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New on Coursera: Advanced App Development in Android Specialization
There is a new Coursera Specialisation on Advanced App development in Android based on a new collaborative initiative by Imperial College and Coursera. This Specialization is intended for learners with basic knowledge in Android app development seeking to develop knowledge in... Read more
Posted on 9 DEC 2019
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Call for Applications: W1 Professorships for Computer Science (Digital Health) (Assistant Professor) at FAU
The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for up to four W1 Professorships for Computer Science (Digital Health) (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Computer Science. The professorships are to be filled by the earliest possible starting... Read more
Posted on 22 NOV 2019
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New Job Postings (July 2019)
ShanghaiTech University Tenure-Track and Tenured Positions ShanghaiTech University invites highly qualified candidates to fill multiple tenuretrack/tenured faculty positions as its core founding team in the School of Information Science and Technology (SIST). We seek candidates with exceptional academic records or demonstrated strong... Read more
Posted on 5 JUL 2019
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New Job Postings (June 2019)
PROFESSOR IN CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR HUMAN-CENTERED APPLICATIONS KU Leuven PROFESSOR IN MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF COMPLEX BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS KU Leuven... Read more
Posted on 24 JUN 2019
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A Postdoctoral, Visiting Scholar, Research Associate position in the University of Rhode Island
Edward Sazonov
A Postdoctoral, Visiting Scholar, Research Associate position in the University of Rhode Island, Biomedical Engineering is available starting as soon as possible. Salary: commensurate with experience Responsibilities: The Postdoctoral, Visiting Scholar, Research Associate will be a primary contributor to Dr. Besio’s Neuro... Read more
Posted on 24 AUG 2018
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1st International Symposium on Sensing and Instrumentation in IoT Era
Edward Sazonov
The organizing committee of the 1st International Symposium on Sensing and Instrumentation in IoT Era have the privilege and honor to invite you to join us at this meeting that will take place in Shanghai, China, from 6 to 7 September 2018. The Shanghai Maritime University... Read more
Posted on 6 APR 2018
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40th International Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference
Edward Sazonov
Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society is pleased to announce the 40th International Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from July 17-21, 2018. The theme... Read more
Posted on 18 OCT 2017
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Body Sensor Networks (BSN) & the Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) Conferences
Edward Sazonov
4-7 March 2018 Treasure Island Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, USA A new exciting congress has been created by co-locating the Body Sensor Networks (BSN) and the Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) Conferences into one location and date during the HIMSS Conference... Read more
Posted on 15 AUG 2017
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Machine Learning and Data Analytics in Pervasive Health
Edward Sazonov
Call for Papers “Methods of Information in Medicine – Focus Theme” Machine Learning and Data Analytics in Pervasive Health Guest editors: Nuria Oliver, Oscar Mayora, Michael Marschollek While machine learning and data analytics are called to be fundamental assets for achieving personalised medicine,... Read more
Posted on 5 MAY 2017
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Big Data Analytics for IoT Healthcare
Edward Sazonov
Dear colleagues, Glad to announce that we’ll organize a symposium on: Big Data Analytics for IoT Healthcare: http://www.ieeeglobalsip.org/GS17_CfP_IOTHC.pdf http://www.ele.uri.edu/faculty/kunalm/Big4IOTHealth.xhtml At the 2017 IEEE GlobalSIP: http://www.ieeeglobalsip.org/default.asp Montreal, Canada Nov 14-16, 2017 KEYNOTE SPEAKER:  Wendy Nilsen, Ph.D., Program Director for the Smart and Connected Health (SCH) and Smart and Connected Community (S&CC)... Read more
Posted on 4 MAY 2017
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Wearable Generator – Inexhaustible Energy Solution for Low-power Wearable Electronics
George Cowman, Zhiqiang Zhang The value of the global wearable electronics market is expected to exceed $8 billion in 2018, while the total unit shipment is expected to grow to more than 130 million units globally [1]. In this growing market... Read more
Posted on 25 APR 2017
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Join Us at EMBC 2016, Orlando, Florida
Edward Sazonov
The following sessions at the 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC’16) are related to the activity of the TC. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 8:00-9:15am, Oral Session, Fantasia M Wearable Sensors for Human Activity Monitoring: Advances... Read more
Posted on 13 JUL 2016
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IEEE Virtual Conference on Applications of Commercial Sensors (IEEE VCACS 2016)
Edward Sazonov
Announcing the IEEE Virtual Conference on Applications of  Commercial Sensors (IEEE VCACS 2016) In  2015,  the  IEEE  Sensors  Council  launched  a  new  virtual conference series that focuses on practical applications of sensors. Successful  authors  submit  presentations  and  papers  that  teach others  how ... Read more
Posted on 11 MAR 2016
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Special Issue on Internet-of-Things and Big Data for Smarter Healthcare: From Device to Architecture, Applications and Analytics
Edward Sazonov
************************************* CALL FOR PAPERS The Elsevier Journal of Future Generation Computer Systems (Impact Factor: 2.8) Special Issue on Internet-of-Things and Big Data for Smarter Healthcare: From Device to Architecture, Applications and Analytics ************************************* The interaction between technology and healthcare has a long history. However, the rapid growth... Read more
Posted on 11 MAR 2016
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Workshop on Implantable and Wearable Medical Devices in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Edward Sazonov
Workshop on Implantable and Wearable Medical Devices in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been planned on Mar 22 2016 at Imperial College. This workshop is organised by the Speciality Cluster Hub supported by the National Institute for Health Research... Read more
Posted on 4 MAR 2016
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Body Sensor Networks Hackathon
Edward Sazonov
The aim of this Hackathon is to provide an opportunity for researchers, students, industrial technologists, healthcare professionals and technology enthusiast to gather together to learn and design solutions to solve realworld healthcare related problems using BSN and Internet of Things... Read more
Posted on 4 MAR 2016
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Workshop on “Wearable and Ambient Sensor Technology in Geriatric Medicine and Rehabilitation – examples, challenges and lessons learned”
Edward Sazonov
Background Demographic change with rising numbers in co-morbidity leads to an increased demand in clinical geriatric expertise as well as in geriatric research. In order to alleviate the effects that aging will have on our societies in terms of increased functional... Read more
Posted on 4 MAR 2016
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International Workshop on the IoT for Healthcare
Edward Sazonov
http://vco.ett.utu.fi/IoT4Health-SMARTCOMP-2016/ The annual IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing conference is a major forum for the discussion of innovations and recent advances related to smart computing. The International Workshop on the IoT for Healthcare 2016 is a workshop, co-located with SMARTCOMP’16,... Read more
Posted on 15 FEB 2016
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University Professorship in Medical Informatics
Edward Sazonov
The Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Fakultät   invites applications for a  University Professorship (Salary Scale W3 BBesO) in Medical Informatics  (esp. Health-enabling technologies and Accident research)   Starting 01.October 2016 The successful candidate should be internationally well-known for his/her research in the area of Medical Informatics. Preference will... Read more
Posted on 14 OCT 2015
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Postdoc Position in Neural Engineering
Edward Sazonov
A  Postdoctoral  or  Visiting  Scholar  position  in  the  University  of  Rhode  Island, Biomedical Engineering is available starting as soon as possible. Salary: Commensurate with experience Responsibilities: The Postdoctoral or Visiting Scholar will be a primary contributor to Dr.  Besio’s  Neurorehab  Laboratory  in  the  Department ... Read more
Posted on 24 AUG 2015
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2nd International Workshop on Mobile Medical Applications – Design and Development 2015
Edward Sazonov
01 November 2015, Seoul, South Korea This workshop is part of Sensys 2015, 1 – 4 November 2015, Seoul, South Korea Full paper submission deadline: 15th July 2015 Notification deadline: 15th August 2015 Camera ready submission deadline: 22nd August 2015 Workshop date: 1st November 2015 https://impact.asu.edu/mma2015.html... Read more
Posted on 2 JUL 2015
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IEEE Virtual Conference on Applications of Commercial Sensors (IEEE VCACS 2015)
The IEEE Sensors Council (SC) and IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) have joined forces to launch a new virtual conference that focuses on practical applications of sensors. Successful authors will submit papers that will teach others how... Read more
Posted on 27 MAR 2015
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IEEE SENSORS 2015
November 1-4, 2015,BEXCO, Busan, Korea CALL FOR PAPERS IMPORTANT DATES Friday, Apr 17, 2015 – Abstract Submission Deadline Friday, Apr 17, 2015 – Session Proposals Monday, May 18, 2015 – Tutorial, Workshop Proposals Wednesday, Jul 01, 2015 – Paper Acceptance Friday, Jul 24, 2015 – Author Registration... Read more
Posted on 9 FEB 2015
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Paper Submission is Open for EMBC 2015
37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, MiCo – Milano Conference Center – Milan, Italy, August 25-29 2015 invites submission of of 4-page papers. http://embc.embs.org/2015/author-instructions-4-pages-papers/ Call for Papers (4 pages) January 15th 2015 – Paper Submission Start March... Read more
Posted on 6 FEB 2015