IEEE EMBS International Student Conference (Day 1)
ISC 2021-Moratuwa
The first-ever IEEE EMBS (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society) approved International Student Conference (ISC) in Sri Lanka was organized by the IEEE EMBS student branch chapter of the University of Moratuwa. This is the most exciting event that they have ever produced . ISC 2021, Moratuwa was held as a scientific symposium dedicated to mathematical, computational and innovative aspects of biomedical engineering across all scales of experimentation with the objective of establishing an international platform that has an eccentric potential to manipulate the novel gold standards of biomedical engineering. Additionally it aimed to provide an opportunity for university undergraduates and professionals to collaborate on their mutual passion for biomedical engineering, to establish strong relations between universities and industrial institutions, to provide aspiring innovators a platform through which they can interact with the industry with the possibility of future collaboration and investment inviting the possibility of future international collaboration through the invitation of foreign delegates and to enhance collaboration between engineering and medical disciplines. It crucially nurtured cross-fertilization of divergent knowledge streams and thus, collaborates with an integrative approach to biomedical engineering.
IEEE EMBS Student Branch Chapter of the University of Moratuwa in Technical Co-sponsorship with the student chapter of the IEEE signal processing society at the University of Moratuwa and the Biomedical Research and Innovation Collective (BRIC) organized this event from 6th to 7th February 2021. The conference had ICBT Study Abroad as the network partner and with SLIC as the strategic partner. LSEG Technology offered ISC 2021, Moratuwa the platinum sponsorship and ICBT Study Abroad offered Gold sponsorship. And the silver sponsorship was offered by the Cleantech (Pvt) ltd.
ISC 2021, Moratuwa, consisted of two interactive webinars before the conference. The very first webinar session of the ISC 2021 conference was held on the 28th of November at 7.00 pm as a virtual session which was host by Zoom. The webinar session was conducted by Mr. Kithmin Wickremasinghe, a contract Lecturer of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, and the Co-founder of the BRIC company (Biomedical Research and Innovation Collective). The main topic which was discussed in the webinar session is the path of publishing a research paper.
The second webinar session of the ISC 2021 conference was held on the 25th of January 2021, as a virtual session which was host by Zoom. The webinar session was conducted by Mr. Dhammika Perera, renowned business magnate/ philanthropist, and Chairman of Vallibel One PLC. The main topic which was discussed in the webinar session is “ Think Positive: Inspire Success”.
This conference included keynote addresses from several prominent personalities. Dr Darlene Solomon, Ph.D., from Agilent technologies joined with ISC 2021, Moratuwa on the topic ‘Life Science Megatrends Shaping Our Future’ as the first keynote speaker. Professor David B. Grayden, the Clifford Chair of Neural Engineering in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, and the Graeme Clark Institute for Biomedical Engineering. Expanded the attendee’s knowledge on the subject ‘Epilepsy, Algorithms, and AI: Personalised Seizure Forecasting’ as the second keynote speaker. Professor Chulhong Kim from the Pohang University of Science and Technology spoke on, “Trans-Energy Multimodal Imaging: from Development to Commercial Products via Clinical Translation” as the third keynote speaker.
Two workshops was held for the determined innovators presented at the conference. The first workshop was on the title “Applications of multi-dimensional linear filters for processing light fields by Dr. Chameera Edusooriya (B.Sc.Eng. (Moratuwa), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (UVic), MIEEE). The second workshop was held on the title “ Healthcare research: from sketchbook to real-world implementation during a global pandemic” by Biomedical Research and Innovation Collective (BRIC).
Young innovators from all around the world of academia, industry and corporate backgrounds could present their researches as well as breakthrough solutions for the diverging challenges in the biomedical engineering discipline in ISC 2021, Moratuwa.
Date and Time
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- Date: 06 Feb 2021
- Time: 04:30 AM UTC to 11:15 AM UTC
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- Starts 01 October 2020 10:38 AM UTC
- Ends 04 February 2021 10:38 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Dr Darlene of Agilent technologies
Life Science Megatrends Shaping Our Future
Biography:
Darlene Solomon is senior vice president and chief technology officer for Agilent Technologies. Her responsibilities include Agilent Research Laboratories which focuses on high impact, longer range research in support of Agilent's sustained business growth, and Agilent's programs in university relations, external research and venture investment. In her leadership role, she works closely with Agilent's businesses to define the company's technology strategy and R&D priorities.
She joined Hewlett-Packard Laboratories in 1984 as a research scientist and soon moved into leadership as the Research & Development Manager of their Chemical and Biological Systems Department. When Agilent Technologies was spun off from H-P in 1999, she became responsible for Research and Development/Technology for Agilent's Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis business. She was promoted to Vice President and Director of Agilent Laboratories in 2003, and has been Agilent Technologies' Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President since 2006.
Solomon earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Stanford University and a doctorate in bioinorganic chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and she completed Stanford University's Executive Development Program. Amongst the recognition for her accomplishments Solomon was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and received the USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Daniel J Epstein Engineering Management Award. She was also elected Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, inducted into the Women in Technology International's Hall of Fame, received the YWCA Tribute to Women and Industry Award, and named to Corporate Board Member's 50 Top Women in Technology.
Solomon serves on the board of directors at Materion Corporation. She also participates in multiple academic and government advisory and review boards, including current and recent appointments to the National Academies' Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Stanford Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Council, UC Berkeley's College of Engineering Advisory Board, and Singapore National Research Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board.
Address:United States
Prof Shankar Subramanium of IEEE EMBS
Chief guest
Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering
Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry and Nanotechnology
Adjunct Professor Cellular & Molecular Medicine
Biography:
Shankar Subramaniam is a Professor of Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Nano Engineering. He is currently the Chair of the Bioengineering Department at the University of California at San Diego. He holds the inaugural Joan and Irwin Jacobs Endowed Chair in Bioengineering and Systems Biology. He was the Founding Director of the Bioinformatics Graduate Program at the University of California at San Diego. He also has adjunct Professorships at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the San Diego Supercomputer Center. He is also a Guest Professor at the Center for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at the University of Oslo in Norway and Professor at the Center for Cardiovascular Bioinformatics and Modeling at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to moving to UC San Diego, Dr. Subramaniam was a Professor of Biophysics, Biochemistry, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Chemical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
Address:Australia
Agenda
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Keynote Speech 01 |
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