><em><span style="font -size: 9.5pt\; font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; mso-bidi-font-f amily: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; color: #494746\; mso-font-kerning: 0 pt\;"> Assistive device technologies or transplantation are two convention al methods to recover a dysfunctional or failing organ. Transplantation ha s long been limited due to the imbalance between available organs and the number of patients waiting. Using assistive devices has often served as a critical yet temporary solution before receiving the donor organ. For exam ple\, a ventricular assist device can provide the necessary support for th e heart while the patient awaits a donor's heart. Recent advances in soft and flexible device technology have pushed healthcare toward life-changing assistive device solutions\, solutions that have less harmful interaction s with soft tissues and organs. These devices consist of various sensors a nd actuators working hand in hand to mimic the natural organ performance. This talk will go through developed soft solutions for assisting a damaged organ and dive into the designs\, materials\, and development of these de vices. Building an assistive device requires considerable effort in design ing a suitable data transfer and communication system that can be powered over a long period. Highlighting the practical application of these advanc ements\, this talk will showcase a case study on a bladder-assist device\, tracing its journey from initial concept to successful animal testing.</s pan></em></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;"><em><spa n style="font-size: 9.5pt\; font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; ms o-bidi-font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; color: #494746\; mso-fo nt-kerning: 0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9.5pt\; font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; mso-bidi-font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; color: #494746\; mso-font-kerning: 0pt\;">B io: </span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9.5pt\; font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&middot\;U\; mso-bidi-font-family: &Iacute\;&divide\;&mi ddot\;U\; color: #494746\; mso-font-kerning: 0pt\;">Faezeh Arab Hassani is a Senior Lecturer in Microelectronics at the University of Bristol. She r eceived her PhD in Electronics from the University of Southampton and held a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowsh ip at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology\, followed by research positions at the National University of Singapore and the Univer sity of Sheffield. She later received a JSPS Invitational Fellowship at th e University of Tokyo. Her research focuses on thin-film and flexible elec tronics for healthcare applications. She is a Senior Member of IEEE\, Chai r of the IEEE UK and Ireland Nanotechnology Council Chapter\, Counsellor o f the IEEE Student Branch of the University of Bristol\, and a Fellow of t he Higher Education Academy.</span></em></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR