Upcoming Events:

AGM and Seminar

The Annual General Meeting of the IEEE NCS EMBS chapter will be held
as follows:

Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008 5:00 PM
Room: ETL E2-002, University Of Alberta,Edmonton, Alberta

(Room ETL E2-002 is in the second floor of the "Engineering Teaching 
and Learning Centre" of the University of Alberta. The ETLC is adjacent
to the four engineering departments (Electrical, Civil, Mechanical
and Chemical).

Pizza and pops will be provided free of charge. Please RSVP by 10:00 AM
February 12, 2008 to Chapter Secretary Shylah Deland shylah_deland@yahoo.ca.

Member feedback on Chapter activities will be solicited during the 
meeting, so bring your comments and questions.

If you are interested in serving on the EMBS Committee, please send your
nominations to Shylah Deland shylah_deland@yahoo.ca.

The agenda/schedule of the Meeting is as follows:

5.00-5.15: The Annual General Body Meeting starts with a review of recent
           Chapter Activities
5.15-6.00: Invited Talk by Prof Ferguson-Pell 
6.00–6:10: Member Feedback
6.10-6.20: Officers Election
6.20-7.00: Pizza + Pops, and Social


If you require more information about the AGM, please contact Chapter Chair
Mrinal Mandal mandal@ece.ualberta.ca

AGM Seminar Talk by Prof Ferguson-Pell

Past Events:

Seminar

Speaker: Dr. Richard Thompson, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta

Title: Imaging Diastolic Function with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and ultrasound - how does the heart relax: An Engineer’s Perspective

Time: 5 pm, December 11, 2007

Location: ETL E2-002 (Engineering Teaching and Learning Centre), University of Alberta

Seminar Notice (in pdf)

Abstract: Traditionally, a healthy heart is synonymous with good systolic 
function, which is the ability of the heart to contract and pump blood to 
the organs and tissues throughout the body. Quantification of systolic 
function is straightforward using standard non-invasive imaging techniques, 
typically echocardiographic (ultrasound) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 
approaches. Although, it is increasingly recognized that the ability of the 
heart to relax and fill with blood, known as diastolic function, is equally 
important in determining heart health, unlike systolic function, quantification 
of diastolic function is notoriously difficult. The current standard MRI and 
Ultrasound diastolic imaging approaches will be introduced and new cutting 
edge approaches will be described, with an emphasis on imaging physics, 
signal processing and the underlying physical properties of the heart that 
determines diastolic function.

Pizza & Pop will be served after the presentation

Seminar

Speaker: Prof. Claudio T. Silva, University of Utah

Title: "Scalable Techniques for Scientific Visualization"

Time: 12 noon, August 1, 2007.

Location: Computing Science Centre (CSC), Room 3-33, University of Alberta

Seminar Abstract